Monthly Archives: July 2006

the colour of tea rings

Posted on July 10, 2006 by lynsey gedye

The other day, hiding from the rain, I spent a brief interlude at the City Gallery’s Luncheon Under the Ash Tree: The Ian & Elespie Prior Collection – a touring exhibition from the Masterton Museum and Gallery Aratoi. It’s part … Continue reading →

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a, b, or c?

Posted on July 9, 2006 by lynsey gedye

It’s the year of the dog. Last time the dog year came around I was young and puppy-like – I barked at everything that went past. At the end of the year lots of barking had taken place but not … Continue reading →

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five messages

Posted on July 8, 2006 by lynsey gedye

You have five messages. First message: 9:03 Hey – we got the tender, so I’m gonna get the hard drives. I’ll fire ‘em up, and tomorrow we can get Beowulf going. Call you later. Second message: 10:37 Hey – good … Continue reading →

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rain is the new sunshine…

Posted on July 7, 2006 by lynsey gedye

Wellington, at the end of a relentlessly wet season. july rains even cool cats feel the blues The weather has been wonderfully overcast and wet for days, and the sun finally broke through today. I’m begining to sound completely british … Continue reading →

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walk shorts

Posted on July 6, 2006 by lynsey gedye

Way back, wa-a-a-a-ay back, on June 30, I wrote my first short story over in at Sychronicity of Indeterminacy. The deal with the short stories is that they should be able to be read in one minute. That means about … Continue reading →

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anatomia

Posted on July 5, 2006 by lynsey gedye

The University of Toronto Libraries Fisher Library Digital Collections generously share Anatomia – a collection of about 4,500 illustrations of human anatomy. Nods to Drawn! for the heads up. If you want to get real, there’s the Vesalius Project, 3D … Continue reading →

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guarded state

Posted on July 4, 2006 by lynsey gedye

It was 8o when I got back from my lunchtime stroll along the waterfront. It must be the school holidays or something, because hardly anyone was there. A small cadre of seagulls were braced like rugby forwards into the wind. … Continue reading →

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ex libraries

Posted on July 3, 2006 by lynsey gedye

Another day. Another trip back to the library with another overdue library book. Another fine. Another payment. My overdue library book fines currently stands at slightly more (and grows slightly faster) than what the USA is investing in Iraq. I’m … Continue reading →

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size matters

Posted on July 2, 2006 by lynsey gedye

Every so often someone pops up and looks at me as though I’ve just crawled out from under a rock, and bleats in this vile nasal whine, “Oh my god, you mean you haven’t seen …insert movie title here…?” and … Continue reading →