* Spam I don't want to be true: "McCain Sex Tape Surfaces" 11:28 PM July 24, 2008 from Ping.fm
* Phil reset the alarm for yesterday morning after I was gone and didn't reset it for today. Woke up 1 hr late. Luckily, not a problem. 11:15 AM July 25, 2008 from web
* Six-point plan for helping water crisis (SciAm). Tags: science, water wars. http://ping.fm/yzEfN 11:25 AM July 25, 2008 from Ping.fm
* Feel better about bachlrtte plan now that am waiting on 2 callbacks & have a backup venue. 02:55 PM July 25, 2008 from Ping.fm
* Trying to reserve space. My eye is twitching. 04:30 PM July 25, 2008 from Ping.fm
* My eye won't stop twitching. 07:08 PM July 25, 2008 from Ping.fm
* Violent heroines are the new Mary Sue. about 23 hours ago from web
* Malcubed is melting in the heat. In Minnesota. Is funny. (Also, quite warm.) about 22 hours ago from web
* Free Obama button: https://political.moveon.or... about 21 hours ago from web

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• 06:33 Woke up 10 minutes before my alarm went off. Only do that when I'm stressed about getting things done.
• 06:34 Today: NgithOwl, fix bachelorette, acquire exoskeleton, arrange CSA, cook and eat dinner, free movie screening.
• 09:07 Oh, dear, my CSA is giving me more fennel. Ulp.
• 13:42 Kieran's to the rescue of the bachelorette party!
• 13:58 NOOOOOOO! I spoke too soon. Kieran's is *not* available after all, or at least, only right next to the band.
• 14:16 That's it. For her bachelorette party, I'll just deposit Chesh in a liquor store.
• 14:31 Phil says I should give up and order a case of beer. I hates him.
• 14:32 Was it only yesterday I got an email saying, "There are some issues [about planning bachelorette]. Call me"?
• 23:06 Wondering when the urge to strangle somebody until all is right with the world will pass.

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• 07:58 So if refinancing is so hard, why the Sam hell am I getting mortgage cold calls?
• 09:27 The hotness (SFW): tinyurl.com/5fe3v6
• 11:48 Have started reading ShadowUnit re-runs. Currently circling the rabbit hole and wondering when I'll fall in. www.shadowunit.org/
• 11:50 ++ Won free screening tix to see Ghost Town.
• 13:23 Interesting editorial re productivity & info-overload (Lifehacker): tinyurl.com/67eqvm
• 14:24 Why is the default gender of supporting characters male, unless they're a romantic interest? ::gnashes teeth::
• 16:48 Bachelorette reservations = fail.
• 17:35 I really wish I was allowed to spar etc. already. I could really use somebody to destroy right now.

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This Saturday, March 1st, 8pm - whenever. If you know Genevieve & Chris at all, you're invited to their post-wedding celebration, at their house. People are asked to spread the word.

April 26th - We will be having a party of some sort to celebrate the Mad Scientist's birthday. It may or may not be a sumo party, in which case it would start at 2 pm and run forever. Future details will be announced when we decide them. Party postponed: http://elfdope.livejournal.com/55691.html.

July 4th - We will be having our annual 4th of July party all. day. long. Yes, we know that CONvergence is also that weekend. We still expect people to show up. (I'm also planning on going to CONvergence, so this should be fun.)

Edited to change party info.

So, as part of the whole SF/F writer thing, I've decided that I probably should go to conventions. Writing conventions, and SF/F conventions. Like, oh, Minicon.

Who else is going?

Should I get a room?

Anybody looking for a roommate?

Am I going to feel weird because I *don't* have a costume?