I came home today to find a "Rush to" packet from the Bookcrossing Supply Store. It contained the "Panda Reading" bookplates that were on show at the Convention, but haven't been released yet. No packing slip, no note.

Will somebody please 'fess up??

I had dinner with tzurriz last night, and then spent some time with her and jfroebe and their cats. And Tzurriz gave me a laser toy for my cats! They love it, I think. Either that, or it's driving them batty (or should I say, battier). I also picked up the box of books Tzurriz & Jason so kindly drove back for me from Toronto (I was flying and couldn't carry ( Read more... )

These Canadians don't kid around about breakfast. We had a breakfast buffet that could have served to last all day. Gorgeous pastries and back bacon and fruit and potatoes and eggs and other good stuff.

The first presentation was AwesomeAud (who was also my roomie) talking about Book Repair. Despite having lost most of her voice (she regained ( Read more... )

Woke up a tad late on Saturday, but managed to shower, dress and grab a cup of tea and a scone at the corner coffee shop before the first session, which was Founder's Hour. Heather and Bruce talked a bit about what's going on with the site and the efforts to finance it through other ventures ( Read more... )

I had such a lovely time in Toronto. What a beautiful city it is, and the Bookcrossers are beautiful, too ( Read more... )

I haven't journaled in several days, so I'm playing catch-up. I think the last thing I wrote about was the free opera at Millennium Park ( Read more... )

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I can't connect to the Bookcrossing site! I can get everywhere else - so I hope it's just that they are "improving" things, as sometimes happens. But it is a bit frustrating, as I came home to find a surprise book from idioteqnician - and I can't journal it. And a wonderful packet of information about Kyoto from fuji, and I can't send her a PM ( Read more... )