Remember how my wife is a #1 New York Times best-selling author?

Well, Disney optioned her film rights, with Miley Cyrus attached to star and the producers of Twilight attached to produce. This has been in the works for months, and we've been just itching to tell everyone! Well, the announcement just went public this evening, so there you have it. Not that any of them read my blog, but I want to publicly thank the many, many people who worked hard to make this happen for Aprilynne. You are a talented bunch.

Oh, and just FYI, this doesn't mean the movie will necessarily get made--and even if it does, there's no guarantee that it will ultimately star Miley Cyrus (though hey, how cool would that be, right?). Film options are time-limited and just that: options. But the chances of going to production are a lot better now than they were this time last year! So if you haven't read Wings yet, I suggest you go pick it up so you can say you were a trend-setter. d^_^b

Sorry, we've been in Utah and Idaho for a while and internet access has been sporadic at best. But Aprilynne is done touring now, so I'm back! I will try to get some actual content up here later this month, but in the meantime, here's some mandatory viewing material for President Obama, who I would assume is a regular reader of my blog.

In this episode: telemarketers, Kubuntu 9.0.4, and 3L grades!

Today is 5 May 2009. Aprilynne's book, Wings, is officially available at bookstores everywhere!

I'm studying for Federal Courts. The final exam is Wednesday. It is the final final--graduation is Friday.

So what I'm saying is, if you're here looking for quality reading material, I apologize. Blogging, as fun as it is, takes time, which is sort of at a premium these days. Check back in about two weeks, I'll probably have something for you then.

That is all.

So now AIG is using its bailout money to pay its lawyers to sue the government for a $306,000,000 tax refund.

Congress: at what point do we just let this company fail!? The right answer is six months ago. But I'm a forgiving guy. I'll give full credit for now, immediately, or even right away.

So how 'bout it? Shut them down. We own, what, 80% of the company? Time to cut our losses and liquidate.

Dear Everyone,

It has recently become clear that AIG is handing out bonuses to...

What's that? I linked to an article about AIG bonuses from three months ago? My bad. Let's start over.

It has recently become clear that AIG is handing out bonuses to various highly-compensated individuals who happen to be the same people who ran AIG aground in the first place. It has also become clear that many of them, after receiving this money, fled like rats from a sinking ship. Yes, this would be the same sinking ship we're keeping afloat with billions and billions of taxpayer dollars. Yes, this is literally a case of taxing the poor to keep rich people rich. Yes, you have every reason to be outraged.