Echoes in a Hollow Space

1. It is difficult to make a five things list when you’re not in the mood to talk about stuff. I am not sure if I’ll be around much, other than the odd quote of the day. Then again, I may be chattering like a chimp. Hard to predict.

2. I’ve decided I’m down with smearing egoboo all over myself in public. I got one of the best pro reviews of my writing I’ve ever had. Helpful and a boost when I needed it. Thank you, OWW and John Klima. Now I guess I need to finish that novel.

3. My copy of Bioshock remains virgo intacta though it arrived weeks ago. I must figure out how to arrange for time and energy to play it.

4. I got the greatest idea for making handmade Christmas cards. I wish I’d gotten the idea back in July. Maybe next year.

5. Here’s something from Daydream Believer by the Monkees that sums things up nicely:

Mirrored from Better Than Dead.

Screaming like girls of the day: I must say, Most Haunted was most disappointing last night. There was minimal screaming like girls, Stewart didn't panic even once, and Derek never came down with a case of possession. Given their usual antics, everyone behaved quite reasonably. I certainly hope this show doesn't decide to go legit. That would ruin its entertainment value immensely.

No Reservations of the day: Okay, I confess that I wasted at least an hour this morning watching interview clips of Anthony Bourdain at Travelchannel.com. I love his show, No Reservations, because he's such a bad boy and such a witty raconteur.

Good news of the day: Well, actually, this is from last week. I haven't talked about it until now because I wasn't sure I should make a big deal out of my egoboo, but it did please me a great deal. The first chapter of Charged With Folly got the Editor's Choice for best fantasy chapter in August on the OWW. The review was good and fair, and I agreed with about 98% of it. It was a nice thing to happen at this particularly chaotic time in my life, but what especially pleased me was that when I decided to go in a different direction with my next novel project, someone patted me on the head for it. So, thank you Jenni Smith-Gaynor and OWW.

Moving news of the day: Transported six boxes, five bags of books and miscellaneous craft items to the new residence. Discovered I had not recovered as much energy as I thought. Rested and started packing again. Tristram Shandy and Lolly Willowes made the cut, China Mieville and Lian Hearn did not.