Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: geeky
  • Music: Katy Perry, "Pearl."

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

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).