Busy week.

ON Monday night, the London Public Libray hosted an author panel with Giller Award Finalist/Author in Residence Edeet Ravel, joined by Paul Cavanaugh and Joan Barfoot.

I haven't read a single one of their books.
However, I certainly will.

Joan raised a point about how women seemed to be frowned upon if they write too violently, something a male writer can get away with more easily. I 'm not certain I agree with that. I'd like to hear from you lot about that. Do you find that your perceptions of females writers are skewed if they write ultra violence?

Test on Monday...

Also-
It's funny how the universal experience of writing makes siblings of us all. The biggest bitch is the lack of time. Time to write. Time to think about writing.

I've finally managed the "room of one's own" in the new house, but I never seem to have as much time to write as I would like. It's always something...

For a while there I was getting up a 5 a.m. to write, but it just takes the stuffing out of me for the rest of the day. I'm too bagged after work, and the weekends are full for family.house maintenaince.

I'd love to hear any ideas on finding/making the time from other writers.

London Yellow Tabloid Interview with JK Rowling:
Author to reveal all in upcoming Harry Potter Compendium.

By E. A. Bardingham

In this exclusive and unsubstantiated interview with Harry Potter’s Creator, we learn more about her character’s sexual leanings and get a good gander at her cleavage.

LYT: Just recently you revealed that Dumbledore is homosexual. How are the fans taking it?

JKR: Better than I thought they might. Worldwide only a few thousand servers crashed. Generally everyone is being very positive. I had a very nice call from Sir Ian about it.

LYT: Was it a publicity stunt?

JKR: Oh heavens, no! I know all about my character’s... erm.. foibles, as it were, between the sheets. I just didn’t put all that in the books since such things had absolutely no bearing on the story I was telling.

LYT: So this sort of detail is going in your upcoming compendium?

JKR: Exactly.

LYT: Erm... your top button has come undone again, ma’am.

JKR: **rebuttons** Honestly, I thought I pinned that securely. I really must get this silly blouse fixed properly.

LYT: **Crosses legs** Tell me more about the sorts of topics you’ll be revealing in your lingerie.

JKR: Lingerie?

LYT: Compendium! Sorry.

JKR: Well, Draco has a thing for feet. Corns drive him absolutely round the bend. Viktor Krum wears only black silk underpants. Percy likes to be spanked by Centaurs. Ron prefers to cuddle to the Act, and Crookshanks is a very, very bad kitty indeed. **laughs**

LYT: I see. Do you think this is proper reading material for today’s youth. I mean, Harry Potter is considered a children’s ser – look let me fetch you a safety pin or something.

JKR: Oh dear, my bad girls are exposed again, are they?

LYT: All right. That’s quite enough! What’s really going on here, Ms. Rowling?

JKR: Whatcher mean, then?

LYT: Don’t you get all cutesy with the vernacular with me, missy! Cover up and tell me what you are really up to!

JKR: Shan’t!

LYT: There is only possible explanation for you to be falling out of your blouse during interviews and tossing off unPC sexual revelations now that your series is over, Ms Rowling...

JKR: **hesitant** You’re bluffing.

LYT: Am I?

JKR: **Fiddles with microphone** This interview is over.

LYT: Oh god.... it’s true! You’re launching a clothing line, aren’t you?

JKR: *struggling** Can someone help me get this damn mike off!

LYT: Aha! I knew it! The weight loss! The kinky boots you wear! It was obvious all along!

JKR: **Removes mike & leaves**

LYT: Typical.

It's been an odd week for me.
Odd but good.

I won the 50-50 draw at work and walked away with $18.

Then while shopping over the weekend at the London Farmer's Market I find $10 just lying on the ground.

Then, back at work, the 50-50 committee tells me they miscalculated and I was given another $10.

THEN... when I get home I have a big arse package in the mail!

It's an autographed copy of Patricia Wood's LOTTERY sent to me courtesy of one Mindy '500' Tarquini.

I can take a hint, Lord.
I'll buy a 6/49 ticket tomorrow!

Quote Gacked from Dave Sim's Blog

Major Stephen M. Murphy, US Army:
"I would like to urge my fellow citizens to remember that it is the government, not the military, that chooses to go to war. And that it is the citizens who choose the government."

It appalled me that only 50% of the eligible voters turned out for the Provincial elections.
Next time, people... Get out and VOTE, dammit!

I certainly have not been blogging as often as I should have.

**hangs head in shame**

The move took a lot out of me.
My get up and go got up and left.
The sun was in my eyes.
The baseball glove was for the other hand.
The Johnny Depp DVD and the bottle of Cognac were just sitting there...
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erm...

I WAS NAPPING, ALRIGHT???

This weekend is Canadian Thankgiving.

I will be either eating or in nap mode until further notice.

Thank you.

How....?
How did I manage to injure my arm in a horrible dim sum accident?
Well. It's a long story.

I was bidding farewell to Irving-San (Jewish Samerai) before he departed to the land of the rising Sun.

I reached over the shrimp dumplings to lift the teapot with the intention of pouring myself another cup of Jasmine tea, when something in my wrist went >>PING<< ... and it hurt like a bitch. I couldn't even lift a piece of paper without gritting my teeth in agony.

Luckily it was my left arm, since I mouse with my right.

I devised a make shift tenser bandage out of a Weekender's accent scarf (I keep one handy in the car for just such emergencies) until I could make it to a Shopper's Drug Mart for a proper brace, which I promptly bought - however, once I got it home and opened the nasty plastic container, I realised I'd had a rather bad blonde moment. The brace was made for the right hand and didn't fit quite right.

Three days later it sorted itself out while I did some vigorous gardening.

Kato, no doubt, would have been amused.