Holidays, and things

Thanksgiving: check. triadruid's family is generally so much lower drama than either kittenpants' or mine. Also, it was unseasonably warm in Iowa, which made the trip so much more pleasant than it could have been. As a special bonus, I had what was almost certainly the best cup of tea I'd ever had, from the Gong Fu Tea shop in Des Moines. I never really believed in the existence of Des Moines before, but I think I have to, now.

Now, on to the next thing.
Winter Bazaar in: 6 days.
Holiday Cards out in: 14 days.
Gaia Community Yule in: 21 days.
Going to Key West in: 24 days.

Lots of little countdown tickers going on in my head. I have to, or I'll forget it's holiday season. It feels nothing like December yet. I'm delighted that we pushed Santa Flaunt back to January (Santa's Day Off) -- it can be a lot of fun, but it's kind of oppressive to have so many things pressed up against each other, and anything you can push out of the Zone of Doom makes everybody happier.

Holidays, and things

Thanksgiving: check. triadruid's family is generally so much lower drama than either kittenpants' or mine. Also, it was unseasonably warm in Iowa, which made the trip so much more pleasant than it could have been. As a special bonus, I had what was almost certainly the best cup of tea I'd ever had, from the Gong Fu Tea shop in Des Moines. I never really believed in the existence of Des Moines before, but I think I have to, now.

Now, on to the next thing.
Winter Bazaar in: 6 days.
Holiday Cards out in: 14 days.
Gaia Community Yule in: 21 days.
Going to Key West in: 24 days.

Lots of little countdown tickers going on in my head. I have to, or I'll forget it's holiday season. It feels nothing like December yet. I'm delighted that we pushed Santa Flaunt back to January (Santa's Day Off) -- it can be a lot of fun, but it's kind of oppressive to have so many things pressed up against each other, and anything you can push out of the Zone of Doom makes everybody happier.

Reminding: Winter Avarice Gift Exchange

Ahem. Also, if you want to get in on the Winter Avarice Gift Exchange 2.0, please send me an email by Wednesday. Details are in this post. If you'd rather reply to the post (or this post, or whatever) than email, that is also okay.

See, if I get all the responses by Wednesday, then I can have people matched and info sent back out by Thursday, so that all you local types can potentially come and purchase your exchange gift at the Winter Bazaar on Saturday. Go-go cross-marketing. I are smart.

Reminding: Winter Avarice Gift Exchange

Ahem. Also, if you want to get in on the Winter Avarice Gift Exchange 2.0, please send me an email by Wednesday. Details are in this post. If you'd rather reply to the post (or this post, or whatever) than email, that is also okay.

See, if I get all the responses by Wednesday, then I can have people matched and info sent back out by Thursday, so that all you local types can potentially come and purchase your exchange gift at the Winter Bazaar on Saturday. Go-go cross-marketing. I are smart.

Let's argue about books!

A Meme:
"This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club. Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved."
( My list, with some commentary )

Let's argue about books!

A Meme:
"This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club. Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved."
( My list, with some commentary )