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Hot and cold
Jan. 15th, 2014 07:37 pmThere are some impressive looking clouds turning the sky pink in the setting sun. They promise rain but any precipitation that falls is likely to evaporate long before it hits the ground. Southeast Australia is in the middle of a heatwave. Temperatures locally have been hovering around 40C/104F since Sunday and are likely to remain that way until at least the weekend. I count that quite a feat, considering I live in one of Australia's very few subalpine regions. Thank goodness for air conditioning.
The heatwave is not really the reason I have been quiet here lately. Edits for the Gold Coast anthology need to be finalised by the end of the month. I think I'll be done with them all in time but am not quite sure. While I generally enjoy editing, juggling so many stories at once is a bit of a struggle. For the record, I am editing twelve stories and fielding queries from my co-editor on nine more. I really don't remember how I handled Winds of Change all on my own--perhaps I had a longer time frame. I expect that things here on my journal will remain quiet until I'm done.
To make matters just that little bit more interesting, I have come down with a mild cold. Thankfully, it's just enough to be annoying and not enough to make me truly miserable. It has meant that I've had to skip swimming this week, though. Disappointing when the weather is so perfect for it.
The heatwave is not really the reason I have been quiet here lately. Edits for the Gold Coast anthology need to be finalised by the end of the month. I think I'll be done with them all in time but am not quite sure. While I generally enjoy editing, juggling so many stories at once is a bit of a struggle. For the record, I am editing twelve stories and fielding queries from my co-editor on nine more. I really don't remember how I handled Winds of Change all on my own--perhaps I had a longer time frame. I expect that things here on my journal will remain quiet until I'm done.
To make matters just that little bit more interesting, I have come down with a mild cold. Thankfully, it's just enough to be annoying and not enough to make me truly miserable. It has meant that I've had to skip swimming this week, though. Disappointing when the weather is so perfect for it.
