Yuletide Youtube, Farewell 2012

Yuletide Youtube

I know a man whose name is Lang
and he has a neon sign
And Mr. Lang is very old
So we call it Old Lang's Sign


My cover gallery for 2012, under the Cut. Three novels. Four anthologies. 1 collection of my own shorts and a stand alone short story.
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A year of some small accomplishment

Writing total for the year:
256,484 words
I have completed 10 short stories, written 2 novels and worked on 8 other pieces

Published: 3 novels. 4 anthologies. 1 stand alone short. 1 collection of short stories

Crafts: Hairbows 8; Scarves, 16; rune sets, 3; Tarot boxes, 2; Baby afghans, 2; Needle books, 2; gloves, 10; Kitchen towels, 10, hooded scarves, 3;

Viewed: 57 movies
Best of the year. This is in no particular order. Several of these movies left me wrecked and gasping and needing so much MORE after they were over. Some I have waited 30+ years to see.

Casablanca
Phantom of the Opera 25th anniversary at Royal Albert Hall
The Prestige
John Carter
The Hobbit
Rise of the Guardians
Sin City

Worst of the year. Just dreadful. Unwatchable, stupid plots, bad color schemes, horrible miscasting, mumbled dialogue that was uncaptioned.

Dead End
Greatest Story Ever Told
All About the Benjamins
Bathory (needed captions!)
Thank your lucky Stars

Read 50 books. I actually made it. Good reads claims 48, since neither Kiernan Kelly's "Dolly" nor "Ma Ca Rong" is in their database.

5 Best reads. These are the books that haunted my sleep, that inspired me to accomplish something or generally moved me more than "Oh, that was good."

On Writing, Stephan King
The Skin Trade, Tonia Brown
Cinema of Shadows, Michael West
'Scuse me while I kill this guy, Leslie Langtry
The Chessmen of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs.

This year, I embraced my fears

I have quit apologizing for my acrophobia, my claustrophobia and most of all, my dislike of dogs.