Read-a-thon! And Awesomeness!

Tomorrow is the 24-hour Read-a-thon. I won't be posting over here, for the most part, but there just might be a sleep-deprived, hyper-caffeinated and high-on-sugar post or two. If there is, don't get scared. Normality will eventually be resumed.

I might not have a book pile, but I do have my faithful read-a-thon companions: mocha, cappuccino, apple and cinnamon flavoured black tea, chocolate, and my cat. To everyone who's participating, either as a read or as a cheerleader, good luck! And above all, have lots of fun.

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And now for the awesomeness: Christmas has officially moved to April. Yep. Look what I got today, courtesy of the lovely Valentina:


The Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman! A lovely card! A beautiful little bag (which she hand-knitted! In my favourite colours!) filled with Kinder Schoko-Bons! And a CD! Between Amy and Valentina, I have enough chocolate to last me for months. But the sad thing is that it will probably be all gone by the end of the read-a-thon.

The very best part, however, is this:


Valentina had told me before that she was going to get a Neil Gaiman book signed for me, but I still might have squealed a tiny little bit when I opened it. I now have signed books by my two favourite authors! Hooray!

Thank you so much, Valentina! I feel so spoiled. And all this kindness coming my way makes me want to give back, so there just might be a random giveaway in the near future.