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g.j. ([personal profile] in_the_blue) wrote2004-11-07 01:49 am

I Should Be Asleep, But I'm Not.

Reason 1: I have too many character journals (apologies to Charlie!).

[livejournal.com profile] fourish, will you be around on Sunday during the day? I need to chat to you.

Reason 2: My back and neck muscles are so sore I can't lie down yet. I don't know why but I could probably let my fingers parse the muscles and figure it out. I took a bunch of Advil after the movie and it's finally starting to kick in. I was too hurting and tired to have any business going to a movie tonight, but we did. Hannah seemed to love it. It was sweet.

Reason 3: I was, like, writing, remember that? I got inspired at OryCon. I went to a few workshops and round-table discussions and things, figured instead of just doing the social hobnob thing I might as well take advantage of the money I paid and learn some things. I'm not just saying this to be nice and gratuitous, but the best panel was the one hosted by [livejournal.com profile] deborahlive and [livejournal.com profile] jaylake on getting your short SF works into anthologies. It was very useful! I didn't even have to be a very hard-working minion (Hi Deborah!) but I wouldn't have been out of place if I had worn my Japanese Schoolgirl OutfitTM. There were enough Klingons and Bar Maids and Mil-fic people there; I could have worn any costume.

Even my Sirius costume from last year. Or as Barbara from the Sugar Quill suggested, my Narcissa costume. But nah. I love dress-up but on my own terms. I did pet a Klingon's fuzzy arm on his outfit, though. I think whoever was underneath the (admittedly fabulous) face makeup was a little unnerved and didn't know what to do about that. I met lots of local writers and people in and around the writing thing here and gosh, golly: I found out (again) I'm just not shy.

When did that change? I was the shyest kid in the world growing up.

I'd like to go ahead and make this a rambling-free zone, so I'll stop now. Goodnight, all.

Re: Orycon

[identity profile] deborahlive.livejournal.com 2004-11-08 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
Has to be Wednesday...I have to run to Borders and buy a book on Tennessee tomorow first thing since the Friday folder didn't get opened that past two Fridays what with the Friday-folder-opener out of town, don't you know. Sigh.