News from the Studio, New Locations and Project Updates
I’ve got baggage
A couple of years ago, Nell and I set off on an adventure. England, Scotland, New York, Boston, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Colombia, Ecuador, The Galapagos Islands, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. And I took my 20L pack - and a backpack. Tomorrow morning I am off to...
We Came to Entertain
Fred the Raver shows his Acid In Your Face appreciation styles
Codral Martini – shaken!
I get treated like a criminal when I go to the chemist to get some basic cold medication. It is really starting to piss me off. In their efforts to make and take more drugs - and become even more of a burden on our debit-infested nation - the great unwashed - those...
i broked it
almost as well as i broke my iphone a month or so ago ... in fact - actually - worse. i have managed to either delete or remove my entire site from tarasutherland.net and now i have the pleasure of attempting to rebuild it from the backups i have taken and (hopefully)...
Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks
I made these last night to impress someone’s tummy and they came out delicious! I tweeted about how yummy it was, and easy to make, and even posted a photo – so as requested, here is the recipe. Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks Receipe – serves 4 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 – 6...
Eat My Wordle
A friend of mine had just published his 10,000th post on Twitter. Quite a moment. You can read his blog post about his 10,000th post here : http://vaughndavis.posterous.com/10000-191 Aside from being the subject of his 9,999th (yipee!) post, he introduced me...
Me and My Brands, My Brands and Me
Last night I attended Aucklands Social Media Club ( #smcakl ) held at the Saatchi Building. I had been planning to attend for a couple of months, but last night was more than appropriate as Rebecca Smith (twitter @becs355 ) from Telecom was speaking – along...
Sleep when I’m Dead
At least two nights a week, I work until at least 10:30-11:00pm. I am a Scuba Diving Instructor and might have been in the pool or in the classroom teaching people to dive or helping them continue their dive education. When I get home, there is not too much to do – a...
Garden Zone – Water
Water, water everywhere. Except in my tomato pot it seems. I noticed this morning, when I stopped by the potager to say hi to my vegetables, that the leaves on my tomatoes were looking a bit brown and the fruit was not ripening as quickly as they had been. I thought I...
Porn For Women
xkcd: Porn For Women.
Women want “Real Men”
I’m not 100% sure why this appeared in the Odd Stuff section of Stuff – I think its more of a lifestyle piece than anything. The article talks about the more “real” men that attract us women. A new survey suggests that not all woman are after a hairless muscle-man...
Going Nuts
I love my Macadamia Nut tree. Its quite a big tree – around 5m in height – and its always green …. and its perfect for hanging my dive gear in whilst I rinse and dry it. And this year it has HUGE NUTS! Huge I tell you. Nuts I tell you. As I have not been diving...
Tara’s Theory of Masturbation
or should this be called "One of Tara's Theories on Masturbation" Masturbation refers to sexual stimulation, especially of one’s own genitals, often to the point of orgasm. It is held in many mental health circles that masturbation can relieve depression and lead to a...
Smell like a Man, Men
- content suggested by David Farrier on @SunriseNZ
Garden Zone – Update
I have been away for a few days this week – and was hoping like mad that the little sprouting buggers would make it through okay. Given that I was not there to water them. And they seemed to have held up just fine – for the most part. All except the coriander that...
Sleep Cycle – Wake Up Call
I’ve taking the squillions of pillows off my bed at night and left myself with just the one. I’ve measured the amount of pillow that I need to support my neck. And I am training myself to sleep on my back more. But I have noticed that I am still super tired in the...
Auckland Anniversary Antics
ahhhh Auckland Anniversary weekend. I love any occasion to have a day off work - or a long weekend. I was supposed to be in lake Taupo with Pete and Marty – finishing my TDI Advanced Nitrox and Decompression – however my shoulder and neck have had other ideas over the...
Carpe Diem
You all know I love the water – pool, lake, stream and ocean. And you all know that I love being out on the water – on a boat, in my scuba gear or swimming. Jono bought a yacht. Jono works with me. In fact, Jono works over the wall from me. Jono is now my friend! He...