Party alert!! It’s on.
WHEN: Saturday, October 6, evening. Actual time TBA.
WHERE: Chicago. Actual location TBA.
WHO’S INVITED: You. All of you. More specifically, bloggers, commenters, authors, librarians, booksellers, readers–anyone who thinks this party invitation might be for you, you’re right.
WHAT: A semi-potluck. I don’t think we’re going to be able to smuggle whole Ethiopian menus through security–and I don’t think it will survive the trip all that well–but if you have some portable goodies you’d love to spring on all of us, by all means bring ‘em. I’ll be baking up some Hello Dollies. Maybe. Unless I decide to hold this whole thing at a restaurant, in which case let’s just show up and eat. To be continued on that.
WHY: Because why.
RSVP: I’m going to need to know whether to expect 30 or 100 so I’ll know what kind of space to rent. I’m also happy to take your suggestions about whether it should be a hotel conference room or a restaurant. Remember, my party-planning skills are pretty unformed, so really, feel free to give me any kind of suggestions you like. You can send me RSVPs and party suggestions either here or in a separate e-mail.
WON’T THIS BE FUN???!!!!
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I’m totally in — if I’m in town that weekend.
Right now my head is all “ALA” and I’m not even finished packing and I leave in half an hour.
So. Right now I’m a Maybe who has to look up details like planes & hotels. And will do that next week.
Liz, the allure of the internet–even when we have to pack and go. I know it well.
By the way, Liz and all of you: I’m checking into venues, and one choice is to have it at a hotel, in which case I’ll see about getting a deal on rooms. So go ahead with flight plans, but hold off on hotel for now.
Beth, yay!
I’d love to do this. Whether I CAN actually do this is another thing altogether.
You can. Come on. Come!
I’m thinking I’m a definite maybe!!! I start my new job on Monday, so I need to see when I will be allowed to use my vacation days! =)
All right, Christen!
christen, have you never heard of calling in sick, or what about attending your grandmother’s funeral that just happens to be in, that’s right, CHICAGO. let me know if i can be of further assistance.
Oh, if only… I’m gonna way too broke to fly out to Chi-town for a weekend. I’m going home for +/-two weeks in August, and will be totally tapped out come October.
But have lots of fun!!!
We’ll be there. Can’t promise we’ll bring food, as we’ll be flying in and don’t have a favorite homemade dish anyway. I’ll probably bring the “hand carved” Oreos I usually bring.
YAY, Mother Reader and Bill!! I’m so happy you can come!
Lizzie, I understand but I wish it weren’t so.
Ooh, I really really want to. I want to meet all of you, and I’ve never been to Chicago, and I’m intrigued by the hand-carved Oreos that MotherReader has promised. But I’m about to move in (ack!) 3 weeks and I have no idea what my life will be like in October. I will let you know as soon as I do.
Okay, Eisha. Hope the answer is yes!
Hi Robin,
Count me in. I’m looking forward to it! It will be just me, because my partner in crime has a work commitment that weekend (which doesn’t involve me, so this works out pretty well). I’ve even already looked into flights (though I haven’t finalized anything yet). I’m waiting to see if some old friends who live in Evanston are going to be around that weekend, so that I could see them too. Anyway, I’m very excited about the whole thing.
YAY, Jen!
Yes. I’ll figure out the “how” later.
Yay, Sara!
lizzie, one (albeit hyphenated) word, “hitch-hike”. i may be missing my calling as a travel agent.
I’m a reallyreally firm maybe. Leaning towards not. I’m not a good flyer. I’m the one whiteknuckling it with a rosary bead, mumbling prayers under my breath and swilling alcohol, while sweating out of every pore on my body. If I do get up the nerve everyone else on the plane will hate you for inviting me.
BJ, self-hypnotize yourself and come!
Rats. Can’t go that weekend.
I’m a yes, but like Sara, have to figure out the HOW.
I’m excited!
I’ve written it on the calendar. Like Sara, I’ll worry about the “how” later.
Somebody better be prepared to post photos after all this is over. Lots of photos….
deborah—YOU MUST GO!!!! pleeze, oh pleeze. you’ll find some way to write it off. in fact according to robin, there’s almost nothing you can’t write off–right robin? (i just bought a new lexus on that assumption).
Deborah, yes you can! Switch things. Rearrange. You’re in charge. Pleeeze?
Nancy, yes! Alkelda, yes!
RM, I’m sure someone (not me) will be on that. Could be lots of fun.
Annette, work on Deborah, please. And take back the Lexus. I can’t justify that.
damn. i knew i should have called my accountant…
Annette, I think you might have bought that Lexus with something other than an assumption and I might know what it is…tee hee.
I SO want to go, I have a ticket and everything, and can go the weekend before or after the 6th, but the 6th just isn’t going to happen. Rats again.
Aw, man. I hope to make it. I just dunno, but I will remember the info.
Deborah and Jules, there’s plenty of time for things to shake out. Just write the date on your calendar–IN PEN–and see what comes about.
deborah–bad girl! i didn’t really get a lexus, okay. but i did have my car repainted and it looks just like new.
October 6th. I’m going to say the date in my head numerous times backwards, in Latin, anything to make it stick. I may have used up all my money and goodwill by then since I just decided to go to the SCBWI conference in L.A., but maybe maybe maybe…
Off to meditate about it now!
Come on, Liz, BELIEVE!