Meetup, revised

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

A couple of weeks ago there was a post about a meetup with author Megan Whalen Turner in San Diego, CA.  Here are the final arrangements, as posted by Megan in the comments:

"We're on for 1:00 pm, January 5, 2010 at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore.

http://mysteriousgalaxy.indiebound.com/

7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
Suite #302
San Diego, CA 92111
Tel: 858.268.4747
Fax: 858.268.4775

Please say nice things to our hosts at Mysterious Galaxy. They've been very kind in the face of me commandeering their bookstore in the gauchest possible way. If we aren't there when you get there, we may be over at the Starbucks filliing up on the caffeine."

So, who's in?

Comments

WWGD - What Would Gen Do?

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Obviously, he would lie and call in sick.

[rosalui.livejournal.com]

....*lives in New York* ;_______;

Have fun, everyone. XD

[newsboyhat.livejournal.com]

garrrr, me too. -sulks!-

(But the rest of you, have a great time and take pics!)

[inkasrain.livejournal.com]

Ditto that. But be blessed in your endeavor, all!

[deirdrej.livejournal.com]

Yes, Have a great time, everybody!

I'd be with you if I could -- but NY/New Enland is 'way too far away.
(In the meantime, though.....2nd half of the podcast should be up before New Years, and you'll be able to listen to more of Megan's lovely voice!)

[drashizu.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I am very excited. Unless circumstances change drastically between then and now, I'll be there! (It'll be a chance to see San Diego, too, where I've only been once or twice before.) How do these things usually work? Aside from the book signing, that is. Are we going to go to Starbucks before? Or after? Or only if we get there early? And when do we squee and ask the very important questions that we know MWT isn't going to answer, but we have to ask, anyway?

[bookaddict88.livejournal.com]

Unless something comes up between now and then, I'm planning on being there! Anyone want to carpool from the OC/LA area!

[peanut13171.livejournal.com]

Yes, let's carpool. I live in Westminster. I've forgotten where you two live.

[ilysia-039.livejournal.com]

Alas, California is so far away from Kentucky. We need to organize a mid-America/Heartland meet up, I'm thinking. Unless I'm the inly one who lives here, in which case I feel that something has gone dreadfully wrong.

[alineadrklrdsis.livejournal.com]

Barring acts of the gods I/we will be there. =] *Is VERY happy to be living in SoCal right now.*

[(Anonymous)]

I think you guys should stop reading here. Really. This is pretty much the end of this comment thread, don't you think? Yeah, I think so, too. Move along. MOVE ALONG, NOTHING TO SEE HERE FOLKS.

~mwt

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

*also polishes halo*

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

We're just a couple of Christmas Angels.

[(Anonymous)]

You bet you are. Peggy, stop playing with that thing, you know it always falls off anyway.

~mwt

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

*forlornly watches it roll away*

ah well. tis true. it never stays in place long.

for those of you who CAN'T be there

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

I would be willing to bet that if anyone wanted a book signed, they could contact Mysterious Galaxy prior to the meet-up, and Megan would sign the book while she was there, and MG send it out.
You might even be able to pre-order CofK, and get a signed copy when it does finally come out. in March. or April. or May

just sayin'


(AND if you were to include the price of a latte for Ms MWT when ordering your book, it might just might get her sufficiently wired that she would talk and talk and talk to those who DO make it, and provide an impressive amount of tidbits and maybe even some things she wasn't intending to say, for a follow up post by those in attendance. I bet those folks at MG would be willing to stroll over to the next door Starbucks, seein' as how they don't sell those low fat grande double lattes at the bookstore.
um.
just saying.
checkers - this is a locked post, right? :D ).

Re: for those of you who CAN'T be there

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, um, no?

Lots of caffeine--good advice, Peggy. And I'll go out on a limb here and say ask as many questions as you can; sooner or later she's bound to take pity and answer one. :)

Re: for those of you who CAN'T be there

[velvetrose09.livejournal.com]

oh, clever Peggy *hands Peggy her missing halo* you are a genius :D

though not sure how well that will flow over..if the certain author in question KNOWS said secret plot :X *lips are sealed*



*turns and waves* Hi Megan! .. btw thanks sooooooooooooooo much for writing back to our ridiculously LONG e-mail :D We were totally thrilled. What flavor lattes do you prefer? Just *innocently* wondering...

*loses her halo* darn!

Re: for those of you who CAN'T be there

[chachic.livejournal.com]

I would be willing to bet that if anyone wanted a book signed, they could contact Mysterious Galaxy prior to the meet-up, and Megan would sign the book while she was there, and MG send it out.

I did that! I ordered the books from Mysterious Galaxy and Megan stopped by the bookstore to sign them. I had the books shipped here in Manila. I hope they get here soon! But knowing how Philippine post offices work, it might take some time.

[elle-winters.livejournal.com]

Have fun!!

Checkers:: let me know if it works!!

I might just preorder my book then, otherwise, I have no plans..thank god for no QT fans here, the library is ALL MINE :]

[faerietaleredux.livejournal.com]

Checkers, you might not remember me (especially since I'm posting under a different account; I used to frequent this board under cherryblosomjen but have been absent from livejournal for a while now).

Anyway, I'm hoping to be at the rendezvous next week (yay). Are you coming? Because that would be icing on the (already supper beautiful) cake. :)

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Of course I remember you! You were around way back at the start. Nice to see you again.

Alas, no, I can't be there. I am many, many hundreds of miles away. Have fun & take pictures!

[faerietaleredux.livejournal.com]

I'm sad to hear you won't be there. But distance is quite the deterrent. I know that whenever I saw meet-ups on this board in the past, it always seemed to impossibly far for me to attend. Hopefully we'll all get a chance to do so, eventually. :)

How are you?

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

I hope so, too, Jenn! I am doing very well, thanks, but two weeks off work will do that to a person.

[nananoni.livejournal.com]

*wails*

I was in San Dieago like.. in 2005! and I don't have an US visa.. even if I did have one, I couldn't fly all the from Dubai!! =''''( *crying*

but we have a book festival over here in March, but for some reason MWT is not on the list of authors... I wonder if she knows about it..

Anyways.. all of you have a great time!!

[bookishbabe.livejournal.com]

Wow. If y'all are this much fun in print, I can't wait to meet you in person! Count me in!

[filkferengi]

*mod icon love*

[lylassandra.livejournal.com]

Hey Aunt Megan, Rachel's leaving for Kenya the next day so I won't be able to make it after all, sorry!

[elle-winters.livejournal.com]

OMG how did it go guys?

[elle-winters.livejournal.com]

LOL!

*digs out starting bid from purse*

Sounds like you had fun, I can't wait to hear about it! :]