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lydamorehouse) wrote2011-08-04 10:49 am
lydamorehouse) wrote2011-08-04 10:49 am
Just a Quickie
I need to write today before noon, because I have a number of heavy-duty errands that need doing before we head up to our friends' cabin in Siren, Wisconsin. I spent much of the morning already being quite productive. The plumber came to fix the upstairs bathroom sink trap which had 'sploded on us Sunday. I was happy that it was actually a bit of a big job for him, since I was feeling like a bit of a dope with my "There, I fixed it" solution.
Also, I finally got around to putting the finishing touches on an on-line class proposal for the Loft. I've never taught an on-line class before, and they wanted a sense of how the class would actually work (like, on-line). I have to admit the request baffled me, since, as a brand new instructor, I'm supposed to sign up to learn how their system works (and I sort of thought this was the VERY thing that would be explained/discussed at that time.) But, I think I cobbled together something that will satisfy the requirement. I don't know. We'll see if they take it. I did, however, decide that for my usual optional reading requirement that I'm going to point students to the myraid and wonderful podcast options for listening to (and in most cases also, if you wish, reading) short stories. So, Lightspeed and PodCastle, if you get a bump in traffic next winter/spring semester, that's me! (Also, if you folks have a favorite source for science fiction story podcasts, feel free to let me know.)
I also finally got around to mailing out hardcopy xeroxes of the wonderful review Michael Levy did of my Resurrection Code and Tate's Almost to Die For to my agent, my editor, and my dad in David Hartwell's The New York Review of Science Fiction. I should take some time in the next few days to find a good excerpt to post, but the whole review is quite delightful so you should try to track down a copy if you're so inclined. Perhaps I will memorize it in its entirety and you can ask for a dramatic reading next time we meet. (ha!)
Today is also Mason's last day as a second grader (for those just tuning in, he's in a year-round school, which is, of course, a bit of a misnomer as he gets three months off, just not all in the summer.) At any rate, he'll be starting in September as a THIRD GRADER! I'm not sure how he got to be so grown-up, but there you have it.
For a bit of nostalgia, here he is at the beginning of the school year:
Also, I finally got around to putting the finishing touches on an on-line class proposal for the Loft. I've never taught an on-line class before, and they wanted a sense of how the class would actually work (like, on-line). I have to admit the request baffled me, since, as a brand new instructor, I'm supposed to sign up to learn how their system works (and I sort of thought this was the VERY thing that would be explained/discussed at that time.) But, I think I cobbled together something that will satisfy the requirement. I don't know. We'll see if they take it. I did, however, decide that for my usual optional reading requirement that I'm going to point students to the myraid and wonderful podcast options for listening to (and in most cases also, if you wish, reading) short stories. So, Lightspeed and PodCastle, if you get a bump in traffic next winter/spring semester, that's me! (Also, if you folks have a favorite source for science fiction story podcasts, feel free to let me know.)
I also finally got around to mailing out hardcopy xeroxes of the wonderful review Michael Levy did of my Resurrection Code and Tate's Almost to Die For to my agent, my editor, and my dad in David Hartwell's The New York Review of Science Fiction. I should take some time in the next few days to find a good excerpt to post, but the whole review is quite delightful so you should try to track down a copy if you're so inclined. Perhaps I will memorize it in its entirety and you can ask for a dramatic reading next time we meet. (ha!)
Today is also Mason's last day as a second grader (for those just tuning in, he's in a year-round school, which is, of course, a bit of a misnomer as he gets three months off, just not all in the summer.) At any rate, he'll be starting in September as a THIRD GRADER! I'm not sure how he got to be so grown-up, but there you have it.
For a bit of nostalgia, here he is at the beginning of the school year: