WriterCon

There will be more to tell soon, but:

"Sharks Vs Jets: Writing Fight Scenes", led by rm

As this is a workshop, not a panel, you need to register for WriterCon and sign up in advance.

http://www.WriterCon.com

sundries

Oh, Sikh Day Parade or whatever Sikh event you are that made it almost impossible to get to work. You are my annual sign of spring. But you do make it really hard to get to work.

Someone has been removing screws from my office chair. Considering when this becomes apparent, it seems to be vengeful cleaning staff. We've now reached Chair is Hazardous point. I am puzzled? amused? annoyed? Mostly, I am not Dead By Chair. Yet.

Tonight? Wit's End, which has forced me to realize, yet again, that I really, really need a new brown belt. Also: men's clothes in 80+ temperatures? Utter crap. Current state of my hair: curling at the back of my neck. Must be cut. ugh ugh ugh. UGH.

Last night? Awoken by mosquitoes.

Tomorrow night? Patty comes home.

Basil: perkier, still a little droopy, some small, dead yellow leaves. Overwatering as many of you suggested seems likely. As does the fact that while it's in the warmest part of the house, it wants more warmth and sun (this weekend will be good for it). It's also grown like crazy since Patty got it, which was just last week. All the herbs have, so I think when we do Home Depot to get painting supplies, it's time for pots and what not and we'll re-pot those, start the strawberries, and maybe get some stuff to try doing tomatoes (once Patty starts getting heirloom tomatoes at the famers' market, we'll use those seeds).

I used to do this stuff a lot as a kid. My mom taught me how, but it's very latent knowledge in my mind, and despite wanting to get a garden plot in a community garden, it's never been convenient. I'd be thrilled if we can make these work and actually eat some stuff we grow. APOCALYPSE SKILLS.

The Rake's Song by The Decemberists is totally my descensus_hp theme song. (You know, if you're waiting for another installment of a Rach and Kali production and haven't read that yet and care about the HP universe at all, that might amuse you -- the early pieces are less than IHNIIHBT, but it's an effort to build a total universe/culture/history/moral framework for pureblood wizarding society, and if you like our stuff, it's very entertaining (and will be gotten back to soon). Also it's multimedia and timey-wimey. It's crazy amounts of fun and full of those little sharp notes and sexual politics stuff that we littered IHNIIHBT with.

well, that's articulate

Holy shit, pig flu!