“Your Mother ate my dog!” The love lorn Paquita emotes this telling line to the hapless hero Lionel as his now zombiefied mother regurgitates the skin and bone of luckless Paquita’s alsatian. That’s easily the best line in director Peter Jackson’s 1992 movie gore-fest, [...]
Archive for the ‘Observations’ Category
November 14th, 2009 - 4:39 pm § in Observations
Urban Farming
I’ve always gardened. With the exception of an orchid and succulent foistered on me by my Mother, I’m all about eating what I grow. Having a garden in an urban environment when you only have a balcony is actually easier than I thought. It’s actually more convenient than walking too[...]
September 4th, 2009 - 6:07 pm § in Observations
On Seeing Grandma
I suppose with any dreaming story you can start anywhere. This one starts with me following a tangi procession from Rotorua to Rotoiti before I can accelerate around the lakes and over the Rotomas where there was a slip (as usual) and workers stabilising new roadworks. I arrive at Mountain View rest[...]
July 31st, 2009 - 2:10 pm § in Observations, Travel
NZ Cultural Stereotype
I’m not sure how some Australian media organisations work but this sub-editor must have really been struggling to make an otherwise routine story into something dramatic. The article was titled: Maori property spat with Aussie investor It details how a Maori group had been served trespass orde[...]
July 21st, 2009 - 1:10 am § in Observations
Swanndri Fail
How is it possible that the iconic NZ brand Swanndri can be out of stock for its iconic Original 100% Wool Bush Shirt? Surely a Medium Olive version would be available somewhere in New Zealand for sale. Some web manager isn’t doing their job. One word: Fail I’ll try again another day. Fo[...]
July 13th, 2009 - 12:05 am § in Observations
5 Indicators You Are Enjoying Your Job
1. It’s Sunday night and you are looking forward to Monday morning. 2. It’s Monday morning and you are not looking forward to Friday afternoon. 3. You go home from work tired, but strangely exhilirated. 4. You don’t have time nor inclination to waste time roaming the Internet durin[...]
July 4th, 2009 - 12:43 am § in Observations
Love The Dingle
A taste of my site Mr Dingleberry: Dingle is sometimes asked why he drinks so much. Dingle usually answers that life is like a stream that he enjoys drinking from. The stream near his house just happens to flow with Heineken. It’s not necessarily the beer for everyone but its Dutch origins remind[...]
