Cool, so wordpress's crossposting thing isn't broken anymore. Of course, after all that, I'm not even crossposting. HAHA!

As far as stuff going on: I've not had a lot of short stories out lately (read: any) because I'd mostly stopped writing them. The reasons for this are mostly that I've been busy trying to write a novel that I can let someone else read without wanting to slam my head in the front door a few times afterward. I'll get there, especially since I've told my writing group that I'm going to give it to them for critique by the end of this month. As it has been for forever, I think the first half is pretty good, but the second half keeps getting mired in self-doubt and nonsense.

Also regarding the lack of short stories: I couldn't think of anything to write that wasn't substantially better than what I was seeing in the slush pile. Pointing this out to friends just results in someone suggesting, "maybe you should be an editor instead of a writer" to which I say INSTEAD OF!? But I feel particularly sore about my lack of good output, and a bit like screaming every time I hear yet another "writers write!" statement.

Orycon was okay. I felt a bit like I only barely flew by it, somehow, despite the fact that I was there for 2/3 of it. Lots of people there who I barely saw, and we did the "will you be at X future event" dance, which was depressing because for me the answer was mostly that I wouldn't.

The election last night ended up taking far more of my attention than I intended because I ended up having a bus ride from hell and then being surrounded by chirpy happy people who seemed surprised and pleased that Obama had won Washington (!?). Well, no shit.

The marijuana initiative seems to have passed, legalizing recreational pot use. I'll be interested to see how that plays with federal laws, if it does at all. It will be nice to have actual medical use separated from "sure it's medical, teehee" use.

We're probably going to get same-sex marriage, AGAIN, so that's good. Can we just go with it now? Can it just be over? That'd be great. Also, dear fellow queers, what is up with the HRC equals sign? I had no idea what the hell it was and just assumed it was something from Ikea due to the colors. LOOK, I LIVE IN SEATTLE. ASSUMING THAT PEOPLE AROUND HERE WOULD PUT IKEA STICKERS ON THEIR HYBRID VEHICLES SEEMS HIGHLY REASONABLE, OKAY.

Kshama Sawant (Socialist Alternative party, http://votesawant.org/issues/) ended up with 27% of the votes in my legislative district (running for state house of reps). I'd also voted for her in the primary, but she only came out of that with about 10%. The gain against a Democratic incumbent who has been in the house since 1995 and is currently the speaker is huge, and it'll be interesting to see what she does next.

Also, Puerto Rico! 51 states! SCREW WITH THE FLAG DESIGN YESSSSS CONFUSE EVERYTHING.