Christmas Grab Bag

First, a little more about the gun control thing.

From Steve Buchheit: Warren Ellis talks about "The Acceptable Cost of the Right to Bear Arms." Yup, that Warren Ellis.

From Jay Lake: The NRA promises "meaningful contributions" to avert another Newtown. I appreciate your classy silence at this time, and I look forward to hearing what you have to say.

From Nnedi Okorafor: Ms. Magazine's Why Won't We Talk About Violence and Masculinity in America?

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Snow is upon us tonight. I suspect our drive home will be interesting, as I plan to leave the office about 4 o'clock. In preparation, I have already filled up our car and purchased cat food. Our cupboards are well-stocked, so if we were at home the next through Friday, we would be well-prepared. It'll just be a matter of reaching our destination safely.

The boss has given me permission to work from home, and it sounds like I should take it. Current weather reports from the National Weather Service suggest we will have 8-12 inches. This looks like a job for the snow blower! Our snow event begins at 6 pm today and ends at 6 pm tomorrow. The big problem will be the wind, as it always is in the case of blizzards.

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Well, I *hope* today was my last doctor's appointment, but since I will need to have another blood test to make sure that my liver is handling the ringworm meds, maybe not. That'll be in two weeks. Not knowing that the new med had the same effect as the old med, I did have a sugar cookie martini this weekend. The doctor assured me one drink should be fine. Good. It was a damned fine drink. It had little sprinkles around the rim.

Sekhmet has her own ringworm now, no doubt from me. I am treating her with Lotrimin per the vet's advice, and I am becoming public enemy number one. Ha! She hasn't seen anything yet. Tonight I get to put it on her belly because she's developed a patch there.

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I do not expect to be around much after tomorrow. I have some revising to do, and it is my goal to make that my full time work over Christmas break. The feedback is that the book is mostly sound, although my betas did raise some interesting questions I need to see to. So, that's mostly what I'll be up to.

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Stay warm. Stay safe. Enjoy the season. Back soon (ish).

Mirrored from Writer Tamago.