May, 2012
Got my black belt!
I traveled to the Cuong Nhu International Training camp to test for my black belt. It was four gruelling hours but I am proud to say that I passed.
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January, 2012
Won first place in the Diamond Light Source short story competition!
Sept 21, 2011
Got my second black stripe on the old brown belt.
I don't have any photos of the test, but here are videos from the dojo Friends and Family night showing off some moves:
Corie and Dave Throw Each Other Around
"Mamafield" is up at:
January 2011
Jan 29, 2011
Testing for my first black stripe on that brown belt
Feb 27, 2010
Got my brown belt!
Here I am with Dave and Laura after our test.
Here I am sparring Allysandra during the test. I think I just dodged a punch and am coming in for an outer ridge hand strike. Or possibly Allysandra just scored a point with her punch.
Trying to remember the next move in the kata...
Nov 21, 2009
I actually ran a marathon. And survived.Wow! Here are me and my friends Kurt and Karen at the finish, hobbling towards the camera.
Here I am with my dad, who was there to greet me with warm clothes and a huge smile!
Nov 21, 2009
Ran the Turkey Trot in Davis with family. Fun!
Feb 18, 2009
Second brown stripe on that green belt. I'm still on track to get my black belt by the time I'm 50.
Dinner celebration after with my karate buds.
Nov 4, 2008
Alas, Prop 8 passed. Not sure if my marriage is still valid and how to deal with my taxes this year. However, at least we got the "secret book" on marriage, so everything will be okay.
Oct 3, 2008
I never thought I would be officially married, but now I am - at least, until Nov 4.
Here we are in the marriage license office with the requisite bored government official (ho-hum, another gay marriage), and there we are saying our vows. I do!
Mar 26, 2008
Got my first brown stripe on my green belt - wow! Here's a picture of me and Dave right after the test.
Mar 8, 2008
Here I am with my karate buddies after my first tournament - each of us got a metal or a trophy! Okay, so I was one of TWO people in my division, and I got second place...
Jan 28, 2008
My story "Looking for Friendship, Maybe More" is now up at Strange Horizons.
May 16, 2007
Tested for my green belt - and passed!
(Here I am fending off two attackers as part of the test)
April, 2007
"When the Frogs Sing" is out in Allegory Magazine!
March, 2007
Back to DC with SNUG yet again.
Feb, 2007
Reading from "She's Such a Geek" at Modern Times Bookstore in San Francisco with the editors Charlie Anders and Annalee Newitz, and fellow writers Kristin Abkemeier, Jenn Shreve, and Ellen Spertus
January, 2007
Pam Patterson from Berkeley Lab wrote a very nice article on me
November, 2006
The book with my essay is out - buy it now!
October 15-16, 2006
Back to Washington DC for more science advocacy
October 14, 2006
Another half-marathon with my dad...well, okay, we didn't do a half-marathon this year (because of various injuries) but we did a short run in the backyard!
July 5, 2006
Check out the interview with me at SFReader.com!
May 10, 2006
Took part in a "Rapid-Fire" reading at Valencia Street Books as part of a benefit for Strange Horizons /Speculative Literature Foundation. I'm not entirely sure how I ended up in this lineup of truly great writers:
Charlie Anders, Keyan Bowes, Jed Hartman, Liz Henry, Vylar Kaftan, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Pat Murphy, Tim Pratt, Heather Shaw, Jeremy Adam Smith, Lori Ann White
April 9-11, 2006
Traveled to Washington to advocate on behalf of synchrotron sciences.
Here I am in my fancy (only) suit in one of those plush DC conference rooms.
