General update

1) I went to visit my sister and a friend down in southern Sweden this weekend; both of them have kids. Or a baby, in my sister's case. I am all proud that I managed to successfully socialize with my friend's kid, who is two. \o/ Basically he wanted me to read books to him and never stop, and he also wanted his mom to go away because she wanted to put clothes on him so we could go out, and he wanted to be naked. So it was all "just one more book before I have to put clothes on? pleeeease?". *g* I often find kids hard to interact with, but maybe it's just that I'm not used to them? Anyway, he is my godchild, so it's good to connect a bit with him.

2) I have successfully given away a fair amount of money to various organizations that I sympathize with! It felt like a good thing to do, since I have a high salary and I'm not using most of it, so it just piles up. Gah, money is weird.

3) I defaulted on fic_corner. /o\ It's the first time ever that I default in a fic exchange. I reviewed canon and all (the Earthsea books) but writing just wasn't happening, and I defaulted two weeks before the deadline because I thought it was better to give that time to a pinch-hitter. I wonder if I'll be able to do Yuletide or not. *worries*

I received a gift anyway, and it's lovely: Master Words, by Katherine. It's a Jungle Book story that feels like a little missing piece of the book. Also I recorded an Earthsea podfic for firerose, my recipient, as some sort of compensation for not being able to write anything.