Today is a happy day for me, bookwise. There is a new Tanya Huff book out, called Smoke and Shadows. It’s a bit of a spin-off from her Blood series. And Henry, who was only supposed to make a cameo, ended up with a bigger role. Not that that would have mattered to me. It could be about anything, if Tanya Huff wrote it, I’d read it. I wonder why there are not tons of websites out there, in her honor. How can you not love someone who, when asked in interview her thoughts on this year’s Stanley Cup replied that, as non-Canadian as it sounds, she didn’t watch much hockey because “I’m afraid it would cut into the time I spend memorizing my Firefly DVDs and sending mental messages to Joss Whedon: “You want me on your writing staff…” ”
I hope Joss is listening. Personally, I am sending Tanya Huff mental messages that read “you really do have more Keeper stories to tell. many many more… quit fighting it! Let them out!”

My manager is in Portland for the next two days. Wheeeee! I think I will run amuck!! fun! Ok, I run amuck every day, so that’s nothing new. Truth is, amuck is pretty much my Default State. The other is probably Lighthearted Sloth with Slight Ennui.
Next Monday is my five year anniversary at this job. And I am eligible for my sabbatical, which is an additional 3 weeks off that must be taken in one lump. It’s kind of sad, that I am too broke to really travel well on my sabbatical. My dream, when I first started here, was to go to Europe on my sabbatical. But that was back in the day. The good old days, when tech stocks were gold. But no matter what I do with my sabbatical, it’s still 3 weeks of not coming to work, right? Sure it is!! The only thing is, 10 people in my dept are all coming into eligibility this year. Over the next few months. 8 of those are on my team. EvilDeb and Lloyd have already scheduled their sabbatical. I think Dr. Stevil may have, as well. Emroo just got back from hers – Australia. So I may not be taking my sabbatical for a while. I already have 2.4 weeks of PTO saved up, maybe if I keep saving, I can just take 2005 off!