A few more photos, work, Readercon

[asakiyume]

Of course, just a day before I need to start the slow process of traveling to Readercon (first a journey to my dad's to pick him up), I'm inundated with work I need to do. I may have to take some of it with me to Readercon, which I haaaaaate doing. (I like typing all those a's though.)

But I'm still going to share some photos. This morning, as I set out for my walk, there was a whizzzzzz, like an electric car, only what it actually was was a guy with a backpack, bandana, and cigarette, sailing past on a skateboard! I was so delighted. He got off the skateboard when he reached the big downhill at the end of my street, so I was able to chase after him (shameless!) and catch him on the boardwalk. I said he'd looked super cool sailing by, and could I take his picture? And he said yes! And so I did, and thanked him.



And here's the other photo. It looks like a tiny mud patty, but it's really a very flat toad. We've seen him before, camouflaging himself nicely on this rail, and once even hanging out on the window of our door. A very chill toad, with pleasant golden eyes, which he opened at the musical sound of my camera turning on.



So yes, I'll be away at Readercon this weekend, and since I don't have any mobile devices, you probably won't hear much from me. And when I get back, you still may not hear much from me, because of work being so demanding--but then again, I like it here and come even when I'm busy, so who knows.

PS I apologize for not leaving comments today. It's partly work, but partly LJ is giving me nothing but 503 varnish errors. I hope it gets over that soon.

Comments

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

Love your pictures!

Have fun at Readercon! (And a safe trip!)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the good wishes. I'll tell you all about it when I get back!

[yamamanama.livejournal.com]

The errors stopped for me. It's been about an hour since they started.

For some weird reason, my journal stayed up during the plague of errors.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Yeah, after typing that, I got access back.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Tattler. :D

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

Hugs

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

((strong hugs back))

[yamamanama.livejournal.com]

In any case, I'll probably only update once while you're away. Maybe twice.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

If you update twice that will be FIVE entries I need to catch up on. But I'm planning to look at one or two this evening.

[yamamanama.livejournal.com]

If you read one, read powderblue
If you read two, read powderblue and either lemondrop or cherrypop

[frigg.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, there he is, your own fatty toad. :)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Yes, though I think I'd call him flatty toad, the way he flattens himself out.

[gwynnega]

Looking forward to seeing you at Readercon!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

The feeling is mutual!

[aamcnamara.livejournal.com]

I shall see you at Readercon! Safe travels!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

And you're reading! I look forward to seeing you :-)

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I really wish I could go to Readercon, especially since it's so nearby, but it's always the weekend I go to Sirius Rising festival. Have a blast!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

It's also usually (always?) the weekend of Connecticon, which my daughters have been to a couple of times... i guess there are only so many weekends in the year! I'll have a good time--you have a great time at Sirius Rising, too!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[heliopausa.livejournal.com]

Strange things happen on the internet! (What's a varnish error?) I've received - one this week, but earlier too - brusque PMs that say only "you do not have authorisation to view this message", which seems unnecessarily recursive and chilly.

I like your toad very much indeed, and I envy the careless ease with which you type your aaaaaaaas. :)

Have fun at at Readercon, and good driving to you!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I think that message you got, which I've sometimes gotten too, happens when a person posts and entry and then decides to make it private (or to limit who sees it). But it does have a cold feeling, because you get a sense of being excluded. I did the opposite this week: posted a private entry (that no one could see but me) and then changed the settings to public once I was ready to go live. It was the salamander entry, actually: I wanted to wait until I got permission from Urbpan to use his photo (or, if he had preferred me not to, I would have just linked to his entry). But I hate to think of LJ notifying people when I post a private entry--that sounds like a bad plan--so I hope it wasn't my entry that triggered the message about no authorization.

The a's! I should save them up and give them to you!

And thanks for the good wishes re: Readercon (and I'm glad you liked the toad; he's very sweet).

[heliopausa.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's that (a public-then-private entry) because how would they know who to send them to? But when you get back we could test-drive the idea, if you like I think it's just a glitch, though.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing this frog and your lovely thoughts with us. :)

[pameladean]

Oh, how I love your toad. Its expression is priceless.

The skateboard guy is very cute indeed, but can't really compete with the toad.

I hope you have a lovely Readercon.

P.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

I love the idea of a skateboarder/toad competition. It showcases the idiocy of competition in nearly all cases.

[pameladean]

Oh, that would be hilarious. I actually agree with you about competition, and was merely trying to express the extreme appeal of this particular toad.

P.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course! I was just amused at the image of a face-off, not thinking you were all cutthroat about Amphibians, let alone Things.

[sovay]

I said he'd looked super cool sailing by, and could I take his picture? And he said yes!

That is a great picture.

The toad is also quite attractive.

Hope to see you at Readercon!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

So, so happy that I got to hear you sing--even if our actual words together were very few.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Great pics and nice thoughts!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

:-) Thanks, very glad you enjoyed!

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

I salute your lovesome toad. And all amphibians.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Amphibians are such wonderfully liminal creatures.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Have a wonderful time at the con!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Thank you; it was lovely.

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

That toad really does look like a mud patty! (But can he skateboard?)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I think I've heard him doing tricks on our door and on that rail....

[oiktirmos.livejournal.com]

Your toad looks like a scene from The Outer Limits.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

What is The Outer Limits? I'm imagining a macabre SF show.

[oiktirmos.livejournal.com]

Oh my. The 1960s' series was a highly acclaimed science fiction series. Brilliantly written. Starred most of the best actors of the 20th century. It seems impossible you haven't seen every episode. I will post the intro on my LJ.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Hope you are enjoying (enjoyed?) your con. I wish I could go to Sirens. Maybe someday...but even as I type that, I have a feeling of "neverness." So...

I love your shamelessness. You rock. :D

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

The con I was just at was Readercon--Sirens is in October. Maybe you still could? ... or maybe one year.

Yeah, I'm pretty shameless--about some things, anyway.