Oddity of the day

[resonant]

Apparently a food processor, in French, is a "Robot Culinaire." (This from the box of my brand-new red! KitchenAid food processor, bought when I accidentally dropped my ancient Cuisinart on the floor and broke it.)

A Robot Culinaire sounds like it would do something much cooler than just slice, dice, and cut butter into flour for pie crust, doesn't it? Like it would make the full meal, serve it to you, clean up the kitchen afterwards, and maybe wear a little apron.

Comments

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

You're so sweet! I'm kind of relieved to know that it stands up to repeated readings.

And, alas, no bites on Exog yet. It's a terribly awkward length, much too long for the short story markets but much too short to be a novel or even a novella. And that's even before you take on the problem of explicit cross-species sex.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_swallow/]

Hey, every so often I think about Exog, and the urge to write to you and say "I really want to reread this. I know you're holding out for publication, but what if I just PayPal you micropayment-style in return for an emailed copy I promise not to share?" But then I can't figure out how to phrase the sentiment without sounding weird and a little creepy, so I let it go. But I seem to have already typed this comment! So here goes?

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks! I'm so happy you remember the story! I'm always happy to e-mail it out to anyone who asks; I just don't want to do anything that could be considered "publishing." If you'll send me your e-mail address, though, I'll e it to you.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_swallow/]

Oh, how exciting! My email address is lsmith4 (at!) swarthmore.edu. Thank you very much.