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I am about to take off for my parents' place in Mariposa (near Yosemite), where I will meet ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
oyceter and we will bake blueberry scones and watch anime and hike and have fun for two days during which I swear not to do even one tiny little bit of work, which will be the first day that would be true in at least two months. (I will work a bit this evening, though.) I also plan to devote Friday entirely to reading manga. Woo-hoo!
The drive is five hours. I am bringing three flavors of Pocky, two tangerines, a grapefruit, a package of turkey jerky, a package of pine nuts, Gatorade, assorted music, and unabridged CDs of The Golden Compass read by Philip Pullman (yes, I've read it before) and Master and Commander.
Also happy because I finally heard back from the Hodder publicist (who had been on a book tour) and can now book my tickets. (There were some major scheduling issues on my end due to having to teach in Arizona immediately after I was possibly booked to do interviews in London.) Also, apparently the interview with the British Marie Claire Magazine went well, and the piece on me and my book will come out in late May.
I will have internet access in Mariposa. If anyone wishes to continue the very interesting spoilery discussion in my last Samurai Champloo post, I am still reeling from the conclusion and would love to discuss it some more.
oyceter and we will bake blueberry scones and watch anime and hike and have fun for two days during which I swear not to do even one tiny little bit of work, which will be the first day that would be true in at least two months. (I will work a bit this evening, though.) I also plan to devote Friday entirely to reading manga. Woo-hoo!The drive is five hours. I am bringing three flavors of Pocky, two tangerines, a grapefruit, a package of turkey jerky, a package of pine nuts, Gatorade, assorted music, and unabridged CDs of The Golden Compass read by Philip Pullman (yes, I've read it before) and Master and Commander.
Also happy because I finally heard back from the Hodder publicist (who had been on a book tour) and can now book my tickets. (There were some major scheduling issues on my end due to having to teach in Arizona immediately after I was possibly booked to do interviews in London.) Also, apparently the interview with the British Marie Claire Magazine went well, and the piece on me and my book will come out in late May.
I will have internet access in Mariposa. If anyone wishes to continue the very interesting spoilery discussion in my last Samurai Champloo post, I am still reeling from the conclusion and would love to discuss it some more.