We have still heard nothing from the bank regarding our approval. I wish someone would put us out of our misery! Do we have a lovely new house in Newtown or not?
Argh!!

Prepare to lose your mind as you ponder the physics of this baby!

Joey RamoneYou are Joey Ramone! Hey, ho, lets go! Yeah, you’re a happy little one, aren’t you? Joey was dying and yet he did a cover of What A Wonderful World. You can’t get more poppy than that. A hero, you are. Oh, he died in 2001 from cancer, poor guy.
Take the quiz: “Which Dead […]

Got a worrying call from the mortgage broker that my tax returns “weren’t what he was expecting”… basically my accountant had done too good a job of reducing my income and I look like a bloody pauper! So the mortgage broker is applying for what they call a “low-doc” loan - where you don’t need […]

Here are the first photo and sentence from each month of 2004.

JANUARY
Welcome to 2004 everybody!

FEBRUARY
Which Personality Disorder Do You Have?

MARCH
Well, believe it or not we have sold our house in Redfern, a mere two blocks from Riot City.

APRIL
Went with my friend Clare to see Capturing the Friedmans last night - I highly recommend it.

MAY
Beautiful weather […]

Beatrix Kiddo (Black Mamba)

You’re the Bride! Strong and determined, you can do anything once you set your mind to it. You long for vengeance and for a happy ending, and will do anything to achieve them.
Kill Bill: Which Deadly Viper Assassin Are You? (Vol. II spoilers… results with pics)
via Adam

We have bought a house! Hence radio silence over last few days - it’s been a mad rush. It’s still subject to us getting finance and a building inspection, but hopefully all that will be easy. It’s a huge and totally renovated place in the Wellington inner city suburb of Newtown.
Here is the house:
http://www.leaders.co.nz/ReferenceSearch.asp?Ref_No=35943
We […]

It’s lovely here at Wharerua*. There are amazing views in every direction. The boys love to run on the vast lawn, ride bikes and play in the gravel. I myself have been going for bike rides and playing cricket, getting lots of exercise and eating great food. And yesterday, Bad Girls Series 5 arrived in […]

It’s second Christmas here today with all the Scott-Walker-Forlong-Wrights. Great to all be here in this lovely house together. Delicious brunch and more presents are about to begin!
We got Archie & Harry the most fantastic red pedal car - I’ll post a photo of them in it later (once we’ve given it to them). The […]

Standing in my mother’s bathroom, wondering why the open window looked so gaping to my eyes… realising it’s because there are no bars on it.