For once I won’t complain that the North Island is getting all the attention in the news. They’re having storms, heavy rain, landslides and flooding, and we’re having… misty drizzle. Suddenly the end of term (and of the academic year) is approaching fast. Apart from making me panic about how much vocab I’ve got to…
I got a great catch yesterday. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, which we released in the backpackers in Wellington in April, was picked up by someone in Te Puke. I’m so happy that one got caught – not just because it was such a good book so I’m glad someone else is enjoying it, but…
I blame Yetzirah. I’ve always liked the idea of organisers and planner-type diaries, but whenever I’ve gone to buy one I’ve been put off by the fact that what they organise has little relationship to my life. I don’t need to keep an expenses sheet, record my milage, or file business cards, but I do…
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 think I’ve mentioned before the kitten in a tutu I use as my avatar on most forums I visit? [album 128913 FutureCat.jpg] I originally found it in the default avatar set of a now-defunct forum, and assumed it must be public domain, so kept a copy and have used it ever since. I’ve wondered…
I forgot to mention the other wonderful thing that happened yesterday: a parcel arrived from Fuzzle (Ming and Saffy’s previous owner, now living in the UK). In it were a few yummy things (like jaffa cakes, the main thing MrPloppy misses since moving here), and my birthday present (yes, my birthday was months ago, but…
Did I say I never do these survey things? I must have lied 🙂 1. Initials:FC :-p 2. Name someone with the same birthday as you:I can’t think of anyone. But welshamethyst’s is the day after mine, I think. 3. Last thing you ate:A chocolate coated freeze-dried strawberry (one of the goodies Fuzzle sent us)….
I got a phone call tonight from sherlockfan, very excited about the parcel that she’d got this morning, so I can now reveal the secret of the hug box. Recently, while on holiday in France, sherlockfan had a fall which put her in hospital. Her holiday was cut short and she had to be medevacced…
On Saturday night I got an email from lytteltonwitch letting me know that otakuu was in town and wondered if we wanted to meet for brunch the next morning. So yesterday morning I was up bright and early (well, early considering I’d had a pretty late night the night before, not having got lytteltonwitch’s email…
I know they’re a total rip-off and a blatent attempt by Lucasfilm to extract even more money from fans, but I don’t care. I’ve finally got my copies of the theatrical release versions of episodes IV-VI. I’m a happy cat. Guess what I’ll be spending the rest of the weekend doing?