Monday's Child has some shoveling to do....

[lagilman]

After a long pause, the snow returned overnight, and I was woken early this morning by O. the Super Super firing up the snowblower so people could get their cars out of the garage. It's coming down thick and heavy, and looks pretty windy, too. Not quite Snowpocalypse, but impressive. They're predicting up to 10" for the area. Here's hoping everyone who wanted a snow day gets one... Me? No snow day. Work goes on as scheduled. I know, you're all sooooo sorry for me. I do have to go out into the snow later. I'll report back on how deep it actually got.

EtA: when I went out to the post office just now (9:30) there was about 5" on the ground where it hadn't been shoveled or plowed, and it was coming down fast.

Meanwhile, some Fun & Good news!

I am informed that FREE FALL has been nominated for Best Novel in the Chronic Rift's 2008 Roundtable Awards. I'm delighted to be nominated, absolutely and have no expectation of winning, since I share the slate with a guy named Gaiman, and a guy named Doctorow, and a guy named Steele and a Kat named Richardson, all of whom can wipe the floor with me, fans-wise. But that's okay. I can haz nominayshun! Thanks to everyone who gave me the nod, and everyone should feel free to vote for FREE FALL as the underdog. ;-)

http://www.chronicrift.com/node/442


In other good news, I draw a deep breath and gird my introverted self up, and announce that yes, I will be at Dragon*Con. I'm actually looking forward to it -- my memory of the last time I went (back in the early 90's!) was that the costuming was breathtaking. I'm told it's even gotten more intense? I'll bring an extra memory card for my camera.

Comments

[karenmiller.livejournal.com]

Woot!

[lagilman]

I'm not quite clear on how the nominations or voting are done.... but it's a nice slate of nominees, anyway.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[lagilman]

thanks. As I said to Karen, I'm not quite sure how the nominations were taken or the votes will be tabulated, so am taking it all in a sense of "hey, someone liked me!"

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Always a good thing. :>

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

Thanks for pointing that out, since it seems I may have won one of the round table awards (I look like I'm in a category of one).

And congratulations on the nomination.

[lagilman]

Congratulations on your 'win'!

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Well, I tried to go to work, but the road is too full of snow and the town plow hasn't been by. Or maybe the town plow has been by, which is even scarier, but possible, given the rate of snowfall.

Anyway, snowday! Which means -- extra writing day! Yes!

I am informed that FREE FALL has been nominated for Best Novel in the Chronic Rift's 2008 Roundtable Awards

Congratulations!

[lagilman]

better to be snowed in at-home than snowed in at-work!

[terri-osborne.livejournal.com]

Ah, good. A third for the room? I've got a reservation at the Marriott.

[lagilman]

yes, please.....

(ooo, airfares are actually not bad right now. Should take care of that...)

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Congrats on nom-nom-nominayshun! (And who are these others of whom you speak...?)

And how many inches do you need for a proper Snowpocalypse? (I have to tell you, over here, ten inches would do the job just fine...)

[lagilman]

And how many inches do you need for a proper Snowpocalypse? (I have to tell you, over here, ten inches would do the job just fine...

Well, DC-area folk would claim 4" qualifies, but they're Southerner-wannabees and don't know from snow. I'm the Jersey*-born daughter of swamp Yankee** parents, and if there's less than a foot of snow on the ground in under 12 hours, it ain't a Snowpocalypse. And you need a steady sideways wind for it to be an actual blizzard. If you ask a hill Yankee***, they'll tell you there needs to be at least two feet of snow.

(a blizzard trumps a Snowpocalypse. A Snowpocalypse is fun. A blizzard you stay home and hope the cat food doesn't run out before the plow comes by)



*that's New Jersey for you folk Over There
** someone born in Connecticut, Rhode Island, or most of Massachusetts)
*** someone born in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine. Needs to be able to trace family back at least two generations in that state.

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

W00t on the nomination! Well-deserved, and the company ain't shabby either.
Double w00t on seeing you at DragonCon! It's my one essential con. If I don't have my yearly dose of madness, I can't function. I only hope you did the smart thing and reserved your room in September or October.
Cheers and happy dances,
Jean Marie

[lagilman]

I only hope you did the smart thing and reserved your room in September or October.

I did one better -- I had someone else handle it. :-D


(she took care of DraconCon, I took care of WorldCon. Thus is the work burden shared....)

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Excellent! That is what I call superior planning. :D
See you soon!
Jean Marie

[fakefrenchie.livejournal.com]

Is that SuperCat in your icon?

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

Only by courtesy. I saw both "Lex Luthor" and "Shazam!!!" in ICANHASCHEESEBURGER mailings and asked permission to use them as LJ icons. Apparently they have no problem with that, so feel free to use them. Cheers and smiles, Jean Marie