I've just managed to set a paper towel on fire. My week is not improving. … [Read more...] about Sigh.
Life
a PSA
I'm working really long hours right now, and I'm really stressed. I'm so far behind on email that I will never catch up — 1220-something messages in one box alone — and I know I've been short with people on IM lately. Just asking me if I have time to chat is enough to … [Read more...] about a PSA
Got Con
I'm at ConDFW. At the moment I'm in a somewhat lifeless panel, but it's been a good, relaxing con so far — just what I needed. Work has been stressful, in case my continued absence here didn't clue you in. I'm in the habit of providing my friends with things I think they … [Read more...] about Got Con
Huh?
Why are multiple showings of Underworld: Evolution sold out on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon when the theater has just brought back all of the Best Picture nominees? And why, when I should be writing fiction, is my head suddenly filled with, like, fifteen business … [Read more...] about Huh?
Follow-up
Mimi's obituary, featuring a 20-year-old photo, but that's the one she had picked out. She'd also written her obit, but no one could find it and my dad threw this one together in about ten minutes after searching the house for two days. He thinks the only organization he forgot … [Read more...] about Follow-up
Did everyone’s holidays suck this much, or is it just us?
Actually, things were fine through Christmas day; normal holiday stuff, visiting family, etc. My grandmother wasn't doing so well, but that was to be expected. Then Michael's younger brother had a skiing accident and spent a week in ICU with a head injury. Michael and his dad … [Read more...] about Did everyone’s holidays suck this much, or is it just us?
At work. This is dumb.
So there was a huge freeze last night, prompting just about everyone to shut down for the day… except my office. We the happy few spent half an hour thawing our cars this morning so we could get here on the icy overpasses, passing the wrecked cars on our merry way. This is … [Read more...] about At work. This is dumb.
It’s time to step away from the computer…
… when someone asks for your driver's license number and you rattle off your ICQ number instead. And on that note, I'm off to Rochester for the HighEdWebDev conference. I might try to blog the panels, but otherwise I'll be back in a week. … [Read more...] about It’s time to step away from the computer…
Sick.
Cough, cough. Hack. Sniffle. I'm supposed to fly to Rochester on Saturday for the annual HighEdWebDev conference. The forecast? Chilly and rainy all week. Picture, if you will, my rapture. Cough. … [Read more...] about Sick.
Weekend: movies, writing, and sneezing.
I found several untyped bits from the WIP and put them in. Also recovered an old scene that I'd thought I would need to cut. My word count increases! I should feel triumphant or something, but instead I just feel stuck. I know the deal: my pace got reset to "percolate" when I … [Read more...] about Weekend: movies, writing, and sneezing.
