Girls and boys :)

Had a lovely time at the rEtrEat this past weekend ... it was cool and rainy half of the time, but it's about the company, not the weather, and it's always nice to spend time with my ladiEs again. *hugs* all around -- and not the injurious ones.

(For those who'd already gone home, which is most of you, I re-sprained my wrist hugging SB. I shit you not. I wouldn't believe it either if I wasn't there, but we lost our balance and there you have it. This year has totally sucked for me as far as physical health, I tell you. Never a break or sprain or anything for almost 30 years, and now three sprains in four months.)

It's nice to have a well-balanced life. It's also nice to be in a healthy relationship built on mutual respect and concern, an equal partnership in which both people are free to pursue separate interests and spend time with friends. Yays. :)

Nerd porn

The new Stylebooks are here!!!



This made my whole day. I grabbed it, I hugged it, I took a deep whiff of that new-Stylebook smell, and life was good. :)

I'm going through it now in my free minutes, catching up on any changes since the last time I read one cover-to-cover. Oddly enough, they've added a small index to the front ... but the book is still alphabetical as always, so why the heck would you need an index? I'm puzzled.

Still, I'm so glad these things are finally here. Yes, I'm a big huge nerd. But you all knew that already. :)