That "wait...what" moment
Jan. 8th, 2026 12:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hrjSo yesterday I was checking my calendar to make sure I was keep track of things and had a "wait...what?" moment when I realized that I fly off to the east coast for a couple weeks...um...next Monday. And that means I"m popping down to Monterey for a family ting on Saturday. And that means...
So I spent a large chunk of yesterday evening drawing up my compulsively -detailed itinerary/schedule and making some additional reservations. I got the plane tickets months ago, but my plans also include some Amtrak travel, a rental car, and a motel room. I didn't want to leave any of that to chance (despite it being off season) but I hadn't previously nailed down exactly when I was doing the non-NYC parts of the trip.
The conjunction that inspired this trip is a friends large-number birthday (hi Lauri!), the Emma Stebbins exhibit at the Heckscher Museum (which I did a podcast interview for), it having been too long since I've seen my brother and family in Maine, and the chance to meet my grand-niece (also in Maine). Alas, the grand-niece contingent had since decided to do the snowbird thing for several months and won't be in scope on this trip.
So I'll be in NYC for 7 days (including two planned-but-not-yet-calendared events) then Augusta ME for 4 days. Currently it's looking like no blizzard, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed as that would make the driving parts annoying.
Unlike most NYC trips, I have plenty of unscheduled time this trip, and I'd love to meet up with folks if it works out.
So I spent a large chunk of yesterday evening drawing up my compulsively -detailed itinerary/schedule and making some additional reservations. I got the plane tickets months ago, but my plans also include some Amtrak travel, a rental car, and a motel room. I didn't want to leave any of that to chance (despite it being off season) but I hadn't previously nailed down exactly when I was doing the non-NYC parts of the trip.
The conjunction that inspired this trip is a friends large-number birthday (hi Lauri!), the Emma Stebbins exhibit at the Heckscher Museum (which I did a podcast interview for), it having been too long since I've seen my brother and family in Maine, and the chance to meet my grand-niece (also in Maine). Alas, the grand-niece contingent had since decided to do the snowbird thing for several months and won't be in scope on this trip.
So I'll be in NYC for 7 days (including two planned-but-not-yet-calendared events) then Augusta ME for 4 days. Currently it's looking like no blizzard, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed as that would make the driving parts annoying.
Unlike most NYC trips, I have plenty of unscheduled time this trip, and I'd love to meet up with folks if it works out.
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Date: 2026-01-09 01:39 pm (UTC)Less socially, would you be interested in an author talk at the local women-owned indie bookstore? Or is it too-short notice?
I think you have our phone and e-mail contacts, right?
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Date: 2026-01-09 05:36 pm (UTC)This bookstore thing, is this a case of "they're generally interested in random authors doing talks on short notice" or a case of "hey, maybe this is a thing that could happen if you contacted them"? Generally bookstore events need more notice than one week for both publicity and stock ordering. I mean, I'd love to do something like that, but unless this is A Thing that they regularly do (i.e., spontaneous short-notice events) then I suspect they'd give it a pass. I suppose I should keep them in mind for the future and try to set something up for the next time I'm in the area. My planning for this trip has been very fuzzy.