Ooh, yes, that was it: Went to dinner the other night. "Take Me Home Country Road" playing in the background. ( Take me home, country road, to the place, I belong! West Virginia, mountain mamma, take...anything accomplished. Dear Anna: It's okay, the world is not going to rise or set on whether or not you respond to things today or tomorrow. No, really. You are not actually that important. Love, me

Welcome to Part III of the Feminist Science Fiction & Fantasy Carnival! This is, I promise, the last part of my particular Carnival, but if you've been having fun you may want to know that this Carnival...section on Anime and Manga, as well as wuxia (traditional coming of age stories set in Ancient and Medieval China). It is, as it always is, a marvellous set of reads, so do be sure to check it out

Welcome to Part II of the 18th Sci-Fi/Fantasy Feminist Carnival ! Part I, Women, Gaming and You! , was posted late yesterday evening, and Part III should be up by the end of the evening for me. My apologies... don't hesitate to check out the last 17 Carnivals ! They have some great reading in them, and I can't recommend them enough. Part III is now up! Reviews, Reactions, and Recommended Further Reading

Welcome to the Regrettably Late Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy! I apologise for the lateness of my post - when Ragnell said "This is a lot of work!", I don't think I quite believed...and please check back soon for Part II! and feel free to move on to Part II These Things We Love, and How We Interact With Them , and Part III Reviews, Reactions, and Recommended Further Reading

Two Randomly Funny Things: Random Funny Thing One : I met Amy's new beau today and she warned him about me. I'm trying to picture the conversation now. "Wow, she talked a lot, didn't she?" "I warned... and FDBB and within 12 hours I had over 400 spam comments. I'm going on a Wildflower Tour tomorrow! Yayes! Tomorrow is September 9th. Anyone who tells you this date is significant is obviously lying

This reminded me of the little boys in Iceland who asked, "Can a boy grow up to be president?" Vigdis Finnbogadottir served as the first woman president in Iceland, from 1980 to 1996. Consequently, these boys had never seen a male president. { context }

Response to an Unwritten Poem of Yours Called "Sorrow for Breathing" You tell me I should not love you should not; You'll only bring me sorrow, only die on me. "I need what you give me more than I need...have the wit to step outside whatever small room shelters that private passion play, stand in the cool night, look up, and draw in a lungful of stars. -- Elise Matthesen, sometime around 1995 or 6

And because I've repeated this in several places over the last couple of weeks - your life matters too. When we try to compare our daily woes with those of others, we lose -- god, for your sake, I...take it to heart, not just cryptically-referred to person. You're a worthy person, you're being unhappy matters, and your issues are not trivial. And you can get in touch, too. anna@annaoverseas.com