October 9, 2003
Keep your fountain pen...
Aaron Fuegi saw the earlier part of the Neal Stephenson Q&A at Harvard that I was too late to catch. He offers Neal's take on writing longhand versus typing. I hate writing longhand. It's like nails across a chalkboard or chewing wool socks. I get so preoccupied with how absolutely awful it feels to hold a pen and form the letters that I can't acutally write anything. Of course when inspiration hits, I'm not quite as picky. I'll use a fingernail on a styrofoam Dunkin Donuts coffee cup if that's what it takes.
Aaron also left before the signing portion. Rollercoasters and food I tell you... that's the way to run a signing.