My mother is on Facebook now.: seanan

My mother is on Facebook now.

Pause a moment. Consider that. My mother is on Facebook. The land of faces and geeks now contains my crazy-train mom. Which is very much a 'what the fuck?' moment for me. (Also a sort of hysterically awesome one. She's Micki McGuire. Feel free to go over and say howdy. She's unlikely to tell you any embarrassing stories about me that I wouldn't happily tell you myself, but wow will she be perplexed if she starts getting friend requests from people who enjoy her book reviews.)

Yesterday in the Other Change of Hobbit, I was faced with an issue of Locus Magazine which listed -- under the DAW Books section of the 'Upcoming Releases' article -- Rosemary and Rue, by Seanan McGuire, coming to shelves in September 2009. So there I am, standing in the store where I've been buying books for most of my life, staring at my name in Locus. Fortunately, the store comes equipped with several cats on which to dry my tears. (I'm going to Borderlands tonight, where they also have cats, but the cats are genetically insufficient tear-dryers, on account of not having any fur.)

Today is January 23rd. Ravens in the Library comes out on February 22nd, and contains stories by several authors with whom I was greatly besotted in high school. That's less than a month from now, and the time between then and today is so full that it's going to be over before I have a chance to think.

The world is getting smaller by the hour. Good thing I'm not claustrophobic.

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seanan_mcguire

January 23 2009, 20:44:08 UTC 8 years ago

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One can hope, anyway!

kyra_neko_rei

January 23 2009, 19:46:57 UTC 8 years ago

I love when bookstores have cats around.

January 23 2009, 20:44:48 UTC 8 years ago

OCoH has four at this point -- Sam and Trouble, the resident kittens, and the cats they babysit for, Clearsword and Patch. Clearsword's real name is Mr. Hissypants, as far as I'm concerned, but his owners disagree.

scholarinexile

January 23 2009, 20:05:44 UTC 8 years ago

My parents are too technologically unsavvy for Facebooks, but last week I had the strange experience of being friended by my 63-year-old aunt, who is fairly religious in a Christian sort of way and I suspect is going to raise her eyebrows a bit when she sees my profile entry for "Religion."

On the book front- that must be an incredible feeling. I know how it felt the first time I saw my name on a scientific paper, even as the fourth or so contributor, but I suspect it doesn't begin to compare. I've been talking up R&R to everyone I know who's open to reading urban fantasy, and personally can't wait. :) Good thing Ravens is coming sooner to tide us over.

January 24 2009, 22:22:25 UTC 8 years ago

I broke down crying when I got the issue that announced the sale. It's stopped being quite as anvil-to-the-gut surprising, but I think that when I get Ravens (my first print publication since 'going pro'), I'll probably have to go and hide in my room until the tears stop.

dornbeast

January 23 2009, 21:17:42 UTC 8 years ago

The world is getting smaller by the hour.

Is the world getting smaller, or are you getting bigger?

January 24 2009, 22:22:44 UTC 8 years ago

I really don't know.

kyburg

January 23 2009, 21:50:56 UTC 8 years ago

I have a brother in law, and my nephew to content with. Neither of which post worth a damn.

However, should many of my other relatives find me, I will have much explaining to do. ;)

January 24 2009, 22:23:04 UTC 8 years ago

Indeed.

January 26 2009, 17:46:28 UTC 8 years ago

I think one of my first posts relates to "not posting things that parties of the third part don't know about by any other means" -

*chuckles* You have no idea how absolutely lazy I am when it comes to secrets. I just won't carry them far, and advise up front. Too much work.

So. Combine those two and mix well. The explaining? Probably more along the lines of "you made me look BAAAAAD" than anything else.

Frank? Oh dear, you've never seen me and my family solving the world's ill over brunch. Really really. They know, hon. They know.

(And then I have this older brother who doesn't want to know. *grins*)

controuble

January 23 2009, 21:59:53 UTC 8 years ago

I got my mom onto LJ, but not onto Facebook (yet?)

sourceoftrouble

January 24 2009, 02:34:54 UTC 8 years ago

Probably not later, either. I can't keep up with what I'm reading now and do anything constructive - can't imagine more *g*.

January 25 2009, 03:37:45 UTC 8 years ago

I feel your pain.

January 25 2009, 03:37:30 UTC 8 years ago

Scary. My mother has, thankfully, not yet really sorted out anything beyond clicking.

January 25 2009, 13:12:36 UTC 8 years ago

Not really -

sourceoftrouble (the one you replied to just above) is my mom. She even comes to the occasional con! I don't think she'll be in IL in June to meet you at DucKon, though.

8 years ago

ladymondegreen

January 23 2009, 22:30:10 UTC 8 years ago

I knew Facebook had won when I got a friend request from

akawil's grandfather.

I still don't have an account, but it's probably only a matter of time.

January 25 2009, 03:37:56 UTC 8 years ago

...dude, that's scary.

apocalypticbob

January 23 2009, 22:42:36 UTC 8 years ago

Just ordered my copy of Ravens today, because, dood! You,

archway (who is an actual meatspace friend of mine), Neil Gaiman...could there be a more perfect anthology? I don't think so!

*taps fingers impatiently and waits for February*

January 25 2009, 03:38:10 UTC 8 years ago

I'm waiting right along with you. Also looking anxious.

almeda

January 23 2009, 23:02:21 UTC 8 years ago

Still stalking Amazon, but no sign of it. Weird. If Locus has it, Amazon oughtta by now ...

January 25 2009, 03:38:44 UTC 8 years ago

Not really. Locus goes according to extremely rough press releases, whereas Amazon requires more concrete information, like 'what format' and 'what exact supposed release date.'

January 26 2009, 17:53:56 UTC 8 years ago

Amazon actually wants UPC numbers. I'm one of the people who has a job enabling manufacturers to sell things to Amazon...and if it doesn't have a UPC number?

Not yet. Soon, Henry. Soon.

(Seanan, you're going to have a BLOCK ID. And an ISBN #. GEEKY SQUEE.)

amanda_nye

January 30 2009, 03:48:27 UTC 8 years ago

That must feel so awesome!

January 30 2009, 16:13:59 UTC 8 years ago

There's a lot of flailing.

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