happy new years

attention everyone still in 2009: happy new years, but do not enter 2010. giant robots with nerve gas have taken over the earth. we sent a man back into the past and hope he can head off the robot attack before you reach the next decade.

p.s. the robots are repulsed by bananas. stock up while there's still time. (and if the time traveling hero succeeds, at least bananas are good for your health).

UPDATE: As of Jan 2nd, everything is back to normal. The time traveler succeeded!

reverse diabetes

during the last four days i have had one small square of chocolate. nothing sweet has appealed to me.

i'm worried i have reverse diabetes and will have to extract insulin from my body after every meal.

strawberry jam

the veggie markets on christmas weekend were empty... only a few vendors and only a few shoppers... that low demand meant lots of rotting strawberries... i got 2 boxes of strawberries for 0.75c, which had enough good berries to produce a cup of homemade jam. it's a little runny, but i added a kick of cinnamon.

merry christmas

the socks have been hung by the radiator with care....

Kiva ad advertisement contest what is kiva video

Tasha and I teamed up to make this ad describing what Kiva does... Believe it or not, instead of hiring a child, I was able to imitate a child's drawing... and that dazzling radio voice is yours truly. As for the banjo, that's tasha.....'s choice...

If the video doesn't load above, go to:
http://tongal.com/app/submissionDetail.action?id=618;EL1466

Whether you're impressed by my artwork, or think Kiva's a good cause: tell a friend today.

best chocolate of my life

this weekend i had one of the best chocolates of my life. it was a chocolate terrine at martin bosley's.

my other top two chocolates are roy yamaguchi's chocolate souffle and truffles from the vosges chocolate shop in manhattan.

lovely bones premiere

the guy leaning in a grey suit is murray hewit from flight of the concords.


she has tape on her back. is this a new trend?

the premiere of lovely bones in NZ had all the celebrities out.

pohutukawa

i love the new zealand "christmas tree"... it's one of my favorite flowers over here...

what escalotor

the glasses store OPSM is just "up the escalator"...

but there is no escalator....

is it magic? or do i need glasses?

windows

i live many floors above ground level.

feet suddenly just crashed against my window.

i certainly hope it's window washers!