Er, so . . . Plague?
Mar. 29th, 2010 12:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anthimeriaIt's been a bit. The primary reason for that is that I got sick. Now, I'm not a person inclined to watch much TV (unless it's a geeky marathon--JLU, Firefly, Avatar: the Last Airbender, etc), but this thing put me on the couch for a week. I could not get up. I used up several boxes of kleenex. My eyes crossed and watered if I tried to read.
So. Wasn't fun.
But! I survived, and I have an awesome story to tell!
Literally the day before I was struck down, I went to see Tamora Pierce. I don't mean I got a plane and headed to wherever she lives (that would be creepy and stalkerish), I mean two days before this, an acquaintance who knew I loved Tamora Pierce's work as much as she did found out that the author in question would be showing up at a local library, and called to ask if I'd be interested in going with her.
I might have squeaked my answer at inappropriate decibels and frequencies only dogs could hear.
So we drove for an hour and yapped about what we've been reading, and then took comfortably middle-of-the-row seats in a smallish library side room amidst a bunch of teenage girls and a smattering of older women and guys. We fidgeted for a little bit, and then she came out. And man--for someone whose books have influenced pretty much my entire reading life, she's short! I did not realize that she was so short. It's like meeting Alanna--she's so big in your head that it's a surprise she isn't taller.
At any rate, she spent the entire two hours and change talking with the audience. We asked questions, she answered, she teased us, she basically spent the whole time talking about her books, her writing, writing in general and girl power. It was a load of fun and really interesting. When the librarians finally made us stop I think the whole audience was sad.
I know they say you should be prepared to be disappointed in your heroes, but I'm glad I wasn't. And now my copy of Squire has her signature!
So. Wasn't fun.
But! I survived, and I have an awesome story to tell!
Literally the day before I was struck down, I went to see Tamora Pierce. I don't mean I got a plane and headed to wherever she lives (that would be creepy and stalkerish), I mean two days before this, an acquaintance who knew I loved Tamora Pierce's work as much as she did found out that the author in question would be showing up at a local library, and called to ask if I'd be interested in going with her.
I might have squeaked my answer at inappropriate decibels and frequencies only dogs could hear.
So we drove for an hour and yapped about what we've been reading, and then took comfortably middle-of-the-row seats in a smallish library side room amidst a bunch of teenage girls and a smattering of older women and guys. We fidgeted for a little bit, and then she came out. And man--for someone whose books have influenced pretty much my entire reading life, she's short! I did not realize that she was so short. It's like meeting Alanna--she's so big in your head that it's a surprise she isn't taller.
At any rate, she spent the entire two hours and change talking with the audience. We asked questions, she answered, she teased us, she basically spent the whole time talking about her books, her writing, writing in general and girl power. It was a load of fun and really interesting. When the librarians finally made us stop I think the whole audience was sad.
I know they say you should be prepared to be disappointed in your heroes, but I'm glad I wasn't. And now my copy of Squire has her signature!
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