Eeeeeeee! :D

[katia]

I MET PHILIP PULLMAN! I LOVE HIM EVEN MORE NOW!

I LOVE OXFORD!

OMG it was the best thing ever, he was lovely and answered to all sort of things and it was only about 20 people in a cosy sitting room, so it was very personal and unofficial it wasn't a prepared speech or anything like which made it much better.

It was also the most embarrassing night in my life, first of all I got to Exeter College a bit early and was talking about him with my friend, who came to show me the way but decided to stay. I didn't know what Philip Pullman looks like, and HE WAS RIGHT THERE reading the notice board. I didn't know, so Sam told me it's him and I sort of freaked and ran away and squeed in a way that was really embarrassing considering the other people's reactions. (Are you here for the talk? Yes, I am the speaker. Oh, you must be Mr Pullman, nice to meet you.)I didn't expect to react like that! It just came out of nowhere, and he was right there!

Then in the middle of one of his answers my phone rang and it took me like an hour to find it and switch it off and then at the end of the night I knocked over someone's glass of wine. Not my fault as it was on the floor, but still.

I didn't ask any questions but other people asked the things I wanted to know so it was all good. He told us how he thinks Blair is a bit dodgy and a bullshitter, he told us how he met Tolkien at a dinner in Exeter college and how terrifying it was, he told us that the film finally has a script and they will soon start casting and parts will be filmed in Oxford, he told us he is writing The Book of Dust which is set four years in the future in Lyra's world, he showed us a stabbed squirrel...

I didn't take Northern Lights with me to get it signed, which I regret because a lot of people did but seeing was amazing.

loneraven, jacinthsong did you love it? I can't belive he said he didn't like God! Sorry I left so abruptly (after cleaning the wine) I didn't even ask you what you thought! :DDD

Comments

[alafairnadia.livejournal.com]

I'm so SO jealous. hrmph.

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER!

sorry. :D

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

I adored it. I wasn't surprised at his comments on God - remember in the Amber Spyglass, the angels kill God?

I couldn't find you to say goodbye when I left! I'll see you in Schools tomorrow. :)

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

Yay! I was so hyper for hours afterwards! :DD

I do remember the Authority died, however I always got the impression that he was against the church as an institution rather than against the concept of God. I can't believe I acted like an idiot! :((

Sorry! Did you get your book signed? What did he say? *jealous* :DD

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Well, it's hard to be sure. In the book, religion is brought down from the top, though.

You didn't act like an idiot! :)

He wrote "To Iona, greetings! Philip Pullman."

I squeed. Squeee. *g*

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

Ahaha you missed my big squee, Sam told me like three times to control myself!

I should have brought Northern Lights! It was really good that it was so few of us though.

[fadagaski.livejournal.com]

That's brilliant!

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

Isn't it?

Heh, I didn't really assume so, hopefully speak to you later. :D

[webigale.livejournal.com]

I am sooo sooo jealous. I wish that I could have met him. I think I'm going to go cry now.jk

Congrats. I would have acted the same way, but would have done it right in front of him.

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

I did act like that two feet away from him, I couldn't breath and I kept giggling. It was ridiculous, however it was at least clear that I was a fan. :D

[anna-bonita.livejournal.com]

Hey!!!!
Guess what, i got the job for
o'neil!!!! How cool is that!!! And i start tomorrow, so whoop whoop!!!I just wanted to let you know and to ask if i'm still coming to see you on sunday? Let me know if there's any change of plan, otherwise i'll probably ring you tomorrow after 'work' and i'll hopefully see you soon!!
BYE BYE

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

Ooh yay! Congratulation! What kind of job is it?

You are still coming to visit, I even stayed in today in order to get through as much work as possible so I won't be writing an essay half the time you are here (only a quarter...) I will also tidy up, it's such a mess now it's ridiculous. :D

Call me tomorrow anyway, also my mum bought me a dressing gown and slippers, do you think you could bring them for me?

[anna-bonita.livejournal.com]

yeah, i'll bring your stuff round, i think your parents might be coming over tomorrow night, but even if they're not we'll work something out.

The job is just a normal sales assistant but i get 80%off and free ski passes! How good is that? The pay is also better than anything else, that i have been offered so that's good too, and i work as many hours as i would have liked to, which is a weekeend and weekday night so that's another plus!
I'm going to have to ring thorntons up now, and say that i can't take the job now, not looking forward to that at all, but i think i won't have time to juggle two jobs.
Anyway, are you still going to that school uniform dressing up thing on sat?
How's loverboy?
I'm getting nosy, i'll stop now/ !

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

Free things are always a good thing, ski passes especially that way you get to practise before your holiday!

I am, got tickets today, it is only for members of the union however, so you couldn't have come.

Don't know what you are talking about :D

No, nosyness is a good quality!