Short attention span theatre

I’ve been everywhere and nowhere the last few weeks. My attention has been diverted elsewhere; namely with Plurk and FriendFeed. I’m a bit over Twitter, but rooting for it to get up off the ropes and deliver a knock-out punch to the upstarts.

I spent a little time in Seattle with friends old and new. Each time I see these people I come home a little sadder than the time before. There was once a time when I used to make excuses for my largely online social life, but I’ve come to understand that reality is relative: if these people feel real to me, if they return the love I give out, if they spend the time either virtually or in person, then they’re every bit as real as people I’ve known for most of my life. Friends are friends – they don’t need modifiers.
And yes, I’m determined to become more involved with the Vancouver bloggers scene. Next Tuesday I’m going to a Vancouver Bloggers meetup that Raul is organizing. He’s one of the first Vancouver bloggers I reached out to who actually reached back. He’s a great writer, a recent Ph.D. graduate, and seems to take an interest in other people, something I’ve found lacking in the seven-plus years I’ve been here. Of course, it could be my introvert talking, and we all know she’s an unreliable narrator.
Update: it seems Raul has accepted a challenge to eat at The Brave Bull, a legendary (and I use that word loosely) restaurant on Vancouver’s East Side. Seeing as how he’s eating there on Monday, I’ll have to watch his blog to see if he lives long enough to make it to the Vancouver Bloggers meetup on Tuesday.
These photos prove without a doubt that I work for the coolest library system on the planet. As part of our “One Book, One Vancouver” city-wide book club, the library staged a boxing demonstration on Library Square this afternoon. Author Karen X. Tulchinsky was also in attendance, and not only did she read from her novel, she threw a few practice punches as well.