I was lucky enough to share a pair of turducken with 20 friends on a frosty NZ night. Yum! Disturbingly, our hosts had enough Christmas paraphernalia to provide for everyone.
why are there not fandom cruises?
There are gamer's (not gambler's) cruises. I know about them because I listen to the Fear the Boot podcast.
http://www.feartheboot.com/ftb/index.php/archives/942
http://www.gameradventures.com/
Back in the 19th century folks who needed a thrill like no other would get in their carriages and locomotive trains and travel hundreds of miles to see wonders of the natural world.
I was surprised to find out just how popular travelling to the Pink and White Terraces in NZ was in the early-mid 1880s (for the suitably well-off, of course).
And here are a bunch about as far away as you can get from jolly old England.
#9 An "I voted" sticker was included with my absentee-voting packet. A nice touch, I thought.
I was mildly peeved when I saw people with "I voted" stickers on New Zealand's election day, having not been offered one when I voted a week earlier. Given that they prefer you to advance vote (easily available at several places in your and neighbouring electorates) than special vote (available with more hassle at any polling booth on the day), they should have given me one per day remaining until election day.
The Turks have managed to live up to the sentiment. In 1985 they named the chunk of Suvla Bay where they landed, "ANZAC Cove" and declared it a national park.
It's a great sentiment, but things aren't quite that simple. In "exchange", locations in Australia and NZ were renamed. Ataturk point (with a memorial) is south of Wellington Airport, overlooking Cook Strait.
The area is also important for the Turk's, due to Ataturk's involvement - it was busy the day I was there, as it was Ataturk's birthday.
#158 It's causal Friday at Making Light.
How own-timezone-centric of you! ;-)
I'm at GMT+12, while the first two names on the entry are at GMT+10(?). Although it was posted on Friday night their time.
Not as bad as one LJ post I saw about the lunar eclipse - something like "If you aren't on the West coast, you probably had to climb a hill out of town to see it". It was easy to spot where I am (in the middle of Auckland), as the moon was at 50deg or so.
Anyhow, please take this as a jokey chastisement, and not a serious complaint.
:-)
I just read about this at BB, and thought "I wonder what ML has to say about this?".
It's at this stage that the people responsible, if principled, would resign.
#241 Zeborah
Mufti days are definitely used in New Zealand, though I haven't used it in the 'vicar' context given above. Uni.
I'm down with the vicar in mufti, although I think I picked it up in the last 10-15 years.
We used 'varsity' in Auckland in the late '80s. It seems that the rest of NZ used 'uni'.
For a fine distinction, Aucklanders go to "The Mountain" (Mount Ruapehu) to ski, but "The Mount" (Mount Maunganui) for the beaches (both a few hours drive away). This while there are 40-odd volcanoes in their city.
For a fine distinction, Aucklanders go to "The Mountain" (Mount Ruapehu) to ski, but "The Mount" (Mount Maunganui) for the beaches (both a few hours drive away). This while there are 40-odd volcanoes in their city.
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