Five Things for a Silver-Bright Saturday Morning

1) Had my knee checked out. There's some fluid around the joint. Had a PT appointment yesterday and have been given exercises and a treatment plan. We'll see how that goes.

2) Of the three unpublished stories I had out on submission, two have come back rejected. Must get them back in the mail, along with at least one more. The fate of the third still hangs in the balance. Of the three previously published stories I have out on submission for foreign reprints, I have heard back on none of them. Hope springs eternal at Chez scarlettina.

3) Had a lovely visit with kijjohnson. She is most excellent company. What a total delight.

4) Saw a SIFF film on Thursday night that I still need to write up here. In typical SIFF craziness, I have four more scheduled for this weekend, so I need to catch up, STAT!

5) I don't know why--maybe it's my birthday coming up next month--but these lyrics have been playing in my head the morning:

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
--"Good Riddance," Green Day