Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: awake
  • Music: Glee, "Thong Song."

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.

Tags: a few facts, alice, amy, cranky blonde is cranky, food, lilly, making lists, photo post, social life, traveling circus
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"A Local Habitation" Spotted In The Wild

erinlin

February 28 2010, 04:27:02 UTC 7 years ago Edited:  February 28 2010, 04:27:52 UTC

Hello Seanan!

I work at a bookstore in Ontario and had the pleasure of shelving "A Local Habitation" when it arrived this afternoon.* It's perfect timing, because I just finished "Rosemary and Rue" yesterday. I'm looking forward to twisting people's arms encouraging them to buy it.

(*Since the book doesn't have a locked-in release date, we can shelve it whenever we get it)

Re: "A Local Habitation" Spotted In The Wild

azurelunatic

February 28 2010, 07:39:13 UTC 7 years ago

For which the addicts who like to read these things ASAP are quite grateful!

Re: "A Local Habitation" Spotted In The Wild

seanan_mcguire

March 1 2010, 19:35:09 UTC 7 years ago

AWESOME!