this is just to say...

[lagilman]

Busy weekend, social and business and even some reading-for-pleasure, and now a short work week filled with Stuff To Do before I head out to Nashville on Thursday for Hypericon....

Random stuff:

Realized this weekend that I feel very awkward trying to talk about wine...when I knew nothing all right, a small amount, I could talk endlessly. The more I learn, the less I feel competent to tell anyone anything. And I wonder, when I say something like "there's a note of aged Doberman" and someone else says "oh, I taste that, yeah" I wonder if they're really tasting it, or if they just think they do because I said it was there. And that's a responsibility I'm not entirely comfortable with. *ponders*

As a related proof that even the experts sometimes don't know what they're talking about: I was short-listed by one as an urban fantasy writer still "hot" on vampires. Um. Other than the "Michal Westin" short stories, and my work on the Buffy books way back when.... what vampires? No vampires in the Cosa Nostradamus, no. Shapechangers, yes, but no living dead. That's not to say that I dislike the bloodsucking genre, I just didn't see them fitting into that universe, and haven't really had the urge to write something vamp-specific. The closest I've gotten, recently, is "Dreamcatcher," which is about (sort of) an incubus....

In other news of ego-interest, it's neat, but also kind of freaky, looking at the stats counter for the website (just installed with the new update). Who knew I had so many people checking in from eastern Europe and Asia? And South Africa? *waves to everyone*

Updates soon, I promise. Soon as I figure out the (*&^% WYSIWYG editware....

And one political note: to all the Democrats who caved on FISA and are now trying to tell us it's For Our On Good, and a Valid Compromise? *winds up, bitchslaps hard* You suck. And not in the mutually good fun way, either. Fuckers.

And now, back to work, me.

Comments

[controuble.livejournal.com]

Just finished the first 4 Retrievers books - does Wren get her coffee addiction from you or the other way around?

[lagilman]

Neither, actually -- when I started writing these books, I didn't drink coffee at all (time spent in Italy changed that). But I was surrounded by people for whom that first cup of coffee (and the second, and third) was as essential as breathing. Moreso, in fact, for a few....

(even now, my main source of caffeine is tea)

[controuble.livejournal.com]

Ah, so you're Sergei, not Wren
I should pay more attention - it does say caffeine, not coffee.

While I'm being nosy, why meercat?

[lagilman]

While I'm being nosy, why meercat?

Because it's my nickname...

[controuble.livejournal.com]

That's a good reason.
My son was fascinated with meercats a couple of years ago - he watched Meercat Manor on Animal Planet every chance he got.

Have fun at Hypericon.

[neutronjockey.livejournal.com]

Suri..in Nashville?

It just sounds funny.

[lagilman]

Hey, they invited me. With fair warning ahead of time, and everything....

[controuble.livejournal.com]

OMG - my mom just saw this icon and told me I have to ask If I can make a copy - my nick is Trouble and I use it on my con badges (hence con trouble - just plain Trouble was not allowed)

Kerry aka Trouble

[lagilman]

sure -- I made it at one of those 'make your own avatar' sites a while back, but I don't remember the URL, sorry....

[controuble.livejournal.com]

Thanks, but I googled around for 'make your own avatar' and made my own, but credited the idea to you.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

So what does an aged Doberman taste like?

[lagilman]

you know it when you taste it.

[lagilman]

*looks. sighs. sighs again for good measure*