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Title: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on March 27, 2009, 05:52:19 AM

I'm in the Salt Lake area as of today and will be here until April 9th. Are there any interesting things happening during this time? (Besides Conference.)

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: Bookstore Guy on March 27, 2009, 05:31:19 PM

Quote from: Ookla The Mok on March 27, 2009, 05:52:19 AM

Are there any interesting things happening...?

i'm tiling the kitchen and bathrooms of my new condo. does that count? otherwise, no, this IS Utah after all.

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: Skar on March 27, 2009, 05:33:36 PM

We'll be having dinner or lunch together at some TBD time and place.  Right...?

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: readerMom on March 27, 2009, 08:20:28 PM

The Jeep Safari starts in Moab that week, but it is a bit of drive. ;D

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: stacer on March 28, 2009, 05:55:27 AM

I'm speaking on Wed. night at the Salt Lake Library to the SCBWI about the state of children's/YA fantasy/SF.

Also, I forgot to mention that my sister and her family are staying with me Mon-Wed, so lunch w/ me and Oldielocks will probably be Thurs. or Fri.

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on April 05, 2009, 05:55:17 AM

Skar I called you and left messages twice but you never called back... Anyway I will be back sometime at the end of the month since we're moving there seeing as I'm going to be working for Brandon now.

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: Skar on April 06, 2009, 05:04:53 PM

Sorry Ookla.  I didn't get the messages until Saturday night while I was at drill.  My wife usually has the phone and she's a bit of a technophobe.  If it rings she can answer it, and sometimes make outgoing calls.  But that's about it.

Congratulations on the new job.  See you around. Sorry again.

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: Renoard on April 06, 2009, 05:35:28 PM

Ookla You move you'll have to become Ookp  Not nearly as evocative...

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on April 06, 2009, 06:28:15 PM

I was already in Provo when I began being Ookla, so I don't see how there will be any issues. :)

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: SarahG on April 08, 2009, 06:19:20 PM

Quote from: Skar on April 06, 2009, 05:04:53 PM

My wife usually has the phone and she's a bit of a technophobe.

I just gotta ask, why do you let the technophobe carry the cell phone?  I mean, my husband lets me carry ours because he hates phones as a general category, but I actually know how to use it.

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: Skar on April 08, 2009, 08:31:52 PM

I sit at a desk all day.  My phone sits there with me.  My wife is out and about.

Also, I was exercising a touch of hyperbole, overstatement of her technophobia if you will.

;-)

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: SarahG on April 08, 2009, 09:44:58 PM

Ah, I see.  That makes sense.

And it also gives you an excellent excuse for not returning people's calls - "Really, dude, I wasn't avoiding you, it's just that my wife doesn't know how to check voicemail."   ;)

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: Skar on April 08, 2009, 11:10:26 PM

Oh, now that's just cold. Arctic even.  :o

Title: Re: In Utah for a couple weeks
Post by: SarahG on April 09, 2009, 07:55:58 PM

Sorry, I'm not very kind online sometimes.  I just get this irresistable temptation to say mean stuff.  I don't really mean it.

You'll thaw eventually.