MiniPros-y Travelblog - Saturday

[byslantedlight]

Wheee - on the road again, for a mini-Pros weekend, with lovely Pros-y friend, and lovely Pros-y friends! I met magenta_blue at the station, and we headed off to the Warehouse of Dust and Dreams - finding more dust than dreams this time, but hey-ho. Coffee and cake, and then we were properly off...

Now, guess which country. *g*

...with such glorious fields of flowers?


And such pretty houses beside the river...?

Norfolk! *g* Isn't it lovely? We had a little wander, and there was much chat about writing and Pros and life and the universe and everything, and there was pizza and chilling, and then the rest of the gorgeous evening looked alot like this...



We found a gorgeous little pub with fairy lights and comfy sofas for sitting on, and locals recommending wine at the bar, and eventually even Nirvana on the jukebox... *g* And chat. We found time and chilling for much more chat. Lovely. *sighs happily*

And yet again, I so want to move to Norwich! It has prettiest pub, and the comfy-est B&B, and every step you take in this city shows you that the people who live here like it, and appreciate it, and feel it. It's full of history, and little subtle-y plaqued stories about that history (we know why there's Pottergate, and Upper Goat Lane!), and it's also full of bookshops which were closed by the time we got there, but it's just good knowing they're there, you know?

Just... yeay. *g*

Comments

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I got lost on your link there - it just took me to a big map of the USA! I've not read Lace I'm afraid - I can't quite see our lads in Asym's version of them, and once the names are there I can't read them as original fiction either - eep! But there should be more Prosfic set in Norwich! (That's where you meant, right? Erm...?)

And yes! The Great Prosfic Locations Map! Strangely enough, I need to practice some GIS mapping, and now that you remind me, that might be just the project... Hmmn... I just downloaded the software today too! *g*

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

Bother, I mucked up the link - it was my doing entirely. No, it just caught my eye because she mentions some streets and a shop in Kentish Town that I recognise, and I was trying to link to a photo of the shopfront!

Can't help thinking it would be a highly motivational project to practise your skills on, though - seriously, I have no idea - would GIS mapping be something you actually could practise on something like that? (zoic#1 is keen on manga, and is actually learning Japanese to the point where she can exchange a few faltering words, count, ask for a few things etc. I don't "get" manga at all myself, but if it motivates her - why not!)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh bum - would have been a very clever trick if you'd managed it, mind! *g*

It would be terribly motivational, that project - and I don't see why I couldn't map it via GIS, adding in clever layers and info as required. Once I'd mastered clever-y, of course... I'd never have learned html if I'd not wanted to play on lj and palelyloitering either, so I think whatever motivates you to do something new has got to be pretty fab!