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pegkerrI have an autograph session scheduled at Nimbus set (at this time) for 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday night. But feel free to track me down at other times if you can't catch me then.
Am getting quite ridiculously nervous about my presentation (The Seven Deadly Sins/Seven Heavely Virtues panel). Abstract is here. I decided early I'd be doing it more like an extemporaneous sort of thing, hopefully with audience participation, rather than presentation of a paper. (I've done that sort of thing at conventions before.) And the mods know that and have approved it.
But they keep sending me these boilerplate e-mails that say things like "please remember to give us a complete version of your paper on disk when you arrive at the convention." So I keep panicking and e-mailing them back, and saying, "didn't we agree about this?" And they e-mail back and say, "no, no, no, we know; that doesn't apply to you."
Anyway, it is all making me paranoid that despite all my experience at extemporaneous speaking, I'll get up there and somehow will draw an absolute blank. People will throw shoes. People will say, "Boy, was she stupid. Didn't she prepare? She didn't have a single interesting thing to say."
I need some sympathetic ringers in the audience, who are willing to ask bright, scintillating questions.
Don't throw shoes, please.
P.
Am getting quite ridiculously nervous about my presentation (The Seven Deadly Sins/Seven Heavely Virtues panel). Abstract is here. I decided early I'd be doing it more like an extemporaneous sort of thing, hopefully with audience participation, rather than presentation of a paper. (I've done that sort of thing at conventions before.) And the mods know that and have approved it.
But they keep sending me these boilerplate e-mails that say things like "please remember to give us a complete version of your paper on disk when you arrive at the convention." So I keep panicking and e-mailing them back, and saying, "didn't we agree about this?" And they e-mail back and say, "no, no, no, we know; that doesn't apply to you."
Anyway, it is all making me paranoid that despite all my experience at extemporaneous speaking, I'll get up there and somehow will draw an absolute blank. People will throw shoes. People will say, "Boy, was she stupid. Didn't she prepare? She didn't have a single interesting thing to say."
I need some sympathetic ringers in the audience, who are willing to ask bright, scintillating questions.
Don't throw shoes, please.
P.
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Date: 2003-07-09 07:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-07-09 07:56 pm (UTC)Actually, Peg, I had long ago downloaded your essays on the 7 Deadly Sins from HPFGU to use as springboards for my story (especially as my fic is heavily Slytherin-centric). They're extremely interesting. Your panel is on my "to attend" list, the only possible caveat being if it directly conflicts with the Draco panel. The Draco panel is my OTP for Nimbus. I'll re-read your essays and jot down some notes, though, before leaving.
w00t! ONE WEEK!
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Date: 2003-07-09 08:06 pm (UTC)Carole
Nimbus scheduling guru
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Date: 2003-07-09 08:31 pm (UTC)Carole
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Date: 2003-07-09 08:07 pm (UTC)Carole
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Date: 2003-07-09 08:07 pm (UTC)~Amber
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Date: 2003-07-09 08:15 pm (UTC)i expect that no shoe-throwing will even be contemplated. good luck!
No throwing shoes?
Date: 2003-07-09 08:24 pm (UTC)On a more serious note, which definition of sloth are you using? The usual (laziness) or the theological (despair)? I'm assuming that sloth is one of your sins...
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Date: 2003-07-09 08:29 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-07-09 08:31 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-07-09 08:43 pm (UTC)i must miss yours because i am coordinating the Snape panel next door.
am v. disappointed. but in between contemplating the mystery that is Snape, I will certainly be sending good luck vibes your way.
I have an autograph session scheduled at Nimbus set (at this time) for 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday night. But feel free to track me down at other times if you can't catch me then.
You Rock. I will most certainly fangirl you at some point.
do not be nervous. give everyone ten minutes or so and the verbosity that we excel at will kick in. =)
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Date: 2003-07-09 11:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-07-10 12:55 am (UTC)This is so not cool. *pouts*
Well, if worst comes to worst
Date: 2003-07-10 06:30 am (UTC)Cheers,
Peg
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Date: 2003-07-10 10:18 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-07-10 03:34 am (UTC)If only I could be there. I'd bring flowers, not shoes. And WS and EHR for you to sign. Wah.
I'm sure you'll be fine. *cheers you on from PA*
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Date: 2003-07-10 04:34 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-07-10 05:26 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-07-10 10:49 am (UTC)I'm in charge of security and I promise and shoe hurlers will be defenestrated.
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Date: 2003-07-10 11:04 pm (UTC)I'm sure you will be utterly fantastic - which is of course, why I requested your session. :)
Miss A.