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I've been in London for several days now--still seriously jetlagged for some reason. I usually find the day flight perfect, getting in late and sleeping in the next day and then back to normal. Unfortunately, I've been going to sleep by 11:30-midnight (early for me), sleep like a log and then wake up at 3-4:30 and can't get back to sleep again for at least an hour, maybe longer. Last night I figured I might as well read when I awoke and figured it would put me to sleep...no such luck. Instead, it took another hour to get back to sleep and then I slept about three more hours. I'll see what happens tonight.
My wireless connection didn't work the first day so I used another computer in the flat. But of course, I couldn't help obsessing about my own brand new laptop and why it wasn't connecting to the free wireless connection for the household. Poor John called the BT helpline in India to say their connection was uneven (which it was) and the guy advised him at one point to stick a pin in the router to restart it...which killed it completely. After about 36 hours, about a third of that time on various helpline calls to India, having bought a brand new router and two new adapters and having another person in India first talk Judith through setting up the new adaptor then John setting up HIS new adaptor upstairs...everything WORKS. We're all online via the wireless. Mine's connecting automatically. John says he has to keep turning his on, but at least it works. Yikes! What a pain.
Eating, drinking, hanging out, theater with Pat Cadigan the other night--39 steps, the comedy which was just brought over to NYC. It's grand. Funny. Four characters playing many roles (well, one playing only one role, a second playing a few roles, and two playing lots of roles)--glad I got to go here at discount prices for the tix I bought before leaving.
More socializing today with Kim Newman, Chris Fowler (writer, not Cadigan hubby), Pat Cadigan, Paul McAuley, Steve Jones, Maura McHugh and her hubby Martin, Judith Clute, Rob Holdstock, and Jon Courtney Grimwood. Stuffed ourselves on crispy duck lunch (aka Peking Duck in the US).
Went to the Wellcome Museum yesterday with Pat and Paul M. Not as good as the Mutter but not bad. A Dream/sleep exhibit and the main attraction --medical instruments/paintings, et al.
Solaris sent out a preliminary pr release announcing POE for January 09 with a terrific tentative cover with a huge Raven on it. Presumably, there will be a more firm cover (with Allan spelled correctly) and I'll post it here when I get home.
My wireless connection didn't work the first day so I used another computer in the flat. But of course, I couldn't help obsessing about my own brand new laptop and why it wasn't connecting to the free wireless connection for the household. Poor John called the BT helpline in India to say their connection was uneven (which it was) and the guy advised him at one point to stick a pin in the router to restart it...which killed it completely. After about 36 hours, about a third of that time on various helpline calls to India, having bought a brand new router and two new adapters and having another person in India first talk Judith through setting up the new adaptor then John setting up HIS new adaptor upstairs...everything WORKS. We're all online via the wireless. Mine's connecting automatically. John says he has to keep turning his on, but at least it works. Yikes! What a pain.
Eating, drinking, hanging out, theater with Pat Cadigan the other night--39 steps, the comedy which was just brought over to NYC. It's grand. Funny. Four characters playing many roles (well, one playing only one role, a second playing a few roles, and two playing lots of roles)--glad I got to go here at discount prices for the tix I bought before leaving.
More socializing today with Kim Newman, Chris Fowler (writer, not Cadigan hubby), Pat Cadigan, Paul McAuley, Steve Jones, Maura McHugh and her hubby Martin, Judith Clute, Rob Holdstock, and Jon Courtney Grimwood. Stuffed ourselves on crispy duck lunch (aka Peking Duck in the US).
Went to the Wellcome Museum yesterday with Pat and Paul M. Not as good as the Mutter but not bad. A Dream/sleep exhibit and the main attraction --medical instruments/paintings, et al.
Solaris sent out a preliminary pr release announcing POE for January 09 with a terrific tentative cover with a huge Raven on it. Presumably, there will be a more firm cover (with Allan spelled correctly) and I'll post it here when I get home.