urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2009-03-15T01:45:32Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:93044 2009-03-15T01:45:32Z 2009-03-15T01:45:32Z The One-ders, 'That Thing You Do.' I am safely at Jon and Merav's place in Jersey City, where Jon and Aaron are playing LAN Party with me on the kitchen table, preparatory to my handing them my thumb drive, saying 'I trust you,' and walking away to have quiet hysterics in another room. Hopefully, this means they'll be able to recover my data, and I won't have to cry on the plane.<br /><br />Also, I have a brand new thumb drive from the Best Buy near where I met Diana for lunch on Wednesday. It is soothingly bright orange, and glows when inserted in the computer. Everything should glow when inserted in the computer. It's like a law or something.<br /><br />They've discovered <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/photogalleries/new-species-australia-pictures/index.html?source=rss">nineteen new species in Australia (mostly in Western Australia)</a>. These range from a spider-eating wasp to some truly horrific-looking new species of spider, as well as an eyeless crustacean thing and something they call a 'pseudoscorpion' due to its lack of a deadly stinger. This proves once again that Australia is <i>awesome</i>.<br /><br />My visit to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Barrens_(New_Jersey)">New Jersey Pine Barrens</a> was totally awesome, although I didn't spot the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil">Jersey Devil</a>. (There's always the possibility that he spotted me...) I also didn't spot any <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_tick">deer ticks</a>, so I'm going to call this trip an overall win.<br /><br />My mother is picking me up at the airport tomorrow, which should be...interesting, considering that she's never been to SFO before, and never tried to collect anyone from the International Arrivals Terminal of <i>any</i> airport. New experiences are good things for everybody, right? I certainly hope that's right, or there's a possibility that I'm never going to be seen again.<br /><br />My duties have all been discharged; my visit to New York has gone stunningly well; and now we must rinse.