jomc

jomc, 9 months ago to random

with so many people getting covid at the moment, i booked an appointment for a second bivalent booster.

now it looks like not only are better vaccines coming, but the bivalent covers against strains that aren't even circulating anymore.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-booster-fall.html

infuriatingly horrible messaging here. but at least i got my flu shot too, so it wasn't totally a waste

jomc, 1 month ago to random

truly, I wish more science fiction imagined technologies and infrastructures more like Minority Report does: Completely needless, consistently implausible, delightfully Rube Goldberg-ian (well, see, there’s a really really weird woman moaning in a bathtub with her siblings…)

jomc, 5 months ago to random

this feels at once obvious and also important to reiterate: the continued deterioration of social media platforms means we need alternatives and the the most reliable alternatives are what we used to keep in touch before social media.

jomc, 9 months ago to random

me just now seeing a news story dated august 3rd

hmm...how could that be. august 3, 2023 hasn't happened yet. must be some mistake. a computer glitch or something. why, today is only august 1st, mayyybe august 2nd, probably july 31-and-a-half?

jomc, 3 months ago to random

Internet! I have a virtual book event w/ Sarah Jaffe hosted by the internet Archive on leap day. It's an incredibly fun series and I'd love to see you there.

Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-wrong-way-tickets-824083354497

jomc, 8 months ago to random

My debut novel, WRONG WAY, is out in two months. It's about a self-driving car scam and how "AI" makes our jobs even more alienating.

If you preorder a copy, I'll send you a copy of LURKING to read in the meantime while supplies* last.

*I've got 13 copies in my apartment that I can ship out immediately (and more in storage in NH but that will take a little longer) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374610661/wrongway

jomc, 7 months ago to random

WRONG WAY, my novel on gig economy future depths of hell, is out 🔺next​:tetris_z: 🔻month​:tetris_l: (​and the pre-pub anxiety ramps up each passing day :blobcatsurprised:).

If you pre-order a copy from an indie bookstore & have an address where I can ship US media mail, I'll send you a signed copy of LURKING in the meantime. I've got nine copies left (email me at my name at gmail). Thank you!!

https://massivebookshop.com/products/9780374610661

https://www.booksaremagic.net/item/f10yIDkbWsuD-TcMbyrf_g

https://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9780374610661

jomc, 6 months ago to random

my book launch in new york (finally booked after three months of nail biting) will be held....

:tetris_j: DECEMBER 4 @ WONDERVILLE :tetris_s:

:ac_confetti:

plz plz come (more soon)​:blobcheer:

jomc, 10 months ago to random

is there a word for it when, because you don't have all you need to complete task A, you feel too sidetracked to work on task B as well, despite having everything to complete task B.

just procrastination? ok, well, feeling it hard today.

jomc, 8 months ago to random

how am i supposed to work with a moon like that outside my desk???

jomc, 9 months ago to random

have all quest diagnostics locations conspired to make their offices as difficult to find as possible

jomc, 6 months ago to random

WRONG WAY is out in 2 weeks! 🚦 🚧🚘😳
Pre-order from Massive Bookshop and 40% of the cover price goes to MAAP, a material aid group that supports the Greater Boston unhoused community. We’ve raised $691.20 with 96 copies pre-ordered. https://massivebookshop.com/products/9780374610661

Would love get to 100. I’ve got five copies of LURKING that I’m happy to personalize and ship to anyone in the US who pre-orders from Massive—just message me here or at joanne dot mcneil at gmail

jomc, 9 months ago to random

The new Naomi Klein book is pretty great. Especially on the sense of futility in even writing another book of progressive advocacy

jomc, 3 months ago to random

San Francisco Mastodon! Come out tonight I’d love to see you!!

jomc, 29 days ago to random

I have no idea what to do right now other than listen to WKCR (yes, through the jazz breaks) and fume that it's the lesser of two evils party that brought us to this moment.

jomc, 4 months ago to random

finally made this small but critical change to improve my quality of life in the new year

jomc, 1 month ago to random

🚗✨

The audiobook for WRONG WAY is currently on sale for $2.99 on Audible. No idea how long this sale will go on, but I can say the performer, Jennifer Jill Araya, did an incredible job—and biased as I am—I can't recommend her work enough.

https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Wrong-Way/dp/B0CJ3WYRTL/

https://www.audible.com/pd/Wrong-Way-Audiobook/B0CJ459RL7?qid=1714176884

jomc, 5 months ago to random

about to complete my final dayjob task for the week and work on my jazz hands ....NXT NV*L

(back to the pile of unfun tasks on the 26th but even a little bit of breaktime is something)

jomc, 2 months ago to random

(when I lie on the couch facing the window): feeling lazy, great

(when I lie on the couch facing the wall): feeling lazy, not great

jomc, 5 months ago to random

genuinely missing the era of robust Etsy offerings as I need a door draft stopper, want something kinda cute like an interesting fabric or dachshund-shaped bean bag, and I knowww in 2012 I wouldn't have had to wade through all the Temu/dropship stuff

jomc, 4 months ago to random

i cant seem to get people to respond to my emails and uhhhh thats depressing my ability to respond to emails to me :blobcatumm:

jomc, 6 months ago to random

Come out and say hi Mastodon friends!! I'd love to see you!! 📚🚗✨♥️🎉

jomc, 3 months ago to random

I am just barely going to file my taxes in time how the hell am I supposed to opt-out of various do-not-scrape allowances from Web 2.0 sites I haven’t logged into in seven years before various vullsjit deadlines

jomc, 2 months ago to random

just typed the word "dune" into google maps because i want to watch dune like i'm an ninety year old using a smartphone for the first time in my life

jomc, 2 months ago to random

Not a proper review or anything but what I like so far about the 3 Body Problem on Netflix is I can pay attention with the dumb and useless parts of my brain that usually otherwise have me clicking on something like Selling Sunset