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eric_lippert

The Face Of My Generation

Oct 30, 2006 16:01

The University of Waterloo's fiftieth anniversary is coming up. As part of the celebrations they are producing some sort of retrospective document or book or pamphlet or magazine or some such thing; I'm not exactly sure what the form factor is.

[UPDATE: The form factor is a special insert section in the local newspaper, the KW Record. It is, at ( Read more... )

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kety October 30 2006, 16:45:19 UTC

And now you run a home for wayward girls.... :)

I think that should be your new book jacket photo. hehe

thingo October 30 2006, 16:52:39 UTC

You're inspiring me to look back at photos I have of you. I'm sure I can dig up something with higher embarrassment potential. Perhaps I'll send some to you...

whoa_breathe October 30 2006, 23:20:52 UTC

1) I didn't know you had written a book ~ that's fabulous!
2) I finally figured it out, ever since I met you I knew you reminded me of someone, but I could not put my finger on it. The book jacket photo suddenly helped me out ~ to me, you look like Mr. Big from Sex and the City! My mind is relieved to be done causally working on that puzzle for the last many months.

eric_lippert October 30 2006, 23:26:37 UTC

1) Thanks! I've written several books, though the two VSTO books are by far the most successful. I also used to do a lot of book editing in my spare time, though that's fallen off a bit lately.

2) This guy? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Noth ? I don't see the resemblance myself, but he's a handsome devil, so, thanks! :-)

whoa_breathe October 31 2006, 01:20:31 UTC

It's not so much in the static picture, but in facial expressions and such, (Sex and the City is my fluffy TV guilty pleasure which I don't like to admit to) it's just that the picture was the last clue my mind needed to solve the puzzle. You and Mr. Noth are both handsome devils, so you're quite welcome. ;)

orbifold October 31 2006, 01:26:04 UTC

You know, I vaguely recall an e-mail from the alumni mailing list that had something to do with "nominate an outstanding alumnus for our fiftieth anniversary shindig" or some such. It's possible that you were chosen to be the canonical 1990's alumnus by your peers. I don't know if that makes things more or less profoundly weird for you.