said it well in her post.

Saturday night, at IPM, was a blast. The biggest surprise was Dgoe, who seemed to materialize out of a fine mist of Mountain Dew. Honestly, you can best get the gist of the party by listening to it live over at the website. Make sure that you snag the 05.06.2006 recording. Not so much of the drunken debauchery, but energy drinks and hugging and signing and clumsily reading and friends and awesomeness. Just amazing.

Sunday, at the Gone Wired Cafe, was also an amazing time. I ended up with about four hours of sleep, we drove back into Lansing (which means that drove back into Lansing), spent a few minutes at our house cleaning up a bit more, and then headed out to Clara’s to meet some family for brunch. From there, we went over and set up the signing at the cafe. After 2 hours, we were down to three books. Three minutes later, we were down to two. We called the people that had reserved books, but hadn’t paid for them, to see if they were coming. We sold out by 5:30.

I’m gonna say this again.

We sold out three and a half hours before the scheduled ending of the signing.

By the time 7 o’clock came around, we were starving, so we closed up shop and headed out for dinner. My apologies to and Scott Thom for this, but we stuck it out as long as we could. Benny went home and crashed, and I hung out with some peoples for the rest of the day.

For those that missed out, never fear. There is a likely, but unconfirmed, signing at Everybody Reads in June. Watch for it. :)

It is now May the 6th, and as such, THE NOVEL HAS BEEN RELEASED!!1!one!!1

I am now an officially published authorz0rz0rziggurat.

Okay, maybe I’m a wee bit slaphappy over the whole deal, but I think it’s allowed. ;)

It can be bought here, at the Lulu.com Storefront. Amazon listing is pending.

Also, I finished Anansi Boys in two days. Oh, is it good to read for pleasure again. :)

Bad News
My iBook is pretty much dead. A week and a half after the tube on our TV starts to die, the display on the laptop is getting -no- info. I can’t even get anything on an external monitor. I’m going through the motions, as time permits, to diagnose the problem. Thanks, for those motions. :) PRAM reset didn’t help, and it’s not the battery. Next step is removing the non-onboard RAM.

This, of course, has been limiting my access to LJ, my email, and most importantly, my class notes.

Great News
The hardcovers have shipped! I got the news yesterday, and so will probably have the books in hand tomorrow. Thank the gods for them showing up before the signings! :)

Old News
Tomorrow, I turn 29. And, just like every year that I’ve been in school, I have an exam on my birthday. This year it’s Islam.

Just Plain News
Egads, I didn’t miss Senioritis. Oi! Motivation! Get back over here! Yes, yes, Writing Projects. I’ll get to you soon. Just give me this week, Bob Spammit. *shakes fist at heavens*

I can’t beleive that the 6th is almost here! I’m all bouncy and nervous and excited as hell. One of the barristas at Gone Wired told me that people keep asking her about the signing, so I should expect a lot of people. We can’t keep that place stocked with the free teasers. They just keep disappearing. There should also now be some at Clem’s Collectibles in downtown Lansing. I’m also fairly certain that, after Saturday, some may end up on the West Coast. Of the United States.

Reminder:
Saturday, May 6th, starting sometime around 8:30 PM: The official release party on IPM Radio. They’ve even got a bit there in their news blurb for next time! If you’re coming, and haven’t pre-ordered or reserved a book, we will have extras to sell! I will be happy to sign anything and everything, including teaser CD’s. If you can’t make it out, and have a decent connection, crank it! :) I will be reading a few selections from the novel, both from the teaser, and from later on in the novel. Don’t miss it!

Sunday, May 7th, starting at 2 PM: Signing at Gone Wired Cafe. This promises to be a much more subdued, but just as big, gathering. There are rumors *wink, wink* of DJ’s spinning some good tunes for background music, as well as what my mother would affectionately call “snackies.” I will be signing like a crazy person, and will also sign anything and everything here, including the teaser CD’s (provided we have any left).

The teaser can also be downloaded from davidmcrampton.com.

I hope I didn’t forget anything. :)