gillpolack @ 2015-11-17T10:09:00
Today is a day of work and administrivia. I try to sequester the administrivia so that it doesn't run interference with work, but I was away four days last week, and that ran interference. I should be done with my paperwork by lunchtime, at least, and can then move on to other things.
The editing side of other things is the bit I most hate about the whole publishing process, and I would skip it if I could but alas, it is critical and must be done. If I never did another academic publication, this would be why. And by my whinge you know that yesterday went in odd directions and I just didn't finish the intended work. I did other things that must be done, instead. I had forgotten that Monday is the day for housework and food preparation right now. I've done a bare minimum of housework and I'm fine with food prep and with shopping lists for tomorrow (for tomorrow is the last big, big shop until mid-January and is the only big shop before Chanukah and is the reason I really need a bigger freezer - I only need it at this time of year, though, so, really, I don't need it at all!).
You've had one of the eight Chanukah presents for this year (the pudding recipe), so the question is what seven presents do people want? I'm open to suggestions.
If no-one suggests anything, I might make it all recipes. I was thinking, in fact, of having recipes that relate to my works of fiction. This is because apparently some people are reading the dinner parties in The Time of the Ghosts and are dreaming of cooking the dishes. If you have a favourite food description by me and need a recipe to match, tell me and I'll consider posting it.
I still owe one friend a cookbook from last year. Her email keeps bouncing. I shall try again this year with that, in the hopes that the internetz are behaving a bit better.
Speaking of cookbooks. the Great Fan Cookbook is still happening, but it's been delayed through reasons beyond my control. Many reasons, actually. Given it can't happen until the end of next year now, I have decided to delay it just a bit further and have it ready for the Helsinki Worldcon. This means that the most number of fans possible can celebrate food together, and it also means everyone has more time to send me recipes. The US is really under-represented right now. In fact, right now Australia and Germany and Finland have the most recipes. I'm still accepting recipes via my web contact form on my website, and I'll continue to accept recipes until this time next year.
And this is all my updates!
The editing side of other things is the bit I most hate about the whole publishing process, and I would skip it if I could but alas, it is critical and must be done. If I never did another academic publication, this would be why. And by my whinge you know that yesterday went in odd directions and I just didn't finish the intended work. I did other things that must be done, instead. I had forgotten that Monday is the day for housework and food preparation right now. I've done a bare minimum of housework and I'm fine with food prep and with shopping lists for tomorrow (for tomorrow is the last big, big shop until mid-January and is the only big shop before Chanukah and is the reason I really need a bigger freezer - I only need it at this time of year, though, so, really, I don't need it at all!).
You've had one of the eight Chanukah presents for this year (the pudding recipe), so the question is what seven presents do people want? I'm open to suggestions.
If no-one suggests anything, I might make it all recipes. I was thinking, in fact, of having recipes that relate to my works of fiction. This is because apparently some people are reading the dinner parties in The Time of the Ghosts and are dreaming of cooking the dishes. If you have a favourite food description by me and need a recipe to match, tell me and I'll consider posting it.
I still owe one friend a cookbook from last year. Her email keeps bouncing. I shall try again this year with that, in the hopes that the internetz are behaving a bit better.
Speaking of cookbooks. the Great Fan Cookbook is still happening, but it's been delayed through reasons beyond my control. Many reasons, actually. Given it can't happen until the end of next year now, I have decided to delay it just a bit further and have it ready for the Helsinki Worldcon. This means that the most number of fans possible can celebrate food together, and it also means everyone has more time to send me recipes. The US is really under-represented right now. In fact, right now Australia and Germany and Finland have the most recipes. I'm still accepting recipes via my web contact form on my website, and I'll continue to accept recipes until this time next year.
And this is all my updates!
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