not ded, just tired -- the freelancing edition

I am so tired, an entire platoon of field mice* could tap dance on my ass and I don't think I'd notice. Yay for overwork and stress and insomnia, all wrapped up in one sweet package. But e-mails are being sorted, phone calls made, invoices sent out, and part one of Vineart War 1 has been ripped apart with a sharp red scalpel. I have a character who hasn't quite figured out what his overall role in this storyline is yet, and we need to have a come-to-Jesus about that, soon. Part two is in the holding pen, waiting its turn. First, I have to go to the dentist. Oh, joy.** Still working on that mising payment. I've progressed to an actual person, who is Going To Get Back to Me. I've informed them that I will only wait so long before going to the next step, which involves certified letters, third party involvement, and Bad Press.

Meanwhile, I have been eating so healthy (lots of whole grains and fresh fish) that I've decided I Really Need a thick rare steak. Cooked in extra butter. Mmmmm. Probably not going to happen until Friday at the earliest, though. Can she survive?

I can't imagine how exciting this post is for all of you. /fe


*Day three and no further mousie-sign. We are Hopeful.
** dentists reports no cavities, no new periodontal flare-ups, impacted wisdom tooth still behaving itself, and a lot of coffee stains. Oops. Heh.

This isn't politics, this is cold water in your face to wake you up.

Taken from various news outlets: Apparently, the McCain/Palin ticket thinks that the way to campaign is to stir up hatred and fear, so that your audience shouts out things like "kill him!" in response to their goading, and rile people up enough to spew a racial epithet at an African American television tech just doing his job, and tell him to "sit down, boy."

That? Was American in the bad old days. We call them the bad old days because they were bad. Racism and religionism and sexism were things we were supposed to be evolving away from. Remember?

Fear is no excuse. Fear is fear. You go through it and come out the other side and you don't do it over the bodies and hearts of your neighbors, your co-workers, your fellow human beings.

And for those of us who care about such things: No, the Palin 'rape kit' scandal has not been debunked. "Sadly for Palin partisans, they got schooled on the Wasilla specifics by a 20-year-old blogger and junior at George Washington University who did what so many on the right can't quite pull off: fact-based reporting. He proved without a doubt that Palin, as mayor, signed off on the initiative that forced rape victims or their insurance companies to foot the bill for the post-assault exam kits."

And this is the woman who has the nerve to demand that other women support her? Because she's For Us? God save us from our enemies, then....