what's a highlight

Of your week? Something that brought you joy?

The weekend filk convention was pretty good for me. Later a friend asked me *about* filk, and I buried her in recommendations; finding and re-listening to stuff gave me joy, I don't know about her. :p I've been reading the Letters of Tolkien, straight through not just the cool ones with 'lore', and it's been surprisingly interesting. I've had a burst of Duolingo activity, hitting a couple of game thresholds (helped by playing while listening to filk with not my full attention), and yes I've learned some more Spanish along the way.

Hugo connections

A friend of mine just got Hugo finalist for best novelette. Got me wondering about how many others I know.

I know two finalists from before they got famous. (Overall finalists, not this year specifically.) Both from grad school!

I've physically met six winners and another finalist.

I could maybe count on four or five remembering who I am, including my pre-fame friends.