The Edgars are coming, the Edgars are coming!

So, in about ten days or so, I get to go to the Edgar Awards in New York. I love the Edgars. Why? Well, it's a great opportunity to hang out with Fun Crime Fiction People, in one of my very favorite cities.






But the main reason is, I just love getting dressed up. And the idea that I'm getting all gussied up to go to a glittery awards banquet and watch deserving people win prizes makes me very, very happy.

There are those who think fancy dress or black tie is elitist or snobby or silly.






They're wrong. It's FASHION. It's fun, and it's fashion.







If you're a girl, you get to feel like this...




...or like this...





If you're a guy, well who wouldn't want to feel like this....





or like this....





I'll bet that was a fun party. Wouldn't you have loved to be there?



Sure, there's a lot to be said for just hanging out and gabbing and eating pizza.....





But every once in awhile, it's fun to play adult, like these two did....





....and these two.....





I am so looking forward to it....I even like the morning after, although I almost never go out for breakfast...





I'll be back with a full report....


P.S. I said in my last post that I was going to the Giants game. This was the view from my seat.






It was a great night, and the Giants made a game of it until about the 7th inning or so....


Have a great weekend, everyone ;-)

Saturday!

Happy Saturday, everyone......

Hope you're having a great weekend. I get to see the Giants play tonight....





..... their baseball is just about as funny as their commercials - unfortunately ;-)


Administrivia

.....but wait! The word administrivia makes me think of secretaries, and secretaries make me think of this classic Carol Burnett skit. (I know, I know, doesn't take much for my mind to wander, but it's Saturday, dangit.)





OK, back to business.....

There are some updates to the site. We've added an Awards page - the important thing for you to know about it is, if you haven't received your email Anthony ballot (spam filters, black holes, Evil Interweb Gremlins) you can download one from the Awards page and send it to our Fabulous Anthony Chair, Andi Shechter (that's her official title). Nominations will be open until May 28.

The attendees page is up to date as of about an hour ago. It'll usually take about a week from the time your registration is complete (both payment and registration form in the hands of our Wonderful Treasurer, Janine - also an official title) for your name to appear on the page.

I'm happy to report that registrations are coming in fast. I had lunch at the Hyatt the other day - at a point, my companion had to wave his hand in my face to get my attention. I was daydreaming about how cool it will be when the hotel is full of Boucherpeople having a fabulous time. (For those who don't know, High Anxiety was filmed at the Hyatt - I'm thinking we might need to watch it on Movie Night ;-)





And that's about it. Check the links to the right, I've added a few new ones, and have fun - here's a little Nickelback to get you started.....