Misc. ALA Ramblings

I hate the sun. Really. I have a sunburn on my upper back neck (not quite the nape, but not quite the shoulders) despite using SPF55. The Skytop Terrace at the Hotel Washington is the place to be on July 4th. Pity I won't be there... Sherman Alexie may just be the funniest Indian I've…

Things I hate at conferences

(a continuing series) Room size. Surely the people setting up room assignments know (approximately) how many people are going to be there! I mean, a panel discussion with four Highly Regarded authors is probably going to attract a crowd, right? And something you pre-pay for is easily counted in the "here's the number of attendees"…