[Pre V&O Meeting, skip if want] Friday I called sick into work b/c I was stupid, sat outside pretty much all night Thursday night and had a massive allergy flare-up. So, I had to get up at 5 am to get stuff ready to leave.
The talk with Richard Dawkins was quite good, as well as the other speakers. Things I liked about Richard Dawkins is that he comes across as quite agreeable, very knowledgeable, very charming, and honest (he admits when he doesn't know something or has never thought about it). Things I didn't like is that when he doesn't know or has a good answer he does kind of fumble it. There was also a moment from the crowd that was off-putting for me, basically people poking fun at someone who simply didn't understand something that happened in the speeches.
[Start V&O Meeting) Then, we ran off to meet O-face and Mr. O-face, while the rest of our party stayed behind for the book signing and reception. O-face looks exactly like I remember her from her wedding pictures and she makes all of those funny faces in person too. My face hurt from laughing so much. Mr. O-face is charming and funny in his own right....especially when making Dad faces at O-face. We had a delicious meal with a server who had a really weird haircut. We also had our meal with a bunch of prom kids. Man, the dresses all looked the same.
We stopped at the hotel bar where Mr. V and I indulged in being lushes (they had Jeremiah Sweet Tea vodka, I'm a sucker for that stuff) and continuing laughing, chatting, and trading war stories about drinking gone wrong. It was perfectly lovely. I hope we can do it again in the future.
We did take a picture, but are experiencing technical difficulties. We'll get it up soon.