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Destiny coming on a bit strong?

Tomorrow I take Sarah to Heathrow Airport to see her off.

I read Neil Gaiman's journal today and noticed that he was in the UK for Eastercon, a science fiction convention. For kicks, I looked at the convention's web site.

It is this weekend. At a hotel 1.6 miles from Heathrow airport (I could walk there in less than half an hour). A day membership is only 25 pounds (compared to hundreds of dollars for many conventions). Two of my absolute favorite writers are going to be there as guests of honor: Neil Gaiman and Charles Stross. I go with Sarah to the airport at 7, and I take a bus to Norwich at 1. Six hours to kill.

I won't do it, because 25 pounds is 50 dollars and fannish settings like that disturb me slightly. And because I want to spit in the eye of Fate, of course.

But it makes my head spin a bit.

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