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April 6, 2006
The Party Is Already Starting!
That's what Aubrey de Grey said as he explained to MR why we needed to take a cab from the airport to the CR Society conference instead of waiting for a shuttle. We shared a cab with Aubrey and legendary CR researcher Luigi Fontana and arrived just as the welcoming reception was going into full swing. It was wonderful to catch up with all my old friends from last time and also to meet new friends. I find it amazing how everyone at the CR Conference looks younger than they did 18 months ago! The divine Robert K. is even sexier at 55 than he was at 53, Little MR is gorgeous in her new haircut, and Brian Delaney, president of the CR Society and co-author of The Longevity Diet has lost weight and is even better looking than I remember him. It's quite jarring to be in a room filled with so many gorgeous geeky skinny guys again... though I've gotten somewhat accustomed to having my own at home, I find that in regular life, I always look at men and think to myself, "You'd be so cute if you lost 30 pounds." Looking around the room here, I just think, "You're all so cute!" I know, I have unusual taste, but for once, I am enjoying the scenery.
Speaking of scenery, Tucson is beautiful. Cacti, big mountain type things, and nice warm sunshine. I had to step outside to talk to Luke for a few minutes this morning, and I may have gotten some sun! Shocking!
The conference has been great. It's just starting and I'm already feeling revitalized in my CR. Watching MR get up to ask questions reminds me of how I fell for him in the first place. Meanwhile I've met several blog readers, including Sarah's parents, Miss Tenacity in the flesh, and a long time blog reader and CR practitioner who lives in this area who has been reading for ages and never commented. It's so nice to see people in person!
The thing I find most inspiring about the CR Conferences is that everyone here is enjoying life so much that they want to keep living, and are willing to do what it takes to do so. We're feeling great now, and we plan to keep on feeling great. We're looking forward to the dawn of radical anti-aging biomedicine, but we're taking control of our lives and health in the meantime. As Aubrey said, "The party is already starting."
Posted by april at April 6, 2006 2:27 PM
Comments
Wonderful. I wanted to bring the cacti home. Bring back some of that good hot pepper sauce.
Kitties are missing you but are doing fine.
Posted by: Marti at April 7, 2006 7:39 AM