new media

Here's a neat perspective on why it IS worth your time to learn how to use new technology and social media.

Always be prepared

[Edit: Sorry had to remove pics and link instead after I saw the Copyright on the source page!]
If you're going to do
this...
Jump off this,

Or get around this..


Then for god sake, don't do it in road slicks!!

If only I'd taken the time to put on some knobbly tires, my trousers might not have been so full when I got to the end of the course.

As you can see, it's a bit hilly.


50km/h, over rocks, sand, and hairpin bends, is enough to give me nightmares.

I can't wait to do it again! (With real tires!)

Settle an arguement

Okay, so I'm going to watch the Bledisloe Cup, for the uninitiated, that means Australia is playing New Zealand. Aka, The Wallabies vs The All Blacks. Probably the biggest match of the year. And since it's happening 3km down the road at the ANZ Stadium formerly the Telstra Stadium and before that the Stadium Australia, I'd be mad to miss it!

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Now as to the argument...

If today is Thursday, how many days until next weekend.

Today, I said 2 days until the weekend but I got this one wrong. Now that I think about it, 9 days also makes sense.
A work colleague told me that the cup was being played next weekend, so I booked tickets expecting it to be on Saturday the 15th. Now I know that it's actually on Saturday the 22nd.

So did I get confused because the Australians use next weekend to mean the next weekend after this week, whereas I consider next weekend to be the next upcoming weekend. Did I get confused because the Germans have infected my English language with their incredibly useful and precise word "overnextweekend" (Uebernaechstewochenende) meaning the weekend after this next weekend, the logical conclusion being that if you remove the Ueber, then it becomes next weekend (Naechstewochenende) and that would be the upcoming weekend.
Or.. am I just being daft, And next weekend always meant the weekend after this weekend?

Personally, I'm of the opinion that I sometimes just take this stuff to literally, and I'm a bit daft.

As long as I turn up for the Rugby on Saturday the 22nd of August, then all's well with the world!

So what happened while I was on holiday.

Yesterday I got back from one of the best holidays in my life!

Today I had to go to work.. katherine made me go, and wiped the tears out of my eyes so I could see the road.

And when I arrived at my desk, this is what was waiting for me.



Thanks lads, it's good to know you were busy while I was away. :-)

RIP Michael Jackson

What child of the 80's doesn't owe a huge debt to this man, for his music and world influence!



Reports seem to be conclusive...
http://news.bbc.co.uk
La Times

I feel like I did the day Kurt Cobain shot himself. Which is strange, Mj was never my idol, and I didn't really listen to his musik like I did nirvana, but still he was a huge part of my youth.. the coca cola of his day.

Alternative Transport

El Cheapo Skateboard - $40
Model Airplane motor - $200

The result - Priceless!
How Awesome is this.

Propeller Powered Skateboard - Test Day! from Crazy Builders on Vimeo.

The toaster is out to get us!

I think our toaster is out to get us...
It's trying to communicate through the medium of blinky lights!

We wanted a high tech toaster that could toast toast properly.
We got a HAL2000 complete with schizophrenia and a nasty charcoal fetish!



Actually now I've watched the video, i'm dissapointed, it doesn't make the hair on the back of my neck stand up quite as much as in real life.