So last night I had my first podcast-related dream. I was traveling for work to Atlanta, Georgia, and it just so happened that Steve Eley was hosting a big EA meetup at his house. And let me tell you, his house was freaking huge, with an expansive backyard overlooking a small river and a lush mountainside.
I met with several people from the forums. I don't remember them all, but I met Heradel and Bdoomed (who was drinking whatever beer he's holding in his avatar
). I also briefly spoke with Talia. I had a very long discussion with Mur Lafferty and some of her friends, about religion of all things. DKT was supposed to be there, but then wasn't able to make it. Ben Phillips and Alasdair were downstairs, but I never did run into them.
Steve Eley kept showing up like a plot device to move me along through the house. He showed me his backyard and introduced me to different people. The funniest thing was at one point when I was making my way downstairs, a very young girl (like fifteen or something), with white makeup on her face, kind of latched onto me. I was trying to be nice and get away from her without hurting her feelings, but she wasn't going anywhere. Steve shows up, with a kind of Jack Kerouak vibe going, and talks to the two of us. He points to my wedding ring and says something like, "Swamp here is married, and monogomous. And that's cool, man. [to the girl] Let me introduce you around to some other people." As he leads her away, I mouth "Thank you" and he gives me a wink. Funny stuff.
So it's pretty cool, but part of me wonders if I need to distance myself from the forum for a while.
Not really.
