Update

[vilakins]

My dead work PC is going to be collected by a new guy on the IT team on Monday; he will rebuild it and return it Tuesday, all going well. If that happens, I'll be happy. This guy, incidentally, has been described by a colleague who's seen him as "spunky" - in NZ and Australia, this means hot (used for males only) rather than risk taking. I therefore look forward to seeing him in more ways than one.

As for me, I'm off to the Pasifika Festival tomorrow. It's predicted to be as hot and sauna-like as today (and last year) so this time I'm taking a sunhat (mad Deltas and Englishmen...)

And this time next week, it will be my first night on holiday in Taupo (the town, not the lake). We'll be staying at a place called The Village, but I'm sure they'll let us leave. The lake BTW is the crater left behind by a massive volcanic eruption which gave the Romans brilliant sunsets for months. I shall try not to think too much about this.

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[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

We'll be staying at a place called The Village

And the music exploded in my head with visions of Rover and the car ;0) Have a good festival x

[jecono.livejournal.com]

I don't get it - the Romans were in New Zealand?

And nice to have a "spunky" guy to look forward to! :)
Have a fun weekend!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

The amount of debris thrown up into the air got to the other side of the planet and the dust filtered the sunlight, giving very red sunsets. The Romans remarked on them in their writings.

We get those here too when there are Australian bush fires or Indonesian forest burn-offs.

About to go to Pasifika. And I just found out there's a food and wine festival tomorrow somewhere else. Yay!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I will! I'm off to it now.

I just found out there's a food and wine festival tomorrow somewhere else. Yay!

[jecono.livejournal.com]

Wow. Thanks for the info! That's amazing!

Ooooh - a food festival! Sounds like a great weekend coming up! :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

The Pasifika festival is food too, plus music and dance and culture, all of it Pacific Islands. Just got back from it and am cooling down by the fan: it's a very hot day. There will be pic spam at some point.

[imhilien.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I like the sound of this IT guy. ;-) Here's hoping your PC comes back better than before...

I hope you had fun at the Pasifika Festival, and that you enjoy your holiday. I'm sure the 'lake' will be quiet!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Pasifika was great and a lot of fun. I'm tired and still rather hot despite the fan; I think I'll have another cup of tea and go to bed. :-p