Woohoo! My story Accident of Birth is now up online at Lone Star Stories. I am veryvery happy. :)

The visit to Michigan was fantastic, although much too short. My best friend's wedding was absolutely beautiful, and I got to see lots of people I love and don't see nearly often enough. It was well worth all the jet lag, etcetera...especially now that I finally seem to have shaken it all off! I woke up this morning feeling much, much better after a really exhausting week of work. (My body hadn't really had time to adjust to Michigan time, but certainly wasn't on English time either...so I was just really, really tired all the time!)

Today Patrick and I went out to the local DIY store, where we stocked up on lightbulbs, non-peat-containing compost and other essentials, then wandered around Habitat, the nice furniture chain, gazing longingly at house furnishings that, alas, are mostly not within our price range. It was fun anyway, though, and we'll probably go back and buy one of their framed posters to brighten up our living room. We rounded off with teas at the Borders cafe and then an hour-and-a-half walk through the woods with Nika. All in all, a perfect day. :)