Saturday update and auction boost
May. 1st, 2010 12:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catherineldfThe auction for Deb Mensinger is now open for bids. I've posted a package consisting of a signed copy of Night's Kiss and the most recent issue of Tales of the Unanticipated; there are also many other wonderful things open for bidding so please check them out and boost the signal.
It has been a week filled with highs and lows. Our reading at Hamline on Wednesday went quite well. Carrie did an excellent job and a lot of folks turned out to hear us (thanks! :-). I got to hang out afterward in excellent company and visit with a friend I've missed for awhile so that made the evening even better. Last night was snurri's reading at DreamHaven, which was splendid and engaging. Merlin's Rest afterward made for a fun time. And as a bonus, a kind friend helped me extricate myself from a commitment that had become untenable, so all to the good.
The rest of the week has involved 2 migraines, one rejection, and an unpleasant and complicated situation at the day job that is leaving me completely stressed out and exhausted. This weekend's mission is to try and stop internalizing things I can do nothing about (yes, I could most likely find something else in a reasonable time frame but have pledged my sword-arm and will feel horrible with good reason if I bail. Sigh.). So, tired, seriously hurty and weirdly dizzy today. I actually fell over in the garage when trying to sort the recycling. Didn't get hurt but it was definitely kind of freaky as this is not standard for my migraine days. I'll live, I would just like that to be considerably more comfortable.
I'm looking forward to May Day tomorrow, even though we had to cancel our annual brunch this year due to deadline crunches and general malaise. Fortunately, we'll get to go to a brunch hosted by some of our other friends so the communal meal aspect stays intact. And May Day always makes me feel better no matter what's going on. Yay for Spring. I was sitting in the living room a little while ago, covered with cats and looking out at the new growth in our yard which is already pretty lush and exuberant (and in need of mowing once again) and feeling very fortunate indeed.
It has been a week filled with highs and lows. Our reading at Hamline on Wednesday went quite well. Carrie did an excellent job and a lot of folks turned out to hear us (thanks! :-). I got to hang out afterward in excellent company and visit with a friend I've missed for awhile so that made the evening even better. Last night was snurri's reading at DreamHaven, which was splendid and engaging. Merlin's Rest afterward made for a fun time. And as a bonus, a kind friend helped me extricate myself from a commitment that had become untenable, so all to the good.
The rest of the week has involved 2 migraines, one rejection, and an unpleasant and complicated situation at the day job that is leaving me completely stressed out and exhausted. This weekend's mission is to try and stop internalizing things I can do nothing about (yes, I could most likely find something else in a reasonable time frame but have pledged my sword-arm and will feel horrible with good reason if I bail. Sigh.). So, tired, seriously hurty and weirdly dizzy today. I actually fell over in the garage when trying to sort the recycling. Didn't get hurt but it was definitely kind of freaky as this is not standard for my migraine days. I'll live, I would just like that to be considerably more comfortable.
I'm looking forward to May Day tomorrow, even though we had to cancel our annual brunch this year due to deadline crunches and general malaise. Fortunately, we'll get to go to a brunch hosted by some of our other friends so the communal meal aspect stays intact. And May Day always makes me feel better no matter what's going on. Yay for Spring. I was sitting in the living room a little while ago, covered with cats and looking out at the new growth in our yard which is already pretty lush and exuberant (and in need of mowing once again) and feeling very fortunate indeed.