I picked up the audiobook of Fuzzy Nation first thing this morning. I wanted to stay up and buy it after midnight, but like Mr. Scalzi, I am forty-two and need my sleep! Although, I do get up fairly early, so I have that going for me.

I started listening over my Slow Carb breakfast and listened all the way into work. I laughed so hard at one point that the man sitting next to me on BART switched seats. I have to remember that for future reference.

Wil Wheaton does a great job as a reader on the audiobook. One of my primary measures of a good reader is that the performance doesn’t get in the way of the story. In this case Wil does a terrific job. Even better, Wil enhances the story with his performance. There are a couple of times (so far) where he sounds like he is trying his best not to laugh at the story. That adds a level of genuine participation that makes listening that much better.

John will be in San Francisco this Sunday at 5pm and I hope to visit him again. Last time he was in SF, I was lucky enough to record his and Mary Robinette Kowal’s performances. I hear there might be interpretive dance, some heartfelt acoustic rock stylings, and possibly a tattoo raffle. Definitely bringing my audio recorder, just in case.