"There are only 10 kinds of people in the world:  people who understand binary, and people who don't." Thanks, Ray.

The whole binary thing is an either-or proposition, and I'm not so good with either-ors.  I'm a Libra.  Decision-making is tough for me.  Simple things, like "do I want to buy that?  Do I have the money?  Yes?  Then yes," are okay.  Things like:  Do I go on the trip to Amsterdam and Brujes with my friend Patrice, a trip we have been sort of planning for a few months now, or do I go to the GayRomLit retreat in New Orleans that same weekend instead?  She says it's okay.  I'm torn.  I really do want to go to the retreat.  But I equally want to go to Europe.  Can I afford both?  Probably not.

 The date for the Europe trip is not cast in stone.  The time of year is prime for that part of the world.  I travel with Patrice a lot, going to various SCA events; we even camp together in the same pavilion for a week at Pennsic (and believe me, if we were going to kill each other, conditions at Pennsic are optimal for instigating that).  So I know we're compatible as traveling companions.  I have been trying to save money for the trip and think I will be able to swing it and still manage Pennsic this year.  And Patrice is a travel agent and I can leave the details to her. 

 I love New Orleans.  The event is in the Bourbon Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter.  It's a retreat, not a conference, so no boring meetings or seminars; instead we will be doing things like ghost walks, riverboat cruises, and wine-and-cheese parties (I don't like wine but I love me some cheese, and I'm not talking about romance novels).  Sounds like an awesome time.

 Hm.  Maybe Patrice would like to go to the retreat instead?  Cheaper, closer to home, shorter time span (I know she worries about her dad and her puppy when we're gone longer).  She's not necessarily a fan of Gay Romance, but she IS one of my beta readers…  Hm…

 Libras are also good at negotiation…