I'm Baaaaack!

[rj_anderson]

It took me a whole week, but I am now in business again, with a brand-new computer (yay!) and the old one fixed. Turns out it was just the fan to the power supply, much as I thought, and that the hard drives were not affected, so I didn't lose any data. Although I do have a lot of reinstalling software and general tidying-up ahead. And, of course, a whole lot of catching-up on my f-list and e-mail, too.

Sadly, after this and other unexpected delays, I have had to give up hope of having the reedit of Knife completed in time for the SCBWI-MI Fall Conference in Kalamazoo, MI so I could hand-deliver it to Very Helpful and Patient Editor. It's now looking like it'll be closer to Christmas before I'm done, and I shall just have to mail it in the usual boring manner. But I am still going to the conference, D.V. I don't suppose anybody else on my list is interested/planning to go? Anyone? Bueller?

lydaclunas has been here for the past few days and we've been having mucho fun. Lots of Doctor Who has been watched, among other things...

I'll have more to post soon, I hope.

Comments

[celisnebula.livejournal.com]

I was going to attend the conference in Kalamazoo (it's only a hop, skip and a jump from me) but a family wedding has come up in Traverse City, MI, so I doubt I'll be able to swing it. I do hope you have a wonderful time though.

[maineac.livejournal.com]

Too bad about the ms not being ready. But it's more important to make sure it's really ready than to give it to someone by hand. I'm not going to SCBWI-MI but I belong to SCBWI. I've even had a few books published. Good luck with Knife.

[http://users.livejournal.com/shing_/]

Yay you're back!

OT: I'm going to be in Stratford Sept 7 to catch a couple of plays. Maybe we can hook up? I don't have your e-mail anymore, do you still have mine?

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Definitely, let's get together. I'm not sure if I still have your address, but I'm at rja [at] pobox [dot] com.

[sarahsan]

Glad the end to your computer woes are in sight (at least for now). I was in withdrawal for the last several days as I would visit your blog optimistically, then sigh as I cursed your computer. ^_^

[alikatkelts.livejournal.com]

Hey, Looking for Snape fic I was pointed towards you. Good thing that 'twas only the fan. I tend to make my computers implode. Anyways just wanted to say that I love your writing and that I friended you.

[dolorous-ett.livejournal.com]

I sympathise - just before I left for China I "toasted" my computer with a nice glass of cold white wine.

RIP computer. At least it died roaring drunk (and more to the point I had for once in my life backed up the important stuff).