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Jay Lake
Date: 2007-08-16 18:13
Subject: [conventions] I have been touched by teh cool
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Tags:awards, conventions, nippon
I have just learned that I will be presenting the Hugo for Best Editor, Short Form, at Nippon 2007.

(I believe I will also be doing something as yet unspecified in connection with presenting the Campbell Tiara.)

You know, this may well be one of the high geek moments of my life.
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User: ex_girlanach985
Date: 2007-08-17 01:19 (UTC)
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Awesome!! Congrats.
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kenrand
User: kenrand
Date: 2007-08-17 02:00 (UTC)
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congrats dude and geek on!
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When life gives you lemmings...: Devil doll
User: danjite
Date: 2007-08-17 02:10 (UTC)
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One of the high geek moments of your life so far.



You haven't had your ass grabbed by George Takei yet!



I mean, that I know of.
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jeffsoesbe: heroes bennett
User: jeffsoesbe
Date: 2007-08-17 02:16 (UTC)
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So I guess neither of recipients of those 2006 awards could make it to Japan, and you were chosen to stand in their stead? That's some excellent honorage, my man.

As a note, I hear you have to make a reservation to have your ass grabbed by George Takei. At least, that's what the folks from HEROES said :-)

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Kevin Standlee: Hugo Sign
User: kevin_standlee
Date: 2007-08-17 04:38 (UTC)
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Actually, the Best Editor, Short Form Hugo Award has never been presented before. This is the first year after ratification of a constitutional amendment splitting the Best Professional Editor category into Best Editor, Short Form and Best Editor, Long Form. So Jay gets to start a new category. Yay, Jay!

Also, the person who won Best Professional Editor last year (David Hartwell) is nominated in both the Short Form and Long Form editor categories this year, so it wouldn't be appropriate for him to be presenting the Hugo Award in the same category. Only Isaac Asimov could ever pull that off.
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Jay Lake
User: jaylake
Date: 2007-08-17 14:02 (UTC)
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You have just given me in the idea I need for my (very brief) introductory remarks while presenting.

Thank you.
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jeffsoesbe
User: jeffsoesbe
Date: 2007-08-17 16:55 (UTC)
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Oops, missed that point. The Short Form / Long Form split seems logical. Color me clued in.

The chance to present a Hugo to someone will definitely be an awesome experience. Enjoy!
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sheelangig
User: sheelangig
Date: 2007-08-17 02:55 (UTC)
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Is there time to have an aloha tux custom made for this momentous occasion?
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kmckiernan
User: kmckiernan
Date: 2007-08-17 03:09 (UTC)
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This is excellent news, Jay! Congrats to you.
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martianmooncrab
User: martianmooncrab
Date: 2007-08-17 03:24 (UTC)
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Yeah JAY!!! now, where are you going to get that formal Hawaiian print tux? With sparklies?
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crookedfeet
User: crookedfeet
Date: 2007-08-17 04:05 (UTC)
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Congratulations! Peresenting at the Hugos is just too cool for words.
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Deborah Layne: har1
User: deborahlive
Date: 2007-08-17 04:38 (UTC)
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Wow, cool!
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User: dsgood
Date: 2007-08-17 05:11 (UTC)
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Congratulations!
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manmela
User: manmela
Date: 2007-08-17 07:09 (UTC)
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congrats
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Chris McKitterick: Earth-from-space
User: mckitterick
Date: 2007-08-17 08:15 (UTC)
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Keyword:Earth-from-space
Awesome! Have fun over there. Do you know how many US folks are going to the pre-Nippon 2007 event in China? Only David Brin and Betty Hull, as far as I know.
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Erin Cashier
User: therinth
Date: 2007-08-17 08:32 (UTC)
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What an honor Jay! Congrats! :D
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Ken Scholes
User: kenscholes
Date: 2007-08-17 12:39 (UTC)
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Well done, pal.
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Lawrence M. Schoen: Publicity shot
User: klingonguy
Date: 2007-08-17 13:19 (UTC)
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Keyword:Publicity shot
Nice!

And you weren't going to go to Japan. Pfft!
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Renee Babcock
User: renegade500
Date: 2007-08-17 14:39 (UTC)
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That's cool! I had wanted to go to Japan, but I'll have to wait to pop my WorldCon cherry until next year.
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Gary Emenitove
User: garyomaha
Date: 2007-08-17 16:09 (UTC)
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Congratulations! It must feel nearly as exciting and geeky as going to North Dakota.
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S. Boyd Taylor
User: sboydtaylor
Date: 2007-08-17 16:38 (UTC)
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You're on top of the world :)
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Leslie Claire Walker: U2
User: lesliewalker
Date: 2007-08-17 18:26 (UTC)
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Very, very cool. Go you!
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User: ex_frankwu
Date: 2007-08-18 18:06 (UTC)
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Dude! That's great - very appropriate choice that they made there. Congrats!
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