Probing the hivemind

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Has anyone got a recommendation for good task management software on a mac? I’ve been using Thunderbird’s calendar, but it’s a little wonky as a solution…

Public service announcement (sort of)

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Just in case whoever is concerned is reading this blog…

Someone tried to mail me something via FedEx mid-August. Unfortunately, it failed because I was out of the country at the time (and sent to an address where I have trouble receiving parcels). I’m assuming you got it shipped back–it’s not I’m not cooperating, but I was away from a while and didn’t really have the leisure to check mail…

Tuesday progress

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800 words today. I’ve successfully locked my main character in a room with a knife-wielding maniac, always a good recipe for success (well, for the story. The character’s chances must be lower). Darn, it feels good to be tormenting someone again. I haven’t been doing any first-drafting since Worldcon: I’ve done edits and copy edits, but haven’t actually started to write another story since then.

Tomorrow, celebrating the novel sale with my work colleagues: to that end, I’m making ham and goat-cheese cake. So far, the cake

  • looks worryingly yellow
  • has ballooned to an impressive size

(at least I know why the second point: I went a bit overboard on the baking soda…).

I’d post the recipe, but first I need to taste it.
EDIT: Matthieu pointed out that I’d screwed up with the oven’s settings, too, and that the thing was burning faster than it was baking. Sigh. Me, and cooking: 3 different people.