by Neil | Aug 11, 2007 | Eastercon, Orbital 2008, Writers
I have taken the plunge and decided I shall go to Orbital 2008 (the 2008 Eastercon). Having missed out on more than a passing glimpse of Neil Gaiman at Hay-on-Wye this year (and at Forbidden Planet) I thought I would try to be more organised. Of course the last time I...by Neil | Jun 6, 2007 | Black Static, Books, Cars, Driving, Dubliners, James Joyce, Joseph Conrad, Life, MOT, Random, The Secret Agent, why is it pink?, Writers, Writing
My car hates me. It was MOT time yesterday and I think Ford saw me coming: £600 (ouch!). What was done includes a pretty innocuous list: – Computer calibration (didn’t know it had one) – Headlight settings (you mean it’s not my wit dazzling the...by Neil | Jun 4, 2007 | Books, Comedy, Driving, humor, Humour, Life, London, Michael Chabon, Mountains, Random, Travel, Writers
Back in London now. Seems I spent most of the weekend driving racking up an impressive 600 miles, although I’m probably going to regret that when the car is serviced tomorrow. Drove into the mountains for the second time yesterday to see friends – which...by Neil | Jun 2, 2007 | Books, Comedy, Hay-on-Wye, humor, Humour, Life, Neil Gaiman, Paddy Ashdown, Random, Rory McGrath, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Shyness, Sleep Deprivation, Travel, Writers
Just got back from Hay-on-Wye having decided with S – at two in the morning whilst she was drunk and I was suffering from sleep deprivation – it didn’t matter that we had missed out on tickets. If Neil G was going to be there then we were going to. So. Bleary eyed,...