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Convention part two: Te Papa (April 13)
Monday morning had most of us waking at about 8, apart from Skying who had barely slept on my couch and had decided to book into the YHA for the next night so he would be well rested to drive the next day. After showering and eating breakfast (a feat in itself!), we departed for Te Papa, stopping at the YHA so Skyring could drop his luggage off ( Read more... ) -
Convention part one: Arrivals in Wellington (Easter Friday (April 10), Saturday (11), Sunday (12))
Friday morning should have been my tidy up/sleep in/domestic goddess day - it was the first day off I'd had in 3 weeks, so when work called my cell the first time I ignored it, but after the home phone rang, and then my cell again, I took mercy and answered it - it was time and a half and a day in lieu after all! Apparently someone had called in ( Read more... ) -
flickr page
Hey everyone, I've created a flickr page for the Christchurch convention. Feel free to join!
X posted to all the BC groups I'm in :-) -
Further proof that you either have a good time, or good stories!
As some of you may know, my Mum and Uncle both did Camp America when they were my age, and my Mum just found her article on her camp experience in her files, and as her house is on the market (sob, my longest childhood home :( ) she's given it to me...so I'm gonna write it here so I can chuck the paper out!
"Help, Kiwi [Mums camp name], help! A ( Read more... ) -
Would anyone be interested...
if I set up a community for fundraising for bcx? This way I don't have to cross post between the 3 different communities and people who don't want to read don't have to. It would also mean people who had ideas could post them into the community.
I'm X posting this between my lj, and the bookcrossing and bcx pages again. -
BookCrossing Exchange (help needed!!)
Anyone remember when FutureCat and Otakuu went to London? Well, I got an email from FC last night saying she was super busy organising the Christchurch Convention but that she had promised Skyring that she would organise a Dutch BCer to come to Christchurch to promote their convention in 2010, and asking me if I would like to take over from her. ( Read more... ) -
Text stolen from Buffra but I think it's important so I'm posting it again
The Bush Administration is quietly trying to redefine "abortion" to include birth control. The Houston Chronicle says this could wipe out dozens of state laws that protect women's reproductive freedom and protect rape victims. And this proposed "rule change" doesn't need congressional approval ( Read more... ) -
Someone asked for this recipe, but can't remember who it was!
Grandma's Ginger Biscuits ( Read more... )