_Ed_ Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Don Brash = "We did it!" We, Don? Phil Goff's speech was amazing. A shame he wasn't like that the whole campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Oh, and I almost had the worst mistake of my working life. One of the political analysts said, "Winston Peters is a pivot." The speech recognition software came up with,... *drumroll* "Winston Peters is a pervert." Lucky I caught it before it went to air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Don Brash = "We did it!" We, Don? I ended up voting for the Auckland Central region even though I'm actually in the Epsom one because my last one-month-or-more residency was in Ponsonby. A shame I didn't get a chance to get in on the National-Act drama. Although I probably would have just fucked it over and voted Labour anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sammy! Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I enjoyed Pita Sharples saying they'd been dancing to House of Shem all night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lensip max Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I ended up just voting to keep MMP. Was glad to see they did actually bother to clarify their stupid ads on the voting paper, too. Yeah, me too! I love that they give you a GIGANTIC felt tip to do it in, like a normal pen wouldn't do the job properly!That was like, my favourite bit. The most active participation in our system of government most of us have, and so they give us the most irreverent pen in the world to do it with. Or at least the secondmost: if it had been an orange ministamp in the shape of a tick, that would have been perfect. I really like Pita Sharples.He was in the Auckland Uni debating club public debate thing ("One Law For All: Race Relations in New Zealand", along with Shane Jones and one of the law school lecturers), and he was pretty good. The former supreme court judge who adjudicated was better, though - awarded Pita 80 points for the strength of his speech, then took them all away for going into government with National Oh, I have a situation I wanted some advice on - I want to take two papers over summer school, because one of them is only being offered over summer school and it sounds epic, and the other one I couldn't fit in this year. Now, the one I couldn't fit in - paper A - I need as a prerequisite to a first semester paper next year. Paper B would go towards my major, but isn't in itself essential. There are like, 8 hours or whatever a week for Paper A, but one of those hours clashes with paper B. Should I take paper B, despite the clash? I'm proficient with paper A stuff enough that it shouldn't matter, but then, two papers over summer school seems to be regarded as a demanding kind of undertaking when I've talked to people about it. But paper B sounds amazing. Yes. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Oh, I have a situation I wanted some advice on - I want to take two papers over summer school, because one of them is only being offered over summer school and it sounds epic, and the other one I couldn't fit in this year. Now, the one I couldn't fit in - paper A - I need as a prerequisite to a first semester paper next year. Paper B would go towards my major, but isn't in itself essential. There are like, 8 hours or whatever a week for Paper A, but one of those hours clashes with paper B. Should I take paper B, despite the clash? I'm proficient with paper A stuff enough that it shouldn't matter, but then, two papers over summer school seems to be regarded as a demanding kind of undertaking when I've talked to people about it. But paper B sounds amazing. Yes. Thoughts? So paper A is needed as a prereq but paper B sounds more fun, although not needed for anything other than counting towards your major? I say take paper A. That way you can do the paper you need it for in your first semester next year and won't be stuck waiting around to do it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I never did summer school actually, so can't really comment on the workload. But I have heard of people doing more than one paper, so it must be possible. And I'm sure that if they can do it, you can! So I say go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lensip max Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 So paper A is needed as a prereq but paper B sounds more fun, although not needed for anything other than counting towards your major? I say take paper A. That way you can do the paper you need it for in your first semester next year and won't be stuck waiting around to do it later. Yeah, I'm definitely doing paper A. I never did summer school actually, so can't really comment on the workload. But I have heard of people doing more than one paper, so it must be possible. And I'm sure that if they can do it, you can! So I say go for it.And I think I'll sign up for paper B as well, because I can always opt out of it if I change my mind, and not the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Good thinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Is Air New Zealand now promoting a campaign to 'solve Rico's murder'? Because that came up on my Facebook under the ads. Don't tell me they've actually worked in a storyline about their own mascot being murdered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Ah wondered what people were going on about on twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 It does sound a bit macabre! Not that I'd miss the little bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Apparently a woman fell four storeys down the Aotea Square side of the Skycity Metro building (or whatever it's called this week) today. Serious but stable condition in hospital, so you'd have to say she's pretty lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Heard about that! I think she was doing some kind of absailing-type performance? With no safety net. Or something like that. There was an ad on the radio for Close Up and it was like 'our cameras are there!'. I thought that was a bit crude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 It was the nzherald reporting that got me... She was said to have been conscious after her fall, but left a pool of blood at the scene after she was carried away. Booked flights to Dubai for the start of January. Will kind of get a warm Christmas in, especially as my friend follows a different year so her Christmas Day is the 7th January and I get to be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 That'll be awesome. Dubai sounds like a really interesting place to visit. I'm organising the secret Santa for the work Christmas lunch this year. I've decided that I'm gonna make an effort. Would anyone happen to know where might be the best place to buy a Santa costume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Warehouse? Everytime I can't find anything I want in the UK I always get wax lyrical about how all I need is The Warehouse. At the moment the bane of my life is flannelette sheets. By the time I buy some it'll be spring. And I know the Warehouse always has them in winter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Aw, that's infuriating. Warehouse does sound like a good option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 The second place that came to mind was DEKA. That closed down what...1999 or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacticalkat Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Heard about that! I think she was doing some kind of absailing-type performance? With no safety net. Or something like that. There was an ad on the radio for Close Up and it was like 'our cameras are there!'. I thought that was a bit crude. Heard about that, truly hideous. Apparent;y she only broke her cheekbone in the fall, very lucky girl. Our new mulit storey car park opened at work last week. Someone jumped off the top floor even before it was officially opened. Awful. That'll be awesome. Dubai sounds like a really interesting place to visit. I'm organising the secret Santa for the work Christmas lunch this year. I've decided that I'm gonna make an effort. Would anyone happen to know where might be the best place to buy a Santa costume? Another place I'd try is Ike's Imporium in Browns Bay, they usually have loads of costume stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 The second place that came to mind was DEKA. That closed down what...1999 or something? That song is gonna be in my head all afternoon now. "Ohhhh yeah...." Our new mulit storey car park opened at work last week. Someone jumped off the top floor even before it was officially opened. Awful. That's terrible. Another place I'd try is Ike's Imporium in Browns Bay, they usually have loads of costume stuff. Thanks! Good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacticalkat Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Look at my new addition! I'm seriously in love, he's so funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 That'll be awesome. Dubai sounds like a really interesting place to visit. I'm organising the secret Santa for the work Christmas lunch this year. I've decided that I'm gonna make an effort. Would anyone happen to know where might be the best place to buy a Santa costume? Heard on the radio that Looksharp in town has Santa stuff- better get in quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Look at my new addition! I'm seriously in love, he's so funny! Gorgeous! Very jealous. Heard on the radio that Looksharp in town has Santa stuff- better get in quick. Ooh, good tip. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thanks for pointing me in the direction of Looksharp, Kitty! $15! Much, much less than I expected. And I'm very happy with the costume, except the beard is a bit more wizardy than Santa-y. It lacks the curls I'd normally associate with Santa. But that's not a biggie. I'll probably remove the beard for the lunch anyway - food will get stuck in it otherwise. That's my main reservation about growing my own beard, if I'm honest. It'd be gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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