I'm staying in today. I decided on this late yesterday afternoon when it became obvious that I could choose between the weather change and all my messages. I'll be teaching on Wednesday and will do messages then ( Read more... )

Today was a nice spring day. We're going back to colder weather tomorrow, I believe, but today is perfect. Not too hot, not too cold. Sandal weather at twenty degrees ( Read more... )

I have voted. I bought mooncakes and tempeh and other important items (the mooncakes belatedly, which means this year they're red bean with no yolks) on the way home. This was to make up for the fact that I didn't get my Election Sausage. There was a sausage sizzle, but the Sea Scouts running it hadn't actually thought through things and decided ( Read more... )

I am being so fair to the Greens and they're failing every step. I spent ages chatting with the handers-out-of-leaflets and they not only couldn't help me with my key issues, they didn't even know that they were issues. On the other hand, I have ringing endorsements (and a detailed background) for another Labor candidate. He's worked on helping ( Read more... )

Canberra's in election mode. Twice in a year. We're so very fortunate ( Read more... )

I've reached a new milestone. I've now been approached by editors and publishers for short stories, edited collections, novels, chapters and scholarly books. Most of these didn't come to anything for a great range of reasons, but the publishers approaching me are getting more and more reputable, which is also a good thing ( Read more... )

My gift to everyone for this new year is the menu for last night's dinner. It's the first proper dinner I've done in so very long I thought I was incapable! I was not only capable, I even cleaned the bathroom!! It was a light meal, because most of us were coming from Conflux and I noticed how heavy the food was in the vicinity of the hotel. ( Read more... )

I'm hoping my new approach to the programme will help LJ accept that it's not to delete it. I have chocolates for Friday and very special chocolates for Sunday and something odd for Saturday (and maybe chocolates) and honeycake for Sunday. People don't have to know me to ask for food!

On Friday I'm on four panels.

10am We're not in Canberra ( Read more... )

This week isn't that easy. It was never going to be, to be honest. Being public on Jewish New Year in this Year of Bigotry requires a certain courage. And my Jewish feminist Australian fantasy novel is out, which adds a certain twist. It's my second week of fulltime work . Fulltime for me means about 60 hours a week, and it takes some getting used ( Read more... )

I have very, very bad news. LJ lost my post when I was doing my final additions. Someone emailed about something urgent and LJ hated me for it. It said it had done a backup, but had only saved the title. I haven't time to do it again. I have deadlines coming out of places I didn't know deadlines could hide. So here's the short version ( Read more... )