{"id":3832,"date":"2006-05-02T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-02T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidmcrampton.com\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2021-01-12T21:48:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T02:48:19","slug":"bad-news-great-news-old-news-and-just-plain-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcrampton.com\/?p=3832","title":{"rendered":"Bad News, Great News, Old News, and Just Plain News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bad News<\/b>
\nMy iBook<\/a> is pretty much dead. A week and a half after the tube on our TV starts to die, the display on the laptop is getting -no- info. I can’t even get anything on an external monitor. I’m going through the motions, as time permits, to diagnose the problem. Thanks, for those motions. :) PRAM reset didn’t help, and it’s not the battery. Next step is removing the non-onboard RAM.<\/lj><\/p>\n

This, of course, has been limiting my access to LJ, my email, and most importantly, my class notes.<\/p>\n

Great News<\/b>
\nThe hardcovers have shipped! I got the news yesterday, and so will probably have the books in hand tomorrow. Thank the gods for them showing up before the signings! :)<\/p>\n

Old News<\/b>
\nTomorrow, I turn 29. And, just like every year that I’ve been in school, I have an exam on my birthday. This year it’s Islam.<\/p>\n

Just Plain News<\/b>
\nEgads, I didn’t miss Senioritis. Oi! Motivation! Get back over here! Yes, yes, Writing Projects. I’ll get to you soon. Just give me this week, Bob Spammit. *shakes fist at heavens*<\/p>\n

I can’t beleive that the 6th is almost here! I’m all bouncy and nervous and excited as hell. One of the barristas at Gone Wired<\/a> told me that people keep asking her about the signing, so I should expect a lot of people. We can’t keep that place stocked with the free teasers. They just keep disappearing. There should also now be some at Clem’s Collectibles<\/a> in downtown Lansing. I’m also fairly certain that, after Saturday, some may end up on the West Coast. Of the United States.<\/p>\n

Reminder:<\/b>
\nSaturday, May 6th, starting sometime around 8:30 PM: The official release party on IPM Radio<\/a>. They’ve even got a bit there in their news blurb for next time! If you’re coming, and haven’t pre-ordered or reserved a book, we will have extras to sell! I will be happy to sign anything and everything, including teaser CD’s. If you can’t make it out, and have a decent connection, crank it! :) I will be reading a few selections from the novel, both from the teaser, and from later on in the novel. Don’t miss it!<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 7th, starting at 2 PM: Signing at Gone Wired Cafe<\/a>. This promises to be a much more subdued, but just as big, gathering. There are rumors *wink, wink* of DJ’s spinning some good tunes for background music, as well as what my mother would affectionately call “snackies.” I will be signing like a crazy person, and will also sign anything and everything here, including the teaser CD’s (provided we have any left).<\/p>\n

The teaser can also be downloaded from davidmcrampton.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I hope I didn’t forget anything. :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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