I've had a facebook page for about three weeks now. It's turned out to be a good idea. I've chatted with people I haven't seen for more than a decade. Not because I didn't want to, but you know how it goes, I'll see them tomorrow, next week or something. Part of the point of this exercise is of course not doing that ( Read more... )

I went to see the Monet exhibition at Te Papa. Well, Monet, and a grudging handful by better painters, like Cezanne. I will refrain from boring you with a long disquisition on why I think Cezanne better than Monet and the history of art and how it's all the bloody American's fault. Monet is far too much about technique and too little about art ( Read more... )

So, I made a facebook page. I am not entirely sure why. My first friend said she never thought I'd do it. And I would have agreed with her up until three quarters of an hour ago ( Read more... )

In that I am not really political. Just irritable. Aristotle of course, said "Man is a political animal". *nod sagely* Except that what he actually said was zoon politikon (that first word rhymes with 'no mon' as said by a frightened English tourist in Jamaica). Politikon means social rather than political. In other words, we don't do very well by ( Read more... )

I had to do an 'Online Health Assessment' at work. We're doing a thing called "The Offical 10,000 Steps ® Programme". Essentially, everyone gets a pedometer, and the weekly total of steps is measured, there are teams of ten, blah blah ( Read more... )

So, planning to go drinking today from 2 until whenever at Ballies in the Square. Please join me ( Read more... )

Now I'm in Christchurch. Plan, such as it is, is lager frenzy on Friday night. Well, starting Friday afternoon, obviously, but carrying on for those of you who have to work or similar ( Read more... )

I am using a terminal in the Blenheim library, which I just paid four dollars for half an hour's use of, so I will be fairly brief ( Read more... )

I am on holiday. For the next two and a half weeks. And my god do I need it. I have been ready to snap for about a month now ( Read more... )

Went to see Othello at the Downstage last night. Quite good, and I suggest you see it if you're in Wellington. Lighting was slightly irritating, in that the stage set-up meant I had a spotlight right in my face for some scenes ( Read more... )