Pool Time

Originally uploaded by Kelly Sue

Hey, folks.  If I’m a little slow on replies and such over the next few days, it’s because I’m in Florida with my family and my internet access is a bit spotty.  My apologies.   (Nothing’s wrong – Nana passed away a year ago today and we thought this would be a good time to be here with Pop.  Especially Henry.  The healing power of a great-grandchild is astonishing.  Anyway, you’re sweet to be concerned, but we’re fine.)

Click through photo to Flickr page.  I have a few decisions to make and welcome input/opinions/ideas.  Lauren, Laurenn, Amity, Kathryn, Hillary, Rebecca, Jane… I’m looking at you.  (Anyone else too, though!)

Hello, beautiful and resourceful people.  Henry’s Nanny wants to get a tattoo for her birthday.  She wants a bible verse — possibly — or possibly just a couple of words: “justice” and “mercy,” I think.  The thing is, she wants them in either Arabic or Sanskrit.  I think this could be really beautiful, but we all know that getting a tattoo in a language that isn’t your first can go woefully awry.  Does anyone have any thoughts as to reliable resources so Miss April can be sure she’s not actually getting tats that read, “foolish white girl,” or something similar?

Thank you.

Comic Foundry

Originally uploaded by Kelly Sue

Heh.

So… we were supposed to go to Joplin this morning for HurleyCon — we being Fraction and I. We were meeting a bunch of other KC Comics folks out there and driving back this evening. We arranged for Miss April to come look after Henry for the day, asked Xtop to walk the dogs… we were all set. Then I freaked out. It was to be my first day away from the boy for more than a couple of hours at a time and I… I just wasn’t ready, I guess. I had nightmares. I cried. I bailed.

Last minute. Very unprofessional.

Anyway, I feel shitty about it. Apparently some girls came by the con to see me and hearing that I hadn’t made it, turned around and left. I just heard about this and aside from being shocked and flattered, I’m also embarrassed and ashamed. So… I don’t know who you are, but if I disappointed you, leave me a comment here, or drop me an e-mail and I’ll figure something out.  (Maybe I can get Niles to sign something for you too…?)

Poor Henry. I’m going to have to learn to be away from him for more than an hour at a time, but I think going from an hour or so to being away for a full day trip was just too much, too fast. I need baby steps.

Tomorrow I’m going to go work at a cafe for a couple of hours and see how that goes.