SCBWI and Dancing with Lithuanian Men
August 06, 2012There are all kinds of shenanigans at an SCBWI conference and dancing with Lithuanian men is just one of them. (I love to dance! The Swing, The Push, Two Step, you name it I love it. You could be toothless and fugly, but if you can dance...you're mine on the floor.) The last night I had fun dancing with a Lithuanian illustrator/photographer. Not to mention a few other awesome writers and authors. The after parties are always the best! (BTW...Lithuanian Boy took ten million pictures of me dancing so if they every happen to surface on the internet, please let me know...they are probably hilarious--like a Pocahontas Hippee blur.)
I'm currently in a Conference Comma and do not have the mental capacity to type intelligently today so forgive me of my ramblings and grammatical errors.
The single greatest thing I got out of this conference, all the new friends I acquired. And I'm not talking, hey I met you at conference and let's keep in touch. I bonded with fellow writers on personal "Dang, you are the bomb, baby!" kind of friendships.
I also had more balls this trip (guess that's what 3rd year will do to you.) I talked to more editors,agents, authors as if they were humans and not these terrifyingly scary beasts.
And as for a good time, it was one of the best ever. Here are a few awesome photos:
8 comments
I love all these photos! I had such a good time but now I'm having post-conference blues. Or maybe that is just exhaustion.
ReplyDeleteI'm having blues and exhaustion. I loved being your roommate...we had so much fun!
ReplyDeleteYou are a force of nature, my dear :) xoxo
ReplyDeleteFun pics! I love the hippie theme. I'm totally going next year and I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteWell, I hope I fit into the category of new writer friends who are da bomb. :) I had a blast with you, and it's always a great feeling to connect with someone who gets what you're going through and you just instantly know this person is in your life solid. You're awesome, Dana, and I can't wait to see you next and cheer your book(s) along!! I just wish you didn't live so hella far away. Thanks for including me in your photos - I'm honored!! (And it's R-E-U-L. You get one free.) :) xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
ReplyDeleteSo-much-fun! I vow to NEVER miss the SCBWI-LA whirlwind again. Glad y'all had a blast.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics!! Someday I'm going to that, and we are going to have so much fun! ;)I want to see those dancing pics, bad!!
ReplyDeleteLiz - It's Conference Coma.
ReplyDeleteJess - You could stick us in a pencil factory and we'd have fun.
Rach - Aw, that's like the greatest compliment ever! Thank you!
Ghenet - NEXT YEAR, BABY! I can't wait to meet you.
Robin - Absoulutely...matter of fact, you and Shellie are the first to come to mind when I think of the awesomeness I had at the conference.
Leslie - you missed out, turkey. Next year fo sho.
Nicole - I hope you do come out this way. You would have a BLAST!
Love hearing from my friends.♥