SCBWI Author One-Day pass: $60
Round-trip commuter rail: $40
Parking: $11
Random lunch & dinner: $30
Hanging out with Apocalypsie great, Shari Arnold, getting hugs with fellow online author buddies Alexandra Bracken, Cindy Pon, Kiki Hamilton & Lisa Desrochers while signing books, running into fab Elevensies Gretchen McNeil, Scott Tracey, Karsten Knight & Leah Clifford, grabbing lunch with Kate Milford and her awesome crit partner, getting an armload of *incredible* ARCs, recognizing TONS of awesome book bloggers ("Hi, Lauren & Stacy!") and crowds of cool librarians, seeing familiar editor faces (biggest smile awards go to Sarah "JJ" Jones, Molly O'Neill, and Nikki Mutch), attending the YA Buzz panel, hanging on every word and pitch, and snagging a quick hug and a hi with my very own agent, Michael Bourret: PRICELESS!
It was a really good day. :-)
