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A little more on Victoria, and also yay: bitchinparty.
I am horrible at updating. Victoria's been awesome. I still have a lot to do to settle in, and I'm slow at making friends to hang out with, but I have a steady job and a few friends to hang out with ( Read more... ) -
ereaders and ebooks
Last week, I bought my new ebook reader, an Onyx Boox. It should be arriving any day now. It ended up being even more expensive than I had planned, what with shipping and duty across the border, but I'm ( Read more... ) -
Ebook reader
I've been thinking that I wanted an ebook reader for a long time, but couldn't find one that I liked enough to justify the price. Until now: I really like this one - http://www.dulinsbooks.com/index.php?p=product&id=655 - between the 6" screen, the wifi with ( Read more... ) -
Yuletide
I'm not a yuletide participant, but I don't think I can explain how excited I am for it this year. Not only will I want a whole heap of reading material while I'm stuck in a cabin with my family, possibly without even a bedroom, but ( Read more... ) -
Notifications Updates
If you're still not watching the lj_maintenance community, you should be. It will tell you things like how poor notifications are down right now. (See http://community.livejournal.com/lj_maintenance/126582.html ) The Operations guys work really hard to make sure that the site runs properly and ( Read more... ) -
Userpic and ScrapBook weirdness
Matt lets everyone know that they're updating some databases for better performance, but in the meantime you may notice your userpics, scrapbook images, and anything else that uses mogilefs might be slow, weird, or appear to be missing. But it should all return to normal and be better than ever ( Read more... ) -
I know I'm forgetting some things
I think I had something like 3 items to post about, but this is the only one I remember. It's worth passing on though:
My friend witling has a friend who works with girls and women at a shelter/convent/orphanage in Mexico. They're looking for a bit of funding, and are hoping to win an award from Nau which is based on votes. If you're interested in ( Read more... ) -
Dreamwidth invites
I feel like I should be encouraging people to buy a $3 paid account, but I have some invites, so if you want one just leave me an email address ( Read more... ) -
Winnipeg fangirl gathering
I'm closing the poll, sending out my final list of invites later tonight, and making a reservation. So, last chance at the poll or to show the poll to other local fangirls I might have missed.
(Tomorrow, Osborne Village, 6:30)
Poll Winnipeg fangirl gathering