No net. No ETA on net, either, at this point. My mother says the Irish would rather lie to you than disappoint you, and we seem to be victims of that. Apparently there’s a waiting list for broadband access, and we have no idea how long it’ll be; they said it could be anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, which more likely translates to “a few weeks to a few months”. Nrf. So I’m setting up a permanent gmail address. I may end up using it instead…
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Huh!
URBAN SHAMAN got nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice for best modern fantasy award! Lookit that! I’m up against Jim. I’m sure he’ll understand if I hope I win. But if I don’t win, I hope he does. :) I went out to lunch with my Irish ladies, which was lots of fun! We went out to a Temple Bar restaurant which certainly thought a lot of itself, but it was in fact good, and we had a very nice hour or so before I had to scoot off…
waking up
(written 1.3.06, 11am) I did not quite manage to get over my last cold before I caught another one. Apparently all the nasty Irish germs are having a field day with my delicate Alaskan constitution, or something. Unlike the last cold, which only required aspirin, this one actually requires cold medicine, which means I’m a zombie. I can do one thing at a time. I’m actually quite efficient doing one thing at a time, because once I’m doing it I’m completely focused. The problem here is that I have begun…
revolutions 2006!
(written January 1) I don’t do resolutions. My resolve always fails. Instead I set myself some goals for the coming year, because goals are achievable and resolutions aren’t. Or something. :) 2006 goals: 1. write 400,000 words 2. walk 600 miles 3. read 104 books 4. lose 12 pounds 5. sell 3 books I think I usually have more, but that looks like the right number for this year. I’m taking biking off for a couple of reasons: one, I haven’t made goal *yet* for that (neither for writing, but…
a year in review
(written december 31 around 6pm) If I had a net connection tonight, I’d post and let you all know that 2006 has arrived safely and that the future is, if not in good hands, at least here. Unfortuately, I don’t have a net connection, which I’m finding actively annoying for the first time. I’ve been a bit impatient previously, and I had one real moment of jonesing for CoH, but overall it’s been a mior inconvienence and not something to mutter over. But today I’ve done my writing, done laundry,…