*Whimper*

I. Hurt. All. Over.

Well, worst of all in my hamstrings, which I have been stretching like mad this week, and my core. Karate tonight was a lot of kicking, and I had to keep stopping to stretch out my hamstrings, which were cramping. And horseback riding stance punches, like this:

Horseback riding stance punches

Knees bent, punching straight forward. Hard. You feel it in your core, which meant I felt it in my surgical scars. Ow, ow, ow.

And I biked all the way both ways today, too.

Oh, well. At least pazlazuli said I did well. I know I have these muscles. I'm just reminding them that they're there and meant to used (as they have been used in the past), and they're kind of pissed about it, since I haven't been asking very much of them lately.

A bottle of Ibuprofen and a hot bath are in my very near future.

Proposal was accepted!

I got this tonight from the Fantasy Matters conference organizers:

Dear Peg,

We are delighted to inform you that your scholarly work, "Flesh, Stone, or Missing Altogether: The Heart as Embodiment of Humanity in Fantasy Literature" has been accepted to the Fantasy Matters Conference, 16-18 November 2007. We are going to be organizing a number of less formal panel discussions during the course of the weekend. When you respond to confirm your attendance, please also indicate whether you would be interested in serving on a panel.

Also, David Lenander, a scholar and librarian at the University of Minnesota (whom we believe you know) has indicated an interest in discussing your work at the conference, specifically your retelling of Andersen's fairy tale "The Wild Swans" in your novel of the same name. It seems that it would be a fantastic opportunity for you to participate in such a discussion as well, and we were wondering if you would perhaps be interested in reading selections from your novel, then having him present his paper, and then having the two of you lead a discussion of the novel together. Please let us know if this is something you would be interested in.

Yay!