Oh Saturday, will we be friends?

[lagilman]

Today is the first day in nine that I don't have to be anywhere/making nice to people. It would be almost like a vacation - except all this WORK that has to be done, including signing the finished copies of DRAGON VIRUS that came - all three boxes of 'em.

I was looking at it and saying to a friend "it's such a little thing, to pack such an emotional punch" and said friend gave me a Look, like "are you talking about the book, Gilman, or...?"

Yeah, okay. :-D

[I love this project so much. After many 100,000+ word novels, remembering that a scant 20,000 words can be equally effective in moving people is... nice. Yes.]


Anyway, this morning before the work starts (and the temps increase), I took the bike down to the local Greenmarket, returning triumphant with greens and roots and cheese. None of the bread looked particularly must-have, tho, so I may be making flatbread this afternoon to have with the cheese.

And I discovered that wine-sellers at Greenmarkets are Very Crafty. They a) know that a 3-pack box will just exactly fit on the back rack of an adult bike and b) cunningly have a box of short bungee cords to loan, to strap said box to said rack.

I declined.


And now, there are words to polish and books to sign and material to edit and it all has to be done TODAY because Sunday and Monday really ARE a vacation. Yay!

How are y'all spending the (USAn-long) weekend?

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[desperance.livejournal.com]

I declined.

You're a stronger woman than I am. Such a perfect confluence of convenience, forethought, wit and wine - I'd have fallen for it like a plummet.

Me, I am spending this USAn long weekend (in the USA, unusually) at Baycon, launching Desdaemona and hangin' with good people. You're not here, though. I dunno. I cross a whole damn ocean, and - hell, you've got a bike...

[lagilman]

We've had this discussion before, O Tall One. Have K get out a map and plot out the miles between Here and There.....

(IOW, I'll need more advance warning next time, to get there before you leave)

[g33kboi.livejournal.com]

I ran away to Canada for the weekend to visit my sweetheart. Right know I have large calico purring on my lap. Other than going to a farmers market and a birthday party for a one year old we plan on having no plans this weekend.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

I am enjoying more movies during the Seattle International Film Festival, working on a freelance project, and seeing friends. Also, writing, as last night I had a new idea for a short story. (It may be my brain doing avoidance on the novel, but ideas are ideas, I guess.) Anyway, that's the weekend in a nutshell...

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

The in-laws are coming up tomorrow to watch the kidlets while the Boss and I sneak out for an evening on the town. It's their anniversary present to us, and I intend to take advantage of that.

On Memorial Day, in addition to visiting a Vietnam Vets memorial, I guess I'll be celebrating by replacing the 80s style pseudo-chandelier that came with the house with a ceiling fan + light kit. And trying not to electrocute myself in the process.

[matticrafts.livejournal.com]

Today, I worked at day job, and Donald made MattiCrafts happen, complete with shelter tear-down and put-up of new one. Tomorrow and Monday, we will both be at Mayfaire, doing MattiCrafts vending.

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

Cambridge with Le and La Marquise and then Oxford with Juliet and the Write Fantastic. Chaz, we missed you! But it went very well.

[ex-fashioni.livejournal.com]

Today is for being DED.

Tomorrow is errands, writing, and writer's group. (YAY)