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Liverpool

ETA: Jason, I also visited the International Slavery Museum and the Merseyside Maritime Museum, which focuses quite a bit on the history of migration. I didn’t include them in the photoset because I couldn’t take pictures inside, but both were powerful, moving, and incredibly interesting. So yeah, I did get to appreciate both that and The Beatles :)

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I went for a hike yesterday and it’s amazing how late Autumn colours are in comparison to this time last year. It was a beautiful day, though much chillier in the woods than in the city. That might have been what got me sick today - but I still had a lovely time.

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Anyone who sees these photos will probably be left thinking that I spent my day and a half in London doing nothing but stalking Neil and Amanda, visiting author’s graves, and going to bookshops. That’s… actually about right.

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Before anyone asks, I am NOT a stalker. Just thought I’d get that out of the way :P

The British Library panel discussion on Sunday was a bit meandering, but not without its high points (which to me were mostly Kari Sperring’s and Neil Gaiman’s contributions). And of course, seeing so many blog and Twitter friends there was great.

The library gig the following day, though, was pretty much perfect and just ridiculously fun. Amanda first came out in full regal attire, which she eventually stripped out of with Neil’s help. Also, she mostly played the ukulele and Neil joined her for three songs!

They signed at the end, but I didn’t talk to them this time around because I don’t think it could possibly top last time. And also because of the whole I-am-not-a-stalker thing (it’s totally not my fault that Neil ended up at the same café where Nicky, Matt, Mathie and I were on Sunday. I have witnesses!). Still, this was a great coda to Edinburgh, and I had a lovely time.

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This week I:

- Met my favourite author not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES (and randomly bumped into him like five other times);

- Went from mumbling awkwardly at him the first time to hugging him the third;

- Managed to get tickets to a TINY event featuring the aforementioned favourite author and two amazing musicians, where in the wee hours of the morning songs were sung and stories and poems were read while we sat wide-eyed on cushions on the floor;

- Saw my favourite band play a great set full of older songs;

- Made Bryce laugh with my pictorial attempt to request Lemonworld (no luck, but I shan’t complain);

- Went to three other GREAT concerts (The Twilight Sad doing an acoustic gig where they covered The Cure and Depeche Mode, plus Jason Webley, and Amanda Palmer)

- Saw my favourite author sing(!) on three different occasions;

- Saw six excellent Fringe plays;

- Met the authors of my two favourite books that I’ve read this year (The 10PM Question and A Monster Calls), both of whom were really nice to me;

- Got said books signed;

- Climbed the Salisbury Crags and enjoyed the amazing view;

- Did all of this in my favourite city in the world.

I’ll write properly about much of the above later, but for now: best.holiday.ever. I’m absolutely exhausted, but also truly revived.

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