What a day to see #SistersInLaw on stage — Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, and Barbara McQuade — the very same evening that a NY jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts! He is now a convicted felon.

It softened me to the pundits’ late arrival — presumably they had to rejigger their comments.

My friend and I were checking the Times and Twitter as we headed to town on the Pike. Scroll scroll. Verdict in! Scroll scroll. Alvin Bragg just entered the courtroom. Scroll scroll. The judge’s clerk has entered. Scroll again. A slip of paper! And then boom. Boom, 34 times. It was one of those — I’ll always remember where I was when moments. At the Copley exit with Ellen.

Of course the mood was high at the Shubert Theatre. The podcast/lawyers got a standing O as they took the stage. Oh, so much joy! It was hard to tell how much excitement was fandom and how much was ebullience at trump finally being held accountable. Who cares? Hallelujah!

It was nice to share that moment as a collective.

They discussed the NY verdict, an electorate still inclined to vote for trump, the problem of Alito and Thomas, the need for court reform, and Aileen Cannon (just so you know, this was a crowd that could also BOO).

Maybe Cannon is on the verge of (finally) being forced to make a ruling that Jack Smith will be able to appeal. I’m not holding my breath.

Barb McQuade occasionally called out the baseball scores (the Sox were playing Detroit. Barb is from Michigan). She was borderline hilarious, kind of a surprise given her TV persona.

Most of the discussion, no matter the topic, landed here: Vote.

Vote, vote, vote.

I’ve heard the podcast drops on Saturday. Of course I’ll listen.

Today is more quiet. I’m rereading my manuscript (for the umpteenth time). I found three typos during the hand-off for formatting and graphic design. I know I’ll miss a couple even with this latest effort.

The good news? I find the writing tight, smooth, interesting. Not sure why this continues to surprise me but it does.