Where's Black Books these days? I really miss it.

[changeling]

Woo! I can see an end to the Vis Ink judging. I have finished my last story (I wrote the scoresheet in metallic ink, to celebrate). There are a couple that still need one more judge, but hey, it may not be me. And OK, we are all rereading the top x stories for Fairer Judging and such, but hey. Almost done. And then we get to read the submissions for the anthology. And then we get to edit them all.

Um.

Still, woo! Right?


Also, I went down to my favourite bookshop, where they give you a voucher at the end of each half year, to buy my Style Manual as required by my editing class, and also to order in Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy. They have to order it in for me from the States (Just like they had to for another anthology I can think of... and I never did get to see the Dr Lambshead book...) and it'll cost me 43 bucks, but it's hardcover so that's actually not too bad. The worry is that the magical ordering place (where magical ordering fairies eat buttercups all day) only has four copies left. And they're going to order more, but... there's over ninety people already requesting copies. Meep.


There was another good thing, what was it?

...oh yeah. It's actually not that good. I mean, it's okay. Coles Myer have asked me to attend an interview for a job. At Target. 'Least it's local -- there's an ex-friend who works in the city store I'd rather not see more than I have to. Anyway. I may not get the job, but if I do it will be mind-numbingly boring work that will at least get me paid. And then I can buy books and comics! And it won't be five days a week, like the job I had last year, which was also mind-numbingly boring. Downside: I will probably not get to listen to JJJ for eleven hours a day, but you can't have everything. Still, money, WOO!

Here's hoping I get the job.

Comments

[metyounow.livejournal.com]

w00t! good luck. *crosses her fingers for you*

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[fevvy.livejournal.com]

black books is ovAr! 'tis terrible, i've been getting awful withdrawal symptoms. i went to see moran live in leicester square to compensate.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

'Least you could! I'm 'Stralian, and can't do things like that! WOE.

[fevvy.livejournal.com]

WOE. But you have kangaroos, surely that makes up for it? In terms of hilarity value anyway, i think. Or am i being disgustingly british by saying 'kangaroos'? do you call them something cool and jovially australian like 'roos'? oooh i'm actually so jealous - my only experience of australia is neighbours and everyone seems so happy all the time. unless they're caught up in really improbable strorylines like being caught shagging their best friends vicar's husband or something.

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Nah, we call them "Shit, Jo, something's trampled the crops in the back paddock again!" ;)

*blinks* They show vicars on Neighbours? How rare.
See, I don't actually watch Neighbours. 'Cause it's shit, and I live here, so it doesn't have any novelty value, beyond the fact that the acting is so bad. Ditto Home and Away. I mean, saying that all Aussies must be happy based on Neighbours is like saying all Brits must be miserable bastards based on Coronation Street. Um.

...You aren't, are you?

[fevvy.livejournal.com]

oh don't worry i do realise that. and i've never watched a british soap in my life. actually if *any* australians were like neighbours characters they'd be the ones i'd be helping into nice white coats with attractive buckles in a variety of colours. But it's sort of cheery escapism because it's always sunny and everyone leaves their doors open (amazing. you don't really do that, do you? this thread is really exposing my cultural stupidity.) and everyone is pretty. in 'enders and corrie all the characters are almost incomprehensibly unattractive.