As Polly is working over Christmas I decided I may as well work and save my leave to use when she’s around. So I’m stuck in the office on a lovely day. The floor is empty, bar one random MoJ person stumbling around. But just to spoil the serenity the construction site next door is [...]
Archive for December, 2004
So much for summer
Well, we’re having lovely summer weather. On the plane back from Blenheim today I set next to a lady who was supposed to be on the Lynx, but the 5m swells in Cook Strait put an end to that. It looked hairy even from 9000 feet, and was more than a little bouncy coming in [...]
Toys
It’s been a good couple of weeks for toys. First up – new cellphone. SonyEricsson T630. Parallel imported by the good people at eTown. Importing is full of benefits = $410 compared to a local price of $600. And I get to avoid the ugly, ugly customisations Voda seem to insist on forcing on customers. [...]







