If I had a spare 15 minutes...

[gerisullivan]

...I'd choose sleep over fame right now. Unless that fame came from discovering a way to turn 15 minutes into the 15 days I really wish I had in my hip pocket 'cause I sure could use it between now and next Wednesday.

I didn't let simple facts or preferences stop me from returning last night's call from a reporter for the Springfield Republican wanting to talk with me about winning a Hugo. He'd done enough homework to know that fanzines go back a long way, and we had a chatty, pleasant conversation. Don't know how much will end up in print, but I enjoyed talking with him and followed up our call with several links to topics we'd discussed. fringefaan, I pointed him at the articles about you in the two UW publications.

Near the end of the conversation, the reporter told me about another story he covered here in Wales this past August. It seems there's a LARPer from eastern Massachusetts who was buying property here in Wales. He intends to open a camp and run a LARP on summer weekends. He apparently presented his building plans and such to the town's planning board in June -- the reporter said some people weren't any too pleased by the notion, but IIUC, the whole thing was approved. I'm not a LARPer myself, but I'd be pleased and amused to have more like-minded folks around. The guy appears to have a good deal of experience under his belt -- he created Aralis a few years back. It sounds like Aralis2 is going strong, and that there are already at least a couple of LARP camps scattered around Massachusetts. Neat.

judith_dascoyne or anybody else here, have you ever heard of Aralis or know David S. Chapin? Color me curious....

If the Hugo story appears, it should be on a Wednesday, in a community section The Republican publishes weekly. The reporter said he'd let me know when it runs. And I'll do likewise here.

If they run the photo I sent, benveniste will have another print credit to his name.

Comments

[paradoox.livejournal.com]

Face it, couldn't you use an extra 15 days EVERY week? If I am being honest with myself, I would say that I could. So, failing the invention of the time-crowbar, we need to make do. Don't forget the 90-10 rule. The last 10% is going to take 90% of the time (or all the time remaining). I'm sure that if you stopped now and actually, er, relaxed (whatever that means), Smofcon would be wonderful and probably the best ever. That being said, I know you won't stop now. So, good luck, take it easy (as possible), and I'll see you in about a week. Sorry I'm not there to help more with the preperations, but being in London does beat working at Home Depot.

-Rick

P.S. Congrats on the notice by the press!

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. Heck, even the salutation on the pre-edited version caused me to laugh out loud.

While I'd never turn down an extra 15 days, it's considerably more than the 2-3 days I find myself wishing for pretty much anytime I'm facing a deadline or event.

On the taking it easy front, and taking care of myself along the way, I started celebrating Bathtub Party Day early with a Lush Avobath bomb this morning (mmmm....lemongrass; mmmm...smooth skin). Then I stopped for a walk at Conant Brook Dam on my way home from the bank and dry cleaners. Now it's time to work, work, work. And to keep enjoying the day in the process.

Thanks for your excellent advice. It's spot on all the way through. Damn straight! Being in London beats working at Home Depot in my book, too.

[judith-dascoyne.livejournal.com]

Sorry Geri
I only know about local stuff (ok and maybe a few others)
I have not heard about Aralis or David S Chapin.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

No prob. I just immediately thought of you when the reporter mentioned a bunch of land in the woods with a camp for some kind of gaming. "Oh, yes, sounds like he's running a LARP," I said. Then defined the term. Yep, that was it.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

First you're on TV and now in the newspaper. Where will the madness end?! You'll probably end up with your own radio talkshow!

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

You'll be famous outside fandom!

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

For 15 minutes, maybe. :-)

[wild-patience.livejournal.com]

I'm puzzled as to why this entry received one of LJ's new "some content may be inappropriate for minors" label, blocking it until you confirm you are at least 14.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Ah, it sounds like I should change my journal settings back to "all ages" -- I don't like LJ's new filtering system!