Of course I still love you! I've just been...busy
We had a great time at Aussiecon, but our hotel charged crazy rates for WiFi, so only I used it - for organizational/administrative purposes, mainly - and deliasherman 's updates are sitting on her laptop, waiting to upload when possible.
And, uh, I also posted a bunch of really quickies on Facebook (feel free to FBFriend me there - just add a message saying you're an LJ pal, so I bump you to the head of the line). Because I like to wax prolix on LJ, and couldn't let myself.
As I look them all over, I see I wasn't all that much more informative - lots more to tell you, dear ones! But FWIW, here's the gist:
8/25 Just decided to take overnight Sleeper Car from Sydney to Melbourne on Weds. night (so we arrive bright & early for my 4pm panel) - leaving Syd 2056, arriving Melb 0735.
8/26 We saw fruitbats (aka red-headed flying foxes) hanging like, well, giant fruit high in the trees of the Botanic Gardens!
8/27 Not taking train to Melbourne after all, owing to this reply to my query: "Yes indeed, we have track work and you would need to change from train to coach [i.e. bus] at Albury at approximately 4am."
I don't think so.
9/1 Last day in Sydney - OK, I mostly shopped (in odd places - who knew the Public Library had the best shop ever?!) . . . tomorrow, on to Melbourne for my 4:00 panel at AussieCon!
(Then we went to Worldcon & I posted almost nothing until I needed some sympathy:)
9/4 Woke up with a headcold! My reading's at 5:00 pm, Rm. 207. Donations of local remedies most welcome!
*** Thanks, Aussie pals, for cold remedy ginger-garlic-horseradish-Vit.C pills! Even if they don't work, they smell like a spice cabinet I can live with.
9/7 What an Interesting day we've had. Planned to go pet wallabees; instead, Delia Sherman awoke w/blurred vision & the divine Melinda Goodin drove us to various drs who diagnosed small tear in retina & lasered it shut again. Green lighted to fly to Auckland tom'w morning, as long as we're careful. Will drive north to rusticate, rest & recuperate for a few days, then on to Wellington.
9/8 (5 minutes ago)
Delia Sherman thanks all for good retina wishes, says it doesn't hurt - just upsetting not to see well through 1 eye. We flew today to Auckland, picked up rental car & I drove north while the light lasted (and a little beyond)....We are now at the Warkworth Lodge, having eaten a stellar meal of local green mussels & smoked salmon in a place that looked like it might just barely serve decent burgers - omg! NZ!!!
And, uh, I also posted a bunch of really quickies on Facebook (feel free to FBFriend me there - just add a message saying you're an LJ pal, so I bump you to the head of the line). Because I like to wax prolix on LJ, and couldn't let myself.
As I look them all over, I see I wasn't all that much more informative - lots more to tell you, dear ones! But FWIW, here's the gist:
8/25 Just decided to take overnight Sleeper Car from Sydney to Melbourne on Weds. night (so we arrive bright & early for my 4pm panel) - leaving Syd 2056, arriving Melb 0735.
8/26 We saw fruitbats (aka red-headed flying foxes) hanging like, well, giant fruit high in the trees of the Botanic Gardens!
8/27 Not taking train to Melbourne after all, owing to this reply to my query: "Yes indeed, we have track work and you would need to change from train to coach [i.e. bus] at Albury at approximately 4am."
I don't think so.
9/1 Last day in Sydney - OK, I mostly shopped (in odd places - who knew the Public Library had the best shop ever?!) . . . tomorrow, on to Melbourne for my 4:00 panel at AussieCon!
(Then we went to Worldcon & I posted almost nothing until I needed some sympathy:)
9/4 Woke up with a headcold! My reading's at 5:00 pm, Rm. 207. Donations of local remedies most welcome!
*** Thanks, Aussie pals, for cold remedy ginger-garlic-horseradish-Vit.C pills! Even if they don't work, they smell like a spice cabinet I can live with.
9/7 What an Interesting day we've had. Planned to go pet wallabees; instead, Delia Sherman awoke w/blurred vision & the divine Melinda Goodin drove us to various drs who diagnosed small tear in retina & lasered it shut again. Green lighted to fly to Auckland tom'w morning, as long as we're careful. Will drive north to rusticate, rest & recuperate for a few days, then on to Wellington.
9/8 (5 minutes ago)
Delia Sherman thanks all for good retina wishes, says it doesn't hurt - just upsetting not to see well through 1 eye. We flew today to Auckland, picked up rental car & I drove north while the light lasted (and a little beyond)....We are now at the Warkworth Lodge, having eaten a stellar meal of local green mussels & smoked salmon in a place that looked like it might just barely serve decent burgers - omg! NZ!!!