Yesterday was a day of missing things. Like the Pegasus con at the weekend. Mags arrived last night looking bleary eyed from lack of sleep(she's stopping over for a couple of nights) announcing that it was a blast. She hasn't laughed so much at a con for a long time. That's not what I wanted to hear. I wanted to hear it was horrible, and everyone was miserable. Joe Flanigan, Jason Mamoa, Rainbow Sun Francks were there, and were great apparantly. But according to Mags the surprise of the con was Ellie Harvie (the hiccuping Dr. Lindsey Novak in SG1 and Atlantis) who is simply wonderful.

I also missed Waitangi Day. If I had been at home in New Zealand I'd have got a holiday. Although other countries have a day of celebration, like Australia Day or Independance Day, this is different. It is the day on which, in 1840, a treaty was signed with the leaders of some but not all Maori tribes to put New Zealand under the protection of the British. So, while it founded the country it isn't without controversy. Something that in the last 20 years the government has gone a long way to readdressing, and I'm darn proud of my country for that.

No-one has asked but I thought I'd explain my online name and why it is spelled 'wrong'. Except it isn't wrong. It is a seventeenth century spelling, and it is from the area in South London where I live. Back then a gypsy encampment existed at the bottom of the hill, during the summer. They were 'entertainment gipsies' who worked in the city in the winter.

6 Comments:

 Shipperahoy wrote:

6:29 AM     LINK

Well I remember that I spelled your Gypsy for like a year before I realized that I was spelling it wrong. Boy was I embarassed. Of course it took me even longer to spell Mads name. You'd think it wouldn't be difficult with the correct spelling staring me in the face all the time. D'oh!

And you're blog is very educational too. Now I know about a holiday that I knew absolutely nothing about before reading your blog. You're like the Discovery channel. Only more interesting. :-D

 GateGipsy wrote:

10:13 AM     LINK

LOL thank you! I don't worry when people spell my name with two Y's. It is only natural. But it is nice when they get it right :-)

I remember the first time I saw you too. I thought Shipperahoy - what an excellent play on words, I'm surprised no-one has thought of it before! Of course I was a bit careful around you to start with, never know if someone is going to be a rabid shipper or not ;-)

You never did get your UK trip!

 Tame :-) wrote:

4:43 AM     LINK

LOL well NOW I understand the reference you made to that holiday :-) Shipperahoy is right you are like our own little Discovery Channel...so cool :-)

I figure I will still mess up any name that is more than 4 letters....OY

 Anonymous wrote:

3:36 PM     LINK

Also Went to the peg 1 con...and totally agree that Elle Harvey was a complete star! Her improv rountine had me and everyone else in stitches! And her speech about going to the gym and everyone who catches your eye thinks you want to have sex with them *lol*

Good times...

Major_Moomin

 GateGipsy wrote:

6:00 PM     LINK

Thanks for the info Major_Moomin! She sounds like a blast. Any more con news to report?

 GateGipsy wrote:

6:00 PM     LINK

Thanks for the info Major_Moomin! She sounds like a blast. Any more con news to report?

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