Is that who I think it is? Just went and stared at your lj... mentions of burmese cats, Oxford, writing, Tanith Lee, patchwork universe... It is! Hoorah! I can only express myself with exclamation marks, thus:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd be using bold, too, and capslock, but that just comes across as shouty and cross. (And I haven't worked out how to use formatting in replies to comments. It must be here somewhere...)

I've not seen the email yet - can't check Yahoo emails at work (grr), and am on verrrrrrry slllllllow dialup at home, so I only check it occasionally. I will send a minion to check it for me now, though.

And hoorah to tornados on HSG - ding, dong, the witch is dead, perhaps? :D