Oh, what to wear? What to wear? Guys have it so easy.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of the other Amazon Publishing authors, including Helen Smith, the author of the novel, Alison Wonderland. She's coming to the event from England and seems to really have it together. I'm sure she's not worried about what to wear to the party.
Helen recently interviewed a few authors on the topic of the Book Expo on her blog and one of them was me. Thanks, Helen! If you go here and scroll down, you can also read interviews with authors Connie Brockway and Charlie Williams.
Apropos of nothing, my great grandmother on my father's side was named Helen Smith. No relation, I'm sure.
Switching the subject--my house just emptied out after five days of houseguests. They weren't even my guests, they were friends of my older son--guys he met playing an online game. This was the third year of what has become an annual event. The first year, I was a little worried about having strangers from the Internet stay overnight at our house. They didn't murder us in our sleep that year or the next, so I'm pretty okay with it now.
In fact, these young guys (there were five at one point, including Charlie) took my husband and me out to eat as a thank you. Plus, they were quiet, and considerate, and neat. And one of them gave me a bouquet of flowers as a gift, something my son thought was overdoing it, but I thought was great.
They stayed in our basement, when they weren't off doing other guy stuff like Frisbee golf and God-knows-what-else. One day when they were out at Buffalo Wild Wings (young dudes LOVE the wings), I took pictures of my basement to show you. One is the gaming area, and one shows part of the sleeping area.
They were ideal guests, but I'm still glad to get my basement and refrigerator back.
Now I'm off to double check my closet and worry about shoes.
Happy Monday!
Karen
32 comments:
Just don't wear a foam cheesehead, and everything will be okay. :)
Have a great time. Please report back for the rest of us who will not be attending BEA.
Karen, your cheesehead comment made me laugh! Thanks for brightening my Monday morning. And yes, I will report back.
The website where the party is going to be held says, "Casual Elegant dress code is enforced." I take that to mean, "Boring clothes. No sneakers."
Can't wait to finally meet you!
Hi, Karen!
That is such awesome news about going to BEA! Wow, talk about the big time! I can't wait to hear back too~ Have a great time in NYC!
Jools
R.J. Keller, I didn't even think to look on the website! That helps a bit.
I agree--it will be great to finally meet in person.
Thanks, Jools! It will be kind of a whirlwind, but I'm planning on having a good time.
Have a great time! I say black dress-simple, classic, chic!
Therese, I think you're right! Plus, black is supposed to be slimming, always a plus.
So glad to hear you are going to the BEA. I hope you have lots of fun. And come back and blog all about it. And the Amazon party sounds amazing. Take photos.
I think "casual elegant" means the kind of clothes people used to wear to church, before people stopped dressing up to go to church. I like the idea of basic black, too.
Lena, I'm famous for taking terrible photos. But I'll see what I can do.
Coleslaw, I like your definition of "Casual elegant." Basic black sounds like a NY kind of thing, doesn't it?
So Karen, there's a Wisconsin stereotype? And here I thought folks only picked on us Texans. I'd send you a Stetson, but on second thought, the cheesehead might go over better in NYC.
Seriously, don't worry about it. You'll do fine and anyone too fixated on what your wearing probably isn't anyone you want to be best buds with anyway.
Black is the NYC uniform, you definitely won't go wrong wearing it. Charcoal and navy are next in line. I'm sure no matter what your attire, your personality will be breath of fresh air! Have a fantastic time-looking forward to your report.
I vote Charcoal, then. Black is so boring! Congratulations on attending this party. Sounds fantastic!
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R.E. McDermott, there's a definite Wisconsin stereotype and it involves cheeseheads and dairy cows. A Stetson would look cool by comparison. :) Oh, and I agree with you about not being best buds with people who are fixated on appearances.
Charl, sounds like you've spent some time in New York! Thanks for the words of reassurance.
J.E. Medrick--we posted at the same time! Your vote for charcoal has been duly noted. :-)
:)
Soon you'll be too famous to blog with us 'little people'. Good luck & have fun.
Thanks, David!
Hi Karen,
I'm with Therese. You can't go wrong with a classic like a little black dress.
Anything simple and not too flashy will look fine. In other words, you don't want to wear orange or plaid. lol
PS: The cheesehead would be memorable, but definitely should stay home. :)
Hey Debbi,I'm not flashy anyway, so I should be able to follow your directions.Thanks!
The sleepover looks great. Looking forward to meeting you in New York.
See you next week, Helen!
Or you could go with a really dark purple like this:
http://www.dillards.com/product/R-M-Richards-Taffeta-Bolero-Jacket-Dress_301_-1_301_502647369
Not necessarily that dress, but the color.
This sounds so exciting to me. I was just thinking about what I'd wear to something like that and I'm sort of drawing a blank if jeans and a t shirt are out. I'm sure you'll be fine though. :)
Coleslaw--I like it!
Wren, thanks for the reassurance. <3
Looking forward to your report. Enjoying this blog, by the way. Thanks for creating it. You're an inspiration to us indie writers.
S Alini
alinibooks.blogspot.com
I'm jealous of your trip! I'm supposed to go to collect an IPPY award--but I can't! Hopefully one of these years I can don the little black dress and fulfill my NYC dreams! I'm really enjoying your blog and I LOVE A Scattered Life. Your experiences are a huge inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing so much of them.
S Alini, you are very welcome. I'm glad to help.
Hi again Kathleen! I have to admit to being incredibly nosy. After you mentioned the IPPY award, I looked up your novel The Last Letter, and thought it sounded like my kind of read, so I bought it. Thirty-five cents from me to you. :)
Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment.
Thanks Karen,
I hope you like the book! I've loaded up on all of yours! Your work and career path are inspiring and leave me more optimistic than I've been in years!! Hope to see you post from BEA!!! We'll all need to see that little black dress in action. Have a blast.
Hey Kathleen--I'm planning on having a good time, thanks! The report might have to wait until I return though since I'm not planning on taking my laptop, and my phone is only a step up from a tin can with attached string.
Little black dress gets my vote too. Good luck and OMG...just have sooo much fun!
I will be meeting you too at this party!
Ok..next year...but that's my goal.
;)
Gabriella, it's good to have a goal. :) I'm looking forward to (and counting on( meeting you next year!
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