Okay, let's try to reestablish a touch of normality around here.

[leahbobet]

Is normality writer-announcements and sitting around at 4:00 in the afternoon on a Sunday knitting, watching Ghost Hunters, and eating bonbons*, all in pajamas? Why, yes. Yes it is.

Niall Harrison at Torque Control reviews "Miles to Isengard", continuing the tradition of American reviewers disliking this one and British reviewers liking it. Which I, of course, find to be a really interesting pattern and would love to pry into a bit.

Six months later, "The Parable of the Shower" continues to get some love: a rec from raucousraven and one from dsudis. I have given up on figuring this out. I think that present tense, second person in the language of the King James Bible is maybe just an inherently funny thing.

And finally, I have personal verification that the February issue of Realms of Fantasy is out, containing "Mister Oak", which is a Wildean fairy tale about a tree and the girl he loves. I saw it at the bookstore's Christmas party yesterday afternoon, and when we left there were at least two copies standing unclaimed. slushmaster, who's now the art director, had assured me a few times that I was really going to love the art he got for it (from Gary Lippincott) and...wow. I do indeed. It's kind of desperately, breathtakingly wonderful.

They're offering the February 2010 issue as a free pdf on the website, so if you are not near a bookseller of your choice or just want to take a peek, it's linked off there.

I'll hopefully further reestablish some normality with a big honking public accountability list and some regular wordcount this week, since the Dayjob exited the crazy busy season with fifteen bangs and a whimper (mine) on Friday afternoon, but now I am expected at my parents' house for holiday dinner, and I must lay down my pajamas and bonbons and trek up to the 'burbs.

*Okay, it's not technically bonbons, it's Green & Black's.

Comments

[txanne.livejournal.com]

Mmm, Green & Black's. I finally found a source for it here, too, oh my nonexistent waistline.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

They have it at my corner store sometimes for $2.50 a bar. DANGER.

[txanne.livejournal.com]

I don't know if they still make it, and I'm afraid to google for it...but they used to make Maya Gold hot chocolate mix. swoooooooon, baby.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

...oh dear.

[txanne.livejournal.com]

Hey wait, you know, I have a bar of Maya Gold and a cup of milk. Pardon me while I get out the Microplane and experiment.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Dude, report back.

[txanne.livejournal.com]

Didn't suck, but was not as delicious as eating it. I'll stick with Luker for drinking, and if I really want orange in it, I'll add a shot of Triple Sec.

[dynix.livejournal.com]

i tried this once too and it didnt work
next time I'll make some normal hotchoolate then grate a bit of maya gold out the fridge onto it

That'll work

yes.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'll just have to take a trip to Soma (http://www.somachocolate.com/).

(Oh noes, oh help.)

[artemishi.livejournal.com]

Green & Black's ftw! :)
I'm addicted to their cherry dark chocolate bars.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

I am all big on the Maya Gold and the ginger. And the almond. And the...oh damn. :p

[artemishi.livejournal.com]

*giggle*
I do like the ginger as well, but the Maya Gold for some reason tastes off to me. Have you tried their hot cocoa? *melts*

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

We were discussing that in the thread above just now (which is making this icon more and more relevant). I think my world is safer when I do not know of such things. :D

[artemishi.livejournal.com]

Safer, mayhap, but also less chocolicious. And that's a sad, sad thing. ;) Don't worry- dark chocolate is good for you! (*ahem* in moderation...or so I hear...hmmm)

[olletho.livejournal.com]

Mmmm green & black.... I'm especially partial to the one with the ginger in.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

I loooove the one with the ginger in.

[txanne.livejournal.com]

...ginger? Oh dear. And I thought I had trouble resisting the mint...

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

The ginger one rocks the house.

[sarcasm-hime.livejournal.com]

I think the Bible is just funny inherently. I remember my choirmates and I being bored in the pews at a music festival or something and reading out bits of Genesis to each other while giggling our butts off.

Of course this was also the event where some guy played an avant-garde accordion piece called "Talos 4" and we made up what was happening to Captain Kirk depending on what the music sounded like. There was a lot of monster fighting IIRC.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

[dynix.livejournal.com]

That story is just plain fun - especially how you appear to pull off writing it with a straight face.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Glad you like. :)

[vellica.livejournal.com]

I liked the story

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Thank you -- I'm glad you liked it!