Tea, Truth, Trollies

[erastes]

Had a lack of it this week (mainly because I only have PG Tips, and my favourite tea bags, Red Label are only available at Sainsbury's and I don’t shop there) and just made myself a cup and OMG It’s really given me a boost. I can just imagine how the first tea drinkers would have thought WOW! Note to self: Must drink more tea.

Swift eye update: I swear they are getting better. I still get the double vision, but sometimes I can make both eyes focus on one thing--like a painting or a vase or something. That's got to be good, right?

Interesting article on the Guardian regarding “lying” historical fiction which talks about the differences between LIES and INNOCENT MISTAKES and the trouble with crappy research or writers who don’t care about facts is that readers believe it. See the note about Wallace and Isabella—something that makes my teeth itch every time I hear it. If I didn’t want to punch Gibson for many many reasons, then that alone was enough to make me violent. Hmm. I think I’ll blog about this further on the Macs.

Bought a granny trolley. I found one for £9.99 with free delivery and took Paypal, so it came out of my royalties and not my actual money.

<<------ This one in fact – who knew there was a site called “Shopping Trolleys Direct”? I love the web! The trolley doesn’t have a fixed handle, but it isn’t going to get much use, so it should do the job to lug books and giveaways to Ely!

I’ve also bought 1000(!) which was the minimum order of brown paper bags made from recycled paper for my goody bags which were amazingly cheap—I can print my own labels to personalise them, and I need yet to burn the excerpts onto CDs, so I’m going to be LOADED down with stuff to giveaway and a few books to sell. I wish I could get there before 11.30 really, as I need a bit of time to get set up, but the day is going to be pretty informal anyway, I think, so it won’t matter. What I really hope is that it gains popularity and that more people want to come next time and so on.

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Comments

[erastes.livejournal.com]

It would be much appreciated. There is a Sainsbury's in Yarmouth, but I don't want to do an online shop there and spend more than i need JUST for red label teabags. If you get me a big box (and send minus the box) I can paypal you the money back!

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Oh for goodness sake you will not pay me.

May not get there before Tuesday but will write it on list for that day.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Well, I shall be suitably chuffed and just say

THANK YOU!!!