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rusty_halo) wrote2005-06-03 03:19 pm
rusty_halo) wrote2005-06-03 03:19 pm
I met George R. R. Martin!
Guess who just met George R. R. Martin.
That would be... me!
(Squee!!)
I went to Book Expo America, which is this insanely HUGE book conference. (I got in free because I work at a publisher and we have a booth there.) This place is insane--there's books EVERYWHERE, and massive amounts of free stuff, and authors signing, and you can just walk up and they'll give you a book and sign it for you, totally free. It's AWESOME.
So I wandered around in a daze for a while (and got a couple of Harlequin romances signed, because I just couldn't get over how cool it was that you could do that). I also got lost like four times, as I had no clue where to go, but finally I found my way into the George R. R. Martin autograph line. I only had to wait about 20 minutes, then I was up front, meeting him!
So, he signed the book for me (they gave you an excerpt of "A Feast for Crows," a Dany chapter, though I assume now it'll actually end up in "A Dance for Dragons," collectible, woo!). He personalized, even. "Laura, enjoy the feast! George R. R. Martin." Then gave it back to me, and being a dork I blurted, "I'm like the hugest Jaime Lannister fan ever." He and the two people with him both laughed at me, and he said "Don't worry, there's lots of Jaime in the new book." I said "Awesome" or something stupid like that, and he said "But there's lots of Cersei, too." To which I responded "That's okay, as long as there's Jaime" and he laughed at me again. Then I left. (He pronounces it "Sir-Say," btw, not "Sir-See.")
So, that was neat. :)
That would be... me!
(Squee!!)
I went to Book Expo America, which is this insanely HUGE book conference. (I got in free because I work at a publisher and we have a booth there.) This place is insane--there's books EVERYWHERE, and massive amounts of free stuff, and authors signing, and you can just walk up and they'll give you a book and sign it for you, totally free. It's AWESOME.
So I wandered around in a daze for a while (and got a couple of Harlequin romances signed, because I just couldn't get over how cool it was that you could do that). I also got lost like four times, as I had no clue where to go, but finally I found my way into the George R. R. Martin autograph line. I only had to wait about 20 minutes, then I was up front, meeting him!
So, he signed the book for me (they gave you an excerpt of "A Feast for Crows," a Dany chapter, though I assume now it'll actually end up in "A Dance for Dragons," collectible, woo!). He personalized, even. "Laura, enjoy the feast! George R. R. Martin." Then gave it back to me, and being a dork I blurted, "I'm like the hugest Jaime Lannister fan ever." He and the two people with him both laughed at me, and he said "Don't worry, there's lots of Jaime in the new book." I said "Awesome" or something stupid like that, and he said "But there's lots of Cersei, too." To which I responded "That's okay, as long as there's Jaime" and he laughed at me again. Then I left. (He pronounces it "Sir-Say," btw, not "Sir-See.")
So, that was neat. :)
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Ah, but at least we can live vicariously...
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So, my fun day was at Jo-Ann Fabrics trying to find material for skirts for the cruise, so Shauny can make me acceptable clothing. Surrounded by icky, fat or old crafters.
Then Garth called, and USAir fucked up his flight, and instead of being able to get in at 2:45p, he gets in at 10:45p, so I went to Target to find tops, which I hated, because they all suck and I'm bloated and puffy, and there was gross people there.
So, yeah, your day was totally more funner than mine, you lucky duck.
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