I get to have dinner with Temple Grandin!

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06 Nov 2012, 6:50 pm

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Oh my goodness! Next Tuesday Temple Grandin is coming to Vermont and giving three lectures and the third was a fundraiser for our Humane Society and tickets were $100 and there was also a raffle. And my mom entered me in the raffle without telling me and I won! So I get to eat dinner with her and then see her third lecture! I'm so excited but I'm really nervous too...

That is so awesome! Wish I lived in Vermont! You gotta tell us all about it!

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06 Nov 2012, 7:29 pm

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Eat like a pig to annoy her.

(She'll say something. Prepare a witty and scathing remark beforehand.)

Not a fan.

For what reason?!

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07 Nov 2012, 4:25 pm

She's in VERMONT??! If I had known earlier I would have bought tickets to go see her. I'm from Maine. Dang-it! When is she coming to Maine??

LUCKY LUCKY YOU!!

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07 Nov 2012, 4:37 pm

So jealous! I just watched her movie last week, loved it!

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07 Nov 2012, 4:52 pm

NutcrackerPrincess wrote:

She's in VERMONT??! If I had known earlier I would have bought tickets to go see her. I'm from Maine. Dang-it! When is she coming to Maine??

LUCKY LUCKY YOU!!

Well, if you can make it down, her first two lectures are free. One on animal welfare and one on autism.
The first one's at UVM from 11:30- 12:45. It's at the Ira Allen Chapel.
The second one's at the Essex Cinemas around 2 or 3 pm.

I'm really excited too! I'll let you guys know how it goes!

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07 Nov 2012, 5:29 pm

Indeed you are lucky, hope the gratification of meeting in her in person is satisfactory enough. She's a very prestigious and honourable person within the autistic community.

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07 Nov 2012, 6:03 pm

I value her contribution to the autistic community. I think she is a "normal" person so you don't have to feel embarrassed. Just ask regular questions (her recent trip, is she tired, animals, work, autism, coping). Let her speak about what she likes and try to talk about your life a little, what problems you have, what did you achieve, your challenges, cats, and so on. Maybe she will help you feel more at ease anyways. If she looked really tired, well, spare a few words.

Have a good time!

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07 Nov 2012, 10:32 pm

She lives in my home town and I don't get to have dinner with her! :roll: But I did meet her at a book signing- she is truly an amazing person.

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