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OMG. It's official. My novel is shortlisted for the Dundee International Book Prize! Stephen Fry - STEPHEN FRY!! - and Philip Pullman will be reading it. This is one of the best things in my life ever.
Excuse me while I go dance around the flat some more like some kind of rabid flapping bird. update, matchstick girl, real life, writing, squee, creativeMoar Photos
Hey folks!
Updated photos of my neighbourhood here.
I wasn't able to get the ones I wanted of the cafe, 'cause it was closed by the time I got there, but the rest of the walk was beautiful, as you can see.
I've taken a liking to the street signs around here. "The Companionway." "Discovery Dr." "The Sounding" - that's my favourite. It reminds me of ( Read more... )Wellington: Day 3 & 4
Yesterday started with the now-familiar feeling of not wanting to get out of bed, but I can cheerfully say that it got better as soon as I got up. I made the decision to put my walking shoes on and go exploring the neighbourhood. Boy am I glad I did. The little village shopping centre is at the end of a 15-minute walk that passes through hilly ( Read more... )Wellington Photos
I didn't get a chance to do the neighbourhood circuit with my camera, but for now, here's what the place looks like. I really did luck into a great deal.
Venus Place
ETA: Obviously, my room still has some ways to go. The tip-shop table and dresser arrive tomorrow, and today I spruced things up with a duvet/sheet set. More pictures of my room toWellington: Day 2
This evening my room already looks a lot different than it did this morning. This morning I woke up on an air mattress, hooked an arm around my laptop, and spent the next 3 hours checking sites, doing work, and finding reasons not to get out of bed. (Hey, it can be intimidating starting fresh - and my new housemate sleeps in on nightshift nights, ( Read more... )Wellington: Day 1
I'm now a resident of the North Island. Weird. *waves* This is where I live.
School starts in 9.5 days, and the first day is apparently an orientation, welcome, and BBQ. In fact, I downloaded my schedule for the next six weeks yesterday, and I think it's going to go very fast. Week 1-2 is courses and labs, and then weeks 3-6 are all blocked as " ( Read more... )Sydney
Here in Sydney feeling like I've been put through a meatgrinder. Possible debt to karma being payed off? No chance of earlier flight, alas, so off to find room for the afternoon/night.Delirium
Have I mentioned I am in the realm of seeing swimming fishies and sparkling lights and hallucinating very interesting daydreams about swimming in a creek, which actually made me jolt myself off the couch I'm sitting on? I am so losing it. If Sydney doesn't bring my Chch flight forward, I am checking into a hotel and sleeping for 12 hours. Mortal ( Read more... )Theater der Nacht
Theater der Nacht is most awesome place in world!