I’ve made it to Brooklyn where I’m staying with Jodi and Sam. Bizarrely, Stefan was on the flight with me from Iceland but we didn’t realize it until baggage claim. Jodi arranged dinner with Sam Jonathan, Emily and Chris at Gobo. Some very good food and not over-salted, which was such a relief.

I go to Portland tomorrow.

I spotted this review of Apex Digest #6 while waiting for my airplane. Yay!

Another strong piece is Cerbo en Vitra ujo, the story of Grete and her attempt to find her lost boyfriend, Kaj, whom she fears is lost to the body harvesters. Mary Robinette Kowal’s story is based on skilful world creation, with a complex social hierarchy that is seamlessly woven together to underpin this tale. The sinister harvesters take desirable body parts from the young and healthy, grafting them onto those who can afford to replenish or augment their fading bodies. The donors, however, are not necessarily willing participants in the process. We follow the young Grete’s amateur detective work, sharing in her growing fear at what may become of Kaj, towards an ending where horror meets sci-fi. Terrific.

Sprint requires a two-year service contract to turn my phone on for the two months I’ll be home. No. No, thank you. I’m looking for a new service.

Who do you use? Do you like your cell service or do you hate it?

Jæja, I’m sitting in the airport waiting for my flight to leave to the U.S. People keep asking me if I’m excited to be going home and I keep saying, “No.” Don’t get me wrong. There are people that I’m very much looking forward to seeing and things that I’ve missed about Portland, but sometime in the past year I had a shift in where I think “home” is. I also miss Rob already. The first three years of our marriage we were constantly apart because of work, but for the last two years we’ve been together. It’ll be a month and a half before I see him again. Am I excited to be going? No. I’ll miss my husband.