tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74238263739536139372024-03-14T08:43:58.085+13:00aotea adventureamy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-12015684845051046832009-12-03T12:07:00.002+13:002009-12-03T12:09:01.353+13:00CowCowOriginally uploaded by tkw954I haven't posted anything here for a while, so this is just to let you know this blog still lives. The photo at right is currently my most popular photo on flickr, due to it being on the first page of the yahoo image search for "cow". Flickr rates this photo as "most interesting", likely due to the fact that someone actually believed that the hawk was preying on Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00314236527446854856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-62050860360544739922009-09-24T19:13:00.003+12:002009-09-24T20:01:39.925+12:00Upcoming and Coming UpEver since I was young, when I was depressed, melancholy, lonely, or bored I would pick up a pen and write in a journal. It started when I was 11 writing in my blue diary (that had a lock on it that I used to have on braided purple embroidery thread in a grape lip-gloss container hidden in my desk drawer). After that I graduated to less private notebooks, realizing that what I had to write about amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-33292118912850579342009-09-04T14:38:00.004+12:002009-09-04T14:59:38.452+12:00Great actor on a great showCrap. I didn't mean to steal Travis's blog post thunder by posting something else on the same day... but in a really strange round-about way I found this clip. It's Josh Charles (Dead Poets Society - swoon!) talking about comedy and his then-current TV show, Sports Night, on The Daily Show from 10 years ago. 10! WOW! The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cJosh amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-48249279853876986722009-09-04T10:40:00.005+12:002009-09-04T10:48:06.602+12:00Onslow T-shirt Design Contest ResultsThe votes are in, and the winner of this year's Onslow T-shirt Design Contest is: Retrosaurus Rex! Thanks to everyone who entered. If you'd like to buy a shirt, email travis+tee@nutaksas.com (get it?). Pricing will depend on interest, so if you want one cheap get your friends to buy one (or more) too.Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00314236527446854856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-81551695216939783282009-08-12T16:45:00.001+12:002009-08-12T16:47:40.330+12:00MurrayNothin new at the moment... except for this excerpt. "Give Pete a Chance"amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-21191731350123338712009-08-07T10:21:00.003+12:002009-08-07T10:38:04.261+12:00Oh, Rhys! You crack me up!I watched quite a few youtube videos of Rhys Darby yesterday. I thought I'd post a few... (the Account Balance one cracks me up).Rhys Darby - Voice oversRhys Darby - Account BalanceHere's the link to some other vids. Enjoy.amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-14718781473500170692009-07-30T16:04:00.003+12:002009-07-30T16:06:15.556+12:00Why Kiwis Come HomeI saw this posted on Fush & Chups today, and it kind of sums up... well, you know.(there's a photo in here that looks like nearly every villa in Auckland - even our place). Seriously - this'll be the last video I post today.amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-49830807487238571972009-07-30T13:25:00.002+12:002009-07-30T13:31:41.966+12:00Rocked The Nation: 100I've been watching the ads on TV for a month now, and I missed 3 of the earlier episodes. I hope they all end up online someday because I'm learning a lot about Kiwi culture watching it. It's really funny.96-9392-8988-85The 2Degrees ad is pretty funny, too. I laugh every time I see it.And here's some iconic Kiwi comedy. I split a gut watching this the other day with Travis.Enjoy.amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-60754910421230293572009-07-29T13:46:00.002+12:002009-07-29T13:49:15.187+12:00On The Daily Show last night...Travis and I watched this last night and it left me agog... can I be agog in a negative way? Only a partial interview was available on the show... here's the whole interview.The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cBill Kristol Extended Interviewwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorJoke of the Dayamy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-76154040979354908692009-07-29T12:13:00.001+12:002009-07-29T12:13:00.816+12:00Our HouseOur House, originally uploaded by tkw954.Travis took this really cool picture a few weeks ago. Just thought I'd post SOMETHING on the blog. :)amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-52914566856603980952009-07-11T16:42:00.004+12:002009-07-11T16:51:47.136+12:00Bar Camp Auckland 2009Today I gave a presentation on microcontrollers at Barcamp Auckland. As promised, it can be found here until I find a more permanent host (7.2 MB). (Image: Ioan Sameli.)Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00314236527446854856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-77368143824039996302009-07-01T15:18:00.003+12:002009-07-01T15:27:07.468+12:00Happy Canada DayTravis and I on Canada Day, on Canada St, which is across the street from where we used to live.What better way to spend the morning on the way to work.Check out the other photos on flickr.amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-58850529392171048052009-06-30T16:19:00.002+12:002009-06-30T16:20:45.844+12:00Self-Portraits and Postcards I'll eventually break this up into two projects - a self-portrait project and a "postcards" project, but I was so excited with the tutorials I found today I was editing everything in sight.Plus, I wanted to add some more photos to flickr and make ONE MORE post in the month of June. :) HAVE A GREAT CANADA DAY!amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-33102335835887331852009-06-28T19:23:00.002+12:002009-06-28T19:58:54.324+12:00Summer... I mean WinterIt's really hard to think of June as being the middle of winter. There are only two types of weather in the NZ winter - cold and clear, and warm and wet. When it's cold I can do laundry. When it's wet I don't have to put the heat on in the house. I'm enjoying it, though. Still no snow to shovel!On June 23 Travis and I celebrated 5 years since our first date. :) And then on June 24 we celebrated 5amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-6392497833118049192009-05-25T08:38:00.004+12:002009-05-25T09:44:55.150+12:00New Photos from Mt TaranakiTrav has posted some photos of what we've been up to lately on his flickr page.Our weekend in New Plymouth for the "May Long Weekend" was great. I loved that city. It's so beautiful - on the coast, lots of parks and gardens. We didn't get the grandiose view of Mt Taranaki from the city because it was so cloudy, but the city itself was nice enough without the view.Trees in Pukekura ParkReflection amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-36929875661663268932009-05-15T10:24:00.005+12:002009-05-15T13:42:57.395+12:00Lots and LotsA lot has happened since my last post. Or since Travis's last post.We've moved.Many of our friends have gone on holidays, or are leaving very soon.My coffee table was stolen out of my garage. I was working on refinishing it.Fall is officially here, including copious amounts of rain.However, at this moment in time, it's so awesome outside - not a cloud in the sky - I had to post this photo of me amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-80859502361093169232009-04-03T10:15:00.008+13:002009-04-08T16:12:49.154+12:00Coffee + PhotographyLast week Amy found this article describing caffenol, a photographic film/paper developer made from groceries. Specifically, it is water, instant coffee, washing soda, and vitamin C. Apparently the caffeic acid in the coffee reacts with the silver halides to develop the black and white image. I think this is great, because there is nothing particularly toxic in the mixture, meaning that it Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00314236527446854856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-48014073385197557932009-03-25T15:54:00.009+13:002009-03-25T16:17:22.857+13:00Gridiron Coming to an EndSince Andrew and Rachelle brought us my football from home in November, (almost) every week a group of us have met in a park and played an informal game of touch football.The weather has been excellent every time we have gone out to play. We have only been rained on a handful of times, and it's usually at the end of our game, anyway.Every Tuesday (and, in March, every Wednesday) we met at 5:30 toamy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-85607503653133912262009-03-08T14:28:00.002+13:002009-03-08T14:35:08.145+13:00After One YearI was going through all of my vacation photos just now. Travis sent me a link to an ad for a movie we had heard about called One Week, starring Joshua Jackson. We'd been wanting to see this movie ever since we saw the interview he did with George Strombo on The Hour. So, I found the trailer for it on youtube, and had the worst sob I have had since I moved to New Zealand. I think it was probably amy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-48723098462852535722009-03-03T12:32:00.002+13:002009-03-25T16:19:54.816+13:00South Island Photos Part 3/3DunedinOriginally uploaded by tkw954I finally uploaded the last of my photos from our South Island trip. Click the photo to view them. This is the Dunedin Municipal Chambers.Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00314236527446854856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-1440420246938834252009-03-02T15:22:00.005+13:002009-03-02T15:58:21.871+13:00North American Driving TimesAs a follow-up to "Driving Times in NZ", I am pleased to present the equivalent chart for North America, centred on Saskatoon. Notice that it takes over 80 hours to get to some parts of Newfoundland and Labrador. Also notice that Google seems to think that it's possible to drive from the middle of the Pacific.View Larger MapHere is a comparison of the North American and New Zealand driving time Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00314236527446854856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-43884551778523510282009-03-02T10:25:00.004+13:002009-03-25T16:19:33.476+13:00Liam Finn, Living LoungeLiam Finn, Living LoungeLiam Finn, Living LoungeAmy and I went to see Liam Finn a the Living Lounge last night. Liam plays almost all the parts himself (with the help of a loop machine and EJ Barnes). It was an awesome show in an awesome venue. The Living Lounge is a tent in Western Park, Auckland, and has excellent acoustics. This is the first show we've been to where the PA system hasn't Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00314236527446854856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-32734659301607509372009-02-24T15:57:00.002+13:002009-03-25T16:20:14.630+13:00More South Island PhotosDaredevilOriginally uploaded by tkw954I've uploaded the second batch of my photos from our trip to the South Island, including Kea, Kaka, Seals, and Amy doing her "Danger Stick Figure" impression.Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00314236527446854856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-14931359113421905892009-02-24T14:57:00.004+13:002009-03-25T16:17:46.356+13:00Amy's Reading ListI don't have a real "reading list" per se... my reading list generally consists of what I'm reading right now. Many of my friends say to me, "How can you do that? Reading more than one book at a time? Don't you get confused?" Have you seen my house? My life? You know me... I can't sit still and work on one thing at a time! I've never confused the premise of one book with the other.So, right now Iamy raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860271699946098254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423826373953613937.post-9756191490598616632009-02-19T16:02:00.003+13:002009-03-25T16:19:02.429+13:00South Island Pics Posted, Part IHokitikaOriginally uploaded by tkw954I've uploaded the first third of my photos from the South Island to Flickr. This takes us from Christchurch to Queenstown, via Greymouth, Franz Josef Glacier, Haast, and Wanaka, including the highest paved road in NZ, the Crown Range Road.Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00314236527446854856noreply@blogger.com0