productiveBasically, I spent the last weekend at Wondercon, starting every morning when the van came to collect me from my house (door-to-door service!), and ending every night when I collapsed into bed, too tired to think about anything more complicated than convincing the cats to let me have half of the pillow. I had a fabulous time—I always have a fabulous time at Wondercon—but this has left me somewhat behind on silly little things like "keeping up with my blog."
Things I did this weekend:
* Gave a copy of Feed to James Gunn (and did not pass out immediately afterward, although I did feel rather dramatically ill).
* Hung out a great deal with Kaja Foglio, and introduced her to Valencia Street.
* Took Amy Mebberson and her husband, Scott, to Borderlands Books, where they could meet Ash. Ash was incredibly affectionate (especially for her), and provided them with their first real life Sphynx encounter. Jude was charming and gracious, as always, which was especially impressive when you consider that she was also feeling under the weather and suddenly beset by people demanding access to her cat.
* Bought way too many of Amy's fun-size art cards. I have a Rapunzel/Emma Frost mash-up!
* Chatted with Carla Speed McNeil, and Layn, whom I hadn't seen in way too long.
* Donated prizes to the California Browncoats, which they gave away as part of their charity chopstick pull for Equality Now. (I also discussed the Rising, and the fact that, during the outbreak at SDCC, the Browncoats were probably one of two fannish groups that managed to survive without major casualties. May have been the losing side. It's still the one that gets you home alive.)
* Attended the Doctor Who panel, and got an awesome new shirt courtesy of BBCA!
Things I did yesterday:
* Answered lots of email.
* Bought lots of plane tickets.
* Wrote lots of words on Blackout and "Velveteen vs. the Secret Identity."
* Watched Being Human after my orgy of productivity caused me to collapse.
Things I will do today:
* Answer lots of email.
* Buy lots of plane tickets.
* Write lots of words on Blackout and "Velveteen vs. the Secret Identity."
* Prep lots of mailing.
* Start working on my taxes (shudder).
So that's what's consumed my world and time for these last four largely silent days. What's new and strange with all of you?
April 5 2011, 16:09:20 UTC 6 years ago
Today, I had a telephone meeting with my thesis advisor; booked a plane ticket to NY for food (Passover Seder), friends, fun (I hope to catch a show or two) and the twice a year doc visit; and went online to Amazon to pre-order "Deadline." I was surprised to find "Apocalypse Scenario #683," and even more surprised to find that there's a free Kindle app for my Blackberry. So, right now, I'm downloading the app. Then, it's back to Amazon to order my Mira goodness!
Speaking of Blackberries, I began a Toby theme for my Blackberry, which I'll happily eventually show to you for approval, and, if granted, share with anyone interested. I'm finding that 2 things would be useful: 1)Someone with more than my limited artistic ability (I need a simple drawing, for instance, of a dwindling candle, for the the "Power Meter) and 2)Advice from someone familiar with Blackberry theme creation. Anyone out there wanna help?
April 5 2011, 18:54:19 UTC 6 years ago