Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: thoughtful
  • Music: Moxy Fruvous, "King of Spain."

In which Seanan is superstitious and going to Australia.

I am weirdly superstitious. I say "weirdly" because the things about which I am superstitious tend to be, well, weird. I think black cats and the number thirteen are lucky, but I won't walk under a ladder (at least in part because I don't want anyone dropping paint on me). Finding a penny on the street is cause for celebration and declarations that all day long, I will have good luck. (Finding a nickle, dime, or quarter is cause for a ticker-tape parade, as people tend to be more careful about their silver.)

I count crows, I count cherry pits, I hunt for prime numbers and multiples of nine. I use my slide show screensaver as a funky sort of personal oracle. Get the concept? Superstitious and weird, that's me. So...

Yesterday, I found out that Hugo voting (and hence Campbell voting) is open to Supporting Members of AussieCon, and that voting is open until July 31st (along with registration for Supporting Members). Details are here, in case you're curious. That was pretty cool, as people have been asking me about it for a while now, and I like having answers.

Yesterday, I went to Borderlands Books to pick up the three most recent Repairman Jack books (I had a craving). As I was walking down 4th Street to the BART, I saw a coin on the sidewalk. I'm always on the lookout for coins; they might be pennies. So I stopped and picked it up.

It was an Australian two-dollar piece.

I'm weirdly superstitious, and found money is always a cause for making guesses about the intent of the universe. Last night, I dreamt about Australia. Who's surprised? Not me. And not the pony-sized huntsman spider I was riding around Sydney, either.
Tags: australia makes you die, contemplation, folklore is awesome, going for walks, support local bookstores, travel
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princess_kessie

July 2 2010, 03:06:43 UTC 7 years ago

I do hate to disappoint you, Seanan, but your likelihood of seeing anything remotely deadly - except perhaps at the Aquarium or the Zoo - is almost so small as to be statistically insignificant. Most residents go their entire lives without seeing anything deadly.

Others just seem to attract the wildlife wherever they go.

Actually, perhaps hanging around with me might increase your chances. I'm that person that steps into a patch of clear sand at the beach and steps on a numbfish and ends up not being able to walk for an hour. Or wakes in the middle of the night to see a plate-sized spider on the ceiling. Or gets stung by marine stingers at an otherwise empty beach (and no-one else even sees them) - well, you get the picture :D

(I do have a two-for-one ticket to both the Melbourne Zoo and the Melbourne Aquarium if you'd care to join me for a half-price entry :B)

seanan_mcguire

July 7 2010, 14:42:54 UTC 6 years ago

Mmmmmm. Yes, you are relevant to my interests. And I would love to join you for the zoo. I'm SO EXCITED.

princess_kessie

July 7 2010, 14:52:31 UTC 6 years ago

Hey, perhaps we could organise a group to go to the zoo? It's only a short tram ride north of the CBD. And the Aquarium (which is really cool) is just one bridge over from the Con venue...and it has deadly creatures there, too :B