damp, and loving it

[adelaidesean]

I'm just back from Sydney and way behind on everything (including Earth Ascendant, the sequel to Saturn Returns). It'll take me a while to catch up on email and the like, so please don't take it personally if I haven't responded--and feel free to nag if my tardiness becomes unacceptable. I won't mind. :-)

Highlights from the last week:

- hanging out with lots of young writers, their teachers and a great bunch of authors at workshops and talks organised by the festival's schools program;

- meeting Nick Drake, poet, author (of Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead, a historical crime thriller I'm currently enjoying), and scriptwriter of the film adaptation of Romulus, my Father;

- seeing the moons of Jupiter and Saturn after a session at the most excellent Sydney Observatory;



- and taking a couple of days off to enjoy a brief honeymoon with Amanda before all the fun started.

Apologies to everyone I didn't get to catch up with. Thanks to those who came to talks, took time out to say hi, or have been patient while I catch up. Now the new book is underway, I am liable to be something of a recluse.

But hey, it's raining here and everything is good. Hurrah!

(See here for an interview with Gary Kemble covering what I've been up to lately, including space opera, Doctor Who, and many other topics.)

Comments

[frogworth.livejournal.com]

Hey! The Magnetic Fields covering "I Die: You Die"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111ONE
The end.

(PS Welcome home...)

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

Where have you seen that cover??? I'm busting to hear it!

Fantastic to meet you too, Pete. I think I'm still recovering from that cake!

[frogworth.livejournal.com]

It's on that "Random" comp that we were talking about :) I stuck it on, only got halfway through, but that track did stand out!

On horrible dial-up in Cairns, but I'll email you about those newer FourPlay tracks I was mentioning...

[ravaen.livejournal.com]

Cairns!! I'm in Cairns also. 0_o

Coolies.

[(Anonymous)]

Intriguing ;)
I am now home in Sydney, in the wonderful cold(ish) weather. There was indeed rain (Sean), and it was humid hot ugliness :/ But a nice place, and a good gig!

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

I hope Cairns was a hoot. Any rain up there?

It's weird. I have no recollection at all of The Magnetic Fields being on "Random"; will have to dig it out of the box when I set up the new bookshelves today or tomorrow (finally--hurrah!).

[(Anonymous)]

PS Gary Numan userpic!

[frogworth.livejournal.com]

Fucking Anonymous... That was me, twice. Anyone else keep getting logged out by LJ at the moment?

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

I haven't, but then I've been doing other stuff today. Just logging on now.

Welcome home! Glad the gig went well. Was it recorded?

[frogworth.livejournal.com]

I believe the first show @ the Studio (Opera House) last week was recorded. Would be nice to have some record of it, although it was the worst of my three performances ;)

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

Ain't that always the way? :-)

[gloripebbles.livejournal.com]

Though I haven't been there for a few years I love the Observatory.

Glad to hear you & Amanda managed to squeeze in some honeymooning time.

Show off with the rain and the wetness and the conducivity to writing.

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

Blue skies today, alas, and I spent most of yesterday painting my new bookshelves. More of the same today, I fear, then back to the book tomorrow. The forecast is for "a shower or two". That doesn't mean much any more. :-(

[ravaen.livejournal.com]

Bit of rain up here, not surprising since the annual average rainfall is 1992mm.
May take time to congratulate you on your marriage Mr Ladd, I know it’s a bit late, but I didn’t know until now, bravo and congratulations.
Was just looking at your photo snaps and particularly like the one of Sarah enthralled with Cathy’s banter.

Looks like you had a fun time of it all.