HOTS in Colorado!
(This is where Carolita was from 22 feb to 26 feb 2006, Beaver Creek, for the Humor on the Slopes event!)
Humor on the Slopes (or “HOTS”) was a lot of fun in spite of my altitude sickness! Not to be discouraged, I discovered other activities that I could enjoy to the fullest while undergoing the acclimatizing process: the jacuzzi, snow shoes, and the chair lifts. I took many, many rides on the chair lifts just for the fun of it. Went snowshoe-ing once, but found I was still breathless and had to cut it short. Was glad to see the Aspen Pines, even so.
I certainly enjoyed Colorado hospitality along with the likes of fellow TNY cartoonists Harry Bliss, Drew Dernavich, Matt Diffee, Mort Gerberg, and C. Covert Darbyshire. Enjoyed cartooning, theological debate, the Oscars, and the snow with them! The New Yorker team (sent to make sure we actually did our jobs, no doubt!) were top flight, and without them I’d never have known where to go next! Thanks Tracy, Lisa, Ed, Janine, Sean, Melissa, and that other guy (whose name I forgot to ask! but he’s swell!). Also, thanks to Sharon Fialke for suggesting me for the gig! Have I forgotten anyone? If so, it’s only because they’re no longer around me to remind me of everything! 
And of course, a huge thank you to all the folks at Beaver Creek!
Please note:
Newyorkette is on a temporary hiatus, which started on Feb 21st, when her beautiful but ailing computer had to go to the shop (namely, the wonderful world of Tekserve) for repairs. Reunited with her computer since last night, Newyorkette must nevertheless now take care of both her corporate taxes (yes, newyorkette was silly enough to incorporate, for no apparent reason) and personal income taxes, with no distractions. Poor Newyorkette! 
Newyorkette has no head for numbers, not even the ones she doesn’t have to add up. Numbers give her a stomachache, no doubt due to the abuse she took for being bad at math when she was a child. (Newyorkette’s parents are not to blame, however, since they didn’t know any better and, sadly, are nearly as bad at handling their money as their offspring are. Their come-uppance will come when their children have no resources to take care of them in their old age! Poor newyorkette’s parents!)
Newyorkette will be back as soon as business is taken care of! (Or at least till she files for a corporate tax extension). Or unless she begins using this blog as a procrastinatory device…
More photos from Beaver Creek here.
