News from the Studio, New Locations and Project Updates

Scapa Scuba Dive Hoods

i've been on and on about how cool my new dive hood is - not only is it recognisable and a talking point (how me is that) but its as warm as toast!  i sent a note back to sara at Scapa Scuba to say a big BIG thanks. i also sent her a couple of photos that pete and...

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Pet on the Net >>

can you help me find a new home for Harlo? napoleon has come home but hes not happy and its not fair on either on them. actually its not fair on me either but i am too scared of napoleon. hes the boss.  always has been - always will be. click the link to check out the...

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kitten come home!!

i have not seen napoleon for a few days and i dont think he has touched his food bowl since sunday. its a little hard to tell as harlo is not picky about where she eats from.  i will be at home all night tonight with the lights and the heater on in anticipation of him...

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CPT: 2nd place and not out

a very very tidy 2nd place last night - and a not out for me too. it came down to a chip count off.  nick was clearly the winner but i thought that gavin had me.  however, after a count up of my blues ($500's) and greens ($100's) and reds ($50's), i had taken 2nd...

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generation Y

- The Silent generation - People born before 1946. - The Baby Boomers - People born between 1946 and 1965. - Generation X - People born between 1965 and 1979. - Generation Y - People born between 1980 and 1995. explains it all really

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My new diet Inspiration

Q: Doctor,  I've heard that  cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A:  Your  heart is only good for so many  beats, and that's it...  don't waste them on exercise.   Everything wears out  eventually.  Speeding up your heart will not make you live...

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CPT: a very respectable 3rd

in the winter months, a group of us gets together and plays poker. to say that it gets terribly competitive would be a bit of an understatement.  there is a lot of name calling.  there is a lot of shit talked too. last night we all made the massive trek out to nick's...

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Dear Little Floss

Dear Little Floss, I am writing you this letter before you are even born.  And you won't even be able to read it for a good many years however it will be posted on the internet and at some time in your life, you might come across it. It is getting to the time when all...

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I am at risk

my cat(s) are plotting to kill me.  according to Mingle2, i should be very afraid. eeeeeek!! the 89% chance only relates to napoleon. cos i have two cats now, does that mean that there is a 178% chance that the two of them are plotting to do me in?

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snazzy!

its easter time - yayy! and i have some time off work - double yayy!  yayy!! i'm off diving tomorrow with alex to check out my ears and for us to have a puddle around with the camera and buoyancy games etc.  really looking forward to that. me and the kittens are...

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trouble with a capital Cute

the voices in my head told me to do it. the newspaper said that the SPCA had so many cats and kittens that they were going to have to start putting them down. the voices told me that i couldnt let that happen. the voices told me to go and save at least one. i'm bloody...

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Stress Relief

normally. stress relief for me comes in the shape of hanging out at the dive shop or being in the water.  with the problems that i have been having with my ears, this relief hasnt been available to me for a couple of weeks. i got this article sent to me by someone who...

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Todays Survival Tip

courtesy of miss piki : Next time you are out on the town and need a feed but can’t afford the taxi as well… Walk to the nearest Domino's, Call them up and place an order, And when they go to deliver it, Catch a ride home with them.

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Alex needs our help

my friend Alex (of the scuba saturday and Instructor Development Course famed stories) needs our help for her Volunteer trip to Kenya/Tanzania. I've applied through the Global Volunteer Network (GVN), a private, Non Government Organization (NGO) based in Wellington,...

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I admit it

I should have listened to Dr Richard and taken the full course of antibiotics.  And not gone diving. I'm in bed with Oprah, an ear that keeps crackling, a nose that keeps dribbling and my mac. Wish cream eggs would come and join us.

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