July 19, 2004
Clubs
George and I met up this morning in a Starbucks on Euston Rd. opposite the British Library.
I couldn't bear to post the shot I took of both of us together,1 as it is even worse of me — George looks fine despite his contention that he looks like a geek in photos — than my passport picture (which is saying something). George took a better one and I will direct you there when he posts it, no doubt sometime after his conference in France is over. Quite the jetsetters, both of us.
It was great to put a face to the name and chat a little, even if only briefly. We talked about feeling somehow invested in people from reading their blogs; about academic couples; about jobs and research; about where we live; about travelling. I was a little surprised to realize how much I already knew about him, and how much he knew about me. It's an odd sort of knowing/not knowing.
1 At least, without some Photoshopping.
Update (24/7/04): George's address fixed. Sorry for any confusion!!
Scribbled at July 19, 2004 07:47 PM AST | Hmmm? (5) | TrackBack (2) | Link Cosmos | More? web/blogsSounds like a fun time. I enjoy hearing about these meetings and know what you mean about that uncanny feeling of knowing/not knowing.
Scribbled by chuck at July 19, 2004 11:29 PM | PermalinkHey! I know George, sort of. We're both on the KC Bloggers site. I've been following your site for a bit, Canadian ex-pat that I am, so it's fun to see a KC connection. :)
Scribbled by Bob at July 25, 2004 08:41 AM | PermalinkI didn't say I look like a geek. I said I look like a dork. There's a fine distinction between the two.
(Hi, Chuck and Bob!)
Scribbled by George at July 26, 2004 04:15 PM | PermalinkFunny how I had to go to George's site to see you.
And what a terribly hip and somewhat disreputable pair you are.
Scribbled by weez at July 27, 2004 04:38 PM | PermalinkYeah, I thought geek was the wrong term but I couldn't remember what you'd said. Dweeb? Nerd? None of these seemed right, and I thought it was best to stop while I was still relatively safe.
Anyway, weez has declared you (and me!) hip. So you can forget the whole dork business.
Scribbled by mj at July 28, 2004 08:31 PM | Permalinkhttp://webteam.unb.ca/cgi-bin/MT-2.21/mt-tb.cgi/711
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