I was going to post something long and ponderous about feeling sad when nothing bad happens, but instead I am going to Turn the Beat Around by posting this video.

(Back story: The National Conference of Teachers of English took place in this huge, glass-enclosed megastructure called the Gaylord Opryland Resort. It is so big, in fact, that there are like eleven hotel bars. By far the best hotel bar, though, was the Delta Lounge. So each night, I'd go to the Delta Lounge with author friends. And then at some point, while hanging out with Sarah Dessen and Sara Zarr, I decided to Talk Very Seriously About Writing while a cover band played "Turn the Beat Around" in the background. And then I did a stupid dance.)

Thanks to Sarah for uploading the video.