hi all. hope you had a good burn! the oil derrick / crude awakening burn was fantastic, hope you all got to see it. more than just a BIG burn, it was by far the most conceptual burn ive seen over the past 11 or so years! quite impressive.

the Miss BRC tiara making workshop was fun as always. i was a bit too busy to take photos so we wont have as much documentation as last year, but people created some pretty wonderful things. it was fun to see what people came up with, and it was great to meet everyone who came by! thanks to the eye and disorient for hosting, and thanks to kelly for helping make the bases.

people have been asking me about the pageant, which was scheduled for thursday afternoon. the first dust storm hit then, causing the shade structure around the stage to fall. we rescheduled for friday, which is when the 2nd storm hit. the event was not rescheduled again. it did not happen.

i wanted yall to know that i had a little surprise planned! i tried to keep the fact that i had a surprise planned a secret because if you know me, it would have been easy to figure out, ha! ive been saying for years that everyone wins. this time, i really meant it. instead of purchasing a sash, i made enough so that all participants would get one (approx 20). i hand-made them all, sewing off the ends and blinging them out with paints, and old buttons from my grandmas house (we recently moved her into assisted living). i was rather proud of them, i must say.

two people received the sashes. ali, Miss Firefly 2007, had checked in with me many times throughout the week, stopping by the tiara workshop to say hi and making her way through the thursday storm to be on time for the first scheduled pageant. she sang her song just for me on saturday, which was very sweet. thanks, ali! a newbie from new jersey who was at the tiara making workshop also received a sash. he came to find me after the storm. his enthusiasm was contagious, he certainly deserved it!

also thanks to the steam room camp (within the boston village) for bribing us on behalf of ali - we wouldnt have been able to get the boyfriends bike working again if it wasnt for you guys. it wasnt easy to fix - your efforts were more of a gift than a bribe, thank you so much!

for the 3rd time in 4 years, the main event was not listed in the who what where.

of course, this year even if it was listed you wouldnt have been able to see it.

if anyone knows why the who what where people hate me so much, please let me know. i once thought the errors were due to incompetence, but really all one does is fill out an online form by a certain date and hit send. its not hard to do... i dont understand. i figure it must be something personal.

if i go next year, i will probably only do the tiara workshop. while it is possible, it is unlikely i will host a pageant this year. if anyone is
interested in hosting an event throughout the year (regionals, decoms, etc) please let me know. i have notes (suggestions) written up to help the process, and i will be available to help, albeit from afar.

::stacycats
www.missblackrockcity.com