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Sep. 12th, 2011 05:14 pmAs usual, poking my head up for a rare update.
The death of Jack has been the big unhappy event lately. I didn't know him well - I had the pleasure of working with him a handful of times briefly, and I really admired his work.
Jack Layton really was as nice in real life as he was on camera. He only saw me a handful of times across the years, but - in spite of the thousands he met - he always remembered me, and remembered I was bad with crowds. Four months before he was dead, he was checking up on me. Funny, isn't it?
They used to say that Robert Stanfield was the best prime minister Canada never had. That title's been officially ceded.
Other than that, my own life has been going quite well. I increased my writing input, and I'm prepping myself mentally for a massive send-out to pretty much any Canadian publishing house I think might accept. That'll likely happen in October.
I've had a social life lately, too. Most recently at![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
jenjoou's wonderful party on Saturday.
A lot of friends have been going through bad times, but because my own life's been going well I think I've been able to be there for most of them.
Anyway, for today's review, The King Must Die by Mary Renault.
( Review continues, with some spoilers )
The death of Jack has been the big unhappy event lately. I didn't know him well - I had the pleasure of working with him a handful of times briefly, and I really admired his work.
Jack Layton really was as nice in real life as he was on camera. He only saw me a handful of times across the years, but - in spite of the thousands he met - he always remembered me, and remembered I was bad with crowds. Four months before he was dead, he was checking up on me. Funny, isn't it?
They used to say that Robert Stanfield was the best prime minister Canada never had. That title's been officially ceded.
Other than that, my own life has been going quite well. I increased my writing input, and I'm prepping myself mentally for a massive send-out to pretty much any Canadian publishing house I think might accept. That'll likely happen in October.
I've had a social life lately, too. Most recently at
jenjoou's wonderful party on Saturday.A lot of friends have been going through bad times, but because my own life's been going well I think I've been able to be there for most of them.
Anyway, for today's review, The King Must Die by Mary Renault.
( Review continues, with some spoilers )