Let's have breakfast in Boston!: seanan

Let's have breakfast in Boston!

As you may or may not remember, I'm going to be a special guest at Arisia 2011 this coming January, in Boston, Massachusetts. This comes with many exciting duties and opportunities, including—drumroll please—BREAKFAST!

So here's the deal: There's going to be a special Breakfast Buffet on Sunday, January 16th. It starts at 11AM, which means we should all be awake. Hooray! But wait, there's more. See, there are twelve tables, and twelve "table hosts," who will be hanging out, chatting, and generally being awesome for the duration. The hosts include Shaenon Garrity, Kelley
Armstrong, Josh Simpson, Rene Walling, Bob Eggleton, Frank Wu, Cecilia Tan, Catherynne Valente, Eric from Eric in the Elevator, Hildy Silverman, Michael Anderson, and, well, me.

If I weren't a table host, I would be having serious emotional conflicts over the question of whose table I wanted to join. Shaenon, for mad science glory? Cat, for, well, The Cat and Seanan Show, Take Twenty? Kelley, for Canadian urban fantasy awesome? But this choice is not mine to make: it is yours.

$35 will reserve your spot at the table of your choice. Each table will seat the host plus seven others, so sign up soon to be sure of getting your preferred placement on the floor. To quote the convention for a change, "Go to http://2011.arisia.org/buffet for more information, ticket purchasing, and bios on all twelve of our hosts. Avoid the crowds in the hotel restaurant, have scintillating conversation with fascinating people, and enjoy a variety of breakfast foods, including meat and vegetarian options. Hurry, tickets are selling rapidly!"

Personally, anything that includes food is cool by me. I even promise to use silverware, and not talk about flesh-eating bacteria at the table. Hope to see you there!

chatworthy

November 27 2010, 04:58:56 UTC 6 years ago Edited: November 27 2010, 05:00:03 UTC

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Well I can't make it to Arisia, but I must note that you only promised to leave flesh-eating bacteria out of the breakfast conversation. That leaves a great many other topics that would fascinate me (even over breakfast).

But I am a former EMT and

harmonyheifer is of course an ex-nurse (if there is really such a thing) and so there are a great many other topics that wouldn't make either of us blink over breakfast, as long as there is no accompanying video. There are certain Mythbusters episodes we Just Do Not Watch With Meals.

seanan_mcguire

November 28 2010, 04:18:55 UTC 6 years ago

If everyone at the table wants to talk pandemics, we will. But otherwise, I will behave myself (for a change).

priscellie

November 27 2010, 05:20:20 UTC 6 years ago

In the words of the great Liz Lemon: I want to go there.

Of course, I will be at MarsCon in Williamsburg at the time, so I can't really complain.

What sort of terrifying mutagenic plot device must I expose myself to in order to split into multiple copies of myself?

dornbeast

November 27 2010, 06:44:32 UTC 6 years ago

I recommend developing or obtaining a reliable transporter or space-time portal instead. It's much easier than trying to re-integrate multiple experiences.

Or so I've heard.

November 28 2010, 04:19:11 UTC 6 years ago

Nothing you'd enjoy.

Trust me.

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November 28 2010, 04:19:24 UTC 6 years ago

Me, too!

November 27 2010, 06:43:14 UTC 6 years ago

"I even promise to use silverware, and not talk about flesh-eating bacteria at the table."

If I could afford the trip, I'd sit at your table to ask you about flesh-eating bacteria. Just to see what happens.

November 28 2010, 04:19:43 UTC 6 years ago

I'd probably have a system crash, and sit there drooling for the rest of the hour.

ravenclawed

November 27 2010, 14:02:44 UTC 6 years ago

I wish I could go, it sounds epic.

November 28 2010, 04:19:53 UTC 6 years ago

I hope so!

Re: Single kittens

November 28 2010, 04:20:18 UTC 6 years ago

Thomas is playful, but surprisingly mellow. Also, Alice and Lilly are still young enough to play, and old enough to smack him when he goes too far.

beccastareyes

November 27 2010, 15:10:29 UTC 6 years ago

See, I'd think the joys of cons meant that the people who ask to sit with you might like conversations about flesh-eating bacteria.

November 29 2010, 18:38:08 UTC 6 years ago

True! But I won't start it.

kippurbird

November 27 2010, 16:24:38 UTC 6 years ago

I have an Eric in the Elevator Ribbon from Galifry one year.

I wish I could come to your Breakfast, but you know, work and being in Los Angeles kinda puts a kink in that.

November 29 2010, 18:38:21 UTC 6 years ago

Yeah, that's an issue.

archangelbeth

November 27 2010, 23:55:14 UTC 6 years ago

Oh, man, I'll have to dither about that breakfast thing... I'd probably be horribly nervous...

November 29 2010, 18:38:41 UTC 6 years ago

It's hard to stay nervous when I'm eating scrambled eggs with my fingers. TRUE FACT.

November 29 2010, 22:35:03 UTC 6 years ago

*giggle* You don't know my ability to be nervous around people I admire! O:D

November 29 2010, 22:38:04 UTC 6 years ago

I eat EVERYTHING with my fingers. INCLUDING OATMEAL.

November 29 2010, 22:50:01 UTC 6 years ago

...I eat ice cream with chopsticks, at least at Chinese restaurants! Does that count? O:D I haven't tried to eat oatmeal or scrambled eggs with chopsticks yet, but I will make a note of it.

eevieivy

November 28 2010, 01:42:08 UTC 6 years ago

Ooo. I might actually have a good reason to haul myself out there this year (assuming they haven't stuck me on call, which would totally be my luck). :)

November 29 2010, 18:39:03 UTC 6 years ago

That would be awesome!

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