Where Personal and Professional Life Collide...

Oh lord, lord, cover the children's ears and pour another shot of the good stuff. My episode of Literate Liquors is up. Me and John Hartness, several drinks into a Saturday night at DragonCon, shooting the book-shit (and dropping an impressive number of f-bombs, so this podcast is NSFW)

It rains, and is cold. Hel-lo, October! Where you been?

Springsteen last night, down at the Meadowlands. Ticket karma held up -- excellent side view seats, clear line of sight on the opposite side of the stage from Hartford. I, on the other hand, was a bit woozy from the 100+ fever I had been running all day. Oh well, nothing short of contagion keeps me from my Bruce... A much looser band, more playful if less intense, than what we saw at Hartford, and a nicely shaken-up playlist (including a flubbed audible that my companion was gnashing his teeth over later). We got "Brilliant Disguise" and "Dancing in the Dark," two tunes I haven't heard in a while, so that was nice. And it was a drums night, absolutely -- everyone else was in excellent form but Mighty Max was holding it steady and ready. The crowd, however.. I hate to say this of my former home state, but half the crowd looked like they could have been at a Jackson Browne concert, they were so laid back and whatever-ish. *kicks them all, hard* Our section was pretty rockin', tho. On the shuttle home, a guy was telling me that there were still singleton seats available in the (SRO) pit for tonight, and he offered to protect me (he was 6'4" to my 5'4") if I felt brave enough. Alas, while bravery was there, the energy level -- not to mention the credit card juice -- was not.

Oh, and I got interviewed on-the-scene by a reporter from a local-to-NJ newspaper, so we'll see if anything comes of that.

Writing continues apace. I seem to have sold "Clean Up Your Room!" to a German podcast. Details as they are nailed down. Likewise, an interview with yrs trly will (I am told) be appearing in an outlet to be named later at a date to be named later.

Meanwhile, we are closing in on Draft of BLOOD FROM STONE, and much research for New Project That Eats my Brain, and a couple of short stories wedging their way into the mix, and CGAG meets tonight, so I leave you with some thoughts on ( the brain chemisty of my writing schedule )

EtA: on a challenge from alfreda89, I am about to go ten days without diet coke (or any other 'diet' foodstuff, including gum). In honor of that, I am retiring my default icon of DC the meerkat for the duration.

One of the things that sidetracked me this week was getting interviewed by the fine if somewhat odd folk of Dragon Page, for their syndicated radio show/podcast "Cover to Cover." Should air sometime mid-October. Info to follow on Dragon Page.

Did I babble? Did I say anything they had to bleep? You'll have to listen in to find out.

( other stuff of semi-note )

And while Sunday was given over to other things (cricket, Katrina-worries, Other Obligations) today it's Monday again. Back to work I go...