I recommend delaying your trip to Thailand (as you are booked there for 2 months?) and doing a touch more kiwi-picking in Kerikeri. Hey what? I can’t believe you are spending so much money! Best start earnign some soon.

sherri s. tepper:
“Many of Tepper’s books explore the consequences of mankind inserting itself into an alien world and running afoul of the complex and interwoven alien ecosystems.”

“Sideshow” – full of gods and such, sounds weird, but not bad. poor ending.

sfsite highly recommends “Singer from the Sea” – kinda like alpha centaui situation, but one “tribe” per planet.
also “Six Moon Dance” – sounds good. planet gets a visit from the “questioner”!!. much doom.
“The family tree” – ecological theme. not sure about this one.
“Gibbon’s Decline and Fall” – somewhat political (actually I ge the feeling they all are!). feminist.

Early work is less good aparantly.. “More impressed with the ideas of the series than the writing”.

I say, buy one and see:-)

24 v2: nay:-o I reckon we should just get the dvd!

Well, I was creating this blog as a replacement to the old ltj blog that we used mainly for links and this is it. And, as blogger was refusing to work with the new servers, I thought we could just join the two.

I could create you a completely separate blog (much time and effort;-)), but then this one wouldn’t be used much until you get back (seeing as only you and I ever contributed!)

The blog doesn’t really have a title, but I guess it can. It’s pretty obvious that it’s your travel blog at the mo anyways.

After much moaning from Dod about the size of the font, I’ll look in to making a “blind” version.

Dod also suggests – as do I – that you avail yourself of the built in spell-check option! Ok, I just tried the spellchecker, and it doesn’t quite work yet… oops.

How about drinking just water for a few days? Or even a few weeks?

I’m beginning to suspect that text I got mid afternoon our time wasn’t delayed but simply reflected your normal operating hours!

i feel most unwell. had quite a plesant lunchings, but but my stomac isn’t at its best. i was stumbling around town earlier when it suddenly occured to me that the flight was in fact only a few days away. i flipped through my calander, and made one of my selebrated random instant decisions. no dice involved. i decided to rescedual to the 10th. that would give me time to relax. it took me several years to find the airnewzealand place, and i walked around christchurch(which is massive) getting lost.

right. were to start…the day i was in duneden i spent the day charging around buying random t-shirts and getting annoyed. i decided quite late in the day to go to christchurch, so i legged it to the i site to get some accomidation there for the day after my rafting trip. on the way i was accosted by this christian chap who had decided that i needed converting. i made the error of communicating to him. the conversation is a blur but i managed to escape after nattering for almost 30 minutes. by which time the i-site was closed. so the next day i leapt on the bus hoping that we would stop of for a break at a town with an i site.(it is very irritating to have to always go to one of these places to book accomidation.) we did stop as it turned out, and i asked a minion to get me some place to stay. this lackwit rung one place then stated catagoricaly that everywere was booked up in the town. she said the only place to go was a camping place. i gritted my teeth and parced across 40 of the crispest for the privalidge. sorted i thought. the bus dropped me and a couple of others of on the side of a random road, were a load of others from stray buses were waiting. they were two english guys called steve and james and an irish guy called phill. very cool people. oooh stomac twinge. i think i will continue this tomorrow. i feel ill, and this computer isn’t making me better. i thyink i will stay in christchurch for one more day. then go to kaykora(sp) for dolphin swimming. i’ll blog later tonight if possible.

what in the name of cain is this? gacktar! not something to spring on a chap with a morning head. is this now the blog? if yay, why does it not say the travles of solid and carrote at the top? snackus on a stick, i can bairly see the screen. i don’t know what i was drinking last night, but it was enough to fell a small horse. i have to type with one hand the othwer is holding my head. yesterday was one hell of a interesting day. hmm just logged on to fsmail ten fresh messages, and not one from any of the countless people i have given my e-mail to here. hmm. anyway thanks for the mails and stuff. i could reply to them propally but at the momant i can’t be bothered. i feel i havent slept for a year, i think i need to chill out some place for a while, just recently i have been totally off balance. charging about the place is a bit stressfull. blimey its one o’ clock! i was going to write about my epic misadventure yesterday, but i think i will go and have lunch first. maybe i’ll sit in the park and have a bit of a read and a draw also. noble house is veery interesting. i’ll probably bring it to tailand goeff. that is if i don’t by fifteen other books while i’m here. i was quite close to getting a few books by sherri s. tepper. maybe you can check some reviews for me liv. incedentally have you been taping the next series of 24 as it was on tv when i left.

my mouth, so dry! i need water, fast. before i look like jim carrey in me, myself and irene. i really must sign of now, i’m close to falling asleep at the keybourd. but wait i still have 8 minutes left before they charge me more money. hmm. dod- not sure about kerikeri yet. i still have to get back to nelson. and im not sure i will get there in time for the flight. when do i need to reconfirm/change the flight dates? ack got to go i will blog later.

Man, just watched another 4 24’s with tom. EPIC:-D Best series i’ve watched in ages – really gripping and keeps you hooked. I can’t beleive people wait a week between episodes! That would take, like, half a year to watch!!!! Madness.

Also played some golf at norfolk gardens.