You'll take me home where the magic's from

I know, it's been another week with zero in the way of blogging updates from yours truly - and I confess, I haven't been much on Twitter or Facebook, either. Instead, I've been doing some reading, some work on the house, some spring cleaning (a little late in the year), and some work on that as-yet-unannounced new project. Among other things. Ahem.

So, you know. Just...real life stuff, I guess.

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Greyson has a new friend named Luna - a mastiff/whatever mix who is just the light of his little life, I swear. She lives a few blocks away, but comes over for playdates pretty regularly. They are the very bestest of buddies.



As for the cat, she's done a shit-ton of napping. Some of it, on my laptop.



More napping occurred during the fireworks yesterday, because the cat is all but stone-deaf, and she couldn't care less about the noise.

The dog, on the other hand...was dubious. He spent most of the afternoon/evening under my feet while we watched the Drunk History marathon and caught up on Welcome to Night Vale. But whenever he started shaking or fussing, I'd just give him a bite of kettle corn - then and everything was fine again.



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Anyway, in book-type news, don't worry! I'm not going to do another links round-up ... even though the I Am Princess X reviews are still coming in - thank heaven - and so far, so good. If you've been thinking about picking it up, or if you've read it and (a). want to say something or (b). have any questions, you can catch me on this coming Tuesday [July 7] in a very cool Twitter chat.



And by the way - I'm about halfway through Shadowshaper and it is BAD. ASS.
Two words. All caps.
BAD. ASS.

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So...yes. It's been regular real-life stuff around here for the last little while, but that's going to get a mix-up come Monday - when my awesome old friend Spyder (her preferred internet reference) will be coming in for the week. There will be cocktails! There will be pedicures! And shopping! And maybe some movies and/or some binge-watched TV!

I'm very much looking forward to it - though it virtually guarantees another week of no blogging. However, there will undoubtedly be silly pictures on Twitter, and probably some tipsy live-tweeting of whatever we're binge-watching. I'm calling it "personal time."

I'll still be reachable by email (and phone, to the appropriate parties) but I don't honestly expect to get much work done. Try not to hold it against me, eh? I don't get weekends and vacations; I get deadlines.

But every now and again, real life calls for a break.

:)