My Patience Is Not Endless…
G’morning. The cold has finally retreated under an onslaught of vitamin C, fluids, an air purifier (since we’re cleaning rather extensively here at Casa Saintcrow, the dust is puffing up–what? Look, I have books. LOTS of books. Books get dusty.) and a decent amount of sleep three out of four nights. It’s amazing to be able to smell again. I always feel half-blind when I can’t smell. One realizes how basic that sense is when one loses it. It almost makes me want to read Perfume again, but that book would demand too much of me.
Instead, I’m on a huge Georgette Heyer kick right now. Finished Devil’s Cub two nights ago and am now working on The Quiet Gentleman. I love Heyer’s sly use of dialogue; I just eat it up.
I am also having some website problems. Apparently the server I’m on is buggy and has been buggy for months, and i finally drew the line and insisted on being moved to a new, more reliable server or I would take my hosting dollars elsewhere. Let’s hope the problem gets fixed–this is the first time I’ve been able to post to my blog for a couple days. Grrr. Web stuff always makes me feel like I need to SHE HULK SMASH. Especially when it’s web stuff I cannot fix under my own power.
Add this to the fact that I went grocery shopping yesterday and discovered several people who were the Center of the Universe, and no wonder I am crankily remaining home today. I seriously did loudly say at one point, “STAND RIGHT THERE AND CONTINUE TALKING, MA’AM. I’M FASCINATED TO HEAR WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. I WILL WAIT TO GO PAST YOU IN THIS PASTA AISLE. NO, REALLY, KEEP GOING. WHAT DID HE SAY NEXT?”
If you would have been there, dear Reader, you would have done the same.
It will take an emergency to airlift me out of the house, dammit. I’m just done with the outside world for a bit. (Except for sweet sweet electronic communication, I guess.)
Anyway. I’m hip-deep in copyedits for Betrayals, so this is short today. I just wanted to thank everyone who has been so supportive during the Recent Troubles. You know who you are. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I don’t know what I’d do without you guys.
Off I go to dig through Track Changes. I really thought I’d get some creating-time in this week. The gods may yet be kind. I remain hopeful.
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May 20th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Now, I think I know why it has been taking me so long to “connect” to the site. I hope they get the server issues straightened out.
Love Georgette too … she and Barbara Cartland were the first “romances” I read. Very nostalgic.
Glad to hear your URI is on the downward spiral. The great weather we’re having here in PNW should definitely help. Even shrooms need sun occasionally. Take care.
May 20th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
you would have done the same
uhy.. I dont think I would have been as polite.
Heyer is brain candy, pon rep!
May 21st, 2009 at 8:20 am
I just reread Frederica because I had to — I read Jane Aiken Hodge’s biography “The Private World of Georgette Heyer” last week and just HAD to dip in. Faro’s Daughter is waiting — have not read that one.
I recommend the biography if you haven’t read it. It’s great fun reading Heyer talk about her own books — lots of quotes from letters to her editors.