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THATCamp
spent today at a conference. Well, technically it was an unconference – a THATCamp to be precise, a Digital Humanities event (THAT stands for “Technology And The Humanities”) which is a semi-planned, mostly make it up as you go along, mix of planned and impromptu sessions based around the idea that everyone has something to…
Impromptu
ne of my favourite parts of a Toastmasters meeting is the Table Topics section. That’s when speakers are given a prompt (sometimes it’s a topic, sometimes a question, or sometimes something completely different) around which they have to create an impromptu 2-minute speech. It’s incredibly challenging, but can be lots of fun, and definitely teaches…
Nokay
arvestbird taught me a new word at lunch today, “Nokay”. It was invented by one of the mini-Harvestbirds, and apparently it means “No, I’m not going to do what you want me to, but I’m going to be really sweet and polite about it so you don’t realise I’m actually being defiant”. Harvestbird reports that…
Music from the past
he International Film Festival is on at the moment, so I went last night to see one of the films on offer, Pulp: a Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets, a documentary about Pulp’s last concert, in their home town of Sheffield. As well as being a great documentary (made by a NZ film-maker – it…
Blossoms and Snowflakes
A couple more FMQ squares for my experimental quilt (at this rate, winter will be over before I get it finished…): This pattern is called Happy Blossoms, and it was a nice fun one to sew (even if I got confused on a few of the flowers) – it flows quite nicely. And this is…
Yep, it's about politics again (sort of)
oday marks 121 years since women were granted the right to vote in New Zealand – the first country to attain universal suffrage. To mark the day, the union hosted a women’s breakfast, and invited Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel to talk to us. It was pretty informal – although she started off with a prepared…
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YAY! good for you. Looking forward to pics 🙂
Oh boy! Can’t wait to see who the lucky kitty is!
Yay, you! I’ll bet he (or she) is a cutie. Prove me wrong! Post pics!
Your wish is my command 😉
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