There is a new FARO store near me, it's an up-market deli place, lots of imported stuff - not the usual imported stuff this is from exotic places and all packaged nicely.
It's ideal if you want something specific for a meal, or something that you'd not see in your local super-market - which lets face it can offer some spectacularly good things. My local Foottown for instance has things like Ostrich and Crokogator steaks. So for some spices and herbs, particular oils and essential ingredients this is a good bet.
However - the parking on the weekend is non-existant - use the park and ride next door and *gasp* walk.
And inside is full of food twats. "Daaaarling look!!! Pomegranets" , and to the girl at the cheese-counter "is that from southern france" and "Daaaaarling gluten free wraps!!", and "Daaaaarling 'authentic' bread'
I did notice however that they had a range of flavoured ciders like honey and ginger - who knows what kind of party that would be useful at.
I think I'll go in on a weekday next time and then I can be center of attention not Claude and Sharonda from Carribean Drive.
A life just as ordinary. Wherein I drink beer, and write badly
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Weighing it up or the 30 days of less of me
Weight creeps up on you. Well it crept up on me thats for sure.
I think I know why though, Its the weekend. It's the drinking and snacking. It's the chocolate treat. Its the Ice-cream with the strawberries. It's the bag of chips that you had to have - the ones with the exotic flavour - or perhaps just the cheese and onion ones.
Mostly it's the late night eating - and then to bed. And then the slow day the next day.
It's a lack of will power and immediacy.
So I'm going to give body for November a crack - this is like body for Tuesday but for the month. And you never know I might like it.
I'm embarrassed by my rotundness and am only prepared to admit to loss of weight, not the start weight. But lets say it "only" crept upto 3 digits and scares me, I'm more a double-digit kind of guy.
Updates infrequently. - hey this could be like the 30 days of me thing-
I think I know why though, Its the weekend. It's the drinking and snacking. It's the chocolate treat. Its the Ice-cream with the strawberries. It's the bag of chips that you had to have - the ones with the exotic flavour - or perhaps just the cheese and onion ones.
Mostly it's the late night eating - and then to bed. And then the slow day the next day.
It's a lack of will power and immediacy.
So I'm going to give body for November a crack - this is like body for Tuesday but for the month. And you never know I might like it.
I'm embarrassed by my rotundness and am only prepared to admit to loss of weight, not the start weight. But lets say it "only" crept upto 3 digits and scares me, I'm more a double-digit kind of guy.
Updates infrequently. - hey this could be like the 30 days of me thing-
Catching up
There is a gap then between that one and this one (posts that is) for no reason other than I haven't.
Since then - 22nd September - and now seems like a life time.
I've been to Eden Park for the League tests. Apart from a weird decision to close the over bridge at Kingsland which prevented me going to the pub pre-game it worked out well.
The bus from Albany to the Stadium was awesome - and free- the longest part of the journey along the torturous road past St.Lukes. I'm sure they'll not fix that before the RWC arrives - I'm not holding my breath.
At the stadium however they need to figure out the method of getting in at which gate, and where and why some of the concession places are there. Clearly for an event of 4 hours there was a need for refreshment, but there are ways to try and minimise over consumption.
For a single event though why sell beer? Who can't go 90 minutes without a beer, or wine? The same people who need blaring music every time the game stops for any reason, just in case we get bored?
And when "we" the crowd get bored what happens - "we" entertain ourselves - with the mexican wave. The throwing things in the air bit is a mystery - but hey they sell beer in plastic bottles that gather around your feet - what else to do with them?
And if beer is such an issue I'd suggest that having staff wandering around selling directly to the crowd from shoulder bags may not be a good idea - host responsibility and all that.
The stadium does look half finished though, 4 stands - all different - I'm sure some of the seats are better than others - but lets put on record that I wouldn't particularly pay hundreds of dollars for one for any event.
Since then - 22nd September - and now seems like a life time.
I've been to Eden Park for the League tests. Apart from a weird decision to close the over bridge at Kingsland which prevented me going to the pub pre-game it worked out well.
The bus from Albany to the Stadium was awesome - and free- the longest part of the journey along the torturous road past St.Lukes. I'm sure they'll not fix that before the RWC arrives - I'm not holding my breath.
At the stadium however they need to figure out the method of getting in at which gate, and where and why some of the concession places are there. Clearly for an event of 4 hours there was a need for refreshment, but there are ways to try and minimise over consumption.
For a single event though why sell beer? Who can't go 90 minutes without a beer, or wine? The same people who need blaring music every time the game stops for any reason, just in case we get bored?
And when "we" the crowd get bored what happens - "we" entertain ourselves - with the mexican wave. The throwing things in the air bit is a mystery - but hey they sell beer in plastic bottles that gather around your feet - what else to do with them?
And if beer is such an issue I'd suggest that having staff wandering around selling directly to the crowd from shoulder bags may not be a good idea - host responsibility and all that.
The stadium does look half finished though, 4 stands - all different - I'm sure some of the seats are better than others - but lets put on record that I wouldn't particularly pay hundreds of dollars for one for any event.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Catching up
There is a gap then between that one and this one (posts thats is) for no reason other than I havn't.
Since then - 22nd September - and now seems like a life time.
I've been to Eden Park for the League tests. Apart from a weird decision to close the overbridge at Kingsland which prevented me going to the pub pre-game it worked out well.
The bus from Albany to the Stadium was awesome - and free- the longest part of the journey along the tourturous road past St.Lukes. I'm sure they'll not fix that before the RWC arrives - I'm not holding my breath.
At the stadium however they need to figure out the method of getting in at which gate, and where and why some of the concession places are there. Clearly for an event of 4 hours there was a need for refreshment, but there are ways to try and minimise over consumption.
For a single event though why sell beer? Who can't go 90 minutes without a beer, or wine? The same people who need blaring music everytime the game stops for any reason, just in case we get bored?
And when "we" the crowd get bored what happens - "we" entertain ourselves - with the mexican wave. The throwing things in the air bit is a mystery - but hey they sell beer in plastic bottles that gather around your feet - what else to do with them?
And if beer is such an issue I'd suggest that having staff wandering around selling directly to the crowd from shoulder bags may not be a good idea - host responsibility and all that.
The stadium does look half finished though, 4 stands - all different - I'm sure some of the seats are better than others - but lets put on record that I wouldn't particulaly pay hunreds of dollars for one for any event.
Since then - 22nd September - and now seems like a life time.
I've been to Eden Park for the League tests. Apart from a weird decision to close the overbridge at Kingsland which prevented me going to the pub pre-game it worked out well.
The bus from Albany to the Stadium was awesome - and free- the longest part of the journey along the tourturous road past St.Lukes. I'm sure they'll not fix that before the RWC arrives - I'm not holding my breath.
At the stadium however they need to figure out the method of getting in at which gate, and where and why some of the concession places are there. Clearly for an event of 4 hours there was a need for refreshment, but there are ways to try and minimise over consumption.
For a single event though why sell beer? Who can't go 90 minutes without a beer, or wine? The same people who need blaring music everytime the game stops for any reason, just in case we get bored?
And when "we" the crowd get bored what happens - "we" entertain ourselves - with the mexican wave. The throwing things in the air bit is a mystery - but hey they sell beer in plastic bottles that gather around your feet - what else to do with them?
And if beer is such an issue I'd suggest that having staff wandering around selling directly to the crowd from shoulder bags may not be a good idea - host responsibility and all that.
The stadium does look half finished though, 4 stands - all different - I'm sure some of the seats are better than others - but lets put on record that I wouldn't particulaly pay hunreds of dollars for one for any event.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Truthing on Twitter
One of my followers is also my boss. This is problematic of course because there are days when all I want to say is how much of a doofus he is. 'cept that he will read it and then it could go badly.
There are peeps I follow that seem to be angry all the time, and it's like a stream of bad-tempered bursts of 140 character railing against the world, everything, men, pets, makes me annoyed because among them there are people I know, and like, in an internetty kind of way.
How important is the number of followers, what vanity is it to outwardly say that all you want really is x number of followers. We can all get those. But it must be quality rather than quantity. Do you think that your whole follower list actually reads your 140 character bursts ? What all of them ? Get on with you .
I could of course address my angst by making yet another twitter account- one which I can be anonymous in, but anonymity is not my strong thing. I'm a serial user of my own name as user-name and blogname places.
And Twitter- is it for marketing or presence ? Who are all these "experts" who actually don't tell you anything or impart knowledge but pass the story from person to person like a parcel of truth. Am I having a pop at SM experts now? I guess I am.
Which leads me to the other bit. Of course I look after an account that is our corporate presence. 'cept my boss thinks that he needs to follows x number of social media experts on our follow list, wherein I go and unfollow most of them as not appropriate. I've got away with it so far.
Social media then, tricky on the field as well as off it. I'll get he hang of it one day.
There are peeps I follow that seem to be angry all the time, and it's like a stream of bad-tempered bursts of 140 character railing against the world, everything, men, pets, makes me annoyed because among them there are people I know, and like, in an internetty kind of way.
How important is the number of followers, what vanity is it to outwardly say that all you want really is x number of followers. We can all get those. But it must be quality rather than quantity. Do you think that your whole follower list actually reads your 140 character bursts ? What all of them ? Get on with you .
I could of course address my angst by making yet another twitter account- one which I can be anonymous in, but anonymity is not my strong thing. I'm a serial user of my own name as user-name and blogname places.
And Twitter- is it for marketing or presence ? Who are all these "experts" who actually don't tell you anything or impart knowledge but pass the story from person to person like a parcel of truth. Am I having a pop at SM experts now? I guess I am.
Which leads me to the other bit. Of course I look after an account that is our corporate presence. 'cept my boss thinks that he needs to follows x number of social media experts on our follow list, wherein I go and unfollow most of them as not appropriate. I've got away with it so far.
Social media then, tricky on the field as well as off it. I'll get he hang of it one day.
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