The news of Gerry Brownlee being made RoboCop Dictator Master of the Universe the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery with practically unlimited powers has been covered extensively elsewhere. I don't feel the need to add anything further, beyond linking to the posts/articles/entries above. Did my bit by using the lack of print media ( Read more... )

It seems whenever I try to do the right things, I get sick. When I do the wrong things, or simply don't care, I get better. Go figure. On Monday night I went for a jog for the first time in ages, sometime Tuesday night I woke up with a sore throat which has by now developed into one of those irritating tube-clogging headcolds that has me feeling ( Read more... )

So here I am, a student and a KAOS dictator once more. University started up on Tuesday, and VUW KAOS is off to a flying start. Recruitment today went well above expectation and we have some fabulous events coming up, which should help with member retention. Considering how many people actually paid subs, I expect a decent turnout ( Read more... )

Essay word count so far: 878/2500. This is a worry, as I've not even touched on the meaty parts of the topic yet. (That sounds kind of wrong.) My approach to essay writing is to do the boring bits first, and see how much space that leaves for enthusiastic rambling. It's a method that has served me well in the past. Green advertising is a ( Read more... )

So far, I've been very impressed with the enrolment process at Canterbury university. I only decided to go back to university a week ago and then dawdled until Monday before doing anything about it, and now everything is more or less sorted. Everyone I have spoken to has been friendly and almost excessively helpful ( Read more... )

Got hit over the head with a dollop of clarity today. I'm going to enrol for 2nd semester study at University of Canterbury, and I will either quit my job at Telecom or move to part time if they let me.

..is not a sexually transmitted disease, despite what people might think after listening to Monty Python's The Medical Love Song. Well, unless it is caused by syphilis. Which I shouldn't need to point out that I don't have. This provides a better overview ( Read more... )

I think we're mostly settled now. There is still a whole lot of tidying that needs doing (much of which won't be done until Colin gets his graphics card back so he can set up his computer) and there are a few bits of furniture we need to acquire. Otherwise, I think we're on top of it. This is such a quiet neighbourhood, not much different from ( Read more... )

Yesterday, while I was working at Course Approval, some guy walked up to my desk and stood behind me for a few minutes. I didn't take much notice, as people have to queue up behind me to see the person they're there to see, and they often just stand there and watch me work. (Data entry, oh the excitement!) I had just finished writing something ( Read more... )