Victor's Laboratory

We made it to Bethesda and Baltimore this weekend, for SPX and the Nerdlinger Awards respectively. It was a good trip, we got ourselves one of those coveted custom-labeled beer bottles that are the Nerdlinger trophies, and had a terrific weekend of meeting people and selling stuff. Just in terms of sales, it was one of our best shows ever. There were a lot of worries about the economy collapsing and killing all our sales, but it didn't happen. Evidently, most folks had a good show.

There were also occasional social activities, but I spent a good portion of the weekend doing homework. Because I am lame.

Lame or not, I got to see some great folks. David Malki, Jane Irwin, Leah Riley and Will Woods, John Bintz, Carla Speed McNeil, Tim Daniels and JJ Kahrs, to name a few.

Also, at Carla's suggestion, I ate breakfast every morning at Stella's Bakery, a place of astounding fruity deliciousness. The pear tarts are heaven, and the Greek couple that owns it are that rare combination of curmudgeonly and sweet that I find so appealing.

Good weekend. Too much driving. I kinda want to sleep for a couple weeks.