(Photo above: with Juliane)

Finished and sent off an article for an online publication as well as a query for a print publication yesterday. Getting back to work on my novel today in addition to the usual nonfiction stuff; now that the whole househunting and moving thing is basically over (with the exception of some unpacking) I'm focusing on getting my mss finished and sent off to my agent. My next convention is GAfilk in January; it'll be a lowkey weekend of no con commitments, just hanging out with friends. The next Urban Tapestry convention (where all three of us will be attending) will be FilKONtario next March. No Urban Tapestry conventions outside of Toronto planned next year so far.

Unfortunately limited time and finances make it difficult for the three of us to make out-of-town conventions as a group these days. Many thanks again to the Filkcontinental concom for inviting us out to Germany this year! Not only did it give us a chance to have fun performing together again, but Allison, Jodi and I very much enjoyed meeting more of the German filk community as well as learning more about their music. Also way fun to see the British filkers again! :-)

(Photo above: Allison listens to Franklin play the piano
on the morning we left the castle.)

If you're thinking about attending Filkcontinental, be sure to book far in advance. Apparently memberships for next year's convention are sold out already, so you'll have to plan for the year after that.

Speaking of German filkers...Aryana and friends have set up an English section in their Hogwarts Pack Board for filk-related discussion. Just scroll down to the "Filk for our English speaking guests" section and introduce yourself! There are other areas in the board to discuss filk in German, of course, or you can visit the Let's Filk About discussion forums.

Yesterday I listed some useful foreign phrases sent to me by Thesilée. Here are some more useful phrases, courtesy Paul Kwinn of Puzzlebox:

"In the fun foreign phrases department, my two favorite to toss
willy-nilly (both from Franklin's translation of 'It Ain't Easy'):

'Ich bin Niedlich.' ('I'm the cute one.') and the ever-useful: 'Ich will ein kind von dir.' ('I want to bear your child.')"

(Photo above: Juliane introduced us to this
wonderfully cheesy German sf tv show.)

This is wonderful! My "Useful Foreign Phrase" collection is growing nicely. If any of you other there has a useful phrase or two in a foreign language to contribute, I'd much appreciate you posting them in LJ or Blatherchat:

From Lastalda. Rika helped confirm the word meaning breakdown.)

Der ZwerchfellmuskelKater
(literally means "diaphram muscle ache", in context of a laughing fit)

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From Franklin:

"Ich habe mich 'beömmelt'!"
= I laughed my head off!

(Photo above: Molly, about to eat this piece of cake using no hands
at Allison's and Jodi's surprise birthday party.)

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From Lisande:

Dudelsack = bagpipe

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From Katy:

Nervensäge
= literally "nerve saw"
= irritating person

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From many Germans at the con after they heard us perform Wo ist der Bahnhof?!:

"Ich versteh' nur Bahnhof!"
= I don't understand/get it. (or literally: I understand only railroad station.)

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From Paul Kwinn of Puzzlebox:

"'Ich bin Niedlich.' ('I'm the cute one.') and the ever-useful: 'Ich will ein kind von dir.' ('I want to bear your child.')"

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From Thesilée of Lord Landless:

"Il seno e grande." [Il SAYnoh ay grranday] ("These breasts are huge")

"Il letto e sofice." [Ill letto ay sofeechay] ("This bed is soft")

"Sono stufo di andare a piedi." [Sonno stoofoh dee anDAHrreh ah
pee-AY-dee] ("I am fed up with walking")

And a very, very brief Welsh version of Cyrano:
"Mae trwyn da chi." (You have got a nose)

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(Photo above: Ju and Katy. They're going
to be at GAfilk in January, yay!)

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