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Sunday - Neil Gaiman. etc.
May. 4th, 2008 09:52 pmA bit of a strange day.
Got up stupidly early to see Neil Gaiman talk at the Childrens Book Council of Australia national conference. The venue was easy to find -- you just followed the goths and librarians.
I don't think the early timeslot suited Gaiman -- he can be charming and witty speaker, but he kept vaguing out this morning. He read some poems, and talked about writing children's books that are read by adults.
There was a signing afterwards. But rather than wait in the gigantic queue, we poked around the Expo instead, looking at artworks and children's books.
Home for lunch.
Late afternoon, we went to the Windsor Castle Hotel for Dom's 30th birthday.
And then when we got home, the neighbours were gathered out the front of the flat. I thought there might have been a fire or something.
Turns out our schizophrenic neighbour died a few days ago, but was only discovered today. We waited outside while the undertakers removed the body.
Poor guy.
Got up stupidly early to see Neil Gaiman talk at the Childrens Book Council of Australia national conference. The venue was easy to find -- you just followed the goths and librarians.
I don't think the early timeslot suited Gaiman -- he can be charming and witty speaker, but he kept vaguing out this morning. He read some poems, and talked about writing children's books that are read by adults.
There was a signing afterwards. But rather than wait in the gigantic queue, we poked around the Expo instead, looking at artworks and children's books.
Home for lunch.
Late afternoon, we went to the Windsor Castle Hotel for Dom's 30th birthday.
And then when we got home, the neighbours were gathered out the front of the flat. I thought there might have been a fire or something.
Turns out our schizophrenic neighbour died a few days ago, but was only discovered today. We waited outside while the undertakers removed the body.
Poor guy.
