Had a trip to Sydney last week… my last law librarian jaunt. I went to the law librarian’s conference (and gave a paper). It was nice not feeling I had to go to all the law stuff – there were interesting papers on things like climate change which had a scientific bent. One lesson learnt was not to rely on the venue having the same version of powerpoint as you. I am usually an anti-powerpoint person and make the plainest presentations I can, but lately I’ve become a fan of timed transitions, and done things like have large black and white photos timed to fade in and out in the background as I talk. This time I’d just used one or two “features”, and a groovy handwriting font on one slide, but when it came to present, they had an old version of powerpoint, so none of it worked!
I stayed on for the weekend with Michele F. She lives in Newtown, almost on King St in a small terrace. She and Mul are immersed in the inner city lifestyle. It was a bit of a Ford family weekend, as Lisa has moved to Sydney, and Mary and Allen were also down visiting.
Simon took Harrison to the Perth Show on Sunday (he insists on calling it the Ekka, which I’m sure does not go down well with the locals). A good bonding experience for the boys. We decided at the last minute to go to dinner at Observation City (Scarborough) last night. This is the secod time we’ve taken Harrison there and been brave enough not to pack any food for him. They always have multiple gluten free dishes, including 3 or 4 desserts. I think we’ll become regulars, just because it’s so convenient. And they only charge $3 for him, which is a bonus.
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