Marcus Chown Interview
Several years ago I had the opportunity to interview Marcus Chown, author, Science big-brain, and thoroughly pleasant individual.
Why don’t I already have one of these?
Seriously though, I need this.
The horrors of Plunket – A bag of inside out baby faces
None of my parenting/baby books prepared me for this.
Places you don’t expect to find a review of Toy Story 2
In the background during the Christchurch episode of Tony Robinson’s Time Walks.
Proof that daytime television is a form of torture
Dr Oz teaches ‘Murica the correct way to pop a zit. Really.
Earthquake survival tips for newbies
I wrote a post offering Wellingtonians some earthquake survival tips and then Seven Sharp decided to do a very cut down version of it for their show. This involved lying on my pregnant belly on the floor under my coffee table on my dirty carpet. Ah well.
The ham diaries
Hello! And welcome to the first Blog Idle post of 2013. I’d like to say that it’s great to be back but if I’m being really honest with you (which is something I generally try to make a good stab at) then I’d much rather be either asleep or, depending on what time of day…
The Week That Was, 28 October 2011
Radar, Kathryn Ryan, and I discuss American cuisine, ghost chips, Barbie dolls, kakapo vomit and John Key’s ménage à trois handshake.
The Week That Was, 29 July 2011
Kathryn Ryan, Jon Bridges and I discuss Amy Winehouse, tree climbing, aggressive kangaroos and more. There are some really terrible puns, most of them not mine. Just saying.
The Week That Was, 6 May 2011
Kathryn Ryan, Te Radar and I discuss cellphones, parking, chemical toilets, fishy foot spas and other amazing things.