Sue's out of surgery and everything went smoothly; the pathology reports all look good, including the additional lymph nodes that were checked. So we're all taking a deep breath and 2011 is off to a good start.

Denver did end up being fun (and oh the pain we dodged by not being in Atlanta this year.) The 16th Street shuttle in Denver is really fabulous for a convention district; shuttle buses running every five minutes and stopping every block. I've heard for years about The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary bookstore, and I got to spend a very fun ( Read more... )

This year's Economic-con is in Denver, which means I'm here along with the throngs of my tweedy nerdish khaki-wearing brethren. Oddly enough, I've never visited Denver before (except of course the airport). I think I'm going to enjoy it and I definitely have some plans for escaping the conference hotels.

This year's holiday ( Read more... )

New Year, new beginnings, same old couch for lazing about. I flew back from Chicago this morning and now for unpacking, laundry, the grocery store, and 10 days' worth of mail. I'm going to hook up my brand-new Roku box and also catch up with the Dr. Who Christmas special ( Read more... )

Things that make me happy this week ( Read more... )

News from nancyland ( Read more... )

Long time no post. I am fine; it's been busy with travel and family and work and I've also been in introvert mode lately ( Read more... )

Skating with the Stars -- why did I not know that the judges include Johnny Weir AND Dick Button? Be still my snarky heart! Dick has already criticized someone's spiral and just told Sean Young to "let her girdle fly".

I've finished Shards of Honor, the first half of the omnibus Cordelia's Honor and am now on to The Warrior's Apprentice. Re- ( Read more... )

I am really REALLY enjoying being able to get up in the morning without feeling vaguely panicked about everything I need to do immediately-if-not-sooner ( Read more... )