I've been feeling nasty today, and this afternoon was diagnosed with "some sort of virus." Could be something random. Could be West Nile. Who knows. Either way, I feel like I've been hit by a truck. Back later. … [Read more...] about Flattened
Life
The Ice Pack
Yes, yes, more about RWA later. For now, I just have to show you the ice pack I was given at the doctor's office this morning. … [Read more...] about The Ice Pack
Hot, tired, and home
Home from RWA National. Later this week, if I can pull my thoughts together, I'll write a bit about how I think RWA and SF cons could learn from one another. For now, I'm cataloguing all the free books I got (DEAR GOD, PEOPLE, ALL THE FREE BOOKS), unpacking, catching up on … [Read more...] about Hot, tired, and home
Got rain?
New words: 781 Reason for stopping: oh so tired Sustenance: Raspberry tea Exercise: does slogging through rain count? Teaching the spell-check to spell: Buffy Mean things: a very, very bad date Time wasters: the Cheney follies, day umpty-three [pfmeter id=2 target=67500 … [Read more...] about Got rain?
If you’re maybe…
So the car wouldn't start this morning, which meant that instead of kicking off my week with three injections like I normally do, I got to start it with forty-five minutes of arguing with the car, peppered with brief phone calls to the dealership, and then a quick trip to the … [Read more...] about If you’re maybe…
Missed connections
If you just called me from a 936 area code, call back. I couldn't get to my phone in time, but I'm not calling a number I don't recognize this late at night. … [Read more...] about Missed connections
Oh dear.
I've just realized that my spouse will be out of town next weekend… leaving me entirely on my own recognizance. … [Read more...] about Oh dear.
Caprese sandwiches
For Mike, who was asking how to make these. focaccia bread1 fresh mozzarella cheese, the kind that's packaged as a globe tomato2 fresh spinach fresh basil (one big leaf will do) Brianna's French Vinaigrette salad dressing ground black pepper Cut a big slab-like slice of the … [Read more...] about Caprese sandwiches
Just checking in to say…
MRIs are neither fun nor exciting. They are relaxing, if you can ignore the whirring and the buzzing and the beeping and the rattling. … [Read more...] about Just checking in to say…
Inching progress
I spent some quality time with the last half of my book last night. No new words, but useful notes on how these loose pieces should fit together and what's missing. I think it needs a lot more internal dialogue, but then I might just be drunk (still) on Nick and Norah's Infinite … [Read more...] about Inching progress
