I just had the eBooks panel, which was at best a cluster fuck. Oh well. There were multiple shouting matches (I was involved in zero of them, other than asking people to stop), numerous political agendas on display (I made sure to say when I presented mine "Here is my particular political agenda"), and not a lot of usefulness. I did my best to stay calm and rational, and at the end several dudes took my flyers. I always take that as a sign that I sounded worth listening to.

Much better than that was the conversation I had with Louise Marley and Louise Owen in the green room afterward (yes, two Louises in the same conversation.) We talked about books, the Luddite Panel yesterday (which Ms. Marley attended), Fight Club and other fun stuff. I like her - she was a great guest when I interviewed her years ago and a fabulous, classy lady. She is far too classy to be seen slumming with me, but she appears to be fearless of her reputation.

At a later entry, I'll give the rundown on the panels so far. I score them 1-1-1 (one win, one loss, one tie in the game of quality).