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Today's been interesting, at least. More good than not, so I'll take that.
I. The weather. It started out with a forecast of lots of rain. I like rain. I got to work and it wasn't raining, so I went in. At about, oh, 1:00 or so it started pouring rain. My umbrella? In the car. Uh-oh. I'd arrived early so I could leave at 3:30, too. However, at 3:30 it was brilliantly sunny with dark clouds on every side. I dashed to the car, and went to JoAnn's as I'd planned. By the time I got back out, it was back to doing its "almost midnight" impression and I drove from Tigard down to Wilsonville in pouring (I mean, wipers on high, doing 45, and passing most people) rain, occasionally intermixed with sleet (and possibly hail, but I'm still doubting that one as it was supposedly about 45 degrees out...).
II. JoAnn's Superstore just opened. Well, I got a 49 cent candleholder that is really pretty. I used my 40% off coupon on it, to get that price. This tells you how many other items I bought, right? Yeah. It's like a Michael's, only with more fabric, and a crappier layout. As I don't sew, I'm less than impressed. It's better than the standard JoAnn's. But I prefer the Michael's and that one is on my way home anyway.
III. Deliria. I have been waiting for the Everyday Heroes book to come out. Then I have been waiting for it to arrive once I heard they were shipping and people were getting them. I went to get the mail - no sign of it. Went into the house - aha! They shipped it Fedex. I now know I want nothing more shipped Fedex to the house, either. They left it on the front step leaning against the door.
That's actually fairly visible from the street at this time of year, but more importantly it's not that far under the shelter of the porch (only a few feet), in a day of driving wind and rain. The box had rain spattered on it. The OPEN-SIDED box through which I could clearly see the book, which had no protective plastic cover. (Cheap, guys, really cheap - a plastic bag would have been good, if the box wasn't going to completely cover - a file folder doesn't quite substitute.)
BUT. The rain had not gotten to the book, although it certainly could have. The book is unmarred (the packaging was fairly protective from most forms of mangling, just not the rain). And thus, I have my copy of Everyday Heroes, even if I did about have a heart attack worrying it'd have water damage before I confirmed it didn't.
I am not reading it yet. Must eat dinner. Then must put together at least five announcements. Then can dive into the book in more detail than I had a chance for at Gencon. Then can write characters, notes, other things that have been percolating in back of head.
Overall? Overall this is a pretty good day, as the bad was either nuisances, or things that didn't happen. I passed a couple car accidents (one involving four cars, but none majorly damaged) and wasn't in any of them. The weather is lovely. And I'm home and can have my dinner now. And book.
I. The weather. It started out with a forecast of lots of rain. I like rain. I got to work and it wasn't raining, so I went in. At about, oh, 1:00 or so it started pouring rain. My umbrella? In the car. Uh-oh. I'd arrived early so I could leave at 3:30, too. However, at 3:30 it was brilliantly sunny with dark clouds on every side. I dashed to the car, and went to JoAnn's as I'd planned. By the time I got back out, it was back to doing its "almost midnight" impression and I drove from Tigard down to Wilsonville in pouring (I mean, wipers on high, doing 45, and passing most people) rain, occasionally intermixed with sleet (and possibly hail, but I'm still doubting that one as it was supposedly about 45 degrees out...).
II. JoAnn's Superstore just opened. Well, I got a 49 cent candleholder that is really pretty. I used my 40% off coupon on it, to get that price. This tells you how many other items I bought, right? Yeah. It's like a Michael's, only with more fabric, and a crappier layout. As I don't sew, I'm less than impressed. It's better than the standard JoAnn's. But I prefer the Michael's and that one is on my way home anyway.
III. Deliria. I have been waiting for the Everyday Heroes book to come out. Then I have been waiting for it to arrive once I heard they were shipping and people were getting them. I went to get the mail - no sign of it. Went into the house - aha! They shipped it Fedex. I now know I want nothing more shipped Fedex to the house, either. They left it on the front step leaning against the door.
That's actually fairly visible from the street at this time of year, but more importantly it's not that far under the shelter of the porch (only a few feet), in a day of driving wind and rain. The box had rain spattered on it. The OPEN-SIDED box through which I could clearly see the book, which had no protective plastic cover. (Cheap, guys, really cheap - a plastic bag would have been good, if the box wasn't going to completely cover - a file folder doesn't quite substitute.)
BUT. The rain had not gotten to the book, although it certainly could have. The book is unmarred (the packaging was fairly protective from most forms of mangling, just not the rain). And thus, I have my copy of Everyday Heroes, even if I did about have a heart attack worrying it'd have water damage before I confirmed it didn't.
I am not reading it yet. Must eat dinner. Then must put together at least five announcements. Then can dive into the book in more detail than I had a chance for at Gencon. Then can write characters, notes, other things that have been percolating in back of head.
Overall? Overall this is a pretty good day, as the bad was either nuisances, or things that didn't happen. I passed a couple car accidents (one involving four cars, but none majorly damaged) and wasn't in any of them. The weather is lovely. And I'm home and can have my dinner now. And book.
