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The 2022 Hugo Award Winners Are Here

The 2022 Hugo Award Winners Are Here

As io9 co-founders Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders acted as Toastmasters during the Hugo awards ceremony at Chicon, the 80th World Science Fiction and Fantasy convention, they were also awarded with some Hugos of their very own! Read more…

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"I depend on Bayer aspirin to protect my heart and to reduce my risk of another blood clot",AmandaJean B.

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"I depend on Bayer aspirin to protect my heart and to reduce my risk of another blood clot",AmandaJean B.

“Before October 22, 2009 I had no idea what a pulmonary embolism was – nor did I care. To me, that was something that happened to the elderly and at 26 it didn’t even touch my radar. My radar was off. I was 26 years old when the doctors gave me the news that I had a blood clot in my lung. At first I didn’t think it was serious. I was in a lot of pain, could barely breathe, and yet thought I would be out of the ER in no time. I wouldn’t be leaving Wood Winds anytime soon.

In my lifetime, I never thought I would hear my name followed by the words “code blue.” The moment the blood clot was discovered, the staff was set into a fury. They explained, “You have a blowout in your lung. Some of your lung sacs ruptured.” And then these words came: “You’ve suffered a very mild stroke.” I never thought I would hear AmandaJean and stroke in the same sentence either. But I did. It was real and each moment was uncertain. Upon leaving the hospital, it set in. It set in that I was no longer the same. I felt jaded, cheated, and robbed of my youth. Everyone I encountered in the hospital said, “Wow, you really were born in 82. I am so sorry. You’re young, you will bounce back.” I get that a lot about being so young.

However, I am living proof that stroke and blood clots know no age. I depend on Bayer aspirin to protect my heart and to reduce my risk of another blood clot. Since my pulmonary embolism-induced stroke, I have started a heart-healthy vitamin K free organic diet and exercise regularly. I cannot run anymore but I do enjoy walks with my dog. I will not let my stroke define me; instead I choose to use it as a tool to educate other women about heart health. We only have one heart in this life and we need to take care of it. We are nothing without our hearts, so I choose to make sure my one and only heart is a healthy heart.”

[dreaming-but-awake-blog]

Working on a new face page, disregard! Also, this is Coop; the sweetest little boy I have the pleasure of seeing all of the time and one of my favorite people in the whole world :)

[amandaironic]

A status update!

Stuff and things:

- Move to L.A. is going good for the most part so far. I just bought a ton of boxes and am sorting/cleaning/planning. Priced a storage unit I'll book closer to my move-out date.

- I've submitted 40-odd resumes and cover letters so far, to various odd jobs, internships, and ofc the company I really, really want to work for and have an in with. I've heard back from a few, so I scooped up some internships and positions in the meantime just because they're cool opportunities with cool companies, and I like expanding my skill set. I'm working with an international news blog with a focus on stories written by locals; with Alternating Current as their LGBTQ Director and an assistant publicist; and I'm a marketing strategist for a non-profit NGO based in L.A. that does TOO MANY THINGS TO LIST. Seriously. I don't know how I landed a response, let alone a follow-up, the interview, and finally the gig. I get to work in their Hollywood offices 20 hours a week once I move (telecommuting for now, I started tonight!!!), and they are literally around the corner from my (well, Macie's) apartment. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?

- My car is doing weird things/dying, though, which is unfun. I'm not worrying about it right this second because in the long term I'm leaving the car here in Oregon for others to handle. I refuse to drive in L.A., which I realize is NOT STRATEGICALLY SOUND, but whatever. Uber exists. Macie and others will shuffle me around.

- Was going to go up to Seattle for a concert that was cancelled the day of, so I missed out on seeing ALL OF MY SEATTLE BABIES. D:

- Went to Portland for a GRNW author reading, hung out with amazing folks, and did dinner with tay and lazulisong who I JUST REALIZED I am not following on tumblr wtf. We did dumb Stucky things with our shumai. 

- MORE EDITING BYE GOTTA GO WILL TALK LATER AS THINGS DEVELOP

[amandaironic]

psa~

Hi y'all, I'm gonna be AWOL for a few days bc I'll be in Seattle hitting up GRNW -- and I totally forgot to load up my queue, whoops. If any of you are gonna be there, come say hello!

[amandaironic]

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changed url slightly! NO ONE PANIC

[amandaironic]

NICE THOUGHTS CHALLENGE. Once you get this you have to say 5 nice things about yourself publicly and then send it to 10 of your favorite followers. ♡ (✿ ◡ ‿ ◡)

OH GOD I sat on this for a few days bc I am busy as fuck and words/thoughts are hard. But I guess drowning in all of the things and feeling kinda meh about it is a good time to post affirmations, right? Right.1) I'm funny in the way that people who clean up at Cards Against Humanity are funny.2) My style sense is killer.3) My taste in friends is also killer. (You are what you love, not who loves you, etc.)4) My boner for meticulous research is hard-won and, outside of even a lot of academia, pretty rare. THOROUGH ABOUT MOST OF THE THINGS. I will fact-check you to filth.5) I can write a thing pretty effectively.Idk man, generally I'm pretty cool~