one more thing off the to-do list, done

web site updated. Tweaking the hems and cuffs, but I think we got almost everything... including (finally!) the Cosa Nostradamus FAQ!

(still working on the Sightings-and-Signings for 2009, but I figure I still have a little time for that)



Everyone knows LJ will be down today for about 4-6 hours, right? Nobody panic, be brave; with luck it will all be over by evening....

every writer needs one. Especially come deadlines.

I have a new BFF. His name is Carlos. He's not Trini, Mistress of Pain, my last massage therapist in New Haven, but he's pretty damn good. And even better, he works a five minute walk from my apartment.

Forgive me, Carlos. It has been six months or more since my last session. No, I won't do that again. I promise.

Sign of a good tech: he told me what he was doing each step of the way, and why, and had me react to each step, talking through the process. I've had some techs who just treat the meat. Not Carlos. 90 minutes of seriously intense work, and amazingly, my shoulders and rib cage are fluid again... ( massage neep )

EtA: Also? I smell of peppermint. Mmmm.


One thing that has always bemused me about massage: apparently 70% of women and almost 90% of men prefer a female tech. This... I just don't get this. When I go in for a massage, even a relaxing 'spa' one, the tech is a pair of hands, an elbow, and a voice, so far as I'm concerned. So long as they can apply the proper pressure, I don't care if they're male, female, gay, straight or an omnisexual squid. And I'm a pretty modest person with definite personal space issues, generally speaking.

Anyone want to speak to their preferences/reasons?