Awards, Health, Football, Rewrites, Meme. Five Things and All That...

[mmerriam]

I woke up this morning to find I'd been nominated in three different categories in the Preditors and Editors Reader's Choice Awards. The nominations are in SF/F Short Story ("Nor to the Strong" in Ray Gun Revival), Horror Short Story ("Secret" in From the Asylum), and Author.

Huh.

The nasty ick has moved from my nose to my throat and lungs. Yeah.

I wrote my first 500 words of the new year last night.

On a positive note, I woke up hungry for the first time in since the day we flew home. I've been eating because I know I need to, but I've had no appetite until today. I'll take that as a positive sign.

The plan today is to watch the OU/West Virginia game I recorded last night, then settle in and work on rewrites, punctuated by occasional naps.

And now, a meme:

In 2008, mmerriam resolves to...

Lose ten twin cities by March.
Find a better urban fantasy.
Go to the renfest every month.
Volunteer to spend time with sf conventions.
Give some writers to charity.
Give up scotland.

Get your own New Year's Resolutions:

Comments

[pezwitch.livejournal.com]

Dammit, I knew someone had been hoarding Scotland, somewhere.

I'll say it, because he's too humble to say it...

[careswen.livejournal.com]

Yay, nominations! That's completely awesome!

Everyone: If you enjoy Michael's work, please go vote for him!

[keesa-renee.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you were still scotlanding! I thought you gave that up last year! But when you find that better urban fantasy, let me know. I've been looking for one, myself. ;-)

[wvchemteach.livejournal.com]

Cheers on the game! One of the best I've ever watched... and very poetic since OU apparently tried to use a little known clause in the BCS rules to get their opponent switched to someone more "worthy".

[neutronjockey.livejournal.com]

Reader's Choice nominations --- that means somewhere out there you have fans! w00t to that!

[retrobabble.livejournal.com]

Yay, nominations!

Now fork over Scotland and I'll give you some writers for charity...

[purdypiedad.livejournal.com]

Would giving some writers to charity work like giving your nasty canned goods that no one wants to eat to charity? 'Cuz I could see the wisdom in that. *g*

Congrats on the nominations, Michael. That really is awesome.

[redheadedali.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the award nominations! :)

YAY!

[eavanne.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your nominations!!
that is fantastic news.
what a great way to start the year.

(and as far as the "ick" goes, I hope you get better soon. I've noticed that these things often start in the head and move downward before leaving the body. I suppose it's the drip. that's disgusting. well. it is the "ick". return of appetite is a very good sign. feed that cold!)

[ajjones.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the nominations!