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Jun 30, 2015 02:53PM
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Makes me think of the episode of the Big Bang Theory where Leonard & his friends are in front of t..."
No go. When I got on actual website allocation was exhausted. I'm surprised how unprepared Ticketek was for a bot attack.
It's incredible that in this day and age companies like Ticketek aren't set up to deal with this.
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Yup. Marty's older brother is flying in to Wllgtn at 3.30pm on Sat from overseas - since of course his minions would have organised the whole thing! *rolleyes* His sil has connections & may be able to help, but otherwise can totally imagine *** dealing with scalpers.
We could be on the same flight.
Hubby says,"No, mucking about in Wellington and we won't be stopping at Otaki shopping outlets ... Straight to the inlaws in Levin to book our seats in front of the TV."
Of course I'll be the only Highlanders supporter in that household on Saturday evening!
Hubby says,"No, mucking about in Wellington and we won't be stopping at Otaki shopping outlets ... Straight to the inlaws in Levin to book our seats in front of the TV."
Of course I'll be the only Highlanders supporter in that household on Saturday evening!
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Checked the details. Our flight ETA 2.30pm. Hey, would have been fun to meet up. Do BLKs ever have book exchange get togethers in regions?
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Wow! Just read pdr's blog on SOME NZ writings ( she quotes from an American publishing site- correct me if I'm wrong). A really clear cut piece and worth a look.
Has got me thinking... Love diversity especially in the creative arts.
Has got me thinking... Love diversity especially in the creative arts.
***Carol*** wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "I'd join you at the restaurant. Outdoor winter sports is not my thing!"
& Kathleen. I'm rugbied out! I like tennis, badminton, Winter Olympics.
The tickets are now being released ..."
Carol I love the winter Olympics :D
& Kathleen. I'm rugbied out! I like tennis, badminton, Winter Olympics.
The tickets are now being released ..."
Carol I love the winter Olympics :D
S.K.Fischer wrote: "Wow! Just read pdr's blog on SOME NZ writings ( she quotes from an American publishing site- correct me if I'm wrong). A really clear cut piece and worth a look. Has got me thinking... Love diver..."
Do you have a link?
OK bare with me on this as I get the blog through GRs (pdr,you can berate me when next we meet- love you). Try P.D.R. Lindsay's Blog
May have lead you on a wild goose chase. Sorry. Just rechecked and it is Rowanlindsay.blogspot.com.au
P.D.R. wrote: "Huh? My blog .au!!!!http://rowanlindsay.blogspot.co.nz/ is me!
And thank you, Sandy! I think!!"
Hi P.D.R. Just read a post you wrote about the power of the group. Well said. I've teamed up with another author for the NZ Independent Book Fair later this year. The sharing of costs & the double head space for ideas has been a life saver. She's also my 'go to' person for book queries, given that her book was published a year before mine!
Having someone to turn to for advice is so helpful. I'm also grateful to all the people on here who I'm starting to interact with. Love how generous other authors can be with their time (especially when we should all be writing & not procrastinating online!)
Oh good, you'll be at the fair. See you there. Last year I managed to take a whole lot of people's books for free, but this year it will be just our Writer's Choice books. I'd hoped to get a little money from each writer this time but when I floated the idea past a few people they were not happy or are not prepared to join up as a group.Last year I caught up with Kathleen from this group and hope to do the same this year. It was fun and she was a great help. (You're a gem, a pearl past price, Kathleen.) Flights booked, just got to find the nearest place to the venue to stay. Trying to get around Auckland with a case load of books is no fun!
Sorry people, bit behind this month. Just come home from five days in hospital. I've updated our Author Member group reads for July/August and will set up a thread for discussion shortly. I'll update the monthly pages read stats in the next couple of days, but do carry on turning those pages for July and don't forget the bonus points.Lesley
Gosh I hope you're ok? Five days is a long time
Gosh I hope you're ok? Five days is a long time
Gosh I hope you're ok? Five days is a long time
Thanks Kirsten. I'm very much better now but still not totally 100%. Eczema in the ear canal which itched, I scratch, broke the skin, and got a serious bacterial infection of the type that has potential to become necrotising and can spread quickly to the brain and affect vision. Had to have intravenous treatment - big doses quickly. Much pain and nausea so, despite being kept in isolation, I never got much reading done - just couldn't concentrate until the last couple of days.
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And Welly turned on the good weather for you!?☺️
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Yeah, I was in Welly too but shut inside - not that I really cared until Sunday. I did notice all that sunshine out the window though and felt a bit resentful-
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***Carol*** wrote: "I thought you lived in Wllgtn EG!"I live just north of Upper Hutt city, but had to go to Wellington Hospital since they have an ENT unit and Hutt Hospital don't. Was a bit of a mission getting there by train & taxi after I'd dropped my little dog off at her holiday home. Took the same method home so was a bit exhausted by the time I arrived, then had to get the car out and go up to collect dog from her accommodation. Trying to read, but each time I pick the book up, the girl who has taken up residence on my knee, carefully drapes her leg over the page!!
I hope everyone had a good weekend. It was hot weather for us [Vancouver] however it was spent inside due to smog from the 180 forest fires - alas it was spent reading in a house that smelled like a campfire.
Kathleen - on occasion, but never this bad. Our sky yesterday looked like something out of a dystopian novel.
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I live just north of Upper Hutt city, but had to go to Wellington Hospital since they have an ENT unit and Hutt Hospital don't. Was a bit of ..."
Sounds like an ordeal.
Home & tired but had a great time. Back to moving furniture tomorrow! :/
Drove back from Pauanui again today, to Auckland. Rain was so bad I had to ask my children not to talk, so I could concentrate on trying to see the road!On the plus side, the copies of my book I'd ordered from the publisher were waiting to be picked up from shipping depot. I have them all now, ready for book launch & the Independent Book Fair in October! Very tempted to take a photo of them all on the lounge floor and recreate the 'Scrooge McDuck' image of me in the middle of them ;)
Question: I caught the tail end of a review on National Radio today about a book about bookstores. Can anyone point me in the right direction? It sounded more like a coffee book type book, with lots of illustrations, and three NZ bookstores had made it into the book.
Golly gosh, Lesley. You watch it! That was nasty, please don't do it again.Melissa how are those forest fires in BC? No wonder you have smog in Vancouver. My lot are in Saskatchewan and they are having forest fires too. It's been dry all spring hasn't it? Daughter tells me they had to evacuate Laronge and get the army in. 13,000 people out of their homes!!!
For those of you who enjoyed
The Ghosts of Young Nick's Head by Sue Copsey, I've just found there she has written a follow on which she is giving away copies of - herehttps://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/en...
Gotta be in to win!
P.D.R. wrote: "Golly gosh, Lesley. You watch it! That was nasty, please don't do it again.
Melissa how are those forest fires in BC? No wonder you have smog in Vancouver. My lot are in Saskatchewan and they are ..."
They are getting worse by the day. It has just been too dry and we are running out of firefighters [we have even asked Australia for help]. Hope your lot in Saskatchewan are alright, they have it quite bad too - I heard they even got Canadian forces in to help.
Melissa how are those forest fires in BC? No wonder you have smog in Vancouver. My lot are in Saskatchewan and they are ..."
They are getting worse by the day. It has just been too dry and we are running out of firefighters [we have even asked Australia for help]. Hope your lot in Saskatchewan are alright, they have it quite bad too - I heard they even got Canadian forces in to help.
Melissa wrote: "P.D.R. wrote: "Golly gosh, Lesley. You watch it! That was nasty, please don't do it again.
Melissa how are those forest fires in BC? No wonder you have smog in Vancouver. My lot are in Saskatchewa..."
We also have some New Zealand firefighters in Alberta helping with their fires
Melissa how are those forest fires in BC? No wonder you have smog in Vancouver. My lot are in Saskatchewa..."
We also have some New Zealand firefighters in Alberta helping with their fires
Your fires were on NZ TV news last night. Looks horrific Melissa and such a beautiful countryside...very sad especially if purposefully started as suggested in broadcast.
S.K.Fischer wrote: "Your fires were on NZ TV news last night. Looks horrific Melissa and such a beautiful countryside...very sad especially if purposefully started as suggested in broadcast."
You know what, it amazes me that some people can be so reckless in such dry conditions. That being said, I know some were naturally or unintentionally started. We are grateful for the Australians and Kiwis coming in to help.
You know what, it amazes me that some people can be so reckless in such dry conditions. That being said, I know some were naturally or unintentionally started. We are grateful for the Australians and Kiwis coming in to help.
P.D.R. wrote: "Oh good, you'll be at the fair. See you there. Last year I managed to take a whole lot of people's books for free, but this year it will be just our Writer's Choice books. I'd hoped to get a little..."
Hoping to be your bag carrier and spruiker.
Hoping to be your bag carrier and spruiker.
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& I've won a book on First Reads! I was having all sorts of trouble with email on my phone & that was one of the ones that didn't get through.
It's The Antipodeans by NZ writer, Greg McGee. I saw him speak at the Writers festival.
***Carol*** wrote: "So where are you now, SK?
& I've won a book on First Reads! I was having all sorts of trouble with email on my phone & that was one of the ones that didn't get through.
It's The Antipodeans by NZ..."
Congrats Carol :)
& I've won a book on First Reads! I was having all sorts of trouble with email on my phone & that was one of the ones that didn't get through.
It's The Antipodeans by NZ..."
Congrats Carol :)
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***Carol*** wrote: "So where are you now, SK?& I've won a book on First Reads! I was having all sorts of trouble with email on my phone & that was one of the ones that didn't get through.
It's The Antipodeans by NZ..."
He also wrote a couple of mystery/crime novels as Alix Bosco and won the Ngaio Marsh award for one of them I seem to recall.
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There is a bug & some groups have disappeared, leaving moderators no way to contact members.
So, if a group you frequent has disappeared, don't think the group creator has run mad & deleted your group without warning!
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Just booked tickets to see Rams at the Auckland film festival. It's an afternoon session, so if anyone else going, let me know!
http://www.nziff.co.nz/2015/auckland/...
& my book has just arrived! Will be an August read for me - I'm still hoping to get back to the challenge here!
***Carol*** wrote: "GR should put up a site wide announcement but they won't.
There is a bug & some groups have disappeared, leaving moderators no way to contact members.
So, if a group you frequent has disappeared,..."
I am a member of a disappearing group - Around the World in 52 books.
There is a bug & some groups have disappeared, leaving moderators no way to contact members.
So, if a group you frequent has disappeared,..."
I am a member of a disappearing group - Around the World in 52 books.
Melissa, GR are working on restoring all the groups as they have backups. It should be back soon.
Ace wrote: "Melissa, GR are working on restoring all the groups as they have backups. It should be back soon."
Yes, the group admin emailed us all to tell us. Fortunately they can be restored :)
Yes, the group admin emailed us all to tell us. Fortunately they can be restored :)
Melissa wrote: "Ace wrote: "Melissa, GR are working on restoring all the groups as they have backups. It should be back soon."Yes, the group admin emailed us all to tell us. Fortunately they can be restored :)"
Great. I'm one of the lucky ones as all my groups are still intact.
***Carol*** wrote: "So where are you now, SK?
& I've won a book on First Reads! I was having all sorts of trouble with email on my phone & that was one of the ones that didn't get through.
It's The Antipodeans by NZ..."
Made it to Wanaka and the ski field today. Beautiful weather so off to the Goldfield's museum tomorrow and have booked a horse trek for next week. Grandchildren give a poetry recital at 6p.m. I limited them to 6 poems each as these concerts have a tendency to go on and on. At bath time read them a short censored selection from 'Essential New Zealand Poems: Facing the Empty Page'.7 yr old asks,"But Granny do you like these poems as they don't make sense and they don't rhyme?" Thinking we may stick with Nursey Rhymes and seek out a poetry book for children at Wanak Waste Busters.
Didn't get to the Te Papa exhibition on Gallipoli, day was freezing.
& I've won a book on First Reads! I was having all sorts of trouble with email on my phone & that was one of the ones that didn't get through.
It's The Antipodeans by NZ..."
Made it to Wanaka and the ski field today. Beautiful weather so off to the Goldfield's museum tomorrow and have booked a horse trek for next week. Grandchildren give a poetry recital at 6p.m. I limited them to 6 poems each as these concerts have a tendency to go on and on. At bath time read them a short censored selection from 'Essential New Zealand Poems: Facing the Empty Page'.7 yr old asks,"But Granny do you like these poems as they don't make sense and they don't rhyme?" Thinking we may stick with Nursey Rhymes and seek out a poetry book for children at Wanak Waste Busters.
Didn't get to the Te Papa exhibition on Gallipoli, day was freezing.
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