The Evening After the Night Before
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dancinghorseAnd again thanks to all for healing vibes and nice messages. I shall attempt to find arnica tomorrow. Have to go out and get the cat food from Trader Joe's that Taminy will eat, versus the stuff I got him at the supermarket yesterday that he says is strictly from eh.
He is now standing up mewping at me every time I go in to check on him. Wound is gruesome but clean--doing what the vet wants it to do.
Anybody know what's safe to give a cat for gut flora when on antibiotics? With a dog or horse I'd do yogurt, but I'm not so sure about cats.
Meanwhile I rode Capria this evening. That was interesting. Found two more big owies: shoulderblade and inner-thigh muscle. I didn't land on my head; one thing about my early riding training, I learned to let go and fall and roll--when a fall is inevitable, pick your moment as much as you can, and don't tense up--so I hit with the hip first, then right arm, and somersaulted from there. The inner thigh is from being yanked sideways out of the saddle in the first freakout.
This is the third fall off a Lipizzan in twelve years--the other two were equipment failures. Have never gone off either Capria or keed. I don't plan to go off Pook again, either. Or Camilla ever. Falls are not a habit here. This was pure Stupid Human Trick.
At any rate, it wasn't an awful ride; Capria was very good to me and we even had some collected canter, which was rather surreal with the way I was feeling at the time. She was deeply happy with the ride, even as messed up as I was. She does love her job.
In other news, I had word today that Kingdom of the Grail is coming out from Roc in mass market--in October, to coincide with the trade publication of Rite of Conquest. Go us!
He is now standing up mewping at me every time I go in to check on him. Wound is gruesome but clean--doing what the vet wants it to do.
Anybody know what's safe to give a cat for gut flora when on antibiotics? With a dog or horse I'd do yogurt, but I'm not so sure about cats.
Meanwhile I rode Capria this evening. That was interesting. Found two more big owies: shoulderblade and inner-thigh muscle. I didn't land on my head; one thing about my early riding training, I learned to let go and fall and roll--when a fall is inevitable, pick your moment as much as you can, and don't tense up--so I hit with the hip first, then right arm, and somersaulted from there. The inner thigh is from being yanked sideways out of the saddle in the first freakout.
This is the third fall off a Lipizzan in twelve years--the other two were equipment failures. Have never gone off either Capria or keed. I don't plan to go off Pook again, either. Or Camilla ever. Falls are not a habit here. This was pure Stupid Human Trick.
At any rate, it wasn't an awful ride; Capria was very good to me and we even had some collected canter, which was rather surreal with the way I was feeling at the time. She was deeply happy with the ride, even as messed up as I was. She does love her job.
In other news, I had word today that Kingdom of the Grail is coming out from Roc in mass market--in October, to coincide with the trade publication of Rite of Conquest. Go us!
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Date: 2004-05-14 07:55 am (UTC)Yea, about Grail.
---L.
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Date: 2004-05-14 03:09 pm (UTC)Re. Grail: We are pleased. Have not had a mass-market edition in dog's years.
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Date: 2004-05-14 03:28 pm (UTC)---L.
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Date: 2004-05-14 03:35 pm (UTC)It's a very nice pairing in terms of subject matter. I hope next year they'll pair up the next one (working title King's Blood) and Pride of Kings.
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Date: 2004-05-14 05:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-14 09:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-15 01:12 am (UTC)Continued virtual icepacks for the owies.
Katie
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Date: 2004-05-15 09:58 am (UTC)Rah pairing of books!
Rah ANY good publishing news!
Now, does it rub off? %^)
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Date: 2004-05-15 10:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-16 08:24 am (UTC)I suspected you were a shape-shifter, but thought you'd prefer a Lip. Who is the attractive fluff ball?
I'd be happy right now if I knew if my publisher was still interested, or if cash flow problems means there will never be a signed contract....
We were supposed to start next year with a reprint, so my fuzziness for actual writing should be past problem by the time I need to show a manuscript.
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Date: 2004-05-17 11:41 am (UTC)Deep sympathies on the publisher problems. At least there will be a reprint--and as you say, the timing would work out decently for you. Your health is a priority right now, for sure. (I'm fascinated by all your new info btw.)
Reprint? What reprint?
Date: 2004-05-18 05:33 pm (UTC)I figure they have until the next time we cross at a convention. Then I want a good excuse, a contract and a schedule. (I am seriously into threes...) I could probably turn around and sell the reprints on the SF tomorrow (romantic epic fantasy is Now In, as opposed to when I brought them out, and Locus sighed and admitted they were entertaining and well written, but... ) but the Alfredas present a problem. The new YA reprint lines are just that--reprints. They would take the old ones, but no new ones on partial--and what if they don't like the third one? Then I have a variant of the same problem.
We tried finding me a publisher who wanted back list and new list, but I was invisible. (I have tried turning off that feature--with luck...)
So, right now I will move, and consider a new synopsis for a finished, unpublished book for Luna, and then we'll tackle the Matter of Alfreda.
Glad the bizarre medical is not a bore. I have to get it out somewhere, and this way friends can read it or not as pleases them. I love being research material...NOT! %^)
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Date: 2004-05-17 08:05 pm (UTC)(Sorry for the tardy comment, been off the computer for a bit)