(no subject)

[spankerella]

It finally looks as though things are calming down on this end. Finally. Grammy is doing fine. She goes to the hospital on Wednesday morning. I think I'm more nervous about that than she is. Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, and Cousin's hubby are fine. They survived the lashings of Rita. Very minimal flooding, some electricity loss, some tree branches. Nothing people who have been through tornados in any way were worried about. So things are good.

Even though my birthday is on Friday. *feels dread*

I've had a kinda crap actual birthday for the last few years. I don't like celebrating my birthday. It's only recently that a lot of people have known the actual date of said event. I'm getting older, and I feel like I should be getting wiser, but I don't think the wise thing is actually happening. I feel a little lost without certain people here. I feel a little lost anyhow. I feel like I haven't made any progress lately. I mean, the novel (In Shadowside), last I heard, was ready for layout... which is good. I'll be glad when it's in print so people will quit asking me when it's gonna be in print. I'm tired of wrestling with my life. I want to go to the next age of it.

I need to go up to work today to do the training thing for the new box office computers. I really don't want to. Not at all. I was supposed to go up there last night, but life kinda got in the way this past weekend. I guess I'll go up there in a bit and do that though. It needs to be done.

Also, tthjinni, you've been invited to go out with us on Saturday night. It would be with just about everybody in my crew. They're a lot to take at once. Hopefully we can meet up sometime this week, now that things are getting back to normal for me, and you can decide if you *WANT* to hang around me. I've mentioned you, and a few of the more hardcore Buffy and Potter fans are geared up about it. They like when people are just as obsessed as we are. I'll call. Or perhaps I'll just drive out tonight. If you decide it's a yes on going, I can arrange to have someone pick you up. So that way you don't have to attempt the roads yourself just yet.

Comments

[tthjinni.livejournal.com]

Was actually dropping in to give you an early birthday prezzie when I saw my name.

First - the prezzie --

http://www.livejournal.com/users/tthjinni/#item154923

It's just the prologue, but of a new fic. Warning, HBP spoilers. But you've read it already, so no big.

Anyway - would adore going out with you and your friends on Saturday night. I happen to adore people that are just as obsessed with something as I am. I found it very easy to make friends at the fan faire I went to for another online thing just because we were all obsessed.

I'll call. Or perhaps I'll just drive out tonight.
If you want to drive out tonight, I'll be home after probably six or so. Oddly, those 10 miles it takes me to get home are in fact 45 minutes of driving.

And someone picking me up Saturday would be...a blessing, though I will attempt to navigate solo if needed.

Anyway - enjoy the fic. =) It's un-beta'd since I wrote it at work, but hopefully the errors aren't too glaringly awful.

[spankerella.livejournal.com]

Ooooooooooooooooooo! I *LOVE* Snapefic. But you knew that.

I'll get one the phone and see what we can do about getting you transportation. Or moving this shindig into Dallas or something. Someone will be out to drive you if I have to do it myself. I've looked at the map. I used to work off of Webb Chapel, so I kinda sorta know where you are. I think we *MIGHT* go see Serenity. I know there will be food.

[tthjinni.livejournal.com]

Yes, I knew that. Thus you getting a birthday Snapefic.

You mentioned possibly stopping by tonight? Will you be doing so? Meeting you before hand would be nice, but if not I will put on my brave face and weather meeting everyone (including you) all at once. It can't be bad to meet a bunch of fellow-obsessees, after all. lol.

I will hold off on seeing Serenity after work on Friday if there's even the remote possibility that Saturday might include Serenity-seeing. I can always see it after work on Monday, if that doesn't work out, after all. I think I'm enamored with having a theater right across the street from work.

Fun with you guys Saturday night, fun trolling the city with jennie_wls Saturday during the day... now I just have to schedule a weekend to drive out to see houses7177 and I think I will have met everyone I've hoped to meet. Well - would be nice to meet Ebony_Silvers, too.

And thanks for the TtH review of the fic. I will take that to mean that you like seeing Snape mentally tortured, else my little muses might start writing an actual torture fic...and that wouldn't be pretty. *snicker*

[spankerella.livejournal.com]

Will be leaving for your place soon. I mean, I think it's high time we met, don't you?

[tthjinni.livejournal.com]

Well, yes. But I'm known to be impatient, too. =)

[kiramarie.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear that your family is doing okay. Also, I'm looking forward to getting Shadowside in print. It will be surreal to read it in book form, and to see what changes and edits you made. But it will be so cool! Yea!

[dream-mancer.livejournal.com]

We got some not-so-fun lashings from Rita. I was in the south-eastern part of the state and it was terrible. Tornado (which I LOVE, by the way...it's the inner storm chaser in me) warnings all over the place, winds, rain. It was kinda fun. Awesome sleeping weather.

I have your birthday gift already. Wow. This is really good for me...do you want me to send or bring it to Dallas for the possible meet-up? I can do either. It's actually something I got for you from Europe, so it's REALLY late, but the birthday is just an excuse to get it to you.