NoNoNoNo Day 8

I remember at high school our principal giving us a talk in assembly one day about the dangers of ozone depletion. He predicted that within our lifetimes a day would come when we wouldn’t be able to go outside without protective clothing because the ultraviolet radiation would be so intense that we’d be burnt in…

I knew going to a convention in late February was going to be a bad idea. I feel like I haven’t had a chance to breathe since coming back from Wellington, let alone do things like update my diary. It’s one of our busiest times of year at work, of course (and although I don’t…

One of the books I released at Northlands in January, a double-sided book of Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson was caught today. I was initially amused by the finder’s comment that the writing was “old-fashioned” (surprising that, considering Robinson Crusoe was written in 1719!), but according to her profile, she’s only 8, so…

So, can you guess what it is yet? 🙂 I’m quite pleased with the background pattern now that there’s more of it visible. I was a bit disappointed with it at first, because it was supposed to subtly reinforce the octagon theme, but once I’d started stitching I realised that you couldn’t really tell they…

The new university year starts today, so it’s a perfect time to release books around the campus, while the students are still excited and enthusiastic and receptive to new ideas. I’m planning on trying to release at least one book a day on campus this week, in the hopes of catching a few new members…

Some creative photoshopping (actually The Gimp-ing, but it doesn’t make as good a verb) on a photo I took a couple of days ago: