What I have been up to in the third quarter of 2010:
July 2010:
My article about the Sydney Writers' Festival was published in the Blue Pencil of the Society of Editors (NSW)
Listened to Peter FitzSimons, who spoke about his new book, A Simpler Time, at Stanton Library
Joined the announcement / media conference re the HMB Endeavour to sail around Australia from 2011 to 2012
Joined a meeting of the Human Awareness Institute
Went to an Eckart Tolle meeting
Joined the committee meeting of the Society of Editors (NSW)
August 2010:
Listened to Emili Rosales (Destino) and Wenona Byrne (A&U) at the "Publishing Universe" event, Instituto Cervantes
Attended the "The Future is Now: eBooks and Bookselling in Australia" seminar of the Australian Booksellers' Association
Listened to Mary Delahunty (Public life, private grief) at Stanton Library
Attended an InterNations event
Voted for the first time in Australia
Joined a gallery opening of the Australian Bookbinders' Association
First meeting of the ASA Social Club
Joined a meeting of the "Living Truth" group
Joined the committee meeting of the Society of Editors (NSW)
Saw Jessica Watson at Writers at Stanton
Went to a get-together of the Human Awareness Institute
Joined the FCA AGM
Listened to Elizabeth Weiß from Allen & Unwin, who spoke about eBooks at the meeting of the Society of Editors (NSW)
Listened to the panel of The Centre for Independent Studies about the "Future of Europe"
September 2010:
Stanton Library: An artist's life
Joined the committee meeting of the Society of Editors (NSW)
Started Zumba
Went to Stanton Library to listen to the stories of two undercover cops
Attended the Brisbane Writers' Festival; spoke with bestselling author Jostein Gaarder (Sophie's World)