Highlights of Scotland trip: Torchlight procession, the world’s longest strip-the-willow, people playing bagpipes and wearing kilts, the Peatbog Fairies, Culloden, the Isle of Sky, Saucy Mary’s, the Green Welly Shop, walking around the quiet streets of Edinburgh at night. I can bore you all with my seven rolls of film later. I’ll try to post some pictures online.
Movies to see: Chicago, Catch Me If You Can, Gangs of New York, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (again, so maybe I’ll understand who everyone is this time), Two Weeks Notice, Drumline.
Chores to do: Unpack, laundry, sort through mail and newspapers, figure out where to put Christmas presents, label pictures, buy food, pay bills.
Health: Continued hacking cough, though not frequently a dry cough, which only makes it hurt more; an occasionally sore throat; a runny nose that’s very loud when blown; a right ear that’s still stopped up.
Work to do: Send Book A to copyeditor electronically, check figures/tables to make sure all are accounted for, clear office, fill out check request, complete forms for Book A, send out letter acknowledging proposal, figure out what the heck I’m supposed to do with Book B, save Book A to computer network, save Book B to computer network (?), email authors to acknowledge receipt of Book A, get Book A copied and FedEx copy to copyeditor. A request to help enter author changes for Book C. Probably other duties. Am not completely sure. Still dealing with reality of being in office after a week in a foreign country.
Looking forward to: Going to lunch, getting pictures developed, re-reading Outlander books, relaxing this weekend.
Places I’d like to go this year: Dallas, Oregon, Charleston, Ohio.
Current song in my head:
“Follow Me” by Uncle Kracker