Erin, she moved to smaller quarters in a different state recently, and when I told her what the books were for, she bounced.

We roomed together at WorldCon so I got to hold hand on the move and she got to hold mine on the piano/waiting/other stuff.

Didn't realise you were a fan - want me to hook you up?

Oh! And mememe moment, Nice!Shared with Allyson!Agent read WMGGW, and loves it. Suggested tweaks were minimal and mostly already done, since I'd already been tweaking.

I'm proud to share an agent with Allyson, too.

Oh, my, would you? I hate to presume on friendship, but I am a total whore.

I try to be a HUMBLE whore, though.

And with the addy, please let her know I can get a tax letter, and if she sends an email addy or snail mail, I'll take pix and she (with other Library Patronesses) can get a nifty thank you card.

No problem at all. Let me get home first (that's tomorrow night) and Bob'll be your uncle.

LA's very cool. Ask erika, who greeted her (as per my suggestion) with "Moo, motherfucker!" (Yes, there's a story in there.)

Wondeful! Esp. since I have spent all my birthday money on books on teaching and...um...lattes.

I'm very weak at 7 a.m. on a school morning.

EDIT: And apparently, I don't have enough money to buy an "r".

WondeRful. Gah.

No prob. I'll hook you up.

I need to go find lunch. Yes, I know what time it is.

Get lunch! Silly wench. And thanks!

Yes, I really did. She was amused...patrons at Chi-chi Borders, really, nsm. Places that act ritzy for no reason make me suggestible to outrageous things.

Erin, I've considered my books, but I have nothing suitable. When we moved in here, I left stacks of books in the Salvation Army bin. I've got an idea, though.

When we've run certain community events at our church, we've approached local stores for donations. Typically, they give a gift card for $25 or whatever. I have't done the approaching, but from what I remember hearing at meetings, a lot of corporations just have a standard amount they'll give in response to a request. Now for us, this has usually been a grocery deal, so we've approached places like Stop & Shop (chain supermarket), BJ's (local discount club akin to Sam's, Costco, etc.).

You might be able to approach Barnes and Noble, Target, Costco and the like, and end up with gift certificates, with which you can purchase more books. The Target corporation has all sorts of community programs, including a grant program: [link]

Awesome drabbles, everybody. I'm hoping to get around to it before the week is up...

In the meantime, hivemind question: Is there current British slang for "girl" or "woman"? I mean, I know lots of other words (the common ones, like loo, and lift, and sorted, etc.) but I'm blanking on this. Any ideas?