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Oh there are new Torchwood promo pictures in Gay Times, and they are happy-making. If you care, you've probably already seen them.

I've had a couple of conversations that have almost been awful but have turned out well in the end about how to be a good LGBTQ ally over the last couple of days. I've never had to do that before in the "no, you don't get a cookie" and "please don't police our emotional responses to discrimination" sense. Interesting stuff which leads me to say if I've ever been the person who needed the wack with the clue-by-four when it comes to stuff about being anti-racist and trying to be an ally to PoC: thank you for your patience (and sorry that you needed it). I have a whole new perspective now. This shit wore me down in about ten minutes. Oh my god. (But seriously, props to the people I had those LGBTQ conversations with.)

I'm working about a thing about prop 8, that's also very much about female identity/autonomy/signifiers of adulthood/ownership. I'm not sure if it's going to come together or not. I want it to, I'm really happy with the idea of it, but it's probably the most convoluted interlacing of topics I've tried I a while.

My gorgeous white gown will be here probably Friday. But I probably won't be wearing it out this weekend, as I should wear suit to Duchess thing.

Patty is awesome. She will also be home Monday.

I've had 4 hours of sleep thanks to work gone wrong. I don't even want to discuss the condition I'm in right now.

No specific garden updates, but everything is continuing to do well. Actually, I'm realizing it's wednesday and 3pm, I should actually go buy the other planned plants.

Oh yes, and I forgot to mention, laurab1 made fanart for my TW fic "Because Men Once Went West." Snazzy.

Did you all know there is a sequel to The Vintner's Luck coming out? I've pre-ordered my copy.

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[aynatonal.livejournal.com]

Did you all know there is a sequel to The Vintner's Luck coming out?

WHAT??? No I did not! Eeeeeeeee!

::runs to Amazon tout de suite holy crap::

[rm.livejournal.com]

The movie has also finally started shooting. There are stills floating around.

[aynatonal.livejournal.com]

I've seen a few pics from the movie, yes--it looks not entirely unpromising, although I am prepared to have my heart broken.

Where did you pre-order? I can't find in on Amazon.us yet, although Amazon.uk has it.

[rm.livejournal.com]

BookDepository.co.uk which I love -- great prices, free shipping, multiple currencies.

[aynatonal.livejournal.com]

Wow! It's about half the price there that it is at Amazon.uk. Sold!

Now I will fret and fret and fret until it comes. I loved The Vintner's Luck so much that the first time I read it, I couldn't bear to have it end. I put it down about three quarters of the way through and only picked it up again about a month later, when I was feeling strong enough to finish. I've never done that before or since with a book. I am very excited about a sequel.

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For me it's the cadence of the first one that I love so desperately. It's just such a spare, spare book. I also read it at exactly the right moment in my life. Actually, if I knew where my copy was, I'd reread it, it's been a while.

[aynatonal.livejournal.com]

All of her books are like that, I find. She always leaves out the perfect amount, and suggests the most delicate implications--so much is going on around and under and above her paragraphs. I have no clue how she does it, but that particular aspect of her writing is one that I admire hugely.

I just went on a huge Elizabeth Knox re-reading spree, actually, so the timing on this new book is just about perfect for me.