They've got to be joking

o Sideshow Bob is now Sir Bob, apparently for services to “looking good on TV”. It certainly can’t be for services to Christchurch – he and his council did nearly as much damage to this city as the earthquakes themselves.  But of course it’s very much in the government’s interests to keep up the pretence…

2012 in words and pictures

ast day of the year, so it’s time for the traditional summaries and round-ups.  It’s certainly been a busy year – some good stuff (Ireland, graduation, starting Honours), and some not so good (the general feeling of malaise across the city as the adrenaline of 2010 and 11 wore off, and the long slog to…

2011 in review

So many ways to sum up a year. First(ish) sentences: January: I know I said we were going to have a quiet night and probably not even see the New Year in, but plans do have a habit of changing. February: It’s the first of February, so that means TWO MONTHS UNTIL AMERICA!!! March: We’re…