Yes, that's what I was doing....

Ok.... well.... I don't think I want to do THAT again. As a guest of the Friends of the NRA banquet for many years, I've always said that it is too freakin' long at 5 hours after the normal person has worked a full day. As a person working the money side of this banquet, working 6 hours is simply beyond comprehension. And we left at 11:00, they could have used my help for another hour or two. I said "Steve, they still need help." Steve said, "You're a volunteer, put on your coat." And the evening wasn't helped whatsoever by the sole credit card machine being down. I can't tell you how difficult that made things. And really, they need to do something to shorten the event; the dinner is disgusting as it is (that's the only good thing of working the event was that I didn't have to eat the dinner) so I suggest cutting that and just have lots of munchy canapes (and probably a majority is there to imbibe) and keep the fundraising events moving along one after the other. And they have this down. I was concerned at all the money we were so cavalier with then I realized if a robber came, 99% of the room was probably carrying.

So I didn't go to work today. I had fought off a flu thing on Wednesday but last night my head was pounding and I couldn't sleep. Better now. Slept a lot.

Tonight I have Say Yes to the Dress and Spartacus to watch on TV. I'm making taco salad for dinner.

The library, of course, popped loose two holds for me on the eve of the new Harris book release on Tuesday. I'm currently reading NO MARK UPON HER by Deborah Crombie. This is 14th of 14 in series featuring Duncan Kincaid, a Scotland Yard superintendent, and Gemma James, a Detective Inspector, in London. Here is a description:

When a K9 search-and-rescue team discovers a woman's body tangled up with debris in the river, Scotland Yard superintendent Duncan Kincaid finds himself heading an investigation fraught with complications. The victim, Rebecca Meredith, was a talented but difficult woman with many admirers—and just as many enemies. An Olympic contender on the verge of a controversial comeback, she was also a high-ranking detective with the Met—a fact that raises a host of political and ethical issues in an already sensitive case. To further complicate the situation, a separate investigation, led by Detective Inspector Gemma James, Kincaid's wife, soon reveals a disturbing—and possibly related—series of crimes, widening the field of suspects. But when someone tries to kill the search-and-rescue team member who found Rebecca's body, the case becomes even more complex and dangerous, involving powerful interests with tentacles that reach deep into the heart of the Met itself. Surrounded by enemies with friendly faces, pressured to find answers quickly while protecting the Yard at all costs, his career and reputation on the line, Kincaid must race to catch the killer before more innocent lives are lost—including his own.

It was published in February and has 384 pages. I've set aside the nonfiction book I was reading for now.

Have a good weekend.

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster