BEA is in NYC this year? I can't wait until it returns to CHicago, because I'll go again, this time as a "librarian" instead of "bookseller." Probably won't get the attention at the booths that I did as a Waldenbooks employee, but oh, well.
Let me guess. We're in a hurry.
Inara ,'Serenity'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Kathy A - May 19, 2011 1:29:57 pm PDT #6997 of 12706
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Trudy Booth - May 19, 2011 1:49:47 pm PDT #6998 of 12706
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Sorry I can't make it, kids. Have a witty rejoinder for me.
Jessica - May 23, 2011 5:42:21 am PDT #6999 of 12706
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Yikes - I knew the Algonquin was expensive, but I hadn't realized the scale of it until just now talking to a co-worker. We're talking $20 per cocktail. Just a heads-up in case anyone is on a budget!
Amy - May 23, 2011 6:35:16 am PDT #7000 of 12706
Because books.
Oh my. I just checked the bar at the Royalton, and drinks are about as much there, too. (Gorgeous space, though.)
I'm going to send a group email to everyone who said they were planning to be there on Wednesday, so we can exchange cell numbers.
Polter-Cow - May 23, 2011 6:40:07 am PDT #7001 of 12706
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
We're talking $20 per cocktail.
Whoa! In the right neighborhood, you could get cock and/or tail for that much.
Scrappy - May 23, 2011 6:43:05 am PDT #7002 of 12706
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I am happy to go some place less likely to pick our pockets. And my email is robin@fogelson.com.
Jessica - May 23, 2011 6:47:01 am PDT #7003 of 12706
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's a shame Divine Bar closed - they would have been perfect.
Amy - May 23, 2011 6:49:06 am PDT #7004 of 12706
Because books.
I'm doing a hundred things today and tomorrow, and I haven't been in that neighborhood in too long to think of anywhere else to go -- I'll send the email in a minute, but I'll let you all decide where we meet, if that's okay. I'd love to go to the Algonquin, and I don't mind ordering an iced tea instead of a drink.
We could also meet there and then take the party elsewhere once everyone arrives.
Jessica - May 23, 2011 6:56:30 am PDT #7005 of 12706
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Just to clarify - Algonquin is ok with me, I just wanted to make sure nobody fainted at the price list on Wednesday night.
Scrappy - May 23, 2011 8:21:47 am PDT #7006 of 12706
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I'd like to do it for the historical aspect, mainly. I am planning on ordering a Diet Coke. Maybe we can do one drink there and then decide what we want to from there?