Aug 13, 2011

Bills suck. We all know that. It’s tough forking out for the essentials in life but they’re not called essentials for nothing. Most bills are pretty dull but there’s always one that I tend to find quite interesting, and that’s the power bill. Power consumption is something that I often think about at home as I tend to use a few power...

Aug 11, 2011

As we approach a full year since the 4th September 2010 earthquake, Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker, and the Christchurch City Council have released a draft plan for the Christchurch City Centre. The plan has taken on board a huge amount of suggestions and ideas that have been put forward by the local community. You can find out more about the announcement of the...

Jul 28, 2011

I know it’s not really good form to post two awesome things in a row, and  I’m not quite sure the world is ready for this much awesome, but I came across this video today and I just couldn’t resist adding it to our new awesome category. Plus He-Man was looking a bit lonely. This video of dancing twins jamming away to ‘Hey Ya’ by...

Jul 27, 2011

I’m actually a bit speechless right now so I’m not going to say much about this. All you need to know is that you’re about to witness something truly awesome. This was shared on Google+. It’s already been around for a while and is being used in some interesting ways. Apparently if you head to the Black Acre Brewing website you’re...

Jul 25, 2011

When I’m not working, blogging or clearing snow (ok that last one only happened today), most followers of this blog will know that I’m partial to a spot of console gaming. I have a PS3 which has been one of my greatest investments of all time. Unlike my PC, I’ve never had to upgrade the hardware and new updates keep coming out which actually...

Jul 25, 2011

It was promised yesterday and today it has arrived. We woke up in Christchurch this morning to a blanket of thick snow. It’s still falling quite heavily and is sticking to everything. We’ve just let our 18 month old German Shepherd out for his first taste of the snow and he’s rather confused. The Christchurch City Council have warned people to...