Question and a commentary

[chenanceou]

What's more disconcerting:

1) after telling a celebrated person your two schedules will coincide to the point where coincidences no longer dare dwell, he asks you a question with the word 'stalker' in it.

or

2) after days of speaking only English you start making the sort of language mistakes that cause people to a) question your sanity
or
b) to start undressing

or

3) that I hold a strange attraction for the taxi drivers in NYC

I can't decide.

What I do know is that I spent a sushi lunch talking to coraline and notshakespeare that was as delicious as the sashimi served. Saying bye to coraline was made easier by the fact we got to hang out, talk and get to know each other a bit better than we had a chance to before - now she's not only Blue, but a whole bag of cool memories are attached to her and I can say, Remember that time we were in NY together and we... ? Which is always a cool thing to say when, like myself, you are not from around here.

As Blue left, notshakespeare arrived in NYC for the signing of Anansi Boys (by Neil Gaiman). He was instrumental in getting me to show up early for an event that, had I been left to my own devices, I would have missed. I kid you not - at 4 PM the place was already packing for a 6 PM reading. I was more than content to waltz in at 5:30 PM, certain that I'd find a seat, not wait long in line and mambo out of there with my signed copies of the book that had filled me with anticipa..... tion (yes, one day I'll stop doing that). We arrived there to scope out the place on our way to Forbidden Planet (AKA Heaven on Earth) and never left. I had to make do with what passes for a cappuccino and resisted the double chocolate chunky chunked fudge cookie (question: how come cookies here are so gigantic?!) notshakespeare gallantly offered to share.

Waiting usually blows, but this was a cool wait since we caught up with people I hadn't expected to see and others that, after only 3 days in the city, I was already sure would be there. And once our books were signed, some of us went to the brewery next door, where I tried every ale and lager of their list (not a great feat since there were only... was it 6? And I took each at half a pint only) while we waited for the others to make it through the long line and find their way there. It was sort of disappointing to me how positively sober I left that place. Then another bite at the Mexican place, then another beer at Laura`s and then, finally to bed. Soon.

BTW - When rusty_halo and I passed by B&N around (was it midnight?) on our way from the brewery to the Mexican place on 2^nd, we could see people still waiting for their signed copy of the book. Hours of signing one book after another after another after another. He may have the nicest fans, but I`m sure it does have to do with how nice he is himself.

Comments

[chenanceou.livejournal.com]

She`s been very patient with the whole thing and even got a copy of Anansi Boys signed (had to wait a good while for it too).

I can`t wait to see you. I can`t believe I`m going to see you. Oh my!

Squeeeeeeee!

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

Can I tell the locals you're coming?