Posted: 25^th June 2009

Allzeit Bereit

The above is the German equivalent of a motto¹ which is well known the world over. I've only ever had hand-me-down PCs, those which no other family member wanted to keep; they bought newer, faster models. For some odd reason, my PCs always break down in Post weeks, and not just any odd Post week, but preferably those weeks when Rich isn't there and I'm in charge. So far, it has always panned out in the end, with the team on 'standby' for the worst case scenario which fortunately hasn't happened – yet. But living with the fear of PC failure has taught me one thing : to be prepared (surprisingly, this only works when it's Post related, I'm otherwise completely unorganised and messy). So when Rich emailed on Monday night to tell us that his internet connection had broken down (the email was sent from his mobile phone, in case you wondered), I remained relaxed. I had prepared everything I possibly could prepare, and so had the team. It was nice being able to tell Rich that everything was being taken care of, and that he needn't worry. I guess I still got on the team's nerves by inquiring about A pages and titles and what else it needs to prepare the Post issue. But for me, it's all part of the 'being prepared', so that there will be a Post even if my PC crashes the very last minute, or I have a migraine, or...or...
I imagine a lot of people would be disappointed if they woke up and there was no new Post, so I hope you'll be just as delighted as I am that this is not the case.

On to other things. Malabarista and King Bomba have been very busy hunting for all the artwork (created for Edited Guide Entries by the Community Artists) which wasn't listed anywhere. It is an amazing wealth they've found, and you can see the result at the Art Library they've set up. Please, pop over there and have a look. And if you know of other artwork which you think is not mentioned there or in the official picture library, please tell them so (preferably with a link to the picture).

Now all that's left to say, is that our next deadline is Sunday, 5th July. Enjoy this colourful issue of the Post.

B'Elana

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  The h2g2 Poem
  


'Bumblebees' by PedanticBarSteward

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  The h2g2 Poem


'The British Summer' by minichessemouse

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  The Acrostic Poetry Challenge
  


This week's word: Change

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  Bertie and the Beast


The Caledonian Express grinds to a halt...

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  Gheorgheniplex
  


Mondrian

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  Platypus Dancing
  


Meanwhile, on the pointing edge of...something...

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  Mandala
  


New series of intriguing artwork by JEllenJ42

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  Around the Day in 80 Worlds


Martian Landscape

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  Random Ramblings
  


Miracles can happen!

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  Musical Notes
  


Who will be crowned the world's best singer?

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  Notes from Around the Sundial
  


Counting sheep

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  Murder on the Dancefloor
  


Beatrice applauds the stars of tomorrow

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  Babe Among the Stars
  


Eclipses, lunar and solar

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  Websailor's Wacky Wildlife World
  


Bob-owlers - or moths to you and me

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  Witters from Down Under


Laughter is the best medicine

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  Smudger Snippets


That to-do list isn't getting any shorter!

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  Our Man in Milliways
  


Can a celebrity chef live up to his reputation?

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  Escape Pod Dreams


The 'Industible Irrevolution Issue'

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  Doorstep Campaigning
  


Knocking on Scottish doors with SWL

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  The Stretcher
  


Vote, vote, vote!

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  Anecdotal Evidence
  


Don't lie...much – says dmitri

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  The Opti Interview
  


Opti talks to Gnomon about Peer Review and sub-editing

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  Announcements
  


Meets, sites, events etc

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  The Language Thing
  


Translations and Help

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  Classified Ads
  


Advertise your club here

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  The Post Page of Links
  


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