(b)logophile

My brother sent a letter to a New Zealand tv channel, saying that in Mongolia, where he works, he can’t see the Rugby World Cup games and is there anything they could do about it? Apparently there isn’t, but they did interview him over Skype. The segment is online on the 3News site (after an [...]

Here’s a photo my father Paul took. It’s actually not a very big spider. What he did (I kid you not) is duct-taped a lens onto the front of his camera… backwards. Why this works I couldn’t tell you… but it’s why you get that awesome blurry fading effect: the depth of field very very [...]

An old friend of mine has a new website, showing her awesome handmade jewellery. You might also like to trot over to my sister’s site, aSpire Arts, and check out her weavings. Don’t bother trying to contact her though, she’s in Mongolia for a few months.

As promised, the weekend update. There’s a lot to catch up on. (Pics below the fold.)