In transition

It was a hot weekend in Seattle, and I spent quite a bit of time in the sun, particularly on Saturday, trying to generate some Vitamin D. The major yardwork was hacking back the Escallonia langleyensis (finally identified for me by Jessica Amanda Salmonson on Facebook), which filled the yard waste bin all by itself. Partly it was getting out of control, and partly I wanted to clear space for when I paint the south side of the house Real Soon Now. (I was planning to do it last summer. Oops.) In the evening I read Iain Banks and caught a showing of Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring, which was fun but seemed inconsequential.

Yesterday I hung out with carl drinking fine beer and plotting various forms of mischief, some of it short term and some of it longer term, mostly Chunga-related. I also poured some vodka on raspberries for infusional purposes. I foresee raspberry vodka martinis in my future. One of those would have been nice in the sultry hot weather.

This week is a short one for me. On Thursday I'm flying to Sacramento for Westercon. This is the only trip I have planned for this year -- other than various trips to Oregon, of course. Should be fun, I think. I'll be working on the at-con zine with voidampersand.