And, in fact, now that I have the LJ app for the iPad I've had for a couple of months, I may even be posting more often.

Hello lovelies!

... to post a poem I wrote during a session of the Science Teller Festival I attended a couple of weeks ago ( Read more... )

( Trigger warning: suicide attempt (unsuccessful) )

SaturdaySpent the day on Quarantine Island getting the basics of how to dye and spin fleece, and make felt. I need to make my own spindle to get better at the spinning. It was really useful. I came back with part of a raw fleece and some of the dyed-in-the-lock fibre we did during the course of the day ( Read more... )

Tonight I did something I haven't done in at least 30 years ( Read more... )

I've spent time in the Octagon with the Occupy Dunedin people every day since it started. Sometimes it's only five minutes, sometimes it's a couple of hours, but I've been there. I've also taken them hot food, apples, drawing pins, waterproofing spray and a couple of other things they've needed, as well as being a voice raised against a Keeper of ( Read more... )

Do you like discovering new music? Do you like sharing music with others? Do you like themes, and countdowns, and watching music videos on YouTube?

If so, you might like wechoose40 Check out the community profile for more info ( Read more... )

I'll be in the food court at Riccarton Mall for lunch and then at the cafe in Borders until the late afternoon if anybody would like to come and say hi.

Check this out

Click to view

Matt Joll wrote the music and lyrics himself. He's 14 years old. This song is his entry in a music competition. I hope he wins, and that even if he doesn't, someone out there is paying attention because he's just going to get better and better.

Weasel went to tryouts for the school hockey teams, and they're happy to have her (being an Otago rep goalkeep doesn't hurt ( Read more... )