Wednesday.
It's Preview Night. I'm going to be in lines. Lots of lines. Unpredictable, never-ending lines. Do not try to find me. Save yourself.
Thursday.
No scheduled events. Naturally, this is also the only day with no panels I give a damn about. What is my life.
Friday.
I will be signing as Mira Grant at the Orbit Booth from 4:30 to 5:30pm. There will be some limited free books and other fun surprises.
Saturday.
I will be signing books for the California Browncoats from 2:00 to 2:45pm. Show up, meet fun people, and support an awesome charity. Then, at 3:00pm, I will be signing for Carniepunk at the Simon and Schuster Booth. This will last until 4:00pm, or until the line dies down completely.
I have not given booth numbers because I don't know them off the top of my head, but your program guide will know them. Trust the program guide. It is your only hope. The program guide will never lie to you. The program guide will not tell you to set people on fire.
Sunday.
This is my busy day. At 12:00pm, I will be in room 24ABC for the panel Science Fiction and the Future with lots of other lovely people. As I am the only biofuturist on this panel (with the possible exception of David Wellington, whom I will be meeting for the first time), I fully expect to either be very quiet or make people turn very green. Either way, what fun! Come for the science, stay for the creepy pie. Signing to follow immediately afterward, which I will be leaving early, because...
At 2:00pm, I will be in room 24ABC for the panel Witches and Fey, Monsters and Mortals. DO NOT READ THE PANEL DESCRIPTION. There is no possible way in which this panel description is not a sexist sack of eels. There are two urban fantasy panels at this con: one is serious and almost entirely male, and then there is this one. That being said, the panel lineup includes Rachel Caine and Amber Benson, who are two of my best ladies, and we are going to make this the panel to remember for this year's SDCC. Assuming anyone shows up, since we're up against the Doctor Who panel. Bleah. Again, signing to follow.
This year's schedule means I will be missing the X-Men panel, so anyone who does get to go, I'd like a full report.
And that's my San Diego. See you on the floor!
July 16 2013, 15:47:32 UTC 3 years ago
SERIOUSLY WHAT THE FUCK.
July 16 2013, 16:09:07 UTC 3 years ago
Like, I normally try not to rag on the panel descriptions, but go take a look at the panel description for the other UF panel (Jim Butcher's on it) and then tell me this isn't some sexist shit.
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July 16 2013, 15:54:33 UTC 3 years ago
By the way, I've found that the Comic Book Resources website generally has good reports on the ComiCon panels, although they're obviously not interactive in the sense of being able to ask follow up questions...
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The program guide was absolutely not printed at the Night Vale Printing Press, and proceeds from the printing will certainly not be used to expand the dog park, which of course, does not exist and will not harm you.
July 16 2013, 17:54:47 UTC 3 years ago
(One of these days, maybe I'll actually read Transmetropolitan.)
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Metron didn't want to lend you his Moebius Chair?
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July 16 2013, 17:29:15 UTC 3 years ago
Glad to know you're doing a signing! I'll try to break away and run over with my copy of FEED! :)
July 16 2013, 19:03:50 UTC 3 years ago
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July 16 2013, 17:50:43 UTC 3 years ago
Not a con-goer, but a friend of mine is and FWW...he had been shot in the leg (it's a long, ridiculous story) shortly before the 2011 New York CC, and was limping around the whole day with a cane. Because of that, he actually was allowed to jump the line for some of the bigger panels, including the Avengers one; turns out they give a bump to people who are handicapped. So, who knows, maybe it'll...help?
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July 16 2013, 18:30:10 UTC 3 years ago
its probably too late to get an electric scooter for the event. Much much better on both you and the blue haired girl. And, people will not see the wheelchair no matter what, they will step in front of you and stop dead, or do other stupid stuff. But the footrests make for the ramming part of the tireme.
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July 16 2013, 21:31:05 UTC 3 years ago
Sadly I am in New York and should not be trusted with power tools. (I managed to surprise my electronics teacher by melting a breadboard and making smoke/sparks come out of an op-amp. While the things would break if you looked at them funny, that was the first time he'd seen a student do that. I do planetary astronomy because things work best when the equipment is on another planet from me.)
* One of those wedges you see on drawings of locomotives. I think that's what it's called.
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July 16 2013, 22:50:52 UTC 3 years ago Edited: July 17 2013, 00:35:02 UTC
swordbadge!Question: is it impolite to show up to a Mira signing with a Seanan book or at Carniepunk with just one of your books?
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In other words, I fully sympathize with your disgruntlement. There's lots worse than losing one's independent mobility for a week, but it still isn't the least bit fun.
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Urrgh, that panel description. Who on earth thought that was funny? <.< You should mention it at the panel, as an example of "how not to write."
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http://www.omnivoracious.com/2013/07/ge
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