Monthly Archives: August 2011

wanaka living, it’s time we brought you home . . .

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

In 2001, when I was working in real estate, I launched a marketing campaign for a Wanaka property and I used the tag line ‘If such a place exists, take me there.’ The property sold at auction for a record … Continue reading →

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Love Story

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

A review of Love Story (Florian Habicht, 2011) I went to see Florian Habicht’s (Kaikohe Demolition, Land of the Long White Cloud) latest film, Love Story, on Sunday night. This film, which was screened on the opening night of the … Continue reading →

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NZ Film Festivities!

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

The New Zealand International Film Festival is currently underway in Wellington, Dunedin and Christchurch, much to my excitement, and, as per usual, I’ve rather overestimated the number of films it is possible to attend in addition to having a life … Continue reading →

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finding my creative self (with help from sabrina)

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

I’ve always claimed to be uncreative and unartistic. Art was never really my thing. I didn’t know how to draw, or paint, or anything like that. It’s funny too because I had quite a few friends that were amazing artists, … Continue reading →

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signs and little somethings

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

How many times have you received something from someone with the apology ‘it’s just a little something, but I wanted to get you something nice, something that reminded me of you’. We actually believe that it’s the ‘little somethings’ that … Continue reading →

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