gakked from the_starfish

1. Go to Google.com
2. Click on “Maps”.
3. Click on “Get Directions”.
– From: New York, New York
– To: Paris, France
4. Read direction number 23.

Enjoy!

Sad news about thamiris, whom I did not know, either on LJ or in RL, but I adored her fiction; and of Kurt Vonnegut, one of the greats. RIP to them both.

Of the great, my dad is doing fabulously with the radiation/chemo. Things are progressing well and the doctors have every confidence. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

Of the good, seems that although Amazon is having problems fulfilling orders for my book (they seem to have under-ordered), my editor assures me that they are working with their rep to rectify this. In the meantime, if you want to get it sooner, order from an indy or you can order directly from my publisher.

Now for the utterly sucktastic.

I just heard that a dear dear friend and fellow author, Elaine Viets, suffered a stroke last night at 9:00 p.m. and for a while, the prognosis was the worst. Luckily, after surgery, things seem to be better. She’s slated to be okay, but with a long, long road to recovery. Elaine is a fantastic, fabulous woman and one of my closest friends and mentors. I love her dearly and am still processing the news.

The women at the Lipstick Chronicles – the blog she participates in – have set up an entry to keep us posted. If you know her or read her books, please drop in and leave a comment.

Back to work now.

So just a few days after MJ, where the lovely and talented lamardeuse was facilitating learning a 2nd language (and by that, I mean learning how to curse in Joual, punctuated by scenes from Bon Cop, Bad Cop) – I see this news item.

I repeat: coincidence or some weird karmic synchronicity?

Lamardeuse, I think I need a written Joual curse primer. ::g::

I am still battling the Crud, which has morphed into the Cough-that-will-not-quit. My co-workers are being most patient with the ugly resounding hacks and honks from my office.

TGI…Almost Friday! I canceled my hair appointment on Saturday to stay home and pamper my abused respiratory system. Besides, I have new books to read – like the brand new Dresden novel, White Knight and the latest Laura Lippman What the Dead Know.