What some people do with their spare time

I found this about 10 years ago and its still ticking along.
A definite must see site
http://www.asciimation.co.nz/

Eddie Izzard - an oldie but a goodie :)

There are an endless supply of brilliant Eddie Izzard clips on YouTube, check them out.
Here are a couple of my favourites.

The Death Star Canteen


Do you have a flag? - a personal favourite of mine


Go check them out :)

Dr Horrible - new from Joss Wheldon

I was chatting with Laura and she told me about Dr Horrible. If you liked or loved "Once more with Feeling" then you'll love this. If you don't know what this is, then check it out anyway. Its a 40 minutes webisode one off story starring Nathan Fillion (from Buffy, Firefly and Two Guys and Girl) and Neil Patrick Harris (from Doogie Howser MD, Starship Troopers and How I Met Your Mother).
The official site is www.drhorrible.com
Watch it free here at Hulu
or below right here!

Physics Rap???

I was checking out my friend Laura's facebook profile and found this YouTube clip on it. I've always been a closet physics geek and while the rap its self could do with a bit of post production magic, I couldn't help watching the whole thing.

I want Manzanillo olives

I can't find them here in Wellington. Damn it!!
I had them in Sydney and they were amazing, Kalamata's suck in comparison! If anyone know's where I can get them, bar flying back to Aussie.
Need Manzanillo olives now!!!!

Another Favourite - Vineyard - Chard Farm

When I was in Queenstown, my best friend to me to check out Chard Farm.
It was a bit out of the way, up a shingle road, on the side of a cliff.
The cellar was pretty basic and small, no food either! But the wine was amazing! And the range - wow!

They do 4 different Pinot Noir's, a Rose, a bubbles (when you're lucky), Pinot Gris, a Sauv Blanc, a Gewurz, and 2 Chardonarys

Best of all you can order online, yay!

My favourite blog

But don't take my word for it, check it out yourself!
On second thoughts, its my favourite irrespective of what you think, and if you're reading this, why not check it out, its better than mine!
http://www.simpleandloveable.com/
But don't tell Nat its my favourite, it will go to her head. :)

Best keep secret cartoon strip - Red Meat

Ignore the name and check it out. Max Cannon's humour is worth a real look.
My favourites are Milkman Dan and Karen, and who could not love Earl :)

www.redmeat.com

Amandalyn Ferri is a nutter :)

But the best kind of nutter.
I've only just stumbled across her video blogs, some of them are just hilarous. this one is amazing, and I'm sure its old news, 1.6+ million views so far, but check out here other postings.


Lip Dub - Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo.

Welcome to my first attempt at a Blog

I've been an advocate of blog's since their inception. Yet for some reason I never attempted one. Partial because I can't spell, but more to the fact that I didn't think I'd stick it through. Afterall, it takes a while to build a reader base and to then just simple 'get bored' isnt very fair on them.

So here I am giving it a go, not sure what my purpose for the blog will be, I'm hoping it just evolves into something worth reading. A friend of mine, Sarah, made the comment that I have a strong opinion on everything, this got me thinking, I do have strong opinions on must topics. I also consider myself open minded and so these opinions are open to discuss and change. So I thought I'd share my views, 'hence the title', not that creative title I know, so feel free to challenge me.

Some of these views, will be simplistic, this I think are cool, or fun or thought provoking etc. Hopefully, others will challenge your views and thoughts and help you better form your own views, even if they are opposed to me own. I'll just think you're wrong :p :)

Hope you find something of value here

Darren H