Random stuff

[hrj]

1) Yay, the historic novel by Samar Habib was delivered today, so I'm going to do my best to get it read in time to add a review at the end of covering the two non-fiction books of hers.

2) I'm going to try to do a garden post tomorrow with lots of pictures. I'm feeling really happy about this year's garden & orchard. And it looks like I just may have gotten the right combination for Enough Summer Squash. (I.e., way more than any reasonable human can eat.)

3) I had a lovely day today at kiria_dk's birthday party. The group of us hiked off to a beach near Santa Cruz (the theory was to find some tide pools as well, but we made do with some delightfully deep fern-lined sea caves). There was picnicking, sand castle building, wave-wading, and long chats with some folks I'd never talked much with before. And a fair amount of lying on the beach in the sun with a hat covering my face, just soaking up the sun.

4) abd07 and I have decided to skip Kalamazoo this year (multiple reasons, but in part not wanting to get into a rut for the sake of tradition) and instead I'm going out to NYC for the last week in May. The planned schedule includes to Broadway shows: Alison Bechdel's autobiographic Fun Home, and Hand to God (because it's what's playing at abd07's theatre currently, so of course I have to see it!). Other than that (and hanging out with my girlfriend, of course) I'm always interested in meeting up with people I know online but have never met in person (or barely met in person). My standard NYC trip for the past few years has been Thanksgiving week which is a really bad time for expecting people to have openings in their social schedule. Maybe I'll have more luck this time. (I'll be there Wed-Sat.)

Comments

[rosefox]

I'd love to see you when you're in NYC, but last week in May is Book Expo, and all my social energy will be used up by obligatory work-socializing. :(

[hrj.livejournal.com]

Some other time then. Lately I've gotten into the habit of always going out for all of Thanksgiving week, but that's generally an impossible time for people to find time/energy for added socializing.

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see the Alison Bechdel play.

[hrj.livejournal.com]

I have no idea whether it will go on tour, but if it doesn't I can't imagine it *not* playing San Francisco.

[liadan-m.livejournal.com]

If I'm not working, I'd love the chance to see you. I may be able to get away part of that last weekend.

[hrj.livejournal.com]

I'm flying out Sunday morning, so if it's the weekend, then it would have to be Saturday. I'll keep you pencilled in for whatever plans are made.