Quizziness!

Snarked from storytellersjem:

You scored as Batman, the Dark Knight. As the Dark Knight of Gotham, Batman is a vigilante who deals out his own brand of justice to the criminals and corrupt of the city. He follows his own code and is often misunderstood. He has few friends or allies, but finds comfort in his cause. </td> Batman, the Dark Knight 67% Lara Croft 58% James Bond, Agent 007 50% Maximus 50% Indiana Jones 50% William Wallace 50% Captain Jack Sparrow 46% The Amazing Spider-Man 46% Neo, the "One" 33% The Terminator 29% El Zorro 29% Which Action Hero Would You Be? v. 2.0 created with QuizFarm.com

I totally agree. Totally.

A quick update post

Haven't been posting much lately because life has been busy. After Boskone, I gave an exam in all of my classes, so spent that weekend grading . . . and grading . . . and grading. My students did well overall, so I had no complaints there. It just takes so much time to grade.

Then this week I've been fretting about my interview at Lock Haven. See, I have a job at the university as an assistant professor . . . but it was only a one-year, temporary position. In the upcoming year, they have 3 position open: two tenure-track, full-time positions and one one-year temp position. I applied to all of them in the hopes that I'd get one of the tenure-track ones. I figured with 2 openings, with them knowing me already, knowing how I teach, how I interact with the department, etc, that I'd be a shoe-in for one of the positions. But I neglected to remember the hideous thing called politics. Academic institutions were founded on them, it seems. And I'm definitely not a political player. I pretty much say what I think when I think it without adding any bullshit to keep feathers from getting ruffled. And that's what I've been doing since I was hired there.

Apparently, I ruffled some feathers.

Oh well. I can't please everyone all of the time. I think my student evaluations are good, and if they can't hire me based on what kind of teacher I am . . .

In any case, I interviewed on Friday. It's not quite finished. I have to interview with one other person that I know of this coming week (I hope), and then I begin the waiting game until they make a decision.

The good news is that we have spring break coming up. I need to do my taxes, but I'm hopeful that I can also squeeze in some time to write. Either a short story (with Varis as the main character) or start book 3 (where Varis in the main character). I've got Varis on the brain lately.

Oh, and here's a short little review of The Skewed Throne, written by (I think) Will Carter, for the Richmond Time-Dispatch (March 5, 2006):

Reading Joshua Palmatier's debut novel, The Skewed Throne (338 pages, DAW Books, $23.95), is, from beginning to end, like watching a vicious knife fight. Although the plot lacks complexity, Palmatier's clean, sharp prose keeps the reader on edge.

The narrator and main character is a believable young girl, Varis, who survives by her nimble fingers and keen blade.

As the gifted young rogue navigates the Dredge, the slums of a medieval, Rome-like city, she discovers her course inevitably leads to the palace and the ancient, mysterious madness that resides there.


I certainly can't complain about that review! I need to send it to my editor. I think she'd like it.