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Archive for May, 2009
The install
So the Foxtel man came yesterday. An interesting character to say the least. He was Scottish, thick accent too. Now we all know what they say about the Scots being thrifty... He first complained because he couldn't get behind the TV cabinet - it's a built-in cabinet. So Deb pulled the drawers out for him to see where we'd made nice holes for [...]
Compelled
OK, I gave in to the pressure. At 10pm last night, I ordered satellite TV. I need it. I can't miss another Super 14 final! Plus the Lions tour of South Africa starts with a game against the Royal XV this weekend. And then it's Tri-Nations until the end of October. Of course, there's also cartoons for the kids and movies for the wife but these [...]
Photo hobbyist
I'm a bit of an amateur photographer. I don't 'specialise' in anything, I just like to experiment. I'm happy to try anything (photography-wise!). My favourites are panoramas, but just recently I have started to explore the world of Tilt-Shift photography. I don't have the extremely expensive lense set-up that goes with it, but you can use special [...]
The Garage Bar
So, it's finally happening. Ever since we moved into our new place in December '07, I've been planning a bar for the garage. It's a double garage and we only have one car. Because we weren't using the other side, it has gradually filled up with clutter (as garages, sheds and spare rooms do!) I started by converting an old PC into a jukebox. [...]
New Suth Effrican lungwich AS TO BE SPOKEN IN PELEMENT
Officials of the New South African government have come to realise that the current status of having 11 official languages in them New South Africa is impractical. A new language was thus introduced. This is the English as it is now spoken on television and radio. The recently published New Suth Effrican Deekshunry defines these new weds. Here [...]
I'm out!
OK, so a couple of weeks ago I wrote to say that I was going to start riding more seriously again. Right? Wrong! Last Saturday whilst debuting for my new rugby club, I tore a hamstring!No riding for at least 3 to 4 weeks! Damn! I'm really missing it!
