A Bug's Life

I had no experience other than academic conferences that I could compare it to, but it felt a lot like that to me, too. One of the things I regret about Loncon was that I barely got to see you. I did get to meet a lot of cool people, though. By cool, I mean nice, funny, thoughtful, interesting, and kind. Some of them were even famous. One of the best parts was that I only felt on one or two occasions that I was included in a group as a kindness or obligation (and that perception seems to have been true) so yay for the rest of the time! There's nothing quite as much fun as realizing you belong to a mutual admiration society that no one can quite believe they belong to. I felt that way the last time I visited Cambridge (and met you).