Got Wood

Super-stoked with the result of a wee typographic project that I've just finished. Lasers are not just for Dr Evil after all. Got wood?

Flip Grater

Last night I went to the very talented Flip Grater's Cage for a Song album launch. Super-stoked she signed my cd. I see big things ahead for her.

Link

This why I learnt French at school. Who ever you are, thanks.

Caspian City

I have just added this to my list of places to go in this lifetime: Caspian City
"Located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Caspian City is clean and stress free place to live or visit. A smaller rural type city of over 1,000 residents boasting many activity centers in town including the Iron County Multi Purpose building/Ice Arena, the renowned Iron County Museum, Apple Blossom Biking and Walking trail, Spring Valley Tubing & Ski hill, and the Caspian Community Center. There is no finer hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, four wheeling, golfing, hiking, or skiing opportunities anywhere in the country. We strive to provide a stress free lifestyle with all the qualities today's families require. In addition, our little city boasts some of the best ethnic cooking in the state."

Changing batteries in the iPod

Anyone have an iPod? Curious how they work? It's old news that the batteries just don't last, and Apple make it almost impossible to remove. Well, the other weekend, with the help of a kit ($50) I operated. It is a brutal procedure that involves more force and swearing than you might expect but it is totally do-able. My battery no longer flakes after 2 hours, and sitting in its Muji case on my desk you'd never know that the equivalent of a colonoscopy with a mallet was conducted. Rock and roll continues.

24 hours cursing Microsoft

I have just spent 24 hours cursing Microsoft. How can anything be SO complicated and yet so stupid? The reason: reinstalling Windows on my PC as it was off to new pastures (I have replaced it with the MacBookPro, which is a just what I dreamed it would be). What with a swathe of viruses swooping in as the version of XP Pro (pro what, I am now asking myself) was pre service pack 1 (let alone 2) left it wide open for all of half an hour and the attack was astounding. Whatismore you can't even re-register your operating system from non-Explorer sites, which we all know, is an unsafe browser, as I found out. So that is it. No more Windows. EVER. Big ups to Eyre for sticking it out last night. Great to see you and Catherine. Next time I am sure it will be warmer. This winter is going to be a long one.

Weather bomb

While most peoples eyes are glued to the World Cup while they sip on an icy beverage in shorts and t's, we, here in little NZ, are freezing out tits off. We have had a couple of 'weather bombs' head our way producing the most snow in 25 years (and this isn't really winter) and they say next week is "going to be shit". If you live in the northern hemisphere and need cooling off have a look at this. Some places have been without power for 5 days now. Not the big smoke of Chch though. Good news for the skifields; Mt Hutt and Mt Dobson are open for action (assuming they can open the access roads that is). For now all the news is football and weather, if you don't get used to it you never will.

Completing a dream job

Ambition is great, as too is the feeling one gets completing a dream job. My first music CD project is completed and available to purchasing at Underground. The hours that went into it have been forgotton being replaced with a warm fuzzy. Hopefully the associated posters will hang on the walls of students bedrooms for many months. Images of it can be found in PRINT.
Inscensent rain is getting a bit boring now stalling outdoor plans. I spent some time in the Alps last weekend recording the first real snow falls of the season. Let's keep our fingers crossed that we get a beauty. It's been too long.
Found this link, and if you like breaks you might too. Minuit Live

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HAPPY TODAY

4 - 5 - 6

pretty cool!

Civil Emergency

Thanks for the 5am Civil Emergency calls warning me about the iminent danger as a tsunami sped my way as I lay cosy in bed. Other than the inhabitants of Gisbourne who had friends and family in the UK who also warned them resulting in a mini migration to the hills the rest of NZ slept. And quite right so, Godzone's not ready to be torn in two. True Tonga had a bit of a rude awakening but nothing here. In fact the only change is that the surf has actually dropped… and I am now a little sleepy. But thanks for looking out for little old me!