Update!

[akashiver]

I'm finally de-poisoned and de-crankified enough to write an update. Hurray!

First #1:

I finally caved and joined SFWA. Since then I've been reading a lot of excellent fiction, some of which has made the Nebula ballot. Congrats to all the nominees!

But before I start raving about some of the nominated fiction (a future post), I  wanted to mention some

Comments

[prosewitch]

I applaud you for learning to climb! I'm also afraid of heights, yet I love rock climbing (most of the time). I still occasionally get panic attacks, but it does get better with time. Good luck!

[d_c_m]

U R awesome!!! I salute your tackling of your fear of heights! I shall salute you from down here. :)

[swan_tower]

Awesome. :-D

Yeah, I too am frightened of the thought of climbing the rigging, and I too would have to do it. Because WRITER, THAT'S WHY. And I'd wondered about safety gear -- it's good (er, in the "informative," not "encouraging") to know about safety belts etc.

[treecipitation]

Dude, your tall ships posts are blowing my mind.

I sing sea shanties a few times a year (the work songs that coordinated the sailors) with these guys, and it's so cool to hear about the experience of doing the stuff described in the lyrics.

Also, you are very brave.

[akashiver]

Well, thanks! And I'm actually training with a shanty-singer who decided to crew because he wanted to know what he was singing about.