Neil signed Daren Wang’s car.  He writes…

I now am the proud owner of a 2009 Neil Gaiman Limited Edition Scion Xb . This is the prototype.

It should be interesting when Daren has to explain to police why a bunch of starry-eyed tweens stole the plastic around his gear shift.

Susan writes in with word that Paris Decatur is now accepting clothing, toiletries and food donations for the Clifton Men’s Shelter. (The shelter’s manager is a regular at Paris)

Items can be dropped off between 6pm and midnight at Paris or you can call 404.932.0737 and Paris will come and pick your items up.

UPDATE: Little Shop’s “Thank You” note to Neil can be found here.

Paula is good enough to provide a recap to last night’s Little Shop Neil Gaiman event.  (The AJC’s Jamie Gumbrecht reported on the event too.)

Report your own experiences in the comments below. If you have photos from the event, send ‘em in and I will post!

Just wanted to give a quick report on the Gaiman event last night. First of all, I am so incredibly proud of Little Shop of Stories. They did a great job all around – they put on a winning Graveyard Book Party, distributed a limited number of tickets in a fair and equitable manner, and did a great job corralling 1000+ anxious and cold Gaiman fans last night.

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One of last year’s winners

The city’s Cheryl Burnette writes in reminding us that the judging for “Decorate Decatur” is just around the corner.

On Sunday December 20th, a set of anonymous judges will troll the four square miles of Decatur and decide who among the decorated homes and businesses deserves the coveted House Cup…I mean Commissioner’s Cup.  (The cup itself is so coveted that it was quite a struggle to get the cup away from last year’s winner.)

Other homes and businesses will also be declared winners and though no cup-honors will be awarded, they will receive braggy signage.

And if your neighbor is asking you to help them get guaranteed attention from the judges (or you just have a favorite house), call 678-553-6573 and leave the address.

Disclaimer: Decorate Decatur does not encourage residents or non-residents to decorate property which is not their own.  Decorating your neighbor’s property without permission may result in a termination of friendship, a lack neighborly hellos at the mailbox, or gaudy retaliation.