Let's see, to-do list for today:

Go to Ob-Gyn appointment
Work on study guide project
Run dishwasher
Call pediatrician, HMO.
Figure out how to run a car with no plates 150 miles so it will pass emissions test, legally.

Actually happened so far:

Got second Ob-Gyn appointment for later in day, ultrasound
Posted a bit to Absolute Write
Tweeted about Rosie's ( Read more... )

... and I just have to send you to this.

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/12/4ward.html

To all my friends who had crappy weekends (and there seem to be altogether too many of you!): *hugs*

And to Will -- Happy Birthday!

As most of you have already heard, I've been furiously writing a study guide on the history of science this past week.  It's due "The 15th" about which I'd felt very little ambiguity until the boss-man started off an email with "Well, I'm in Hong Kong now..."  So, time to keep cranking away, in case I need to have it done on his fifteenth instead ( Read more... )

Drat, astaraelweeper, what was the comment you wanted on a t-shirt?  Something like "One can be batshit insane and still civil"?  Now I can't remember.  At any rate, contrary to popular opinion, I do still maintain that it's true.

I need to fling dishes into the dishwasher and push a button, fling laundry into the washer and push some buttons, and fling a couple ( Read more... )

First off: best email from publisher EVER.  Regarding a missing contract:

Oh goodness blazes blinking flip.

sausages.

Yep.  that's the whole thing.  I'd like to have the contract, but since the story's worth about $4 at a penny a word, the email might actually be better.

We had an adventure this morning.  Soon after we'd brought in the dogs from the ( Read more... )

I shouldn't be on the computer at all!

Take car for inspection and renew tag (two days overdue)
Get oil changed and tires rotated for trip in a week
Go to bank for deposit history of past week, confirm PayPal account
Buy juices, as I'm going through gallons lately
Work on edits
Do the dratted Target registry (IOW, make list of clothes, toys, diapers, ( Read more... )

Acceptance letter!  I've been jonesing to get one from Ruthless Peoples Magazine for some reason, possibly because their rejections are so thorough and sensible.  Possibly because I like the title.  Either way, now I have one, and in under twelve hours -- they're trying to round out an issue, I submitted a nice wildly short drabble, and so we're ( Read more... )

Just so you all know:  No, Julie and I did not drown in the paint vat.  The house has the main body color on and most of the white trim; the doors and fascia still need some work, but we're getting there.  Picture will follow when it's actually done-done instead of sort of done ( Read more... )

http://www.scribblersandinkspillers.com/emeraldtales.html

Emerald Tales got the website up and running.  Check out the submission page, too, all ye writerlies -- these are nice people to work with.