urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2011-10-17T15:13:23Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:396875 2011-10-17T15:13:23Z 2011-10-17T15:13:23Z My head, pounding. 1. I am sick, yes, even unto death. It's this stupid cold. I've been fighting it off since I got home from Conclave, and then yesterday, it just walked up behind me, hit me over the back of the head with a plank, rifled through my pockets, and took all my stuff. I spent all of Sunday on the couch, sniffling, drinking orange juice, and watching <i>Criminal Minds</i>. Oh, and sleeping. I slept a lot. I feel better today, but that's like saying I'm happier now that the lizard has been removed from my ear. Still miserable, just less lizard-y.<br /><br />2. Yes, I am watching <i>Criminal Minds</i>. But as I have now seen the first three episodes of the first season, please don't ask me if I was crushed when character A died in season three. I haven't been able to be crushed yet, and I'd like the opportunity to mourn when I get there.<br /><br />3. Assuming this cold backs the hell off, I am still going to be at OVFF this coming weekend. If you're waiting for a shirt from me, and are going to be at the convention, please let me know so that I can package your order for hand-delivery. If you don't tell me, clearly, that you'll be there, your shirt will not be coming with me. I don't have the suitcase space for guesses.<br /><br />4. I am about 4,000 words from the end of <i>Ashes of Honor</i>, which is good, since I expect to receive my <i>Blackout</i> page proofs any day, and need to be able to focus on going through and writing STET a lot. ("STET" is editorial for "no, do not make this change." I use it to argue against people who don't believe in the Oxford comma, and people who try to standardize my use of "Miss" to "Ms.")<br /><br />5. I am too sick for a list of ten. Now is when I fall on my face and die.<br /><br />Catch you when I wake up.