that third day of nerves

Music: Cocteau Twins: Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)

I wish I had the energy to report on the third day of the public address conference, but I'm sort of brain dead at the moment. I'm much appreciative that we have a couple of hours before the banquet in honor of Karlyn. I'm really looking forward to that.

Ok, so, here's the report: my talk went well and was apparently well received. Dave Tell's introduction was awesome, Chuck's response, awesome. In general the panel was good and a lot of fun. I've never been terribly quick on my feet to begin with, but combined with the pressure to do well and cold medication, I was completely brain dead during the Q&A. That didn't go as well. Now I have beautiful, perfect answers formulated but . . . it's too late.

All that really matters, though, is the person I did it for, Karlyn, liked the talk. That's ultimately all that matters to me in the end.

Because of my speech anxiety, though, I must admit this day was something of a blur. I'll compose a nice reflection early next week. Right now I have a date with Basil Hayden (thanks Jay!), the Cocteau Twins, and the bed.