Top seed in the NFC, baby!

Woke this morning at 5:45 to the sound of spinning wheels as someone outside tried to get their car out of the snow and ice they couldn't be bothered with all weekend. Lord, what fools these mortals be!

(hint for those of you new to snowpocalypse: even if you're not going anywhere, occasionally go out, dig out your car, and shift location by a few inches. You'll be thankful when it is time to actually drive anywhere).
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Under the heading of "ah, technology," my second wake-up call came via my phone. Because I am an organized meerkat, I have all my scheduled items gathered in one place. It used to be my Palm software. Now it's Google Calender. And thanks to Google technology, I get an update every morning about what's on-schedule for the day.

All day Mon Dec 22 VINEART 1 due

*hugs manuscript to chest* No! It's not ready! It's still too young to go out there in the scary world! What if the other manuscript pick on it and steal its lunch money?"

On the other hand, let it go be someone else's problem for a while. Yeah. Exactly one year and five days after officially starting writing, and eight months almost exactly after closing the deal.

It's 12 degrees outside, I don't have to leave the apartment today, and there are still some cookies left over. Cookies and tea for breakfast on book-delivery day. Good tradition, that.

And so it begins...

When I bought Ch. Felidae NYC, I knew that the kitchen was going to need work. I also knew that living in it for a year would teach me what needed to be done, and how I wanted it done.

Mind you, this is a classic NYC kitchen -- 7' x 10' walk-through (a door at either end) and one lovely window -- so there's only so much you CAN do (and before anyone freaks about how small it is -- trust me, it's just as easy to cook in a small kitchen as it is a large one. Some things, in fact, are easier).

But today I sit down with the contractor and go over the plans, and start to hammer out details.

And get to start shopping for ovens. Gas range, 24" sealed burners. Anyone have any suggestions/warnings?