Squire for Hire

Waiheke Summer 2009/10

2010-03-13T16:53:00.001-12:00

Worked on Waiheke Island for the summer, helping to run Casita Miro. Home for a while, Maria Odete at first was not impressed, but I made it pretty homely

Med

2010-03-13T16:47:00.002-12:00

After a lot of mucking around, finally got into Medical School at Auckland. Looking forward to starting and anticipating an avalanche of work

Ratso Movember

2009-11-17T09:23:00.001-12:00

My attempt at classic Mutton Chops. still needs a bit of a tweak.

Festa da Junina

2009-11-08T08:27:00.002-12:00

Maria Odete and her niece Bianca, only 1 more month until Maria comes over for the summer.

Morton Jones Wedding

2009-11-08T08:14:00.006-12:00

Francis and the ring to rule his future brood. Locked and Loaded
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The size of that frontal bossing offends me. and Mike Kinealy, Francis's old flatmate and cousin, crazier than a rat up a drainpipe.

Francis Morton-Jones Stag Do, Finished Exams

2009-11-08T08:00:00.003-12:00

This shot is evidence of carnage caused on Francis's stag do. Paintballing, and i got shot 14 other times. Video evidence from the ensuing debauchery caused later in town, with luck will never be seen again.

Finished the last of my years exams last Saturday. I'm pretty pleaseed with how they went, should here back in a couple of weeks. Augusto rang me at 1am the night before population health, wishing me luck. All i remember was some pissed ramblings of a Queenslander talking about steaks storms and walking around in underwear.

RATSO

Playmobil Surf

2009-09-09T21:01:00.000-12:00

Worth a look,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6u-d_4o7kE

Cleavedale Winter 2009

2009-07-29T20:37:00.009-12:00

Organic farming methods include many natural methods such as biodynamics, homeopathy, herbal remedies, poultry manure soil enrichment. Organic farmers do not use chemical pesticides and herbicides, and synthetic fertilisers. Organic terminology is loosely based around phrases such as 'getting the soil biology working, cosmic, working with the meridian lines etc.
Farming using these methods is very labour intensive however I believe ultimately more rewarding than conventional farming working in greater synchronisation with nature.

Another good Waikato frost.

The first bull-calf of the year to 110.

Leisureworld Fire

2009-07-29T20:32:00.003-12:00

It's like a dream from your past has just turned into the worst nightmare.

My new Tattoo of Maria Odete

2009-03-07T23:05:00.000-12:00

Time To Get Inked, reckon it is mean

2009-02-06T23:09:00.003-12:00

Raggamuffin was awesome, Thought about Maria Odete, alot. Full moon, incredible atmosphere

Saturday/Raggamuffin

2009-02-06T22:40:00.005-12:00

Raggamuffin, Rotorua 2009, Shaggy, Arrested Development, Kora, Eddy Grant, Ziggy Marley, Ali Campbell

James, Henry, Niko, Chris and Mary

Dad, Mum and my cousin Gary

Te Puia, Waitangi Day

2009-02-05T16:03:00.004-12:00

Me, my cousin Gary and Mum

Pohutu Geyser, Te Puia Rotorua

Fotos por Maria Odete

2009-02-05T15:34:00.005-12:00

Wharenui

Maori food storage room. Amazing carvings

In this buyers market, well worth taking out a second option. Needs a bit of Work

Eu com meus filhos
N

Raglan Mission 2

2009-01-26T11:18:00.004-12:00

View from Whale Bay of a small and messy lineup. Still 2 ft sets.

Raglan Mission

2009-01-26T10:48:00.006-12:00

Ruapuke, West Coast. Nice 4 ft day with some seriously gnarly 6 ft sets coming through, the rawness of the west coast reminded me of Allens in Dunedin. Good waves were few and far between but caught a few screamers. Made me feel alive

2009-01-10T20:51:00.004-12:00

Feeling Introspective,

Home Sweet Wet Home

Whangamata, New Years Eve

Ground Zero

2009-01-10T20:11:00.003-12:00

Mataiterangi

The view of the surrounding ranges

Kennedy Bay Mission

2009-01-10T19:44:00.003-12:00

View of Coromandel from the top of Toketea Ranges

Same spot and a spectacular view of Kennedy's Bay.

Farming Rant

2008-12-09T21:22:00.005-12:00

My Favourite Machine on the Farm.

Bringing one herd of cows

Mid-Morning Fryup on the Barbie

Farm Dogs

2008-12-09T21:16:00.003-12:00

Rio

My mate Michaels dog Roxy. Farm truant

2008-12-09T21:10:00.002-12:00

A Photo for Dete, this is a third of this seasons calves. The youngest group at 10 weeks old

The Vosper Run-off

2008-12-09T20:57:00.004-12:00

The Bush Muster

Cleavedale Farm, Kaimai Ranges, Matamata

Fits Of Nostalgia Selwyn 05

2008-12-02T19:05:00.002-12:00

2008-09-25T21:30:00.002-12:00

the obligatory photo of socialist writings. Nostalgia pertaining to days of a radical youth

2008-09-25T20:51:00.002-12:00

Rio is a pretty heavy city. Random police searches armed with automatic weapons.

2008-09-25T20:42:00.002-12:00

The first view of Cristo Redentor, Christ the Redeemer, a life-long dream.

2008-09-25T20:37:00.001-12:00

The last photo before Maria Odete gave me a chop. A type of Samson and Delilah dedication.

2008-09-25T20:35:00.000-12:00

Eu e Meu Amor, mucking around at home.

2008-09-25T20:27:00.000-12:00

For all the whinging kiwis.

2008-08-12T23:55:00.002-12:00

Minas Gerais

Local Mass Transport in Minas Gerais. Interior of Brazil.

2008-08-12T23:47:00.002-12:00

10 months apart... indescribable

São Paulo by night. I biggest thing I have ever seen in my life 14 million people. Monstrous

As much of Argentina as I got to see.

2008-08-12T23:40:00.003-12:00

The last photo of the family together before I left for Brazil.

Home Sweet Home

2008-08-12T23:34:00.004-12:00

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2008-08-12T23:23:00.004-12:00

2008-08-12T23:14:00.003-12:00

2007-12-06T17:25:00.000-12:00

Average Tallows afternoon

Sunrise at the lighthouse

Yeah and what?

lizard king

Bbay

2007-12-06T16:52:00.000-12:00

the 1964 falcon we used to get around

Lighthouse Byron Bay

Gus, Acting the fool

Just watch the kid at the end.

2007-11-18T09:40:00.001-12:00

I find the primal psychological state he puts himself in when he bangs his head remarkable.

2007-11-18T08:53:00.000-12:00

2007-11-18T08:50:00.000-12:00

Me and my Aunt Sheryl the morning after.

2007-11-18T08:41:00.000-12:00

2007-11-18T08:27:00.000-12:00

The Family; Simon, Dad, I and mum.

Miro Cabernet, Waiheke island 2003 as picked and vintaged by Mickey and me.

21st

2007-11-18T08:19:00.000-12:00

17th of November, Pictured with my best mate since childhood and our fathers. A case of Old bull, Young Bull.

Tou Pensando

2007-10-29T19:29:00.000-12:00

Estou pensando. Vivendo aqui na nova zelandia mais ou menos sozinho me deu um perspectivo differenté. Eu estou com muito saudade de minha namorada Detinha, tou estudando alguma coisa que eu nao sei se bom pra mim, e se eu gosto. Talvez e só meu situaçao agora. Talvez e por que sou jovem. Alguem sabe? Mas tenho certeza que eu preciso distancia desse mundo e preciso espaço pra ganha o perspectivo do mundo. Talvez... nao sei. talvez tou pensando demais... provalvementé. Mas a vida sem analisar não é uma vida vale a pena... me fala se você concordo ou não... valeu.

Roots New Zealand

2007-09-23T17:22:00.000-12:00

Massive Weekend. Last time out before exams. Walked for 5 hours to reach the Routeburn Hut. Weather was terrible Company was great. mashed it up on Saturday night. Chur

new target

2007-09-11T01:00:00.001-12:00

Had an thought, probably going to be property lawyer, spend my life fighting for a cause, Land claims whatever, Wiping out big time mafia gangsters like Augustino Clark. Responses on chosen career path welcome.

Riot Aftermath

2007-08-29T18:13:00.000-12:00

Was on Castle Street on the night but left when things started getting to crazy. Was a good idea and wouldn't have wanted to be implicated. Frustrating for the University as well. A lot of hardwork over many years by many hundreds of scholars building a solid reputation for the uni soiled by a bunch of freshers, big man second years who think they rule the place and some out of towners who can't handle a drink, sad.

Riots on Castle Street

2007-08-29T18:11:00.000-12:00

Pretty embarrassing really. Not a thing to be proud of.

Evoution of the animal

2007-08-20T18:50:00.001-12:00

at max length, just getting to blond, trimming back to the roots

2007-08-13T10:21:00.000-12:00

Back on the grind

2007-08-07T17:25:00.000-12:00

With work loads backing up, the water still too cold to surf. Just chilling putting away lab reports and studying case law.

Karitane River mouth

2007-08-01T19:32:00.000-12:00

Hit karitane today with Gusto. Been there five times previously and was the first time i'd seen it anywhere near good. F@#king freezing to me somehow doesn't do it justice. Dunedin surfers have a loose connection upstairs managing incoming sensory input. Surfed like a cockroach, didn't do my "rest" period justice gifted a couple of bombs to Gus, (Just as well as he was on the inside...) Ready for round 2. Must mention I caught a solid left. Quality

2007-06-23T16:46:00.000-12:00

photos from yesterday

On the CYPs/Sips

2007-06-20T12:39:00.000-12:00

Finished exams on tuesday with toxicology. Yesterday was spent hungover and in bed. An expected outcome? probably. But the result of 5 or 6 weeks without drinking a beer I believe resulted in a downregulation of the CYP2E1 and Alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes in my liver hepatocytes. The result being a large accumulation of aldehydes and the symptoms of tachycardia, NVD (nausea vomitting and diarhoea) facial flushing and headache. Alcohol is an extensive CYP2E1 inducer, the combination of a big night and a CYP3A inducer like ketoconazole (antifungal) and widely used headache cure like paracetamol is likely to cause a huge increase in flux of paracetamol in the to the harmful metabolite NAPQI, this accumulation is likely to saturate the only safe detoxification pathway (GSH/GST), bind to nucleic acids of hepatocyte DNA and cause cell necrosis. fortunately i didn't take any paracetamol, was left with a headache and now deal with the consequences of fatty liver, a temporary fat accumulation in hepatocytes which rarely results in cell death.

2007-06-13T18:40:00.000-12:00

Just mucking round with the exposure on my new comp. Awaiting freedom from Pharmacology, toxicology and Law on tuesday with my last exam

2007-06-12T10:49:00.000-12:00

My best impression of Augustino Clark

2007-06-11T18:39:00.000-12:00

executive decision, the blog wasn't reaching the target audience, decided to change my target audience..... fim da historia, fica bem mulhekes, sangue bom....

.....

2007-06-01T15:19:00.000-12:00

Thought about the lack of activity and probably therefore relevance of this site. Some might say it's shit and at times they were probably right. But then again creativity is often a difficult emotion to express when your spirit is stuck in a lifestyle of stagnation. Spending the past 8 weeks studying for exams which as it happens are next week tends to put things a little in perspective. Is it actually really worth it. I mean working this hard for something your not totally sure you actually want. Just giving yourself another option..... Well you'd be stupid not to question the validity of the exercise, wouldn't you?

2007-05-30T23:48:00.000-12:00

Got a new computer which has become more of a right arm. hopefully more posts will follow. Crossed the fence and fighting for the other side now in the mac/pc battle.

Just a quick snap from the inbuilt camera.

Blackhead

2007-03-22T10:08:00.000-12:00

Hit blackhead yesterday with Gus and Roy. Surfed a couple of bombs. One was as big as a house. Was like an avalanche of water coming down on my head after i smacked the lip. just call me Kelly

2007-03-12T17:07:00.001-12:00

Sorry if the lack of updates has been frustrating, the hassle of constant updating added to the lack of photos and motivation have resulted in the sum freezing of blog activity. Been surfing a few times on the new board which i have named Maria. Cried 3 times with each new ding i've put in her which for some twisted reason appealed to Gus's sense of humour. However good times have been spent with my other girl Maria. She looks set to stay longer in NZ. Photos will be posted of both Marias...

Back in Duno's

2007-02-07T13:14:00.000-12:00

thought i better update the site because my step dad gus wants to be kept more update with what i'm up to. Sorry don't have a camera yet but will post some pics of my new digs on dundas, just living the life of a miner at the moment, Chur, just keeping it honest..

The busy world of Richard Scary.

2006-12-18T17:46:00.000-12:00

Made it up to Hamilton last weekend to catch up with my delinquent mates Arnold and Isaac

Photos mark the aftermath of a couple of green aspirins

Daily Grind.

2006-12-14T18:57:00.000-12:00

Getting the feel for what life is like for those 30 somethings working out the real world. 4 weeks of soltitude, spraying weeds, walking hills in middle of no where has left me increasingly philosophical. The 4.30 am wakeup calls and long hours have got the best of me for the moment. However regular surf trips to Raglan, Gisborne and Ohope have been a worthy respite. Was out at Rags the day before that shark attack and surfed alltime waves with the Goons of Doom.
But at the end of the day lifes not so hard. picking up my new custom board by my amigo Marcos next weekend, so hopefully will get some photos up of my new chick. End of the Search???? Hope so

Ambreed Man

2006-12-02T20:20:00.000-12:00

Working on a farm i Tokoroa, About as far away from where i want to be as you can get. Learnt to do artificial insemenation of cows and considered a different kind of future occupation. Went to Gisborne last weekend with JT, despite the flat surf managed to stay in the water for 5 hours. Extended my Brazillian family further meeting muito nova amigos. Nothing much happening except still looking for that new stick.

Flight home

2006-11-03T10:31:00.000-12:00

The flight back to vegas was an absolute debacle. missing my flight by five minutes, carrying a bag that was 35 kg (13 kg over the health and safety limit) and flying a surfboard home that had no carry case...
Missing my flight cost me $140. I normally would have to pay $80. However due to carrying "no hand luggage" i was allowed to leave it in my bag... this was good because i left my friend Cate standing out of sight with my 20kg worth of books etc which I took on the plane with me. All in all i felt like a bit of a cowboy taking 55 kg of luggage (25 over the allowable limit)...
You'd be pleased to know Gusto that the board made it through untouched, but owing to its existing state. How would you know?
Still feeling dirty over lighting 140 dollars on fire...

Selwyn Photo Day

2006-10-02T10:21:00.000-12:00

The Shakespeare crew, They thought we were awesome. I thought it was much ado about nothing.
Rugby photo, 32-8 an absolute hiding. Nothing else needs to be said

New Board!!!

2006-10-01T21:26:00.000-12:00

Have bought a new surfboard today. A 6'5" long 2.5" thick and 19" wide monster. Having it sent home though so will be a nice homecoming birthday present, not that i'll need anything to top off seeing the family again and my dog. The orphan no longer...

Exams...

2006-09-29T21:21:00.000-12:00

Exams are looming just under 3 weeks to go.The library has been home for the last 2 weeks. Havn't been surfing in ages, although bright prospects for tomorrow. Can't wait to hit home really, havn't seen my parents in just under a year. My friends have affectionately given me the nickname "the Orphan".

Ballet at Carisbrook

2006-09-10T01:00:00.000-12:00

Photos from the ballet at Carisbrook. Waikato vs. Otago

Sunday at St Clair

2006-09-05T16:24:00.000-12:00

My mate Paulie, entering the green room

Gusto bogging it hard, Quality

Holidays

2006-08-26T15:48:00.001-12:00

Stuck back at Selwyn/Library for the holidays. Physiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry coming out my ears for at least the next week. The gang have left for Wanaka and from what i hear, the weather has been beautiful all weekend. News i didn't particularly enjoy... Caught up with Gusto briefly (the opthalmologist from chch). He's been tripping regularly between the mountains and the water and having a great time... Must comment on the feral animal he's growing on his face, I reckon it Accentuates the size of your frontal bossing mate.

Middle Floor Dinner and Black Seeds Concert

2006-08-17T13:22:00.000-12:00

Middle Floor Whitehead had their Floor dinner on monday night last week,
Afterwards pictured at Kc's

Hit The Black seeds concert on Thusrday night. Pretty stellar event. Choice

Quincy

2006-08-11T15:37:00.000-12:00

Here's my friend Quincy von Biel up on my balcony celebrating the day after

21sters Ball

2006-08-11T15:31:00.001-12:00

The Selwyn College annual 21sters ball was last weekend, here i am pictured feeling it pertinent to toast myself after the speeches. Feeling proud and posing while wearing my grandfathers tails..

JD Adding Fuel to the Fire

2006-07-17T18:52:00.000-12:00

Burning Ring Of Fire

2006-07-17T18:46:00.000-12:00

Re-Oweek

2006-07-17T14:24:00.000-12:00

The students of Selwyn celebrated their return home last week with seven days of continuous partying and debauchery.
On monday we held a hop in The Catacombs, (common room). Free beer and Spirits, were availible. Bottom floor sargood ended up on the recieving end of broken bottles and holes in the walls from an out of control party.
Tuesday was the night of The Selwyn pub crawl. The south dunedin pub The Cock and Bull was demolished, where jugs of beer were stolen, drunken then telephoned. This was followed by a trip out to Porto Bello. JD gave everyone cans of beer to drink while standing around the couch fire he had created. The net effect of the beer was about 50 drunken students deciding to jump over the fire which was still raging. I thought i could beat this. So in my state of innebriation jumped into the middle of the fire kicked away some of the couches and proceeded to perform an irish jig while singing a rendition of Johnny Cash's "Burning Ring of Fire". Still not entirely sure how i got out alive....
The party ended with the arrival of two fire engines, three police cars and the cast of the television show, Police 10/7. JD and Alan Steele were arrested and charged with arson, losing their diversions. I got out with a huge grin, a bigger ego than i had before and even greater pride in my virility....
Wednesday was a quiet night for most of Selwyn. And most spent the day nursing hangovers. I thought i might try and polish off the rest of my crate which resulted in a very early night.
Most of Selwyn gathered in The Vatican (Dunedin Club) on Thursday night to have a dance party, nothing much exciting happened. Count stands at nine this year Gus if you wanted to know.
Friday was spent in lectures and in Labs so hit it late (6 pm).
The residents of Selwyn were entertained by a rubiks cube hop in town on saturday night, cheap drinks have the usual and expected effect on every scarfie. Count now stands at 10

Holidays

2006-06-16T10:52:00.000-12:00

Finished Exams yesterday and currently await my results. The surfboard has been put in the closet, having lost all desire to hit the freezing antarctic swells. Can't wait to trip it up to Nelson for the midyear holidays to stay and work with my mate Nick. He tells me west coast surfing isn't cold, and pretty uncrowded.

Selwyn vs. Knox Athletics

2006-06-03T20:57:00.001-12:00

Biggest day of the year for two colleges that drew massive crowds. Winning 7 out of the 8 races, the Selwyn footracers went home extremely happy. I ran in the 100m and 200m races and was delighted with a 10.83 second 100m time. The ensuing court session was another spectacle with massive couch burning ceremonies in the middle of the street and the traditional chunder mile. Contestants have to drink two jugs of beer, run a mile around Dunedin and then eat a cold pie covered in tobasco sauce.

Nude Day Court Session

2006-05-22T11:07:00.000-12:00

Having entered and won the Sports Cafe national nude day last year. The Selwyn College Ballet Troup finally received the spoils. The promised 93 dozen of Speights has arrived and as been transformed into a couch at the flat of the Streak Squad captain Bobo's flat in preparation for the upcoming Court session this thursday. I rub my hands together in eager anticipation.

Jules' wine and cheese night

2006-05-13T14:48:00.000-12:00

Julius my brother had a wine and cheese night recently with his rugby team. Photos giving evidence of the debauchery

JD and I show the first years how it's done

2006-05-11T00:13:00.000-12:00

Josh Dry and I as the Pas de Deux couple amazed the audience with massive leaps and graceful arabesques, so much so that we featured in a four page interview in The Critic. Otago Universities' weekly publication.

Signet Elegance

2006-05-11T00:10:00.000-12:00

78th Annual Selwyn College Ballet

2006-05-11T00:03:00.000-12:00

The Selwyn Ballet, Which predates the Royal New Zealand Ballet by two years was re-enacted Last night for the Capping show revue. We recieved a standing ovation and have become the talk of the university after last nights stellar performance.

Selwyn College versus Royal Scottish Army, Lyndski Battle

2006-05-10T23:53:00.001-12:00

The annual Battle of the Lyndski between the denizens of Selwyn College and the muttskis of the Royal Scottish Army.

Maori batallion slay another weirdo

2006-05-10T23:39:00.000-12:00

Benji, and I (in the tree) constituted 2/3rds of the Batallion

Lyndski Battle

2006-05-10T23:32:00.000-12:00

Lloyd (William Wallace) launches into slaughter another lyndski Scoundrel

2006-05-10T23:18:00.001-12:00

Leading the Maori Batallion

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2006-05-08T19:23:00.000-12:00

Ara Hi Aue Hi

2006-05-08T19:18:00.000-12:00

Boys Rip the Haka

2006-05-08T19:10:00.000-12:00

The Chameleon, all eyes on me, front and centre

2006-04-30T17:36:00.000-12:00

This place does wonders to your visual senses on a daily basis. The drive down to murderers beach.

2006-04-30T17:33:00.000-12:00

Kooking it up with the rest of the Grommets, reckon the best wave of the day. Charged it

2006-04-30T17:29:00.000-12:00

Paul on an absolute pearler

Murds on the weekend

2006-04-30T17:24:00.000-12:00

quality; weather, surf and company

Up To? Wanna have some fun? Wanna venture in to the Jungle but afraid of the huge Beast?

2006-04-09T10:59:00.001-12:00

Had a pretty full on weekend, going surfing with Gus twice at blackhead. Scored blackhead on two primo days and caught some stellar rides. Gus is quoted as saying he had the best ride of his life, he has said this so many times to me it's not funny. I just feel sorry for him living in Sumner in a beautiful house overlooking a flat beach while i live in dunedin and wake up to 3ft perfection almost everytime i go out.
My board however is looking terrible. It has had such a hard life since i've owned it, sustaining multiple dings and slashes. Although in my defence the two massive rail gouges were done by the courier and i had no idea of them until after i had signed for my board.
Looking forward to going home this weekend and seeing Mum and Dads new house, i havn't lived in it before and the housewarming they are preparing for when I arrive. At the moment the fun is over because i've got a 10% anatomy test on Wednesday, so its noses to the grindstone.
Gangbusters

Athletics Trials

2006-04-02T23:16:00.001-12:00

Had Selwyn Athletics trials down at the Caledonian today. Ran the 100m and the 200 m. Reaffirmed my position as fastest man in Selwyn. I am tremendously relieved that I beat Chris von Biel. I had spread the word round Selwyn that I was leaving Selwyn if I lost to him. Funny how only I would make such a stupid statement. All in all, i'm pretty happy with how i ran, running a Personal Best 11.19, 100m and a 23 flat 200m. Hopefully some fitness work will get those times down.