Meeting Jodi Picoult

So mum and I headed to the city this morning to meet with one the best authors alive today. We had plenty of time so we walked around a bit, I have a couple shots from the city which I'll pop up later on tonights shift. This will be JUST for the blurry photos of me meeting Jodi that mum took. :P I got to the shop a good hour early and was 10th in line or so.  I wasn't going ANYWHERE as loads of people showed up shortly aftewards. Sat with a young lady who had taken the day off from school to be there. :-D Smart young thing, has read allt he books. She was doing some chem homework which I was surprisingly understood, then we chatted about Jodi's books. There was a reviewer from The Age there who was interviewing people and who kept grinning over at us as we were having quite an in-depth discussion happening about The Pact. Then Jodi arrived and we got down to business. It was great! She was more than happy to pose for a few happy snaps with everyone and my gosh she was just so friendly, you know?  We'd given our names beforehand to be marked in our boks on a bit of paper so Jodi would know what to write. Then a lady took our books and we were welcome to come forward. I got blocked by a staffer and had to step around him (almost bit him!), while I was doing this Jodi opened the book and grinned, looking around and said 'Oh gosh, who's Maggie?'.
'That would be me!'
"Well, have you read the book yet?'
'I sure have. Loved it.'
'Well then, you'll know you are a pivital character then!'
We had a laugh about that and then I had happy snaps, then moved on to make room for the next person. I was all SQUEEEE and did a little skip-hop which caused giggles behind me :-D
Got back to Dandenong still all glow-y and happy. Went and visited my poor neglected haven't-been-ridden-in-a-week horses, then came home. To find an email in my inbox inviting me to come to the DINNER WITH JODI tonight!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGHHHH!!!! This after I have already cancelled my leave for tonight and am stone broke until pay goes through tomorrow. SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT! PLUS I couldn't take tonight off anyway since that would leave Adam with just two hours to get someone in. And for a night shift that is no easy feat. CRAP CRAP CRAAAAP. How horrifically frustrating. :-( BUT, I did get to meet with Jodi and exchange a laugh, which I think was really quite awesome. And it was ok short but more intimate than a dinner with 400 other people. I'm happy I got what I got. Having the dinner would have been outstanding, but I'll survive.
Now, onto the pics. Sorry most are blurry, mum was holding down the no-flash button and isn't what one would call the world's most experianced photographer. But she did her best and I love them, blurr and all. :-D

( Happy times )