mike ford, who i knew, died earlier this week. i was better friends with his partner elise; but that means that right now i am a little sad for me, and a lot sad for elise.

anyhow. for those who would like to see a picture, here is a link to a picture of
mike and his partner elise; looks like this was taken by kathryn cramer, in new york at the tor offices, very early in 2006. if you've been hearing talk about his eyebrows, those are them, right there.