On the road again: WorldCon, San Antonio, day 0
After three interrupted hours of truly terrible sleep, I woke up, showered, threw my Dopp kit into my suitcase, and headed for the airport. Everything on the first leg went as well as it could: pleasant work time in the Admirals' Club, an upgrade and a breakfast and a bit of dozing and a bit of work on the plane, and an early arrival.
As I was waiting to board the second plane, Griffin waved hello, and we hung out a bit. It's always good to catch up with him, as I expect I'll be doing on and off throughout the con.
The second leg was short, and I was in an exit-row seat, so I dove again into work and had a pleasant enough flight.
Work ate most of the rest of the day, though I managed to register for the con and to buy some Coke Zero--essential work fuel--for the room.
It's my first night in Texas, so dinner was barbecue at a local branch of the County Line, and dessert was ice cream--not Amy's, but pleasant.
More work, some UFC fights on TV, more work--did I mention work? Busy day.
In about twelve hours, I moderate a panel, so I'm going to crash now. Tomorrow, the WorldCon starts for real.
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Dear Mark,
This is in reference to your earlier post on modifying 'unique'. I don't go through blogs looking at possible comments on old posts, and I don't care to know people who do.
This afternoon I listened to a 1955 radio play from Jacob's Hands, a story co-written (with Aldous Huxley) by Christopher Isherwood. Isherwood himself was the narrator, and in his introduction he referred to the central character as having a talent so unique that it killed those whom it cured.
Now: I share your dislike of modifying 'unique', but I Am a Camera is a work of genius. I have written nothing its equal.
A couple millennia ago, Cicero said (I'm paraphrasing here), "If the reports of Cato's drunkenness are true, they edify drunkenness instead of demeaning Cato." From here on out, I will refrain from objecting to others who follow Isherwood's lead by modifying 'unique.'
Thoughtfully,
Dave
I take your point, but the vast majority of the abusers are neither Isherwood nor Cato, so I will continue to object to the modification of "unique"--though usually silently, because speaking about it is rarely worth the trouble that doing so can cause.
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