To secure the blessings of books for us and our posterity

[zdashamber]

whumpdotcom has gotten me a copy of Good Omens signed by Terry Pratchett! YAAAAY! I believe the correct terminology is "hero of the revolution". :D

Also, today I stopped by and got my copy of _Anansi Boys_ and the ticket to the Neil Gaiman reading/signing in Berkeley on Friday the 30th. Yay! Odd thing: Sunday I stopped by Cody's on 4th street to preorder the book and get a ticket. No one in the store knew what they were doing about the whole ticket thing, and I got pinged back and forth between the information counter and the sales counter. Bearing up gamely, eventually my pitiful mien touched their hearts, and they gave me a ticket and a sheet to exchange for a book later.

Today: another ticket when I actually bought the book. So now I have two. Shall I scalp the second, or does someone need it?

Comments

Wait...what?!

[somebodyorother.livejournal.com]

Neil?! Berkeley?! So close to my birthday?! How did I miss that announcement?!

Re: Wait...what?!

[zdashamber.livejournal.com]

He'll be coming to SF, too! I seem to recall a better site for info somewhere, but here's his: http://www.neilgaiman.com/where/where.asp

Oh this is even better!

[somebodyorother.livejournal.com]

He's going to be in L.A. on Oct 1 & 2. So am I.

Thanks for the link!

[brigideire.livejournal.com]

Hey! It's Kathleen! I think Mike and Gwen and I might need it if it's still available. I'll have Mike give you a call or email.

Yep!

[aiyume.livejournal.com]

We (Kathleen, Gwen, and I) could use it. I scraped two out of them but their policy is to only give two per person, and we don't need that many copies of the same book in the household. Also... Did you get an actual *ticket* with a number on it? I was told they'd be given away at will call before the event. If they are using them for numbering, I'm going to be quite annoyed.

Re: Yep!

[zdashamber.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've got two tickets with numbers on them. White cardstock, about 5"x1.5" so far as I recall. One I will set aside for you guys. :)

Re: Yep!

[aiyume.livejournal.com]

Yay! :) Thanks. I really appreciate it.

I called Cody's because I was concerned that I wasn't getting my ticket or signing number until I showed up at will call at the event. It turns out the ticket number (according to the lady on the phone) is not the number for the signing line. Those will be handed out first-come, first-served at the event. They will have people there at 5:30; I don't know if anyone else will be showing up earlier, though I wouldn't mind doing so (say, 4:30-5:00).

Look forward to hanging with you before, during, and after. Do we want to try to catch Mirrormask at the Landmark 1 & 2 theaters after the signing? It's a Friday night, but I don't know if you have prior Serenity engagements. Feel free to e-mail or phone me about it. :)

Thanks again.