Cherie Priest silent auction

Sadly, despite my misleading blog title, Cherie Priest is not up for auction. It’s just as well; I doubt many of us could afford a Steampunk Goddess of our own. She is, though, running a silent auction as a fundraiser for a friend of hers who’s had a run of insanely bad luck. She’s got a bunch of rare, hard-to-find, or not-yet-out books of hers up for auction, and is taking bids via email. There’s also a direct donation button if you feel moved to just send a few bucks…

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one last chance!

There’s one last chance to win an early copy of WALKING DEAD over at Book Love Affair! Go forth, participate! I have written the beginning and the end of “Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight” to my satisfaction. Unfortunately, that leaves some five or ten thousand words in the middle that haven’t been done… Argh. I keep thinking of things to post, but by the time I come sit down to write them up I’ve forgotten already. Or they’re things I want to talk about but can’t yet. Grr.…

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don’t got much

Ooh, new Rogue figurine supposed to be out this week maybe. Very pretty! Weird pose, but very pretty. I want one! Quiet day on the old home front. I vacuumed. :) Got a bunch of packages of WALKING DEAD out to people. Saw Ice Age 3, which was mildly diverting. Didn’t write. Yeah, okay, that’s all I got tonight. *flops* miles to Minas Tirith: 522

not using the laptop…

…means I’m not online very much in the evenings. It’s probably good for me, but it’s a little weird. I spent the evening re-reading the second Ultimates GN. Last night Ted and I went to Harry Potter and then out for dinner. Very bizarre behavior, if you ask me. Pleasant, though. I even knitted a few rows the other night. If I keep it up at this rate I may finish the scarf before September. :) *laughs* Over on Facebook the 56th page, 5th line of the nearest book meme…

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weekend post

4th of July: We went out for Indian dinner to celebrate, on account of Columbus having been looking for India. It was a *really* good meal, yum. Furniture: Our living room furniture, which was not new when we moved in, has devolved to the point that when you sit in it you sink into the depths of dischair, so one of the many points I negotiated for our new lease was new furniture. I volunteered to go look for it myself (to the landlord’s *obvious* relief), so I finally made…

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