I just got an e-mail about a sweepstakes offering a big trip to Great Britain as a prize. You know, a few months ago I'd have been all "sign me up!" but now I'm thinking I can get craziness, violent bigotry, and incompetent politicians at home.
Don't you have an elsewhere to be?
Cordelia ,'Lessons'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 16, 2016 7:04:53 pm PDT #24621 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Steph L. - Jul 16, 2016 7:14:39 pm PDT #24622 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Home from the beach. The drive was interesting -- North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky are places where people fly the Confederate flag unironically, AND YET we didn't see a single Trump sign. That gives me some hope.
meara - Jul 16, 2016 9:11:23 pm PDT #24623 of 30003
Yay game night msbelle!!
I went to a friend's new house party (she moved in with some other folks, one I already knew). Had drinks with a different friend first, then to the house party together. Good times. Pretty chill, and didn't stay late/long, but it was nice to see people. Also, dragged myself to the gym today and am proud.
Laura - Jul 17, 2016 2:25:13 am PDT #24624 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
Yay friends, and margaritas, and wine, and parties!
AND YET we didn't see a single Trump sign.
Woo! Not the case on the west coast of Florida. But I hold out hope that these are the minority.
Up early to get some work done since none was accomplished yesterday. Mom looked better last night. She is recovering on the Cardiac floor because of her significant A-Fib. I have confidence in her doctor and her hospital so we'll see. They did make her get up and use the potty chair. Since she already has pneumonia staying in bed isn't allowed. Easier said than done with abdominal surgery, but she did it. Go Mom!
Jesse - Jul 17, 2016 3:25:07 am PDT #24625 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yay friends, and margaritas, and wine, and parties!
What she said!
I was going to go to the beach today, but it turns out to be the one day that is NOT a perfect beach day - cloudy and 70s. WTF? It's 90s and sunny yesterday AND tomorrow!
sj - Jul 17, 2016 3:33:55 am PDT #24626 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay friends, and margaritas, and wine, and parties!
Seconding the yay! That sounds promising, msbelle.
Jesse - Jul 17, 2016 4:00:13 am PDT #24627 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, the weather than makes it Not a Beach Day means that I could actually go for a long walk, possibly to Target. I guess that's a plan.
Zenkitty - Jul 17, 2016 6:14:34 am PDT #24628 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The drive was interesting -- North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky are places where people fly the Confederate flag unironically, AND YET we didn't see a single Trump sign. That gives me some hope.
I haven't seen any Trump signs around here, except for a couple defiant little bumperstickers. Granted, I'm in a liberal blue dot on the Virginia map, but even when I head into the rural areas where you'd think Trumpists would be, there are no signs.
Now I want to go drive around and pay attention to it, to make sure I haven't been a victim of selective vision.
Gudanov - Jul 17, 2016 6:21:54 am PDT #24629 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
I see a fair number of Trump signs. Saw a huge one hanging off an overpass.
Gudanov - Jul 17, 2016 6:31:04 am PDT #24630 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
After the free Kindle promotion my sales of Cog have flatlined. It's starting to feel like my agent submitting to editors at major publishers all over again; everybody seems to really like it but it never quite catches on. The reviews are fantastic so far.
Right now I'm trying to get it into local school libraries (of the appropriate age group) and line up reviews on blogs. Got four saying they will do reviews, but that will be awhile. That's hard too, lots of blogs that do book reviews, but most don't do any self-published.