Still Conscious, And COMI-CON!
*yawn* G’morning. It was a long busy weekend over here. The new website is up (doesn’t she look cute?), and gosh does it look grand. The forum is up too–unfortunately we lost some stuff in the transition, but most everything made it okay. If your username or a post is missing when you sign in, it’s just because the switch over to PHPbb was, shall we say, kind of eventful.
I find I’m liking PHPbb too, more than I thought I would. I originally had some problems with their interface, but with the newer versions everything seems to be smoothed out and lovely.
In other news…COMICON! I’m heading to San Diego for ComiCon. I’ll be signing at the Mysterious Galaxy booth, and hanging out with Orbit and Harlequin peeps. I’m told there will be anime karaoke.
My cup, as they say, runneth over.
I’m taking the train down, which will be awesomeness; I glanced at the itinerary this morning and it’s a long time to be in motion. Still, it’s not a plane, which means no long lines and strip-searches, and it’s just about the same chunk of time that a plane ride would take once one factors in getting there hours and hours early, checking in, security, waiting on the runway, waiting to land, waiting to deplane, recovering, etc., etc., etc. Instead I’ll be sipping at a bottle of water watching the landscape go by, not worrying very much. Or reading. Lots of reading.
Incidentally, if anyone has train-travel tips or tricks, please pass ‘em along! It will be my first long-long train ride, and I am so excited and anticipatory it’s not even funny. I’m expecting to have an awesome time.
In writing news, I’ve had to scrap 2k in the most recent Jill book. It took me a couple days of beating my head against the wall before I figured out I was Doing The Wrong Thing. So instead of things starting out with a bang we’re going to have an exorcism.
You know, I just realized, typing that: I have the coolest job in the world.
Anyway. It’s Monday. I’ve got packing to do and all sorts of stuff going on. Guh. Time to get to work.
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July 21st, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Anime karaoke: I’m so envying you at the moment!!! ^^ Hmmm, as for tips for long train journeys: well, there’s nothing better than books, a good mp3 player full of songs, manga (if they’re to your liking) and, if you’re not traveling alone, an UNO deck of cards. Nothing like an UNO game to pass the time. *grin* Oh, and gummy bears. Tons and tons of gummy bears.
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:24 am
My advice for long train journeys… check out the cafe car, even if you don’t feel like buying overpriced water or snacks. In my experience, along with the bar and the cashier, they have these booths that are really comfy, so you can spread your stuff out and play uno there, rather than being cramped in your seat. Also, a change of scenery INSIDE the train can be refreshing as well. Hope you enjoy it!
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Man! I wish I were going to Comic-Con. Both you and Vicki Pettersson are going! Oh well.
I love trains. They’re just so – *sigh* – civilized.
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:55 pm
1. wet naps
2. half frozen waterbottles
3. wet naps