awake9. A lot of folks are doing their holiday shopping right now, which is swell! I posted the holiday book buying reminder yesterday. You can also contact Mysterious Galaxy, in San Diego, for signed copies of Out of Tune, and for copies of Dead But Not Forgotten signed by Charlaine Harris, Toni Kelner, and a bunch of the authors (myself included). Support independent bookstores this holiday season.
8. Or maybe you're buying stuff from me, posters and T-shirts and the like. If you are, please use the PayPal option for sending money to friends and family. There are a few reasons for this. First off, I am still not a store: I am literally pricing things to cover cost of item + cost of postage. Having huge whacks of money vanish into PayPal fees makes this a loss, and means I have to start charging more to be able to afford to ship things. Secondly, you know how I always say "please send me your shipping info via this other channel"? I have found that people who chose "goods and services" are more likely to ignore that request, because they've already provided a shipping address, and if I were a store, I'd be able to access that data. Not a store. Cannot access easily. Please don't.
7. The new Pokemon game is not making me as happy as I wanted it to. I am sure I will enjoy the post-game, where it's apparently LEGENDARYPALOOZA, but I am not enjoying my Pokemon journey, and that makes me sad.
6. Thomas, who has always been an asshole, has taken his assholing to new heights in his glee that I am home. Lots of purring, lots of cuddling, lots of knocking things off shelves to demonstrate that he is still the boss of all he surveys. Thomas is going to be mittens if he doesn't cut this shit out.
5. I will be doing the Thirteen Days of Hogswatch again this year, beginning on December 12th and continuing until December 24th. The introductory post will go up on December 11th. The prizes, drawing times, response times, and requirements for each day are not negotiable; if I say "I must hear from you by X time for you to win," and you think you might not be able to check your email on, say, Christmas, I am very sorry, but I do mean it. I can't have people claiming prizes weeks after the drawing. I'm just not set up for that. But hey, I am giving away so much stuff.
4. I missed the October tip jar, which means we're running out of prioritized free fiction. I don't want to open a tip jar in December (holidays), but I may go ahead and do it in January. (Or we may have to pay for all the bodywork on Mom's car, in which case, I will not only open the tip jar, I will dance on freeways if that's what it takes.)
3. Oh, yeah: some asshole hit Mom's car on Thanksgiving night. The damage isn't massive, but she was parked at the time, and we didn't see it happen. Now we need to get the bodywork done to fix the dent on the side of her car, before rust sets in and everything gets buckets more expensive. Whee. (Yes, she has insurance, but the deductible is huge, especially if we can't produce another driver.)
2. I'm going to see The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County on Friday! I'm so excited!
1. Jean Grey is not dead right now and it's making me cranky.
That's my list. What's new with you?
December 2 2014, 09:33:57 UTC 2 years ago
2/ Been on a real making-things creativity kick (maybe that's why the bunny isn't talking to me :) ). Done Christmas cards to send to friends, general cards to give for whatever, some pictures for myself. I cross-stitch, it's very soothing in front of the TV of an evening.
3/ I made the right choice in June when I changed jobs.
4/ The weather is getting warmer here, lovely for sitting in the garden watching the local birds poking round on the lawn.
5/ I really need to do some de-cluttering of the house in general, and my wardrobe in particular. Maybe between Christmas & New Years, depending on my level of enthusiasm & how warm it is...
6/ My 6-yo niece is just starting to read "proper" books, and we are trying to decide exactly what to get her to encourage her reading. Its rather difficult as there's so much to choose from nowadays!
7/ Why are all of my favourite TV shows ending??? WHY????
8/ Sent extra money to cover the fees for the Slasher Chicks shirt payment just now. Ever so sorry, didn't think about that side of it!
November 12 2015, 13:18:06 UTC 1 year ago