Party On; Simple Gifts; Modalities of Cool

Some neat things I did to celebrate the RITA nod were:

– Got my shoes shined by Famous Wayne in front of the Hyatt Regency at the Embarcadero in San Francisco. Yes, Wayne really is as cool as he looks — even cooler in the pinstripes he sometimes wears.

And the shine's the best I've ever had. Made me feel like Sam Spade, only, you know, in a girly kinda way…

– Ordered two bottles of sherry (Gonzalez Byass Solera 1847-1984), not because it's so expensive but because it's so yummy and I couldn't find