I'm more than a little cross with myself for the way my mind works. For 4 months, I was without a job, had time to kill and was working on repairing my self-confidence and physical health, and I had no muse to speak of for all that time ( Read more... )

My lovely Megan's mother turned 60 over the weekend. Last year, she decided to book us to perform at her birthday party ( Read more... )

My partner, our bandmates and assorted partners and I are all off to Christchurch in the morning. We play on the Interisland Ferry, which is quite a big deal as it will pay for our passage there and back ( Read more... )

I write this towards the end of June, with the prospect of another 2 months of winter to look forward to. Considering that the NIWA report at the end of autumn said to prepare for a warmer and drier winter this year, I seem to have spent the last month or so either freezing, soaking wet on my bike, or curled up in bed ( Read more... )

Whether people are across town, across the country or on the other side of the world...I feel comforted and reassured by the thoughts of those who know I've been worried. It makes me remember that I'm not alone.

Thank you all.

Contemplations of mortality were easy for me a week ago. I'd had a near-death experience, but I'd quit the job I hated as a result and found myself healthier and happier by far than this last year ( Read more... )

It's interesting to think about what happens after you die. I don't mean 'up there or down there', I mean your physical form, drained of vital signs. I've previously contemplated the logic of eco-friendly funerals where you are buried in a biodegradable coffin and provide sustenance for flora; but presumably unless you're a complete bastard, people ( Read more... )

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I'm gonna post pictures of the gig our Motown covers band played on Saturday soon. Suffice it to say it was awesome.

THIS awesome:


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As a dole-bludging beneficiary(TM), I understand that it is my solemn responsibility to wear a tracksuit at all times, eat my own weight in junk food daily and stay horizontal until 3pm watching American talkshows ( Read more... )