So this weekend Heather and I will be doing the NZ 48 Hour Film Festival. We got the call to do it a few days ago from someone we've never met. They got our phone number from someone we've never met. I have no idea how this second person got our number, but I suppose it doesn't really matter. For those of you who are unfamiliar with 48 hour film ( Read more... )

I was on the bus yesterday when a woman was hit by a car. She had run between my bus and the bus behind it and tried to cross another lane of traffic but wound up stepping into the path of a car. She hit the front corner of the car hard enough that she bounced off and was flung back into the bus I was on. When she hit the bus she must have hit an ( Read more... )

Last night we went to what is perhaps my new favorite bar. Its called "Alice" and, as you might have guessed, Alice in Wonderland themed. To get there you walk down a poorly lit alley and go through a door which leads to a thin hallway. There are dark red curtains that run the length of the hallway and continue onto the floor, leaving only a small ( Read more... )

So it occurs to me that its been about a billion years since I've posted anything, and some of you may think I am dead. I assure you, this is not the case. My excuse is that pretty much nothing has changed. Its still summer here, the weather is still amazing, and I am still unemployed. Though really, I haven't been trying that hard. I'm waiting for ( Read more... )

I have made this twice now. It is great. You should all make it too ( Read more... )

So New Zealand has two large events that happen in February. The first is Waitangi Day, which is essentially independence day... kinda.... Its the day when the European settlers and the Maori decided to stop killing each other and have a beer. Here in Wellington this is celebrated by various dance performances, traditional and otherwise by both the ( Read more... )

In this country Mild, Medium, and Sharp cheddar are referred to as Mild, Tasty, and Old, respectively.

That is all.

Mr. Bun - Breakfast foods and pastries ( Read more... )

The Red Head and I have been here for about a week now, and so far all is well. Wellington is like any large major city, except really really small. We can walk from one end of town to the other in an hour. Seriously. Its that small. And because its that small everything else in kinda miniaturized. What is essentially the Capital Hill area is about ( Read more... )

Go see Seven Pounds and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Bring tissues.