Intense week...
Nov. 7th, 2008 12:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lance_sibleyThis has been a rather intense week, and I'm really looking forward to this weekend.
My boss started giving me a hard time about coming in late, so I've been going into work for about 10 every day this week so far, except for Tuesday, when I overslept a bit and my boss chewed me out... just what I need, another boss who thinks that I can snap my fingers and adjust my body clock by three hours instantly. (He suggested that I should give up my extra-curricular activities... not bloody likely.) As it is, because of the commute I only have about half the time in the evenings that most people have... I've been feeling like crap all week trying to keep up this schedule, too. Not fun.
I've just heard from two different sources that Forrest J. Ackerman has passed away. Forry was probably the best-known science fiction fan in the world, having been active in the community since 1930, and was responsible for coining the term "sci-fi". (Many of my local friends know what I think of that term, but I have to admit that it's quite pervasive.)
I first met Forry at the 1989 Worldcon in Boston, and even though I'd only been active in fandom for about three years at that point, I knew who he was and knew a fair bit of the history of his contribution to the community, so it was quite a thrill. Over on one of my bookshelves, I still have the programme book that he autographed for me.
The only other time that I recall seeing him was at the 2006 Worldcon in Los Angeles, and it was a bit of a shock to see him in a wheelchair. He'd been such a larger-than-life presence in 1989 (physically as well as metaphorically - he was a very tall man, or at least I remember him as such), that it was painful to see him so frail. And then when I heard that he'd had to sell much of his memorabilia collection because he was losing his house, it was truly heartbreaking.
Rest in peace, Forry.
To end this post on a high note (cue Cloris Leachman's Madame DeFarge), Eric and I have been spending a lot of time video-chatting via Skype. (I was amused the other night when he had to leave for a minute but he left his laptop in the dining room while![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
evil_admiral was in the kitchen, so we chatted for a minute or two. He said, "This is weird. There's nobody here, but there is!" :) )
This is the first night since last Friday that we haven't talked, actually (though we did exchange Facebook messages). And each of those conversations has lasted a minimum of four hours. :) Earlier this week he suggested that we have a romantic dinner, so Saturday night, I'll move the laptop into the dining room (I still can't get the router working despite talking to Brian from work and Rogers tech support tonight. :( ).
I don't know if he realized it until I mentioned it, but Saturday will mark one month since the official beginning of our relationship. So the timing is perfect. I just have to see if I have any candles. :)
I should be off to bed now, I suppose, if I'm going to be up by 7:30. *yawn*
My boss started giving me a hard time about coming in late, so I've been going into work for about 10 every day this week so far, except for Tuesday, when I overslept a bit and my boss chewed me out... just what I need, another boss who thinks that I can snap my fingers and adjust my body clock by three hours instantly. (He suggested that I should give up my extra-curricular activities... not bloody likely.) As it is, because of the commute I only have about half the time in the evenings that most people have... I've been feeling like crap all week trying to keep up this schedule, too. Not fun.
I've just heard from two different sources that Forrest J. Ackerman has passed away. Forry was probably the best-known science fiction fan in the world, having been active in the community since 1930, and was responsible for coining the term "sci-fi". (Many of my local friends know what I think of that term, but I have to admit that it's quite pervasive.)
I first met Forry at the 1989 Worldcon in Boston, and even though I'd only been active in fandom for about three years at that point, I knew who he was and knew a fair bit of the history of his contribution to the community, so it was quite a thrill. Over on one of my bookshelves, I still have the programme book that he autographed for me.
The only other time that I recall seeing him was at the 2006 Worldcon in Los Angeles, and it was a bit of a shock to see him in a wheelchair. He'd been such a larger-than-life presence in 1989 (physically as well as metaphorically - he was a very tall man, or at least I remember him as such), that it was painful to see him so frail. And then when I heard that he'd had to sell much of his memorabilia collection because he was losing his house, it was truly heartbreaking.
Rest in peace, Forry.
To end this post on a high note (cue Cloris Leachman's Madame DeFarge), Eric and I have been spending a lot of time video-chatting via Skype. (I was amused the other night when he had to leave for a minute but he left his laptop in the dining room while
evil_admiral was in the kitchen, so we chatted for a minute or two. He said, "This is weird. There's nobody here, but there is!" :) )This is the first night since last Friday that we haven't talked, actually (though we did exchange Facebook messages). And each of those conversations has lasted a minimum of four hours. :) Earlier this week he suggested that we have a romantic dinner, so Saturday night, I'll move the laptop into the dining room (I still can't get the router working despite talking to Brian from work and Rogers tech support tonight. :( ).
I don't know if he realized it until I mentioned it, but Saturday will mark one month since the official beginning of our relationship. So the timing is perfect. I just have to see if I have any candles. :)
I should be off to bed now, I suppose, if I'm going to be up by 7:30. *yawn*
