Worldcon participants

[stacer]

Two things:

You Westerners who are coming out here, can you come bearing gifts? I seek quarters, in particular. If any of you have or could find the Denver minting (practically impossible to find around here) of the following quarters, I would give you a whole quarter each in trade:

Florida (2004)
Texas (2004)
Iowa (2004, if it's out)

Alabama (2003)
Missouri (2003)
Arkansas (2003)

If anyone's collecting them and needs anything from the Philadelphia minting, let me know and I can hunt them down, if possible.

Second thing: anyone sending a resume through me will probably want contact names, which I forgot. My boss is Susan Stark, who is Executive Editor (I think! argh, now I'm not sure) in the Social Studies department of the School Division of Houghton Mifflin. Nicole Boudreau is the H.R. representative that I'd pass your resume along to for anything outside the School Division (College, Trade).  You can go to http://www.hmco.com and click on About Us-->Career Opportunities to get an idea of what's available.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Hey Dex, if you live near Boston, will you be splurging $200 and coming to hang with us at WorldCon? The more Time Wasters the merrier, and no, none of us are particularly scary.

[Spriggan]

I'll look through the quarters at work tonight Stacer, see if I cannot find any of those.

[stacer]

Lynn's a suburb, basically. And he said he works in the Financial District. So he should at least meet us for lunch or something if he won't be going to Worldcon.

P.S.--Thanks, Sprig.

[Peter Ahlstrom]

let's see, I've got

D-2004-Florida

What an ugly design! Terrible composition.

I'll set it aside for you. Hope it doesn't get lost.

[stacer]

Thanks!

[stacer]

As I mentioned in another thread, it's HOT here right now. So you might want to pack accordingly. We've had high 80s-low 90s with high humidity since last weekend, and it's promising rain right now. There are several tropical storms moving this direction over the next couple of days (though hopefully it'll miss while you're here--one's supposed to be here now and tomorrow, and another early next week), so that means heat until it breaks, then cool rain, then heat again. Just wanted to warn y'all.

Of course, the convention center and your hotel will be air conditioned. Best bet is light pants/capris (for Kristy) with a light shirt, and you may want to bring an umbrella. The rain here gets *really* heavy, especially during these big storms.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

are you saying I can't wear capris?

[Spriggan]

I found an Arkensas at work Stacer.

[stacer]

are you saying I can't wear capris?

I pray to all that is holy that I never see you in capris.

And thanks, Sprig, for finding the quarter! Will you be sending it via EUOL, I take it?

[stacer]

Oh, the choices! 1pm Thursday, How Does Magic Work?, including our very own EUOL. 1:30 pm Thursday, Exploring Parental Death in Children's Fantasy Literature. As many of you know, the dead mother issue is often a big issue for me.

How long do each of these panels run, EUOL?

[EUOL]

An hour is standard for most panels;  a half-hour for presentations, readings, and one-person panels.

[Spriggan]

Speaking of panals, now you can check BS.com to get brandon's scedule and what rooms he'll be in.

http://www.brandonsanderson.com/news.php?id=5

[stacer]

Wow, Brandon, that's a lot.

[EUOL]

New panel:  Monday at 1:00, teaching SF/F on a University level.  Featuring Dr. Taylor, Dr. Perry, and good ol' me.