Sydney, Handbags and Golfclubs, and Meeting Neil Gaiman

I have just arrived home from Sydney, where I spent a very busy day or so shopping, flying about on buses, and meeting Neil Gaiman.

When I first arrived in Sydney, I went to King's Comics and purchased a lovely harcover edition of Stardust. When I had that in my hot little hand, I then hopped over to Elixir in Strand Arcade to have some lunch (I go there every time I am in Sydney) and then caught a bus to my friend Dave's house. While I was on the bus, I noticed, with no small amount of intruige, that there was a gentleman of African-America origin carrying a pink Gucchi handbag, with two golf clubs in it. Yes. No word of a lie. Crazy, hey?

Anyway, in the evening I went into the Galleries Victoria and heard Neil Gaiman do a reading and I got some stuff signed. He was a very nice gentleman, and it was a pleasure to 'meet' him face to face. I now have a signed copy of Stardust and M is for Magic.

So there you have it. One excited (and also poor, as of now) Blake.