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Wil Wheaton was here at the show
signing copies of his book, Dancing Barefoot: five
short but true stories about life in the so-called space age (yes, it's
a lengthy sub-title, but I wanted to include it all, and the capitalization is
exactly as they've titled it for publication).
So what can I say? I'm a fan-boy for celebrity in general, but WW is actually
a pretty sharp cookie. He does his own weblog, and he's in the process of
teaching himself Perl by means of some of the O'Reilly books. And as the saying
goes, he just looked so normal in person! Seriously, we chatted for a
few minutes as I took a copy of the book for him to sign, and I went away
pretty jazzed for having met him. Pretty decent guy. I could definately see
going through a few pints over talk of technology.
I promised that I'd send him a copy of
my book
if/when he wanted to give web services programming a spin.
So what can I say? I'm a fan-boy for celebrity in general, but WW is actually
a pretty sharp cookie. He does his own weblog, and he's in the process of
teaching himself Perl by means of some of the O'Reilly books. And as the saying
goes, he just looked so normal in person! Seriously, we chatted for a
few minutes as I took a copy of the book for him to sign, and I went away
pretty jazzed for having met him. Pretty decent guy. I could definately see
going through a few pints over talk of technology.
I promised that I'd send him a copy of
my book
if/when he wanted to give web services programming a spin.
]]>Portland, OR
http://www.rjray.org/thoughts/travel/3.html
This is a pretty nifty little place, I must admit. The weather has been
very kind to us so far this week. The hotel overlooks the Willamette River
(pronounced wi-LAMB-it, according to locals), which makes for a nice view. I
had a river-view from my room when I arrived, but I only had a regular-sized
bed. Getting a king-size meant trading my view of the river for a view of
the parking lot.
I haven't wandered nearly as much as I usually do, spending more time
indoors in conversations with various personalities. Found a nice pub/restaurant
last night, that had Guiness on draught. Night before that, I went to a local
club called Ohm for some house and electronica. I was sent with a purpose: to
hear a local live act called Dahlia.
And a grand recommendation it was, too. They were amazing, and I hope to see
them hit the bay area if/when they tour.
Not a lot to do today at the con, except for my talk this afternoon, of
course. Tonight's plans have yet to be made.
]]>/thoughts/travelRandy J. Ray2003-07-10T19:24-07:00This is a pretty nifty little place, I must admit. The weather has been
very kind to us so far this week. The hotel overlooks the Willamette River
(pronounced wi-LAMB-it, according to locals), which makes for a nice view. I
had a river-view from my room when I arrived, but I only had a regular-sized
bed. Getting a king-size meant trading my view of the river for a view of
the parking lot.
I haven't wandered nearly as much as I usually do, spending more time
indoors in conversations with various personalities. Found a nice pub/restaurant
last night, that had Guiness on draught. Night before that, I went to a local
club called Ohm for some house and electronica. I was sent with a purpose: to
hear a local live act called Dahlia.
And a grand recommendation it was, too. They were amazing, and I hope to see
them hit the bay area if/when they tour.
Not a lot to do today at the con, except for my talk this afternoon, of
course. Tonight's plans have yet to be made.
So what can I say? I'm a fan-boy for celebrity in general, but WW is actually
a pretty sharp cookie. He does his own weblog, and he's in the process of
teaching himself Perl by means of some of the O'Reilly books. And as the saying
goes, he just looked so normal in person! Seriously, we chatted for a
few minutes as I took a copy of the book for him to sign, and I went away
pretty jazzed for having met him. Pretty decent guy. I could definately see
going through a few pints over talk of technology.