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Today I virtuously went to the blood center to donate blood before 4th St, and discovered that once again my blood percentage of...something...that they determine with a finger stick was too low for donation. So I was sent home with a sore finger, an instruction to try eating chili before my next attempt, and no free juice or cookies. Bah!

In tenuously* related news, I am looking forward to Fourth Street Fantasy like you would not believe. I have carefully restrained myself from packing my suitcase two days early, on the principle that it's a good way to completely forget what I packed and end up leaving two things behind while double-packing something else. But...convention! Very exciting convention! Which I will be going to this weekend!

I'm also nervous as all hell. I probably shouldn't be--I know people who'll be there, it sounds like loads of fun--but serious conventions are...intimidating. I have a lousy memory, and have spent many a panel feeling woeful and stupid because everyone else is rapidly discussing Known Canon that I either didn't read, didn't like, or don't remember very well. It's nice to feel belongy. It's hard when trying to do so in a subculture that loves its memory of stuff.

Anyway. I expect I'll have a marvelous time.


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* Is it just me, or does -uou- make a really weird grouping of vowels? Seriously, English, we're only pronouncing that as a syllable with a consonantly Y-style bit at the front anyway. Maybe two syllables, tops. Funky letter collection.

Comments

[anne]

It's not that serious, I promise! Bring a little notebook so you can make a list of things that sound neat. But you've read stuff nobody else has, too, and so they'll be writing down the books you talk about.

I forget what time I'll be there Thursday night, but I'll find you as soon as possible. Eeeee we're going to a con!

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The difference is that I usually can't remember the titles--or authors--of the books I've read that other people haven't, which makes them hard to recommend.

But I am TOTALLY bringing a tiny notebook, and my handy little shoulder bag that's the right size for a tiny notebook, my phone, and a water bottle. Often a lifesaver at conventions, that tiny bag.

[anne]

That's OK, Tom Whitmore Knows All--he worked at The Other Change of Hobbit for positively decades, and is very good at recognizing things from fragmentary descriptions.

TOMORROW. I CAN'T STAND THE WAITING I'M FINALLY GOING TO MEET YOUUUUUU!!!

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Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love you, tomorrow. You're only a fliiiiiight away!