State of the blonde.: seanan

State of the blonde.

Hey, guys. Sorry to have been so incredibly scarce recently. Between the Ohio Valley Filk Festival, going through the page proofs for Feed (which killed no fewer than four pads of Post-It notes), getting ready for World Fantasy, and trying to finish a variety of projects before deadline, it's been hectic squared around my place, resulting in a lot of things slipping. (Ironically, my viewing of America's Next Top Model and conquest of "Plants vs. Zombies" are not among the things which have slipped. This is because skinny crazy girls and plant-eating undead don't require all that much thought, while composing a coherent blog entry does.)

So what's been going on? Well, for starters, I have my Advance Review Copies of A Local Habitation, and they're flat-out gorgeous. I'd take a picture of Alice with the books, so you could get an idea of how big she's gotten, but unfortunately, she killed the camera a while ago, and it has yet to be replaced. Seriously, I love these books. I also blush a lot when I look at them, because the back cover and inside page are covered with quotes about Rosemary and Rue being awesome. I always sort of envied authors who got that much good press, and now I am that author. It's weirdly quantum. The Great Pumpkin loves me so.

(Before y'all ask, yes, we will be having a few ARC giveaways. Watch this space for further developments.)

The cats have greatly enjoyed my week off from work. This will not make them any more forgiving when I disappear for the entire weekend, but at least I don't feel quite so neglectful. Alice has been thoroughly brushed, and Lilly "helped" me kill zombies for about an hour last night, by sitting on my lap and occasionally attacking the mouse.

Hope y'all are having a fabulous Halloween season, and that all your bonfires are smoky, your jack-o-lanterns spooky, and your black cats sleek and strange.

fatherofdragons

October 29 2009, 21:42:18 UTC 7 years ago

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Of course "Plants vs Zombies" hasn't slipped -- don't you know that Popcap games attach themselves to the base of your spine and extinguish all free will? In fact, the only reason I can make this reply is that I have temporarily escaped from "Zuma's Revenge" and am typing this on a safe computer!

(And my black cat is quite sleek and strange -- now if we can only keep him from trying to eat rubber bands!)

seanan_mcguire

November 2 2009, 16:06:12 UTC 7 years ago

The best black cats are the sleek strange ones. All my cats are the color of smoke.

I find "Plants vs. Zombies" to be deeply soothing when I just need to turn my brain off for a little while. It's nice.

silvertwi

October 29 2009, 23:05:56 UTC 7 years ago

I just missed our Halloween festivities (in the form of 50-70 kids in costume visiting our dorm) by taking an unplanned three-hour nap. I figured I'd sleep for an hour. Guess my body decided different.

My cats, on the other hand, are lovely and in good health. I even managed to spend about three days with them. I had a friend in the bed three nights in a row, which is exciting, because I get lonely for animals at school.

What is this "Plants vs. Zombies" thing of which you speak?

November 2 2009, 16:06:50 UTC 7 years ago

It's a Popcap game. You can play an online demo at www.popcap.com. You literally have to hold off an undead horde with...your elite gardening skills. It's a little scary.

kat_merle

October 30 2009, 06:41:54 UTC 7 years ago

just wanted to say I love you.

November 2 2009, 16:12:24 UTC 7 years ago

And I love you!

keristor

October 30 2009, 09:23:30 UTC 7 years ago

Yay ARCs of ALH! Can I wait for Amazon to send it to me? (Yes, probably, because it is due at the beginning of March which is soon enough after Van der Filk that I am likely to need cheering up...)

November 2 2009, 16:12:40 UTC 7 years ago

That's true. The timing is good for you.

stevemb

October 30 2009, 15:55:48 UTC 7 years ago

Aw, poor kitties, putting up with such neglect from the human staff. Ours have only just gotten more or less back to normal after their humans disappeared for OVFF....

November 2 2009, 16:12:56 UTC 7 years ago

Yeah, my girls are sulking like it's some sort of competitive sport.

scholarinexile

October 30 2009, 16:00:58 UTC 7 years ago

I'm so glad you posted this...I was literally settling down at my keyboard to send you a message asking if everything is okay. But you've got a lot going on these days, especially being the day before Halloween and you being the Pumpkin Queen and all, so I guess I ought not be surprised. Glad to hear you're holding together out there.

So what's your intended Halloween excitement? For us, it's a visit to a local amusement park that goes haunted for the season tonight, followed tomorrow by passing out candy to Trick-or-Treaters, Samhain devotions, and our annual viewing of The Nightmare Before Christmas.