I will be animated (yellow).
I'm in a corner in Sydney Domestic Airport Terminal 2, trying to stay awake. I've already signed a copy of The Graveyard Book, for someone who'd figured out where I was from Twitter. My plane takes off for Tasmania in 2 hours. I just have to keep going until then.
I'll be appearing on Saturday Night at the Mona Foma festival in Hobart, accompanied by the amazing Four Play String Quartet, and MORE paintings by Eddie Campbell, reading The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains. And perhaps other things.
I meant to write a proper blog about the wedding, and I shall.
Until then, a quick recap. I went home. it was cold.
I went to San Diego and spoke to Nancy Pearl in front of an audience of librarians.
I went to LA, and recorded my part in an episode called "The Book Job". It was written by Dan Vebber (and the many Simpsons writers, some of whom I met, and one of whom stage-whispered "So that was Banksy!" as I left) and masterminded by Matt Selman, who is the most nervous person I know. Matt was my director, and was terrific and reassuring (Him: "Can you do an American accent that would sound to Americans like Dick Van Dyke's English accent sounded to you?" Me: "Er...")
Matt and I can be seen looking terrified in the studio at http://twitpic.com/3p6myi
Me and Topiary...
The view from the recording studio...
I play myself. I play a very different version of myself to the me I played in Arthur, though. For a start, I do not appear in anyone's falafel. Also, I expect I will be yellow.
Probably this is all I shall be remembered for.
It'll be out in about a year. I still hope to be a head in a jar on Futurama one day.
I did a charity photo project for photographer Allan Amato, that you will find out about one day, said hello to Amber Benson in a coffee place where I was meant to be meeting my agent (but didn't).
We met. We were extremely serious, and planned a prison break and world domination together. (See photo for proof.)
And then I flew here. Bought a SIM card for my phone.Couldn't have survived the trip without Cat Mihos making my life work and getting me from place to place. (Go to Neverwear.net and tell her she is wonderful, because she is.)
We'll board soon. I should buy a neck pillow.
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Neil,It always amazes me how incredibly busy are. Nice job on "being" on the Simpsons! Congratulations indeed.
Also, being a head in a jar on Futurama would be a nice memento. :)
~Red~
Can't wait to see it. You have my vote for "Head in a jar status"
As I said to a (Futurama fan) friend: I'm pretty sure you saying that is pretty much all it'll take to encourage them to work your head into a jar somewhere down the line.
Neil, I am amazed of how many things you do! I think you have some nice arrengement with the dream master so you don't have to sleep at all.... That you post you were barely awake is just a decoy.... ;-) I do think you don't sleep or eat.... you just say you do so that we won't discover your real secret... uh? =D
D.M. wrote: "As I said to a (Futurama fan) friend: I'm pretty sure you saying that is pretty much all it'll take to encourage them to work your head into a jar somewhere down the line."I agree!
the simpsons, amber benson, and topiary? what a life you lead. :D
thats so Awesome!!!!!! :DDDDDDDD I love the Simpsons.
Love to follow what you are doing. Always fun and exciting. Blessings.
Congrats on the Simpsons spot!