July 20, 2009 | Filed under: Stuff
Did I tell you about Saturday afternoon in the hotel in D.C.? No, this isn’t the porn story, but I SWEAR to get to that tomorrow.
On Saturday afternoon, I was on sensory overload and my cheeks hurt from the perma-smile. My feet hurt too because I’d been wearing heels for a few days and frankly, my feet weren’t meant for heels.
They were meant for bunny slippers.
ANYWAY, I was lying on the bed outlining my next book like a good girl (and maybe eating cookies), when it occurred to me that the hotel had gone silent.
As in deathly silent. No elevators, no footsteps in the hallways, no ice rattling the ice machine.
It felt weird, but not, apparently, weird enough for me to worry about. But just as I finally decided to get up and figure out what was going on, my roomie walked into the room and gawked at me. “What are you doing?” she asked.
“Um, eating cookies and outlining my book …?”
She could only stare at me. “Jill, the entire hotel was evacuated. Didn’t you hear the fire alarm?”
Nope. Apparently I couldn’t hear over the sound of the cookies going in . . .
Good thing the fire, or whatever the emergency was, didn’t get up to the 8th floor!
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Judy F says:
oh Jill… you need to be assigned a keeper. Just so we get you back safe and sound.
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 2:49 amEdie says:
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 3:54 amSusan Rix says:
Now that’s what I call being engrossed!
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 4:34 amev says:
Oh, my.
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 4:36 amtennismom mary g says:
Tell the truth. You were waiting to be rescued by some hunky fireman.
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 5:53 amWendy says:
LOL…I have no idea how you missed that fire alarm, I was staying in a hotel in Canada once and the alarm went off you could hear that thing for miles away, must have been really good cookies
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 6:00 amLiza says:
I really do think you need a keeper. Maybe Alpha Man needs to travel with you. Glad you made it home safely.
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 6:15 amAshley says:
What kind of cookies were they, apparently I need some if they’re that good!
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 6:39 amGlad to know that you’re okay.
I’m ready to hear about the making of the porn, I sense a really funny story in this!
Nicole S says:
Glad that is wasn’t anything serious. Thanks for brightening up my morning with this story.
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 6:46 amAllie says:
Only you, Jill.
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 7:30 amtrish c says:
as my grandaughter would ssy……”the cookies were going to the party in your tummy” You can’t hear an alarm over the party!!!!
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 8:14 amAng says:
only you….LOL
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 8:30 amJamie says:
Guess you missed the second porn sighting at the conference then.
There was a naked guy up on the fifth floor staring out his window at all the women below. I couldn’t decide if he was showing off the wares or would’ve rather died in the fire than face a thousand romance writers.
It was really great to see you last week!
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 8:57 amD says:
Gawd, some people will do anything for a little alone time and some peace and quiet.
Oh well, at least it wasn’t a real emergency. : 
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 9:54 amBrandy says:
Just tell everyone you were so engrossed on working on the book that you blocked everything out! *G* We won’t mention the cookies. *G*
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 11:29 amDonna M says:
You must have great powers of concentration to not hear a fire alarm!!
I’m just sayin’!! Hope the cookies were really good & the outline for a new book. 
I take it you are home safely. Now you can post pictures & tell us more.
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 11:32 amKristina C says:
It just goes to show you it’ll be a great book! Fire alarms ignored and cookies eaten?! Can’t wait!
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 11:47 amapril says:
I heard about the excitement. Some of the authors have been blogging (though they um evacuated). Glad you’re safe and sound. Sorry I couldn’t make it back into the city. On Friday, I took Little Miss to get her portraits taken and seriously, cutest kid ever. You know, just saying. Not bias at all.
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 12:50 pmDru says:
that can only happen to you. I’m glad it was only a drill.
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 2:52 pmlimecello says:
lol lol lol
oh Jill, even I knew there was a fire alarm! :X
Some people even saw firefighters, and others attempted to finish seminars outside.
Glad it was nothing serious and that you were ok though!
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 5:34 pmlimecello says:
Oh – I feel like I should add now… I wasn’t even at RWA
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 5:34 pmSLS-Rainey says:
Glad your ok….Ha ha ha ha ha….Sorry, but how do you miss a fire alarm?
Posted on July 20th, 2009 at 6:14 pm