I just got back from seeing David Sedaris at the PAC. For those not in the know, he's the author of Me Talk Pretty One Day and several other books. Most of his stuff is short stories, small viginettes from everyday life but always funny. He's on NPR practically every week telling some short story, or doing something or other and it was cool to finally put a face to the voice. His 'show' consisted of several readings from various places; stories he was putting together, stories from his novels, and even excerpts from his private diary. It was really freaking funny. Not like in the classic comedian sort of way, but in the situationally funny way. It really was worth the $35 I paid to see it.

Surprisingly, he stayed after to do book signings. I unfortunately had none of his works for him to sign, and only had on me Tropic of Cancer (which I've only just started reading). So I waited in line to have him sign that =P. The wait was fairly long (about 90 minutes before I got to see him) but I had a very nice conversation with a lady from Morro Bay about practically everything. It was cool to talk to someone totally randomly not associated with Poly or for that matter anything related to my age group save a shared interest in an author. Very sweet.

Oh, for the curious David wrote the following in my copy of Tropic of Cancer:

"dear lyle, I hope this makes you feel good. -DS"