sundries

Patty has presumably reached Ohio. When I went to bed last night they were in West Virginia, and it's too early to prod at her now after all of that.

I have my period and feel MISERABLE, on the other hand, I'll be functional by the time I leave for the UK.

Facebook Fail: YA author Owl Goingback has been told by Facebook that he can't join until he provides government documentation that his name isn't fake. It's not fake; it's Native American, like him.

astolat has been hosting an unofficial rewrite of the problematic VividCon accessibility policy in her journal. It now continues here. If you are a con organizer or trying to learn more about being inclusive when it comes to people with disabilities, this discussion, especially the comment-heavy first part, is a must-read.

A review of ellen_kushner's "The Man with the Knives" is out that is spoilery for only the barest bones (literally) of the story, but that has me really excited because yes, yes exactly! and now I get to quote it in my Dragon*Con presentation.

Oh, cool Gilded Age place. Patty and I should visit.

Kai Wright has been answering reader's questions about gay youth.

Why is it so hard to apologize well?

Why is it that when my Mac breaks (track pad click death this time) it always starts working again the second I get to the Genius bar allowing some dude to give me the "stupid chick" face? Oh look, it started doing it again. Track pad replaced. So that's win, although I hate handing the thing over what with the "Battle Butler" wallpaper and the scads of porntastic fanfic on it.

Looks like TW S4 is going to start shooting in January.