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Weather much warmer, snow moving into major slush zone, which means ankle deep water at most corners.

Fedex picked up four cartons of books; yesterday and today's mail arrived--bringing money expected and unexpected-thank you Italy for buying The Best Horror of the Year volume One.

I waited 20 minutes in the street (bus stops/sidewalk, to--still not cleared) for the bus to my bank, walked to Whole foods (where they shockingly have ISLE OF MULL CHEDDAR, which I of course bought), and then backtracked to my po box to pick up that mail. (for anyone wondering, yes it is too late to send me anything for Best Horror #3 so please stop unless I've specifically asked for something at this point. I am making final decisions this week and the book will be done very soon after that).

Came home with soaked feet--so much for my ahem, snow boots. Tomorrow I dig out a different pair of boot to see if they work better.

Oh and more good news: One of the reviewers at Bookgasm has called Haunted Legends "the anthology of the year" CUGA’S CUTS >> Be(a)st Horror of 2010.

I just trekked the three blocks to my closest supermarket and back--for the essentials: cat litter and fresh half and half. Main thoroughfares plowed. Side streets--somewhat. Bus stops not at all so IF you can get to the street through the 6 foot high piled up snow a bus might see you and stop for you. Some cars along 14th street were being dug out. I pity the ones that haven't been yet, as the snow freezes tonight. Ewww.

Landlords and storeowners are required to shovel from in front of their buildings/stores. But if the super isn't around for the building and/or the store is not open...the area is not shoveled and the passerby must get through the snow on her own. Which makes for uneven trekking (which is why I had wanted to take the bus back--it leaves me right across from my building). I didn't wait for the bus as I didn't see one coming and walked west on 14th street (in the street as the sidewalks had too much snow on them) to 9th avenue and walked home from there--again, in the street mostly. Not so windy or cold any more. I'm glad I didn't try for my post office box on 6th avenue.

No mail so far today.

If the temperature goes up to 36 tomorrow as forecasted and the sun comes out--expect huggggge slush puddles.

I ended up not going to the theater last night. It just looked too cold, windy, and snowy out to get up to 42nd street and back.

update of the NYC blizzard of 2010 and other stuff

Snow report from my neighborhood

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