I stole this photo off of Kim's blog since I didn't take any pictures. These are the lovely ladies of Western Washington at the SCBWI International Conference's Paint The Town Red Gala.

Can you find me in the picture?

Hint: the theme of the party was red so I made my own top reminiscent of the Soviet flag and went as a Marxist Marx brother. Classy, I know. I did learn how to say "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" in Russian, but no one cared or could hear me over the music.

This year the DJ played four songs written after 2003 which is up one from last year. In 30 years they'll be playing all my favorite modern songs. Note to self for the next SCBWI theme party: nose neighbors make drinking margaritas difficult. As do fake noses.

Just now I sent off the reports I took for the SCBWI International Bulletin on six of the sessions I attended at the conference. I can't believe how awesome they all were. I wish I could have heard every session, it was so hard to choose. But all of the sessions I did attend were chock full of useful information.

Checking out blogs about the conference today and EVERYBODY seems totally jazzed to be back at work and totally inspired. Awesome!

In other news. Aaron got some legal paperwork back which lists me as Jaime Temairik - FUTURE WIFE. Every time he says that I pretend to be a robot wife from the future -- it is all we can think of. Sad or wonderful? I think Jim and Laini would say wonderfully sad.