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Archive for September 2008

My garden is going to kick your garden’s arse

In food, photo on 21 September 2008 tagged garden with 2 comments

So this year, I’m growing Tomatoes for the first time ever.
My garden consists of six Tomato plants (Tommy Toe and Dynamo), one bucket of Potatoes, and a big-arse Rosemary plant so far. They were my first ever father’s day gifts (awww!).
I really want to get a big-arse Basil plant and a big-arse Coriander going too. [...]

Heavy going

In books on 14 September 2008 with no comments

David Foster Wallace killed himself at the weekend.
I should really attempt Infinite Jest again - I stalled at about the 600 page mark. It’s probably not one for the bus, in fairness. Dave Eggers reckons it takes a solid month.
Two links - Roger Federer as religious experience. And one from The Onion.

Bloody focus

In geek, internet, meta on 3 September 2008 tagged merlin mann with no comments

You should read Merlin Mann’s Better post. It’s a superior articulation of my goal this year: to contribute more and consume less. I’m the world’s best procrastinator. I also love the net. That’s a very, very dangerous combination, and I’m trying to redress the balance.
I have this blog and sportreview.net.nz - I do them because [...]

Web search

In links on 3 September 2008 with no comments

From B3ta:

Sick. But I like it.

In books on 2 September 2008 tagged james ellroy with no comments

Here’s the paragraph that made me snort on the bus today:
I noticed a stuffed spaniel poised by the fireplace with a yellowed newspaper rolled into its mouth. Madeleine said ‘That’s Balto. The paper is the LA Times for August 1, 1926. That’s the day Daddy learned he’d made his first million. Balto was our pet [...]