Influx, invasion, and in a few days...MADNESS!: seanan

Influx, invasion, and in a few days...MADNESS!

Point the first: There has been an epic influx of new people around here in the past few days. Like, epic. The kind of influx which causes me to start doing careful web checks to see if someone has been claiming that I regularly give away chocolate, kittens, and live Suicide Girls. (Hint: I do not do any of these things.) In the end, I have to admit that I'm stumped. I don't know where y'all are coming from, and while I'm happy as heck to have you, I'd love to know where you're coming from. And yes, I get the part where I have a book coming out in three days and this might—might—potentially be influencing the sudden flood of new names and faces. Still.

Point the second: If you enter a CVS Drugs in search of the tiny, addictive balls of malted goodness called "Robin's Eggs" by the makers of Easter candy, you may find that there are no Robin's Eggs on the shelves. There are, instead, extremely similar-looking candies called "Speckled Malted Milk Mini Eggs." Now, this is basically what Robin's Eggs are, so you could be forgiven for saying "fuck it, buy generic" and picking up a bag. You would not be the first. Once you had purchased this cruel temptation, it would be understandable if you then opened the bag, and placed one of the little balls of sugar in your mouth. But I have walked this path for you, and I have come to tell you the truth:

Speckled Malted Milk Mini Eggs are NOT fucking Robin's Eggs, and whoever decided to market these things as if they were should be forced to drown in their horrific, slime-like pseudo-chocolate coating.

I suffer so you don't have to.

Point the third: My house is currently in the throes of a full-scale invasion. To be specific, it is currently inhabited by Betsy Tinney, her daughter Katie, SJ Tucker, Kevin Wiley, Alexander James Adams, and the people who normally live here. Plus my opinionated monster cats, who can fill a house all by themselves. On Monday night, the fabulous Amy McNally arrives. If we run out of coffee at any point, cannibalism cannot be far behind. You have been warned. Also, if fandom did reality show filming, we would so be prime time right now.

Point the fourth: Since A Local Habitation comes out in three days, and one of them is mostly over now, I have to warn you that I may go basically batshit at any moment, and need to be removed from the ceiling fixtures by men with tranquilizer darts filled with Diet Dr Pepper. On the plus side, again, Amy gets here Monday, and she will sacrifice herself upon my dark altar that you may all be saved. Be kind to her. She suffers for your protection.

Point the fifth: Here. Have a picture of Lilly and Alice, sitting together, without injuring each other.

New kitteh pix!

netpositive

February 28 2010, 15:32:36 UTC 7 years ago

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I'm a Siamese/Balinese preference girl from way way back so I never thought I would want a Maine Coon.

"Too big! Too fluffy! Too big! I want a *cat*, not an Andean pack animal!"

But gosh, Alice is sooooo adorable. Thanks for sharing pictures. It's like I get to rent a Maine Coon for a little while... but I'm able to send it back before it accidentally demolishes my furniture and its coat swallows my last pet brush. In the meantime, I send lots of love to long-suffering Lilly. :)

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seanan_mcguire

March 2 2010, 23:07:46 UTC 7 years ago

See, I'm a big Siamese girl, and Alice is still one of the best cats I've ever had. She and Lilly are basically the platonic ideals of kittydom. I never thought I'd want a Maine Coon. Now I can't imagine being without one.

scifantasy

February 28 2010, 15:33:21 UTC 7 years ago

if someone has been claiming that I regularly give away chocolate, kittens, and live Suicide Girls. (Hint: I do not do any of these things.)

Note to self--read up on false advertising law, just in case...

March 2 2010, 23:08:04 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you, darling.

ravenclawed

February 28 2010, 16:28:23 UTC 7 years ago

I suffer so you don't have to.

Thank you for the warning. :-) Some generic candy is perfectly fine, some is absolutely awful.

Glad to hear you have so many friends staying with you. The atmosphere must be absolutely inspiring.

Love the pic of the cats. Both of them are so expressive. How long did they stay in that position?

I did post about Toby and my other favorite series last night, but had to update it this morning since I forgot a few things. That's what I get for posting so close to bedtime. :-)

March 2 2010, 23:08:27 UTC 7 years ago

Exactly.

Also, glee!

The cats stayed that way for about five minutes, complete with glowering.

dandelionteeth

February 28 2010, 17:37:48 UTC 7 years ago

*ignores all your plaintive comments about your own personal suffering*

OMG, your cats are SO CUTE! I just love Lilly's fluffy ears! And Alice's grumpy blue eyes of discontent. D'awwww!

March 2 2010, 23:08:39 UTC 7 years ago

Heeeeee.

kees_s

February 28 2010, 18:33:45 UTC 7 years ago

I'm here via Cat Valente's mention as well. I had never heard of you, but I liked what I saw, so I decided to stick around. Am going to get your book :)

March 3 2010, 21:36:39 UTC 7 years ago

Fabulous. :) Welcome!

countrygirl4ver

February 28 2010, 18:51:09 UTC 7 years ago

Yes, I agree with all the comments the Kittens are cute. Much love for kitten cuteness.

As for how I found you, I tend to find my authors on LJ accidentally, follow one authors thread, read a post go into comments, find another name that sounds familiar, or "my book is coming out on x date" in the comments follow to that poster, see if there is a web-page and who they are following... Find a name I know from my list of books to be read or that I have read, and follow.

LOL aka "friend of friend of friend" find.

March 3 2010, 21:36:49 UTC 7 years ago

Ahhh, brilliant, and welcome.

ash_of_roses

February 28 2010, 18:59:10 UTC 7 years ago

As a possible source of influx-- since I am eternally optimistic and only really have time to read on the weekend, I've been checking bookstores for Local Habitation since Friday. Yesterday, I found it in the spiffy display you posted about a little while ago. The copy I bought was not the first missing. So, even though the book isn't technically out yet, that may be a contributing factor to the new influx.

March 3 2010, 21:36:58 UTC 7 years ago

Woo!

catvalente

February 28 2010, 20:07:10 UTC 7 years ago

The look on Lily's face is amazing.

Hug everyone for me!

March 3 2010, 21:37:16 UTC 7 years ago

Lilly says MONKEY NO PICTURES.

Bad monkey.

Hugs given!

rymenhild

February 28 2010, 21:09:16 UTC 7 years ago

I'm here because I read the first Toby book, enjoyed it a ridiculous amount, and am tapping my fingers waiting for the preorder of A Local Habitation to arrive at friendly neighborhood indie bookstore!

Also, I'm fairly sure I found you first through mentions by

batyatoon.

March 3 2010, 21:37:24 UTC 7 years ago

Hooray!

tikiera

February 28 2010, 21:45:56 UTC 7 years ago

oh, goodness, thanks for the tips on robin's eggs. was going to get some candy when at the drug store today, and i love malt, and wow, that would have been horrible.
uhm, wouldn't traq darts with diet dr. pepper make one more hyper?

March 3 2010, 21:37:37 UTC 7 years ago

Not if they were aimed at me.

I find DDP soothing.

deire

March 1 2010, 16:51:36 UTC 7 years ago

Lilly looks as if she might be contemplating bloody homicide. Or at least maiming.

March 3 2010, 21:37:45 UTC 7 years ago

She's good at that.

March 1 2010, 17:01:20 UTC 7 years ago

I am sorry to point this out, but...in case of caffeine deficit induced cannibalism, I bet on Amy and Sooj. Sooj has that perky abile-to-destroy-you look. And Amy seems very sweet--which means you will never see her coming.

March 3 2010, 21:37:57 UTC 7 years ago

Yes, but see, Amy would protect me.

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nell_greene

March 2 2010, 15:25:27 UTC 7 years ago

Hi, Seanan!
I think I first heard of you last year at Tor.com, but I became interested in your blog through Catherynne Valente.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to read your book yet; not because I don't want to, but because I am trying to work out the mythology for my own story about fairies and I don't want to be contaminated.

The series sounds really great, though, and I look forward to reading it!

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March 4 2010, 16:42:08 UTC 7 years ago

Hi!

I completely understand that reason for avoiding the books; I had to avoid several series for the same basic reason while I was writing Rosemary and Rue (and consequentially had NO IDEA so much fae literature had come out while I was distracted)!

Welcome. :)

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