Some Days You Get the Bears

But today was not that day.

It's been a mixed week -- and not just the weather. Lots of stuff happening behind the scenes, under the desk and in the fourth drawer on the right hand side -- For the love of God, don't open --

*Sigh*

I just painted that wall.

Anyhow, lots of stuff going on, most of which I can't talk about right now. I would appreciate thoughts for a fortunate outcome, if anyone is so inclined. And rest assured that, as soon as it's possible to share whatever news there may be, I will.

In the meantime, two things that I can talk about --

Thing the First

Last night, The Bread Machine, aka the Lexmark Optra T612, through which manymany manuscript pages have passed...Last night, The Bread Machine let out with a horrifying shriek right in the middle of a print job and stopped. On the status screen, in badly broken up letters was the legend: PRINT HEAD ERROR

Um, eep?

Does anyone know what that means/is it fatal?

Thing the Second

Alert readers will remember my deep and abiding desire to acquire a CD of Meg Davis' Captain Jack and the Mermaid. I have now written to billroper and to Meg herself, and have to date received no response from either. So, in the spirit of going to Plan B or C or wherever it is we are now...

Is anyone going to a con sometime soon? If you are and would be willing to execute a commission for me, please drop me a note in private.

Mozart is asleep on the box by my knee, which is comfortable and welcome.

And I need to get back to work.