You got to hang out with Mark! I am a) thrilled to pieces and b) so jealous. We went to his Atlanta event a couple of years ago, but there were 20-30 people there, so there wasn't nearly the level of access. Did y'all have fun? What was the discussion about? Was there eye-cringing fanfic Mark read?

Boo, inconvenience! Yay, refund!

There's a kind of temporal dissonance, re-reading books years later. You've been several people in the meantime. Had any of the fairies [suck-, racism-, etc.] visited?

I'm not sure about terminology. Finance-wise, what's the difference between dole & early retirement?

I'm all for you fixing up your house & being more comfortable; that's also a good investment. Are you sure you want to retire so early, though? Will you have enough to live on for the next several decades? Also, dancing shoes aside [pix? link?], what will you do with yourself?