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Well, I fail at blogging, obviously.

I've been doing a heck of a lot of writing lately, all of it fanfic, but who cares? It's fun, and I don't plan on trying to make a living as a writer again. (Been there, done that, got royally sick of it.) I've met another crop of great people (having dinner with some tonight!) and I'm enjoying myself with it, so it's all good.

Castle got a full-season pickup, yay!

I did put off school until winter. Apparently I can do winter term every year if I want, as long as I get in all the required courses. Fall is notoriously busy, so while this way will take longer, at least I won't go nuts. Well, no more nuts than usual, anyway.

Example of fall busy-ness: This weekend I'm missing the family reunion to go to homecoming at Troy. Next month, we're going to New Jersey for a cousin's wedding. Then it's the holidays, and that's always crazy. I'm not likely to have many free weekends until January at this rate.

We're also planning a trip to NYC in April, and this time I'm determined to see Wicked! We're going to try to get in two shows if we can. I'll be doing a fan club event that Saturday, but we're going Friday through Monday, so we're hoping to see one show Friday night and another on Sunday.

Dragon*Con has already started adding guests for 2010! I don't think I'm ready for this yet, heh. We ended up with a room at the Hyatt because the Marriott screwed the pooch with reservations.

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I was thrilled to see that ABC renewed Castle. Sister and I have been watching from the first episode, and it's fun, smart, witty, and sweet. Hits all my favorites in one neat package. Nathan Fillion is at his devilishly charming best, and Castle's relationships with all three of the women in his life (his daughter, his mother, and Detective Beckett) are complex and interesting. I can't wait to see where they go next year.

Dollhouse's renewal also made me happy, albeit more for others than for myself. I've only seen a couple of episodes, and the premise still makes me very uncomfortable, but I've heard it's much better now that they've gotten into the meat of the story, and Alan Tudyk was outstanding in the penultimate episode. I'll definitely be giving it another shot.

Of course, selfishly, my primary concern is that the schedules are all settled, so maybe some more "Firefly" people will be able to commit to Dragon*Con. ;-)