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caseopaya and I are heading to the South Island of New Zealand in the New Year (gee, anyone would think I like the place or something). Currently thinking of a tour from ChCh to Dunedin to Invercargill to Te Anau to Queenstown to Wanaka to Twizel then back to ChCh. Should be manageable in six days ;-)
Last Sunday attended the Unitarian Church concert, which was the usual standard. Special guest in attendance wasmissmilky. Monies raised, on my asking, went to the indigenous Stolen Wages campaign, of which I gave an impassioned speech. The Australian Senate has come down with a report on this issue just a fortnight ago. It will probably become a major issue in 2007. Solstice dinner was with severina_242, _zombiemonkey and caseopaya. We chewed the fat, drank a lot, and I ended up letting severina_242 cut my hair; I now have an eighties style bob with fringe.
Have received several games over the past few days; treated myself to PDFs of Dogs in The Vineyard and the most excellent Kill Puppies for Satan (you've got to read the hate mail). Have borrowed_zombiemonkey's copy of Over The Edge for more inspiration. Have also received a heartbreaker' in the form of a game called 'Fantasy Imperium' which the author sent me. Physically, it's a magnificant piece of work. Hardbound, good binding, good art, over 500 pages.. but sweet Jesus, the game sucks.
Hat-tip togreylock. The nuclear war film, "Threads" on is avaible on Google video. If you're under 25 you need to see this to understand people my age. No really, you do.
caseopaya and I are heading to the South Island of New Zealand in the New Year (gee, anyone would think I like the place or something). Currently thinking of a tour from ChCh to Dunedin to Invercargill to Te Anau to Queenstown to Wanaka to Twizel then back to ChCh. Should be manageable in six days ;-)Last Sunday attended the Unitarian Church concert, which was the usual standard. Special guest in attendance was
missmilky. Monies raised, on my asking, went to the indigenous Stolen Wages campaign, of which I gave an impassioned speech. The Australian Senate has come down with a report on this issue just a fortnight ago. It will probably become a major issue in 2007. Solstice dinner was with severina_242, _zombiemonkey and caseopaya. We chewed the fat, drank a lot, and I ended up letting severina_242 cut my hair; I now have an eighties style bob with fringe.Have received several games over the past few days; treated myself to PDFs of Dogs in The Vineyard and the most excellent Kill Puppies for Satan (you've got to read the hate mail). Have borrowed
_zombiemonkey's copy of Over The Edge for more inspiration. Have also received a heartbreaker' in the form of a game called 'Fantasy Imperium' which the author sent me. Physically, it's a magnificant piece of work. Hardbound, good binding, good art, over 500 pages.. but sweet Jesus, the game sucks.Hat-tip to
greylock. The nuclear war film, "Threads" on is avaible on Google video. If you're under 25 you need to see this to understand people my age. No really, you do.![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 2006-12-24 12:11 am (UTC)I'm going to have to forgive you, because I have been to all the places you've mentioned and most within the past year ;-)
(Although I was less than nine months old last time I was in Te Anau)
It's also been pointed out to me that I've actually got 8 days..
Queenstown rocks.
I know. I've been using it as desktop image for a few years now..
Frogs do like Java, don't they?
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Date: 2006-12-24 03:59 am (UTC)I got so sucked in by NZ also. I went in Sept '05 with my girlfriend and then back again Dec '05 with a mate. Sadly I missed Linux Conf down in Dunedin this time around :(
Anyhoo, if you are interested, there is some more photos over on my flickr page (a couple of sets).
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Date: 2006-12-24 04:21 am (UTC)I was thinking of the place!
Sadly I missed Linux Conf down in Dunedin this time around :(
I don't suppose this is news to you, but it was great! Mind you, Dunedin is one of my favourite places in the world...
Ended up doing a tour of the west coast on that venture...
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Date: 2006-12-24 12:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-24 11:28 pm (UTC)*nods* That would be it. ;-)