FLLWBC aftermath
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Well, it's still going on, and despite the fact that I would love to be invited to a gala tomorrow b/c I feel like I've been the star, I will be doing 2 Hillside tours [the 1-hour tours we give that are "a nice overview of FLLW's life."--one of the tour guides had a friend die unexpectedly, hence, I've stepped in]. A hillside tour will bring me down to earth, I betcha.
Oh, yeah. I told mda tonight that in my small universe, and from the feedback I've heard, I get the feeling that in the end, people will come away from this conference acknowledging that I was one of the highlights.
As I told WI-C, right after the presentation on Thursday, a big wig in the FLLW world came up w/the first question: when are you putting out your book? I was there, surrounded by 5 people, and he and I talked and talked, while another FLLW big wig said to me, "You clearly love your job." [damn--I have to get that guy's contact info.] I've had other people talk to me and say, "you have to realize that these guys are the old school. They see you and realize there's someone new." These guys, and others, seemed really blown away by the presentation. I had 1 person tell me that it was the best thing she's seen in the conference. She said, "You didn't give us the usual stuff--this is new!" I had another person tell me that it was put together in a way that was well thought-out, but specific, and well illustrated. I had big wig 1 tell me to contact big wig 2 to tell me where I should publish an article (I talked to big wig 2 today, more below). I had a Noble Prize-winning architectural critic *ask* about me. They went so far as to inquire about my education. Damn--they told him I was a student of someone I was not, not not! [the man didn't like me, let's say. I'll have to clear that up.
So, I wondered about going from star presenter to lowly guide today, but it worked out well. B/c this whole group--175 FLLW freaks at Tal. for 3.5 hours, and going through 3 buidlings, not inlucding our visitor center. Our bus arrived at 1, and we got them off 10 minutes late. These people were nuts. Respectful, happy, but just snapping photos everywhere. I can't believe these people felt they got their money's worth (well, that's before I found out how much they were charged for this tour--$20/person), but they were psyched. For the most part, they really had a good time.
We went to the house first, then to our visitor center, so they could shop (we ended the bookstore day at $7,000, mostly due to them). That's when i got in touch with big wig 2. "Big wig 1 told me to talk to you about publishing an article." "You want to publish an article? Oh, good!" and he gave me places to look at. Damn--I really should have given him my card, but he didn't ask for it, so I wasn't sure how to proceed. But he complimented right away on my presentation.
This is totally a high feeling. I came to Carol and TG last January with the prospectus for this conference and said, "I want to do this. I think we should do this, and I think we can." I thought--and still feel--that doing this was good for us. That it was only natural, with a conference called FLLW: On Home Ground, that we would be involved. And my organization did sponsor 1 event, but only I am responsible for our organization having a noticeble presence, a contribution, in the presentations. Well, to give homage to TG, he didn't plan this, nor did he put together the PowerPoint presentation, but he stepped up to the plate and did wonderfully. But I was the one who got us in there in the first place.
Damn--now I have to follow all this up. And I'm still going to PA next week. I hope the Pulitzer-prise winner will be there.
Ok, I'm totally high from this. And I can't believe I don't have to worry about it any more! Except I've got PA next week, and I have to work on getting published.
Those who know me (and this is partially why this is public) will give me credence, and give me uplift only the way they can, b/c they've seen me struggle w/my own issues for years. I want to thank all of them for their bolstering over the years.
Well, it's still going on, and despite the fact that I would love to be invited to a gala tomorrow b/c I feel like I've been the star, I will be doing 2 Hillside tours [the 1-hour tours we give that are "a nice overview of FLLW's life."--one of the tour guides had a friend die unexpectedly, hence, I've stepped in]. A hillside tour will bring me down to earth, I betcha.
Oh, yeah. I told mda tonight that in my small universe, and from the feedback I've heard, I get the feeling that in the end, people will come away from this conference acknowledging that I was one of the highlights.
As I told WI-C, right after the presentation on Thursday, a big wig in the FLLW world came up w/the first question: when are you putting out your book? I was there, surrounded by 5 people, and he and I talked and talked, while another FLLW big wig said to me, "You clearly love your job." [damn--I have to get that guy's contact info.] I've had other people talk to me and say, "you have to realize that these guys are the old school. They see you and realize there's someone new." These guys, and others, seemed really blown away by the presentation. I had 1 person tell me that it was the best thing she's seen in the conference. She said, "You didn't give us the usual stuff--this is new!" I had another person tell me that it was put together in a way that was well thought-out, but specific, and well illustrated. I had big wig 1 tell me to contact big wig 2 to tell me where I should publish an article (I talked to big wig 2 today, more below). I had a Noble Prize-winning architectural critic *ask* about me. They went so far as to inquire about my education. Damn--they told him I was a student of someone I was not, not not! [the man didn't like me, let's say. I'll have to clear that up.
So, I wondered about going from star presenter to lowly guide today, but it worked out well. B/c this whole group--175 FLLW freaks at Tal. for 3.5 hours, and going through 3 buidlings, not inlucding our visitor center. Our bus arrived at 1, and we got them off 10 minutes late. These people were nuts. Respectful, happy, but just snapping photos everywhere. I can't believe these people felt they got their money's worth (well, that's before I found out how much they were charged for this tour--$20/person), but they were psyched. For the most part, they really had a good time.
We went to the house first, then to our visitor center, so they could shop (we ended the bookstore day at $7,000, mostly due to them). That's when i got in touch with big wig 2. "Big wig 1 told me to talk to you about publishing an article." "You want to publish an article? Oh, good!" and he gave me places to look at. Damn--I really should have given him my card, but he didn't ask for it, so I wasn't sure how to proceed. But he complimented right away on my presentation.
This is totally a high feeling. I came to Carol and TG last January with the prospectus for this conference and said, "I want to do this. I think we should do this, and I think we can." I thought--and still feel--that doing this was good for us. That it was only natural, with a conference called FLLW: On Home Ground, that we would be involved. And my organization did sponsor 1 event, but only I am responsible for our organization having a noticeble presence, a contribution, in the presentations. Well, to give homage to TG, he didn't plan this, nor did he put together the PowerPoint presentation, but he stepped up to the plate and did wonderfully. But I was the one who got us in there in the first place.
Damn--now I have to follow all this up. And I'm still going to PA next week. I hope the Pulitzer-prise winner will be there.
Ok, I'm totally high from this. And I can't believe I don't have to worry about it any more! Except I've got PA next week, and I have to work on getting published.
Those who know me (and this is partially why this is public) will give me credence, and give me uplift only the way they can, b/c they've seen me struggle w/my own issues for years. I want to thank all of them for their bolstering over the years.
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Date: 2004-10-16 02:53 am (UTC)Re: work on getting published
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Date: 2004-10-17 01:27 am (UTC)Follow up
Date: 2004-10-17 04:29 pm (UTC)How was Grace & Doug's party? I was so sucked in to this week, that I didn't have time to commit to going until yesterday morning, the day of 2 Hillside tours. By the time I got home, I just wanted to bundle up on the couch.