I just got some really great news today--about two hours ago now--but it is turning my life upside down. I've just been asked to join the cast of Lazytown, a new show for Nickelodeon. The catch? I leave on Monday.
So, if I have your story and owe you a review, um, I've just gotten a wee bit busy. Things are frantic enough that I'm taking the lazy way out and posting general messages like this to tell people that I'm not ignoring them because I dislike them. I'm just going to Iceland. On Monday.
Posted by mikemunsil (Member # 2109) on :
Fantastic! But don't get lost... expect to hear some good tales when you return. Perhaps another episode of "Trapped in..." ?
Iceland sounds good right now to someone in Texas, in August. Can I carry your bags?
[This message has been edited by mikemunsil (edited August 12, 2004).]
Posted by Christine (Member # 1646) on :
Wow! That's so neat! How long will you be in iceland?
Posted by babylonfreek (Member # 2097) on :
Oh wow, that's great! Kudos to you! I hope you have a lot of fun with it, and I am happy for you. Don't worry about us poor struggling hatrack writers. We'll do fine without you for a while...
Wait...
No...
DON'T GO! *sob*
kidding.
Seriously, this is great. Have fun with it.
JR
Posted by TruHero (Member # 1766) on :
Cool! Just remember to pack your Hatrack Utility Belt. You may need to chop a dangling participle, catch a run-on sentance, or fight a straying POV. If you get into any trouble, we will make ready the PENMANSHIP and throw together a rescue crew.
Most of all, have as much fun as is humanly possible. -BA-
Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :
Must stop procrastinating...
I'll be gone for five months, but I'll have email access. Once I'm settled in, I should resurface, but if I don't, well, you'll know why.
Why you little...Oh wait, you don't have anything of mine
Have a great time, enjoy Iceland, become more famous, and don't forget your Hatrack utility belt and blade o' words
The continuing adventures of MaryRobinette Trapped In...
Posted by babylonfreek (Member # 2097) on :
I still don't have my Hatrack Utility Belt lost in the mail?
Posted by mikemunsil (Member # 2109) on :
Hey, guys! How about if we just go ahead and do an episode of "Trapped in Reykjavík" (starring MaryRobinette) anyway, whether she's online or not! Then we can put her in all kinds of [italics]interesting[/italics] situations and if she's too busy to rebut, well, so much the better!
Posted by djvdakota (Member # 2002) on :
What an opportunity. Wish I had cable so I could see the show. Alas, we are poor backwards folk--no DSL, no Cable, no laptops!
Have fun. We'll survive without you somehow. <sniff>
Posted by Keeley (Member # 2088) on :
Congratulations!
No cable, so I won't be able to watch, but I wish you well and hope you avoid thieves, missed connections, and psychotic alien cats on your way to Iceland.
Posted by Phanto (Member # 1619) on :
Mary, I've seen you around for several months now. And we'll be worse off with you gone...
but have fun! Enjoy yourself! (And make tons of the hard stuff :P)
Posted by Hildy9595 (Member # 1489) on :
Wow, a great opportunity with what looks like a terrific show. Congrats to you! My little one and I will definitely be tuning in, so let us know when you first air.
Posted by punahougirl84 (Member # 1731) on :
Congrats! I've been seeing the trailers - I'm so curious what your role will be...
Does your hubby get to go to? Will his job let him?
And why, to do a show for Nickelodeon, must you go to Iceland?????
Sending best wishes, Lee
Posted by TruHero (Member # 1766) on :
If you happen to see Bjork over there, tell her hello. And ask her what was up with that swan dress at the music awards a couple of years ago. Oh, and tell her to stop beating up the press and photographers. Sorry, she's the only link to Iceland I know. Well, Vinnie Vincent, but nobody knows who he is.
ps. That guy on the website is really flexible, I'd stay clear of him, if I were you. But, "Hey, nice puppets!"
Posted by Pyre Dynasty (Member # 1947) on :
Well I'll give you the Advice Crocodile Dundee gave me.
Don't kill anything unless you intend to eat it.
Have fun and eat well.
Posted by Doc Brown (Member # 1118) on :
Take it easy, MaryRobinette.
But in a place called Lazytown, that's probably all you can do . . .
Posted by Doc Brown (Member # 1118) on :
PS: I promise to watch, even though I have no children and I just turned 40. I love Nickelodeon.
Posted by Survivor (Member # 213) on :
Ah, Iceland, land of...ice. Er, and Icelanders. Among other things.
Posted by rickfisher (Member # 1214) on :
My dear Mrs. Kowal,
I understand that one of the volcanoes on Iceland contains a passage that leads to the center of the earth. Please be sure to visit it while you're there, and send me a postcard.
Sincerely, Mr. Fisher
Posted by Kolona (Member # 1438) on :
'I'm leaving for Iceland.' I've heard that one before. No, wait. I haven't. God's best to you, Mary, in this new endeavor.
Posted by autumnmuse (Member # 2136) on :
Even though I'm new to the forum, I have already come to appreciate your wit and wisdom. I hope you have time to keep writing, whether we get to see it or not, but above all I'm excited for you. My brother-in-law loves Iceland, and spends a lot of time there. He even bought Icelandic ponies and had them shipped to Scotland, which is where he lives. Not that that is actually relevant or anything.
I guess it's like the syndrome where people always say things like "Oh, you're from Sydney. Do you know my Aunt Mabel who moved there in '82?"
Of course, sometimes that works. I was in Edmonton, Alberta one time and met a guy who was born in the same hospital as me, on the same day, in Colorado. Go figure.
Anyways, back to the topic at hand, God bless you and best of luck! Rachel
Posted by goatboy (Member # 2062) on :
Have Fun, Mary. We will expect to see the occasional story surface from you. Sounds like you're about to get a whole lot of new story ideas.
Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :
Wow! I can feel the love even as I run around packing things. I don't want people to make to big a deal about me leaving. They have high speed wireless in the studio, so I'll definitely be back; I just don't know how long it will take me with jet-lag to get back to a point where I can write meaningful reviews.
I was in such a tizzy yesterday that it did sound like a farewell. In answer to some questions: I think the show is airing soon. I'm coming in as a mid-season replacement and I'll be what's called a Second. When a puppet needs more than one performer, then you add a second. Which means that I'll be working arms and legs, acting as a the assistant for the lead puppeteer. I don't know which character I'll be assigned to, but I'll let you know.
In the fall, CBS is supposed to pick it up for Saturday mornings.
My husband does not get to go. On the other hand, he works at a winery so I'll be gone during harvest and crush when I'm usually a wine widow anyway. This will not make it any easier, except to rationalize. (Oh, Lee. My husband is Rob Kowal and he says you might remember the underground Punahou paper called "The Village Mute")
Why Iceland? It's an Icelandic company that sold the show to Nickelodeon.
Thanks for all your support. I actually meant it when I said I could feel the love. I logged on to check email, swung by Hatrack and saw 22 posts on this topic. Every one of them gave me a big smile.
Posted by shadowynd (Member # 2077) on :
Hey, don't forget to visit the Icelandic Phallological Museum in Reykjavik. As of May 1999, they had specimens from nearly every species living in Iceland or the surrounding waters, lacking only one whale species. They had an elderly ah... organ donor.. promised for Man, so I'd imagine they have that by now. Find out if they ever got the last whale species!
I uh.. won't go so far as to tell you to take pics to share! *g*
Congrats on the job and have a *wonderful* time in Iceland. It really isn't all ice, you know. That's Greenland. Iceland is actually pretty and green. Go figure.
*rubs hands in glee, already planning the first post of "MaryRobinette Trapped In... (What city did you say you were going to? Is it indeed Reykjavik?), to be posted early Monday morning. Unless someone beats me to it. *VBG*
Be safe, have fun!
Susan
Posted by babylonfreek (Member # 2097) on :
Greenland was called that as part of one of the very first bits of false advertising. The King of Denmark wanted people to move to the new colony. Surprise! Return trip not included.
Posted by Survivor (Member # 213) on :
Actually, the climate was much warmer back then, it really was green. Scientists have been arguing over why it got so warm (some outside of the relevent fields still argue that it didn't get all that warm) for a long time.
Posted by RFLong (Member # 1923) on :
Hi Mary
all the best in Iceland. Wow, you're only one letter away from me
Speaking of crits owed... I'll be writing it up today and sending it on - hopefully it reaches you before you go! Sorry about the delay. I don't have so valid an reason as going to Iceland.
Looking forward to hearing from you when you get a chance to resurface. We have Nikelodeon, so the 3 (and soon to be 4) of us will all be watching!
lost in the mail?
