News This Saturday: LitFest vol II

[Emily]

I'm expecting great things of this toilet roll of yours, Emily!

I have relied heavily on a few paper-slotting-together-principles because I am still glue-less. I had a Taiwanese friend who made these extraordinary origami sculptures, I was trying a ham-fisted version yesterday cursing that I hadn't paid more attention!!
It's colourful, anyway!!!!!!!!!!

I was just messaging Barbara there, saying my youngest would like to inform everyone that SHE was the main maker of my Toilet Roll Challenge piece (she helped), so I will have to barricade the door tomorrow in case she attempts to tell you in person!! (she would never leave).

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Ah the more the merrier! At least you've given her a credit!

 

[Emily]

I'm thinking of making a chocolate and hazelnut cake. And then looking forward to cutting it up and eating everyone's piece in solidarity. I'm so good like that. (Co-)Hostess with the Mostest is what they call me around here.

 

[Ancora Imparo]

I will send a few muggers over to collect my piece! Oh wait...No flights. Argh! Xx

 

[Emily]

I'll eat and roll my eyes and make lots of comforting "mmmm-mmmmmmmm-mmmmm" sounds.

 

[Ancora Imparo]

You wicked woman

 

[Robinne Weiss]

I'm afraid I won't be able to make it--that's 4 am Sunday here, and since I live in one room with the whole family now, I think they'd frown upon me laughing it up with you folks at that hour (otherwise I'd be there with coffee in hand, regardless of the hour). Have fun everyone!

 

[Barbara]

a chocolate and hazelnut cake.

Arrrrghhhhh! *FAINTS AT MERE SIGHT*

 

[Steve C]

Be careful with all this cake talk. I'm not sure this new conference room is designed to cope with such a gaggle of salivating authors! We may crash it and then what? Cakeless and lost in the internet. Oh, woe is us.
Storms and power cuts permitting see you later

 

[MartinR]

Thank you for the invitation, guys. I'd love to have joined in, but I'm actually going to be on another 'Zoom' call. I'm that important!
Enjoy everyone!

 

[Barbara]

This is the object Rachel is bringing to the LitFest. I'm posting this here on her belhalf.

 

[Eva Ulian]

My connection is very very slow, I've been trying for over fifteen minutes to join in.

 

[Barbara]

Do you have the app?

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Me too... I've gone into Preferences and given BlueJeans permission to see and hear me, but it's still saying it can't see or hear me... will keep trying. x

 

[Ancora Imparo]

...er... what app?

 

[Barbara]

The blue jean app but you need to download it

 

[Eva Ulian]

Where do you download it from?

 

[Ancora Imparo]

I've checked online – it says because I use Safari, I won't need to download the app, I'll be accepted as soon as I join a meeting. However, it is still telling me it can't see or hear me so I'll keep checking. Sorry! x

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Eva, if you put it into Google, it'll take you to lots of information on it

 

[Barbara]

Eva, there's an option when you go to BJ.

 

[Barbara]

And if you use google as a brwser you might be ok without

 

[Emily]

Even if you cme without camera?

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Sorry everyone, looks like I won't be able to make it – internet connection is fine but BlueJeans does not accept my allowing it access. I've 'allowed' it pretty much everything and it still doesn't work. Been trying for nearly an hour and am out of options. Sorry! x

Just for Emily – here is my witchy toilet roll!

 

[Emily]

LOVE IT!!!! My connection is brutal. Have had to log out Seven times already!!! Going to try connect again...

 

[yanapuma]

I can't get on this blue jean thing .. I've tried it 13 -14 times over the last 2 weeks and I'm in a loop ... Can anyone advise me????

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Sorry, @yanapuma – I've had no luck either. You could try going on to their site and joining straight from there (though it may all be finished by now?), but that didn't work when I tried it. It didn't recognise any of the permissions I gave it. Did you try going onto your Preferences and 'allowing' it access to sound and camera etc? (That didn't work for me either, but it might be worth you trying). They have a troubleshooting page too; that might help. Good luck. Sorry I can't be more help.

 

[KateESal]

That was fun

 

[Emily]

Thanks especially to Barbara Well done, that was great fun

My internet kept cutting out so I missed who your near-tryst was with, @KateESal?

 

[Barbara]

My internet kept cutting out

Mine did too. I missed tons as well. We need to do this in person.

 

[Jonny]

Yes, great fun and once again a welcome diversion from the 'orrible world outside.

Well done @Barbara @Emily and all participants. Special mention to @Eva Ulian for the anecdote to end them all. Still crying at the memory. It had the lot. Novice nuns, sausages and a whole lot more. Brilliant