I’ve been quiet for two weeks! And I was on a posting roll for a while. Sigh.

So, I went to Vegas for one weekend, for my brother’s 30th birthday. That was fun, being the first time I actually gambled there.

And I worked during the weeks, of course. At least until last Wednesday, when I was felled by the dreaded flu that’s going around. I was home Wed and Fri afternoon, but worked Thursday (barely made it through the day).

Flu sucks. Alan has it too, but he doesn’t have the luxury of staying home from work, since the Show Cannot Go On without him. Literally.

Also, right before I went to Vegas I ordered parts for a new computer for myself. Put it together Monday. Tried to turn it on Tuesday. Didn’t work out so well (the Flu was coming and I wasn’t reading instruction manuals and it was Not Good). Eventually got it running, thanks to Alan. Had MUCH drama over the next few days in actually getting the drivers and stuff installed (Wednesday was a really, really bad day. I should’ve stayed in bed). But now it works and it is glorious.

I’ve been reading Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars trilogy. I’m almost done with the last book. They are dense with information economic, scientific, sociologic, terraforming, politics, psychology.. as well as being incredibly true to characters with deep plots and all sorts of things. Love them.

So, that’s been my life over the last few weeks. How about you?