When someone says that they are "moving house", this is NOT usually what I would have in mind!
Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
What's wrong with this picture?
Just some randomness I came across while walking along Courtenay Place over the weekend...one of those double take moments. Yes, it is a real bird - I waited for it to move! Poor thing must have gotten stuck inside the shop and then gravitated towards the shop front window. It would actually look pretty cool for an ad campaign so no wonder I had to look twice - ... although maybe which book the bird was placed on (cook book) would probably have been better thought through for an ad.
INSINKERATOR!!
Okay, okay, here we go Stacey. Just for you, I snuck (so my flatmates wouldn't think I was nuts) into the kitchen one evening with my camera to take photographic evidence of the existence of the INSINKERATOR (of course only ever pronounced in an Arnie accent). I feel extremely uncomfortable putting food down the INSINKERATOR, but apparently it is Kiwi common practice to put all, ALL, food waste down there - whole chicken breast, whole pie, whole apple! It is a truly amazing invention.
It looks like a normalish, but rather large, drain hole - just got to be careful not to drop a fork in there! (it would not be fun trying to fish that out!!)
And then there is the wonderful, all devouring "waste" button. Just deposit whole food waste items into sink, run some water and flick the switch. Tra-daa! - all done. No mess, no fuss?
It looks like a normalish, but rather large, drain hole - just got to be careful not to drop a fork in there! (it would not be fun trying to fish that out!!)
And then there is the wonderful, all devouring "waste" button. Just deposit whole food waste items into sink, run some water and flick the switch. Tra-daa! - all done. No mess, no fuss?
Thursday, September 23, 2010
You're a winner!!
Am I? Am I reeeaaaally?
Someone at work was selling tickets for a raffle for his kid's hockey team. So, being the good colleague that I am, I donated my share for a ticket. I don't think I have EVER won a raffle...EVER!
That morning as I walked into the office people congratulated me and I was tempted, momentarily, just to say "oh, thank you!" and happily go about my day in ignorant bliss of what I had done right. The moment passed and instead I asked "um, what for?" - which was answered with much enthusiasm; "You won the raffle!" I excitedly clumbered (yes, clumbered - I just made it up) over to my desk to find a giant red box balanced on it...
I had won second prize in the raffle - a pair of Scorpion Multi Terrain Quad Skates (children size 3 - 6) RRP $199.99 - Just what I have always wanted, but could just never fit in a Christmas stocking :)
They are ridiculous - they could be one of Ellen Degeneres' latest gadgets - the Shake Weight sequel!
Did you see? - any terrain? Because we all want to go hurtling down a gravel path without any brakes!
I was a bit confused when I noticed that the feet were different sizes, but then I remembered one of the unique features of this extreme sports equipment - adjustable footplate.
And last of all I especially love the IMPORTANT note on the side of the box...
...shoes not included :)
I honestly don't know what to do with this. Sell? Somehow I don't think there is a very big market for multi terrain skate technology...
And for interest sake, here is the list of all the prizes I could have won - I think I could have used every one of them except the quad skates! So now I have to figure out a way to transport them - other than on my feet! - otherwise they will continue to sit under my desk, only to be ill-advisedly used in random office shenanigans...so who really won here?
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Prize 1 Pat Thompson: 2 nights at a bach at Waikawa Beach (half way between Otaki and Levin) 2 bedrooms + sleep out, sleeps 8 comfortably $200
Prize 2 Scorpion Multi Terrain Quad Skates (children size 3-6) RRP $199.99
Prize 3 ORB Communication: Oricon Twin land line phone set w/ answering machine RRP $279
Prize 4 Zambezi: Women’s Cut and Blow dry voucher + kerastase Salon Ritual, both together $99 value
Prize 5 Normablue café: Set (12) Maxwell & William, vitrified china platters $250
Prize 6 Mojo Coffee: Assorted mojo products gift basket $100 value
Prize 7 BIC NZ: Gift basket of assorted BIC products $100
Prize 8 Tool Team Petone: Power built Socket set RRP $155
Prize 9 Empire Hotel Petone: Dinner Voucher $100
Prize 10 Halo Hair: Cut & Blow wave with Judy - $55 value
Prize 11 Aotea NZ Souvenirs: 6 x Koha Lanolin Hand Crème $47.40 & free postage in NZ (www.souvenirs.co.nz) $47.40 & free postage in NZ
Prize 12 Personal donation: Assorted Manuka Honey toiletries $50 value
Prize 13 Personal donation: Natio Spa Pep-up body cleanser and Natio Spa Coconut & Turmeric Body Butter $40 value
Prize 14 Maidstone Sports: bag value $25 & The Cycle Centre: $20 voucher & Sevens Bar & $25 stone grill voucher card (All Upper Hutt Businesses) Total $70
Prize 15 Tawa Central Fruits: Fruit & Vegetable Box $25 & Hardy St Meats Meat Pack $25
Prize 16 Mad Butcher: $40 gift voucher
Prize 17 Flannigan’s Dinner Voucher $50
Prize 18 Flannigan’s Dinner Voucher $50
Prize 19 Lever Rexona: Assorted Levers Rexona Products $50
Prize 20 Personal Donation : $40 Tegel turkey voucher
Prize 21 Kelly from Hutt City Cabs donated: $50 Normablue lunch voucher
Prize 22 Normablue café waterloo: $50 lunch voucher
Prize 23 Rob - Hutt City Cabs: Taxi Vouchers $25
Prize 24 Jessica the Florist: Fresh Plant gift wrapped & Living H.Q – giftware value $50
Prize 25 Treasure Island golf: Pirates Cove Mini Golf voucher TBC
Prize 26 Cricket Wellington: Family pass to a HRV Cup (twenty20) match of your choice at the Basin Reserve $35
Prize 27 ZEALANDIA: The Karori Sanctuary Experience, Family pass to ZEALANDIA $70 value
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Haha, I shouldn't really take anything away from the fund raiser though - they did a good job and it was super nice of them to bring it into work for me. It is just so typical for me!
(for some unknown reason I am unable to put any spacing in... and then it randomly added its own? wtf - just deal with it, oaky, I'm too tired to fight with formatting thrice in one day)
Someone at work was selling tickets for a raffle for his kid's hockey team. So, being the good colleague that I am, I donated my share for a ticket. I don't think I have EVER won a raffle...EVER!
That morning as I walked into the office people congratulated me and I was tempted, momentarily, just to say "oh, thank you!" and happily go about my day in ignorant bliss of what I had done right. The moment passed and instead I asked "um, what for?" - which was answered with much enthusiasm; "You won the raffle!" I excitedly clumbered (yes, clumbered - I just made it up) over to my desk to find a giant red box balanced on it...
I had won second prize in the raffle - a pair of Scorpion Multi Terrain Quad Skates (children size 3 - 6) RRP $199.99 - Just what I have always wanted, but could just never fit in a Christmas stocking :)
They are ridiculous - they could be one of Ellen Degeneres' latest gadgets - the Shake Weight sequel!
I know I can only see the feet of the person on the side of the box, but she just looks incredibly uncomfortable.
Did you see? - any terrain? Because we all want to go hurtling down a gravel path without any brakes!
I was a bit confused when I noticed that the feet were different sizes, but then I remembered one of the unique features of this extreme sports equipment - adjustable footplate.
And last of all I especially love the IMPORTANT note on the side of the box...
...shoes not included :)
I honestly don't know what to do with this. Sell? Somehow I don't think there is a very big market for multi terrain skate technology...
And for interest sake, here is the list of all the prizes I could have won - I think I could have used every one of them except the quad skates! So now I have to figure out a way to transport them - other than on my feet! - otherwise they will continue to sit under my desk, only to be ill-advisedly used in random office shenanigans...so who really won here?
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Prize 1 Pat Thompson: 2 nights at a bach at Waikawa Beach (half way between Otaki and Levin) 2 bedrooms + sleep out, sleeps 8 comfortably $200
Prize 2 Scorpion Multi Terrain Quad Skates (children size 3-6) RRP $199.99
Prize 3 ORB Communication: Oricon Twin land line phone set w/ answering machine RRP $279
Prize 4 Zambezi: Women’s Cut and Blow dry voucher + kerastase Salon Ritual, both together $99 value
Prize 5 Normablue café: Set (12) Maxwell & William, vitrified china platters $250
Prize 6 Mojo Coffee: Assorted mojo products gift basket $100 value
Prize 7 BIC NZ: Gift basket of assorted BIC products $100
Prize 8 Tool Team Petone: Power built Socket set RRP $155
Prize 9 Empire Hotel Petone: Dinner Voucher $100
Prize 10 Halo Hair: Cut & Blow wave with Judy - $55 value
Prize 11 Aotea NZ Souvenirs: 6 x Koha Lanolin Hand Crème $47.40 & free postage in NZ (www.souvenirs.co.nz) $47.40 & free postage in NZ
Prize 12 Personal donation: Assorted Manuka Honey toiletries $50 value
Prize 13 Personal donation: Natio Spa Pep-up body cleanser and Natio Spa Coconut & Turmeric Body Butter $40 value
Prize 14 Maidstone Sports: bag value $25 & The Cycle Centre: $20 voucher & Sevens Bar & $25 stone grill voucher card (All Upper Hutt Businesses) Total $70
Prize 15 Tawa Central Fruits: Fruit & Vegetable Box $25 & Hardy St Meats Meat Pack $25
Prize 16 Mad Butcher: $40 gift voucher
Prize 17 Flannigan’s Dinner Voucher $50
Prize 18 Flannigan’s Dinner Voucher $50
Prize 19 Lever Rexona: Assorted Levers Rexona Products $50
Prize 20 Personal Donation : $40 Tegel turkey voucher
Prize 21 Kelly from Hutt City Cabs donated: $50 Normablue lunch voucher
Prize 22 Normablue café waterloo: $50 lunch voucher
Prize 23 Rob - Hutt City Cabs: Taxi Vouchers $25
Prize 24 Jessica the Florist: Fresh Plant gift wrapped & Living H.Q – giftware value $50
Prize 25 Treasure Island golf: Pirates Cove Mini Golf voucher TBC
Prize 26 Cricket Wellington: Family pass to a HRV Cup (twenty20) match of your choice at the Basin Reserve $35
Prize 27 ZEALANDIA: The Karori Sanctuary Experience, Family pass to ZEALANDIA $70 value
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Haha, I shouldn't really take anything away from the fund raiser though - they did a good job and it was super nice of them to bring it into work for me. It is just so typical for me!
(for some unknown reason I am unable to put any spacing in... and then it randomly added its own? wtf - just deal with it, oaky, I'm too tired to fight with formatting thrice in one day)
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