Go on, guess! I got to meet one of my favorite authors today! And it’s all thanks to Stephen. He knew of a certain event that was goin’ down, and he invited me along.

So guess who it was. 🙂 It was Orson Scott Card, that dude who wrote – among other things – ‘Ender’s Game’ and the subsequent series. Cool, huh?! Orson Scott Card is (very obviously) a member of the same church that I am – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (otherwise known as Mormons) – and he was asked to speak at a little meet-up thing for the young single adults of a particular area of Maryland. So he presented this talk or discussion or whatever you want to call it (officially they’re called “firesides” – like FDR’s old Fireside Chat programs – but there’s no fire in sight), and it was really interesting. The topic was education, both religious and secular, and their importance. It was really very interesting, he’s a fantastic speaker. I had a great time listening to him.

And after his religious presentation, the “Die-Hards” left over sat with him for about an hour and a half for a Question & Answer session, that was also loads of fun to listen to. We talked about the Ender’s Game movie, about the pros and cons of Mormon culture, the weirdo aspects of Utah, and the like. After all of that was done with, I got to shake his hand and talk to him personally for a little while. I was asking him about if I could include Ender’s Game in the expansion of the Daily Prophet – sadly the night ended on a bad note, as he said if I did that he would sue me. Oh well, not that many people were really that excited about the Ender’s Game section anyway. That just means I’ll have to do Chronicles of Narnia sooner than I planned. I guess I’d better read them…

So all in all, he was a very interesting fellow, but disappointing when it came down to business. I was hoping to strike some kind of deal with him, but he wouldn’t hear of it. It was still a nice evening, though, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Plus, Alastair’s going to be quite jealous when I tell him I got to meet Orson Scott Card. 🙂 Hehe. After all, it was Alastair who first introduced me to ‘Ender’s Game’.

You know, after having to wear a dress practically all day, and wearing the world’s most horrific shoes (I have the bruises to show it), I can honestly say that I really hate clothing right now. Especially shoes. Shoes are evil. I’d walk around barefoot tomorrow if that were allowed. But sadly, I have to actually go somewhere tomorrow and I can’t imagine they’ll let me go barefoot. I have to go see a Rheumatologist to see if they have any other answers as to why I tend to feel so much like crap all the time. I checked out the calendar and unfortunately I don’t get to see Dr. Carroll until next week, so I have to wait to get more pain medication for my head. Believe me, this makes me very sad indeed. More so than the thought of having to put shoes on again tomorrow.