Day: November 27, 2003

[morgueatlarge] from the morgue – a blog begins

[originally an email to the morgueatlarge list, sent November 2003]

hey everyone!

I’m continuing to wrestle time out of non-time up here in the descending-to-winter-again Edinburghland.
(With Christmas pending, I think I’ve been nominated to turn into a reindeer and draw a sleigh, except (a) wrong ungulate – me am moose, and (b) still can’t draw*.

Anyway. David in his great love for all humankind set up a blog for me and said ‘go’. So, I did. It’s here:
http://www.additiverich.com/morgue/ [EDIT: THIS LINK IS LONG DEAD OF COURSE, AND IT LINKS TO THE VERY BLOG YOU’RE READING BECAUSE I COPIED ALL THE POSTS HERE, OKAY THANKS – MORGUE IN 2024]

I still haven’t quite figured how I’m gonna use it, but to start off I have a BURNING QUESTION to ask everyone from NZ. I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP.

Also, to draw in reluctant souls, I offer a free gift and a photo of me in my famous orange kathmandu jacket. Go and enjoy! And help! And enjoy!

~`morgue

* except for the surrey I drew when I was seven, with a fringe on the top, like that song in Oklahoma, ‘The Surrey With The Fringe On The Top’. That was One Fine-lookin’ Surrey, Let Me Tell You What.

I need your help.

Just over a year ago I was travelling through Portugal and Spain with Canadian smilewright Ella Munro, everyone’s favourite multi-lingual Winnipeger. Good times and a new friend, plus highlight after highlight as we wandered Iberia.
Now – one year later – Ella is coming to Aotearoa.
As you can imagine, I have talked up this fine country of ours, but sadly I won’t be there to help make it live up to the hype. So I’m calling on you, ye readers – those of you who are familiar with New Zealand, at least – what would you recommend to a traveller spending December in the land of the long white cloud?
Anything that jazzes you. Hidden corners that won’t be found in a Lonely Planet, as well as obvious places that just should not be missed! (She should have access to a car at some point, so out of the way is fine.)
Share your favourite places. Even better if you say why they are special, like Karen does in the September 19 entry here.
Go on, click ‘Comments’ and write. Make me a happy morgue.