I'm sick of digging these links out when I want to show people them so if I stick them here, everyone can go and have a look and I won't have to tell anyone anymore. Maybe. but yeah, here's the aftermath of Christchurch's earthquake in pictures.

A collection of pictures from various sources. click each picture to open subsequent albums or source ( Read more... )

At 4.38am this morning I was rudely awoken by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, centered 30km (18mi) west and 10km (6mi) deep of my city. It was the biggest earthquake I have ever felt. Aftershocks continued every 6 minutes or so for more than an hour and a half. Some of the buildings in town have collapsed, mostly just the fronts of them, but they've ( Read more... )

I've started wanting stuff again. It's kinda weird. Not like 'will-go-out-and-buy', but enough to start forming a mental list. I want a bass guitar, and a new electric guitar (one that will hold its tune for more than 5 minutes), and a small amp for each. I want some kind of bicycle, a road or hybrid bike, because they seem like a good way to get ( Read more... )

one of my friends is trying to tell me Lady Gaga is female!?! what is this!?

Wow so I like. Never update this. but whatever. I have a girlfriend now, who makes me very happy ( Read more... )

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Alien Raiders (2008, Rock)
Why: horror / got 100% on tomatometer
Any good: quite enjoyed it, not as many jumps as I was expecting, never really been a fan of internal host style aliens but whatever. Pretty interesting. Probably fall just short of recommending it.

10,000 BC (2008, Emmerich ( Read more... )

( too many movies that I've watched recently )

Amongst the absolute dearth of TV coming out of the states that I'm interested in, now that Dollhouse, Castle, House, Heroes, Terminator, Knight Rider and South Park have finished for the season, I sit around and wait for a month for Top Gear and True Blood to start up again, there is some vaguely good news ( Read more... )

I've seen so many movies in the last week it'd be rude to post the dvd covers.

Resident Evil (2002, Anderson ( Read more... )