NDBT

Quick update. Went to the sanctuary today. Splurged and am headed back in about 15 for a night tour. Since I won’t be headed to Waitomo, I figured I should see some glowworms here!

Actually, I already saw some in a cave, but not lit up, obviously (it being daytime). Additionally, I saw Cave weta, tree weta, north island kaka, tui, fantails, robins, scaup, some giant spiderwebs, weka, and THREE tuatara!! Oh, and some California quail with babies. And mallards with ducklings. Not so much native.
The sanctuary itself was really impressive. Great signs (special ones were up detailing various spiders), a live vid cam on a little shag nest, pre-recorded footage of robins hatching, a good tuatara research area, nice trails, some kaka feeders, and special exhibits on nests and birdcalls. Mostly, its just a really lovely area slowly reverting back to wilderness thanks to invasive predator exclusion.

Also, I went to the Golden Compass site. No – I haven’t seen the movie, but the site has a little Q&A that results in determining your very own daemon. Mine is an ermine. Named Photion. Because I am apparently modest, solitary, assertive, competitive, and spontaeous. Well, I think most of that works… except the modest part… The ermine itself is quite cute. I like it.

So – back to the sanctuary. glowworms! more birds! morepork? maybe even… a kiwi? dare I hope?

Also – lots of awards season stuff going on over at the envelope. Particularly golden derby (I don’t think the buzzmeter has been updated to reflect the GG noms. Let’s see Angie inch past Laura Linney, shall we?).  And SAG noms are out on the 20th – fingers crossed everyone!

Ok – I’m just going to post a little bit of mini-spam as an excuse for an entry, because the exciting thing is that while I was sitting here in the hostel typing away (& reading about Mick LaSalle’s disappointment over Jesse James not getting more GG love), and My Lover’s Box (Garbage) came on the radio!! Yay!!! Early garbage.
Also, check out garbage disco box for some possible Shirley debut titles and Metallica covering Only Happy when it Rains.

Links; Dark Knight international poster

First HP6 pic

The Lost in Translation spoiler. I don’t think it’s much of a spoiler – I think it works with the scene. But I can understand why some people would rather keep it a secret. It might not even be right anyways.

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A Dalek cookie jar.  I tried to find the rainy day video of dressing up like a dalek that was on c4 here (it makes me laugh every time) but no luck. I also really like the idea of one that would shout EX-TER-MIN-ATE! if you tried to get a cookie.

Off to Karoria.

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