Anyone interested? I’d love to meet people I met/missed at the con (I was the one on Friday and Sunday with the ‘Ask me about stamps’ shirt)
Any suggestions as to where, when, what?
While the weather stays (relatively!) nice we could have a picnic somewhere- nice and cheap for those who overspent at the auction!
Ask me about stamps!
http://www.discworldstampfan.info
I’m definitely up for this – open to suggestions as to when and where.
The Royal Botanic Gardens if we’re going the picnic option? Otherwise there’s the open air cinema running at the moment at Birrarung Marr [behind Fed Square]. Of course another potentially cheap option would be drinks and a game or two of pool at a pub somewhere. :D
Why don’t you hold it in Perth?
There are some lovely picnic spots in King’s Park – and also lots of park benches to cut down on the accom. costs.
Apart from that, I think there was only Ben and me from WA – and he’s 1500km away in Karratha!
Ankh-Morpork….had ended up with that form of democracy known as One Man, One Vote. The Patrician was the Man; he had the Vote.
ponder – I spoke with Dean from Perth, who was there with his partner (Katherine, I think her name was). So there’s more than just you and Ben.
I’m not certain there was anyone else from Adelaide there, except me :/ Of course, Javen & The Lady are also SAians, but Mt Gambier is a long way off…
You can’t kill me because I’ve got magic aarrghh!
Would love to come a Disk World picnic, “Crivens” we could pinch a sheep( a wolly thing that gos Bar) and have a BBQ, But it would have to be in Melbourne for me to come.
What kind of stamps? (:
I’ll definatly be there… in spirit.
We could have a Perth one though. All four of us could sit at a table in King’s Park and have lunch. Oh! We could also print off large copies of the photos on Flickr to make cardboard cut-outs of fellow con goers! Or indeed not, as would be the case. And even if you did I wouldn’t be able to make it on account of me working a lot, so print me off aswell.
“I might contradict myself, but at least i don’t contradict myself.”
Lano & Woodley
Edited by ben 8:48pm, 19 Feb 2007
Just a bit off topic, but if you do find yourself in Perth, Ben, drop me a line (ptony at bigpond dot com) My wife got a couple of good foties of you. (I’m pretty sure it was you – tall, dressed as a Guard, a bit Carrot looking?).
Apologies to Melburnians for invading your thread, but a Perth thread would be hardly worth the effort).
And finally, while I’m here anyway, thanks to all Victorians for making us feel welcome.
After the Con my wife and I spent a day on Puffing Billy, had morning tea at Miss Marples in Sassafrass, wandered round the William Ricketts sanctuary, viewed a lot of Vic. from the top of Mt Dandenong and watched the penguins come in at Phillip Island – in between checking out the Southbank and St Kilda eateries.
All in all a very worthwhile 9 days very well spent.
Thanks again, and take a bow Victoria, and especially those who arranged and attended the goings on at that bit of Albert Park known as the Carlton Crest.
Ankh-Morpork….had ended up with that form of democracy known as One Man, One Vote. The Patrician was the Man; he had the Vote.
Here here!
“I might contradict myself, but at least i don’t contradict myself.”
Lano & Woodley
Glad to hear you made it to Miss Marples, Ponder – hope it was worth the wait!
— Carol
This was the third time we tried – the first time it was packed, and the second time it was closed.
This time we got there just before opening and had the place to ourselves for about ten minutes – then it was packed.
We had to get a second helping of cream and jam to catch up with the scones.
Beautiful.
Ankh-Morpork….had ended up with that form of democracy known as One Man, One Vote. The Patrician was the Man; he had the Vote.
Sounds fun!
Please pick a coolish day though!
I went to see the penguins when I was a tike. Then Dad found out they wanted to charge individually for all us kids so instead we went to sit on some public beach and watched them there.
Twas great.
If we can hit this bullseye, all the dominos will fall like a house of cards…checkmate!
~Zapp Brannigan
Edited by Bonzai Kitten 12:45am, 20 Feb 2007
ecky: Why Discworld stamps, of course! Far more interesting than the roundworld ones! :P
Rae: The botanic gardens are a great idea. I haven’t been there since I was a kid so I don’t know how much cover they have or BBQs?
Bonzai Kitten: Predicting a coolish day in Melbourne… 0_0
Anyone have a magic 8 ball? :P
Seriously, mid to late March things start getting into Autumn weather, yes?
Ask me about stamps!
http://www.discworldstampfan.info
Sounds Good! probably a pub or Park – dont think the
movie would work as we’d be too busy chattin, and they’d
have to ask us to leave… hehe!
“The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret”
- The Truth
I’ll totally come! if i can i’ll bring antonietta and carmela too (they also came to the con). Preferably not during the day on a weekend (I work then).
We’re on a mission from Glod.