thoughts from the log cabin

Internationally cool stuff at the log cabin

2010-03-11T14:49:00.000-08:00

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Jeffery Lewis and Jack Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis and his brother, Jack, are playing a show at The Log Cabin. They're from New York. They play 'anti-folk'. They're awesome. They've played with lots of bands that you like.
Exciting huh?

Bring your friends. Super-chilled out Wednesday night gig, and an early finish, cos it's a school night. With an acoustic support set from Valdera.

Friday night at the cabana

2010-01-09T12:20:00.000-08:00

A bunch of people came round, Bands (Ghostwork and Sleepy Age) played in the Kitchen.

Was fun.

highlights of 2009 at the cabin

2009-12-16T02:03:00.000-08:00

What a year 2009 has been at the log cabin

Its a year in which Eamonn and David discovered Demon Babes.
We made a movie in 48 Hours, a super sweet horror movie

We grew our own veges then had people round to eat them....
some even left nice messagesDavid discovered crafts,.... and funny edge cutting scissors
learned to knit
the crackhouse 5 played in his bedroom
and he got really wasted at the silver scrolls.

We had some awesome neighbours too... S.A.C.K's.... who we took with us to a cat show
ahh cat shows.... later that week Netta got drunk and told Marcus she had met a cat at the show named after him, because it was so tall. Nice work.
David found a whiteboard on a vacant lot, it's been awesome for stuff like decreeing the passing of the lumberjack slam.

One night, Netta made us mashed potato volcanos for dinner. Yum.

More whiteboard action

There was an afternoon where we tried our hand at screenprinting. This is T'Nealles Aidan from above T-shirt.

David had a wikipedia party for his birthday, and T'Nealle and Fran fashioned a hat to meet Fran's wikipedia entry.
Later there was drunkeness and Fran decided Hollan needed a Mexican Gangster tattoo... Burrito!

And of course there was lots of chilling on the couch bed, and picnics in the front yard.

Summer at Log Cabin with Boris

2009-12-14T23:16:00.000-08:00

New Log Cabiner

2009-11-20T15:52:00.000-08:00

So we have new resident in the Log Cabin

Welcome Timmy.

<3

October 31st

2009-10-23T23:28:00.000-07:00

Halloween is next weekend. The Log Cabin is having a party.
Costumes are essential.

If you're stuck for ideas

go here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061010183644AAoldpF

or might we recommend:

ex-log cabiner, The animal

2009-09-07T22:33:00.000-07:00

Bang Bang Eche - (You + Me) As Thick As Thieves from Bang Bang Eche on Vimeo.

Ahh T'Nealle!
I like the bear face best.

So August is nearly over

2009-08-22T16:49:00.000-07:00

And you might have noticed a lack of posts on thoughts from the log cabin.
It is perhaps because Melinda, Eamonn, Netta and David have all been studying hard at Uni this semester.

Meanwhile, T'Nealle is now more focused on her own blog and well I've just been super busy with "life" (getting drunk on weekdays).

This weekend is the first weekend of the mid semester break, so to celebrate that, and the fact that winter is nearly over, The Log Cabin is hosting the second annual Woolly Jumper party. Last year, hosted on a wintery (almost snowing) night by Team Awesome- we're hoping to relive the glory of mulled wine, port and hideous sweaters on a not so cold Sunday afternoon.

And because the Log Cabin are elitist snobs we gave out physical invites to this event- and decided that putting it on FBK would only encourage the uninvited. The invites were sweet little lolly bags with cookies inside them, made by T'Nealle and myself before getting super happy at Chez Jas last week.

Next weekend, being the last weekend of the last weekend of August, The Log Cabin will be playing host to the wonderful birthday affair of Mr. D-Klein. I'm super excited about my costume.

The Ultimate Flat Dinner

2009-07-20T04:56:00.001-07:00

Sunday flat dinners are a fairly regular occurrence in the Log Cabin. A few weeks ago Eamonn made the mega vege roast, which kept him, and others well fed for several days after the fact.

Pretty much thinking this couldn't be topped, I attempted flat dinner the Sunday just been. Usually flat dinners are a very social occasion with guests from all over the city invited to join. This week, flat dinner was the log cabin and T'Nealle, who is well... still totally a log cabiner.

It was declared that the vege lentil pie was the best ever, and T'Nealles amazing dessert pizza made us all guilty of gluttony. There isn't a lot left over, especially after David consumed half a pizza.

Sunday is going to be hard to top.

Flat Crawl

2009-07-15T02:18:00.000-07:00

So the log cabiners celebrated The Albanifest by partaking in a flat crawl with our fellow neighbourhood dwellers.

So here are some pics from the first ever SACK (St. Albans Cool Kids) Flat Crawl

First stop was Cranford St Castle... They had more beer than the SACK's could handle and amazing pizza.
From there we went to Edgeware to T'nealles place, where she and Mr. Cooler than a Log Cabin made delicious asian fusion treats and amazing punch.
After T'nealle, once again proving how awesome she is, we had to stop at "the local". The Edgeware local is named 1066 after its street address. Clever. It also claims it is where "everyone meets a friend". John met 2 new friends, perhaps it was his stylish bunny suit that did it for the local folk of St. Albans.

Not too sure what happened here... It looks like Fionn, David and James were attempting the pokies in the bar.

Some of us, prefered to check out the brews which they had on offer.

Stop 4 on the crawl was Sherborne, where things were deep fried, David made friends with a cat, and as you can see here, with John (its that bunny suit, I tell ya)... Fionn scored some free pizza when going to ask the Edgeware pizza place for a light for his cigarette. St. Albans- so very friendly.

At the log cabin, stop 5 was Margaritas (Fran specialty) and nachos.
Not sure how, why or whatever, a vivid marker made an appearance and then everyone got knuckle decorated.

It was at this point that we were joined by the famous Tommy Ill and Brian from the Crackhouse. The SACKS were honoured to have them in our presence.Some of the many "knuckle art" from the flat crawl. Most of these pictures were taken at Nick/Henry/Stephen/Kate's (The Creek House) which was stop 6. Stop 7 was The Punks. They made awesome punch too... By then everyone was too drunk to care about food.

2009-07-14T22:13:00.000-07:00

I think we're finally getting some action..

2009-07-14T21:08:00.000-07:00

.. on here again.

Might be due to the long nights, or the crisp weather. Or the fact that university has once again started and we have time and internetz to burrn.

Blogging in our house is so last month now. Well, in reality, everyone is writing their own personal blogs and leaving the cabin blog dormant.

Updates around here? Yes our new living room is in the hall way. Its small, and bare but full of heat. We all sit around a 2 seater couch watching cheesey youtube videos and listening to 90s music. Its nice that we're at least all hanging out together agagin.

Crackhouse came and went. We had a show in our house. It was uneventful. Us cabiners were plagued with various illnesses that weekend and suffered from a little wine flu from the flat crawl the night before so we all went to bed early and kicked everyone out. Soz guys.

All but Fran (with her degree and real job) have come back to uni. The thought of our house being empty right now is weird!

Fran has a new (kinda) job which means she can only do work at work not go on fcbk. This should be interesting.

My computer is still broken, as is eamonn's, so not many of us have time/ access to update this but fingers crossed this will change now that we're back at UC.

Until next time!
N

Ps, We've run out of firewood, here's hoping we dont resort to slowly bit by bit burning every log that makes our cabin. I see already some wooden furniture has been sacrificed to create heat to keep us alive.

Being Social.

2009-07-14T03:35:00.000-07:00

Log cabin dwellers have taken up residence in the hallway. Its warmer, there's a couch in there left from when the Crackhouse played in David's room. There is a night store heater which pumps out the warmth....

especially good when the pipes have frozen meaning there is no hot water.

Love you Christchurch winter.

The force is strong with this one

2009-06-14T00:11:00.000-07:00

Left: Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight. Right: Netta Egoz, Law/Pols/Soci Student

This Blog is fucking lame

2009-06-13T20:34:00.000-07:00

I love this house

I hate this blog

It's full of the type of jokes that should end in LOL WUT but the people who write for this blog are not very good at those types of jokes so they just put in CRAZY and ZANEY photos of all of the WACKY stuff we get up to in THE LOG CABIN

I am currently listening to Shellac quite loud as I am the only one home, I'm feeling kinda angry I don't really know why. I might clean the house and attempt to clean my room today probably wont though.

Things which have happened

2009-06-11T20:39:00.000-07:00

Our fridge broke. It just stopped working. So we ate all the food we could. Yum
While a new fridge is on the way, the current 'fridge' is the laundry, which is inexplicably cold. Handy.

Netta got a bike. Melinda got a bike. Eamonn's bike moved in to the hallway. A mysterious bike appeared in the driveway. My bike is happy in my room. Fran's scooter spends the night on the patio. Repeat after me - four wheels good, two wheels better!

Our fire place has been keeping us warm. It's nice to come home and hear it roaring.

The Cabin stereo has been playing Neutral Milk Hotel and A Silver Mt Zion.

I've been studying at uni, so haven't been home much lately. I have been blogging though, over at the colour of my love for you

We hope you are well

The Sheep Tech Playlist 10/6/2009

2009-06-10T00:19:00.000-07:00

Well it seems according to RDU.org.nz that this is the homepage of The Sheep Technique so I'm going to post my play list for the night on here:

Good Laika- Tooth and Nail
Mary Rose Crook and the Renderers- Ghost of our Vegas Lives
JSPE- Let There Be Love
The Bats- Block of Wood
The Eastern- My Old Record

Lawrence Arabia- Auckland CBD
Betchadupa- Easy As It Seems
Humblewagon- Clothesline
Dudley Benson- Its Akaroa's Fault (track 6)
Ragamuffin Children- Better than Some
The Undercurrents- Thy Will Be Done
Sleepers Union - Psilocybin Boy
Misfit Mod - Queen Love Zero

The Crackhouse 5- What'cha Gonna Get?
Cut off Your Hands - You and I
The Deadly Deaths- See the World
Delaney Davidson- Hate a Man Like You
Holiday with Friends- Hot Water Bottle

Dinosaur Club- Helium Love Song
The Brunettes- Dance floor
The Teacups -Magic
Punches -Day by Day
Operation Rolling Thunder- Last Time I saw You
Die Die Die- White horses

HDU-Babaya
TFF- Oops was That?
The Mint Chicks- This is your last chance to be famous, my love.
Voom -Relax
The Scavengers -True Love

♥

So our property managers moved office

2009-06-05T00:15:00.001-07:00

And they decided a good thing to do was send the log cabin a copy of Belle Interior design magazine. This magazine had handy directions on how to make the log cabin more designer friendly.

We have decided that we liked this look best:

We're working on the plans now to put a second story on our verandah and a pool in the front yard.

Bad refrigeration luck

2009-06-04T19:04:00.000-07:00

The gremlins fridge has died.

The log cabin spent two months without a fridge over summer, and we survived fine. One day a happy hippy from Brighton offered us a free fridge. Then one cold winter's Queens Birthday weekend, the free fridge, decorated lovingly with Gremlins trading cards, gave up on life.

So now all the food is in the laundry and we're hoping that there is not a heat wave any time soon.

"Don't make me smash you again!"

2009-05-20T04:03:00.000-07:00

Yes its official, battery can affect us all, even in the Log Cabin.
Everyone's favourite newly weds to be have become victim to what is commonly known as "wife bashing"

Hey David:

Yeah fuck you David its not OK.

Mmmm I did a focus group in Rolleston, 'the town of the future', today. I met a man who was the highest qualified embalmest in the southern hemisphere. he has 5 qualifications in it!!!! Though, he doesn't embalm very much anymore. except when his dad dies, and 4 of his kids W.T.F?!!!!!!

Also, the physics department at uni were throwing out a whole load of models of molecules so David has acquired several and we're going to make mobiles/ lanterns/ art out of them. Exciting! Look at these nice pictures of molecules. The first on is caffeine and its my favourite. But I don't have a model of one of those..

Mmm just having a wee listen to the lullabys show on rdu (www.rdu.org.nz Wed 11pm) and drinking a beer for dinner as i cannot really think of what to make for dinner apart from toast. Which I may make now. And then go read a case. and analyze it. then sleep. with an electric blanket. and a hottie. of the rubber, water filled kind.. not the kind you pay to sleep with you eh..

Goodnight xo

Death of a lumberjack

2009-05-17T19:35:00.000-07:00

Matt: i had the chilli fries AND the curly fries the other night
Fran: woah!
Fran: did the roof of your mouth feel raped by the fat from both of those?
Matt: kinda
Matt: i certainly didn't feel good about myself
Fran: I find after a whole bowl of curly fries my mouth hurts.
Fran: hahhaa
Matt: i always have so much trouble eating there
Matt: the menu has so many great things
Matt: i feel like i'm missing out if i don't get any eggs
Fran: well we have the full set of dennys menus at the log cabin
Fran: so you know, you could decide before you go
Matt: THAT JUST MAKES IT HARDER
Matt: they've updated them, by the way
Matt: NO MORE LUMBERJACK SLAM :'(
Fran: well netta will have to get new menus
Matt: she fucking will
Fran: i'm saddened at the loss of the lumberjack slam
Matt: no more excited cries of "HERE COMES A MEATLOVER'S BREAKFAST"
Matt: woe
Fran: I think we need to have a wake for the death of lumberjack slam... at dennys.... this weekend

Twee - certain to break any flat

2009-05-17T15:02:00.000-07:00

Two of my favourite quotes from Eamonn have occured in the last couple of weeks, and they both concern twee pop music.

"The more I hear twee, the more I wanna punch someone in the face"
"... you were there too"
Unfortunately for Eamonn, these two are inextricably linked. I've been playing a bunch of songs by one of my fav new bands, Transmittens, and they have a song called My Heart's In The Dumpster. It's very catchy, and as I sung/mumbled the first part of the chorus, "Oh, oh oh, my heart's in the dumpster...", Eamonn was drawn, unwillingly, inescapabley, tragically, in to singing the following line, "Oh, oh oh, you were there too"

The ruthless nature of twee knows no bounds, and can infect anyone. Even the most ardent instrumental-post-rock acolyte. Sorry Eamonn. I guess all we can do now is dream of being showered by cup cakes

Benet for dinner/Cabin Working Bee

2009-05-16T16:01:00.000-07:00

As Fran suggested, this blog will relate the story of our friend Benet coming over for dinner. I can sort of imagine that it's similar to when Fran is at work - someone tells her to do something, and I, as her, end up on Facebook. But on with the blog/LIMs...
Here is a picture of Benet:

Benet works as the Programme Director at RDU, and is a nicely eccentric person with a good taste in music. For dinner, Fran, Melinda and I prepared a delish Veggie Lasagna, and amazing Caramalised Onions and Walnuts. And Fran whipped up a choice-as Feijoa and Ginger Cake.
Dinner was enjoyed by all. We've instituted a new policy at the Log Cabin: each visitor is given the camera and allowed to take one picture during their time here. Benet was first, and took this picture:

I think it would look rather at home in House & Garden. Perhaps not with the L&P and the $7 wine.

Stay tuned to the bLog Cabin for more tales of dining with the Christchurch Elite

Saturday morning was an unusually productive one at the Cabin. We had had two dozen pallets delivered via the transport company my mum works for - hello firewood!

With Fran 'recovering' from last night, and Netta still on the comedown in Wellington, Eamonn, Melinda and I got to work. Operation: Un-Boganify our front yard before Tuesday's inspection. Eamonn's dad David joined the party, bringing a Saw Bench, funnel and two dozI pryed the pallets apart with the crowbar, and Eamonn and Melinda transported the cut wood to the shed. We really proved ourselves worthy of living in a Log Cabin, with some hearty lumber jack activity
Yusssss! Lots of wood to keep warm. Sorta frustratingly, it was a really warm day, so we didn't need to light the fire. This is the pile of wood that Eamonn, Melinda and I will use to keep warm.
Fran and Netta will have to work quite hard to stay warm this winter. Working with this, it's not looking promising. Keep looking guys!

sick

2009-05-13T04:56:00.000-07:00

Winter is upon us at the log cabin- so we've been stoking the fire and getting cosy in Netta's bed.
However as a result of said cosiness, some of the log cabin have come down with a head cold.
Head colds are not fun.
Meanwhile ex- cabin dweller T'nealle is off touring the world with her super sweet band. Its summer where she is.

I'd write something more coherent, but I am tired, and I have a tissue shoved up one nostril (hot!)

I found an awesome picture to go with this on flickr, but its not mine so I decided against posting it...

I know I always make these promises about blogging better, but I spread myself fairly thinly across many blogs as it is... So today, I promise not to write something better.. Instead just wait for a David update relating to inviting Benet (http://starlifter.tv/) round for dinner.

48 hours later

2009-05-10T16:34:00.000-07:00

The Log Cabin partook in the 48 hours film making competition on the weekend. We drew horror as our genre and therefore the log cabin took a trip to Woodford Mansion in neighboring suburb Papanui.
We roped in siblings and friends along the way and a bucket load of fake blood. T'nealle- we love the fact that even though she was off to London the next morning she was making fake blood over the stove.

Anyway, this was just a quick update, photos to come later.

Wine Flu

2009-05-04T01:41:00.000-07:00

Well, flu season is almost upon us and it seems like a good time to examine what has worryingly become a common sickness year round in the log cabin.

Wine flu is perhaps the most common ailment amongst the cabin crew, with a spike in cases every weekend. it is a disease that is indiscriminate of age or gender. Early symptoms of wine flu include impeared motor skills, slowed reaction times, slurred speech and verbal diahorraea. The early symptoms are often accompanied by a feeling of lightheadedness and well being and the patient will not realise they are ill, but if unchecked these syptoms can worsen and result in nausea, headaches, loss of balance, double vision and, in severe cases, in delirium or in the patient becoming comatose. Here is a picture of a member of our own cabin crew afflicted by the later stages of wine flu.

Luckiy the recovery period is usually only a day, otherwise Fran and Netta would never make it to work/uni. Wine flu can easily be prevented by avoiding any contact with wine.

Masks such as the one seen above can aid in prevention of the disease, as they prevent the wearer from drinking wine. Unfortunately they also prevent intake of other neccesary fluids, i.e water, and so are by no means a permanent solution to the problem. Take care kiddies, and drink responsibily this Winter.

blog superiority..

2009-05-02T21:26:00.000-07:00

As you may have noticed by now blogging is the new black and it seems every "hipster" has one. Its like the diary to the emo in a way, but more public and a more acceptable way to bitch about your life/how much better you are at life. A prime example of this is:

http://noelleemings.blogspot.com/ .

The writer of this blog is constantly on the cabin's back for not writing up to a 'hip'-blogging standard. But you know what? Fuck him. We are too busy having loser parties where we stay home on a saturday night or drinking margaritas on a wednesday and going to uni/ work drunk to have time to be hip enough.. One might go as far as calling us pseudo-hip as we are only interesting in irl and not so much in the world of blogspot.com.

JJks James. We love you and your blog. You should all go read it cause its so much more intellectual and shit.

Here have an apology haiku..

James is so awesome
He writes really good haikus
And enjoys marrows.

lv u bby xxxx

(Also, we really aren't that interesting IRL either.. Just a bunch of bored, frustrated chch cats trying somehow live up to crackhouse standards of coolness.. In vain. Less photos/new shoes/awesome moustaches. Though we do have food the size of our heads!)

Love blossoms at the Log Cabin

2009-05-02T06:02:00.000-07:00

Well only yesterday there was relationship status changes on Fcbk which announced to the world that Nettron and Dklein have got themselves engaged.

This stems from Nettrons desire for a vegan husband. She wants to play vegan wifey to him, and Dklein seems like the perfect man for the job.

Even in the early stages of this relationship, I forsee troubled times, mostly cause Nettron seems to be spending a lot of time with another man *gasp*

Also, observed last night at Al's bar:

Nettron and Dklein sitting at a table, ignoring each other, looking at everything but each other. (soz about the image, no camera so MSpaint must do the job)

How will this relationship work if they can't even stare wistfully into each others eyes while listening to the sweet soundz of Ed Muzik's Burning Sensations?

post

2009-04-30T19:02:00.000-07:00

post something post something post something.

Goddammit!

I wish I had paid more attention in my legal history lectures..

2009-04-23T18:48:00.000-07:00

Seeing as this stupily dry essay is due next week I am now hiding out in the Canterbury Law Library which seems to me to be an appropriate venue to host some blog writing.

It seems the cabin is on hiatis at the moment. One might say this is due to us all trying to offer solidairty to Fran as she seems to be recovering from her recent bout of alcoholism...

On top of that we are all (well David and I) celebrating the fact that Eamonn has jumped on the meat free bandwagon. Clearly Eamonn is already feeling the benefits.

Melinda has returned to Timaru to take care of some business..

Yes we all know you are gun running you sneaky minx! (nice tan btw)

David's on a tea partying/ dishwashing/ lawnmowing/ anything bar studying rampage and rediscovering a new passion for picnics.. And an old passion for the laaadies..

My my who could resist?!

I sure can't! One day I'm going to make him my vegan hubbie and then maybe we'll out away for a nice little holiday to..

Yes thats right! The cabin had a wee country adventure last week and look at where we ended up?! Oh hoho it was a dream come true. Just imagine the excitement for Wellington visitor Prof. Beavis when he not only gets to complete 11 out of the 12 items on his things to do in chch (going to thelog cabin being #3) but also visits the famed SWANNANOA!! Ahwoooooooooah!

Anyways this is realy going nowhere, i'm just procrastinating and felt oblidged to make sure everyone was being kept up to date on the goings on in our humble abode. As the weekend is upon us (and it being the final one before we are back at uni *sob*) I'm sure there will be plenty more to tel soon enough..

Til then,

xo Gossip Girl (Fuck I dont even watch taht show, is that how it goes?)

a couple of random images which should have been uploaded long ago:

2009-04-20T03:55:00.000-07:00

This was an aplology cake from Netta to Cranford Castle after our first ever visit.

Whiteboards are fun.

Monday Flat Dinner

2009-04-20T02:56:00.000-07:00

For the last four months Melinda, T'Nealle and myself have been tending to the log cabin vege garden, in the last 2, we decided to let our courgettes grow to as big as we could... and tonight, we harvested the result.

So T'Nealle in her infinite awesomeness took over the log cabin kitchen and stuffed that marrow into the most amazing, vegan friendly, gluten free meal the cabin has seen, well... since T'Nealle last cooked us dinner.

The marrow was bigger than James' head yo!

In the glowing warmth of the fire we cabiners and our various associates sat down to dinner, even with vegan gravy in a gravy boat!

Afterwards margaritas were made, because thats how we roll in the log cabin.

Thirsty Thursday at the cabin

2009-04-17T00:07:00.000-07:00

After deciding to call it a night and return home for a quiet one last night, Josh and myself arrived home armed with a bottle of wine and a movie... Unfortunately, half a bottle of cheap white wine was enough to fog our common sense and slowly we moved onto the vodka and then tequila accompanied by Fran and Will, (who had been doing arts and crafts in her room) David and Melinda and eventually James and T'Nealle! Throw in some poetry slams and play dough and VOILA! As you can imagine, things got rather messy by the time Matt arrived with his trusty goon! Behold the evidence which should of been destroyed! Muahahahaha!

David told us a story about being on a boat....

panda!

T'Nealle decided it was time to make us some food, of the fries variety... disco fries!

Then, in Fran's room, we got out her playdough and made an animal farm and partook in some light reading...

Then Eamonn came home, having won a lot of money off the Punks....

Dirty magazines and gamblin' money

Log Cabin group photo!

Then, as this was a log cabin reunion, Matt came round...

and we had disco fries.... and matt posted you tube videos.

YEAH NETTA GET MONEY GET PAID

2009-04-16T05:42:00.000-07:00

Hotline - Disasteradio from A LOW HUM on Vimeo.
GOTTA GET DAT CA$$$H YO

Sex is destroying the world

2009-04-09T23:19:00.000-07:00

I quite like meat, I enjoy it... Aside from days of religious observance I will enjoy it.

The flat question, is meat or sex? If you could only chose one which would you take?

I refuse to answer this.

Eamonn eats meat all day in Swannanoa.

Its only disgusting if you were expecting meat!

2009-04-09T22:59:00.000-07:00

Eamonn: Someone should eat that hot dog
Melinda: Someone should eat that hot dog!
Melinda: Someone should have a hot beef injection
Eamonn: I'm going to have some Sparkling Duet
Fran: Fuck you Eamonn.

Just another day in the Log Cabin.
The fight against our furry friends seems to be a lost cause, but I remain determined.

Matt and Eamonn are watching the news, apparently John Key is getting a sex change.
Apparently I'm also going to hell.
Also Eamonn says if towels hadn't been invented he would have inveted them and become rich.

The one where the new girl joins.

2009-04-06T03:56:00.000-07:00

Mouse murdered by trap
Cabiners really upset
Watched boat song. Happy!

Another wonderful day in St Albans

2009-04-05T21:17:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, the April edition of the St Alban News arrived. With a growing sense of pride in the suburb in which I live, I read it cover to cover. I was particularly intrigued by the Community Garden on Packe St, so I went for a walk. When I arrived, Peggy, one of the original organisers, was there, and she showed me around. It was amazing, and I was going to take Netta for an adventure there today.
It turned in to something so much better.
Fionn called, and wanted to come along. Eamonn in turn also tagged along. This was shaping up to be some fun. We wandered down Madras and picked up Henry, before dropping past the Punk Flat and grabbing Dan. There was a really cool feel - like a walking adventure school bus around St Albans. We had a look around Packe St, and then headed over to the empty lot on Caledonian Rd.
Construction workers were enjoying their lunch, so we moved on. We ran in to T'Nealle, who was going to a job interview. On Edgeware, we had a look at the site of the most important area of the S.Alb. community, the Edgeware Pool. After breaking in, we all met Peggy, who told us about the community meeting tomorrow.
She recommended Abberley Park, so we walked there past the Springfield Rd Discount Dairy. Dollar mixes were bought, as well as fearsome Grape Rampages. At the park, a good natured leaf fight broke out. Netta tried a 'leaf angel', and was rightly covered in leaves.
We were getting hungry, and had planned to get chips. After a brief free market lesson from Dan, it was determined that the neighbouring chip shops on Hills Rd were the place to go. We had a look around an empty lot on Edgeware, and contemplated making a SACKs Base there. We stopped by the Punk Flat to grab sauce and Hugh, and bought a huge Family Pack from Hills Rd Takeaways. The relative merits of the two stores were discussed, and we then headed back to Packe St. T'Nealle met us there. After our meal, the Kids of St Albans had a wee nap and looked at clouds.
I had a lot of fun today.

Haiku

2009-03-31T16:43:00.000-07:00

Haiku have become a new craze at the Log Cabin. That and the obsession with small creatures.
Netta has an essay due soon therefore is stressed. Its lucky she doesn't have access to the log cabin blog cause that would be a bigger distraction.

Metwinda also graced the Log Cabin with her presence for a week.
This would be more exciting with pictures.

Frequently uttered sentences

2009-03-23T22:29:00.000-07:00

#1 - "Shut up, Eamonn"
#2 - "Fran should open this jar of sun-dried tomatoes already!"
#3 - "Dooooo it...." (As said by Fran)
#4 - "Man, it's cold in here!"
#5 - "Is someone in the bathroom?"

sxsw

2009-03-22T17:46:00.001-07:00

nothing to do with thw log cabin but... This week has been so freaking awesome..

-gagakarise
-viper room
-shitty adds
-big beds
-$1.50 all day bus passes
-99c store sun glasses
-99c store caps
-99c nachos
-sun
-new shoes
-free gum
-frito pie
-chilli cheese fries
-rap bands
-free t-shirt
-free nachoes
-free juice
-free coffe
-free waffles
-free beer
-hot girls
-the grates
-datarock(bff)
-hotel pools
-s club seven re-inactments
-hotel lobby internets for 8 hours
-lol at american aparel
-no lines
-badge passes
-bands bands bands bands
-all the music you can eat!!!
-game boy
-devo
-breaking shit
-mexican T.V
-crazy americans

wow cant wait to come home !!!

bLog Cabin Recap

2009-03-22T14:26:00.000-07:00

The Cabin's been rather more cozy than usual - mainly due to the fact that our internet is... not working. Instead of sitting about commenting on Google image pics and Wiki-ing ideas spawned from television commercials, we talk. And bake. And laugh. Sometimes.

And much more besides! There was a party/binge drinking at the Cabin on Monday after D!D!D!/D-Rad/Sets/AFTB's AA show. I went to Mt Pleasant's final Chch show, and generally had a reflective, quiet evening. I'm reading A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce. It's delightful

On Tuesday, Melinda, Eamonn and I celebrated St Patrick's Day by making milkshakes. We set off for a walk, appropriately attired, with a vague notion of heading to P 'n' S to get ingredients. It was a very nice evening, topped off with sensational milkshakes.

Melinda, Fran and I rearranged the living room. It's approximately 23% more log-cabiny. The fire place is more of a focal point than the television, and has been used more lately.

Netta moved in on Friday. She (and the rest of the flat) spent that night at the Cranford Mansion. A cake has since been baked as reparation.

Fran, Netta and I cleared out the hall way a bit. It needed it, and now enables Eamonn to walk through without succumbing to his crippling claustrophobia.

I went to the Dux three nights in a row. Lil Pics were ok, Connan was really cool, Mustard were good, Pine were v good, The Septembers were meh (but did give me a free cd), The Sneaks were awesome, and Lawrence Arabia was awesome too. Bronwyn, Sam and I hung out on Friday night, and strolled the streets of Chch.

Bronwyn is returning to Canada after 2 years here. I'm not really looking forward to it - she's been such a great friend. We went and saw The Class at the WCS. I didn't like it. 3/10

Last night I made some things to send Beth. Cabin mates swooned. Sorry, I wish I could date you all. Keep your eyes on the post box.

Astro Boy's credibility on the line!

2009-03-14T23:10:00.000-07:00

David has claimed the moon will rise tonight at 8:20pm. He is willing to stake his reputation as an astronomer on it this time.

God, I wish I weren't vegan

2009-03-14T22:57:00.000-07:00

An ad for Aerosol Cheese on TV sparked a chain of internet searches, that resulted in this gem:

It's Saviour-licious!

http://www.sincitysounds.com/cheesus/

This Flat is full of hate

2009-03-12T15:24:00.000-07:00

I hate Netta
Netta hates Melinda
Melinda hates Fran
Fran hates Me

Everybody loves David
But David hates Everybody

We All hate T'Nealle, except when she cooks us food, then it turns into a mild dislike

This is not a joke it is actually the truth

Its not like scrubs.

2009-03-11T00:43:00.001-07:00

So Hollan gets his operation today which probably means he's not going to come party at the log cabin for a wee while. Does this mean the party is moving to Brighton? Yes? No? Maybe?.... Not likely.
All the log cabin inhabitants have been tending to Hollan at his bedside at the hospital. T'nealle has been beating down his spirit by kicking ass on "who wants to be a millionaire" for the Nintendo DS. But that's ok cause she brought in a famous Ngaire gift basket for him. Netta has yet to make it in, but is promising to bring some BK with her when she does, so Hollan doesn't have to spend another day starving off hospital food.

A month in the bLog Cabin

2009-03-09T16:22:00.000-07:00

This is my first post on the bLog. I guess a lot of it is due to the fact that I don't have a computer. As the other Cabiners all have lap tops, I'm often made to feel unwelcome as they sit around the lounge and do all kinds of internet related things I can barely fathom. 'Posts' on 'OOK'? 'Chatting' with each other via 'fckbook'? Games of 'Lexulous' (nee Scrabulous)?

I've been living there for about a month, and it's probably time for an expose on the other dwellers. For anonymity, I'll just use initials, e.g. Eamonn M. No, that's too obvious - E Marra. Yeah.

E. M. is currently unemployed. He suggested to me that I should write a bLog, and be really mean about other people. I think it's time for payback, especially as E deliberately and callously threw my tooth brush out the bathroom window, and rubbed it in the filthy drain. He chose to tell me after I brushed my teeth. That's ok, I put something of his in the toilet.

M. M. is currently doing a Roy Morgan personal survey. These are highly confidential, but she chooses to leave it lying around, revealing salacious details of her private life. In a TftLC exclusive, I can reveal that M did not listen to the radio on Tuesday, and thinks that women should not be mainly responsible for care of the household. Outrage!

F. M-P. is employed, and chooses to lord this fact over the other less wealthy residents. F enjoys a drink after her hard days at the office stacking, unstacking, and stamping paper. She fashioned a scooter cover out of tarpaulin and rope, but it's main purpose is to strangle those Cabin dwellers who are taller than her diminutive frame. Short people...

We await the arrival of a new member, N. E., who will no doubt bring her own quirks to the mix.

ICE-CREAM PARTY!!

2009-03-08T01:06:00.000-08:00

today at the log cabin we had a sweet ice-cream party... three times!
recommended ice-cream flavors..
-strawberry
-hokey-pokey
-jafa
-goody-gumdrops-(was not consumed, but is really good)
-chocolate-(was not consumed, but is really good)

(accurate picture)

posturing moral delinquency

2009-03-08T00:53:00.000-08:00

We've been having a busy day. Saw Hollan and his fucked up leg then we had an ice cream party. Followed by watermelon party, then some moral delinquency, then more ice cream. This was followed up by GTA and some gardening. T'nealle cooked up some sweet dinner then we watched Reefer Madness.

Yesterday we also went and saw some sweet hip hop shit and got in touch with our hood side.

David and I got sweet t-shirts... so now we've doubled our chances of wearing the same t-shirt as each other- there will always have to be consultation before wearing either our Camp or Block Party T-shirts.

we broke hollan

2009-03-07T13:42:00.000-08:00

yesterday day in Linwood park we played a sweet show to some kids ( who obviously didn't know how to dance) so Hollan needed to teach them a lesson ( in dancing ) it was amazing, from the the first move he busted out all the kiddies were like 'OMG!!!! he did not just do that.' it was insane... Then he fell over and fractured his ankle, and had to go to hospital on a stretcher, and they tried to give him nos, but he refused it cos he was drunk. the funny thing is that this in not the first incident bang bang has had at a gig. This is the second of many to come i suspect...soz hollan

(accurate picture)

ch5 = shit , our blog is so much better, and we have a house and you dont!!!!

2009-03-07T02:48:00.000-08:00

the log cabin crew VS. crack house 5..

2009-03-07T02:20:00.001-08:00

50c well spent at the st lukes church fair. best fridge ever. gremlins rule.

i lived in the log cabin

2009-03-05T21:15:00.000-08:00

for about a month. from the 28th of december until the 28th of january, i think. if i'm right, then that's exactly a month.
fran always accused me of never being at home, but in reality it was just that she had a job and i spent my nights drinking away my student hardship benefit/savings/troubles.
i really liked it, we had a few barbeques and parties and we stole the neighbours' internet (big ups woosh) and when i wasn't around they talked about how i was a ladies' man. awesome.
i'll write more when i'm soberer and more inspired.
it'll be good. i promise.

Log Cabin Memory - 001

2009-03-04T21:54:00.000-08:00

T'Nealle can craft anything.

example: pillowed cassette cassette holder.

Cabin Fever

2009-03-04T00:28:00.000-08:00

Eamonn's room isn't as nice as when T'nealle lived in there. It's not as visually appealing. I think T'nealle needs to come and provide a makeover service for that bedroom.

Also the salt and pepper shaker collection is looking a little sad right now. T'neeeeeeeeeeeallle we miss you! Come make disco fries!

Also, while I'm commenting on people.... Mr. Burgess... where are you? Why were you not here on Friday? We expect you to come drink with us soon- after all you did sleep in our lounge and freak out Matt's "house guest", its the least you could do.

I must be cool

2009-03-03T20:42:00.000-08:00

I'm pretty sure that having a blog makes you cooler than everyone that doesn't have a blog, even if it is a blog shared with your flatmates and people who used to live in your house.



Henry doesn't have a blog and he's a fucking cool person
 so that must make me a really fucking cool person

What is the logcabin? you may ask!

2009-03-03T19:54:00.000-08:00

Well the logcabin is the best flat in Christchurch, and probably the most authentic too (if jock approves lol) here are the pros and cons of living/visiting the logcabin....
PROS-
1- it is a logcabin
2- it is very sunny and warm
3- they mowed the grass-nice work
4- the blender is never put away- for all the times when you just need a margarita
5- they don't have a couch instead there is a single bed, arm chair,giant beanbag and 2X foot stools
6- they grow their own veges-potatoes, marrow, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and herbs
7- there are his and hers sinks in the hall way, that make a fine towel holder
8- Fran did a Mr. Bean with the original water colour of the city council building
9- amazing salt and pepper shaker collection
10-DISCO FRIES!!!

cons-
1- i don't live there any more.

this is pretty much accurate...

The first thought from the log cabin

2009-03-03T02:01:00.000-08:00

um, hello. This is the first thought from the log cabin. I don't know what to say.