Quiet weekend, in which I finally got to celebrate the sale of my novel by taking my parents to couscous (couscous being something of a family tradition). Also, much cleaning and housekeeping, but that’s the boring part.

After much thinking, I finally invested in Things as a Task Management software: it’s a little pricey, but it looks good and feels at the right level of sophistication for me (ie, not too rigid in the structure of tasks, or too simple). Many thanks to everyone who recommended it to me!

And current addictions include Adrian Tchaikovski‘s Empire in Black and Gold (in his own words: the Roman Empire with World War II technology–and insects, and generally awesome worldbuilding), and Code Geass, an anime about the rebellion of a downtrodden Japan against their Britannian masters, led by a Magnificent Bastard who’s on the narrow boundary between completely unlikable and fascinating.

My wonder BF (1) is currently making a zucchini pie, in an effort to cut down on the household’s consumption of meat. I’ll be making spring rolls later this week, probably.

(1) the wonder BF is currently being an impressive little houseboy, since he’s (sadly) stuck at home while looking for a job–so far without much success…

Hum, TGIF?

Tired. But it’s mostly good fatigue. I’ve spent a lot of time today doing writing things: I sent off the corrections on the Asimov’s story, and sent them out, wrote a bio for the same story and did the same (and forgot to mention the Campbell in it. *bangs head against wall*). Then there was novel-related stuff, which I probably can’t talk about in public–but it was good stuff, definitely. And submissions, though not enough of these.

I’m about two scenes into a new short, one that finally makes sense (after ditching three different beginnings. I seem to be doing that a lot lately). Brainstorming another one, though on the backburner.

I also updated my website with preorder information, just for the sheer heck of it.

Now I’ve done too much computing and my eyes are fried; I still have stuff to do, but I think it will wait until I feel a bit more rested…

And, in totally un-SF news, the BF has finished his PhD thesis today–all printed out and ready to be sent to the supervisory committee. It might be already sent, actually–I’m not sure what happened at the post office, but there’s still a copy lying on the dining room table. Yipee!
(he learnt last week that he was supposed to hand everything in by Thursday, which made for a very rough weekend…)

(via Jay Lake and Jennifer Jackson): Congratulations to Ken Scholes and his wife Jenn on the birth of their twin daughters: Elizabeth 5 lbs 3 oz, Rachel 5 lbs 6 oz – as of about 9 am (Pacific).