Wiscon Day 2 and 3 Social

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If you didn't see me around much Day 2, it's because I took a nap. That's right. Tired writer was tired. I also had an abbreviated party round Friday night. I'm sure it was because of all the awesome information I had been absorbing at panels.

But a couple of things did happen during the day that paint me to be social. I met up with Julia Rios for breakfast. Before she arrived, I had an excellent conversation with Ellen Klages whom I had complimented for her book The Green Glass Sea. We had a talk about her writing process, since she was journaling at her table. She was kind enough to let me send her some questions about that.

Julia and I caught up on lots of things. Honestly, I was lucky enough to have breakfast with Julia twice, and if you know Julia, you know what excellent company she is. My understanding was that she and her husband Moss were taking a few days away from the Internet. Because you know, everyone, that there is an out-of-doors?

Yolanda, Caroline, Charlotte and I went out for yak meatballs (yup, there's a phrase you don't get in every blog entry.) That was good. Four brilliant women. Brilliant conversation. All to the good.

Dinner was very low key. Dan, Lisa, Yolanda and I went to the pizza place that has the world's best macaroni pizza(!) which I did not have, but I did have this awesome burrito pizza (New York Style, beans, cheese, sour cream, all yum!). On the whole, a nice, drowsy day.

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Sunday. You guessed it. More panels, for which I will do write ups. I had forgotten my killer Mad Men dress at home for the Dessert Salon. Bryon on the home end and Lisa tried to get it overnighted to me, but there was FedEx fail due to the holiday, so I resolved to wear my white Donna Reed ensemble which I had just bought for day wear. Bought some books.

Joined in on the Codex Lunch, which is always a pleasure. Chatted with Anne, Ada, Vylar, Keffy, and met Sarah Frost for the first time. Found out Keffy had gone to school in Finland. Want to have an "I Read Giganatosaurus Before It Was Cool" t-shirt, and I do. In my head.

Lisa Cohen joined Dan, Lisa, Yo, and myself for dinner, and steered us toward tapas. She's compiled a list of the goodies we had here. I could so totally do that again, soon. Tuna tartare, baybee. Mmmm...

Then there was the dessert salon. The Tapas crowd was joined by fellow Codexian Michael Underwood and Lisa Cohen's partner Ian for some dessert and speeches. Yo and I closed the night with drinks until the bar shut down.

Expect a few panel reports from day 3 soon.

Mirrored from Writer Tamago.