Raquel, when you have a chance, contact me. Important. Sorta.

If there's any spare health-ma lying around, I could use some for a friend of mine who hurt her neck skiing over Easter weekend, cause it's been acting up in a bad way recently, and this is her away message: "it's getting worse. Might need a hospital visit this weekend. pray for me and my spinal cord." Thanks.

A little USA-trip update:

I have an interview scheduled at the USA embassy, regarding my visa application, on the 12th of July. I can't make any definite plans until my visa application is approved, but I would like to start making vague plans and find out when/where people are going to be, in order to try and solidify those plans (but, again, nothing final until after the visa goes through!). The Bureaucratic advise was to discuss this in the F2F thread, so that's where I'm headed, and that's probably where the discussion will take place.

"See" you there, and see you, without any quotation marks, hopefully, soon.

Hello to all, with hugs and regrets for my absence.

I'm dropping in to announce that issue one of The Dogtown Review (with thanks to Hec for inspiring the name) is available! This fiction zine includes stories by Gayle Brandeis, Keith Demanche, Rita Oakes, Carrie Vaughn and the lovely and talented Deborah Grabien! If you'd like to order a copy (at the low, low price of $3, plus $1 for shipping and handling if you're in the U.S.), PayPal is being accepted at my profile addy. If you'd like to make fun of the HTML on my website, do it where I can't hear you. I can't even tell you how web-page illiterate I am . . .

I am on vacation, sorta. Driving to upstate NY with many stops in between. I'll be away from Florida for about 3 weeks and likely will have little time to stop by the boards, but I will try. I can connect via cellphone and laptop, but the van with 4 kids, DH, and dog provides little opportunity for casual browsing. I will see my email. Have fun. I'll miss you all.

X-Post with email addresses that I had reasonably close to hand...

LAistas, Cass (AKA the other SDista), and anyone else who feels like driving into San Diego on Saturday night,

Birthday Beach Bash!!!

A couple of my friends are hosting a bonfire at Mission Bay Saturday Night (5-ish to whenever) for my birthday. Would love any and all 'fistas to be there. Want details? Email addy's good. Hope to see you!

I'm going to be in NYC(ish) this weekend, and I'm trying to arrange getting together with some NYCistas on Saturday night for dinner. If anyone's interested, email me at hillaryre (at) gmail dot com.

Please send super interview-ma the BF's way today. He's been out of work for six months, we're broke and this would be a great job for him. So vibes heading Burbank way around noontime would be much appreciated!

The radio show I host? My first program was on June 28, 1984. That means it's my 20th anniversary!

This Friday and next, from 8-10am EDT, I'll be doing a retrospective, playing a few songs from each of the last 20 years. Indie-rock songs that "defined" either that year in general or my show in particular.

It's broadcast on WMBR, 88.1 fm in Cambridge, MA, and online at [link]

Closing on my new house this morning. NEW HOUSE LIKES CARROTS!!!!!

I'll be darkish gray over the coming week as I move in and close out the apt.