This is not all I did today, but it’s what I did for the last few hours. :) More pictures tomorrow.
What’s the difference between a fiddle and a violin?*
So the fiddler last night, Zoe Conway, was quite wonderful. She’s extremely pretty and about 23, from the looks of her. While she’s not as good as Martin Hayes, that’s sort of like saying Ghiradelli’s hot fudge sundaes aren’t as good as Hot Licks’ hot fudge sundaes (which is true, but you’re still just splitting hairs between one level of fantastic and another!). There was a fair variety of musical styles, more than I expected. Lots of traditional (or traditional style) jigs and reels and a hornpipe or two, all…
just life
Phew. I used up more energy than I had readily available today. We walked down into Cobh, and on the way went by one of the restaurants which had its lunch menu out and something on it cost €15.95. I said, “For that price you might as well go into Cork and have a burger at Brown Thomas.” Then we got to the post office (which was our goal) and the line was a mile long, and it was absolutely gorgeous out, so we said, “Huh. Want to go into…
it’s a writer’s life for me!
posted about her very funny writer’s nightmare: Last night I woke abruptly from a dream in which I was reading the revision letter for the manuscript I’d sent in earlier this month. In the letter, my editor gently pointed out that I’d inserted a huge chunk of fanfic in the middle of the book, and I should be prepared to cut that section. She didn’t think that we could get licensing rights for that property–particularly since I’d killed off one of their main characters. I called my editor to discuss…
who, me, wasting time?
1. Height? 5’8″. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. 2. Have you ever smoked heroin? Good God. No. 3. Do you own a gun? No. 4. Who would you let eat crackers in your bed? Well, thinking back on people I’ve said that about, apparently there are quite a few of them. On the other hand, now that I’m actually thinking about the phrase and the results, ew. 5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No. 6. What do you think of hot dogs? Mostly I think…