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So yesterday at work, a Very Enthusiastic Young Fanboy came into the store eager to get his hands on the copy of the Firefly Companion, Volume 1, which was in the window (because we don't mess around, yo'.) And so I placed it carefully in his covetous hands and we talked whedonverse, and then BSG, and then SGA, and my manager was rolling his eyes, and then, as he was paying for the book, his cell rang.

And the ringtone was... the Star Wars theme.

It was five minutes of intense geekery, matched only by today.

Because today, also at work, a customer came in looking for the Serenity novelization. And I have that, but it's not in stock at the store, and I don't want to encourage the publisher to print more because it's NO GOOD.

I'm really really sorry to say that, because the author seems all Browncoaty (he hung around the boards at the official site for ages, username KRAD), and it's not his fault that it's no good - I mean, it's hard to write someone else's story with any juice (exhibit A: the non-Frank Herbert Dune novels). But. It's an exceptionally boring read.

Anyway, I said all of that, because when I'm on about my fandom? I have no filter. It wasn't good or even adequate bookselling behaviour. The guy seemed disappointed, but he also said that he had a covetous swag thing going on, which I totally get, and I offered him my copy of the novelization.

It was fortunate that my boss was paying no attention to me when this went down, or I would be so fired.

So my copy of the Serenity novelization is going to a better home. And I've had my fill of being a fangirl at work.

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Date: 2006-09-29 02:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ana-grrl.livejournal.com
I envy your exposure to fandom all the time! If I say Firefly or BSG or Tricia Helfer or Starbuck or whatever people are like 'the what with the who-now?' and it's so much work to explain. Also, I love the first customer, so funny!

well

Date: 2006-09-29 08:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] merrilily.livejournal.com
I totally don't talk about it unless someone else brings it up, precisely because of the too-much-work reason. But! There are a lot more Firefly fan-people than I thought! I totally find them everywhere!

Re: well

Date: 2006-09-29 08:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ana-grrl.livejournal.com
*sob* Firefly fans everywhere? You're so lucky. I never meet ANY!

Re: well

Date: 2006-09-30 01:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] merrilily.livejournal.com
My perception is skewed right now because TWO! In two days! (also, they were both cute!)

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Date: 2006-09-29 02:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] human-loser.livejournal.com
fangirls=HOTT

just sayin

We so are.

Date: 2006-09-29 08:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] merrilily.livejournal.com
I think there's a secret conspiracy to keep us that way, too: all the "for girls" fan t-shirts I've bought from CafePress recently cling like I have never known shirts to cling. And so no one reads the jokes on them because they're busy trying not to ogle my breasts. And blushing. Them, not me. (I work with all men!)

Just saying.

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