March 31 update

Words
Alive on the inside--7345, edited and sent out
Shell Shocked--3391 added
Talk like a pirate day--5512/50000 accepted
Cross Roads--5811/5000, accepted
Color of Magic, Color of Money--11634/10000
Office Politics--414/3000
five time loser--10025/10000
Showdown at Yellowstone River--19623
Seconds --3081
Sideshow Roses--3089

Total writing: 69925/75000

I'm behind

50 book
8/50 (should be 12)
Book 8: Navajo Echoes by Cassie Miles

50 movies
11/50
10 is Godspell
11 is Howl's Moving Castle

Mid South Con

Thurs:
I got the cake order placed at the Winchester Walmart.

Mudd and I met reannon, a bunch of her crazy friends, and her mom and stepdad, for pizza.
And a good time was had by all.

I crashed at the hotel, and spent the evening shooting up oranges with vodka. This is a much trickier task than it sounds.

Friday:
up early, and off to work.
Partway through my morning, the bakery calls and tells me they can't do the cake, because it's copyrighted. I remind them they have the release from the artist. All is well.

I go to wal-Mart after work, get cake and OJ and forget the pop.

I get back to the hotel, shower, dress and help set up for the party.
It was quite a hit, even if I managed to get soused on Slow Comfortable Screws with Captain Jack (Sloe gin, southern comfort and Captain Morgan Tattoo)
Then I had to go do a reading. None of my cadre was there, but four obliging strangers joined me.
It was a good reading.

I tended bar, helping myself to more drinks and more drunken oranges until I wasn't talking straight.

saraphina_marie did a tarot reading.
Past: Ace of Pentacles
Present: The Tower (She blinked and said "whoa!")
Future: Nine of Hearts/Cups
Icky, but getting a lot better

Party shut down at 1, asleep by 1:30

Sat:
up and delivered to Dobbs and Holly, then back to the con.
Dealer's room and the reading for the Darrell Awards.
I totally blew off the Wordcatcher's meeting, but acquired a fanboi
He heard me read at the Darrell panel, and based on a page and a half of "Outfoxed," turned up in the Dealer's room asking "What rock have I been living under that I never heard of this woman?"

Alas, I was busy getting into full-on female drag, and had to wait until Sunday to meet him. The strapless and the dress proved incompatible until torqued-wire adjusters (safetypins) were brought into play. Make up, jewelry, perfume, the whole nine yards. There will be pics when Certain People get them uploaded.

Sabrina, editor from Circle Dark, looked at me and said "My God, Angel, your boobs are huge!" Then she stammered and was all "Well, I mean, i knew that, but I've never seen them all out front and center."

The banquet was nice. I didn't win. reannon won the novella category for Abaddon. Now, go forth and buy it folks. Nikolai is selling about half as well, and that's really sad when you consider the size of publishing houses.

I had taken a fall and my leg was giving me grief all evening. There was much posing in our "dolled-up" state, and drinks in the bar (Sabrina likes Amaretto Sours!), and I had an 11 PM panel. Which is Teh Sux.

By Midnight, I staggered back to the room, hurting from dress and leg and first day and the drinks.
I called it out and went to sleep

I didn't stir until my roommates came in from a wild night of debauchery at 4 AM.

Then I slept until 8.

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant, and then packing and dealer's room and shopping and stuff.

Obi got a Necromancy t-shirt (Reduce, reuse, Reanimate) and Bun got a pride necklace (Selina Rosen makes them)
I got 2 yard-dog press Bubba books and a necklace.


Then it was time for the Loony Tunes Rit and then we went to work.

Pictures

Pictures from Mid South Con are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9632363@N08/



Next year I get a wheelchair and a parachute.
It'll be just about as attractive as that.
I keep forgetting I'm 10 years and 130 lbs past my prime, and that there's nothing tackier than a fat middle-aged broad who still thinks she's sexy.