The traveler is always leaving home /The only kind of life he's ever known

[lagilman]

Forgive me LJ, for it has been... wow, three days since my last post. I've been Twittering and FBing via the phone, but not so much with the actual updates.

This "having a life" thing, it's messing with my blogging! Oh well.

tl;dr version: Handed in a book. Got back major revisions letter on a [different] book (not unexpected but still argh-making). Went to a wine tasting. Got interviewed for a magazine to be named later. Went to many street fairs, walked many city miles, and sunburned my nose. *ow* Went to the Museum of Natural History. Got interviewed for GalleyCat (and got passingly inebriated with my editor, which is what publishing's all about). Corresponded with far-flung friends. Made summer pesto. *yum* Hung out with non-writer friends and didn't talk about work At All.

And by now all of you know about Charlie Brown's death. Lord knows Charlie and I didn't agree all the time (read: most of the time) but he was a major figure on the SF publishing world for a long time, and his passing leaves a definite vacant space. Still, if you have to go, then falling asleep on a plane home from a conventions/trip, never having to worry about what they've done with your luggage, is a pretty good way to do it.


And that's all I got. Suppose, since the birds and the cats and I are all awake, might as well start in on the day....

Comments

[house-draven.livejournal.com]

You're just waking up, and I'm trying to dope myself to sleep. :(

[lagilman]

we are the breakfast/dinner club!

(hope you finally got some useful shuteye)

[house-draven.livejournal.com]

It's funny because I often see you rise as I'm beginning to head towards bed. After taking *another* set of drugs, I finally fell asleep about 8 am, and got up at about half past noon. Now am off to get nails redone -- my last extravagance left.

[otterdance.livejournal.com]

Still, if you have to go, then falling asleep on a plane home from a conventions/trip, never having to worry about what they've done with your luggage, is a pretty good way to do it.

Sure is.

[lagilman]

Or doing laundry. When I go, I want it to be with the laundry undone. Laundry undone means you were busy doing more interesting things.

[otterdance.livejournal.com]

Did I ever tell you about the expressing "leaving the house 'dying clean'"? As in before you go away on a trip, you leave your house in perfect condition in case you die and people have to go into your house-- and judge you, apparently. I can almost guarantee that people will think I died in some kind of explosion.

[lagilman]

you're talking to a woman who apparently inherited her grandmother's belief that people driving by can tell if I have dishes in the sink. There will be piles of books and papers everywhere, the laundry basket may be full, but the sink will be empty!

[otterdance.livejournal.com]

you're talking to a woman who apparently inherited her grandmother's belief that people driving by can tell if I have dishes in the sink.

LOL! I'll remember that when you're here. We're kind of bad about that. But rest assured, I always get the house dying clean for company.