This winter could be over right now, for all I care

It seems I've been not-quite-well since that work trip to Berlin back in October. In fact, since then I've been off sick at least a day almost every month, including just now Monday and Tuesday. Just when my almost-cold which I'd had since said work trip was over for good - I get a new cold! And quite a bad one too. Saturday towards the evening I felt it starting to come on, and by the time I got up on Sunday it was full blown. I guess this is the kind you call a head cold - it really felt as if my whole head was congested. I'm feeling much better today (at least relatively speaking) - thank goodness our team meeting yesterday was moved to the coming Tuesday, or I would have come in for that - but I am very tired. You see, my throat was a bit ticklish last night and every time I started dozing off, I got woken up by a coughing fit, so in the end I got about 3 1/2 hours of sleep. *yaaaaaaawn* We'll see how long I'll make it today.

My boss is also sick and should really not be here, but the Board of Directors is visiting tomorrow and Friday and he has stuff to prepare, so he's toughing it out and taking Aspirin. And he asked me this morning if I was really fit enough to be at work, bless him! It's probably the coughing - that often sounds worse than it is. It's just a dry cough from a slightly irritated throat/larynx, so nothing serious, and I'm hopeful that it will pass quickly and not relocate to my lungs. *everything crossable crossed*

I really should post a work-and-other-stuff update, but it's all sort of convoluted and involves a lot of backstory that I haven't mentiond here yet, so I don't really know where to start! Eh, we'll see.

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Fraud of the rings?

March 15th, 2010 by xoanon

Peter Jackson’s production company has cast doubt on the authenticity of one of the world’s largest collections of Lord of the Rings memorabilia. American Troika Brodsk has been advertising in New Zealand papers for items used in the production of the trilogy – and the upcoming Hobbit prequels.


More NZ News Video Archives - featuring, among others, Vic James from Red Carpet Tours! :D


Now don't get too excited about this:

Hobbit Shooting Begins in…June?

March 16th, 2010 by xoanon | Discuss

Ataahua sent in the tip: But British actor Sir Ian McKellen – best known for his role as Gandalf in the Rings sword and sorcery epic – said on his website that he would reprise the role of the grey-haired wizard and expected shooting to begin this June. More..

because as Kristin Thompson cautions on her blog entry Gandalf or Godot in June?, Sir Ian's website doesn't actually say that the shoot will begin in June - and in fact his Waiting for Godot tour schedule would prevent him from filming during that month (see her addendum at the end). Personally, I very much doubt that they'd begin shooting before having announced the casting of Bilbo!


ETA - this just in: Weta Planning On 3-D Hobbit, Says Insider

March 17th, 2010 by DiveTwin | Source: Stuff.co.nz

The Hobbit movie due to begin filming in Wellington will be made in 3D, industry sources say.

But a spokesman for producer Peter Jackson would not confirm the move, saying it was still only being talked about. - More at the link.