Hola
I am home. I was hoping to return with some great words of wisdom or insight, maybe some funny stories, but alas I returned home with only aching feet. Granted, there were some funny stories but most of them don't seem as funny now out of context and my best one--about my husband and Thai prostitutes--is really best told over drinks. Though I suppose I'll post it here at some point.
It was a great show--it almost always is. I got lots of good business done (it's not all just parties and bars, you know) and caught up with so many people. One of the greatest pleasures for me is the one-on-one dinners and I got two of those. It's lovely to spend a few uninterrupted hours with old friends, catching up on life.
Oh, for good measure there were a few parties in there as well and a whole lot of gin. I think the gin makes you forget your feet don't hurt, or they ease the pain temporarily, until you detox. Holy cow, my feet.
I saw nothing of Washington except for a lot of Metro stations (they're very nice and clean and don't smell of stale urine!) and I could see the Capitol building twice a day as I walked to and from my hotel. Oh, and their lovely convention center, too. I saw a fair amount of that.
The highlight of the trip was a visit to National Public Radio where Jessica and I got to watch them do Weekend Edition Saturday live. That was a cool experience. Sarah Beyer Kelly is one of their producers and directors and someone I've worked with a lot in the last year. She invited us, and we actually got to sit in the control room while they did the show live.
It's incredible to see how it all comes together--a lot is pre-recorded (some of it three minutes before air) and it was interesting to see that the musical "buttons" are sometimes selected while a story is being done live. We didn't get to meet Scott Simon, as he was on assignment in New Orleans, so Linda Wortheimer hosted. Watching them do the show is like watching Mystery Science Theater 3000, with the laughing and smart comments that go on behind-the-scenes. It was so cool to see them pull the show together--with one story they didn't think would happen until just moments before it was to air--and how much they all seem to love their jobs.
This is the show we heard live.
This weekend is always a reminder of how much I love my job and how lucky I am to be in the book industry with so many creative, smart, and wonderful people. Now if only one of them would rub my feet.
(Oh, and for those of you wondering--they did work the word "monkey" into the show. I like to think they did it for me....)
It was a great show--it almost always is. I got lots of good business done (it's not all just parties and bars, you know) and caught up with so many people. One of the greatest pleasures for me is the one-on-one dinners and I got two of those. It's lovely to spend a few uninterrupted hours with old friends, catching up on life.
Oh, for good measure there were a few parties in there as well and a whole lot of gin. I think the gin makes you forget your feet don't hurt, or they ease the pain temporarily, until you detox. Holy cow, my feet.
I saw nothing of Washington except for a lot of Metro stations (they're very nice and clean and don't smell of stale urine!) and I could see the Capitol building twice a day as I walked to and from my hotel. Oh, and their lovely convention center, too. I saw a fair amount of that.
The highlight of the trip was a visit to National Public Radio where Jessica and I got to watch them do Weekend Edition Saturday live. That was a cool experience. Sarah Beyer Kelly is one of their producers and directors and someone I've worked with a lot in the last year. She invited us, and we actually got to sit in the control room while they did the show live.
It's incredible to see how it all comes together--a lot is pre-recorded (some of it three minutes before air) and it was interesting to see that the musical "buttons" are sometimes selected while a story is being done live. We didn't get to meet Scott Simon, as he was on assignment in New Orleans, so Linda Wortheimer hosted. Watching them do the show is like watching Mystery Science Theater 3000, with the laughing and smart comments that go on behind-the-scenes. It was so cool to see them pull the show together--with one story they didn't think would happen until just moments before it was to air--and how much they all seem to love their jobs.
This is the show we heard live.
This weekend is always a reminder of how much I love my job and how lucky I am to be in the book industry with so many creative, smart, and wonderful people. Now if only one of them would rub my feet.
(Oh, and for those of you wondering--they did work the word "monkey" into the show. I like to think they did it for me....)
posted by Kay at
4:39 AM
4 Comments:
I'm so jealous of your NPR visit - that sounds like a blast!
I'm just glad you're back. Now never go away again, unless it's to get drunk with me and tell me Thai prostitute stories.
You and Kenneth! I will never leave you again.
It was just too cool Jane.
Never ever ever leave again. Well, unless you get more of that awesome candy and have constant internet access.
Late to the blog party as of late,
KP
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