Posts by Nat Websta
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This is Rufus. Rufus is an arsehole. And unfathomably stupid. In this picture, he is attacking one of his primary nemeses, the potatoes. Other arsehole things Rufus does:
- pees in the hallway
- shreds the armchairs
- attacks the children (for no reason)
- bites the dogs on the legs and head (for no reason)No body much likes him, but I do love him.
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And finally, sunshine through our home tree.
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And two examples from Phyllis St Reserve, made more vivid (but only just) thanks to the magic of the iPhone.
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The two trees at our place, during peak pohutukawa, just after Xmas
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I'm told that the Waterview Coffee Project, which operates out of this container near the Waterview Connection site, is really good
I can confirm: it is good. Good coffee, good brioche (important!), good folks.
We live in Waterview, and I am surprised and pleased to say that the level of disruption that has occurred to date during this truly gigantic project has been very low (for us). We do live approx. 500m as the crow flies from the tunnel portal, and so I understand that those living closer will be significantly more affected than we are by construction noise etc. But overall, the impact of the project on the day to day life of this Waterview resident has been minimal.
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when the PM can simply refuse to see it
He doesn't not see it. He's just a jedi master at not addressing it. He looks at us all, and with a straight face, says "it's not real". I'm utterly flabbergasted by his dis-ingenuousness.
And what has made me the most infuriated of all in the last few weeks is that most journalists are leaving it at that - allowing that to be his final response.
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J'adore le Tour! Travelling to France to catch a week of the tour as it slogged through the Pyrenees a couple of years ago is one of the coolest things I've had the opportunity to do. Watching those guys rocket over the top of one of the Cols, being a part of the crazy crowd at the top of the hill (although personally I kept right out of the way of the riders, I have a real thing about those prats who run alongside the riders shouting and waving their arms/flags/costumes in their faces), marvelling at the machinery that is the tour (so many vehicles!)... it all added up to an epic experience that has only increased my enjoyment of watching the race in subsequent years.
I agree that once you understand the tactics and inner machinations of the race, your enjoyment is likely to increase. Far from being an individual sport, professional cycle races (and the Tour in particular) are won and lost on the strength of the teams. One guy may win yellow, but he relies on his team to get him there. And the endless permutations of how a win is achieved during a monster stage race like the tour are facinating.
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My hubby has recently found a NZ made brand of undies called Milk. They're on teh interwebs here. He reckons they're the most comfy undies he's owned in recent times, and he loves them way more than his Bendon ones, most of which he has damned as uncomfortable. Particularly the bamboo fabric kind. I bought those for him thinking that they'd be uber comfy with the nice soft fabric, but apparently they were just chronic up-butt-bunchers.
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Cracker: It's a Wonderful Thing, in reply to Andre Alessi,
We did Jazzercise at Mayfair Primary School, but we did it to Pseudo Echo's Funky Town
Ha! We did jazzercise to Axel F, the theme from Beverly Hills Cop, en masse, on the netball courts, at Papatoetoe North Primary School. So awesome ;-)
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I'm crying at my desk... oh that we could all be so eloquent in our greif.
My greatest sympathy for your loss, Emma.
