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2009-11-07:
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| 0722 hours - [SP] A Bloody Mess pt 6 |
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| 0608 hours - Picture spam! |
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I have a few pictures from Halloween and a few at the end that aren't to show you.
( Behind a cut for her pleasure! )
Today we flea bomb/fog the house. *sigh* Fortunately, we got a type that has what's called a "dry fog", meaning that we don't need to turn off the pilot light or unplug the refrigerator. 'Coz that would be a bitchkitty. (And, YES, we read the instructions on the canister, just to be on the safe side.) We are, however, going to turn off the smoke alarm because THAT would be irritating to hear for 3 hours. We'll also have some massive sweeping, Swiffer-ing and washing of clothes/sheets after we get back. Should be fun. NOT! *sigh*
Goddess, let this kill the fuggin' fleas! I know we're all tired of being bitten, especially our lil' puppyhead Tasha! I know as a Wiccan that I'm not supposed to wish death on any living creature, but the fleas are testing my faith MASSIVELY!!! O_O
Emotional state:  tiredOn audio: tired Emotional state: Arkarna "Skin [Paul Daley Needlebliss Mix]"On audio: Arkarna "Skin [Paul Daley Needlebliss Mix]"
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| 0540 hours - So bad it's hysterical |
atalantapendrag |
Still holding off on the concert report until I get the pics from ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) doombuggie, but this is the opening act.
Yes, this song was performed. There was a cover of "Beth" by Kiss as well.
Emotional state:  amusedOn audio: amused Emotional state: Voltaire - Almost HumanOn audio: Voltaire - Almost Human
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| 0515 hours - Cartoon For Nov 07, 2009 |
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| 0500 hours - LOTD: My dishes are at their cleanest when I'm writing: |
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| 0251 hours - Unshelved strip for Saturday, November 07, 2009 |
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| 0103 hours - Ring Nebula Deep Field |
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| 2009-11-06:
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| 2012 hours - oh damn |
atalantapendrag |
Can't seem to wake up.
Concert account will come when I get pix from doombuggie.
I sleep more.
Emotional state:  sleepyOn audio: sleepy Emotional state: Voltaire - Almost HumanOn audio: Voltaire - Almost Human
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| 2237 hours - Final Reminder for Bookshops |
official_gaiman |
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http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/11/final-reminder-for-bookshops.html A quick reminder (as I was just asked) that today is the day that the bookshop Graveyard Book party reports have to be in to Harper Collins. By 9 pm PST.
http://files.harpercollins.com/Mktg/HarperChildrens/PDF/GraveyardContest_rules.pdf are the rules and info for those who lost them.
Hi Mr. Gaiman,
I was disappointed today to read you won't be part of the judging for The Graveyard Book contests. My not-wealthy, middle-of-nowhere bookstore just sent in its entry, and something we're concerned about is the fairness of judging.
For example, independent bookstores like Powell's (I'm sure you know) easily have enough money and are in a convenient enough location to ask you to come at one time or another. Against stores like that, who were able to put more money into their parties, we stand little chance.
I don't think that it's a lost cause for us; we were very creative. I'm just nervous to know you won't be judging. Can you tell me whether you think the judges will take things like size and location of bookstores into account? It would make me sleep a little easier until the results are announced.
Tusen takk,
Allison
Well, per the rules, the judging is based on:
(i) Overall creativity of the Party, as demonstrated by the invitations, signage, decorations, activities, entertainment, and refreshments.
(ii) Customer attendance and response (i.e., enthusiasm, costumes, participation).
(iii) Ability to capture and represent the spirit of The Graveyard Book.
...specifically to reward creativity, and not the ability to outspend other shops. (That was also why the party had to actually be at the bookshop, and not at another location.)
I asked my editor, Elise Howard, and she said,
Gosh, yes. Here's what we think is happening. We are looking at all the entries. On Monday, we'll send you the best 11, from which you will choose the Grand Prize Winner. The rest will get the first-prize package. So the short answer is that you ARE helping to choose.
The longer answer is that we will be very fair and will consider creativity, which includes work done with available resources, along with pure execution. (Don't you think? We haven't done anything yet; still waiting for more entries to come in.)
...which means that
a) I was wrong and will be the ultimate judge, from the shortlist. (Damn.)
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b) everyone's on a level playing field.
Does that help reassure you?
PS -- Widgett's Graveyard Book Dessert competition winners have been announced over at http://www.needcoffee.com/2009/11/06/graveyard-book-dessert-challenge-winners/.
This one had NOTHING to do with me at all. But lor' the winning desserts look tasty...
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| 1221 hours - Unshelved strip for Friday, November 06, 2009 |
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| 1419 hours - Tagit |
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| 0851 hours - Cartooning: Bill's new comic strip |
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| 0725 hours - He's Very Tall In Real Life |
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| 2315 hours - Cartoon For Nov 06, 2009 |
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| 0500 hours - LOTD: Forgive me, it was the sound effects that amused me: |
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| 0226 hours - Just WOW |
atalantapendrag |
Concert was epic.
Voltaire is a Messenger of Fate.
More later.
Emotional state:  enthralledOn audio: enthralled
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| 0509 hours - Note to self: Nights are for sleeping, Days are for Being Awake. |
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http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/11/note-to-self-nights-are-for-sleeping.html Still trying to get back onto a diurnal schedule. (And, I should add, failing.)
Maddy and I started watching the new season of Sarah Jane Adventures tonight, which seems back on form after a dodgy second season.
Many amazing things waiting for me when I got home -- I still haven't gone through them all yet -- but today's mail brought me a copy of the Fantagraphics Gahan Wilson: 50 Years of Playboy Cartoons book. Three glorious volumes. I wrote the introduction to Volume 2, and thus got it for free. (If you're curious, there are many Gahan Wilson Playboy cartoons up at this website. There's a Gahan Wilson virtual museum over at http://www.gahanwilson.com
And, of course, although I posted it before, it bears repeating that you can watch the film that Steven-Charles Jaffe made of the "Dark and Silly Night" comic Gahan and I did for art spiegelman and Francoise Mouly's Little Lit at the New Yorker site, or here:
And if I'd been here for Hallowe'en I would have posted it here then. Which reminds me, The Graveyard Book party season is over. Over thirty independent bookshops had Graveyard Book parties (The ABA's Bookselling This Week reports on thirteen of the parties -- and the shops -- at http://news.bookweb.org/7149.html.) The very best one of all will get me in their shop doing a signing in December and, looking at these thirteen, I am very glad I am not any kind of a judge for the awards.
My only hope is that the shop that wins will be somewhere warm. But most of the places on the party map will be just as cold by December as my house. (Vague and only climate-based relief that HarperCollins said No to Alaska in the rules mingles with vague and selfish disappointment that they also said No to Hawaii.)
It looks like the CBS Sunday Morning profile on me is going out this Sunday, the 8th, 9:00-10:30 AM, ET. According to this website:
Correspondent Serena Altschul visits author Neil Gaiman -- the tender-hearted master of the macabre -- whose books, including Coraline and The Graveyard Book have topped best-seller lists for 25 years.
.. which left me wanting to go "I am NOT a tender-hearted master of the macabre, I am in fact VERY SCARY INDEED," but I suspect I would convince nobody.
Thrilled to see that Odd and the Frost Giants was listed as one of Amazon.com's Best Books of 2009. While I was in China The Graveyard Book was listed as one of the ALA's teens top ten for 2009 as well, an award voted on by over 11,000 teens. (And I made it onto the list with lots of other good people.)
Also, Fragile Things was awarded the French 2010 Les Grands Prix de l’Imaginaire Award for translated short fiction. My thanks to the judges, but mostly to the translator, who in this case is the incredibly talented Michel Pagel. If I ever look good, do well, sell books or am popular in a foreign country, it's because of the translators, and they never get enough thanks or acclaim. And I think I'll post the cover here, because I never have.  I am becoming hooked on http://curiousexpeditions.org. I was extremely disappointed by the news on the current status of Argleton in Lancashier, especially so since I was hoping to buy a house there. I was going to move to Chako Paul City in Sweden instead, but appear to be the wrong gender and orientation. So probably I'll stay home.
(Hmm. You know, posting that French book-cover reminds me that there are some really beautiful new covers out there right now, especially from Poland and Russia. I know for I have signed them for people. I'll try and get some nice clean examples to put up here.)
And finally, a link to Joanne Leow's blog. It was lovely to see her again, four years on, when I went to Singapore - it was a great interview, and you can watch us chatting about writing, what I'm currently up to, signings, and why I don't write the same sorts of things twice in a row, at the Primetime Morning site: here's part 1 and part 2.
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Dear Mr. Gaiman,
I was wondering if you would be so kind as to mention an upcoming art auction on your blog. The art auction is “art for hearts”. It is an auction of artwork donated by children’s illustrators such as Korky Paul, Lynne Chapman and An Vrombaut. Most of the artwork is original although there are also some signed digital prints and screen prints too.
All proceeds from the auction will be donated to help fund research by the transplant team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Transplanted organs do not have the same life expectancy as non-transplanted organs and the transplant team is looking at finding ways to combat this.
Full details of the auction are available to view at http://art-for-hearts.blogspot.com
It will run on Ebay for a week starting on the 2nd of November. To locate the items people will need to type "art for heart" into the search area and choose "Art" or "books" for items.
Many thanks,
Kristine Stacey
You're welcome. I think this link has everything for sale in the auction: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/scrawldog/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
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| 0500 hours - Girl Genius for Friday, November 06, 2009 |
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| 0038 hours - Halloween s Moon |
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| 0500 hours - Lego |
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