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A Marmite Auction to End All Marmite Auctions

Posted by on Mar 21, 2012

Marmite’s a funny thing. In the UK I pretty much grew up on Marmite. Nothing else compared. Since moving to New Zealand, I’ve managed to train myself to appreciate...

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Web

3 Phrases That Could Trigger a Spam Filter

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012

I’ve had the good fortune to work with some reasonably large email databases in my time (well, large for New Zealand perhaps). I’ve been involved with various online...

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Reviews

Why (and how) you should change power companies right now

Posted by on Feb 28, 2012

Power companies have a bit of an easy time in New Zealand for one single reason: their customers aren’t aware of the alternative energy providers out there and have never...

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Earthquake

Christchurch Liquefaction Photos and Video in Eastern Suburbs

Posted by on Dec 23, 2011

This afternoon, 23rd December 2011, Christchurch was hit by yet another significant aftershock. And to be frank, we’re pretty bloody over it by now. Like much of the city, I...

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Recent Posts

Twins Dancing Video

Twins Dancing Video

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...

Awesomest Thing on the Internet: He-man Flash

Awesomest Thing on the Internet: He-man Flash

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...

Best TV for Gaming

Best TV for Gaming

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...

Christchurch Snow

Christchurch Snow

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...

Christchurch Red Zone Video

Christchurch Red Zone Video

Jul 23, 2011

A friend of mine in Christchurch recently visited Wellington. When she got back, her first remark was how strange it felt to be in a city centre again. As time goes by and we continue as best we can with our daily lives, it’s amazing how you start to forget that we haven’t seen Christchurch city centre for months. Yesterday marked the 5 month...

80s Video Dating

80s Video Dating

Jul 21, 2011

Were you of dating age in the 80s? Firstly, what the hell were you wearing? And what was with your hair? Shame on you! Secondly, for the love of all things awesome, please, please watch this video. It’s a video montage of men’s dating videos from the 1980s. I really hope these people found love. They truly deserve it for the sheer awesomeness that...