I am vertical and functional. More than that, I am not promising the day.

So far we're Cats - 2 , Day - 0.

[two objects knocked over and 1 broken; 1 two-legs dragged out of bed far earlier than her 1am bedtime would justify]

Now, of course, the little darlings are curled up contentedly watching me type, like that's all they ever wanted in this world.

Furry bastards.


On the other hand, I am going to a Champagne tasting tonight. So yay.

[oh how far I've come from the girl who didn't like Champagne. Apparently, like red wines, it's that I don't like cheap sparkling wines. At all. Yes, I really can taste a difference between the $10 bottle, the $50 bottle, and the $150 bottle*. Alas. Thankfully, the $50 bottle tastes much the same as the $90 bottle, so I know where to shop]





*don't ask me about the $300-or-thereabouts bottle of vintage Roederer Cristal Rosé. It will never happen again. Damnit.

Actual content of content!

For those who prefer your epic fantasy in the traditional format (oral storytelling), the audio version of FLESH AND FIRE is now available for pre-order:

Via the audio producer directly

via BN.com (note; there are three different entries at B&N, all with different pricings, but two claim to be CDs, not mp3s. Go by the Tantor guidelines above....

At Amazon.com, where there is only the one listing

Sadly, in a failure of marketing, it's not being released until after Christmas. But hey, a great use for a gift card! And if you e-mail me ahead of time and tell me you're buying it for someone else, I can send you a signed sticker to put on the box, just for kicks. :-)


meanwhile, fave quote of the year, via GalleyCat:

All year Google and the Authors Guild have struggled to finalize over Google's efforts to scan millions of pages of books into an online database. When asked about the settlement in June, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wondered why Google should "get a prize for violating a large series of copyrights."

For once, Bezos and I are in agreement, of for totally different reasons...