She was a solid gold dancer back in '81/Snortin' whiskey, drinkin' coke and having lots of fun

Last night I rushed home to watch the VP debate, during which I spent a lot of the time yelling outraged refutals of things that Palin said, or just flailing incoherently when she said things like 'doggone' and 'you betcha'. (Why can she not say a single 'g'? It drives me up the wall.) Luckily, I spent the rest of the time yelling things like 'Way to go, Biden!' Man he did such a good job I thought, especially at the end. (Is it odd that the time I remind myself most of my mother is when I am cheering at the TV?)

Maya just posted the last two chapters of 'Drop Dead Gorgeous', which means the end of her last fanfic ever. I'll probably post more after I've finished reading it, but I also don't want to, because then it will be over.

ETA: Palin Debate Flowchart So true it's not even funny. Except that it is.

That speccy boy and that blond haired prat

I just finished the final, 14th chapter of 'Drop Dead Gorgeous'. It was a wonderful ending, and I didn't want it to end. It made me feel all peaceful and happy, like lying out in a sunlit field.

I've been reading Maya for years now - since Draco the Amazing Bouncing Rat, back when I was in college, in 2002 or 2003 I think. She is an amazing writer. It's more than just her delightful, unique writing style, and her wonderful dry humour, it's the sheer emotional veracity of her characters - she gets all those complicated nuances of emotion better than possibly anyone else.

It's funny, because I'm not really sad, because I have all her wonderful stories to read and revisit like old friends.

And I will definitely be buying her novel when it comes out next year.