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Raising my head from beneath my rock to ask --
Who is going to Con.txt this July? It may be possible for me to attend, just to escape Florida with purpose. I don't know how interesting the con will be, but I'd love to see people again and to engage in convivial chatter face-to-face.
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ETA: exhausted. That lunatic old bat kept me up all night -- fully dressed and wandering around at 2 AM, for an 8:30 AM ride to the airport. I told her to go to bed four times during the night, but finally, she got dressed again and sneaked out of her room. She'll be tired and weepy after the flight, in spite of every effort to make it comfortable ( Read more... ) -
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Met a deadline yesterday, early in the day, even. Back home, I'd have celebrated with a treat or walk or entertainment or bar, with that giddy, sleep-deprived, floating feeling ( Read more... ) -
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Blue dragon sea slugs and other fauna on the beaches near me. The Blue Buttons and the By-the-Wind Sailors are new to me. I never go to the beach; I only discovered a way to non-fatally access it via bus a few weeks ago. But one of the brothers is supposed to visit soon, so I might mention it to him. Mom used to picnic at Jetty Park with Dad, when ( Read more... ) -
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I finally finished the Robina shawl, and I think I'm done with stripes for a while. Now I'm looking for a nice lace scarf pattern for a skein of natural color cashmere yarn that I picked up in a thrift shop. It's lace weight and almost 500 yds., so I should be able to get something out of it. I have my favorite beret pattern, of course, and some ( Read more... ) -
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I must remember that posts to facebook are public, unlike DW/LJ, especially when I'm talking about writing and editing. Hm. I'm working on a short story to submit to that local thing, and trying to see how erotic I can make it without it being "erotica" -- interesting experiment, with a different audience ( Read more... ) -
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So isolated, bored, and lonely that I've joined a Florida (ugh!) writers' association. The groups, one of them very local, caught my eye when I saw a post about a local short story competition. The cult of nicey-nice rules their online presence, and erotica is strictly taboo, but it's better than nothing ( Read more... ) -
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Last night I cooked a chicken from a French recipe, using my Dutch oven for a whole chicken for the first time. It was incredibly tender and delicious, with an amazing stock left in the pot (which I saved). I still prefer my usual roast chicken in an open pan -- love that crispy skin! But the flavor infused into the meat was amazing (garlic, white ( Read more... )
