Learning lines in the rain

Well folks, I'm all packed for Houston – and I've even performed my ritual printing-out-of-all-travel-documents (which I neurotically do, and staple, and file, and carry in my purse). So I'm as ready as I'm going to get.

The flight itself will be four hours each way, and yes, this is only an overnight trip. Maybe I'll get some work done, or something. Ha! More likely, I'll get a lot of trashy magazine reading done, or plane-TV watched, if it's available. Let it not be said that I don't know my weaknesses.

But there are definitely worse ways to spend a weekend than going to a very cool bookstore in one of my home states – as I consider Texas, see yesterday's footnote – for the express purpose of signing books, chattering, and hanging out. I mean really. I'm a very lucky woman in this regard.

And to refresh your memory: If you're in the greater Houston area, come see me at Murder by the Book at 2:00 p.m. this coming Sunday. (2342 Bissonnet St.)

In other news to close out the week, here are just a few short links to hold you over until I get back:

Bloodshot review: The Lady is a Vamp – This review is so glowing as to be almost embarrassing, but because my parents read this page, I'm going to link it anyway. I particularly appreciate how the reviewer noticed the heavy noir influence, as well as the way gender ambiguity is a bit of a theme. Really, I'm just deeply flattered and delighted that the reviewer took the time to think about the book so much, and to put his opinion out there.

Dreadnought shares a review with The Buntline Special – Excerpt of personal glee: "Priest has clearly put some thought into it — not just the fun parts, like zombies and air piracy, but the hauntingly simple parts, like the dearth of educated men in a country fighting a war of attrition where every able-bodied man is sent to the front lines. And all of it is wrapped up in a clear, crisp writing style that drives the story cleanly and compellingly, like a locomotive, towards the story's inevitable and climactic confrontation."

I'm on a list! – A pretty cool list, actually: TechRepublic's list of 100+ geeks to follow on Twitter. Holy crap, I'm in some excellent company, there. And of course, if you'd like to add me to Twitter but maybe did not know that was an option, go here and follow away. I'll likely be tweeting while I'm out of town, if not blogging so much.

[Crossposted from my website. If you'd like to comment, you can do so either here or there.]