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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 [...]

Revolution #3

In meta on 24 August 2008 with 1 comment

So I decided to lose the hair. I sashayed along to the Barber down the road and browsed the fishing and trucking magazines for a bit while a Dad and both sons all got the same haircut. I got in the chair,  and asked for the #3 all over - the barber in the next [...]

Me in other places

In aucklandista, internet, meta on 7 July 2008 with no comments

Here’s what I’ve been up to while neglecting this here blog.
I thundered in on the recent truck protest, and the Auckland International Film Festival on the Aucklandista
Graeme from Sportsfreak kindly published my nostalgic wallowing on the day we beat the Aussies in 1999
I did a couple of awesome (ahem) cartoons on sportreview.net.nz: Calling 101 and [...]

1001 books and films you must see before you die

In film, geek, media, meta on 14 May 2008 tagged lists with 1 comment

Inspired by Jason Kottke, I’ve been through 1001 books and films you must see before you die and ticked off my reading (28) and viewing (215). It’s fair to say I’ve seen more of the films than read the books on these lists- I tend to read more contemporary lit, and the list focuses [...]

Del.icio.us - where to-dos go to die

In geek, internet, meta on 23 April 2008 tagged del.icio.us with 1 comment

I’ve been using Del.icio.us since April 2005, and saved 2200 pages to the site. Recording and tagging my web travels is great, stopping all those wonderful links from slipping into the digital never-never land. Firefox makes link getting really easy, with Apple or Ctrl - click I get a good eight or ten tabs [...]

Lad’s weekend

In meta, new zealand, photo on 8 April 2008 tagged coromandel, Mexican with no comments

Last weekend, 6 old friends drove to a remote Coromandel bach for a weekend of hard-drinking, bullshit-talking good times only possible when partners stay at home (no offence!).
It was a brilliant, save the PS2 plug non-compatibility SNAFU. The best bits were:
- The fridge:

- Unashamed, unapologetic and unmuffled farting was definitely on the menu. Mixed [...]