Whoohoo! I just had dinner with Decadent Dave!

And Boskone 51 Featured Musician Bill Roper, too. And pleasant as Bill's company was (as it was, indeed), I hadn't known Dave was here...and hadn't seen him in Far, Far, Far, Far Too Long. Okay, it was actually just a bit under 2 years as we were both at Minicon in 2012. But I've only seen Dave something like 3 or maybe 4 times in the last decade and the last I'd heard, he was unexpectedly in the hospital in Baltimore and while it was probably just dehydration (which it was), the last I knew they were running a few more tests and...and...and...I don't remember when we last shared a meal. More than that decade, I think. In other words, simply forEVER.

Seeing him here just made the first two months of my year. A year that's been off to something of a hard start. Color me oh, so very, very happy. Happy and well-hugged.

OMG. Dave's here.