sundries, late night edition

[rm]

Today has been a day. Including Patty dropping me a note saying she'd probably be home a bit after nine and then coming home at 11:30 because a friend of hers got engaged and there was an impromptu party. But you know what's great about us? I'm not mad; she's cool that I was, however, stressed about it and we just did our big long list of cruise packing/shopping whatsits. I made her read me the suggested packing lists for both men and women. This was actually very useful.

The simple reality at this point is that I will breathe a massive sigh of relief when 2009 is over. It's been hitting everyone close to me hard since the beginning of the year, and it's still hitting. Today involved a few more installments in all of that, one of which I found quite jarring, and I am just ready for it to be done.

I cannot stop eating these chocolate-covered jelly pomegranite things we bought at Costco. Have I mentioned my love affair with Costco? OMG Costco! Om nom nom nom.

The Book of Harry Potter Trifles, Trivias and Particularities is sold out again on Amazon. B&N and other sites do have it in stock, or you can order from me directly. Amazon should have more by the end of the week.

NY State workers who are trans are expected to win protection from bias in employment.

DC City Council approves gay marriage. The mayor is expected to sign off. Conventional wisdom says that Congress won't step in (as they can with all DC laws) to overturn this.

Because of weird crap (that LJ'ers explained to me -- thank you!) it's cheaper to fly to other European cities and then fly to England from there. This increases the chance that Patty and I will go to Dublin for a couple of days in April and has started me considering going to Amsterdam for two days before Bristol. I've always wanted to go to Amsterdam, you see. Also, it would be fitting. I haven't done a weird pilgrimage that no one but me understands in a long time (Australia); the whoel Bristol experience may be turning into one of those things though.

I joined NCIS. Hahahahaah, that's so fun to type and I don't even watch the show.

The VB saga now features an evil twin.

Comments

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Grr - I *had* a copy of your HP book in my Amazon shopping cart, waiting for my dilatory other half to get me shipping addresses for his family and nephews. Well, at this rate, I may not get any addresses before it's restocked anyway. Sigh. On the other hand, how cool is it that I get to send that to a mom who's reading book 3 to her sons, and that the kids also gets an encyclopedia of space stuff and art supplies?

[newsbean.livejournal.com]

It's awesome. Lucky kids!

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

...an evil twin?

*makes popcorn*

[kaffy_r]

Have I mentioned my love affair with Costco? OMG Costco! Om nom nom nom.


Heh. My love affair with Costco is also of the ZOMG!!!!!! variety. We loves it here at Casakaffyr, we does.

Here's hoping that whatever pilgrimage develops for you, that it is good, and memorable.

[msp-hacker.livejournal.com]

I could kiss you right now. I went to see how much it would cost to go to St. Louis to Dublin? And it was $300 cheaper! And a lot closer to where I want to go!

[tartanshell.livejournal.com]

The VB saga now features an evil twin.

Is it wrong that my reaction is to want to post somewhere, anywhere, with a Darth Vader icon claiming to be their father?

[heron61.livejournal.com]

The VB saga now features an evil twin.

Wow. I looked and found the reference for this. There are no words...

[luke-jaywalker.livejournal.com]

Got link?

[heron61.livejournal.com]

see this thread on fandomwank

[lefaym.livejournal.com]

Yeah, 2009 seems cursed or something.

Also, Amsterdam is awesome. You should definitely go there. The sex museum, however, is SO NOT WORTH IT. It could be so great if it was done by the right people, but in reality it's just, well... not.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

2009 seemed to be about packing as many punches for as many people around the world as possible.

I'll be glad when it's over as well. Perhaps the decade was bidding us a farewell for the Teens?
I'm trying for optimism, my actual thoughts on this veer in an entirely different direction.

Congrats on joining that elite investigation team! :P

[torenheksje.livejournal.com]

Yes! Come to Amsterdam! :cD

[rm.livejournal.com]

Is it doable as a 36 - 48 hour thing? because that's what it would be.

[torenheksje.livejournal.com]

Easily. It's a fairly small city (at least the part that tourist-worthy and not suburban), so depending on what all you want to do while you're there, chances are you will have time for it.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Mostly, I'm just a sort of walk around and feel lonely person when I travel. It's something I really dig.

[torenheksje.livejournal.com]

Then you'll be fine. I do the same thing whenever I go there - it's got serious atmosphere. :c)

[lonebear.livejournal.com]

I would really like to get a copy of the book. we've discussed this so many times already it's getting funny.

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting about your book again.

Because I am sometimes a moron, it took me until I was at Josh's to realize it would be the perfect Christmas present for his stepfather.

So you'll be getting another sale out of me. ;)

# The VB saga now features an evil twin.

SURE. WHY NOT?

[arielstarshadow.livejournal.com]

Do go to Amsterdam if you can swing it. I absolutely love that city.

[snufflesdbear.livejournal.com]

I plan to fire 2009, soon as possible.

The DC equality is only overshadowed by the Catholic Chairities bastards threatening to pull out (oh, I just got a bad sex visual there) if it goes through. I WOOPEd when the kid at work told us last night that it passed. Got disgusted looks from all working last night *score!* *raises stubby paw in the air*

[kshandra]

I plan to fire 2009, soon as possible.

Someone elsewhere on my f'list noted last month that 2009 is actually Milton from Office Space - we fired it back in February, but it keeps. showing. up.

[bodlon.livejournal.com]

The VB saga now features an evil twin.

OMG. Seriously? I AM MISSING OUT.

I am eager for 2009 to end, but am weirdly afraid of New Year's. I think it's because I don't know what I'm doing, or if there will be anyone to do it with. I guess I should ask J. Hm.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I think the VB story is EXACTLY how we can save the daytime soap opera. Get this story to the networks immediately and start casting. It would be awesome.

Evil twin? Have I really been so good this year that my Christmas gift is the exponentially amazing new VB episode? Wow.

[darklingwoods.livejournal.com]

I'm loving your blog...so many topics don't know where to begin but wanted to say hello! Hope its ok to friend?

Cheers!

Cat

[rm.livejournal.com]

Hi, Welcome! And thanks.