w00t!!

The Kinkster turned in 169,000 petitions, more than 4 times the number required to get him on the ballot for Governor of Texas.

Makes me wish I was still a resident of the state so I could vote for him…almost.

That just totally makes my Friday.

Dudes, I must have the luck of the Irish or whomever today.

Weather’s turning dicey (winds, rain, etc.). I leave work at 6:30 and get about 2 blocks from home and, oh noes! the traffic lights have no power!

I peer through the trees – damnation – my apt. complex has no power. All well and good, I don’t mind hanging in the lobby for a few, but I really really really need to use the loo…and I live on the 10th floor. Taking the stairs is not an option.

I hesitate, thinking I might go on down to Borders, use their loo and buy a cuppa, but what the heck, I’m here, I might as well go on in and figure I can use the loo in the lobby.

The very SECOND I got to the building door, the power came back on.

I win at life! [insert Paul Gross arms here]

In other news, keep your fingers and toes crossed, there may be good news on the publishing front soonish. (After BEA) All depends on some paperwork.

Speaking of BEA – if you’re planning on being there, stop by to see me. I’ll be at the MWA booth most of the time, at the Sisters in Crime booth Sunday from 11-2.

Today is the birthday of brookelinegirl – one of my major sources of fandom crack and a gorgeous and wonderfully funny woman. (Not to mention a great writer!)

Sweetie, may your day be filled with laughter, joy and everything that is fabulous!

In honor of your special day, I’m trotting out the PG icon.

Hugs and much love and I’ll see you SOON!!

A belated, but nonetheless happy birthday wishes to resonant8 and raveninthewind!

My apologies for the lateness, but I figure extending your good wishes past the *actual* birthday can’t hurt. ::g::

And now, for something completely meme-y. And because the Dark Lord told me I had to.

4 movies you would watch over and over: (these are in no particular order – just stuff on my shelf that I can see…and that isn’t TV Shows on DVD)

• Latter Days
• Shrek
• Gods and Monsters
• A Touch of Pink

4 places you have lived:

• Matanzas, Cuba (where I was born)
• Lago Vista, Texas (where I graduated high school)
• San Antonio, Texas (where I spent a great deal of my life)
• Alexandria, VA (where I am now)

I’ve lived a great many more places – we moved nearly every year since grade 1. But these will do for now.

4 TV shows you love to watch:
On air:

• House
• Lost
• Veronica Mars
• Supernatural

Off air (e.g. on DVD only now)

• Just point me to the Whedon-verse, baybee!

4 places you have been on vacation:

• Monterey, CA
• Montego Bay, Jamaica
• Paris, France
• London, England

Again, many more, these are just highlights.

4 of your favorite foods:

• Shawarma from Lebanese Taverna
• Cake from Majestic Café (any flavor, any time)
• Ice cream from Amy’s Ice Cream in Austin, Texas
• Parmesan, Garlic & Herb pita chips from Trader Joe’s

4 Websites you visit daily:

• Google (personalized home page with news feeds)
• LiveJournal
• Bloglines (my own RSS feed aggregator account, where I can get more news, weather and commentary)
• My Yahoo

4 places you would rather be right now:

• In San Diego, waiting for the Book Mitzvah at Mysterious Galaxy
• In Vancouver/Bridge Studios, working for any one of the cool shows filmed there.
• On a cruise ship, populated with all my friends and family – a 10-14 day trip to Alaska.
• At starrcat‘s for a fangrrl weekend

I’m not going to tag you, but feel free to fill this out for yourself!

There’s only one thing better than being at at Great Big Sea concert – being there with great friends and in the THIRD ROW!!! Write up here in the Post.

starrcat, darthrami, strange_selkie, N and his wife, B and JM and her hubby were all in attendance to chair dance, sing and clap mightily for the boys from Newfoundland. It was a fabulous concert, ending on the 2nd encore, as the boys came to the very edge of the stage, and quietly sang an a capella, and un-mic’d Old Brown’s Daughter. They’d done this at Wolf Trap last year, but it’s a whole other experience when it’s only a few feet away.

My crush on Alan Doyle remains unabated…although, getting to see Sean McCann’s brothers, both lovely to look at, was quite fun.

Starrcat and I spent Saturday roaming around, a great breakfast buffet at the Royal in Old Town, followed by a visit to my office, then book shopping and a lazy afternoon. Dinner at Lebanese Taverna with Donna Andrews and Marcia Talley rounded out our evening.

Sunday was supposed to be brunch with beledibabe, then farewell to starrcat, but unfortunately, my insides decided otherwise. I dropped starrcat at the airport way early and then went home and crawled into bed. Spent the rest of the day sleeping and reading naominovik‘s newest, Throne of Jade.