http://angelaslatter.com/2009/09/23/dont-panic/

... getting "friended" by random Russians, who turn out to have pictures of nubile girls on their pages? And how the F*&K do I get rid of them????

Yay. My story "Sourdough" (from Strange Tales II by Tartarus Press) got an honourable mention in the Datlow/Link/Grant Year's Best # 21. *Snoopy dancing, celebrating with a non-fat yoghurt*

http://australiansmallpress.blogspot.com/2008/09/datlowlinkgrant-21st-years-best-fantasy.html

And thanks to Tehani for posting this!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/books/review/Gallagher2-t.html?_r=1&8bu&emc=bub1&oref=slogin

Yes, it's just that kind of a day ... blah, blah and a bit more blah for good measure. Nothing exciting happening. Although I did pick up a nice hardcover copy of Gaiman's The Graveyard Book from lovely Pulp Fiction (yes, like I need another distraction). Oh well. Rob Shearman tells me it's good, so I should read it in a day or so.

*blah, blah,

Sitting here at uni, in the PhD's office is filled with weirdness. Have not been in here for months. How am I ever going to get back to studying???

I have just counted my pairs of shoes, neatly positioned around the entry hall and my bedroom. 56 pairs. I gave away 6 pairs last week (the really high heels that I can no longer wear due to age and buggered back issues). That means I had 62 pairs. Oh and then there are the 2 pairs of boots from the UK in the cupbpard. aand the 3 new pairs I haven' ( Read more... )

Thanks to Marshall for pointing this out http://thefix-online.com/reviews/shimmer-spring-2008/. Yay again for Shimmer!

... there was very little projectile vomitting from me ... I survived the reading ... I would like a t-shirt to go with that ... Peter, Kim and Trent totally rocked, as did Nigel, the actor who read for Jason Nahrung ... and then there was the weirdest of weird sensations of people asking for my autograph (which everyone else took in their stride, ( Read more... )

... doing her first (possibly last) public reading tonight. Expect crying, swearing, low level Asperberger's, and possibly projectile vomitting ... and rocking, looooooootttttss of rocking.