The IT Girl’s Guide to Being a Nervous Wreck

Joelle said around lunch time on March 8, 2008

So, Kathy and I can unclench our jaws now… our presentation is finally over.  We were up until 2am last night going over things… 20 minutes is both an eternity and a millisecond, so we wanted to make sure we paced ourselves. (Though, when we quit at 2am, we were still being entertained by the drunken screaming pillow fight next door.)

The turnout for our reading was decent, less than the guy before, but more than the guy before him.  “Not too shabby,” Kathy says from the bed where we’re lounging and eating imported gummi bears.  We were late getting out to our book signing, as we had an interview with DocuBloggers and then stopped to say hi to Lisa and and one of our editors, Ellen.  But, we still managed to sell a handful of books and sign them, as well as signing about 10 for their stock.  If you get one, let us know! 

We went to the EE 2.0 Sneak Peek.  Dude, DUDE. If you were interested in EE before, 2.0 will totally blow your dress up.  Sweet moses, I am so excited about 2.0.  And can I just say that the EE team gave us the warmest reception?  We had to miss their 10 am Sneak Peek to prep for our own reading, but when we entered the 3pm edition, we were greeted with hugs from the entire team. As silly as it is, it made my day.  Kathy thought so, too.  We just love the EE team and everyone from Ellis Lab — we’ve always considered them friends, as well as colleagues.  Ask Kathy said, “I just want to squish ‘em!” Seriously… what a great team.  Nice, quality people who really care about their clients and the product.  You really can’t beat that.

I will admit that I do have a special fondness for Derek Jones and his bold fashion choices.  Propers to you, sir.

Ok, I forgot my power cord to my laptop, so I’m rationing my battery.  We’re sharing libations with the aforementioned team tonight at Moonshine for the Ellis Lab party, so we need a disco nap.