Oh, awesome, I just got my Ursula t-shirt with the lurking sock puppet on it. It’s perfect. I’m totally bringing this with me. :) Very peculiarly, Ellen, the box had a stamp on it that said ‘misdirected to singapore’. o.o Arright, I’m off.
getting ready to go…
I remembered the pin. I found the money card. I’m charging the US cell phone. I must remember to /bring/ the US cell phone. o.O The Dana is charged. The bags are packed, one smaller one inside one larger one so I can Bring Stuff Home. I have a toothbrush. I have all the various pieces of paper which masquearade as tickets to get me from points A to B and so on and so forth. I have business cards and I have my Splendid Dayplanner with phone numbers and…
*this* close…
I have 2 things left to do this year, as far as my paying gigs are concerned: edit and turn in THE QUEEN’S BASTARD, and write & turn in the proposal for CAULDRON BORNE & the next 2 Walker Papers. TQB is due Nov. 15, which makes Nov. 15 the Catie Drops Dead date. I’m aiming to have it all done then. “All” also includes submitting TAKE A CHANCE to Image on or by the 15th. (I’m sort of nervous about that one. It’s been a while since I’ve been…
DONE.
COYOTE DREAMS is revised and turned in. ytd wordcount: 373,500
wfc preparations
ok. i’ve arranged a hotel room for tomorrow night. i need to: – panic – call the hotel in austin and find the best way to get from the airport to the hotel, although i might just say screw it and take a cab, because i’ll have been travelling something like 18 hours at that point (though i think it’s only 12 hours elapsed time) (went with supershuttle reservations; thanks, !) – check the train times tomorrow for going to ennis – make bread so ted doesn’t starve to death…