I made this mistake after the Cowboy Mouth concert: I complained about a science fiction author I heard on NPR. Samuel R Delaney. The man's name is Samuel R Delaney.
I know the name now, but on Saturday I didn't, so for ten minutes the conversation stopped dead while everyone but me sunk into their iPhones. Except for Gary, who sunk into his Blackberry.
"It doesn't matter what his name is," I said, but they didn't care.
So I took a photo.
I should have just made up a name. I wish I'd realized that at the time. I also didn't realize Libby is flipping me off, AND biting her lips so she won't smile.
I don't like Samuel R. Delaney. I've never been able to read one of his books and the few times I've heard him speak, it's obvious he thinks that he is all that and a dozen galaxies. Pfft.
Posted by: Becs | October 03, 2011 at 05:25 AM
my niece calls that "going to phones".
Posted by: magpie | October 03, 2011 at 10:56 AM
Guilty.
Posted by: Tami | October 03, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Never heard of him.
Posted by: Hattie | October 03, 2011 at 06:21 PM
Do I not recall your boasting, in your early iPhone-owning days, of declaring "Let's ask Google" in similar circumstances?
Posted by: Big Dot | October 03, 2011 at 08:13 PM
Becs - I know! Still, Alan at work did say Delany is one of the few gay black science fiction authors. (I should have added, "Gay black obnoxious science fiction writers.")
Magpie - Adopting that phrase!
Tami - But, wouldn't you give UP after ten minutes?
Hattie - I hadn't before he disrupted my morning last weekend.
Big DOt - yes, well, just when I'm with Gary. We are less formal.
Posted by: TheQueen | October 03, 2011 at 10:33 PM
I wouldn't have to give up, I have magic Google foo.
Posted by: Tami | October 04, 2011 at 08:59 AM
Tami - and now I can add Google-foo (or Google-fu) to my vocabulary.
Posted by: TheQueen | October 04, 2011 at 11:16 PM
I used the two o's in honor of the spelling of "Google". Wait - googol also has two o's in a row.
Huh,
Posted by: Tami | October 05, 2011 at 08:50 AM
Are you flipping us the bird in this pic?
Why am I the only one who's seen this?
Posted by: Benchmark | October 05, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Oh I see, it wasn't you. It was Libby. Kinda looked like you. Hey it's late. Sorry.
Posted by: Benchmark | October 05, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Tami - No, googol has 1,000 os in a row.
Benchmark - It is Libby, and thanks to me and Facebook her kids have seen that photo too. Oops.
Posted by: TheQueen | October 05, 2011 at 11:59 PM