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Jennifer Echols is carrying a 2 ton award around the hotel. Big honking piece of granite that says: “Readers Choice Award - Young Adult”

Way cool!

And her dress is lovely too.

Damn I have some email about the annual general meeting. Seems EC, LooseID, and the other ePubs are out in terms of RWA recognition.

Plus there’s a minimum balanced requirement that I’ve heard for PAN membership - $1000 minimum advance.

Sitting with Dear author Jane, Sybil, and superlibrarian. Much discussion… Of breastfeeding!

So if the earth shifts in a Bitchy way, or maybe all the readers of this site suddenly get an urge to scream, ‘HOLY CRAPPING DAMN!’ or “FREEWHEELING CUNTMONKEYS!” at about 6 o’clock central US time, we’re sorry about that.

For the first time since, well, ever, Candy and I will actually meet each other outside of chatting via email and over IM and by phone. I’m sure nothing will happen. I mean, it’s totally not a big deal for that much Bitch to arrive simultaneously in the center of the US instead of being safely divided on opposite coasts, spreading the Bitchysnark on our respective coasts and to neighboring countries across our respective oceans.

I’m sure it’s not a big deal in the least, and seismologists won’t even notice a blip on the wiggly needle (unless I fall down, which happens since I have the balance and grace of a drunken elephant wearing inline skates) but just in case, if you notice anything, it’s not a big deal. Just a summit of Bitchery. We’ll try not to cross the streams. 

Candy and I, after many an email trying to remember what day it is and what days we’re going to be in Dallas, have come up with a time for a Bitchery Gathering.

It’s not happy hour, it’s Bitching Hour: 2pm on Saturday, July 14.

From my initial search, there is one no - two bars at the hotel. That’s our plan at present - 2pm on Saturday, Dome Lounge 2nd Floor Atrium Bar, aka Monduels, much Bitching. Come find the non-drinking Smart Bitch Candy, and the very pregnant and also non-drinking Smart Bitch Sarah, and introduce yourself. We’d love to meet you.

Want to make sure you don’t miss us? E-mail or for our phone numbers.

UPDATED TO ADD:

Wise Bitchery member Laura sent me the following info:

“There is a non-revolving bar on the second floor of the hotel.  I think that the dome bar is in the adjacent tower and has a restaurant. The atrium bar on the second floor (Monduels) may be the better ticket for your gathering. “

So - if the 2nd floor Atrium bar is closer and easier, Candy and I will move the venue there. So! To recap: Saturday, July 14, 2pm - Bitching Hour in the 2nd Floor Atrium Bar!