Posted by Cherie | Posted in misc | Posted on 1 year, 7 months ago, in the evening
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- Tomorrow evening, Seattle-area locals: At 7:00 p.m. I’ll be joining Caitlin Kittredge for a reading and signing at the University District Bookstore. Other Team Seattle folks will be in attendance, and all are welcome to join us. I’ll be reading from Fathom, and Caitlin will be reading from the second book in her bestselling Nocturne City series.
- Speaking of Fathom, the marvelous Colleen Mondor has some kind and thoughtful things to say about it. She also has a handful of other holiday recommendations for the readers on your Christmas list.
- Does anyone know if this made it into the print version of the Seattle Times today? Just curious.
- I’ve written another 3000 words or so on The Clementine since last I reported, which is not as much as I ought to have accomplished, but there have been extenuating circumstances.
- Speaking of extenuating circumstances, as some of you already know, it turns out that Aric and I will be moving. In the middle of next month. One whole block. It’s both a long story and a short story, but to keep it on the brief side: We’re sick to death of all the problems with our current apartment (so oft documented here), and with the help of “Eagle Eyes” Ellen we’ve spotted and landed a much nicer place nearby, for about the same rent.
- That bullet point was running long, so I’ll just make a new one. It’s a “historic” brick building (built circa 1920) that’s been very nicely maintained by the family who owns it. The apartment within is a couple hundred square feet bigger than our present abode, with lovely hardwood floors (much nicer than our trashy disco parquet), fabulous high ceilings with trim and moldings, a cast iron clawfoot tub, lots of windows, a view of the Cascades — and on-site management, laundry, and storage. It’s perfectly beautiful, and although we’d really like to buy a place someday, that’s not likely to happen within the next year or two … so we hopped on the upgrade opportunity.
- One last bullet, to break up the tedium. Yes, we are aware that we’ll be moving in the middle of January. No, we are not thrilled by this. Yes, it’s going to suck. But it’ll be worth it, and we’ll be happier for having made the seasonally inconvenient effort.
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Awesome news on pretty much all fronts. Moving in January isn’t so bad. I’ve done it and survived. Actually it was a similarly short move and I think it was the hassle of so much work for so short a distance that was the crappiest part to be honest. (Well that and I had the flu at the time.)
Ew … and the flu, too? Crap. I’d better keep a bunch of Emergen-C on hand …