Am, the limit's 50K? Much easier.

Which explains why I managed it last year.

On the notebooks vs. computers thing: I keep a paper diary which records predominately real life stuff and a livejournal which records mostly fandom stuff; a reporter's shorthand pad in which I write (longhand) first drafts of almost anything whenever I can't reach the computer and notes about on almost everything; a poetry notebook (one that's actually labelled that, with nice paper and inspirational quotes from poets in); a pad of A4 lined paper for longer pieces; and several folders on the harddrive, of poetry, original fiction, fanfic, and suchlike. I like the speed and ease of sharing which comes with the computer, and the feel of creating something which comes with pen and paper. Also, I have a bit of a stationary fetish-- I can't walk past somewhere selling paper without at least stopping to look, and sometimes to touch-- and I find I write in subletly different styles on different types of paper, so I like to have a variety around.

New books by a favorite author, it's a happy thing.

I've only read a couple of her books (what was translated into Hebrew - I could never find anything by her in English around here, not even the ones that were translated), so I'm just glad that I have so much more waiting for me, when I do get to find it. I really loved the few that I got to read.

Also, Teppy, I had an idea for a subject for a drabble (and it even has a "something you may like" side to it, I don't mind admitting that): hands.

I thought about it as a possible topic while washing the floor at my apartment on Friday. I was squeezing (I'm not sure that's the word) the mop (I'm sure that's not the word, but I can't think of a better one), to take the water out of it so that I can wipe the floor with a clean dry one, and remembered how my grandmother used to do that, with her long beautiful damaged-from-decades of hard work hands, which were stronger than mine even when she was in her seventies and I a healthy teenager. And then I thought about how, after my grandmother passed away, my mom started to pick up a few hands gestures of hers, gestures that she never used before.

So, anyway, at the moment that I thought "if I could write¹, that's what I'd write about", I thought to offer it up here as a subject. Of course, I didn't think I'll force you to read so many words in order to get to that idea.

¹ Yeah, in that Hebrew sense of 'write' as I explained before!

connie -- what was the book?

Nilly, I love that idea. Hell, for those of us who "talk" with our hands, not using them is excruciating. I find that if I sit on my hands, or make a conscious effort to not use them, my speech slows down and I develop a tiny stammer. Odd.

Thanks, deb.

I've said it more than once - if my hands were tied, I'd be unable to shout for help. That's how much I use my hands when I talk.

(slightly off-topic) Nilly, any idea when you're coming out? (edit: to the West Coast, I mean. Heh.)

t Natter

any idea when you're coming out?

Nothing specific yet. The dates of the exams are still not final, and I'm still not sure of people's schedules, so I don't know anything final yet. If there are dates that are bad for you, and I know that there's pretty much a plan to kidnap me and load me on a car to SF (not that I have any objections to that!), then that's the time to let me know - Allyson and Kristen have dates when they won't be in LA, and I already know I should plan around those, in order to make sure we'll get to meet and hang out.

t /Natter

There is definitely a plan afoot (or a-car or a-Jeep). I'm hoping to be in Minneapolis for juliana's wedding at the end of August, but I'm keeping September basically open for you, until you know.

And it isn't completely off-topic nattering; I want to give you books.

juliana's wedding at the end of August

Dates, please? Or, once you have them?

I want to give you books.

Wheeeeeeee! Yay me!

Heh.

I'll double-check with juliana. It's possible I won't make it to Minneapolis, since money is very tight right now and will be until Nic gets a job, but I'm absolutely intending to go if it's possible. I think it's the last week in August.