The Studio and other nonsense

Oct. 13th, 2025 05:05 pm
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So that's 1,387 "new" words, that aren't actually "new" but a scene that I'd pulled for Not Fitting In. What I did was rewrite it slightly and now? It fits. WIP now weighs in at 97,060. More or less.

I'm stopping for the moment, because -- gotta think now. And also I need to find the Winter Runner, which -- the old woman who lives with me put it somewhere, I'm sure, logical and safe. And damned if I can find it. None of the cats remember where it went, either. (SPOILER: Found it!)

Well. While I'm up, I should do my duty to those same cats and warm up the last of the soup (with cornbread!) for lunch.
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Went out just before it started to rain. Bought a cheap non-skid rug for the studio* (oh, how swanky is that? "THE STUDIO." buffs nails on shirt), then stopped at Shaw's for milk, butter, bread, wine, cheese. You know -- the basics.

I should prolly get a dehumidifier for The Studio, too, but I'm running out of the ready for this project -- ref "the basics" above.

The guys in the basement inform me that they're still thinking, and also out of beer, so I'm guessing that's my cue to take myself and my book over to the couch until it's time to serve up Happy Hour.

Hope everybody had a goodish-to-good day.

Take care; I'll check in tomorrow.
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*Yes, I did hear all the arguments against a rug. Thank you.


I ran an errand

Oct. 13th, 2025 03:21 pm
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During which I encountered:

* A person supine on the sidewalk, having apparently been struck by a car exiting the expressway. There were EMTs so I didn't interfere.

* A person driving their RC car on the LRT tracks as the train was approaching, who seemed put out that I told him to get off the tracks.

* An angry screaming apparently deranged guy between me and where I needed to be to catch the bus.

Bundle of Holding: Huckleberry

Oct. 13th, 2025 01:57 pm
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This all-new Huckleberry Bundle presents Huckleberry, the mythic Wyrd West tabletop roleplaying game about tragic cowboys in a world doomed to calamity – unless you save it.

Bundle of Holding: Huckleberry

Clarke Award Finalists 2018

Oct. 13th, 2025 10:51 am
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2018: Tories vote to pitch the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, PM May’s Brexit progress is strangely uneven, while Prince Harry and Meghan Markle conduct an experiment to determine the depths of British racism.

Poll #33722 Clarke Award Finalists 2018
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5


Which 2018 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

View Answers

Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnock
1 (20.0%)

American War by Omar El Akkad
2 (40.0%)

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
3 (60.0%)

Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed
0 (0.0%)

Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill
1 (20.0%)

Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař
1 (20.0%)



Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.

Which 2018 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnock
American War by Omar El Akkad
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed
Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill
Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař
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What went before ONE: A smol break to eat lunch (in fact, a ham sandwich, the ham heated up), make a pot of rice, and do my duty to the cats.

The writing's going really well, After I finish up in the front of the house, I'll go back and see if there's anything else cooking.

The cats of course, have all joined me in my office, so I can feel guilty about my eventual desertion to the writing room.

Which reminds me that some folks had wanted to see where I had put the bats. Here they are:

By reader request, the "story" of the poster: Steve used to work in a video store, and when a new batch of posters came in, he adopted this one.

It is worth noting that Steve also had a Close Personal Relationship with Disney's Sorcerer's Apprentice. When I met him, one of his favorite shirts was a silky dark blue with a Sorcerer's Apprentice print.

What went before TWO: So, that was +/-1,530 new words today, which brings the WIP Entire right around 95,600, as the end of the book keeps getting further away. I also updated the Chapter-by-Chapter.

Tomorrow, I have some phone calls to make, and I'll need to do them early. Also, I need to clear off my "business desk," because even though I'm hardly here, it's a wreck. Well. Because writing at the moment is far more entertaining than Real Life, I do just tend to toss stuff onto a "I'll deal with it later," pile.

Happy Hour has been served. I need to put away my socks, now that they're clean and dry and all, and update the to-do list.

So, that was my day, and hoping yours was as peaceful.

Everybody have a good evening; stay safe. I'll see you tomorrow.

Monday. Dim and cool. Rain predicted.

I had forgotten that today is a holiday. Files under The Perils of Freelancing. Crossfiles under The Perils of Living Alone. No mail today. Gummint offices closed. Oh. Wait.

One of the offices I needed to call this morning was closed. However! The hospital at Rockport was on the case, and able to reschedule my Dark O'Clock Appointment for 11am two days earlier in the same week.

I'm calling this a success on the day.

Today, I am still giving my hands a break, for values of "a break" that does not include fine work such as cutting out teensy pattern pieces, or embroidery, so I guess I'm writing. After breakfast and girding mine loins and all like that.

Who else has had an early success?

Today's blog post title brought to you by The Other Steve Miller, "Wild Mountain Honey"


keeping up with the paperwork

Oct. 12th, 2025 03:19 pm
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I got a paper letter from the Registry of Motor Vehicles yesterday, telling me it was time to renew my state ID card, and a billing email from Panix this morning.

I took care of both of those online. Both were straightforward, although the state required me to check more boxes--which makes sense, because Panix doesn't care where I live, am registered to vote, or also have email with other providers. Interestingly, the RMV noted that I'm already registered as an organ donor--but that, unlike voter registration, doesn't depend on them having my current address.

I met her in a club down in Old Soho

Oct. 12th, 2025 09:42 am
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Oh, dear, dearie me...

For those who have not read it, Be Warned. We are told by a Concerned Reader that Diviner's Bow is the second Liaden book that was "written for LBGYQ" instead of "staying true to the storyline and characters."

Well. That's me told.

In other news -- and what I actually stopped by to say -- between cutting out teensy pieces of paper, followed by driving for sevenish hours, followed by chores, I have managed to scrod my hands, which means I need to change the shape of the next few days, to wit!

Today and Monday I shall write; Tuesday, I shall finish cutting out my glass pattern and taping said teensy pieces to the appropriate pieces of glass (which means I'll be missing needlework, but there are only so many hours in the day -- and what's with that exactly?). Wednesday, I have a haircut scheduled, and also some writing to do; Thursday evening is glasswork, I may need to hit the grocery during the day; Sarah comes by on Friday morning.

Also, I need to get a tattoo across my forehead that says, YOU ARE NOT 40.

So! Breakfast was oatmeal with cranberries and walnuts. Lunch will be a ham sandwich, or something else including ham, because leftovers, and!

Time to go to work.

What's your upcoming week looking like?

Today's blog post title brought to you by The Kinks, "Lola" because -- obviously.  Released in 1970.

Here, have a picture of Tali:


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A diverse assortment of (mostly) non-Future History science fiction stories from Robert A. Heinlein.

The Menace From Earth by Robert A. Heinlein

Books read in 2025

Oct. 12th, 2025 08:32 am
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49 Black Tie & Tails (Black Wolves of Boston #2), Wen Spencer (e)
48 Shards of Earth, Adrian Tchaikovsky(The Final Architecture #1)e)
47  Hemlock and Silver, T. Kingfisher (e)
46  Outcrossing, Celia Lake (Mysterious Charm #1) (e)
45  Outfoxing Fate, Zoe Chant/Murphy Lawless (Virtue Shifters)(e)
44  Atonement Sky, Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #9) (e)
43  Stone and Sky, Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London #10) (e)
42  Regency Buck, Georgette Heyer (re-re-re-&c-read)
41  I Dare, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Liaden Universe #7) (page proofs)
40  To Hive and to Hold, Amy Crook (The Future of Magic #1) (e)
39  These Old Shades, Georgette Heyer, narrated by Sarah Nichols (re-re-re-&c-read, 1st time audio)
38  Faking it (Dempsey Family #2), Jennifer Crusie, narrated by Aasne Vigesaa (re-re-re-&c-read, 1st time audio)
37  Copper Script, K.J. Charles (e)
36  The Masqueraders, Georgette Heyer, narrated by Eleanor Yates (re-re-re-&c-read; 1st time audio)
35  Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness on Martha's Vineyard, Nora Ellen Groce (e)
34  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Winifred Watson, narrated by Frances McDormand (re-re-re-&c-read; 1st time audio)
33  The Wings upon Her Back, Samantha Mills (e)
32  Death on the Green (Dublin Driver #2), Catie Murphy (e)
31  The Elusive Earl (Bad Heir Days #3), Grace Burrowes (e)
30  The Mysterious Marquess (Bad Heir Days #2), Grace Burrowes (e)
29  Who Will Remember (Sebastian St. Cyr #20), C.S. Harris (e)
28  The Teller of Small Fortunes, Julie Leong (e)
27  Check and Mate, Ali Hazelwood (e)
26  The Dangerous Duke (Bad Heir Days #1), Grace Burrowes (e)
25  Night's Master (Flat Earth #1) (re-read), Tanith Lee (e)
24  The Honey Pot Plot (Rocky Start #3), Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer (e)
23  Very Nice Funerals (Rocky Start #2), Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer (e)
22  The Orb of Cairado, Katherine Addison (e)
21  The Tomb of Dragons, (The Cemeteries of Amalo Trilogy, Book 3), Katherine Addison (e)
20  A Gentleman of Sinister Schemes (Lord Julian #8), Grace Burrowes (e)
19  The Thirteen Clocks (re-re-re-&c read), James Thurber (e)
18  A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe (Lord Julian #7), Grace Burrowes (e)
17  All Conditions Red (Murderbot Diaries #1) (re-re-re-&c read) (audio 1st time)
16  Destiny's Way (Doomed Earth #2), Jack Campbell (e)
15  The Sign of the Dragon, Mary Soon Lee
14  A Gentleman of Unreliable Honor (Lord Julian #6), Grace Burrowes (e)
13  Market Forces in Gretna Green (#7 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
12  Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent, Judi Dench with Brendan O'Hea (e)
11  Code Yellow in Gretna Green (#6 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
10  Seeing Red in Gretna Green (#5 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
9    House Party in Gretna Green (#4 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)*
8    Ties that Bond in Gretna Green (#3 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
7    Painting the Blues in Gretna Green (#2 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
6    Midlife in Gretna Green (#1 Midlife Recorder), Linzi Day (e)
5    The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Author), Kyle McCarley (Narrator) re-re-re&c-read (audio)
4    The House in the Cerulean Sea,  TJ Klune (e)
3    A Gentleman in Search of a Wife (Lord Julian #5) Grace Burrowes (e)
2    A Gentleman in Pursuit of the Truth (Lord Julian #4) Grace Burrowes (e)
1    A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances (Lord Julian #3) Grace Burrowes (e)

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*Note: The list has been corrected. I did not realize that the Gretna Green novella was part of the main path, rather than a pleasant discursion, and my numbering was off. All fixed now.


Up at the Cabin, Quilt Show Edition

Oct. 11th, 2025 04:16 pm
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 buckeye butterfly
Image: Buckeye butterfly

My family and I are up at our friends' cabin for the weekend. 

These are the friends of ours who have a lovely place with a natural shoreline (which they planted and meticulously mantain) on Crooked Lake in Siren, Wisconsin. At the far end of their property there is what I believe is a "smooth aster" (the native version of a purple aster.) It has attracted so many butterflies this year, it's not even funny. We've seen the buckeye pictured above as well as a painted lady, a clouded sulpher, and (and this might sound strange,) my favorite, this chonk of a moth, the corn ear worm moth.

corn ear worm moth
Yep, total pest. Turns into chonk floof, baby mothra. 

The dock is all pulled in, of course, so we've been amusing ourselves in other ways. In the nearby town of Weber, there is a quilt show. Ihave reported on this event in the past. It's very small town, in the best way? We're talking about tables set up in the local high school, staffed by little old ladies and a (bad) taco bar serving food for $5.00 in the cafeteria. The whole event kind of smells like Oretaga taco seasoning, but there are rows and rows of quilts with "artist statements" like, "I thought this pattern would be fun to try. WRONG. So I put it in craft jail for a few years, but this year decided to finish it. So here it is. Enjoy." These ladies (and some gents) really don't mince words when it comes to their quilts. Another one read, "Not much to say. Just need to use up my scraps." Then it will look like this:

yellow quilt, Weber 2025
Image: complex, bright yellow quilt.

Mason and I then went for a drive to check out Clam Dam, which, frankly, is the best name for any dam, anywhere as far as I'm concerned. 

 So far, a nice, chill vacation. Just what we needed post-Gaylaxicon.

How about you all? Up to anything fun?

A gypsy wind is blowing warm tonight

Oct. 11th, 2025 05:41 pm
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Saturday. Sunny and warmer than I had expected.

Many chores have been accomplished, including doing the preliminary set up for my glass working space. I had a moment of despair when I realized that none of the many outlets in the Foosball Room, err, worked. Then I remembered my fusebox lessons from Steve Symonds, crossed the basement, flipped a switch, and hey, presto! Power, we haz it.

I have two oil radiators, and also the old electric heater that I replaced not because it didn't work, but because it was old. So, it, too may join me and I'm thinking that room will be toasty as heck, even in winter.

The library cart (sorry, Steve) will be put into use to hold my glass and tools where I can see everything, and Archie's stool (I bought a nasty old wooden stool at a flea market back in nineteen-seventy-ought two, I guess, all over splotches of paint, and -- oh it was a mess. But for fifty cents, who could say no. Took it home, did the sanding and the priming and painted it Chinese Red. When I brought Archie in to run the place, that was his favorite seat.) is just the right height to park my fundament (why does spellcheck not know fundament?) on while I glare at the pattern, which I have no doubt I will be doing a lot of.

There was a big old warped piece of wood leaning against the wall, which I have put down, so I'll have something besides a concrete floor between me and the permafrost, and I should probably get a cheap rug, for another layer. Right not, All The Things are on top of the board, because I'm hoping to flatten out the bow.

Now! I need to rustle lunch, and then, oh, go out to TJMaxx.

Yes, yes, I'm supposed to be getting rid of stuff so it will be easier for those who have to clean up after me, and instead, I'm getting new stuff.

How's Saturday treating you?

Oh, hey, my work-area-in-process:

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Hmmph. Did another exploratory round of Stuff I Already Have. Identified a glass keeper, known to those of us who had administrative/secretarial jobs as a desk-top file organizer, which will do fine. It is metal, but easy enough to soften each section by taping in a manila folder or two.

Steve used to have these ... big foam tiles that he used in the SRM office (another basement location). They interlocked, so you could make your space as big as you needed, and they were soft, which was easier on your back and legs. I went looking for them, but no luck. And -- I have a really hard time remembering where I last saw what. It could be they never even made the move to this house. So now I'm trying to remember where he got them. Maybe Staples? Back when Staples actually had things in their store instead of offering to order it online for you?

mooches off to Staples online

SPOILER: As suggested by several Facebook friends, Home Depot had them, aka "single sided gym tile"

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And that's enough fun for one day.

I went to TJ Maxx and unexpectedly came upon a wooden plate holder, which will handily hold the glass I'm working with now. I can foresee a time when I'll need to bring the other holder into play but for now, I've put it aside.

I put together some "gym" tiles, and put them directly on the floor in front of my work bench. All The Things are still piled on top of the warped board, but I'm not having to walk to the warped board, so that's a win.

For a change, we are not under a freeze warning tonight, so that's a change. And now that I've had my fun, I need to finish up washing cat bowls, by which time, it will be Happy Hour.

How time does fly.

Everybody have a good evening. Stay safe.

I'll check in tomorrow.

The work space as now configured:

Tonight's blog post title brought to you by Mr. Robert Seger, who is pretty damned sure of himself, so there is that:  "You'll Accomp'ny Me"


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I am beginning a count now (1:23 PM Oct 13) and if the naked url count hits ten, and I don't think it's someone trying to game what I am going to post, I will turn off anonymous comments for a week. If after that, I get another ten naked urls, I will try a month, and then a year.

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13 works new to me. Four fantasy, two horror, one non-fiction, one thriller, and five SF, of which at least three are series.

Books Received, October 4 to October 10


Poll #33712 Books Received, October 4 to October 10
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 54


Which of these look interesting?

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The Seed of Destruction by Rick Campbell (July 2026)
2 (3.7%)

Uncivil Guard by Foster Chamberlin (November 2025)
8 (14.8%)

Crawlspace by Adam Christopher (March 2026)
6 (11.1%)

The Girl With a Thouand Faces by Sunyi Dean (May 2026)
15 (27.8%)

Your Behavior Will Be Monitored by Justin Feinstein (April 2026)
5 (9.3%)

Blood Bound by Ellis Hunter (April 2026)
1 (1.9%)

Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim (June 2026)
18 (33.3%)

Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher (March 2026)
24 (44.4%)

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three edited by Stephen Kotowych (October 2025)
16 (29.6%)

Rabbit Test and Other Stories by Samantha Mills (April 2026)
15 (27.8%)

The Body by Bethany C. Morrow (February 2026)
4 (7.4%)

I’ll Watch Your Baby by Neena Viel (May 2026)
5 (9.3%)

Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward (July 2026)
9 (16.7%)

Some other option
0 (0.0%)

Cats!
38 (70.4%)

leek and squash risotto (non-dairy)

Oct. 10th, 2025 09:21 pm
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[personal profile] adrian_turtle made a leek and squash risotto for supper, and it was very good. It contains short-grain rice, broth, leeks, butternut squash, arugula, and I think garlic powder. It was topped with candied pecans, some pieces of squash, and leek-flavored oil. Most of the squash was cooked with the rice, to dissolve and make the risotto rich and creamy. The combination of ingredients gave the dish plenty of umami; I didn't miss the cheese that's typically added to risotto.

Jotting this down now before I forget, I may get Adrian to provide more details or a recipe link later.
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This past weekend, my family had another wedding, with more family events the next day. Actually, it was on the other side of the family (Rob's family): one of his nieces got married.

Rob and I always said that one of the greatest strengths in our marriage was our family ties. Both of our families had very strong and warm family bonds and got along well, and we genuinely liked each other's family and enjoyed spending time with them.

I have talked to many widows, in person and online, and I know that for some, after their spouse dies, the spouse's family can drift away or even treat a widow cruelly. I am so very glad that is not the case for me. I feel as much a part of Rob's family as I ever have, and I was pleased to join them to celebrate my niece's wedding.

Rob's Mom and his siblings (two brothers and two sisters) gathered from all around the country, and I was so happy to see them all and catch up on their lives. It was also a special day because my mother-in-law got to meet M for the first time. Alona had dressed M in a lacy, frothy concoction that she herself wore as a child (at one point when M got fussy, perhaps bothered by the slightly scratchy lace, Alona remarked that she looked like an angry cupcake. Yes, she was utterly adorable. Yes, I admit that I am biased.).

I had found a new dress for the occasion and felt elegant. It was so wonderful to be there with Eric, and to have my children and their partners there, as well as Rob's family. It's such a joy to me that our ties remain strong. I wish the same for my niece and my new nephew: that they continue to draw strength and delight from both sides of their family.

Image description: Top: Peg's family: Peg and Eric, Fiona, M, and Alona (M's face is blurred) and Delia and Chris. Middle: The groom holds the bride in a dramatic dip/kiss. Bottom: Rob's mom and his brothers and sisters.

Wedding II

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Friday.

Pics before wordage:

   

 

 

So that was a pleasant day. Cool but not frigid on the beach, despite a brisk breeze. Took a pleasant walk along the trail at Scarborough Marsh, from whence the picture of the Great White Heron and also what I believe to be a loon, which if so -- a coup. I mean, herons are hard to photograph, but loons are impossible.

At Old Orchard, I walked the beach, and up into town, had a chicken salad wrap and a root beer at Cafe 64, decided not to go down to Wells, but to come on home, but avoiding the interstate because construction. This of course meant that I got lost in Portland, which is business as usual. I finally asked the car's navcamp for a way home that avoided highways, and boy didn't it oblige me? However! I discovered a new road. I truly do not believe I've been on Route 88 before, and that was just a splendid drive. So -- Serendipity For the Win.

I came home to the news that the nerve conduction test -- that's probably not what it's called -- has been scheduled for October 23 at 3:45 which won't do for two reasons, those being it will mean I have to miss stained glass, and! I'll have to drive home from Rockport in the dark (that's 50ish miles of unlit back roads from the Confusion Factory), and I don't know the route well enough to want to do that. So, I'll add rescheduling that piece of optimism to my pile of Monday phone calls.

The cats -- all three, which made for some confusion of who was where and how do I not fall over -- threw themselves onto to me with loud cries the second I opened the door. I did tell them I was going to be gone for most of the day, but apparently neither Tali nor Rookie can tell time and Firefly's skills are a little rocky.

I now have Rook and Tali keeping a Very Close Eye while I type this update, and Firefly is having a wee dram of dry food to recruit herself.

I see that we're under a Freeze Alert this evening, which means I'll be needing to cover the rose again.

But before that, I need to put the clean dishes away and, oh...pour a glass of wine.

How did your Friday play out?

Today's blog post title is brought to you by Jimmy Soul, "If you wanna be happy."  My excuse is that this is the song that was playing when I turned the car on this morning.  Recorded in 1962.


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The moon is gorgeous tonight, big and yellow.

So, now I have glass and the means to cut it, though I am strictly forbidden from doing so until next class. What I do have to do is finish cutting out my pattern and affixing the pieces to the appropriate pieces of glass so that I can begin cutting my glass next class.

Excuse me: "Seymour Glass. Do you See More Glass?" Thank you, J.D. Salinger. Honest to Ghod how long do I have to pay for that English project?

So! I'm feeling, actually, better about the glassworking after this evening's class. Maybe because I have a better feel for how the moving parts fit together. Possibly because the instructor did not faint dead away when she saw my pattern, but said, "Oh, that's nice, did you get that out of one of my books?" and then helped me modify that big swodge of "ocean" that some of y'all were so worried about.

I see that I'm going to have to be moving the portable radiators into The Foosball Room (so called because there was a Foosball table in that room when we looked at the house, and for a time it was a question whether or not we would be adopting), aka The Cold Room aka The Workshop, so I can cut glass (permission will apparently be given to cut glass at home eventually) without my supervisors getting paws on, not to mention glass in their fur.

For tonight, my glass and assorted Stuff is in the car. I'll need to move it down to The Foosball Room before I head for the ocean tomorrow.

Fans of Firefly will wish to know that she is having the Zoomies. Apparently, she DID SO TELL the kids that I would be home and that I would feed them, first thing I got inside, and as this has come to pass, her stock has gone up.

That's all I've got to report. The rest of my evening will be reading today's chapter of A Night in the Lonesome October, and getting something to eat.

Everybody stay safe. Writer's Day Off Tomorrow. I'll check in as I can.

Oh, wait! My bats came:

Tonight's blog post title brought to you by U2, "She Moves In Mysterious Ways"


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