Topic: BURNT UMBER (Read 37872 times)

Ginny · « **Reply #360 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:37:04 PM »

Quote from: JRand56 on June 14, 2007, 06:34:51 PM

LOL....Sherlock & the Monkey....Sherlock and the Popcorn... LOL

Those are the titles of the first two books in my new series of children's books

Cillaliz · « **Reply #361 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:38:03 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on June 14, 2007, 06:36:10 PM

DR Cillaliz - hope you were able to arrange to have them shipped and won't have to carry them on your flight home!

Oh everyone is more than happy to ship the books to you.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #362 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:41:28 PM »

Although I don't like the emmense size of this conference, I have to say we get all kinds of goodies for our registration fees and the materials and speakers are very worthwhile

George · « **Reply #363 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:41:42 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on June 14, 2007, 06:09:46 PM

I confess, I've never read a Harry Potter book or seen a Harry Potter movie

I've seen the movies, but I've never read the books...and I work in a library!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #364 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:42:06 PM »

Any entertainment provided...or are you on your own?

Ginny · « **Reply #365 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:42:42 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on June 14, 2007, 06:38:03 PM

Oh everyone is more than happy to ship the books to you.

Oh, I thought maybe you'd have to pick them up in New York City the weekend of June 30-July 1

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Jeanne · « **Reply #366 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:44:40 PM »

WELCOME TO NEW DEAR READER BRIAN!!

Come back and chat some more!

Ginny · « **Reply #367 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:45:20 PM »

DR Cillaliz - the American Library Association conference I'll be attending in Washington will probably have more than 20,000 in attendance. It will be my 19th ALA annual; one of my coworkers is going to her first (to receive an award, which is pretty cool) and is totally freaked by the complexity of the scheduling.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #368 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:46:03 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on June 14, 2007, 06:42:42 PM

Oh, I thought maybe you'd have to pick them up in New York City the weekend of June 30-July 1 .

I wish

Jane · « **Reply #369 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:47:33 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on June 14, 2007, 06:29:09 PM

DR Cillaliz - your day sounds glorious. I could use some pampering like that - wonder if I could find some at the library conference that I'm going to in Washington, DC, in about 10 days?

There is too much to do in DC to take the time for a spa.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #370 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:47:52 PM »

Been to many conferences - of varying attendance and effectiveness - but none can beat the Annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists which I help organize for three years....

Balitmore....Miami....Nashville....

Journalists are a different breed of animal entirely.

George · « **Reply #371 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:48:15 PM »

Welcome, new D(ear) R(eader) Brian!!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #372 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:48:44 PM »

I love Washington D.C. - which hotel are you staying in DR GINNY?

Jane · « **Reply #373 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:50:23 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on June 14, 2007, 06:45:20 PM

DR Cillaliz - the American Library Association conference I'll be attending in Washington will probably have more than 20,000 in attendance. It will be my 19th ALA annual; one of my coworkers is going to her first (to receive an award, which is pretty cool) and is totally freaked by the complexity of the scheduling.

Today I refilled the magnetic paper clip holder I got at the only ALA I attended with Keith. I had fun checking out all the new books that hadn’t been released yet, unfortunately there weren’t any freebies of books.

While I was touring the city of New Orleans and its outskirts, everywhere I went there were librarians. I kept wondering if they were getting any work done.

When you are in a great city like DC it is going to be difficult to stay in-doors.

Are your evenings free or do you get invited to any functions?

Ginny · « **Reply #374 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:51:21 PM »

Quote from: JRand56 on June 14, 2007, 06:48:44 PM

I love Washington D.C. - which hotel are you staying in DR GINNY?

We'll be at the Hampton Inn in Crystal City (near Reagan National Airport). One of the vendors, ThomsonGale, provides terrific shuttle bus service among all the conference hotels and the convention center.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #375 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:53:10 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on June 14, 2007, 06:45:20 PM

DR Cillaliz - the American Library Association conference I'll be attending in Washington will probably have more than 20,000 in attendance. It will be my 19th ALA annual; one of my coworkers is going to her first (to receive an award, which is pretty cool) and is totally freaked by the complexity of the scheduling.

Our schedule is a 96 page book!

Entertainment? Not really. There was a reception tonight that was not enough food for too many people and a few open bars for about an hour. There was a pub crawl tonight, but it was pretty much a handful of 20 somethings and I didn't have any interest after having a body wrap.

I'm sure I could find some people going here or there if I wanted to, but frankly, this relaxing stuff is really nice, and I'm happy with it. Oh Saturday night there is a big party over in Downtown Disney. I'll probably go to that.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #376 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:54:53 PM »

Quote from: JRand56 on June 14, 2007, 06:47:52 PM

Been to many conferences - of varying attendance and effectiveness - but none can beat the Annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists which I help organize for three years....

Balitmore....Miami....Nashville....

Journalists are a different breed of animal entirely.

So are criminal defense lawyers, they make these immigration lawyers seem like a pretty tame bunch!

Jane · « **Reply #377 on:** June 14, 2007, 06:56:32 PM »

I took the shuttle at the ALA once and then walked everywhere or used the streetcar.

George · « **Reply #378 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:00:14 PM »

Time for rehearsal. Until later!

Ginny · « **Reply #379 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:01:57 PM »

DR Jane - I'm too far down the food chain, professionally, to be invited to the parties. Our first evening, we're having dinner with friends who actually live in NYC, but one of them is a vendor and they'll be in DC for ALA. On Sunday evening, I'm meeting a couple of my grad school classmates at the University of Michigan reception, where we expect to be the old-timers. We'll probably go out to dinner after that.

Jane · « **Reply #380 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:03:09 PM »

A party at downtown Disney could be fun, worth checking out anyway.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #381 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:03:13 PM »

Sounds like fun, Ginny.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #382 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:04:16 PM »

Crystal City - great area....I think I stayed at the Mariott in Crystal City....it seems to me...once or twice.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is in the old Post Office Building just across the street from Union Station in D.C......love walking around...as Lil Abner said....you cain't even spit what you don't hit a national monument!

Cillaliz · « **Reply #383 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:04:30 PM »

Quote from: Jane on June 14, 2007, 07:03:09 PM

A party at downtown Disney could be fun, worth checking out anyway.

Yup, that I will do. There are shuttles back and forth to the hotel, which isn't too far away, and the admission is already paid for so, may as well go see it.

Jane · « **Reply #384 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:04:42 PM »

Ginny with your busy social life I expect it is a relief not to be invited to a business social event. Have fun.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #385 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:04:58 PM »

Party in Downtown Disney Saturday night....pass it on.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #386 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:05:51 PM »

We are watching a basketball game here.

Jane · « **Reply #387 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:06:45 PM »

Who's playing?

Jrand73 · « **Reply #388 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:07:30 PM »

Oh....so America chooses the bottom three couples, then the judges pick one girl and one boy from those six....doesn't have to be a couple.

Oh........BUT it is exactly as DR JENNIFER predicted....too many of the contestants this year are of the same discipline....and the couple dancing is NOT their strength.

I agree with one sent home but not the other.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #389 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:08:04 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on June 14, 2007, 07:05:51 PM

We are watching a basketball game here.

Is it the Colts and the 49'ers?

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