Stuart and I met on IRC. Back then, I used the username ‘l8nite’ (surprise surprise), and I believe he was probably one of the more annoying IRC denizens I’ve encountered. He used a nickname like ‘Skrample’, was really talkative and thought he was pretty much the center of the universe ;)

Nowadays he’s cooler.

I met him for real at the airport in San Francisco. It was a strange feeling waiting for someone you’ve never really seen before (only briefly in some random picture or two online). The funny thing is, we picked each other out right away.

After the drive to my apartment, we had lots of friends and food. Stu promptly slept his day away on my couch while we played video games.

And that’s how I met Stuart Gilbert.