# Nerdsquee reaches a personal peak... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 3, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdsquee-reaches-a-personal-peak/466284 "2008-10-03T07:54:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdsquee-reaches-a-personal-peak/466284/1 "2008-10-03T07:54:29Z")
Tonight was in many ways a wonderful wonderful thing. Tonight at CSU Fresno I attended a lecture by none other than James Randi :D:D:D:D:D:D Got my autographed book, got my picture taken with him, was selected to answer in an audience directed question (and nailed it). Ended up chitchatting with half a dozen folks after the lecture and ended up getting phone numbers/email addys of many like minded folks. It was as if I had found “my people”. Not only did I get to bask in the wisdom of someone I am a huge fan of, I may have made a few new friends as well. 🆒 I could probably wreck my truck on the way home and still say I had a good day. Sadly if I had checked my email after 2pm yesterday I would have found an invitation to go to a special little breakfast meeting this morning with a local skeptic group I belong to along with the amazing one himself . :smack: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Ellef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8dc957/32.png) [@Ellef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellef)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdsquee-reaches-a-personal-peak/466284/2 "2008-10-03T09:17:59Z")
I bet if you had read your horoscope or called a psychic predictions line that morning you wouldn’t have missed out on the breakfast meeting :p! Joking apart, I’m so jealous - I think James Randi is wonderful, and I wish he was better known in the UK. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdsquee-reaches-a-personal-peak/466284/3 "2008-10-03T19:31:19Z")
just waiting for my friend to email the pics so I can post me with the amazing one. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdsquee-reaches-a-personal-peak/466284/4 "2008-10-03T19:53:29Z")
One time, like a year ago, I (non-ironically) wrote the word “squee” in an email, and I’ve been embarrassed about it ever since. I’m just sayin’… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Offkenter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f08c70/32.png) [@Offkenter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Offkenter)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdsquee-reaches-a-personal-peak/466284/5 "2008-10-04T01:45:27Z")
I saw him at DragonCon this year, and was surprised at how short he was. I had always thought he was very tall. I guess that is just a mark of his showmanship. I was not surprised at how much fun he was to listen to. The man has a lot of style. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdsquee-reaches-a-personal-peak/466284/6 "2008-10-04T01:59:57Z")
Wow! Very cool. 🆒 So, no photo yet?? ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdsquee-reaches-a-personal-peak/466284/7 "2008-10-04T16:38:25Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > Wow! Very cool. 🆒 > > So, no photo yet?? Patience dear 😃 [http://www.pcsearchandrescue.com/meandrandiforweb.jpg](http://www.pcsearchandrescue.com/meandrandiforweb.jpg) There ya go! ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdsquee-reaches-a-personal-peak/466284/8 "2008-10-04T16:41:45Z")
> [@Offkenter](#): > > I had always thought he was very tall. I guess that is just a mark of his showmanship. I was surprised by this too. In the pic, I am 5’11 and ducking down a little. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdsquee-reaches-a-personal-peak/466284/9 "2008-10-04T17:09:09Z")
> [@drachillix](#): > > I was surprised by this too. In the pic, I am 5’11 and ducking down a little. Wow, he _is_ a short guy. I wondered why you’re hunched up, there! We like Big Dog shirts, too. 🆒