Wordcon 2009:

In which tlmorganfield  and I were invited to all the parties we had to sneak into last year.

In which a wacky robot made a pass at aliettedb  and Mattieu had to step in to defend his fiancé.

In which wistling  should have won a Hugo for best tuxedo.

In which writerknv  launched the first of her four-book deal (and wrote me a wonderful inscription!).

In which quixhobbit  told me I would have to wait a few more months for another taste of mead.

In which Neil Gaiman told people how amazing heatherdoodle  is (the man has taste!).

In which ecgriffith  once again conceded the irresistible power of monkeys.

In which Katrina "just like the hurricane" Archer officially joined the gang.

In which I escorted stealthmuffin  back to her "squalid" hotel.

In which I once again failed to get jpsorrow  to sign one of his books for me.

In which newguydave  upgraded to "almost but not quite so new guy Dave".

In which I found jjschwabach  right where I was expecting her.

In which matociquala  the Bear had purple hair -- and won a Hugo!

In which doctorow  once again imparted upon me some sage advice.

In which camillealexa  teleported in and out of parties so fast I barely had time to talk to her.

In which ericreynolds  became a smuggler of contraband -- and liked it.

In which Teresa Nielsen Hayden was all smiles.

In which I asked Eric Choi for information and ended up talking to him for thirty minutes.

In which I met nojojojo  in the drink line at the Hugo party.

In which cristalia  had a wonderful smile on her face every time I saw her.

In which pnh  was a busy as usual.

In which Debra Doyle and Pippin relaxed upon a well-hidden couch - but we still found them!

In which Jim MacDonald once again reminded me of my best friend Joe.

In which matthewsrotundo  was the fifth person to tell me to join Codex.

In which J. A. Pitts and I commented on the_flea_king  's excellent work (in his absence).
In which Jane Jewell made me feel welcome.

In which maryrobinette  gladly passed along the burden of the tiara.

In which Doug Smith finally realized I live in Brazil

In which jaylake  came up and said hi at the Hugos.

In which Ana Cristina Rodrigues walked around with eyes wide in amazement.

In which Larry Hodges attended many parties.

In which davidlevine  and I met briefly.

In which colin_harvey  told me about Bristol writers.

In which Brad Lyau told me things I can't repeat here.

and...

In which shsilver  let me fondle WALL-E's big, metal rocket.  :0

Thanks so much to all of you for making my short visit absolutely wonderful!

Tags: friends, thankful, worldcon2009