Carving out a corner to post random crap.
From many miles away this 14th day of October, hugs and greetings and warm wishes and cheer go out to my dear friend, Monica. Distance has prevented us from getting together to celebrate in proper style, but we remain in each other’s hearts.
A break from the work grind I will take today, to ring Monica up and reminisce of birthday excursions in which we once reveled.
Cheers!
This was a get-nothing-done day. Although that's never really the case, is it? I read a couple chapters of my "locked door" mystery, and managed to get breakfast in me and clothed, too, before leaving the house. I told one colleague I hope he and his partner can one day legally wed in the State of Texas. I told another that he should pack up his family and move to Humboldt County, CA. You know, get a couple goats and take up gardening. I spoke up in a meeting to question the necessity of maintaining another database (how is this additional task supposed to streamline my workload?) I played tug-o'-war with the dog. My husband made pasta and I ate it. I'm glad I got the chance to do these things, be they productive or not.
First up, the Dreadnought news. Why? Because I seem to be in the strange
position of having released a sequel while people are still picking
up/reading/reviewing the first book with a downright shocking degree of
momentum. Don’t get me wrong, that’s great! But for some reason, I’ve been
getting emails from excited readers asking when/if there will be a sequel to
Boneshaker … and the answer, of course, is HELL YES.
Head on over for a review of Boneshaker ~
http://www.enbokcirkelföralla.se/2010/10/book-review-boneshaker-of-cherie-priest/
10-10-10 is a mighty unique date. Folks everywhere have been marking the occasion in all manner of ways great and small. For me, today is a day of remembrance. The entire month of October is melancholy, but the days leading up to the 10th are the hardest. It has been four years since Nado died, and not a day passes that I don’t think of him. I’m not sure the loss gets any easier to process; the empty feeling has just become part of the here and now. I know I’ll feel this way tomorrow and next month. I didn’t feel this way four years ago. The prospect of loss was nowhere to be found the day this photo was taken. It’s a nice reminder.
A view from my weekend perch reveals a cup of jolt juice and a book in both mitts. Two fisted reading makes for an interesting test of my ability to concentrate and comprehend. I just hope in the end I can keep my stories straight.
What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the
new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates,
Jr. The Harvard scholar turns to the latest tools of genealogy and
genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans —
via www.pbs.org
I rushed to my computer this morning and started back up with my ongoing search for ancestors. You know you can't shake off the sudden urge to do something despite feeling groggy from a 5:00 a.m. wake-up call by the doggies. It's as if I've received a psychic kick in the arse to find that someone/place/thing…TODAY!
Alas, I must first get office work out of the way on this auspicious Friday.
Aaah golden slumber cut short by morning.
Waking up a grump won’t help my flagging attitude.
Adjust, adjust, and reevaluate I must.
I’m too cynical and sensitive and wish I didn’t care.
Looking to lay the burden someplace.
Anywhere.
This is a picture of the Big 12 football helmets in the stadium. Go
Nebraska!
via texasirishways.blogspot.com
Mom's hopped on Blogger to share adventures along the (Irish) way. All y'all need to stop on by and say "Hey!"
I really do have a good reason for dropping off the face of the earth and falling woefully behind in my reading and writing endeavors. Blame it on LTE. Recently a wireless carrier where I live rolled out its 4G service to subscribers. Since I work for the company that is supplying this carrier with its network infrastructure, I’ve been up to my eyeballs in Long Term Evolution.
Other wireless service providers are scheduled to unveil their 4G offerings soon, so my busy little brain and assorted body parts will be working hard to make sure equipment gets to all those blinking cell towers and fortress-like switch facilities.
If by chance you’re reading this on a device that is sending its data-packets across an LTE network, do think of me…won’t you?
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