Dept. of Good Things

[kaffy_r]

Stuff I'm Happy About

Since I think I've spent too many recent posts bitching and moaning about stuff, here are some random — very random — things about which I'm happy. 

I remembered, thanks to this neat piece at Tor.com, how much I adore Cordwainer Smith. He is, as the writer states, one of the Great Peculiars of SF&F. Anyone out there a reader of his work? 

In what is a first for me, or certainly for the first time in a long time, I started and completed a news feature story in the same day, without the nerves and trepidation which that task has lately engendered in me; what's more, I feel as if I've done a good job. 

After two days of undoubtedly necessary rain, we had a glorious fall day. 

I managed to confirm that my iPad and laptop bag, which I'd mistakenly left in a union meeting when I grabbed the wrong bag, was safe, and that I could swap the bags tomorrow. Relief!

I am not achy today, and that's good. 

Kitties!

And tomorrow is Friday. Hurrah!

Comments

"great peculiars"

[apostle-of-eris.livejournal.com]

yes!
I'm in the process of turning someone on to Lafferty. We have Cordwainer Smith, R. A. Lafferty, Ursula K. LeGuin, Theodore Sturgeon, some of Neil Gaiman because no one else will have them. Sillys!

Re: "great peculiars"

[kaffy_r]

Lafferty was the first SF author I ever met, at my very first convention, Suncon, in 1977, at my very first room party, hosted in part by Sunden. I liked him.

Re: "great peculiars"

[apostle-of-eris.livejournal.com]

I eventually concluded that he was actually a pooka who was passing. Several people I've presented this conclusion to have taken it very matter-of-factly.
My own Lafferty at Suncon story has to be told in person.

Re: "great peculiars"

[kaffy_r]

You're not the only person who has mentioned the idea of Lafferty being a pooka. And I'll hold you to telling me your Suncon story.