How come the cat gets better mail than we do?

It’s 7.30 am, and our taxi is coming at 9 to take us to the airport, so I’ve got an hour or so for a quick catch-up of our adventures. But first, what I know you’ve all been waiting for, photos of the gorgeous Arki and Bandit: Arki Bandit And, just to prove to MrPloppy…

Washington DC* After diligently keeping up with my journal for almost two weeks, I’ve failed at the final hurdle, and not managed to write up the last few days. I would do it now, but it’s after midnight and I’m very very tired, and it’s going to be a big day tomorrow. So time to…

Back from the convention, and totally exhausted, but had the most wonderful time. I *really* wish I didn’t have to go to work today! I still haven’t managed to make release notes on all the books I released on the trip, or even to make journal entries on the ones I was given, but once…

I’m about to leave for Wellington for a few days for work. Which means the chances of getting the rest of my NoNoNoNo photos uploaded by the 25 November deadline are slim to none. So I’ll have to cheat and do them when I get back. Rules are for wimps, anyway 🙂

(Actually, at my first primary school we used to call it “tig” rather than “tag” – hmm, the great NZE vowel shift in action? (although that would be more likely to produce “teg”)) Anyway, the game as updated for the 21st century, and with its vowel duely restored, is this: Name 5 of life’s simple…

When you look at it like that, it hardly seems any distance at all… 🙂