Well, I'm addicted to lists anyway. I'm pretty sure I have some kind of undiagnosed OCD, because listmaking is incredibly soothing to me - and, in fact, if I *don't* have a list of some kind, I get very anxious. The lovely and talented anahcrow teases me endlessly about this.

Another facet of my addiction is that seeing other people's lists makes me ( Read more... )

It's going to be a busy, busy week. Anah and I just got the cover art form for Trammel, we're finalizing chapter five of "Games of Ceres" and the newsletter it will come out in, and I'm editing Going the Distance" while also revising "Percussion ( Read more... )

Well, my time management has been off this morning, but I have gotten lots of job search stuff done.

Next up: proofreading, I think. Or perhaps revising chapter nine of Percussion.

(You can see how I ran into trouble with my time management now, huh?)

I went to the zoo today. Saw sleepy polar bears, playful seals, full-coated arctic foxes, tiny yellow tree frogs, box turtles, flamingos, and a whole lot more. A great time was had by all ( Read more... )

...the kind of November when I should have written a post with this title back in September, huh? Ah, well. Chances are I'm an odd duck for even remembering the lyrics to that song ( Read more... )

Brr! It's COLD today. After several days of mid-60s weather, this morning's 30F chill is a shock. It's supposed to crawl up to the low-60s later, though. I think I can wait until then ( Read more... )

This week is NOT going as planned. Two days of working late, a mid-week hockey game, and the realization that a second job needs to be in my very near future have all conspired to make me feel pretty unsettled. (As anyone who knows me can tell you, I'm much better when I know what to expect ahead of time ( Read more... )

Do you love coffee? Some days, I'm sure I couldn't get by without a cup -- or four! I have to stop drinking caffeine at about noon, though, because some of the medication I take brings the halflife of caffeine up to about 6 hours, which means that only *half* of the caffeine has worn off by 6pm, and only another half of that by midnight. 10pm (10: ( Read more... )

It's Friday, it's Friday ( Read more... )

There's a sleepy cat on my desk today. He has his very own purple baby blanket folded up in a spot just for him, so he can come visit me while I work, and today he's taking advantage of that with an extended nap ( Read more... )