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madbaker ([personal profile] madbaker) wrote2009-10-29 08:23 am
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post mortem

In that this is a post, and I feel mortem this morning.
The Tim Powers meet-up last night was a success. (He's a SF author I quite like - one of the few whose works I will buy before reading.) He lives in southern CA and rarely tours, but he's in town for a con. He and his wife graciously agreed to meet a dozen or so fans at a bar near their hotel for a few hours.

They are very nice people. Lots of good conversation about topics both book-related and non. I took shameless advantage of his generosity to get all my books signed (a backpack full). I haven't had a chance to see what he wrote yet as it was too late when I got home. I'm not a collector; I don't have separate reading copies. I just like his style.

But staying up until 10 PM puts a hurt on me. The older I get the harder it is to bounce back from missing sleep. Well worth it, even if I have to stay up late again tonight to do schoolwork.

[identity profile] layla-lilah.livejournal.com 2009-10-31 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
How wonderful! Tim Powers is one of my favorite sciffy authors - i've got most of his books - only missing a couple of the most recent. I always enjoy his themes and historical research.