Thursday, June 2, 2011

Convergence


Track one: Because there's just about no cell signal on the ground floor of the Javits Center, I ended up using my phone to take notes on the 2009 Day of Education keynote at BEA. (Instead of tweeting it, I mean -- that had been my intention.) A couple weeks ago, I discovered that the notes are still on my phone.

Track two: Jill Abramson was just named executive editor of the New York Times, becoming the first woman to hold that position.

Convergence: "jm was 29 when he became newsweek me - feelings of inadequacy..." Translating my notes into actual English, that refers to Jon Meacham's age when he became Newsweek's managing editor. Feelings of inadequacy speak for themselves.

(Post pic: That panel was better known for Sherman Alexie's highly quotable moments, particularly on the subject of e-readers. Not the best picture of me, but um, Sherman Alexie! In pinstripes!)

2 comments:

Marie Cloutier said...

ahhhh!!! sherman alexie!!! and he's TOUCHING you!!! ahhhh!!!!

Sarah Rettger said...

Yeah, that was pretty much my reaction.

I was all set to ask him to marry me, too, until I found out someone beat me to it.