Killing time until Serenity flies tonight

[annathepiper]

Getting more accustomed now to the 100mcg dose of synthroid in my system. It's a little odd--I noticed yesterday that I felt like I had a lot more energy than I've had in a while, and a lot more ability to just do stuff. I did 1.95 miles on the treadmill and didn't feel overly taxed. I hope this keeps up. I could get used to this.

I begin to find myself twitchier about the ongoing silence from our phone, which has not yet seemed to realize that its duty is to relay to me communication from Luna. Helpfully providing it the following example of how a conversation between Luna and me might go has not yet inspired it:

Luna Books: Hello, is this annathepiper? This is Luna Books! We want to buy your novel, and by way of payment, we offer you this shiny nickel. If you write two more to go with this one, we'll give you THREE shiny nickels.
Me: Ooooooh, shiny! But I like dimes. Could I have shiny dimes instead? They're smaller and easier to transport, and also are rounded off to the nearest ten cents!
LB: Well, okay, dimes. We can do that.

My email is being similarly silent about the resume I sent off last night for the nibble technoshaman passed me. I have to virtually cross my fingers, otherwise I cannot type, but it would be nice to avoid unemployment this fall. Even if it means I couldn't do Nanowrimo after all.

Till then, anyway, this weekend promises to be the Weekend of Media, as mamishka and I go to ogle Serenity once again tonight. And either tomorrow afternoon or Sunday evening, we'll be doing Lost and Bones and possibly also Charlie Jade if we're ambitious. Yay!

And very shortly, I shall have clam chowder for lunch. Mmmm, clam chowder.

Thursday miles: 2.05
Miles out of Hobbiton: 355
Miles to Rivendell: 103

Comments

[wingedelf.livejournal.com]

Well, i've put yours in the hands of the tester who needs help, and will also kick it to my current boss, who'd be the person who'd set up interviews etc.

[annathepiper]

Bless you! Thank you very much for taking the time to do this.

[wingedelf.livejournal.com]

Not a problem. It's in my best interest to make sure things work as smoothly in my department as possible. That way, it reduces the chances that other people are going to ask me to help out with their stuff. ;-)

Well, that, and there's a whisper of a rumour of a change coming which is going to require some fairly high-powered folk across the board, and we're going to want people who can come in and not need to be hand-held through the process but learn it and go on their own.

[annathepiper]

Sounds good to me!

Though eep, I just got contacted about that Volt nibble and they're submitting my resume for that position, too. Eep!

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

*grin* Hang in there. No news is good news?

[annathepiper]

No news IS good news, but "we'd like to buy your book now!" would be even better. ;)

[annathepiper]

Why thank you!

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Ooooooh, shiny! But I like dimes. Could I have shiny dimes instead?

*giggle* What you're *supposed* to say is, "Thank you *so* much. I"ll have my agent get in touch with you as soon as possible."

Then you call up Jenn Jackson (or whomever) and say, "I've got a deal on the table, would you like to look at my work and see if you'd be interested in representing me?" :)

Of course, I don't believe anybody in the universe keeps their head enough to say that, if they get their first book offer. :)

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

*makes mental note*

Is it okay to use the term "my agent", even if you don't have one yet?

What happens if you can't find one and are forced to come back and say... Um... yeah, about that whole offer? Shiny! How about dimes?

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Yes, because you will have an agent within three days. Which is why I so strongly recommend having at least 3 choices on hand, people you *know* you would like to work with. One of them is going to say yes.

[annathepiper]

I'd call Jenn Jackson in a heartbeat if I thought she had any spare braincells for new potential clients. I have the impression, though, that I may have to range a little farther afield if that time comes!

*sees other comments to Jess* Ah, I was going to ask you myself what the Proper Things to Say are if you actually don't have an agent lined up yet. Good to know!

[neutronjockey.livejournal.com]

I'm going straight to her LJ and telling her you said she had no brain cells left :P
-=Jeff=-

[annathepiper]

Hey pal, don't make me follow you over there with a hammer! I have access to solarbird's infinite supply, you know! ;)

[neutronjockey.livejournal.com]

Gah! *run away * run away* I've seen her artwork, I know she's a capable smasher and must have many a hammer! ;P
-=Jeff=-

Careful there bud, I'm wearin' my

[solarbird]

HAMMERPANTS!

<pulls as many hammers as needed from her HAMMERPANTS! and throws them at neutronjockey>

Re: Careful there bud, I'm wearin' my

[neutronjockey.livejournal.com]

*puts on mario brothers suit* Hey!
-=Jeff=-

[annathepiper]

INFINITE hammers. As I see she is now aptly demonstrating. ;)

[neutronjockey.livejournal.com]

Careful... we'll end up turning you LJ into a comment mush-pile :)
-=Jeff=-
(They're cheating, they're cheating I just know they're laptoping side-by-side! Out numbered, outhammered, RUN FORREST RUN!)

[annathepiper]

We DO laptop side-by-side at home! But I'm at work right now. :)

(And almost out of things to do! Hence, the comment-pile!)

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

Yes, the reason writers need agents is that we WOULD write two more for three, count 'em three, shiny dimes.

Writers is nuts.

[annathepiper]

We ARE! All these stories crowding our heads and stuff. Knocks out actual SENSE. ;)