he’s coming to town
santa that is. today was the santa parade. if you were looking for a cute small town parade that you hadn’t seen since the 50’s then it didn’t disappoint. it will not be confused with the rose bowl parade or…
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this is where we live
yesterday and this morning jackie and i went for a walk with gromit down to the beach. a quick few blocks and we’re there. (click any for larger image) the coastline reminds me of portland – wild and rocky in…
remembering a revolutionary’s (nope), insurgent’s (nope), freedom fighter’s (nope), terrorist’s actions
tonight we went to the waterfront to watch fireworks celebrating guy fawkes day. fantastic night. after a quick 10 minute drive into the city we joined thousands of our fellow wellingtonians along the harbour for a great display. fireworks are…
867-5309
now that we’re in our rental house and have our phone hooked up our contact details have finally settled down a bit. to head off some obvious questions – yes, some mobile numbers are shorter than others (jackie’s has one…
will the students stand please
i’ve completed my first week of commuting on the bus and have learned a few new things. the buses run on time so i need to also. twice this week i arrived at the bus stop 2 or 3 minutes…
thank you bus driver
one more step in the moving process complete today. we checked out of our apartment in the city (my home for the last 10 weeks), i began my last walk to work and jackie dragged the last of our belonging…
a place to call home
we’ve been going back and forward between looking for a place to rent and place to buy. if we could find the right house in the right neighborhood at the right price that would be ideal, but a home search…
money and guns
make that money and *no* guns in the cbd many of the bank atm’s are located in non-bank storefronts, with the bulk of the atm extending back into the shop. two significant difference to the states – the back of…
wide load
firstly some background. i tend to walk fast. i’m trying to be a buddha, but some things would even test the buddha. so i’m walking home from work after stopping at the grocery. moving along well and then everything slows…
the pigeon diet
a new potential diet fad in the making. today at lunch i got a takeaway from a local cafe and walked to the city square to enjoy the nice day and eat my sandwich. i unwrap the sandwich, take out…