Wow, it's amazing you had a voice at Readercon with strep!

I think it was a testament to the power of drinking like a fish and not talking unless I had to. I'm very happy I managed to converse with people at all!

Adding in the house hunting and other health issues, it's no wonder you're feeling flattened.

Thank you. House-hunting is hell. I hated it from December through March and I was really hoping to hate it for a much shorter period of time this season. We will get through it, but I think it's just one of those activities designed to make a person despair of their existence unless they're really, really rich.

I hope things improve soon.

Today was better. It started off badly and I knew it would, but the afternoon was one of the most restorative days I've had since June.