The author signing last night went well too -- sold a dozen or so cookbooks and donated the last one to the school library. Various people lamented that I hadn't brough the 'fun' books, but what can you do -- it's a high school, with fourteen-year-olds running around. I couldn't blame the alumni folks for thinking that smut-mongering might not have been entirely appropriate. They were apologetic about it too. :-)
The only down side is that I've been sleeping incredibly badly, about 3-4 hrs each of the last two nights, and I am thus frickin' exhausted this morning. Chug some tea, grab a shower, and hopefully I'll feel better.
Curious metaphor…how does one “grab” a shower?
The same way one “takes” one, just with more speed and verve.