The power went out again last night. I heard a loud boom before we lost it; I think a transformer actually blew up or something. It was back on again in a couple of hours, but still. You know, I lived in the Philadelphia metro area for something like twenty-five years before I moved here to go to grad school, and I actually can't remember if/when ( Read more... )

Woke up later than I wanted to, spent much longer than I wanted to on office assignments (STILL), and having a hard time making daily wordcount on the novel. Am behind on blog posts. Am behind on work. Am behind on everything. Spent a while looking longingly at coastal California real estate last night and trying to forget the fact that we still ( Read more... )

Flight went okay. I ended up taking one half dose of clonazepam before bed last night and one half before boarding today, and while it didn't get rid of the nerves it did make them more manageable. Will probably try one whole dose before boarding on the way back. Thanks, everyone, for your advice and info ( Read more... )