Flyby posting

Last night's reading went pretty well - a number of wonderful folks actually braved the cold rain/snizzle to attend, which I greatly appreciate. We retired afterward to Merlin's Rest and chatted a lot, which made for a swell time.

Today, I'm looking at the gigantic piles of laundry, leaves (we have three trees in the yard), cleaning and oh yeah, the story that's due in a week and wondering how I will get it all done. Plus Atlanta prep. Urgh.

Snippets from earlier in the week:

• Arcana. Pleasant small con. Got to spend some time hanging out with assorted friends new and old, and grabbed dinner with Lois McMaster Bujold before ferrying her back to the con to receive her Minnesota Fantasy Award. I did not know, prior to this, that there was a Minnesota Fantasy Award but can now vouch for it being a nicely done framed certificate. Go, Lois!
• Monday and Tuesday - intestinal disasters, headache and very long days. Need I say more?
• Wednesday through Thursday - more long days, punctuated with heated arguments and ugly politics (does not pertain to my home or writing lives, for the record). High points of Thursday - "Of course we have to reboot the server every few days, like when it eats data for no particular reason and then stops actually performing. It's just like your computer at home." Ummm. No. If my computer at home did that and the issue remained undiagnosable, I might borrow a concealed handgun (this being Pawlenty's Minnesota) and shoot it to put it out of its misery though. Actual highpoint - random guy telling me story about editing a manual for airline pilots back in the day, including the chapter heading "Unexpected Encounters with the Ground." :-D

Now back to the grindstone for a bit.