Denise: A Guest at the Random House Table

On the Thursday I arrived at the McCormick Centre, I went to all the Tours and Special Events desks to purchase a ticket to The Laugh's On Us! an evening of side splitting humour starring among others, the one and only Ms.Paula Poundstone. The common message from the staff at these desks was that the tickets would be available at the door. I knew there would be no tickets at the door.

The next day between workshops I walked through the exhibits in search of (you guessed it), a display featuring the works of Paula Poundstone. There it was, all lit up and sparkling like it was the only exhibit in the room. I asked the angel at the booth: "are you selling the tickets?" "They are all sold out". My world spun around me ... the free bags, the posters, the bookmarks, the pins! The angel could definitely see I was crestfallen. She did a slow 360, and there it was all yellowy ... a ticket ... come as a guest of Random House.

Thank-you Marcia. I had excellent evening at your table...and Paula Poundstone. Not too shabby for a girl from Whitney Pier, Cape Breton.