Saturday Snapshot - David Sedaris

In my quest to 'shake things up' a bit for the new year with the blog, Saturday Snapshot is the latest meme to get my attention.

Hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books the guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Alyce's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see.

Seems simple enough, and being a non-photograph taker this activity should push me a bit out of my comfort zone.

To the left is my first entry, which I thought appropriate for a book blog and all.

A local University hosts what's called A Festival of Ideas every fall. The Festival invites various scholars, experts, celebrities, etc. to participate in a variety of events related to a specific theme. In 2010 the Festival was shortened due to funding and the organizers hosted just one event - an evening with David Sedaris.

The evening was structured around him reading from his latest book--Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary--and abook signing. I waited in line for almost three hours but it was worth it; to meet and talk with him was awesome. And the inscription above always makes me chuckle!

Line By Line: David Sedaris, Naked

"We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail."

"I haven't the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out."

"The Greeks had invented democracy, built the Acropolis and called it a day."

"There seemed to be some correlation between devotion to God and a misguided zeal for marshmallows."

"Every gathering has its moment. As an adult, I distract myself by trying to identify it, dreading the inevitable downswing that is sure to follow. The guests will repeat themselves one too many times, or you'll run out of dope or liquor and realize that it was all you ever had in common."