March 2008
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Aucklandista
Topless, in pain, and paying for it
03.31.08 | Permalink | 4 CommentsYay! Guest post! Over Easter intrepid Wellingtonista, Hadyn Green, headed north to see friends and relatives and get ever closer to finishing his tattoo. This is his story…
For the last year I have been slowly completing a largish tattoo on my left arm and shoulder. It’s an Alphonse Mucha print taken from a Moet and […] -
shopping
K Road Plasticware Centre
The Plasticware Centre (which may or may not be “Payless”), has been a K Road fixture for years, lurking in the basement of the HB building on the corner of Mercury Lane.
But, sadly, a sign has appeared recently advising customers that the shop is closing down. One more piece of old K Road is going.
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entertainment
The Lorne Street Bingo Club
03.30.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsOur first ever meet was, I think, a success. Eight players made it to Lorne Street, which was fortunate as we only had eight chairs.
As suggested everyone brought prizes which were thrown into the prize pool. We had a bag of feijoas, a small bottle of bubble solution, two old microwave curries, a pot plant, […] -
shopping
Two short points on Auckland bookshops
03.25.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments1. Unity Books, probably the best Bookshop in Auckland (along with this one. And this one.) are having a sale, and it just got real crazy. Discounted books, most of which are going for, like, twelve or ten bucks, have just been marked down by 50%, and even my BA Majoring in English (not that […]
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Uncategorized
I want to ride it where I like
Fancy a bike ride but can’t face levering the trusty ten speed from behind Granddad’s train set in the shed? Seems you’re in luck, ‘cos Goodgear bike racks are springing up around Auckland City.
It seems pretty easy - you call or text to unlock a cruiser-style bike for as long as you like, and drop […]
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