Hi, guys!
Chili cookoff was great...lots of fun going on there. It was only a mile away from us, so we're back already. My friend really does do a great chili. Stays away from the "stewed-tomato" style.
Azurewolf, have you ever seen the "Wizard of New Zealand"? He's supposedly in Christchurch...apparently the first "state-sanctioned" wizard since Queen Elizabeth's court with Sir John Dee, the court wizard. I've corresponded with him somewhat over e-mail. His site's at:
http://www.wizard.gen.nz/