CONDFW

ConDFW - Went as a this year guest and had a great time. This is a month-late post-recap so not all the details are here. I'll fill those in later (yeah, right).

Hung out with the Mistress of HarpHaven, went to panels, avoided the massive dust storm that darkened the sky, filtered the light, and blew stuff everywhere. Experienced my first Yard Dog Press Road Show - readings by authors to interpretive dance, no, really. Spent money in the dealers room, learns new things, had dinner with authors, went home tired.

Went home early on Sunday missing Steven Brust's reading which makes me sad (was hoping for the Firefly fic), but the migraine was too much to overcome, especially considering I had to go to work on Monday.

MY LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE

After sharing Bud the Bunny with a friend, the next thing I know she has taken it one step farther and used Lulu.com to publish a prompted journal called My Life in Black and White, complete with ISBN!

My Life in Black and White is a great book full of questions and thoughts to help you keep track of your life and the world around you. It covers everything from your car to your love life. Unlike small, subject-dedicated journals, this is about all aspects of your life. The comprehensive table of contents lets you easily pick what you want to write about, or you can just flip through and stop at whatever catches your eye and pen. Lots of extra pages for wandering thoughts or detailed events, and no lines to get in the way of free spirits.

Having seen lulu.com's publishing quality in a different format now, I'm even more impressed and look forward to creating more projects through them. Which will then be recorded in My Life in Black and White. ;)

BUD 2.0

The Second Edition of Bud the Bunny is now available at the Bud the Bunny page on Lulu.com. Fixed a typo and some little tweaky graphic thingies.

So anyone who ordered online or purchased from me prior to this date, you are the proud owner of the very limited (less than 75 copies) First Edition Bud the Bunny book.

And you really want to buy the Second Edition so you'll have the complete set, don't you?

WFO WEEK

So between being sick, nasty icy weather, and being on a project for the Midwest office and no one needed me in my office, I worked from home this week.

My cable modem is my friend. ;)

DR. ROSEMARY BATES, MD

So this morning, I wake up to find my throat feeling about half the
width it should be. Scary. Found a few docs from the new insurance plan
website. First office isn't open at 8 am. Second office. I sheduled an appointment. That's how I found my new doctor. Scientific, isn't it?

Went in and did the mounds of paperwork. Got blood taken on the first try, which is impressive
and joyous for me and my little veins, as I usually end up getting
poked a few times before it trickles out. Sat and waited. Currently
reading Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher, so not that bad, although I
still felt horrible.

Kim came in to talk with me, and ended up
bringing in Dr. Bates, since she had a concern about epiglottitis. Given that my throat hadn't closed up any worse, and was actually a bit better, consensus was to give me a Zpack and send me home to be checked-up on the next day. If it got worse, there was a trip to a ENT doc, and worse worst was a visit to the hospital for intravenous antibiotics. Great.

Filled the prescription, went home, got in bed, slept.

Was treated like a person with a concern and listened to. I *really* like the new doc & her office staff. ^_^

SICK AGAIN

So after finally getting well, I'm sick again. Lots of pain in the right ear and side of the throat, so much that it hurts t even swallow, and it hasn't lessened since last night. Which means I'm actually going to the doctor this time, once I find one. The one I found last year was acceptable, until his assistant told me I was mistake about which drug I took when I called to say I had had very bad side effects. I don't know about their other patience, but I'm pretty damn clear which drugs I put in my body, especially when they result in almost 24 hours of misery. If they don't believe me about that, what else aren't they going to believe me about, and how are they representing me to the doctor?

Anyway, I'll start searching tomorrow. Right now, I'm going back to bed.