Ch-ch-ch-changes

I’m sorry, I just can’t get over those damn talking ants.

RED QUEEN: Go, my children! Raid the Black nest, slay their workers, and bring me their succulent larvae that I may sate my hunger upon them!

RED SOLDIER ANTS: {brzzz, brzzz} (Doing best Them! imitation.)

Pictured: Just any ant.

So there’re probably more suitable public domain ant pictures on the Web. I was just too tickled by the title: Random Ant. Wouldn’t that make an awesome name for a blog?

Back in the day, we’d have asked, Wouldn’t that make an awesome name for a band? Times change.

Which sort of segues us into the actual purpose of this post. And resonates with the fact that a PD picture of an ant is less likely to get me sued or DMCA nastygrammed than the picture of David Bowie I wanted to use.

I just wanted to point out a few changes on the Victor Milán family of websites. First, you’ve no doubt noticed the even more overt self-promotion on the sidebar.

Among other things it makes it easier to get to my Forum. Funny I should mention that, since after a long period of shameful-ass neglect, I aim to revitalize it.

One way I want to do that is using it for extended discussions. For example my Serenity and Firefly posts generated lots of comments. So I’m starting a new Forum topic called Since I found Serenity, to let you talk about movie, series, chapter and Verse to your hearts’ content.

I also intend to start a topic about Brandon Sanderson‘s Mistborn series, of which I just finished reading the first book, The Final Empire. (Hint: I was very favorably impressed.) And a whole lot more.

Meanwhile if you’re ultra-observant, you’ll notice that I put up a link whereby you can follow me on Twitter. Yes, just what I needed: another way to waste time online.

But it’s fun. It’s like exhibitionistic Instant Messaging. Or MySpace, except without the Friend attempts by crappy bands and Chinese phishers masquerading as hot babes from Akron, Ohio. Oh, and without the possibility that the scumbuckets who run MySpace will randomly wipe out your whole site without explanation or hope of recovery. (Bitter? Am I bitter? Bet your ass.)

Plus it could be useful. I keep telling myself that.

In general I am still finding my way as to my web presence and what to do with same. Including balancing its demands with the necessity to do, well, writing I’ll actually get paid for. I’m learning.

And you will also, since you’re quick that way, have spotted the great big cover shot for Busted Flush (buy it) (No, really. It’s great) right up there at the top of the page where it belongs. There are reasons it’s up there, and not just that Larry helped me figure out how to put up links to buy my stuff through my Amazon store.

These shall be explained in the fullness of time. Stay tuned.

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