Month February 2008

crouch, touch, pause, engage

tonight we went to our second rugby match this season to root for wellington hurricanes as they took on the waikato chiefs. as part of our continuing effort to acclimate getting in the rugby spirit seemed to logical thing to…

distorsione di velocità, scooter piacevole

after an almost 3 month wait my scooter finally arrived. this should make getting around the city a whole lot easier. just kidding. that’s jackie’s scooter. my scooter is below. 49cc’s of italian charm. portofino green with carmel saddle leather.…

an afternoon in saint petersburg

this afternoon we went to a concert – an afternoon in saint petersburg – hosted by his excellency the governor-general, the honorable anand satyanand. the governor-general is the queen’s personal representative with in the realm of new zealand (new zealand,…

super bowl monday

with us 18 hours ahead of boston, super bowl sunday is actually on monday. that means it will be up to the jboss to root for patriots whilst i’m off making money for the man. espn international is part of…

1,2,3,4,5,6… 7

this weekend was the new zealand sevens. at the simplest level it is an international rugby league with teams from 16 countries that play a series of 8 tournaments around the world. the format of the matches is radically different…