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I'm so excited!

Not only did I see my idol, the writing genius that is Neil Gaiman on tv tonight, but I also made a new friend whom I'm going to meet at Neil's signing at Harrods tomorrow! Wooohooo!
storme and I posted to the neil_gaiman community at almost the exact same time, we started talking and found out we're both going to the Foyles reading in London on thursday, and I convinced her to come to Harrods tomorrow as well. So much Neil, so little time...(Mmmmmmmm Neil....*giggles*)
I can't wait to see him again, it's been a while since my last reading/signing, and although I'm more than a little miffed that we can't bring the illustrated American versions of Coraline to sign, it doesn't really matter -- I'll just be happy to be in the same room as my hero. :)

And I swear I don't just like Neil Gaiman because he's totally cute. *lol*
(Although of course he is. And he has the best speaking voice in the world...*swoon* ;-)


I am also pleased to announce that my dear friend Crystal finally got a Live Journal -- welcome to wackyland lady_luiniel!


Lets see, what else to say...I'm surprised that so many people have signed up for my History of Middle Earth class at Hogwarts Online. No one was really mentioning it on the forum, so I just assumed there was very little interest. I forgot, of course, that my entire House (Go Ravenclaw!) is obsessed with LOTR. *grins* I just hope people won't be disapointed. I'm sure I can make it an exciting class. If I can get the lessons done in time of course. *laughs*


I leave you now with what is quite possibly the best quiz I have ever seen -- I just LOVE my result! Wheeee! :D

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*bouncebouncebounce*

I can not believe how happy I am right now. I've just had the most wonderful day!

I met storme (after discovering her last night in the neil_gaiman community) at Harrods -- or rather, bumped into her, as we were both poking around the table with Coraline books piled on top of it, and had to ask tentatively ' Are you Storme?' Which of course she was. And she was wearing the greatest t-shirt I have ever seen in my entire life, a rare promo shirt for Good Omens (which, as I'm sure you all know, is my very favourite book ever) that says ' The Apocolypse is Coming....next Saturday, just after dinner.' Love it!
So we stood in the queue together and did the awkward getting to know you talk, and I think I said some very strange things, as I usually do when I am feeling nervous. *giggles* We felt a bit sad that so few people turned up for the signing, probably only about twenty in total. Harrods hadn't even bothered to advertise it, which was a shame, not to mention a bit rude. But of course Neil will probably be wishing for such small numbers at the two big events tomorrow!
Neil signed three things for me, a Coraline audiobook (which I had to buy at Harrods or they wouldn't have let me sign anything else), a 1st Edition Coraline and a 1st Edition Smoke and Mirrors. I wish I had brought more things to sign, since he had the time, but oh well!

The best thing was when I asked him to sign my Smoke and Mirrors to 'Nevvie', instead of my incredibly boring real name (although everyone I know calls me Nevvie so much that I'm beginning to think it is my real name ;-) and he said: 'Nevvie?' That's very interesting, I love that...I think you've inspired me to write a short story about a Nevvie...' I had to stop myself from quite literally bouncing up and down when he said that, I just couldn't believe it! *swoons happily*

Since we didn't have anything else to sign, Storme had the idea that Neil could sign our t-shirts (I was wearing a Morpheus and Shakespeare shirt from The Wake), so we asked him if he would, and he said yes of course, but not today, as he only had one signing pen and it needed to last until tomorrow. So he promised to sign them for us tomorrow night after the Foyles event. Wooohooo!
Oh, and I quite like the way I phrased my question....'We have a proposition for you....' *giggles* The expression on Neil's face was absolutely priceless -- surprised, shocked, and extremely amused all at once. God I love him. *laughs*

So we left Harrods, after waving cheerfully goodbye to Neil and saying 'see you tomorrow!' I can't wait. :))