A certain Jason wasn’t satisfied with the usual getting-down-on-one-knee routine and wanted to do something really showy when he proposed to his ladyfriend Maui. In a move that definitely falls under the veil of Twistie’s public proposal rules, Jason sought out the aid of graphic novel guru Neil Gaiman, who was scheduled to do a signing at a local convention center.
One late night, I went to the “Ask Neil” portion of his blog and wrote a rather long e-mail about how I planned to propose, and if he could find some time in his busy sched and play a small part (understatement of the year) in it. I did this well knowing that the e-mail would probably discarded along with the thousands of messages he gets every day.But two days later, a reply from his assistant:
“Hi Jason,I am sure we can help with this, give me a bit to make sure of his schedule…”
After two weeks of back and forth with assistants and bookish people, the details were sufficiently ironed out. Jason even had a nice chat with Gaiman–the creator of Sandman is on the phone? *faint* When it was time to put the whole plan into effect, the entire employ of the convention center was in on it, and everything went off without a hitch. Well, almost.
Maui actually failed to notice Neil’s dedication because she was so starstruck. It took him about three times to actually get her to read the darn thing.
Maui (squealing, closing the book): Thanks!!!
Neil: Aren’t you going to read what I wrote? You have to read it..
Maui (opening the book, shrugging, then closing it again): Thanks!!!
Me: You have to read the dedication…
And she bent over to give Neil a kiss, STILL not noticing what was going on.
Neil: You really have to read this…
But then Maui finally cracked that book, and being that Jason knew her well, she said an enthusiastic, “YES!” I want to offer up a hearty round of congratulations to Jason and Maui, and then ask you who your ultimate celebrity proposal helper would be. Or perhaps you think using the assistance of a famous individual is a bit depersonalizing?