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The Story of How the GITS:SAC Laughing Man Logo Was Designed

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Those of you who have been reading my Locus Online reviews for a while know that I’m a fan of the Japanese anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. One of the many interesting features of that series is a super-hacker known as “Laughing Man” who is so proficient he’s able to hack streaming video in real time, plastering his logo over the faces of various people in the video:

I’ve always admired the compelling, iconic simplicity of that logo, and how well it fit into the overall arc of the show’s first season. Which is why I found this piece on just how it was designed interesting.

Lawrence Person’s Library: Reference Books (Part 3: Contributor Copies)

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Here are some pics from the section of my reference library where I keep contributor copies of publications my work has appeared in. Before the contributor copies, there are several book auction catalogs (including from the auctions I covered here), as well as some old S. M. Mossberg and L. W. Currey book catalogs of interest. After that the actual contributor copies start. You should be able to figure out what these are from my bibliography. The exception is the black tape-bound volume on the first shelf, which is a compilation of materials handed out for a Danish class on science fiction which includes my review of Donnie Darko. I have so many copies of Jim Baen’s Universe because FACT had boxes to give away at the 2008 Nebula Awards here in Austin and I snagged some leftovers.

As usual, click to embiggen.

I have a few of these available for sale through Lame Excuse Books as well.

Previous entries on my reference library can be found here and here.

Scary Bunnies: Missed a Couple

Monday, November 7th, 2011

When I did my my scary bunny roundup, I managed to miss these gems from this Ghost Theory page on creepy old photos:

Other creepy images on that page include this jolly old Santa Claus who only wants to EAT YOUR SOUL:

On the other hand, I call Shenanigans on this one:

And this one (too large to embed) looks like an album cover shoot.

Random Internet Images That Amuse Me

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Instead of actual content…

(Hat tip: Gail Carriger‘s Facebook page.)

Halloween Gallary: Scary Bunnies

Friday, October 21st, 2011

I know I should save this for Easter, but here are a few bunnyrific cases of nightmare fuel for the Halloween season.

First up, I think any roundup of scary bunnies would be incomplete without Donnie Darko‘ Frank:

Some classic Nightmare Fuel:

Oh, good show on this one, chaps:

(From this page on Bunny Man Bridge. (And here’s a different version of the story, evidently with some actual basis in fact.))

The homemade creation of one Carol C. of Andes, NY:

Since I’m doing this roundup, how could I possibly exclude Angry Alien’s classic The Exorcist: In 30 Seconds With Bunnies?

Finally, a classic PhotoShop that isn’t quite a bunny, but it’s in the neighborhood. A very, very scary neighborhood:

Pleasant dreams…

Armadillocon 2011 Photos for Sunday, August 28

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Just a handful, as I left my camera recharging for the con itself, so all of these are from the dead dog party.


Lou Anders’ wife makes him presentable.


Willie Siros, Scott Bobo and Emma Bull get their Shiner on.


Emma Bull fiddles with a confounding electronic device.


Willie listens to Bobo tell the punchline. “And that’s when I gave him back the duck.”


Another Armadillocon survived.

Armadillocon 2011 Photos for Saturday, August 27

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011


A chipper-at-all-hours Kasey Lansdale, having no pity on us poor souls discomforted by having to get up at the crack of noon.


if we’re going to show Kasey, I suppose we should show her father, Joe R. Lansdale. I think he’s written a book or two.


Neal Barrett, Jr. “You working on anything right now, Neal?” “I’m a writer, I’m always working on something. That’s what writers do.”


Howard Waldrop, relieved that we only have to review Cowboys & Aliens once.


Rob Landley, the man who helped found both Penguincon and Linucon. And yet, somehow, he still walks among the living.


Paolo Bacigalupi, wondering just where that alligator might have gotten to.


Brad Denton, who foolishly exposed his skin to direct sunlight for almost 15 full seconds.


Martha Wells, reclining in the position usually reserved for her palanquin.


Elizabeth Moon’s expression shortly after hearing that she wouldn’t have spend three days being condescended and lectured to by dour, joyless feminists.


Jayme Lynn Blaschke, who’ had to cut back on his previously extravagant vest budget.


Kurt Baty towers over Lego creations. Deep in the night, he sneaks into his unfinished mansion to loom over them and shout “I’m the God! I’m the God!”


With his portable manual typewriter, Lou Antonelli may be taking his emulation of role-model Howard Waldrop a little too far…


Just one of the many, many martinis Scott Bobo drank that weekend, not all of which had Ed Scarborough looking on.


Scott, Ed and Dwight wait for dinner.


Dwight, Rich and Milton.


Little Chuckie, Emma Bull and Stina Leicht just before the Elizabeth Moon and Wiscon panel, more about which at a later date. No one was killed during the panel, which counts as a rousing success.


Ben Yalow and Emma Bull.


Matthew Bay, with beer and wearing a utility kilt, key clues for the police to piece together the horrific orbital belt sanding disaster that befell him moments later.

There used to be a picture here. Now there’s not.


Lovely con newbie Jamie Hott and here +5 Camera of Smiting.


Paolo attempts to re-enact the cover shoot from Peter Gabriel I.


The second of my blackmail photos of Mark Finn, this time cavorting with shameless married hussy Emma Bull.


The unsuspecting Will Shetterly sits next to his wife, none the wiser to the lascivious gyrations performed shortly before.


Oh yeah, baby! Finn and Dave Cake demonstrate that Fezes are TOTALLY coming back! It’s only a matter of time!


Brad offers Paolo the traditional SFWA Salute of Respect.


“I just ate what?”


Here serial cavorter Finns plys his oleaginous charm on the unsuspecting Jessica Reisman.


“Tonight the monkey dies!”


Kasey Lansdale reacts with calm, cool aplomb to Brad Denton missing a deadline.


This is what happens when you attempt to photograph the Tetragrammaton.

And finally (two base notes) in a world…where dinner can take three hours…one man…will drink…a martini!

Scott Bobo Drinks a Martini

Worldcon 2011 Photos for Sunday, August 21

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Just a few more to round out the set.


I’m sorry if my previous picture gave you the impression that Lauren Beukes is merely attractive rather than gorgeous.


Newly-named 2013 Worldcon Toastmaster Paul Cornell.


Gardner Dozois, 700-time Hugo winner and the man I made my first professional science fiction sale to, which obviously makes him an editor of superb taste…


The newly married George R. R. Martin. I tried to get pictures of him and his bride Parris a couple of days before, but my camera battery died first.

And that’s the last of the Worldcon photos. And Armadillocon starts, er, today…

Worldcon 2011 Photos for Saturday, August 20 (Part 2)

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Now that I’ve recovered a bit, here’s another set of Worldcon photos.


You may have seen the previous photo sets, and asked “Lawrence, do you think you have enough pictures of Gail Carriger?” And the answer, of course is: No, I don’t. So here’s her Hugo-night outfit. Indeed, I was only able to capture three of the six outfits she wore there. One man can only do so much…


Steven Gould, tipping his jaunty straw boater.


This picture of the Klingon Party Room is one the flash just ruined, as it was actually dark with red and orange flame lighting, but at least it gives you a hint of the work that went into it.


Scott Bobo carrying Brad Foster’s Hugo.


A congoer dressed in a traditional Mexican vaquero outfit.


Karen Anderson.


Deanna Hoak and Gail Carriger flank some lucky bastard that isn’t me.

I should have one more post of Worldcon photos, after which it will probably be time for Armadillocon photos…

Worldcon 2011 Photos for Saturday, August 20

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

I have solved my camera battery problem. It seems my MacBook does not have enough juice to recharge the camera, even when plugged in. So it’s a good thing I brought the wall to USB charger adapter for it. Packing Heavy for the win!


Since I had gotten the lovely Gail Carriger in red before, you know I had to get her in green. “I’m a one-woman Christmas!”


Steve Jackson, God-Emperor of Steve Jackson Games, my old Nova Express proofreader, one of the people that helped me move endless boxes of books into my house, and an all-around cromulant guy.


Harry Turtledove. “So Harry, how many books did you write this year?” “Just part of one.” “Just one? You? That’s unpossible! Did all your daughters graduate from college?” “Yes.”


His Majesty’s Subject Cory Doctorow, throwing up sum mad n3rdc0rz gangster signs, yo.


Adam-Troy Castro. In retrospect, it was probably a bad idea to snap his pic during that proctology exam.


John W. Campbell Award winning author Lev Grossman.


Joan D. Vinge. With the light behind her, this actually came out much better than expected.


John Picacio, who was robbed AGAIN!


Guest of Honor Tim Powers, who was not only Steampunk before Steampunk was cool, but was Steampunk before it was even Steampunk.


Michael Swanwick and Gordon Van Gelder.


Lois McMaster Bujold.


Yvonne Daily, an old friend back from the halcyon days of the Austin BBS community, where we all hung 300 baud modems from our belt, because that was the style at the time.


Phil Brogden, ditto. This isn’t perspective, his hand really is eight time larger than a normal human’s.


Phil & Yvonne going for the full Irish experience.