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boryha
20 yrs ago
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The place is okay I suppose, it just seemed very 'up market' when we went there last time. I'm not a high-class person... cafe-type-places where you need to be seated by a waiter scare me :P But the cup of tea I had wa…
boryha
20 yrs ago
| 4 replies
Hey Adelaidians!
Usual stuff. This month's MeetUp is at:
Cibo Ristorante Pasticceria
8 O'Connell Street
North Adelaide
Tuesday 11/11 @ 7pm
We'll be a-hovering around the front.
- boryha
boryha
20 yrs ago
The paranoia about BC books being taken in mass quantaties from OBCZ is very justifiable to me... I get paranoid about my little individual releases finding themselves stripped of all labelling and taken to second-hand b…
boryha
20 yrs ago
Hey Adelaidians,
I was told there's a big second hand booksale going on this weekend at the building on the corner of Walkerville and Stephen Terrace from 10am-5pm, most books between $1 and $5. I'm not sure what the…
Release Techniques
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What's your top release count in a day and how'd you do it?
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Re: What's your top release count in a day and how'd you do it?
boryha
20 yrs ago
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Mine is 20 - they were Baby-Sitters Club books which I released scattered around three playgrounds. Grabbed a friend, hauled her along with me - we ran out the car, dropped the books around various places in the playgro…
boryha
20 yrs ago
Howdy geerock!
It's great to see more Adelaidians joining up. Good luck with your release and hope you have fun :)
boryha
Chit-Chat
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I need a 2nd job to support my BC habit!!!
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Re: I need a 2nd job to support my BC habit!!!
boryha
20 yrs ago
But then you don't have time to maintain your BC habit! :p
boryha
20 yrs ago
Providing you're reading this on Tuesday 14/10 and before 7pm, here's something to do :p
What: International BookCrossing Meetup Day
When: Tuesday, Oct 14 @ 7PM
Who: BookCrossers and friends
Where: Cibo Ristora…
boryha
20 yrs ago
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Going off on a different tangent... what about an air release? Not in a plane, but with balloons? I drive by a balloon store every day on the way to and from work and the idea's been niggling at me... would it be possib…
BookCrossing Site Announcements
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Just a reminder that this week is AFL grandfinal weel in Melbourne
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Re: Just a reminder that this week is AFL grandfinal weel in Melbourne
boryha
20 yrs ago
My Dad's crushed by Port's stuff-up, poor bubs :p
Good luck with the releases (and hopefully catches!) Are you going to the game?
bory
boryha
20 yrs ago
Well, I had little faith in government spending to begin with. Example: Entering into Adelaide via the freeway and at the servo you can see a few giant concrete pinetrees. "Hmm, we COULD put money into education or the …
boryha
20 yrs ago
I had the urge on the weekend... I released a book on the Murray Bridge in Murray bridge and was having visions of dropping a book over the edge and watching it float away dowm the river. Unfortunately I can't figure ou…
boryha
20 yrs ago
*virtual chocolate* erkies
boryha
20 yrs ago
Next door where the work is being done there are a few business, so I guess the work is being done on Saturday to avoid conflicting with their business hours, which is understandable. But still painful due to massive sl…
boryha
20 yrs ago
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Refering to last week's post: http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/5/169878
They're back.
And just as loud.
Why, oh why, oh why??
bory-goingmad-ha
BookCrossing Site Announcements
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Calling all Victorian (Australian) bookcrossers
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Re: Calling all Victorian (Australian) bookcrossers
boryha
20 yrs ago
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Well, we had veritas9 from Melbourne release a few books here in lil ol' Adelaide, so it's fair to return the favour ;) If I get to Melb this year to visit family, I'll drop a few books around. Although watch out for S…
boryha
20 yrs ago
In the few weeks I've been BookCrossing, only one week has been sunshine instead of rain, so every book I've released outside has been in a bag although I think even when summer hits, I'll keep with the bags... just that…
boryha
20 yrs ago
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I must have my little gripe and moan before I go mad, so feel free to ignore this message :p
I live in a block of flats on a very busy main road (lots of semis and other huge trucks), and next door to a pub so I can h…
boryha
20 yrs ago
I'm in Adelaide, South Australia and have participated in it a few times while in High School (I think the last year I did it was either Year 9 or 10) so I don't see why in one country they'd allow high school students, …
Release Techniques
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pride and prejudice, bookcrossing style...
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Re: pride and prejudice, bookcrossing style...
boryha
20 yrs ago
Hey, that 70's romance may be the book that ends up on a bench in Warsaw one day! Register them just to see where they end up, you might end up very surpised (and if you do register a 70's romance and it DOES end up in …
Site Questions: Basic and Advanced
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Releases that aren't in the wild
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Re: Releases that aren't in the wild
boryha
20 yrs ago
Ah, won't bother then. The frantic running around can add to the entertainment, lol.
Site Questions: Basic and Advanced
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Releases that aren't in the wild
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Re: Releases that aren't in the wild
boryha
20 yrs ago
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D'oh! Okay, another question:
If I edit the book title to have an * in front of it so I can see from looking at the title that it's out of the flat, that'll show on the title in the bookshelf when it's journalled, wo…
boryha
20 yrs ago
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The Adelaide meetup happened with 6 of us turning up and eventually finding each other (4 found each other, 2 found each other... eventually both groups stumbled across each other, lol!) It was pretty good - hope there'…
boryha
20 yrs ago
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Just wondering, I've released some books to fellow BookCrossers (Meet-Up was fun! :P) and I've made journal entries for them instead of release notes since they're not in the wild... but is there any way of marking them …
boryha
20 yrs ago
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Hauled the flatmate off to the laundromat to complete two tasks: wash the clothes that reeked of burning wood (bonfires are FUN!) and release a few books. We dumped the clothes, dropped the books, ran off for half an ho…