Nekkid, Clueless and Feelin' Good: March 1, 2001

Thursday,
March 1, 2001

Grrrrr, Part Deux

Okay, I do have the loan. Kinda.

It's been approved, after much to-ing a fro-ing between here, the credit union, and the agent in New Jersey. However, they can't get the paperwork finished today, so I have to wait until tomorrow morning before I can actually go over there, sign the papers and take possession of the car.

Needless to say, this is moderately annoying, and the poor salesman at Toyota (who has been extremely nice) is starting to sound slightly bewildered about the whole thing. He's had foreign workers come over with no credit history whatsoever and get a car without a problem -- this is the first time he's ever run into the problem, and with an actual citizen yet. It is to make your head go boom boom boom.

And of course, because I've been running around trying to get all this done, I didn't finish my Bones of the World antho entry, dammit all to hell. My only hope is that Bruce will decide to extend the deadline for some reason or another, otherwise. . .well, I suppose there's always Asimov's. Still pisses me off, though.

However, there is some excellent news going on in the writing world with regards to the WebRats -- three 'Rats are going to be attending the spec fiction workshop/boot camp Clarion this summer!

For those of you who aren't familiar with it, the Clarion Workshop in Science Fiction and Fantasy is the best known and most highly regarded science fiction writing workshop in the country. It's been running for 34 years, its grads include Vonda McIntyre and James Patrick Kelly, and it really is considered to be boot camp for professional speculative fiction writers. Following in the footsteps of other Clarion grads and WebRats Hilary, Trey and Rob, this year will see Samantha Ling heading for Seattle and Clarion West, while Karina Sumner-Smith and Benjamin Rosenbaum will be temporary Michiganders at the original Clarion. Congratulations, y'all, and may you have an intense, inventive and rewarding time.

Just make sure you keep up your journals, y'hear?

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