25.5.05
Moving house
You shouldn't be allowed to pull a house down until the sun comes up. That's my opinion. Sleep it too valuable to be disturbed by the incessant beep-beep-beep of backing trucks and the ground shaking rumble of brick walls thundering back to earth. Where was my gentle wake up? Where did my dreams go this morning?
10.5.05
8.5.05
Water is wet
An observation: In Fiji the water was wet.
While that may seem supremely obvious, there is logic behind most of my ramblings, and this is no exception: If the water is as warm as the air, which is as warm as you are then all you're going to notice is the wetness. Unlike the surf yesterday. I think I spied and iceberg behind the breakers, throught the rain. Still, the waves were close to perfect as we ever get here so I'll put up ith the cold for a bit longer.
and belated congratulations to Amy and Iain!
While that may seem supremely obvious, there is logic behind most of my ramblings, and this is no exception: If the water is as warm as the air, which is as warm as you are then all you're going to notice is the wetness. Unlike the surf yesterday. I think I spied and iceberg behind the breakers, throught the rain. Still, the waves were close to perfect as we ever get here so I'll put up ith the cold for a bit longer.
and belated congratulations to Amy and Iain!
5.5.05
Advice
The (not so) tropical beaches seem to ever fade from my memory, just like my tan, soon to be replaced with the panda-goggle mark no doubt. Quiet is the name of the game right now. Still edging forward with the promotional concepts for Smoothfluid {Clothing}, hope to have something more to say about that later.
As if you're going to listen to me here's my recommendations for the months of May: If you can get your mits on Fat Freddys Drop's new album "Based on a true story", it is all I am listening too right now. And go see the movie "Primer". Don't even pretend you understand exactly what is happening, but do stay till the end; the credits are the best I have ever seen.
As if you're going to listen to me here's my recommendations for the months of May: If you can get your mits on Fat Freddys Drop's new album "Based on a true story", it is all I am listening too right now. And go see the movie "Primer". Don't even pretend you understand exactly what is happening, but do stay till the end; the credits are the best I have ever seen.
29.4.05
Fiji fun
Just posted my photos from a long weekend in Fiji. They don't tell the whole story, but come close. It was a fine holiday, and a great experience/eye-opner.
• Lounged in hamocks
• Watched a local game of rugby
• Saw sharks while snorkling
• Enjoyed a couple of nights with the help of some cava
• Made new friends
• Lost a lot of cards
• Had my wallet stolen, but the thief kindly left my c/card and drivers licence
• Sat on the beach building sandcastles/playing eye-spy
Must do it all again.
To everyone I met, "Thanks, happy travels, maybe bump into you again one day."
• Lounged in hamocks
• Watched a local game of rugby
• Saw sharks while snorkling
• Enjoyed a couple of nights with the help of some cava
• Made new friends
• Lost a lot of cards
• Had my wallet stolen, but the thief kindly left my c/card and drivers licence
• Sat on the beach building sandcastles/playing eye-spy
Must do it all again.
To everyone I met, "Thanks, happy travels, maybe bump into you again one day."
15.4.05
Fiji calls
Just updated the photos (and added some extras from March).
Sethi has flown off the Fiji after hanging out in my neck of the woods for the last 3 weeks. It's been a blast, and no one need know about the tiny ding in the back of Heathrow... Oops.
Gigs a-plenty recently: Lindin Puffin came back to show off his film again (last seen at the Dux), Minuit plaid a stompingly great set last weekend. Mr S and I were right up there dancing away in the heaving mass. And then, to change tack completely Jack Johnson came to town with a fantastic show. I haven't ever heard so many members of an audience singing along with such passion, or felt such possitive vibes for a band in ages.
The surf has rocked too, with the sea refusing to drop its temperature just yet - 3 hours in the water is a new record for me now. As was the amount of pain in my arms the next day.
Oh yes. I am off to Fiji next week too.
Sethi has flown off the Fiji after hanging out in my neck of the woods for the last 3 weeks. It's been a blast, and no one need know about the tiny ding in the back of Heathrow... Oops.
Gigs a-plenty recently: Lindin Puffin came back to show off his film again (last seen at the Dux), Minuit plaid a stompingly great set last weekend. Mr S and I were right up there dancing away in the heaving mass. And then, to change tack completely Jack Johnson came to town with a fantastic show. I haven't ever heard so many members of an audience singing along with such passion, or felt such possitive vibes for a band in ages.
The surf has rocked too, with the sea refusing to drop its temperature just yet - 3 hours in the water is a new record for me now. As was the amount of pain in my arms the next day.
Oh yes. I am off to Fiji next week too.
29.3.05
Autumn
Autumn creeps on; last weekend I spied my first snow capped mountain of the year.
Ummit is in South Island. (lock up you daughters...) and as an introduction to this fine land I took him into the Alps. Into the rain. We spent our Easter dodging rain drops the size of avocados on the West Coast and exploring relic mining communities in the back country - venturing into mines populated all too often by wetas and cave-spiders. Camping in Arthurs Pass, and wading though Cave Stream. It might have been the last possible weekend of the year to do that. The water was much colder than I had ever done it before, and the currents much stronger. Kitted out in wetties though it wasn't too bad; and, once the sun came out and warmed the ice blocks that were once a left and a right foot life was good again.
Ummit is in South Island. (lock up you daughters...) and as an introduction to this fine land I took him into the Alps. Into the rain. We spent our Easter dodging rain drops the size of avocados on the West Coast and exploring relic mining communities in the back country - venturing into mines populated all too often by wetas and cave-spiders. Camping in Arthurs Pass, and wading though Cave Stream. It might have been the last possible weekend of the year to do that. The water was much colder than I had ever done it before, and the currents much stronger. Kitted out in wetties though it wasn't too bad; and, once the sun came out and warmed the ice blocks that were once a left and a right foot life was good again.
22.3.05
Change is in the air
Change is in the air. This is the first of it.
I will trawl through some of the photos that have taken over the last few months and pop some up.
And mention more of what the late summer had to off on this fair isle: like the longboard championship in Kaikoura the other weekend. I had never imagined that it could be taken so far, I have a heck of a lot of homework to do now... Luckily there was a heap of swell over the last few days, unluckily it was too huge - the lifesavers had their work cut out for them pulling surfers from the rip all day I hear. Better that than pulling bits of you from the teeth of great whites as I hear happened in Perth a few days ago. Luckily no sharks to be seen, which was just fine as Ronja spent the time around sunrise swimming with more than a hundred dolphins, while I watched the surf roll in behind heavy eyelids.
The weekend before we were in Kairkoura again. Unfortunately the surf wasn't up to much in K itself, but spending the night on a deserted beach, waking up with the sun throwing a frisbee and hanging out in the sunshine cannot be beat. On the was back to Chch via Gore Bay I did get a surf in; more of a windsurf as the offshore was screaming and lifted me off a wave sending me backwards.
Somehow I have also failed to mention the 2005 Twizel Helibike Challange. And staying in Graham's bach on the edge of lake Alexandrina (no power or running water - just how a bach should be). How I will never be a rower. Ever. And Ed the mouse who lived beneath the sink. It was a great weekend, and although I am not sure if I was any faster down the hill this year the sun shone and my international support crew was great. A fine weekend out.
I will trawl through some of the photos that have taken over the last few months and pop some up.
And mention more of what the late summer had to off on this fair isle: like the longboard championship in Kaikoura the other weekend. I had never imagined that it could be taken so far, I have a heck of a lot of homework to do now... Luckily there was a heap of swell over the last few days, unluckily it was too huge - the lifesavers had their work cut out for them pulling surfers from the rip all day I hear. Better that than pulling bits of you from the teeth of great whites as I hear happened in Perth a few days ago. Luckily no sharks to be seen, which was just fine as Ronja spent the time around sunrise swimming with more than a hundred dolphins, while I watched the surf roll in behind heavy eyelids.
The weekend before we were in Kairkoura again. Unfortunately the surf wasn't up to much in K itself, but spending the night on a deserted beach, waking up with the sun throwing a frisbee and hanging out in the sunshine cannot be beat. On the was back to Chch via Gore Bay I did get a surf in; more of a windsurf as the offshore was screaming and lifted me off a wave sending me backwards.
Somehow I have also failed to mention the 2005 Twizel Helibike Challange. And staying in Graham's bach on the edge of lake Alexandrina (no power or running water - just how a bach should be). How I will never be a rower. Ever. And Ed the mouse who lived beneath the sink. It was a great weekend, and although I am not sure if I was any faster down the hill this year the sun shone and my international support crew was great. A fine weekend out.
4.3.05
3.3.05
Nice1 RDU.
Today I am a winner!
More specifically, the winner of The Thievery Corp's new album. Nice1 RDU. ThankYu.
More specifically, the winner of The Thievery Corp's new album. Nice1 RDU. ThankYu.
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