Things I Know I Know

So, I started the year with two dogs and I finished the year with the same two dogs! Yay me!

Really that was the best part of 2006, but also:

--Magic in a Certain Slant of Light was reprinted in two year's best anthos

--I bought a fabbo new house (I've only bought two houses in my life and as of right now I still own both of them--yeah, this isn't as great as the buying a new house part, but I expect it will change in 2007)

--I did not manage a short story a month but I did finish (counts up on fingers) six stories which is a lot for me. And three of them are even polished enough to put in the mail.

--I met a lot of terrific writers from Iowa City and spent far more time than I ever imagined in the Jewel of the Prairie. Also chocolate milkshakes.

--I finished off 2006 by going tracking in the (not quite freezing) rain through dense underbrush. But I was wearing my awesome new jacket which was excellent although now I need new rain pants so I can have a complete SYSTEM and weather can never touch me again!!!

Also other stuff I'm not thinking of at the moment.