*tiptoes*

*brushes off cobwebs*

So…how ya doin’?

Me? Yeah, not bad. You know, same old same old. I’ve been a little MIA.

Okaaaaaaaay.

I’ve been A LOT MIA.

But with good reason!

Here’s what I’ve been up to since the last time I checked in:

I went here

and drank lots of these

Then went to Annapolis to meet up with these AMAZING women for the weekend:

Ricki Schultz, Sara McClung, Cristin Terrill, and Lola Sharp (also pictured is our cray-cray server at PF Chang’s. Dude had some EARS too.)

and we did a lot of this

and I’ve been working on two projects which is making my mind do this

plus I need to get ready for this, which kicks off Tuesday and runs until Saturday (*dies*)

where I’ll be meeting up with more AMAZING writers and soaking in AMAZING workshops and itching to keep up with all the writing mojo that’s sure to accumulate when you’re surrounded by 2,000 writers who are all equally passionate about WORDS. It’ll be, yup—you guessed it—AMAZING.

So while I wrap my head around all the exciting things happening next week, you can catch me on Tumblr, where I’ve been posting pictures that remind me of my WIP.

Like this one (*sigh*)

Inspiration. It’s everywhere, peeps. EVERYWHERE. Now go forth and get you some!

But Cam, RWA offers the most comprehensive, thoroughly thoughtful, celeb-author-studded workshops EVAH. What’s the deal with your incessant screeching?

Well, I’m glad you asked. In fact, I have a LIST for why I’m running around my house with virtually no hair, a few new zits, and clad in clothes I wore ALL WEEKEND LONG:

#1 I have not packed.

#2 I have not finished my laundry of things that I *think* I may or may not pack.

#3 I did not have time to get a manicure, pedicure, brow wax, lip wax, any other kind of wax, or haircut. I will be that hairy bushwoman standing in the corner with granny shoes because my feet will be the fugliest ones in Orlando.

#4 I have not finished polishing Life After Send.

#5 I just now got around to viewing and printing out the workshop schedule. My mind is spinning because I have about 5 too many time conflicts which means I will need to make a game-time decision and have I ever mentioned to you that I’m NOT GOOD at making game-time decisions? No? Gah! I hate prioritizing when they’re all priorities!

#6 I am not a morning person. There are several workshops and meetings that require me to wake up before my leisurely time of 7:45am. My sleep cycle is already screwed by this because for the past three nights, I’ve laid awake stressing out about how I won’t be able to wake up on time. Do you see my dilemma here, peeps?

#7 WHAT SHOES AM I GOING TO BRING????

#8 I have only practiced my Just-In-Case-An-Agent-Wants-Me-To-Pitch-Her-In-The-Bathroom-While-She’s-Asking-Me-For-Toilet-Paper pitch 372 times. I need to practice at least 12,841 times for it to not sound like I’m a royal tool with a bucket of marshmallows in my mouth.

#9 DID I MENTION I HAVEN’T PACKED YET?!?!

#10 I will miss Toddler Trouble. And BicycleDude. A lot.

But despite all my whining displayed in all its gloriousness, there are still a few super stellar, awesome, full-of-fantastic reasons why all this belly-aching stress will be worth it:

I will get to hang with cool peeps. I will get to learn until my poor little brain begs me to stop soaking it all in. I will get to see Authors of Awesome in person and hopefully meet them and get their Books of Awesome signed too. I will be in Orlando (I hear it’s the Happiest Place on Earth). I will get to pretend I’m singing karaoke. I will get to meet new cool peeps, like TWITSOM, who is already full of Awesome that I’m sure the two of us in the same room together will surely make it explode. I will be present in the face of inspiration (times, like, a few thousand) as the Swan & Dolphin Resort is infiltrated by mad talent.

And these reasons trump all.

RWA 2010 will be THE BEST TIME EVERRRRRRRRR!