Dayton's Blog: A pimple on the ass of the Internet.

*** UPDATED SEPTEMBER 8th! ***

Okay, school's starting up for most kids, vacations are over, Labor Day Weekend is here. We've had some great responses, but I'm thinking I've gotten all the pics I'm gonna get.

What was the plan? As I posted originally:

If you're reading this and plan to take one of my/our books with you to read, let's have some pictures! Give it to Mickey Mouse to hold up for a photo op. Lean it up against that sandcastle your kid's building on the beach in Panama City. Better yet, give it to the Hooter's waitress in Panama City. See if the guard outside Buckingham Palace will let you prop it up against his boot for a shot. Hand it to a booth babe at Comic-con. Make kradical pose with it at Shore Leave. If you live near something unique or unusual, let's see a shot with that. Go nuts. Extra points awarded for originality as well as sheer lunacy.

I've got links to what we ended up with down below. In the next few days, I'll revisit everything, and post my "Top 10" favorites. From there, I'll throw out a poll, and see which one comes out on top.

Thanks to everyone who participated!


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From pooka_pest and her iPod:

Open Secrets

From alpinemaps, invoking a bit of nostalgia for my service days:

Glass Empires

Glass Empires, again

From scottpearson and his lovely daughter, Ella:

Open Secrets

Open Secrets, again

And again

(See more pics here.)

From actorz_inc:

Summon the Thunder

STT again

<-- this kind of thing will get me in trouble :)

From @computist on Twitter:

The Genesis Protocol

From julioangelortiz:

Open Secrets

From Kevin Lauderdale, courtesy of his lovely daughters:

Open Secrets

From ronny_corral:

Mere Anarchy

Mirror Universe: Shards and Shadows

From paul_hs, courtesy of his adorable daughter, Sophie:

The 4400: Wet Work

Wet Work, again

From @starfleetmom on Twitter, at the recent Vegas Trek con:

Open Secrets, with her daughter and a couple of friends

Open Secrets again, this time with a shaggy away team

Open Secrets yet again, with "Seven of Nine"

Open Secrets, with Data (just in from South America!)

Open Secrets one more time, with @televixen on Twitter!

** NEW!! **
From friend and fellow writer Kevin Lauderdale, while on vacation in Seattle:

Open Secrets, at the Seattle Public Library

Open Secrets, again, at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame

** NEW!! **
From @ravendragonstar on Twitter:
Open Secrets, with him at Puamana Maui Hawaii
Glass Empires, with his lovely wife, Gina, also at Puamana Maui Hawaii

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And in the special "PhotoManip-orama" Category:

From Jerad Formby, he of Trekcast.com's Hey, Star Trek! blog:

Oh, myyyyy ** Not safe for work!!! **

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DON'T FORGET TO CHECK FOR MORE ENTRIES, IN THE COMMENTS SECTION!

I've gotten a few responses to my post earlier in the week, challenging folks to send in fun pics of my/Kevin's and my book(s) in odd locales. For those who may have missed it, here's the relevant text from that earlier entry:

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It's getting ready to be summer vacation season. If you're reading this and plan to take one of my/our books with you to read, let's have some pictures! Give it to Mickey Mouse to hold up for a photo op. Lean it up against that sandcastle your kid's building on the beach in Panama City. See if the guard outside Buckingham Palace will let you prop it up against his boot for a shot. Hand it to a booth babe at Comic-con. Make kradical pose with it at Shore Leave. If you live near something unique or unusual, let's see a shot with that. Go nuts. Extra points awarded for originality as well as sheer lunacy. I've already had one friend threaten to take a book to a strip club, while one promises to hook me up with a cool photo on the evening of July 4th (Yikes!).

If I get some fun responses, I'll set up a dedicated LJ entry for the pics. We'll hold a poll to pick the best/favorite pic, and the owner will get some kind of prize.

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My sister had already sent a picture to me, of my niece reading a copy of In the Name of Honor while in the bathroom (no worries: no private bits are visible, but you can see the hardware behind her, letting you know the location). While that's a good start, we're looking for something bold! Example: from friend bensouttatown comes this bit:

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So, I used to work at a kid's amusement park that had a great little chairlift ride. I've decided at some point this summer, I wanted to read a book entirely on the chairlift, and just ride it for as long as it takes me to read the book. I was already considering Open Secrets as the book I'd use, (own it, but haven't read it yet.) but this cinched it for me. I will read Open Secrets from first page to last while riding an amusement park ride, and see if I can get some pics for you.
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The other couple of responses I got were just promises/threats, advising me that rounds were coming down range. Got an idea? Let's see whatchoo got!