Picocon tomorrow

[la_marquise]

Well, it's less than 24 hours till Picocon and I am somewhere between anxious and apprehensive, en route to stage fright about it, though I'm looking forward very much to all the bits which don't involve me being a writer in public. I have notes on things to talk about, and a story to read, and a cold.
I'm hoping not to share the latter with others. It's a nuisance, but it happens, and I have decongestants and zinc and so forth. And, y'know, it won't be the first time I've had to stand up and present something with a cold. Though it's easier when the thing I'm presenting is the succession to Rhodri Mawr, or the career of Earl AElfgar of Mercia or anything normal and familiar.
And there will be a number of people I like very much attending and that will be good, too.
I'd take Ish -- he makes an excellent icebreaker and he likes travelling -- but he can't be trusted not to spray something he shouldn't (chairs, tables, carpets, other guests) and Imperial College very probably have rules about cats on the premises. Mooncat wouldn't enjoy it. And take it from me, Horus is *not* going. He is very poor company when he's nervous. Also very smelly company. And noisy. (Although now I come to think of it, he would drown me out quite nicely.)
The marquis is going, of course. He's much better at the 'author in public' thing than I am.
Is it too late to claim I'm really just another of desperance's identities? Yes, I thought so.

Skirt of the day: lilac rayon, under my black Gudrun Sjoden Christmas dress.

Comments

[ex-triciasu.livejournal.com]

Good luck! I am certain you will be spectacular, even without feline accompaniment.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Thank you.

[clanwilliam.livejournal.com]

Would it help if I suggested that it's less "being an author in public" and more "seeing lots and lots of people who I know and there'll probably be a few others who I don't?"

I'm hoping to be there tomorrow and I'm very much looking forward to seeing you again!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I shall hope to see you.

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

And Imperial College does a free newspaper, so quite right of Horus to avoid it.

Good luck!

(edited for useless spellinges)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Thank you!

[freda-writes.livejournal.com]

Hope you have fun - all the fabulous skirts will give you confidence, I'm sure!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Well, only one of them gets to go, but yes, they do help. (I'm also going to wear my lucky necklace. How daft am I?)

[owlfish]

desperance won't be there to deny it, so far as I know.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Hmm. I could scheme....

[desperance.livejournal.com]

I had been hoping to, just to see K being GoH for the first time. (The opportunity to point at her and say "See? Not me!" had not occurred to me; neither had the need.)

But alas, I had to be in N'cle tonight to host Val McDermid at the Lit & Phil, oh noes; and I'm not getting up early enough in the morning to justify an appearance tomorrow. Besides which, I have a book to finish.

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

If you are at all nervous and I can help then just ask me.

> Imperial College very probably have rules about cats on the premises


I have never seen such rules - at least not in the student union building parts of "Beit"

However any cat in Beit would probably escape. Beware that the Biology department is closest to Beit.

They have started to use a lecture theatre in Physics and to be honest a cat would cheer the place up.


(ICSF Chair in 1991/92)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

You tempt me strangely...

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

A little pre-stage jitters - as long as it's not paralyzing - is useful. ALL good actors have some measure of pre-first entrance nerves. It's what propels them to do their best.

I know you'll do well and remember - the visitors there want you to do well, so Ish or no - You'll be great.

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry I won't be able to see you there. You'll going to rock. And I really can't see desperance writing "Living With Ghosts". It's very you.