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greygirlbeast) wrote2008-02-14 11:16 am
greygirlbeast) wrote2008-02-14 11:16 am
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Communication with the Nerve.
Just got the news that German translation rights for Threshold and Low Red Moon have sold. The advance check from this sale could not come at a better time.
So, as for yesterday, there were three ways things could have gone with the cracked molar (upper, right): a deep filling, a root canal, or extraction. As usual, I planned for the worst case scenario, and expected it would have to be pulled. That was not the case. The decay does not appear to have reached the nerve (which was sealed with some UV-activated stuff), and the tooth was filled. Damage to two other teeth (a lower molar and premolar) was also found and dealt with. I think I kept my mouth open for the better part of an hour and a half. And today my throat is sore and my jaw feels like I've been in a brawl, and I've had no solid food since dinner Tuesday night. So yeah, I'm pretty uncomfortable at the moment, but I am relieved, I suppose. We're through this part of the problem.
And here it is Valentine's Day. Someday, I'll have to write a story about Valentine's Day 1989, which I spent in the Birmingham City Jail. I should at least be able to get a chapbook out of that.
I think the only things that didn't suck about yesterday were Spooky bringing me a cup of coffee in the tub, and her coming back from Trader Joe's with a $5 bottle of "Bear's Lair" merlot. I made jokes about wines from the finest vineyards of Cincinnati, though, in truth, "Bear's Lair" is from California.
Last night, as I wasn't up to anything that didn't involve lying down, we watched two more episode of Angel ("The Thin Dead Line" and "Reprise"), then Project Runway (Go, Christian and Chris!), and then went to bed and Spooky started reading me Lemony Snicket's The Horrible Hospital. Oh, the weather yesterday was bitter cold, and it was spitting snow in Birmingham, which did nothing to make the whole experience less unpleasant.
Again, my great thanks to everyone who has helped, whether with direct donations, eBay, buying my books, spreading the word, or just offering a kind comment. All are greatly appreciated. The eBay auctions continue, and there's no such thing as a bad time to subscribe to Sirenia Digest (which is the first thing I have to get back to work on, just as soon as I can sit up without feeling woozy).
Postscript (3:24 p.m. CaST): Oh, it gets better! I seem to have caught some sort of cold...
So, as for yesterday, there were three ways things could have gone with the cracked molar (upper, right): a deep filling, a root canal, or extraction. As usual, I planned for the worst case scenario, and expected it would have to be pulled. That was not the case. The decay does not appear to have reached the nerve (which was sealed with some UV-activated stuff), and the tooth was filled. Damage to two other teeth (a lower molar and premolar) was also found and dealt with. I think I kept my mouth open for the better part of an hour and a half. And today my throat is sore and my jaw feels like I've been in a brawl, and I've had no solid food since dinner Tuesday night. So yeah, I'm pretty uncomfortable at the moment, but I am relieved, I suppose. We're through this part of the problem.
And here it is Valentine's Day. Someday, I'll have to write a story about Valentine's Day 1989, which I spent in the Birmingham City Jail. I should at least be able to get a chapbook out of that.
I think the only things that didn't suck about yesterday were Spooky bringing me a cup of coffee in the tub, and her coming back from Trader Joe's with a $5 bottle of "Bear's Lair" merlot. I made jokes about wines from the finest vineyards of Cincinnati, though, in truth, "Bear's Lair" is from California.
Last night, as I wasn't up to anything that didn't involve lying down, we watched two more episode of Angel ("The Thin Dead Line" and "Reprise"), then Project Runway (Go, Christian and Chris!), and then went to bed and Spooky started reading me Lemony Snicket's The Horrible Hospital. Oh, the weather yesterday was bitter cold, and it was spitting snow in Birmingham, which did nothing to make the whole experience less unpleasant.
Again, my great thanks to everyone who has helped, whether with direct donations, eBay, buying my books, spreading the word, or just offering a kind comment. All are greatly appreciated. The eBay auctions continue, and there's no such thing as a bad time to subscribe to Sirenia Digest (which is the first thing I have to get back to work on, just as soon as I can sit up without feeling woozy).
Postscript (3:24 p.m. CaST): Oh, it gets better! I seem to have caught some sort of cold...
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I'm sorry things are unpleasant, but greatly pleased that they aren't as bad as they could've been.
Feel better, soon.
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Progress is progressing. I hope you feel better really quickly.
And here's my favorite bit of Valentine's Day trivia: the film version of The Silence of the Lambs was intentionally released on a Tuesday, unusual for films as you know, because that's the day Valentine's Day fell on in 1991. (The next year's Valentine's Day was the day Wayne's World hit theaters, which isn't quite as perfect, but I like that film.)
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As a person with terrible dental phobias, bad teeth and no insurance, my heart goes out to you. (I have two bad molars in need of crowns and every morning I pray they will last a little longer) I know how scary tooth problems can get and I empathize with the agony of wondering what on earth you're going to do about them. What relief that you're able to get some things fixed! I hope that the rest can be dealt with soon too. Good luck!
Re: a stranger passing through
So hi and thanks for being a writer I love to read! (Yesterday I sneakily rearranged a shelf in a B&N so your books were all facing out.)
Thank you!
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Oh good, I thought I was the only one who did silly things like this!
Well, if you believe the marketing people, it's actually a rather valuable bit of sneakiness, as "being fronted" is said to a have a great deal to do with how well a book sells.
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I hope that the translations give you a little breathing room, and I am surely looking forward to "Joey LaFaye" regardless of what sort of story it decides to be.
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I hope that the translations give you a little breathing room, and I am surely looking forward to "Joey LaFaye" regardless of what sort of story it decides to be.
Well, they help in terms of finances and exposure, but not breathing room. I still have the same deadline.
Birmingham Jail
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I don't know whether to make a "Down in the Valley (Birmingham Jail)" or a "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
The former, I think.
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Happy Valentine's Day to you and Spooky - I would definitely like to read that chapbook!
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And here I was wondering if a Gun Street girl was the cause of it all....
I should at least be able to get a chapbook out of that.
Ffah. I'll buy you a drink on top of it, if that's any encouragement.
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And here I was wondering if a Gun Street girl was the cause of it all....
Oh, hell. Probably.
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I didnt comment yet on the post where you asked for help (i was direct there by Neil Gaiman's post), but i actually already put two of yours (english, but that does not matter to me) into my amazon cart
And today is buying day :-D
So i hope that means a little more help for you.
Your teeth situation seems to get an acceptable solution
Hope there will be some for the other problem
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