I have been most remiss.

[reynardo]

First, and most importantly, a wonderful huge and amazing thank you to rivertempest, whose kind gift of an Amazon voucher arrived just as I discovered that a 1930s Australian Female SF writer, Flora Eldershaw was actually a cousin of mine. (*clickety clickety* ... *click* ... *click*). And of course if one is ordering from Amazon, one must make sure one fills the box properly to take full advantage of the shipping deals.

Thanks also to red_day_dawning, feodora and delphipsmith for their lovely LJ presents, and morethansirius and christev and kerravonsen and beowabbit for their wonderful wishes.

Spent the weekend at my parents' place, speaking at Wafflers about the life of dogorcuton and retelling many varied stories.

And after discovering that the amazing ozratbag2 lives up the road from my parents' place, I have now met her and the wonderful feathersindigo and paisleysnail at a lunch where it turned out there were more than a few really weird coincidences. (By the way, ozratbag2, my mum says my aunt in Warialda does know your family).

Then dinner at Mum and Dad's, with lederhosen and da_norvegicus and all the brothers and their respective partners and a couple of good friends a cake with SPRINKLES and oh god I could barely move afterwards. And then... epic Settlers of Catan (Cities and Knights version) with 5 people and the requisite amount of backstabbing and sneaking past to steal ports. Ohhhh. And on the other table, a series of epic Carcasonne games as well.

So. Tired. Now.

ETA: And I completely forgot that 17catherines cheated shockingly (even if a precedent had been set) and made CAKE for last night's dinner as well. MORE CAKE!

And yay I get my anti-snoring mouthpiece back on Thursday, thank bloody goodness. Between the heartburn waking me three times a night and the snoring waking me five times, it's been really uncomfortable. Not to mention miserable. According to the Doc on Friday, I still had a temperature from the flu/cold, which sucks because I've now had it 3 WEEKS DAMMIT and have had to postpone my prac teaching until next semester.

Enough. I shall get a somewhat early night, allow Basil to walk all over me, and hopefully get some more of the List of DOOOOOOM done in the next few days.

Comments

[rivertempest.livejournal.com]

*squee!*

There's nothing more exciting that finding that a relative wrote a book you can purchase on Amazon. Well, maybe there ARE more exciting things, but that's a close second. hehehe

Many blessings to you love! *squish*

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

Now if only I could arrange for Alan Rickman and Jason Isaacs to hand-deliver it to me!

*feels lovingly squished now*

ETA: Oh. Actually ... there are many books by relatives of mine on Amazon, but most of them we've either got multiple copies already, or we really wouldn't want one anyway!

[rivertempest.livejournal.com]

Very cool! You're just a famous amos there, darlining.

I found a book I wanted while browsing for your card, but it cost like $260!!! O_O Too rich for my blood.

[delphipsmith]

I think you may have exceeded the legal limit of cake permissible to one person in one weekend. Well done!

[ozratbag2.livejournal.com]

By the way, ozratbag2, my mum says my aunt in Warialda does know your family

I think the six degrees of separation just got a lot narrower. ;p

I didn't know it was your birthday on Saturday. I should have done more than eye off the cakes and slices in the cabinet me thinks. It was a lovely lunch - pity the weather didn't co-operate, but there is always next time. :D *hugs*

[17catherines.livejournal.com]

Even if a precedent had been set?

You were the one who set that precedent - you have nobody to blame but yourself for that one.