Behemoth or dragon?

This year seems to be disappearing faster than I’ve got time to draw breath. I can’t figure out where it’s all gone. At this rate it’ll be Christmas before we know it. Maybe it’s because I’m having such a busy year that it’s going so fast – between work, study, bookcrossing, and my union involvement,…

I always have great plans for special date themed releases. I look ahead on the calendar and see Valentine’s Day, or Mother’s Day, or Waitangi Day, and decide that *this* year I really am going to get organised, and collect up suitable books to release on the day. But I never quite seem to manage…

I seem to have way too much of a social life at the moment – it was another week of being out almost every night. Tuesday was Chick Flicks night: Le fils de l’épicier (The Grocer’s Son) – a very French film (slow, philosophical, not much happening, but incredibly atmospheric). We saw it at the…

I really will get around to finishing the story of my Brisbane trip one day soon, I just haven’t had time since I got back. For some reason, I’d thought that term started two weeks after I got back, which was crucial, because I knew the first week back at work would be flat out…

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…

Still no word on when we can go back to work. I should be making the most of this unexpected holiday, but it’s hard to settle to it not knowing how long it will go on. And it’s a bit frustrating – the further we get into March, I’m very aware of how quickly my…