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27 April: Back in Chicago
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Two hours to wait in O’Hare airport between flights, on my way from Ottawa to Columbus. The airport claims to have free wi-fi, but my laptop can’t detect it (I’ve been having pretty bad luck with wi-fi connections anyway – the laptop seems determined not to expose me to the dangers of the internet, so…
Sydney part 8
Monday 25 October 2010, 9 am I woke up this morning with the beginnings of a cough and a sore throat. Not surprising, really, after yesterday’s adventures. The rain continued in fits and starts of drizzle all day, with an occasional downpour to break the monotony. It was still reasonably warm though (on land, at…
Creeping ever closer
The countdown continues. Lytteltonwitch and I spent a very constructive (though long) day yesterday doing more of the little last minute jobs and making ever more complex lists and spreadsheets. We even managed to get the accounts sorted out (well, reasonably – a full accounting won’t be possible until after the convention is over, but…
Throwing away books
There’s something about books that makes them really hard to throw away. This morning I was registering some more of the books Lytteltonwitch gave me, and came across a couple that were damaged beyond my limited book-repair skills. One had obviously been chewed on by a dog, which in itself isn’t always fatal for a…
Thursday: Day One in Brisbane
As I might have mentioned ;-), it was a very early start on Thursday to get to the airport for a 4 am check-in. As predicted, TopKat wasn’t able to come, so I was off on an adventure on my own. My bag was only 19.3 kg – I could have fitted another couple of…
Keeping in touch
A couple of days after I first joined Bookcrossing (8 February 2003), I got a PM from Mothercat, another Christchurch Bookcrosser, inviting me to a meetup the next evening. I was understandably a bit nervous about the idea, but she seemed friendly, and the group was meeting in a public place (a cafe in the…