menu<\/a> online.<\/p>\n The question is whether to gather at around 7:00pm on Sunday night, or 8:30 or 9pm on Monday night.<\/p>\n
And so, because my first sentence was intended to be humorous precisely because bibliobloggers have no central authority structure (it's true, Jim), I am calling upon bibliobloggers to express their preference.<\/p>\n
If both work equally well for everyone, then we will go with Sunday, and if it is such a fantastic experience that you want more, then we can have a 26 hour union the next day.<\/p>\n
So what'll it be? Sunday at 7 or Monday at around 9?<\/p>\n
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