so, i didn't win the ignatz, which you prolly know by now. alec longstreth did, and he was a completely sweet and gracious guy, and gave a very stirring acceptance speech. i couldn't have lost to a nicer guy, really. and honestly, i came pretty close to voting for jesse reklaw instead of myself; couch tag #2 is wondrous. it almost made me cry. :)

spx was... interesting. i liked it. i think. we had a crappy table location, and didn't get very good traffic, which was bad. but i met a lot of really intensely awesome people, which was good. i didn't sell as much as i thought i would, which was bad, but i still did pretty decent, considering the location, which was good. all in all, i wish i had gotten up to look around some more, but conventions overwhelm me really easily, so i was just as happy to sit behind the table all day. a good time was had by all, but i was definitely ready to leave by the end of it.

and leave i did, and flew out to boston, met my sister and trekked all the way out to see our older brother in nantucket. we had a great few days, and really should have stayed longer. we caught live clams, saw seals, battled fierce waves, made crepes, drank vanilla vodka and beer from burlington vermont (more on that place later), and suffered the insults of an overbearing german hosteller-harpy. ;) i ate a lot of seafood on this trip. it was a good trip. :D

and now i'm back home, and ready to settle in for fall and winter, if the weather will ever stop being hot and humid. oh! also i have a very nice dream to relate. but it's long. i'll save it for another entry.