Okay, so at Special Edition New York City, I was very busy, long lines all weekend, and I hadn’t had much sleep so I was getting a little brain-fried.

Sunday, in the middle of a line, I’m signing, and my husband looks at me with a stunned expression on his face, and he says, “You have been invited to a forum at the White House.”

I said, no kidding, “Oh, that’s nice.”

Then it hit me and I said…“Wait. What did you just say?”

So it turns out, I was invited to a forum at the WHITE HOUSE, on issues of disability and lgbtq representation. I wrote the contact and said, “it’s just sitting around listening to some academics, right?”

And she said, “No, the White House wants you to be a SPEAKER.”

GOOD LORD.

Also, I am in New York, thousands of miles from home. Also, I brought con clothes, I have NOTHING with me that is appropriate for the White House. Also, it’s on THURSDAY.

Also, I am about to pass out. YIKES.

I don’t know if I can work this out, I am going to try. There are some travel issues we have to overcome to make it happen, so it’s not a for sure thing yet.

I know I am not an authority on these topics. Everything I know about them came because I was lucky enough to know people like you folks right here on Tumblr. If I go and speak, it will not be about me, it will just be passing along messages from people who know what they are talking about. If I go, I hope to start a thread to ask about what should be covered, what is the most important message to you who are in those communities.

It is definitely an honor and a hugely intimidating thing at the same time.

SO I AM FREAKING OUT A LITTLE.

:)

Not sure if it will happen, still trying to work it out. Will keep everyone informed and please be prepared to help me take advantage of this opportunity to help pass along messages from people who deserve to be heard!