California has decided that being known as "the Golden State" is not okay anymore. Neither is being referred to as "the State With Climate," or "that Place Where We Don't Wash Away." No, it's time for my normally mellow homeland to prove it can be bad-ass and bust of the GIANT FUCKING STORMS that rage across the land one after another, like ( Read more... )

It's July. It's July in California, the state where the only seasons are "wet," "dry," and "actually on fire." So why, can anyone tell me, am I wearing a sweater and running a space heater more often than not? It's like my state-never a paragon of sanity to begin with-has completely taken leave of what few senses it had to start with, and I am ( Read more... )

I just submitted my Oasis Sampler information (admittedly, only because submitting makes them stop sending me reminders); several filk dealers have already received their starting stock; and all pre-orders for Red Roses and Dead Things have either been delivered or contacted to arrange for delivery. I'm going to do a mailing of other pending ( Read more... )

1. Siamese cats make excellent foot warmers, but actually don't appreciate it when you get out of the bed. Of course, if they're like mine, they'll display this lack of appreciation by sitting on your lap and purring as loudly as they can. I love my Siamese cat ( Read more... )

I woke this morning -- about five minutes ago -- and looked outside to find that the world is shrouded in low-hanging fog. Having spent most of my life in this same small city, I know what this means. Not 'dimensional rip and we're all gonna die,' but the substantially simpler, less exciting, 'Persephone has finished packing all her stuff and ( Read more... )

Rain: *falls ( Read more... )

The signs of fall are beginning to appear, from outerware displayed in the window at the Old Navy to the barristas at Starbucks beginning to whisper the sweet, sweet words 'Pumpkin Spice Frappochino' like they were an actual possibility. All this, combined with general recession and the still-high price of gas, means that even more people are ( Read more... )

Ways not to be soothing, with your hostess, me:

autographedcat: um, how much should I worry about these fires that are near you?
cadhla: There are fires ( Read more... )

Happy post-Equinox Friday! Welcome, officially, to the spring! I, for one, will be sending Persephone a care package and a card, since nothing spoils a spate of otherwise lovely weather like a mopey Queen of the Dead deciding that she should rain on everybody's parade. Literally. With rain. (Hint: sending her pomegranate muffins is not 'ironic ( Read more... )

1. It has just begun to snow. Actual flakes of frozen white, falling from the sky. This thrills me, largely because I am inside, rather than being outside, where the snow is. If forced to go into the snow, I would be less thrilled.

2. Of course, I am going to be forced into it very shortly, as we're going to see Sweeney Todd as a Christmas ( Read more... )