I went to Downing St when I was in London. They picked a ragtag bunch of international kids, and they followed us around the city, and at the end we went to Downing St and sat down with Mags and asked her questions for a televised interview. She was pretty nice. I wish I could remember what I asked her, as I sat at her knee. But I do remember what I was wearing, and the tour of the house.

Blue Peter maybe?

ita, that's an awesome story!

That is so cool!

Also cool: I finished my federal reporting! Whoo! And technically with three days to the deadline. Not really because weekend, but still!

So tomorrow, state reporting and general wrap-up. Put away laundry and finalize house cleaning. Launder linens. And I think I'll have time to get in to town and go to the post office and get my hair cut. I hope! If I'm not sick! But I am going to bed now, whohoo!

Ugh, Allyson -- I'm so glad I've got my copies already!

Woohoo, Liese!

I canceled my Amazon order of Sam, leaving them a polite but pissy note as to why, and ordered them again through the Plus One Press storefront.

Thanks, all. Amazon is a stupid bitch. I'm unhappy, but there's not a lot I can do about it. I'm a tiny dust speck on the back of their collar. They could beat me with sock filled with rocks and razor blades and I'd have to send them a thank you note.

Aaron Sorkin explains his understanding of the plight of the little man.

I can see his point about credits for writers that basically do an entirely different script, but acting as if the vast majority of the union is just coattail-riding hacks is really obnoxious. Also, the idea that the moment an individual does better than he would do in a union = leave the union? Smacks of the same kind of assholes who are products of public schools, scholarships, etc. and then leave the country for a tax shelter the moment they get rich.

His attitude towards those who engage in social media is annoying as well. Which is really too bad because I love his writing.

Allyson, I hope you can get it ironed out with Amazon. I had trouble with them acknowledging that they'd received my CD from CDBaby. It took several calls and emails back and forth but eventually it was solved. I hope it all gets hammered out for you soon.

Aaron Sorkin is very VERY talented, but a huge dick. Really respected writers we know who have worked with or around him say he is monomaniacal, controlling and dismissive of all ideas other than his own.

He also tried to get my DH fired once, long ago, so we don't like him in this house.