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A Belated Very Happy Birthday to

germaine_pet!!

Back from a quick weekend getaway to see Toys's parents - his mum had her birthday on Friday, so we all trundled down to the South Bay on Caltrain to have dinner at a fish restaurant that provided nearly endless fun in its name, the Cantankerous Fish. Which I felt sounded too close to 'cankerous,' not really an association I want to make with something I'm about to eat, and why wasn't it alliterative, like Sullen Seafood? Toys had a number of his own suggestions, the ones I remember most clearly being something like Frowning Flounder, or Surly Sturgeon, and... well, that's the level of our discourse sometimes. I can report the calamari as very good, but the Tilapia fillet a bit bland. But a good time was had by all.

The rest of the weekend was mostly resting - laying about in the sun and talking about books, getting a minor sunburn from splashing in their pool. Toys's mum is teaching me how to knit. It finally occurred to me to ask her, since it's something I'd been thinking recently about doing, at least trying a class... but now I don't have to, because she's got me started on a basic stitch. The practice piece I'm working on is only 12 stitches across, so it's either a belt in the future or an incredibly skinny scarf, but plenty big enough to get the idea. So far, I only seem to have really goofed up once - not a dropped stitch, because it didn't unravel; I've done that once or twice - but some weirdness where the links aren't exactly right, leaving a sort of bald patch. Still... I'm learning.

writercon is getting really close now - I have all sort of things to do, like writing my fellow panelists (I'm even a moderator on one of the panels, yikes!), which I haven't gotten to yet, and other work-related things I need to get out of the way before I can really relax about the con.... but whatever, it'll happen. It must be summer, the way I'm suddenly beginning to feel like it'll all work out. Somehow.

For the Fouth, we just went over to MechMan and ActionGirl's place, for TV and BBQ. ActionGirl made a cake decorated with strawberries and blueberries to look like a flag. A circular flag, which we ate. And was awesome. I'm still stuffed. Movie track included Hell Comes to Frogtown and Ninja 3: The Domination, and if you can figure out why those fit a 4th of July theme, I'll give you cookie. (Hint: They don't.) : )

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Well, duh.

It's also because this is my only vacation time and I want to chill.
Poor Kelley---she said something about bringing little pressies to some friends and I shrieked, "We are the present! Own your divaness!"

Just checking - I wouldn't want to crash into your restful vacation time with my inane droolings. Cocktails at the pool it is!

I'm only going to see the homies! I'm just sayin' that I'm not going to any panels/discussions/break-out groups. I'm prepared to have tea, cocktails, beer---in short, anything that doesn't require me to act like I'm taking anything seriously. Also, small we're inviting people back to the room for drinks.

Droolings? :perks up: Puh-leeze. As long as no one asks me about child support, I'm cool. Kool and the gang.

You know that looks rather like Martha Stewart stabbing DB with the kitchen knife... surely not.

I promise never to ask you about child support.

That IS Martha Stewart stabbing DB with a kitchen implement! He was on her show and told her he hated sardines and she loved every moment of it!

And somehow I had not heard about this???

Tell me he cooked something. Cookies. Manly cookies.

He helped her cook sardines...much against his will as he hates them. I attach Setje's link to Megaupload----it will be on my laptop if you don't get it!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2S7YJ5CZ

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Hah, I couldn't answer as I don't know NZ law

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