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[vyvyanx]

Had strange phone call with my mum today. She seems to be more accepting of my engagement atm, in external behaviour at least. She and my dad will be coming over here in a couple of weeks to bring me a mirror from my old room in their house, which I asked for. They'll also be able to see our flat, and we can go out for a meal at one of the many restaurants on Mill Road. Which will (hopefully) be nice. My mother also said that my dad wants to give us some money towards the reception, which is very surprising. She still sounded rather strained and odd on the phone, but I can't hold her internal feelings against her really, as long as she acts towards me reasonably. It's all very strange.
Also emailed guy at OUP today, about publishing my book. I met him at a conference several years ago (possibly as much as 5 years ago) when I was presenting a paper based on my PhD research. He seemed to like it (and the audience response) and gave me his card, saying I should contact him when I finished my thesis, if I wanted to publish it. I actually finished my thesis in 1999, but being crap, I failed to contact him then. Now I have lots of exciting additional research to include in a book, so I'm contacting him. I sent him a short account of the book, but have also prepared a detailed proposal, in accordance with OUP's guidelines, which I will send him if he is interested. Fingers crossed.
Tonight G is playing Counterstrike with various people. Tomorrow night we'll be roleplaying with emperor and mobbsy (and usually robinbloke, but not this week, I think) which should be fun! First session for a _long_ time.

To those who have asked, we will have a flatwarming soon. :-)

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[surje.livejournal.com]

good luck with your book proposal!