Skyberries and Voidmelons or Voidberries and Skymelons

Thanks! The trip was great, although the journey back not so great. Look out for a postcard from me in a few weeks. :)

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Heyhey, looking forward to catching up with you soon :)

What does Douglas Coupland... do... at one of these... things? Rock stars go to gigs to sing, maybe he's going to be writing at this gig? Or is he a comedian as well and I'm being silly? :)

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I missed my flights, due to a mechanical failure, and thought I might have to stay in Costa Rica forever, but no, here I am, back in Kent now!

Douglas Coupland tends to read from his books, tell a few anecdotes (probably some will be amusing at least), that kind of thing.

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His books are a bit of a mixed bag but I hear that he's an entertaining speaker.

Hmmmm... The 9^th is a Tuesday: I can do Tuesdays.

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Thanks to your profile, I just spent an hour generating my geek code :P

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Your dedication is an example to us all.

This is probably the wrong time to tell you that I found an automated geek code generator that used a questionnaire.

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I'm sure a questionnaire takes just as long as reading through each category and sticking the answer into Vim :)

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Pity it didn't give you didn't get b-- for book reading though :P

b--
    I did not actually READ the geek code, I just had someone tell me.

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Want me to get you a ticket?

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Yes please!

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Tickets have been booked - we have to pick them up on the door on the day from 6.30pm.

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Yay!

I work about 15-20 minutes walk away from Blackwells (shame it isn't in Watersones on the Strand, it's just round the corner). I would imagine you're either spending the day in London or coming in via Charing Cross Station.

Thanks.

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I think I have lectures until 4pm that day, so not sure where I'll be after that.

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tlrmx.org (from livejournal.com)

Hmm, maybe, the new book sounds interesting from the description. Perhaps I should pick it up when it comes out (early October) and make a decision after reading it, probably a day or two before the event. Or is it likely to be too late for tickets by that point ? I'm trying to remember from the other stuff I've read whether he can really write girls, some of the authors I like can't do that, which is OK so long as they don't try (Greg Egan often doesn't even try to write humans).

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tlrmx.org (from livejournal.com)

Ah, Susan Colgate (Miss Wyoming) is a pretty decent character. That works. OK, so I think I will buy this book, and decide whether to go based on that unless you think tickets will sell out first.

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Tickets might well sell out.. they have on some previous occasions. He's interesting to listen to, so seeing him doesn't need to be dependent on whether the book is good or not really.

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nicky-j.livejournal.com

Am very much looking forward to seeing your pics. And shall see you at DC if you end up going, I got tickets last week. He rules :-)

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I'll definitely be going if tickets haven't sold out. If they're sold out, I'll go to Cheltenham instead!

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mikej-uk.livejournal.com

Oo, I could well be up for that! Look forward to the Costa Rica photos :)

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October 9th is my birthday and I will be in London. Hmm...

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Fancy a signed copy of his book for your birthday? :)

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I will come to the event if you can get any tickets?

Can we hang out some when I am in the UK? Please please please? I miss you!

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I booked tickets for me and

hairyears so far, but shall book you one also if you want?

It would be cool to see you, indeed!

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If you book it, he will come...

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I've booked you a ticket!

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I'm so there!

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Excellent! I shall look forward to seeing you and Doug. :)

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And then he and I can return to Canada together arm in arm!

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Though it does seem a bit funny to be travelling all the way from Western Canada to London to see Doug there!

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It does, it does! On the flight I took from Miami, they were playing Everything's Gone Green, but only in First Class.

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fluffymark

Hoping for pictures of rumbly volcanoes and pretty butterflies soon! :)

Ooooh Douglas Coupland. Is it sold out yet I wonder?

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