Yay! Kathy Tyers autographed my book!!!!

The title is fairly self-explanatory...but (yay!) all the same. I've been a fan of Kathy Tyers' books since reading Firebird last year--which at least partially influenced the name of my gmail account. On her website (http://www.kathytyers.com/) she graciously offered to autograph books, so I sent off my copy a couple weeks ago along with a little note. She actually answered my letter with an entire typed page! Hehe! I danced a happy jig!!

If you're at all interesting in sci-fi/speculative fiction, I would definitely recommend her books. Shivering World--another favorite--is excellent, abet very intense and a trifle confusing at first. It escapes classification, at once a mystery, but also a bit sci-fi with a dash of romance--altogether a very winsome combination. Although I haven't read them, Mrs. Tyers is also known for her two Star Wars books: The Truce at Bakura and Balance Point.

Some photos of me, ridiculous with excitement and sporting a pronounced winter look--no? ;-)

PS--The fuzzy thing in the corner of the photos is our Christmas tree.

Vocab Word: Environing--Archaic for 'encircle' 'surround'

Visual Argument

So...this is my visual argument. Originally it was arranged in a square, but my untechy self had an exceedingly difficult time working with this...thus the lineup! The argument itself is a bit simplistic, basically exploring the effects of technology on our lives. Pretty straightforward. Anyway...feel free to comment!

Sprainkle

Pretty cool word, huh? Sprain + Ankle=Sprainkle--The unfortunate state of my poor foot.

While dashing around my elder sister at last night's modern dance class, my right foot slipped, and suddenly crunched sideways in a rather painful manner. After limping through the last five minutes of class, Dad discovered that it was sprained, swathing the entire area in yard upon yard of downy gauze and simultaneously christening it. While at CVS (does that need a little copyright symbol?) getting our passport photos taken--a fiasco!--we picked up a neat little elastic fabric foot thing, now snugly encasing The Foot. Aside from being a teeny bit swollen, my ankle is scarcely uncomfortable--the sheer novelty is still intriguing. :-) I wonder, can I scribble on my "cast?"