socializing with Soren's friends
Well, not solely Soren's friend, but I think of Cory Doctorow as Soren's friend more than mine, in part because they've known each other longer, and because they'ev worked together. To be specific, Soren copyedited several of Cory's books (including Little Brother), and was Cory's favorite copyeditor.
At any rate, if I've got it right, last year, Cory tried to get together with Soren, but spaced that we'd moved west, so had it flagged that the next time he came to Seattle, they should get together. He's starting a tour for his new book, Homeland, out here tomorrow, and got into town yesterday afternoon. With some back-and-forth, we arranged to meet him at his hotel for dinner yesterday, and spent almost three hours catching up. Since the last time they'd seen each other was shortly after Soren's stroke, a fair amount of the conversation was about health issues; health issues, geekery, and children (I am very glad that I decided not to spawn, but love hearing about other people's children), mostly, in the sort of cheerful rambling conversation that could be expected between a guy with aphasia, and another with severe jet-lag at the beginning of a month-long book tour.
(Last week, we had dinner with the usual suspects (Vonda, Kate, Glen), plus Debbie, and L. (who was in town for Potlatch); Sunday's karaoke included a birthday celebration for a beloved regular -- as well as some really inappropriate behavior causing the show to temporarily stop and someone to be thrown out of the bar (I was quite impressed by the way the staff handled it, as well as the behavior of the person who'd been assaulted). This week has a reading, a lunch with a new acquaintance, and two play parties tentatively scheduled. Perhaps it's spring.)
At any rate, if I've got it right, last year, Cory tried to get together with Soren, but spaced that we'd moved west, so had it flagged that the next time he came to Seattle, they should get together. He's starting a tour for his new book, Homeland, out here tomorrow, and got into town yesterday afternoon. With some back-and-forth, we arranged to meet him at his hotel for dinner yesterday, and spent almost three hours catching up. Since the last time they'd seen each other was shortly after Soren's stroke, a fair amount of the conversation was about health issues; health issues, geekery, and children (I am very glad that I decided not to spawn, but love hearing about other people's children), mostly, in the sort of cheerful rambling conversation that could be expected between a guy with aphasia, and another with severe jet-lag at the beginning of a month-long book tour.
(Last week, we had dinner with the usual suspects (Vonda, Kate, Glen), plus Debbie, and L. (who was in town for Potlatch); Sunday's karaoke included a birthday celebration for a beloved regular -- as well as some really inappropriate behavior causing the show to temporarily stop and someone to be thrown out of the bar (I was quite impressed by the way the staff handled it, as well as the behavior of the person who'd been assaulted). This week has a reading, a lunch with a new acquaintance, and two play parties tentatively scheduled. Perhaps it's spring.)