ometimes working at the university has its definite perks. Like today when I got to go to a fascinating lecture being given by Alison Griffith of the Classics department on the history of writing, illustrated with objects from the Logie Collection, like Sumerian cuneiform tablets, Egyptian mummy wrappings, and Roman memorial stones. Really interesting stuff,…
I realised this morning that it’s my BC Birthday – 9 years exactly since I joined Bookcrossing! So I quickly filled a bag with books, and between walking to work, a quick trip to Riccarton in my lunchbreak, and walking home, I managed to release 20 books in honour of the day. I couldn’t theme…
Just an ordinary day at work, until I checked my emails, and saw one from the Postgraduate Office which made me squeak with joy: “Congratulations! The examination of your Master’s thesis has now been completed and you have been awarded a grade of <<A+ grade>> for your thesis.” Yep, I passed! And passed spectacularly well!…
o Sideshow Bob is now Sir Bob, apparently for services to “looking good on TV”. It certainly can’t be for services to Christchurch – he and his council did nearly as much damage to this city as the earthquakes themselves. But of course it’s very much in the government’s interests to keep up the pretence…
y shiny new YHA membership card arrived today. It is shiny, in fact, because when my membership expired last month the reminder came with an offer to upgrade to a lifetime gold membership for a reduced price. And when I did the calculations, I worked out that over the years I’ve renewed my membership enough…
The witch and I are in Golden Bay for the weekend, having very many adventures and with limited wifi, so you’ll have to wait until I get home to hear them, and to see all the photos.
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PURR’FECT !