Geek alert! Geek alert!

Oh snap, I had no idea grandfather of cyberpunk, dystopian fiction William Gibson, who coined the term 'cyberspace' with Neuromancer in 1983, was speaking at Vroman's tonight.

Time: Friday, August 10, 2007 7:00 p.m. Title of Event: William Gibson discusses and signs Spook Country Gibson, the critically-acclaimed author of 8 previous novels, picks up the threat left off last in Pattern Recognition. Continuing to probe cultural changes in the U.S. since 9/11, Gibson's newest novel takes us into a new century where ideas of technology, globalization, and terrorism reign supreme.

UPDATED: So that turned out a strange and oddly circular experience. My friend and former supervisor Matt Ashton tipped me off to the Gibson appearance. I walked over to Vroman's and ran into Gavin Doughtie, who I'd interviewed with for an IT job back in 1996 in what was then the Western Asset building above Moose's in Old Pas -- where much of City Hall was until May. I didn't get the job, but Matt hired me one week later to work at 3D software/animation co. Electric Image Inc., which was then in the same building.

And Gavin, I learned this evening, is the same Gavin of Jill and Gavin at Eye Level Pasadena. I'd go lie down and process all this, but it's time to get serious about the whole packing thing before Sunday's move.