I am slightly less congested, and Tessa has a new box.
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boring, with computer & kitten.
I have had this update window open for hours. I can’t decide if I have nothing to say or too much to boil down to a proper post.
I went from being crazy busy to not busy at all last week, so of course I managed to get a head cold. And now I’m busy again. I keep forgetting what day it is. I thought it was Wednesday for most of the morning, but apparently it is only Tuesday. That’s good, probably.
Here’s another view of Friday’s visual aid:
Shiny, shiny new MacBook Air. I keep thinking I’m going to put it down somewhere and lose it, it’s so skinny! Still getting used to it, but so far it’s been fabulous.
And now I’ve had this half-a-post in progress for several additional hours.
I might have to just face facts and admit that I am boring today. Or possibly this week. I am all to-do lists and Kleenex and learning about accounting. None of which makes for interesting blogging.
And the mailman neglected to pick up my outgoing mail. That is the height of excitement around here today, dear readers.
Here, in lieu of more interesting content, have a Tessa. She looks how I feel:
And she’s sitting on my book contract. Sigh.
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final shapshots from revisionland
An Eventide Edition of what very well may be the final* Snapshots from Revisionland**.
Shiny new fountain pen that my in-laws brought me this weekend. It is my very first new-new fountain pen! All my other ones are vintage.
Left over papadum from dinner:
Hair dye, because my roots were looking confused again:
And champagne, because I got my first advance check in the mail today. That makes me some sort of official author person, doesn’t it?
*for this book, at least.
**I know, I know, I escaped Revisionland on Friday. I’m back in it for the next 24 hours or so, and then… well, we’ll see. I’ll probably still be hanging out in the Revisionland Hotel Bar.
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hallowe’en!
It is a cold Hallowe’en in Salem today. We only ventured out for a few hours to brave the downtown craziness, but the crowds weren’t as heavy as usual. It’ll likely get busier later, though. I hope people plan on wearing costumes that involve sweaters.
We made friends with a black cat. As one does on Hallowe’en in Salem.
Home now, with caramel apples and caramel vodka. It’s like a theme.
The chill of impending winter has clearly arrived, rustling through the leaves on the ground outside.
But the trees are still on fire, so autumn hasn’t left just yet.
And a witch just walked past my window.
Happy Hallowe’en & a Blessed Samhain, too!
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snapshots from revisionland
Snapshots from Revisionland: the pre-Hallowe’en edition
Coffee:
New scenes, scribbled longhand in unlined notebooks:
Bucket involved in some sort of Battle Royale with an empty Panera bag:
(I think Bucket is winning.)
And of course, the obligatory bowl of candy:
