Last night just as we were starting a show run-through my internetz discombobulated itself, and by the time I made it back my act was over and Inferno had set up while Polonsky & Keen did theirs in front of the curtain. I was kind of subdued due to a headache and mass IMs that were to do with performances and other things. Autopilotpatty has invited us to perform in two places, which rocks.

I have been trying to get us an event for the SL4B and so far it doesn't seem to be working out - I have no clue why. We just need a piece of ground and media stream rights (or have someone else set that up for us), and it may yet happen, but if it doesn't we are going to perform in Grignano on that day instead. At this point Grignano is looking more and more attractive, and we can still honor SL at the event.

This morning I went to jin shin - my new time is 7:30 as the summer heat is best avoided (not hot today, though - it's about 55 degrees now). I've cut down from twice to once weekly, which doesn't make me too happy, but we'll see what happens. The day is cloudy and very green - green water, green trees - grey sky but not far off grey-green.

Tiff brought the little book over on Tuesday - the ABC book we made from her photographs of her grandson, my graphics work, and lulu.com. It's really nice. I wouldn't let her order more than one until we had a chance to see it, but when that one arrived she called me and I ordered 6 more for her. Those are due to arrive at her house any minute.

Speaking of any minute, I am still waiting for my puter to be built, although it can't be long now. I have an email in to Derek asking for an update - no doubt he'll enlighten me today. I don't mind waiting, I just like knowing what's going on.

The spiders are a bit out of control again. I pulled a tissue from a box yesterday and a spider came out with it, and made a small but audible sound as it plopped onto some papers. I wanted to hoover up a big one in my bedroom, but when I stealthily approached, ninja-like except for the nozzle in hand, it had fled the scene. It reappeared a day or two later, so it likes/lives in/has laid eggs in that corner - or perhaps merely stops in to pick up its mail.

Many, many bald eagles and osprey zooming about the lake. The other day I saw four eagles in a clump, fishing. I've seen a few immature eagles (no white head). I think I've only seen one eagle-osprey altercation this summer, thus far.

Last night I popped in to Machmit to update the program-giver, and was delighted to speak with Young Geoffrion. She told me she'd been trapped outside SL, and had been unable to enter until she tried the SLurl I put on sl-art-news. Therefore, she said, she was similar to Alice - being able to enter Second Life only through a very specific portal (in her case a vaudeville poster). How charming!