can’t stand it anymore. flung note to the publisher who has Urban Shaman (they’ve had it since late December and claim a response in 4 weeks max). am now waiting antsily and trying not to check email every forty seconds.

Sort of blah today. Slept poorly and didn’t get up early to write, so I’m feeling particularly useless at the moment, despite having gotten some bugs fixed for work. Blah. thinks to do today: 1. write. _any_ amount. just write. 2. call the post office and complain 3. put a damned garbage bag in the office garbage can 4. gym tonight 5. post a chapter for Silkie

*yawn* *Still* v. tired. Going to bed shortly. Swam 1.5 milesish. 2500 yards, anyway. Tall guy in lane kicked my *ass*, doing 150 yards for each of my 100 yards, but then complimented my stroke. V. nice. Chick in lane next to me watched him zoom along, said, “You should ask him out on a date and get him to expend some of that energy on *you*.” Said in response, “Good idea, but I’m not sure my husband would approve!” Gales of laughter followed. V. entertaining. Don’t know why I…

Continue Reading→

Music Man does do layaways. 20% down and they ask for payoff within 90 days. I could make a $50 down payment this weekend… Sleepy, sleepy me. Oh, I should go see if the bread turned out… It did. More or less. It’s sort of short, but it doesn’t look inedibly short. Very, *very* sleepy me.

Via Lithera, some editorial cartoons about Columbia. Don’t click through if you’re at work, don’t like crying in public and are prone to tears about the shuttle. There are many that are thematically similar. There are many that made me cry. thinks to do today: 1. write 1700-3000 words 2. swim 3. clean the kitty litter 4. bake some bread 5. there is no #5 Oh yeah. And I cancelled my guitar lessons until further notice. 6. call the guitar people and see if they do layaways