Monthly Archives: May 2009

Don McGlashan at the Harbour Light

Posted on May 14, 2009 by red6

Yalini&Robert and I went to see a concert at the Harbour Light over in Lyttelton tonight. The main act was Don McGlashan (of The Mutton Birds and Front Lawn fame) backed by The Seven Sisters (of whom there were four, … Continue reading →

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One in Six!

Posted on May 13, 2009 by red6

The May 2009 issue of Locus reports that, for the first quarter of 2009, 16% of all book sales were of books by Stephanie Meyer. Holy shagging vampires! The article doesn’t say whether this is world-wide or in the US … Continue reading →

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Sanus Incognita

Posted on May 6, 2009 by red6

I’m very much looking forward to the latest series by astoundingly prolific writer Kevin J Anderson, Terra Incognita. The latest issue of his newsletter arrived today, and it reports that the first volume in the series, The Edge of the … Continue reading →

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Modern Life

Posted on May 6, 2009 by red6
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MySki HDi

Posted on May 5, 2009 by red6

After talking about it for a while, we finally upgraded to MySky HDi. Things didn’t go smoothly at first: the first box they gave us didn’t work properly, although it did work in an annoying kind-of way that made me … Continue reading →

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Tomb Raider: Underworld

Posted on May 2, 2009 by red6

After a bit of a hiatus, I finally got around to finishing the latest installment of Lara Croft’s adventures:  Tomb Raider: Underworld. On balance it’s very good: tremendous good fun, with all the locations wonderfully detailed and packed full of … Continue reading →

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