its monday again

[threeplusfire]

It is only actually 94 degrees according to the newspaper. Technically. But the humidity and such factors have pushed the heat index to 111 degrees. The thermometer on my back porch is showing over a hundred. Ugh. So no yard work this week for sure. I wish it would rain and break.

My copy of The Ammonite Violin & Others by Kiernan arrived today. It is a book of magnificent beauty. (I bought one of the limited copies.) Not only is it beautiful to hold, it is excellent reading full of dreams and terrors and exquisite words. Seriously, go buy it.

We purchased tickets to Dragon*con yesterday. It was a sort of spur of the moment thing. But it should be fun, as there will be robots and rm! I'm so excited about that. There will also hopefully be some visiting with alainn_sorcha. I just realized that I will get to see my two friends with the sharpest tongues on earth - I think I'm going to expire of glee.

Currently I am experimenting. I am watching an episode of Showtime's The Tudors every day and during that time I will exercise on our weird hybrid bike/rowing machine. It should take me through most of the month, providing me with entertainment/eye candy with a story I already know so I'm not worried about missing dialogue while I huff and puff.

A mockingbird has taken up residence on our porch or in the tree. It is quite loud. I think there's a nest up in the crepe myrtle. The cats spend hours sitting at the back door, staring intently.

Comments

[lillian13.livejournal.com]

You must come say hi at Dragon*Con! I will be at one of the Pegasus Publishing booths in the upstairs dealers areas.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Awesome! It will be sort of hilarious if that is where we at last do meet, considering our proximity here. :D

[lillian13.livejournal.com]

You know, I have a restaurant.com g.c. to Highball, if you ever want to help me use it up. :-)

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Ooooo. Highball! We should do that sometime before Dragon*con!

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

I wish it would rain and break.

ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

ZOMG THE RAIN IS HERE.

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

CRIKEY IT'S LIKE DRESDEN OUT THERE.

I wanna go play in it...

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Dooooo it! A couple weeks ago during a tremendous downpour I ran around in the rain. It was surprisingly cold and wonderful.

(My porch thermometer dropped down to just under 80!)

[alainn-sorcha.livejournal.com]

There will definitely be visiting with alainn_sorcha. You will not come to Atlanta and not visit and live to tell the tale. :)

I can't wait to see you!

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I'm so excited! I need to start stockpiling some witty observations so we can have a full out snark fest.

[alainn-sorcha.livejournal.com]

Snark is my favorite pass time.

My student Michael and I laughed our asses off today over a memo in which a woman called her boss a "despicable butterball," told him to "check yourself before you wreck yourself," accused him of being constipated, and all manner of hilarious other things. It was 16 pages of fun (well, for me--she was actually accusing him of sexual harassment, which I totally buy despite the obvious fact of her own crazy).