I think I peed a little.
Omgomgomgomomgomg, you guys. Let me take a breather.
Okay.
Tonight was pretty much the most amazing moment of my life. I don't care that I had to stand for four hours, or that I could barely see him for the reading. It was amazing. David Sedaris is even more amazing than what I had originally believed. He's hilarious, he's adorable, he makes my life. He read an essay that is currently in progress. One about him naming the rabbits that frolic through his yard stupid French words like, Moist, Enclosed Glass Door Patio and Sorrow. Also, there is an incredibly unwelcome rabbit named "Thank Fucking God He's Gone".
After the reading, where he informed us that he had a charity for "fucked up kids", we ran to the signing. That was a good two hour wait. But it was worth it. My back was killing me, my feet hurt like hell, it was boiling (it was hosted in a book store, crammed packed with 400+ people), but it was so worth it. When we finally got up to the front, my friend had a friend of hers on the phone who couldn't make it. She asked him to say hello and he loudly replied with "I'm sorry, I don't speak with WHORES." The entire store went silent. We laughed. Next to us, a woman's jaw dropped. He followed by saying, "Well, I mean, I would talk to your friend, I just don't talk to whores. But if I were to talk to a whore, it would be your friend." The entire store stayed silent. Minus our laughing, of course. Next was another friend, xcarpediem. He drew her a crack rabbit. At least, we think it's a rabbit.
And finally, there was me. First he stares at me and then says, "Please don't take this as an insult, because I don't mean it as one, but while in Canada, I have seen some magnificent breasts. You definitely fall under that category." He then went on to ask me if I ever felt insulted by breast implants because I was "naturally gifted". I laughed the entire time. I now have a signed copy of "Me Talk Pretty One Day" and an inscription of "Great Breasts".
If you don't know it already, David Sedaris is flamboyantly gay. He has also been with his boyfriend for roughly 20 years. If he wasn't, I think I would have felt quite awkward.
If he wasn't already my hero, he is most definitely now.
If Sedaris ever comes back into this area, I will without doubt go again. He's such a wonderful person. I think my favourite part about the event was the signing. You can always tell from a signing what a person is like. Not only did he take the time to speak to each person on a personal level (asking them if they were married, talking about traveling etc.), but he took the time to draw little silly pictures as he did so. A really wonderful, fun guy. He definitely lives up the picture that his books have painted.
I'm still grinning. It'll be a while until I get over this.
Okay.
Tonight was pretty much the most amazing moment of my life. I don't care that I had to stand for four hours, or that I could barely see him for the reading. It was amazing. David Sedaris is even more amazing than what I had originally believed. He's hilarious, he's adorable, he makes my life. He read an essay that is currently in progress. One about him naming the rabbits that frolic through his yard stupid French words like, Moist, Enclosed Glass Door Patio and Sorrow. Also, there is an incredibly unwelcome rabbit named "Thank Fucking God He's Gone".
After the reading, where he informed us that he had a charity for "fucked up kids", we ran to the signing. That was a good two hour wait. But it was worth it. My back was killing me, my feet hurt like hell, it was boiling (it was hosted in a book store, crammed packed with 400+ people), but it was so worth it. When we finally got up to the front, my friend had a friend of hers on the phone who couldn't make it. She asked him to say hello and he loudly replied with "I'm sorry, I don't speak with WHORES." The entire store went silent. We laughed. Next to us, a woman's jaw dropped. He followed by saying, "Well, I mean, I would talk to your friend, I just don't talk to whores. But if I were to talk to a whore, it would be your friend." The entire store stayed silent. Minus our laughing, of course. Next was another friend, xcarpediem. He drew her a crack rabbit. At least, we think it's a rabbit.
And finally, there was me. First he stares at me and then says, "Please don't take this as an insult, because I don't mean it as one, but while in Canada, I have seen some magnificent breasts. You definitely fall under that category." He then went on to ask me if I ever felt insulted by breast implants because I was "naturally gifted". I laughed the entire time. I now have a signed copy of "Me Talk Pretty One Day" and an inscription of "Great Breasts".
If you don't know it already, David Sedaris is flamboyantly gay. He has also been with his boyfriend for roughly 20 years. If he wasn't, I think I would have felt quite awkward.
If he wasn't already my hero, he is most definitely now.
If Sedaris ever comes back into this area, I will without doubt go again. He's such a wonderful person. I think my favourite part about the event was the signing. You can always tell from a signing what a person is like. Not only did he take the time to speak to each person on a personal level (asking them if they were married, talking about traveling etc.), but he took the time to draw little silly pictures as he did so. A really wonderful, fun guy. He definitely lives up the picture that his books have painted.
I'm still grinning. It'll be a while until I get over this.