Oh I think there were other factors. Miriam greeted me at the door by handing me a beer and I had just missed watching something involving a caged girl and a cockatiel (? cue Hec to explain, or at least fill in what he actually did say).

I missed the reading, but it was great fun to see everyone afterward.

Chicago pictures

Pretty Buffistas.

Lovely pictures, ya'll. Now I wish I'd stayed. :)

Thank you Toms for the pictures!

Now I want to build my own Glowhenge.

Where'd you guys end up going to dinner? I had company during the day and wasn't able to make it down there early.

Where'd you guys end up going to dinner? I had company during the day and wasn't able to make it down there early.

At that Thai place just next door to Quimby's. (I forget the name, but it used to be Hi Ricki.)

There are definitely people in those pictures who I can't identify. I feel like a bad Buffista.

[These are my stream-of-consciousness reactions to Scola's pictures]:

It's Hec! And he's reading his book! And talking to....a puppet?

Good god, Scola has the best smile EVAH.

Interesting rat puppet.

Knut!

Erinaceous is so cool.

The glow sticks are super cool. Though I've never been in a bar that served drinks with glow sticks in them.

[And now Tommyrot's pictures]

Quimby's looks COOL!

I covet Miriam's curly hair.

Speaking of hair, DAMN, Hec -- yours is long!

And....I still don't know who some of those people are. Who's the guy sitting next to Madrigal in the dinner pictures? And the guy sitting next to erinaceous? And the guy sitting between Miriam and tommyrot -- is that Knut? I can't tell b/c he's not wearing glasses.

Who's the guy sitting next to Madrigal in the dinner pictures?

Madrigal's got a boyfriend.

And the guy sitting next to erinaceous?

That's erinaceous's DH.

And the guy sitting between Miriam and tommyrot -- is that Knut?

Yep.