7/31/05: Unhappy feet

[davidlevine]

Two days until we leave for Scotland. I just got word that the Aeon Award ceremony will be in the Dalmore Room of the Hilton Hotel at 9pm on Friday the 5th. Hope to see some of you there. I'm started to get nervous/excited about the award. I believe I have a good shot at it, but there are five other shortlisted stories that are equally worthy.

Another thing that has me nervous, though not at all excited, is that I have an infected toe... again. I've had this problem two or three times before (same toe each time). The cause might be a bacterium or it might be a fungus, but whatever the reason it's red and swollen and itchy and painful and it keeps me from sleeping and walking properly -- not what I want going into either the Worldcon or touristing around the UK. I'm taking prescription drugs for it, but I'm not yet convinced it's getting better.

I'm not going to let this toe stop me from going to the Worldcon, but it's almost certainly going to slow me down. I hope it gets better soon :-(

Comments

[jerrykaufman.livejournal.com]

If you win, remember that the United Fan Fund auction is immediately after. Wouldn't want the 1000 pound award to go to waste.

Is that in Irish pounds or UK pounds, by the way? If Irish, will you have to go there to spend it?

[davidlevine]

Neither; it's in Euros.

[akicif.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the award!

Arrghh.... When Feet Go Bad.... Sympathies on that. I had something similar that lasted most of the first half of this year (I'm still not sure it's gone yet). The medication's a mixture of a serious fungicide, steroidal anti-inflammatory and antibiotic. Apparently if that hadn't worked, the next thing to try would have been fungicidal tablets that unfortunately kill virtually everything else. I'm really hoping the damn' stuff's gone.

[numbat.livejournal.com]

Time to have that toe cut off so it can be stuffed and mounted me thinks.

[luna-the-cat.livejournal.com]

Hello; I'm the short, dark-haired woman who announced to you at the "New Writers Get Distracted Many Ways" panel that you would be "friended" as soon as I got home. If I could add a word of explanation here, not only do I like your stuff, but after having seen and heard you in person, I am convinced that you are actually my brother Nick, but with better speaking ability and slightly more facial hair. (Is it just a rubber mask?)

--Hope you are not too offended. Heck, you gave me your card.

-Lynne