It was so amazing to see Mr. Palin in person! I was so nervous that had
it not been for my dearest friend Liz I probably would have just left w/out
meeting him! It was kinda like slow motion watching him get off the elevator
and walk up to the table. Almost like a dream! Unfortunately most of my
pictures didn't turn out. :( Seeing him and hearing his voice in person
is something that I cannot put into words! It is unbelievably amazing!!
Liz was in line before me, hehe!! And I about freaked when he said her
name!!!!!! Just the way he said "Liz" was so amazing! I went up and he said,
"Hi there, How are you?" I think I managed to squeek out a "fine thanks"
and then me and Liz took our picture and left. It seemed to me that everything
was rushed? But it was probably just me. The security woman was so nice,
she held our stuff while we were standing in line, getting our books signed
and getting our picture taken. I can't put into words what it was like seeing
him in person!!!
Ok, so I should explain that, I had made plans to meet up with other
girls from his website at some coffee house called the "JavaJava" but for
some reason we couldn't find it!!!! So because I didn't meet w/the group at
the JavaJava, I was EXTREMELY shy, and even though we were right behind them
in line, I was so shy and stupid that i didn't let my presence be known until
after the signing! (hehe, I was lurking in person! :)
Afterwards I was so nervous but Liz FINALLY convinced me to say something
to Missi (one of the girls we were supposed to meet up with) as we were
leaving the Borders. I wave at her and tell her who I am. She was so incredably
nice!! I had nothing to be nervous about! So after our hellos she tells
us that Michael will be doing a lecture at the Library, and asked if we were
going. We had no idea about him speaking at the library so we decided to
tag along w/them to the Library! :) This was also when I was freaking out
about you know "what are the chances of meeting him twice!!!" "it's too good
to be true!" that sort of thing, so I ask Liz if she minds going, which of
course she didn't!!!
The talk at the Library was WONDERFUL!!! Hearing him speak about his
book and answering questions is something I will treasure forever! I took
pictures but again, most of them, almost all of them didn't turn out! :(
I got to meet him again, and I just kept thinking it was too good to be true!
Meeting him twice?! But he was very nice, said hello to me again, and I got
my picture taken with him again.
He talked about getting sick on camel kidney and told us how to go to
the bathroom in the Sahara Dessert! lol!!! Which I'll share w/you all!
lol! You dig a hole in the ground and do your business, but because paper
doesn't biodegrade in the desert you have to light your paper on fire when
you're finished! But you have to be careful so you don't set your "Ass on
fire" lol!!!! Sorry but I LOVED hearing him talk about that stuff!!!! I don't
care how gross it was! He was very wonderful and charming, and as always
very hilarious!!!!!
What was funny about both signings was, I kind of frightened him before
each picture we took! The first time Liz and me got one together, and since
her book was signed first, she was waiting for me to get in the picture,
so the people start to point for me to go behinesk, and so I kinda run behind
the desk and stand next to him, and he looked up and kinda did a double
take, then realized we were going to take a picture! lol!!! Absolutely wonderful!!!!!
And the second time, they had him signing books so fast that the lady took
my book and he had signed it before I was even up to him!!! So the other
lady said she'd take my picture, so again, I go around and sort of lean
down next to him, and it was so AMAZING!!! I looked at him before the picture
and he said "Oh, Hello!" and then we took the picture!!!!! It was so wonderful!!!!!!!
Things were so rushed, I didn't get to say anything to him, but thats ok,
I wouldn't know what to say to him anyway. He was such a sweet man, that
he tried to make sure he at least said hello to everyone! That was fine
w/me because at least I know he acknowledged my presence!! :)
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Michael signing books at the library
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