have i already said that neil gaiman is going to be here at the harvard bookstore? he's speaking at some kind of science and fantasy(? i heard this second hand, so maybe it's not right) literature conference at the radcliffe institute of advanced studies, i forget when exactly and i've deleted the email but i'm sure there will be many more email reminders when the time approaches. the conference is far too expensive to attend ($800!) but you never know who you might run into if you persisted in patrolling the corridors. celebrities must take toilet breaks too.