Edinburgh - how i got here and where I'm staying

[budgie_uk]

Although I posted a couple of days ago that I was only in Edinburgh due to the machinations of Clara and Mitch Benn, and the kindness of Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer, I hadn't intended (yet) to specify the nature of the kindness, not until I'd left Edinburgh, but since Amanda (who is as nice as you'd expect) has mentioned it on Twitter, here it is

Comments

[andrewducker]

That sounds like immense fun.

I've only ever met Neil properly once (I was helping in the green room at Eastercon a couple of years ago) and was completely stuck dumb of questions, conversation, etc. Which was a shame, as he was warm, friendly, and seemed genuinely interested in the people around him.

[budgie_uk]

If that was Orbital 2008, that was where Phil met Neil for the first (and so far only) time.

[andrewducker]

Yes - 2008. Which was also when I had the pleasure of seeing Mitch Benn do a _very_ geeky set. And moderating a panel with Charlie Stross and Farah Mendlesohn on it. It was a good con!

[budgie_uk]

Well, me and Phil got to chat to Neil and Holly in the green room, so we may have been in the room at the same time!

[vacanthippy]

Name drop much? :P

[budgie_uk]

For once, yes, and guilt free about doing so. :-)

Hadn't planned on saying that I was staying with them until after I'd left, but then Amanda mentioned it on Twitter, so figured why not?

[juniper_jungle]

Sounds like a wonderful group to be spending time with - I like the sound of solving problems the universe doesn't know it has!

[budgie_uk]

Thoroughly recommendable, I have to say!

(typo in previous reply!)