Quick takes, more later

*sigh*

Ursula K. LeGuin wrote a story called “SQ.” It’s too good a story to give away spoilers if you’ve never read it. If you have read it, you’ll understand what I’m talking about when I say that I am starting to feel exactly like the narrator of “SQ” by the end of the story.

Too many people are operating in full crisis mode when there is no crisis. It’s tiring. I just can’t deal with people who are functioning on a 100% non-rational level. 🙁

On the plus side: 3Pi-Con was absolutely fan-fucking-tastic. I had a great time!! I’m going next year! The sole negative fallout is that now I’m grumping that I can’t go to Dragoncon, because I’m all psyched up and I know several people who are going. Michelle Belanger even needs a roommate. (I’m about 14 inches shorter than she is, she wouldn’t even know I was there. *g*) But it’s neither the time, the hotel rate or the convention membership that’s the problem…it’s the fucking traveling. I don’t want to fly post-9/11 for a lot of reasons, it’s too far to drive, and getting to Atlanta is simply too big a hassle.

Maybe next year!

I’ve sent in the programming questionnaire for Albacon, and I think I’ll go ahead and book the hotel room and then see who wants to room with me. 🙂

I sold two copies of Mortal Touch at 3Pi-Con and gave two complimentary Tarot readings; I’ve sold two Kindle editions in the last three days, and the Amazon detail page is up for the hardcover edition.

Now I’m going to go to bed and read more of Phoebe Wray’s Jemma7729 that I swapped her for a copy of Mortal Touch. It’s good so far!