A week or so a go, I'd fired up this blog for the first time in ages. I'd read Philip Pullman's speech and decided I needed to write about how libraries had shaped me throughout my life. I got as far as University before running out of steam, saving the file, and fully intending to finish it later. It was nice to be writing about Christchurch, but ( Read more... )

I wish it was a Shooting Stars night every night!

It is terrifyingly easy to get an article into a New Zealand newspaper.

1. My aunt received a Kitchen Aid mixer from my uncle for Christmas, for the express purpose of making a pavlova2. Uh oh the oven is full of tasty lamb and potatoes roasting in duck fat ( Read more... )

What better way to slack off at work on Christmas Eve than to update my LJ?

Also, what better way to spread the news that I will be home in February for three weeks. And, in the style of Chandler Bing, could I be more excited?!

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Take a picture of yourself right now.
Don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair...just take a picture.
Post that picture with NO editing.
Post these instructions with your picture.

( The horrible truth )

Graham crackers are digestive biscuits? Suddenly the notion of s'mores makes a whole lot more sense.

[Further reading] S'more is pronounced shmore? I may need to lie down.

Gawd, this summer had been depressing. Rain rain rain. And then some rain. In fact, it's raining right now!

I managed to escape it for a few days by heading over to France (St Jean de Luz, just south of Biarritz) with my flatmate. There are a few photos up at Flickr, but seeing as we mostly sat around, read books and swam, there wasn't too much to ( Read more... )

So, my flatmate and I were in Sainsbury's yesterday when the gods brought this to our attention. 101 90s hits! Five CDs of high-school fun ( Read more... )

I've just spent an evening trawling through old photos and I've realised two things:

1. There's some comedy gold in there
2. I really should buy some new clothes

I'm currently getting my golden age kicks by reading Fine Lines, a weekly(?) blog reviewing popular books from our youth. Tamora Pierce! Judy Blume! Paula Danziger! It makes me feel all pink and fluffy.