two reports on the city have been released this week
the first states that aucklanders work harder than the rest of the country and pay more. this has caused some discussion
http://blogs.nzherald.co.nz/blog/your-views/2009/1/30/do-aucklanders-work-harder-other-new-zealanders/?c_id=1501154&objectid=10554276
the second notes that aucklanders are lonlier than the rest of the country due to the lack of community spirit in the city. i wanted to discuss this with someone, but i don't know my neighbours
Saturday, January 31, 2009
silly season is over
all the regulars are back on radio and the movie every night on tv have been replaced by new or returning series.
parliament starts back next week or so, although they have been slagging each other off for the last fortnight
i guess the summer break is over.
of course i've been back at work for the last three weeks
parliament starts back next week or so, although they have been slagging each other off for the last fortnight
i guess the summer break is over.
of course i've been back at work for the last three weeks
happy anniversary
it was a year on friday since i started dialysiis
to celebrate, last night i got cramps and low blood pressure
i'm spending today in front of the tv with volume way down
1409 is on sky. good thing i got all my cleaning done yesterday
to celebrate, last night i got cramps and low blood pressure
i'm spending today in front of the tv with volume way down
1409 is on sky. good thing i got all my cleaning done yesterday
Thursday, January 29, 2009
credit where credit is due
an excert from san interview with david attenborough was featured in yesterday's herald:
so god should be credited in nature programmes for the beauties of life.
as i enter the second hour of dialysis for the evening, i wonder whether we can also petition him for compensation over shoddy workmanship
Sir David Attenborough has revealed that he gets hate mail from viewers for not crediting God in his documentaries. The veteran broadcaster said that he has received letters telling him to burn in hell because of his views on evolution. He told Radio Times that he is often asked why he does not credit God when talking about some of the creatures featured on his shows: "They always mean beautiful things like hummingbirds...(Source: The Telegraph)
so god should be credited in nature programmes for the beauties of life.
as i enter the second hour of dialysis for the evening, i wonder whether we can also petition him for compensation over shoddy workmanship
not so perfect
as i mentioned earlier, i picked up a copy of the the's soul mining over the weekend
i'd listened to it three times before i realised that it was song short
i'm sure that on the original vinyl there was a re-mixed version of the single, "perfect"
i feel ripped off
i'd listened to it three times before i realised that it was song short
i'm sure that on the original vinyl there was a re-mixed version of the single, "perfect"
i feel ripped off
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
sounds kitteny
the latest press release from PETA has been getting some mockery from the news discussions here:
http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/about.asp
"People don't seem to like fish. They're slithery and slimy, and they have eyes on either side of their pointy little heads—which is weird, to say the least. Plus, the small ones nibble at your feet when you're swimming, and the big ones—well, the big ones will bite your face if Jaws is anything to go by.
Of course, if you look at it another way, what all this really means is that fish need to fire their PR guy—stat. Whoever was in charge of creating a positive image for fish needs to go right back to working on the Britney Spears account and leave our scaly little friends alone. You've done enough damage, buddy. We've got it from here. And we're going to start by retiring the old name for good. When your name can also be used as a verb that means driving a hook through your head, it's time for a serious image makeover. And who could possibly want to put a hook through a sea kitten?"
you can see where the mockery comes in.
change the name and you're still left with a fish.
still the idea of giving something unpleasant a nice name to improve iys image has an appeal:
"israel says that it will take action if hamas continues to fire kittens over its borders"
"kitten epidemic worsening in zimbabwee"
"climate change caused by global kittens"
"george w kitten"
gotta go, i'm having sea kittens and chips for dinner
http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/about.asp
"People don't seem to like fish. They're slithery and slimy, and they have eyes on either side of their pointy little heads—which is weird, to say the least. Plus, the small ones nibble at your feet when you're swimming, and the big ones—well, the big ones will bite your face if Jaws is anything to go by.
Of course, if you look at it another way, what all this really means is that fish need to fire their PR guy—stat. Whoever was in charge of creating a positive image for fish needs to go right back to working on the Britney Spears account and leave our scaly little friends alone. You've done enough damage, buddy. We've got it from here. And we're going to start by retiring the old name for good. When your name can also be used as a verb that means driving a hook through your head, it's time for a serious image makeover. And who could possibly want to put a hook through a sea kitten?"
you can see where the mockery comes in.
change the name and you're still left with a fish.
still the idea of giving something unpleasant a nice name to improve iys image has an appeal:
"israel says that it will take action if hamas continues to fire kittens over its borders"
"kitten epidemic worsening in zimbabwee"
"climate change caused by global kittens"
"george w kitten"
gotta go, i'm having sea kittens and chips for dinner
WASP swatted
i note the death of john updike.
can't say i was a fan.
the herald report notes that he wrote "the witches of eastwick" and some other stuff (quality of nz reporting, huh?)
wikipedia is a little more forthcoming.
i quite liked the movie of witches, so i thought i'd give the book a try. i read the first couple of chapters and then put it down, meaning to go back to it, but i never did.
i may still have it around somewhere, i might dig it out and give it another try
you known what they say, as long as an authour is still being read, he's never really dead
can't say i was a fan.
the herald report notes that he wrote "the witches of eastwick" and some other stuff (quality of nz reporting, huh?)
wikipedia is a little more forthcoming.
i quite liked the movie of witches, so i thought i'd give the book a try. i read the first couple of chapters and then put it down, meaning to go back to it, but i never did.
i may still have it around somewhere, i might dig it out and give it another try
you known what they say, as long as an authour is still being read, he's never really dead
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