I swear, this is the last journal I'll post about how amazing Neil Gaiman is. [Photographic evidence that I am a spaz.]
Click here for a larger, non-pixelated version of this picture. Mibba likes to automatically resize images in journals, which...sucks, really.
I'm such a spaz. Alex said he was going to take a picture of us, but then Caitlin and I got up there and we were both so "...I love...your...work...oh my god..." that we completely spaced out, and forgot he was even taking a picture until the flash went off. At least I managed to look at the camera in time. Neil did not.
Neil was too busy talking about pie.
We certainly had to thank him for staying so late, though. At the very beginning, the very concerned and severe-looking blonde woman who ran the event told us, "Neil has to leave at four-thirty sharp." By the time Caitlin and I, and our new friends, got up to him so we could talk to him, it was already past six-thirty, and there were plenty of others still waiting for their turn. Neil didn't even seem remotely perturbed by this. His smile and his, "No, thank you for coming, and waiting this long," was genuine. Such a nice man, and the reading that occurred beforehand was just stellar.
Caitlin and I met three guys, Alex, Jeremy, and Hugh, while waiting in line for the signing. Then, when the staff handed out numbers so everyone could sit down while they waited for their turn, we met three more people! I can't remember the name of one of the men, since we didn't really talk, but I'd met Eric before at the goth club down the street from my house, once. (He looks very different without the fishnet shirt on...) And then there was Blaine...who, honestly, is fantastic. She's amazing, and we're going to have a cookie decorating party soon.
After we left the signing, all eight of us decided to meet up again at a fabulous little place in the city, for dinner. That was great fun. I would think that, at a Neil Gaiman book reading, you would be able to meet people with similar interests, eh? We all spent hours just sitting there and trying one another's' food, and talking about books and films and history and everything else under the sun. Most were writers, and we all bonded over our ideas and inspirations, and...a lot over Neil Gaiman, of course.
Afterward, we all had to say goodbye (though everyone else got everyone else's contact info - I made friends!), and then Caitlin and I met up with Caitlin and her dude for a late showing of "Zombieland." (Which was excellent, by the way.)
It was just...a good day.
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I'm watching television, and True Life is on. This episode is, "I'm bi-sexual." It should have been named, "I like to pretend I like both genders for attention," instead.
Bisexuals do exist. But I think it's pretty obvious when someone is just doing it for attention. And, so far, this episode is just pissing me off. It's completely, 'Hey, I'm bisexual, WATCH HOW EVERYTHING I DO HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY SEXUAL PREFERENCE."
Your sexual preference does not define you. Realize this.
And, yeah, I'm just going to say it: if you're a minor...just stop it. You have plenty of time to figure things out. I want to bash my head into my desk every time I see a thirteen or fourteen-year-old that claims she's a lesbian, or that he's gay, especially. Okay, guys. We get it. You're so ~edgy.
Blugh.
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I think I maxed out my ability to be social, for a while. Last night, I made friends! With strangers! That's pretty fantastic, but also rare for me. I think it's catching up to me, though. I couldn't make myself leave my bedroom until after five in the evening, because I really didn't want to spend time around my roommates. People, y'know. Ah, well.
I have a job interview tomorrow morning, so I just have to make myself get over it. Speaking of which: I'm nervous! And I really hope that, if I'm offered the job, I can actually accept it. I need to start out with at least semi-decent hours, after all. Eh.
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Finishing the next No Man's Land chapter now (as in right now) and then hopefully I'll get a little Awkward writing done. I'm also working on a one-shot (NML spinoff, based on Anna and Evan), but it's kicking my *ss right now. Egh.
Posted on October 6th, 2009 at 03:14am
You are so lucky to have met Neil, he's amazing!
Sounds like you had a complete blast, really, it's also super cool that you met people there, I love doing that kind of thing at concerts and such.
Glad you had a great time.
x
Tweaker, October 6th, 2009 at 12:52:08pm
Haha, I was laughing at your slight fan-girl ness on Twitter when you met Neil Gaimen. :P Nice pic, by the way!
Ohh, I want to see Zombieland, though I'm not quite old enough to get in... ahhh well, I'll rent it. ..At least I know it's good.
MaryJulianna, October 6th, 2009 at 07:57:14am
Neil Gaiman sounds like a pretty fun guy.
Pie?
:)
Bast, October 6th, 2009 at 04:08:53am
Pyromania. - As in I just have to write a few more paragraphs, and that's it. I don't know if it'll be posted tonight or tomorrow, though; still have to edit it, and all.
Jinxeh, October 6th, 2009 at 04:06:53am
You all look so amazing.
I am ridiculously jealous of you, but I'm so glad you had such a good time.
zodiac., October 6th, 2009 at 04:06:34am
yay you were social!! *hugs* And I am glad you had fun and got to meet him! I will have to read some of his books now XD
Good luck on the interview tomorrow!
Sardonic Grin, October 6th, 2009 at 04:04:42am
Define right now? I don't want to get my hopes up for an update.
Neil sounds absolutely amazing and I am so jealous.
Ghostless., October 6th, 2009 at 04:01:26am
Mustachio Unibrowsi: 1.) I was told things, and 2.) it's not my fault it's kicking my *ss and doesn't want to be written!
Jinxeh, October 6th, 2009 at 03:55:21am
Good luck on the interveiw.
=]
Knocked_Out, October 6th, 2009 at 03:53:22am
I think I was promised that Evanna one-shot to reward my virtuous behavior.
Audrey T., October 6th, 2009 at 03:51:02am
Man, it sounds like you had a fantastic day! It's great when you get those days where everything seems to work out and click together to make an awesome day.
I've looked a little at True Life on the net and it never really interested me. The people who make TV shows need to learn that if they want to do well they need to bring some quality to the shows, not spout the same crap.
Best of luck for the job interview!
[I'm going to hang around the net now, in case "finishing the next No Man's Land chapter now" means you're posting in too. Hope so!
TheFountainhead, October 6th, 2009 at 03:45:45am
:S
Glad you're getting better at the social scene. I still suck at it. But whatever....
A lot of teens who say they're bi are just doing it to be edgy as you said, but there is the small percentage that aren't full of sh*t.
eulogy, October 6th, 2009 at 03:45:38am
That's amazing! :D
inspire, October 6th, 2009 at 03:38:34am
You, your friend, and Neil all look very pretty and lovely. :)
I'm glad you had such an amazing time. I remember when I was in my creative writing class, we had to go to at least 1 talk from a visiting author, and I went to see Denise Duhamel (Fabulous poet). I wasn't all that familiar with her work because well, she's a modern writer, and I never got a chance to read modern poetry until that class.
But she was such an awesome person. I didn't get any pictures with her, but I did buy two of her books, and she signed both of them. I told her that I loved her poems and how a few of them inspired me to write a poem on a similar subject, and she wrote a little message that was like, "Keep on writing."
Honestly, that's probably the best piece of advice I've ever gotten. XD
Good job on being social!
Dancing Caveman, October 6th, 2009 at 03:37:06am