And so much more. People. Fascinating, infuriating, incredibly strange - people.

Sharp digs in the memory banks - joys of my heart that I finally got to put a face to. (Pico Iyer, one of my most favorite of guilty pleasures - does this festival every year. I owe him a letter and a thank you card. I think I could actually send it now, without it being a total fangirl crush note.)

Getting one on Ted Allen (doing a cooking demonstration, of all things - he has a book out on the subject) - although sitting outside for three hours plus in the perfect Southern California sunshine (NO SHADE) at the Cook's Stage might not have been the brightest of the bright. The top of my head is itchy, and Jim is a delightful shade of bronzed-blonde fry.

Consider this a placeholder for more on the subject - I must get sleep, and this is my first pass at LJ all day.

The budget was $200 for the weekend, we stuck to it - but.

Outside of $8 a day for parking, and that really was optional - metro would have gotten us there - we spent the entire budget on books. We could. Past parking, there were no other costs involved. No entry, no hotel, no nothing. In a perfect venue for holding panels - they used theater-seating style lecture halls at UCLA.

I'm tempted to take pictures of the stacks instead of listing them. I am tired.

But I'm telling you. You can't beat this. I didn't get through all the booksellers. Anything I wanted signed - I got signed.

I didn't get to comic book row - but it exists. reannon, yuki_onna, divalea - you belong here. Seriously.

But now, I fwump - work had me for lunch, dinner and SNACKS today.

And so much more. People. Fascinating, infuriating, incredibly strange - people.

Sharp digs in the memory banks - joys of my heart that I finally got to put a face to. (Pico Iyer, one of my most favorite of guilty pleasures - does this festival every year. I owe him a letter and a thank you card. I think I could actually send it now, without it being a total fangirl crush note.)

Getting one on Ted Allen (doing a cooking demonstration, of all things - he has a book out on the subject) - although sitting outside for three hours plus in the perfect Southern California sunshine (NO SHADE) at the Cook's Stage might not have been the brightest of the bright. The top of my head is itchy, and Jim is a delightful shade of bronzed-blonde fry.

Consider this a placeholder for more on the subject - I must get sleep, and this is my first pass at LJ all day.

The budget was $200 for the weekend, we stuck to it - but.

Outside of $8 a day for parking, and that really was optional - metro would have gotten us there - we spent the entire budget on books. We could. Past parking, there were no other costs involved. No entry, no hotel, no nothing. In a perfect venue for holding panels - they used theater-seating style lecture halls at UCLA.

I'm tempted to take pictures of the stacks instead of listing them. I am tired.

But I'm telling you. You can't beat this. I didn't get through all the booksellers. Anything I wanted signed - I got signed.

I didn't get to comic book row - but it exists. reannon, yuki_onna, divalea - you belong here. Seriously.

But now, I fwump - work had me for lunch, dinner and SNACKS today.

Festival of Books - UCLA, fun starts at 10:00 AM, ticket office opens at 9:00 AM.

Dinner at Curry House in West LA, to be followed by dessert at Beard Papa's and karaoke after that. (Blame catsonmars. His idea.)

Lather, rinse, repeat on Sunday. (Although the Curry House and Beard Papa's again on Sunday? Maybe not.)

Curious? Google it - the LA Times sponsors it, and what they don't tell you is that everyone and their uncle is exhibiting as well as the 400 authors talking about writing writing writing. Uh, Ghiradelli is showing up to hand out samples. YO.

See you at the fair -

*smacks self* I keep forgetting.

Next weekend is also the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (in collaboration with UCLA).

400 authors. Three signing areas - and the last time I went (only for about an hour, what an idiot), it was fabulous. Imagine three days of people reading reading reading - from their own works.

The event is free - you have to pay parking if you bring a car. Maybe I'll bring one car. I got four spaces leftover after me - anyone game?

Wanna tell Lee Iacocca something special? He'll be there Saturday. Oooh. Kirk Douglas! Elizabeth Taylor?

S.E. Hinton. *hyperventilates*

And I keep forgetting this happens every year.

*keeps looking*

Coachella isn't free except for parking. Okay, I feel better now.

Who wants to go with me?

*smacks self* I keep forgetting.

Next weekend is also the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (in collaboration with UCLA).

400 authors. Three signing areas - and the last time I went (only for about an hour, what an idiot), it was fabulous. Imagine three days of people reading reading reading - from their own works.

The event is free - you have to pay parking if you bring a car. Maybe I'll bring one car. I got four spaces leftover after me - anyone game?

Wanna tell Lee Iacocca something special? He'll be there Saturday. Oooh. Kirk Douglas! Elizabeth Taylor?

S.E. Hinton. *hyperventilates*

And I keep forgetting this happens every year.

*keeps looking*

Coachella isn't free except for parking. Okay, I feel better now.

Who wants to go with me?