October 17th, 2007 by charles

Dear Auckland City Council Officer,
I am writing you to appeal for leniency regarding a fine for a traffic infringement observed on 4 October 2007. A few days ago, I received a notice reference #T7540359 stating that my vehicle #RQ1122 was seen traveling on the bus/bike lane on Khyber Pass Road at 4:32 p.m. It [...]

October 9th, 2007 by charles

 

Once in a while, the Skytower is lit up a different color. Right now the whole thing
is pink… like it wasn’t already phallic enough.
 
 
 

Roooooad Triiiiip. Highways in New Zealand are practically non-existant. You have
them around the cities, but once you’re out in the middle of nowhere (which is what
much of NZ is), it’s just 2 lane roads with occasional [...]

October 7th, 2007 by charles

I was at the pub yesterday afternoon, and much to my surprise, the Red Sox/Angels ALDS game was on the TV… It was the top of the 9th inning and both teams were tied 3/3. Woohoo!!! I get to watch a last inning showdown. Suddenly, the TV switched channels to some rugby game. Goddamnit. I [...]