It's the little things

Often, it's little things that make my day, make me do the happy dance.

• This morning, I read this lovely write up of Mountie and Soul, by bethbethbeth. A wonderful way to start my day and utterly rekindled my love for the goofy/brilliant/amazing wonder that is Due South.
  



• Traffic was nearly non-existent and it's not raining.
  



• I got to work to find that I have a reserved parking space! w00t! Not that it's all that much of a big deal, but I'd asked the previous Director of Admin for more than a year if she could check with the building folks about this. It's a little extra each month and I'm willing to do this. Mostly because there's a whole new crop of asshats that tend to either take up 2 spaces, or park so much on the line, that, effectively, it's the same thing. Yeah, I could go park on Level 2, but it's the principle of the thing. I've been parking in the same 1 or 2 spaces for 4 years now and get PO'd when new office tenants hog the best spaces. /rant In any case, I mentioned the reserved space thing Tuesday evening to a certain person, and by this a.m. - voila - my very own space.
  



• Today is my Friday as I'll be at BEA all weekend, working the MWA booth. I get to spend quality (and quantity) time with one of my closest friends, who lives in NYC and I rarely get to see. Plus a lot of time with fellow authors, including Carla, Donna Andrews and the rest of the gang. Oddly enough, or maybe not "odd" per se, for years, I've wanted to attend a BEA, but because it was never close by, nor could I really afford the fees, I never went. This year, I not only get to go, but because I'm working the entire weekend, have a free exhibitor pass. Yay, me!
  



• I'm also truly psyched that my shows have evidently been renewed by the [stupidname] CW network: Veronica Mars, Supernatural and Smallville will be returning in the fall. I've not yet seen the final official announcements, but enough reputable sources have reported this. As my friend F says, "Is this the sign of the apocalypse?". I mostly have shite for luck when it comes to good TV (can you say Firefly? Wonderfalls?, The Book of Daniel?) Maybe things are changing at the networks....Nah. That would be too much to ask.
  



• I'm off work Monday, post BEA weekend for decompression.
  



• I work only two days next week (Tues/Weds) then it's off to Omaha, NE for Mayhem in the Midlands, my absolute favorite small mystery con. It's held at the Sheraton in downtown Omaha, a small historic hotel. Limited to 200 people (I think the most so far has been 170) and run by the Omaha Public Library Foundation, there are always lots of fun to be had. It's kind of a low-key con for me - plenty of time to hang out with friends, meet new fans and just relax.
  



• Con.txt is SOON!!!
  

I'll probably be AFK for the better part of the next 10 days or so, but hope to get computer access at some point. You all be good, and if you can't be good, be better. ::g::