Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #25



Thirteen Things about My Day Meeting Larissa

So Sunday was the day of Larissa's book signing, and I had promised I'd be there and it turned out I made it there, and had a blast meeting her and Michelle. Getting there, however, was another matter entirely. Not bad, just really really weird, in a Murphy's Law kind of way. So here is my list:

1) I woke up, on a Sunday, somewhere around 6 am. On a Sunday.
2) Had an a-ha moment about my WIP.
3) Got up, fed the cat, ate breakfast, and started working on my WIP, integrating the a-ha moment into the plot.
4) Started nodding off about an hour or so later, and decided to take a nap before I fell out of my desk chair and landed on the cat.
5) Went back to bed and slept like a log.
6) Woke up thinking it was perhaps 11 or 11:30. Nope, it was 1:15 (the signing ran from 1-3).
7) Ran into the bathroom, threw on my contacts, went to turn on the water to take a shower…and there was no water…in any faucet in the entire apartment. Sigh.
8) So I threw on my clothes, got in the car and realized I hadn’t eaten in about 6 hours, so I thought I’d go through a drive through, get a happy meal and eat it on the way.
9) The Drive-through had 5-6 cars in it, so sitting in line would have made me late.
10) I drove to the mall where it was being held, and went to the bookstore in a satellite building, only the signing was in the mall.
11) So I parked near the first mall entrance I came to, and then had to walk the length of the mall to get to the bookstore.
12) Larissa and Michelle were both talking to people when I got there, so I quietly pulled out my camera and took a picture, and Larissa looked up and said, “Ann?”
13) It was very cool to get her book signed, and Michelle’s book signed, and after I got a sandwich and an iced coffee from the coffee shop in the bookstore and we sat and talked for over an hour. And if you want to see pictures, Larissa has posted hers already.

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27 comments:

N.J.Walters said...

You certainly had an eventful day. Glad you made it to the signing!

Rhian / Crowwoman said...

aww what a great post and terrific day Ann! i hopped over to larissa's and saw the fabo photos. and am putting her book on my buy list. smooches hon!

Christine d'Abo said...

What a crazy day! But you made it and it sounds like you had a fantastic time. :)

Joely Sue Burkhart said...

Yep, still jealous, here!! Glad you had that a-ha moment!

Susan Helene Gottfried said...

The coolest part is that it sounds like Larissa was waiting for you!!! What a wonderful feeling!

(although making progress on the WIP is darn cool, too. Congrats on that!)

Happy TT, babe!

Lesley said...

It is such a pain when the world conspires against you, isn't it? I'm glad you got there!

Ann said...

Thanks everybody, yup it was a great day. And still making progress on the WIP (slowly anyway).

Darla said...

*whew*! At least you made it in time.

And congrats on the ah-ha moment. :)

Red Garnier said...

I'm glad you made it, Ann. That sounds wonderful!! =)

Lisa Andel said...

Good one. I kept waiting for a flat tire, or a fender bender. (thank god for small favors, eh?)

Moondancer said...

Wow, what an adventure!

Happy TT

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Tilly Greene said...

And the best part, I imagine it was all worthwhile :-)

What a blast!

Ann said...

Lisa, I better not have had a flat tire, I just replaced all four tires last year (complete with blown tire on the interstate *shudder*). Tell Rhi I said Hi. :)
And thanks to everyone for stopping by.

LA Day said...

What a day. At least, it turned out okay. Sounds like you had a great time.

Angela/SciFiChick said...

I love book signings. Sounds like you had fun!

Nicole said...

Don't you love it when you get a-ha moments? And don't they always seem to conspire to make you late to something? :)

Happy TT!

Robin said...

When I first read this I thought you did actually fall out of your chair onto the cat. Glad to hear it was just a misread.

Nancy said...

Can you believe you made it? I am so glad you got to meet her! Very cool!

Xakara said...

That was a heck of a day. But it sounds like the Aha Moment and talking with Larissa make up for it.

Glad it turned out so well in the end.

Happy TT

~X

Cora Zane said...

Sounds like an eventful day! Glad you made it to the signing. :)

Robin L. Rotham said...

Don't you just love days like that? (Not!)

L^2 said...

Wow, sounds like you had quite a day! Glad you finally made it to the signing. :-)

Rhian / Crowwoman said...

Annnnnnn!!!! See - i'm lurking here too! much rolling of eyes...

Ann said...

Thanks everybody for dropping by, it was a great day.

Hi Rhi, sorry I wasn't here when you were lurking. I had to work, and just got home.

Joyismygoal said...

what a day

Larissa Ione said...

I'm so glad you finally made it! Your day was just crazy--I loved hearing about it! :)

Joy Renee said...

i just love it when i wake up with an aha moment.