Conference Overload

Wait. Conference Overload? It hasn’t even started yet! I haven’t even packed. How can I already be overloaded? I haven’t even shopped for the new pair of pants and two sweaters I’ll need. I haven’t been to the hairdresser! I’ll go tomorrow, finally, thank goodness, and I’ll get a manicure and pedicure while I’m there. And I’ll have to drop off the dry cleaning and pick up two prescriptions before I go to the hairdresser. No, there’s not enough time. I’ll have to get the prescriptions after the hairdresser. Hmm. Maybe I can get the prescriptions Monday night after work. Note to self: check hours.

I need more batteries for my camera. And I’d better take my tape recorder in case there are any emergency brainstorming sessions while I’m there.

Thank goodness I bought a new suitcase last week. I’ll need it. But I haven’t begun to pack yet. And I’ve still got to finish making cards for my blog group to hand out–a few thousand should cover it–and whoa! I need new earrings! One of my silver hoops broke.

Overload? Yeah! By the time I actually get to conference, it’ll be like a vacation compared to the weeks spent preparing to get there! One good thing is that for the first time in recent memory, I’m not signed up for an editor/agent appointment. That means I might actually be able to relax, see my friends, meet in the bar, sleep. Oh yeah, I need some sleep.

But not yet. Must make a list. Must not forget flat iron. And bling. Oh yeah, the earrings. Got to buy new earrings.

And don’t forget to pack my postcards. I ordered postcards to show everyone my new book cover. Wait. I talked about my book cover last month here on the blog but I didn’t get a chance to show it off. So here’s a sneak peek …

Isn’t it beautiful? I love it! (You can click on the cover to get a better look. You’ll want to see the cat up close. He looks very suspicious.)

Now I just need to find a place in my suitcase for three hundred postcards so I can show it off to everyone else in the world. Will three hundred be enough? I hope I don’t go over the baggage weight limit. Note to self: check airline baggage weight limit. Sigh.

Anyone else on conference overload? Anyone else excited about conference? Anyone panicking over editor/agent appointments? (Take some deep breaths. Try to remember they’re regular people like you and me. I know, easier said than done.)

Only one more week to go and we’ll be in San Francisco! Then I can finally get some sleep!

Kate Carlisle writes The Bibliophile Mysteries for NAL. Her first book, HOMICIDE IN HARDCOVER, comes out in February 2009.

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  • Anonymous says:

    Great cover — I am glad you said to click to get the large version otherwise I’d have missed all the sweet details.

    Have fun in SF!

  • Anonymous says:

    Okay, seriously, I have to UNPACK first and then pack. I can’t find the box with my shoes, so I have my pick of running shoes or flip-flops. And my new closet is smaller than my old closet so I don’t even want to think about just buying a new pair because where would I put them should I ever find the box with the rest of my shoes.

    Great cover!

  • Anonymous says:

    Oh Kitty, I feel your pain! But you’ll definitely need a sweater in SF, even if you just stay inside the hotel. They’re always air-conditioned and the workshop rooms are usually even colder. Brrr!

    Once we’re there, we can relax, right? Well, sort of. 🙂

  • Anonymous says:

    LOL! Oh my GOSH this is exactly what my last week has been like! I’m making lists of everything that needs to be done, purchased, packed, but I can’t see how it’s all going to happen. I may just have to resign myself to being freezing cold for four days because I don’t know where I’m going to find time to go shopping for a nice sweater/jacket. My husband IM’d me with the great news that he has Monday off and we can play for three days and for the first time EVER, I wanted to weep at such news! LOL! I can’t wait till we get there so all the prep work will be OVER – regardless of what we forgot! LOL!

    AWESOME book cover, Kate!!
    Love, Kitty 🙂

  • Anonymous says:

    Michele. Dear girl. Of COURSE you need matching accessories! If you stress about nothing else, you MUST stress about this!

    Snork! You always look fabulous! 🙂 I’m so looking forward to seeing you at conference!!

  • Anonymous says:

    Ritual packing, Maureen? Does this involve holy water? You’re scaring me!! LOL. And the mall on the weekend?? Are you insane??? Don’t do it!!

    But glad I could help with the earrings. 🙂

  • Anonymous says:

    Ah, darnit. So, not only do I still have to find shoes…I still have to find matching accessories too! Now, I’m stressing.

    I might be running into you guys at the mall this weekend… LOL

    LOVE your cover, Kate!

    See you at conference…

    M.

  • Anonymous says:

    Whoa….right there with ya, Kate!! And…..thanks to your blog, I realized my favorite hoops are broken!! I need new ones. Damn it. Tomorrow. Or maybe Monday. No not Monday, the ritual packing begins Monday. Tomorrow. For sure. Probably. Weekend at the mall? Nightmare.

  • Anonymous says:

    Thanks, Jen!! I love your attitude! But, uh, you always look fabulous, so I’m afraid I can’t afford to follow your devil-may-care lead. I MUST have the right sweater or my life will be ruined! LOL

    Can’t wait to see you in SF!!!

  • Anonymous says:

    Kate I love the cover and I can’t wait to read the book!

    I think that cat knows something about the knife.

    Conferenc overload? I’m past that too WHATEVER! If I don’t have the right shoes, earrings or sweater, tough luck.

    Looking forward to seeing you in SF!

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