Well, it took a day -- seems they had major thunderstorms around Richmond last night, so they spent much of the night and following morning without power -- but I did hear from my parents. Sounds like they at least understand where I'm coming from now, where my head is, and why I've made the choices I've made for myself. They still want me to ( Read more... )

Well, thanks to sitting down and getting my thoughts out on all of this laid out last night, I was able to get a reply to my parents. I went ahead and wrote it to both of them, since this has been something that my mother has brought up for ages, so I figured that I may as well deal with this once and for all. (Well, as once-and-for-all as things ( Read more... )

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Before I start into anything else here, I want to give a huge, "Thank you," to Annakitfox, Catcubus, Firesplace, Jethric, Kieferskunk, Kitarra, Marbled_Genet, Mhari_Lindhaven, Rainbow_Roo, Rooneil, Ryokokitty, SR_Foxley, Studly_Tgod, V_Lockhart, Xianjaguar and Zefel, and everyone else who sent kind thoughts and prayers for Memphis. I wish I had time and energy to respond to all of you individually. It really meant a lot to me, that people were so supportive, and understanding that Memphis was, to ( Read more... )

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. . . for prayers. good thoughts, what have you.

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So far the convention is going pretty darned well. Business seems to have picked up substantially: The dealer room was only a little over half-full yesterday, but today only had one empty table. Still nothing near the size of FC, but that has its own benefits as well, as I can actually spend time gabbing with many of the dealers, instead of just ( Read more... )

So far, it's been a quiet, but interesting convention. Having fun meeting the locals; nice bunch up in this corner of the country. The hotel is . . . ugh. Some nice hotel staff, some mean, rustic decor, not-so-much on the amenities (was a struggle to get a coffee maker for hot tea water), for crying out loud), and the neighborhood is kinda ( Read more... )

All right, I'm feeling better today physically, which helps me in dealing better with things mentally. Yeah, I'm still annoyed with the local guv'mint, but, well, that's the way it goes. I was warned before I moved here that it can be like this, so I will deal with it, appeal the letter, and see what happens from here. If the appeal falls on ( Read more... )

One year suspension, starting the middle of April. I may appeal, but . . . *shrug* Sounds like they are trying to make an example of folks right now, so I'm not holding out a lot of hope ( Read more... )