joy!

Happiness! Favourite online fantasy artist (Ursula Vernon) is happy to license one of her pics as a cover for my book, for a fee which I can afford. Very lovely Art Nouveau "Beauty and the Beast", all stylised and therefore thematically right on target. See here for pic. Now to persuade the press's art department to use it... *girds loins for academic waffle*

I had lunch with Stace yesterday, which was cool - good lord, but Maia is a long baby. And very active and vocal - makes little noises to herself almost continually while wriggling around, whether awake or asleep. Obviously has a great future as a breakdancer, or something.

Have maddened day planned - I have to go up to campus to sort out bunches of readings for aforementioned second-years, which entails (shudder) photocopying. Shall then compensate self by going off to see The Inexhaustibles, or whatever the darned movie is called. Main attraction at this point is the air-conditioned movie theatre...

Am devastated that bumpycat is not coming back to Cape Town, while simultaneously delighted that he was given the job he wanted. Sigh. Darned corporations. Shall consider myself revenged for his non-return by the fact that he has to wear a suit. Heh.

In other news, am currently a redhead, somewhat emphatically. Am awaiting the traditional effect on the brainwaves (i.e. psychosis). Although it's possible I'm a bit prejudiced here.