I see by my outfit...

[rolanni]

...that this is going to be a very busy week.

Actually, today is rather laid-back (ignore the running around in circles and the declarations that this book will be the death of me; business as usual at this stage, and actually a positive sign), but things start to rev up tomorrow with a podcast interview, then two flavors of medical visits on Wednesday, and a end-of-week in-house interview with The Maine Edge.  We have also just been told that one of the old stone houses in Old Orchard Beach/Ocean Park is for sale at a price that is...above our touch, but not that much above our touch.  We need to think seriously about whether we can fit two writers and four cats in 1,036 square feet, with no basement.  And if we really want to add, "drive four hours round trip to look at a house" into this week's mix, especially because!

I really need to print out the penultimate draft of Alliance on Sunday and use next week to go through it for the final edit (The Final Edit).

So!  How's your week shaping up?

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[catlinye-maker.livejournal.com]

My week is looking up! I put DH on a plane at o'dark thirty and sent him to pick up our new (to us) truck in the DFW area, and he's driving it to where we are in Tampa as we type, and very pleased with it overall. Seeing it in person has generated a whole new list of questions, like "how does the second fuel tank we didn't know it had actually work" and "has this truck been lifted, or have they just gotten taller since 2000 (current truck)" and "how do you install running boards anyway, and which ones are best?"

Lots of research to be done, always a good time! :)

As a full-time RVer I suspect my view of 1036 sq ft is warped not helpful. I _can_ conclusively say 2 adults and 3 cats can happily live in 350 sq ft, but boy, one sheds a LOT of stuff to make that happen.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

I always thing that two-tank vehicles sound simultaneously Awfully Useful, and bad for gas mileage. Baji-Naji.

I'm not actually opposed to Shedding Stuff; I'm just not confident that I'll know which stuff to Shed. Obviously, the cats come with, though we'd have to work out where to put the catbox(es), since -- no basement. Obviously, the computers come with. Obviously, we'd need to weed lots more books -- which is. . .not impossible, but we are down to the place where we'd be weeding Lifetime Friends. The really hard one's the art; I don't think I've ever gotten rid of a piece of art...

Have fun doing research, and I hope the new RV works out.

[catlinye-maker.livejournal.com]

*grin* It's a diesel, ain't no such thing as _good_ fuel mileage. Though better than towing with a gasoline engine truck; we should get roughly 10-12 mpg towing vs 6-8 mpg for a gas engine.

What the extra tank gives you is flexibility, to be able to do a long day's drive and then fill the truck at a regular gas station after setting up the trailer, rather than needing to use a truck stop while towing. Or the ability to pass up dodgy diesel and drive a hundred more miles to a station you know is reliable; that sort of thing.

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

The art is simple: like museums, rotation and storage!