I guess being in the Spotlight is a good way to make me post more often?

(Of course, I am sure there are people I know who are chuckling and thinking "Like she needed any encouragement to post more often ...")

Anyway! Let's get the shameless self-promotion part out of the way first! I'm signing at The Dreaming in Seattle on Saturday, starting at 4PM. The Dreaming is a fantastic comic and games shop, and it's run by two of my favorite people. If you're in the Seattle area, please stop by!

Hey, have I mentioned that I have a story in the upcoming Vol. 2 of Steampunk Tales? (Yep, clicky-link!) Well I DO, and I'm all sorts of excited about it. (I need to finish writing part two of that story, because the deadline is fast approaching. Eeep!)

Aaaand the usual bits of self-promotion: Website! Book! Necklace! Body butter! (Clicky-links for everyone!)

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I seem to be having a bit of an emotionally fragile day, thanks to PMS and some recurring stress nightmares. (Including the one about a zombie attack that leaves The Husband bitten, infected, and telling me I have to either kill him or lock him in a room and run away. NOT a good dream.) So I'm going to do what I usually do when I'm having a bit of a low day: turn to you people! Tell me something good that's going on in your world, or post clicky-links of distraction, please?

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Speaking of clicky-links of distraction: lorelei_mayrose directed me to Apatico, a store I had never seen. Oh. Oh dear. Tiny crowns to perch on my head! The Corbeau coat! (Clicky-links scattered throughout there.) Oh, so, so pretty! Curse this lack of spending money; let's keep our fingers crossed that my job hunt is fruitful very soon, because the list of Shiny Things I Want is growing at a shocking rate.

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My brain decreed that today was Not A Good Day For Writing. I have learned through hard experience that trying to ignore such a decree from my hindbrain is not a good idea, so instead I am spending the day doing stuff that has needed doing. I just got done clearing out and organizing one of my sewing boxes so it will be actually, y'know, useful for taking small projects with me to social gatherings. And I cleared off the table in the library, so I will now be able to work on a skirt alteration project that I've been thinking about for a while.

Speaking of sewing projects: after much browsing around on Etsy, I'm kind of wondering if I should open a small Etsy shop. I would sell altered clothing; assorted things I find at thrift stores and work on to make more interesting. On the one hand, hey, it could be fun! And bring in some extra money! On the other hand, would I actually stick with it, or is this me being wildly impractical? I don't know. What do you folks think?

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Thank you to everyone who has been posting happy things and clicky-links of distraction in the previous entry. They are all very much appreciated!