Why Mel and Lauren are responsible for all that is evil
I was telling 
Muffinkath7 this story earlier today when I realized I'd never even told
Mockingbird39 and
LaurenC21 about this. So since I'm blaming them for great badness, I may as well tell the whole story.
As I may have mentioned in the past, my job is running events for my Chicago based entertainment company. This includes festivals, concerts, political events, galas, parades and much more. If it requires a production schedule and someone in a headset yelling out instructions, I can do it.
So while I was in Chicago on my last trip,
LaurenC21 and I had a brief phone conversation about how we'd love to get together with some others and go to London when Book 7 comes out. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of something really culturally significant, right?
I text-messaged
Mockingbird39 about this, asking Mel what she thought about travel expenses to London. We traded emails and phone calls on the subject while I was with my boss, catching his attention because of how hard I was laughing at one point. Then Mel says "Why don't you just plan the World's Biggest Harry Potter Party yourself?"
Haha, very funny. Except my boss heard me laughing about this. So I hang up with Mel, thinking it's a quirky little idea that could sort of be fun, except I don't actually want to work on the day Book 7 is released.
My boss, on the other hand, thinks it's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Why not do it? This is what we do, after all. We line up sponsors for major events (we already have our title sponsors for 2007 lined up, in fact), book venues, book entertainers, and make it happen. What's to stop us from booking as many of the movie cast as possible, some people from scholastic, maybe Mary Grand Pre and other key players, and hosting the World's Biggest Harry Potter Party in Chicago when the book is released?
"This can be your project, Joia," my boss benevolently says. "You run this one. Start researching what's involved in getting the principle actors out and anyone significant from the publishing side. I've got a bookstore we can partner with. Let's pick a venue and make this happen."
As he's going on about plans, my jaw is on the floor and I'm left wondering, what the hell happened to the nice, relaxing Book 7 reading I had imagined with my friends next year?
Somehow, I blame Mel for this for grabbing my boss's attention. And I'm blaming Lauren, too, for getting the entire subject going to begin with.
As it stands, it's been about 10 days and my boss hasn't mentioned this event since. I'm hoping he's forgotten. If not, I better get my butt in gear and start making some phone calls.
Sigh.
Muffinkath7 this story earlier today when I realized I'd never even told
Mockingbird39 and
LaurenC21 about this. So since I'm blaming them for great badness, I may as well tell the whole story.
As I may have mentioned in the past, my job is running events for my Chicago based entertainment company. This includes festivals, concerts, political events, galas, parades and much more. If it requires a production schedule and someone in a headset yelling out instructions, I can do it.
So while I was in Chicago on my last trip,
LaurenC21 and I had a brief phone conversation about how we'd love to get together with some others and go to London when Book 7 comes out. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of something really culturally significant, right?
I text-messaged
Mockingbird39 about this, asking Mel what she thought about travel expenses to London. We traded emails and phone calls on the subject while I was with my boss, catching his attention because of how hard I was laughing at one point. Then Mel says "Why don't you just plan the World's Biggest Harry Potter Party yourself?"
Haha, very funny. Except my boss heard me laughing about this. So I hang up with Mel, thinking it's a quirky little idea that could sort of be fun, except I don't actually want to work on the day Book 7 is released.
My boss, on the other hand, thinks it's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Why not do it? This is what we do, after all. We line up sponsors for major events (we already have our title sponsors for 2007 lined up, in fact), book venues, book entertainers, and make it happen. What's to stop us from booking as many of the movie cast as possible, some people from scholastic, maybe Mary Grand Pre and other key players, and hosting the World's Biggest Harry Potter Party in Chicago when the book is released?
"This can be your project, Joia," my boss benevolently says. "You run this one. Start researching what's involved in getting the principle actors out and anyone significant from the publishing side. I've got a bookstore we can partner with. Let's pick a venue and make this happen."
As he's going on about plans, my jaw is on the floor and I'm left wondering, what the hell happened to the nice, relaxing Book 7 reading I had imagined with my friends next year?
Somehow, I blame Mel for this for grabbing my boss's attention. And I'm blaming Lauren, too, for getting the entire subject going to begin with.
As it stands, it's been about 10 days and my boss hasn't mentioned this event since. I'm hoping he's forgotten. If not, I better get my butt in gear and start making some phone calls.
Sigh.