Comments on: Back from Portland.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:56:29 +0000

I have a me-too story, too!I kept the wedding mostly traditional for the sake of the in-laws, but my groom and I entered the reception to The Imperial March. John Williams rocks.I'm another one of those not-quite-social-drinkers. I'll have a single glass of sweet red wine once or twice a year, when it's free. Never really developed a taste for alcohol, and why spend so much cash on something I don't enjoy?"This marriage brought to you by..." is brilliant.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:00:21 +0000

hey — I found Orson Scott Card! …and it looks like he signed a solid year before anybody else… heh, seems like something he’d do ;-)

By: maarten

maarten — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:19:58 +0000

Just a quick note:I picked out Brian Froud his Faerie!

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:07:06 +0000

Thanks Pdxtrent – I grew up on Long Island, and still have friends in the city. Will have to find the Strand when I make my way back up there in a few weeks! :)

By: Martin-san

Martin-san — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:09:30 +0000

Whoa! Robin Hobb and Elizabeth Moon! I might have to steal that wall. On a nother note I thank the inventors of the press and printing systems seeing as I would have a hard time reading books if all authors write like that (not in a position to whine).

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:55:00 +0000

You clean up so nice, Pat!And, either you were lying about owning only one pair of shoes, or you bought another pair for the wedding. That's real dedication.I love Powell's. I sometimes fantasize about hiding in their at night when they close the store, so I could have the whole place to myself all night. But really, it would take a lifetime to enjoy everything in there. Sigh. Nice place. Good vibes.

By: pdxtrent

pdxtrent — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:23:29 +0000

As another Stumptowner, I'd like to say....Thanks for saying such nice things about Portland. In it's own way it's miserable here in winter too. Awesome on getting to marry your friends, that's a moment you will get to flash back on in it's coolness forever. Boo that I missed you at both the Brefest and Church..... err....Powell's (you know, someplace one should go once a week at least, for the sanctity of the soul?). I saw some of the signed books when I was in, but they're down to just papaerbacks and I am a snob and will wait til you can sign my first edition hardcover(bought at Powell's incidently).Hope to see you coming out here again soon, maybe to visit Church for a signing after book 2 is out?And Capt. Joe? This is where magic is born. Really. We have McKillip and LeGuin right here in the City.(Judy, depending on where you're at, try the Strand in NYC).

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:09:09 +0000

Hi Pat - It is official. I normally laugh quite a bit when I read your blog, and feel pretty poorly about myself that I am nowhere near as witty. But this is only the second time in my 34 years that I have actually snorted soda (or anything else for that matter) out of my nose...happened while reading the Pontiac Sunfire and Letter G line. As a mother of 3 8 and under, I have a WHOLE other take on that kind of statement. I only wish I had had the chutzpah to use something like that at my own wedding 10 years ago.....On a side note, I have to tell you that playing the "Guess what YOU did last night" is SO much more fun than actually drinking. The whole loss of control thing....just can't do it. As my husband is a former marine, it usually isn't much of an argument when I say, "No honey, it's ok, YOU drink tonight. I don't mind being the DD again. Really." And honestly, I DON'T mind. Much more enjoyable watching others stumble around than doing it myself.Anyway, I am currently stuck on the east coast, trying desperately to figure out how to get to Powells. I wish we had something comparable over here - but I can't think of anywhere. Does anyone else on the board here know of somewhere as heavenly??Congrats on the author wall - took me a bit to embiggen, but I got it eventually. I just wish it wasn't in yellow!Have a great night..... You looked AWESOME in your suit!!!

By: Mei-Lu

Mei-Lu — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:46:03 +0000

Well this post has be convinced, in Neal Stephenson terms (see Cryptonomicon) you are definitely a Hobbit!! I soooooo wish you’d said by the power of grayskull. Do you think anyone would have even noticed? I mean, who really listens to the actual ceremony? I haven’t even read your book yet (nervous that I’ll have the hair-tear-out experience I had when I ran out of George RR Martin books and realize I’d have to wait YEARS for the next one) but I follow your blog regularly… Stay golden!

By: Mehitabel

Mehitabel — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:35:18 +0000

Be glad you weren’t at that accursed brewfest. It’s very overcrowded these days and people are packed into the tents so tightly they can barely move. It takes half an hour to make your way to the head of line to get beer, and by that time they’ve usually finished off the keg and are offering something completely different from what you got in line for. And I don’t even care about beer that much – I was just there to keep my boyfriend company! If your friends insist on going somewhere with beer the next time you’re here, you should go to the Horse Brass Pub – they have all the unusual microbrews your friends could possibly want, and a lot of dark, English, half-timbered ambience. You could have a ploughman’s lunch, a pastie, or a Scotch egg and a Coke and soak up the atmosphere. Right now it’s kind of smoky but by law that will end in ‘09. I’m glad you found Powell’s – it is one of the highlights of this city and, like one of the previous commenters. it’s where I bought your book.