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The Night I Almost Got Peed On

It seems as though Christchurch is meant to hold nothing but ill will for me. I stayed with Pia for a couple of nights and had a fun time catching up. She was due to have another friend from Chile come...

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If You Aren’t Drunk, You’re Doing It Wrong

Oh little blog you have not been forgotten. I just need something exciting to happen in my life worth talking about. For now…a brief update. I am still in Christchurch and waiting on money to come...

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Favorite Spaces and Places

I have had the fortune to find myself in some truly beautiful places in my life; from travelling through New Zealand to road tripping through the wild west of the USA. So here we have a short and sweet...

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Good Night, Sleep Tight, Dont Let the Bedbugs Bite

I hate that saying. We have a bed bug infestation at the hostel; I woke up yesterday covered in bites and I itch…and itch and itch and itch. My arms are covered in bites and they look all red and...

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Happy Halloween!

It’s Halloween time and I have to say…I’m feeling my first teensy pang of homesickness. I miss Autumn; the smells of cider and pumpkins, the crispness in the air, the crunching of leaves underneath...

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I Live!

Sorry dear readers, I have not forgotten you! But I have been incredibly busy. Im not even sure how Ive been so busy, really. I have been working at a couple different bars and clubs in town, and since...

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End of the World…or Age of the Raptor

Maia and I decided to celebrate 12-12-12 the other Wednesday. You know, seeing as it’s the last time we are ever going to have a completely identical numbered date in our lifetime. Not to mention the...

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Sunburned Santa

Christmas time is upon us; snow is falling, the fire’s roaring, hot chocolate brewing and…wait, no it’s not. It’s 20 or so degrees out (read 70′s for my farenheit friends), the sun is shining, the...

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Bring On Another Year

It’s time to ring in 2013; create those New Years resolutions and bucket lists! I actually hate new year resolutions. I think people get overly ambitious and make all these resolutions that they really...

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Late Night with The Ferret

I’ve always thought that policemen were here to serve and protect us, right? Wrong. It was 230am and Maia and I had just closed down the bar for the night. We began our walk home but only got to the...

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Goal: Try a New Recipe Weekly

When making my goals list in early January, I wrote down that I wanted to try at least one new recipe every week as long as I am in my current flat. And guess who has actually been succesful?! That’s...

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Risky Business

My relationship with the police in this town just keeps getting better and better. As many of you may or may not know…I may have been a little bit late massively delayed in submitting my visa...

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Get Wild!

Last weekend B and I joined Francis and his cousins at Wild Foods Festival in Hokitika; a festival of wild and crazy foods from around the world ranging from wild venison to goat testicles and shots of...

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The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Yesterday I opened my bedroom door to find a small, inconspicuous package resting against the wall. I curiously picked it up only to discover my name on it! Delighted at the prospect of a mystery gift,...

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Beauty is a Curse

God, why do you curse me with this face that only drunks and old men find pretty? Last night Maia and I went to the Fitz to see some of our friends play for open mic night. We wandered in a little...

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Humdrum Days

“My absolute favourite piece of information is the fact that young sloths are so inept that they frequently grab their own arms and legs instead of tree limbs, and fall out of trees.” -Douglas Adams...

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Death by Chicken…Almost

This past week I suddenly and inexplicably fell ill and my body decided it should try to expel everything in it for about 24 hours straight. It was horrible. Tuesday started out like any other...

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Home

(This post may seem very juxtaposed after just reading about how I almost shat myself, but such is the way life goes. It’s never very predictable, is it?) Once upon a time, I decidedly turned my back...

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Assembly Required

I’ve been meaning to do this shameless plug type post for a while, I just haven’t quite gotten around to doing it (you know how it is). Anyway, I discovered a few months ago that a couple of my...

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Turning the Page

Well well, it has been a while hasn’t it? Since my last post I have been busy gallivanting about on some last-minute adventures before shooting off to explore new lands. That’s right, I am leaving New...

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