I mean...I don't even know where on earth to begin.  I met John Green today.  I spoke to John Green today.  
JOHN GREEN RECOGNIZED MY NAME.
...I don't...wow.

I...took notes.  I'm a dork like that sometimes.

So Siobhan Vivian introduced him, which was amazing, because I really like her books.  The auditorium place was filling up really fast, and we ( Read more... )

So today, we had Franco "Dok" Harris speaking to us at Chatham.

First of all, he was late.  So that was frustrating.
Secondly, he arrived wearing a suit over a casual shirt and JEANS.  I understand that he was trying to present a "casual" image, but it was so obviously fabricated and that ticked me off.  Do something because you sincerely mean it, ( Read more... )

I have to read this and this, which is why I'm elljaying instead.

Today, we had Kevin Acklin, the Independent candidate for Pittsburgh mayor, come to Chatham.  Tomorrow, we're going to have the last of the three candidates, Franco Harris. 
He was...interesting, I guess.  There were some things that are a little dodgy, some that made me really ( Read more... )