tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post8378433158572920370..comments2023-10-06T18:30:44.757+08:00Comments on The Battersblog: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-960152000056897112007-04-10T19:17:00.000+08:002007-04-10T19:17:00.000+08:00Awwww hun, thanks! *sniffs some more* Yup, still w...Awwww hun, thanks! <BR/>*sniffs some more* <BR/><BR/>Yup, still weepy, still no con report!SarahPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331711532075086214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-19387610756597508482007-04-10T14:45:00.000+08:002007-04-10T14:45:00.000+08:00Thanks for the kind words, mate... I still think e...Thanks for the kind words, mate... I still think either you or Stephen shoulda won it, but hey, I'll take home the pretty plasticised duck. :)<BR/><BR/>As for the weight, we both noticed the difference, but didn't want to mention it. After all, these kinds of conversations can go horribly wrong:<BR/><BR/>"Hey, you've lost weight!"<BR/><BR/>"Yeah, it's the tri-weekly chemotherapy treatments for my aggressive and inoperable bowel cancer."<BR/><BR/>"Oh... uh... well, it suits you..."<BR/><BR/>Well done, anyway!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868795185945774196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-45039978888988921562007-04-10T14:37:00.000+08:002007-04-10T14:37:00.000+08:00The Tin Ducks are so named because they gave a spe...The Tin Ducks are so named because they gave a special "enormous service to WA SF" award one year to Grant Stone, and called it the Silver Swan. When they started up local annual SF awards, they wanted a name that was clearly in the same style as Silver Swan, but was obviously less special. Hence Tin Duck.<BR/><BR/>The Silver Swan's only ever been awarded twice. The other one was to Eidolon.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277173223422519172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-52192113594417280412007-04-10T11:05:00.000+08:002007-04-10T11:05:00.000+08:00You're a real inspiration, Lee. And so, I think, i...You're a real inspiration, Lee. And so, I think, is Biggest Loser. Those guys are truly brave, and they touch a lot of lives.<BR/><BR/>I too have been on the weight loss trail -- so far I've dropped @15 kgs, and reckon maybe another 10 to go. It ain't easy (especially since I'm still recovering from Chronic Fatigue) but I do feel better -- and BL is definitely a motivating factor.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for being such a gracious member of the spec fic community. It's great to see writers congratulating and supporting other writers instead of looking for ways to tear them down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-45000195665867967392007-04-10T00:08:00.000+08:002007-04-10T00:08:00.000+08:00Cool beans, dude. You should hang onto those kilos...Cool beans, dude. You should hang onto those kilos you're dropping, then sign 'em and auction them off at Swancon. I hear Alfred Hitchcock funded his last two films that way. I got me a pound of flesh from Bryce Courtenay.Sean Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675288177034810644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-13230638368461931222007-04-09T22:59:00.000+08:002007-04-09T22:59:00.000+08:00As we walked in from dinner I saw you both. I thou...As we walked in from dinner I saw you both. I <EM>thought</EM> you looked to be rather trimmer! Didn't stop because there was quite a group around you, but figured I'd tell you later... Then I felt crook and wound up back in our room for the rest of the night:-( <BR/><BR/>But it was definitely a sleeker Lee:-) Well done:-)Fehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753508316852358037noreply@blogger.com