tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24726027767540620442024-03-14T06:20:21.643+13:00Rebuilding ShakeytownThe trials & tribulations of life in a broken cityKrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-3575309206806539022013-12-20T12:06:00.001+13:002013-12-20T12:06:15.352+13:006 months in 6 pix (Pt 5)<b>November went from this:</b><br />
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Through the <strike>looking</strike> window glass...</div>
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Book clearance shop in Cashel St, opposite the CTV building site </div>
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Untouched since February 2011.</div>
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Bougainvillea walkway, Southbank, Brisbane </div>
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(hooray for conferences! <a href="http://iaspm.org.au/" target="_blank">IASPM-ANZ</a> this time)</div>
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<a href="http://www.4zzzfm.org.au/" target="_blank">4ZZZ</a> , Fortitude Valley, Brisbane </div>
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You just know that any organisation with this kind of seriously funky artwork has an attitude to match... no wonder this community radio station has been <a href="http://www.4zzzfm.org.au/history" target="_blank">rocking since the 70's</a></div>
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My visit coincided with the <a href="http://www.valleyfiesta.com/">Valley Fiesta</a> - great atmosphere & fantastic local talent</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>if only they could turn down the temperature a notch or two...</i></span></div>
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1 weekend in October</div>
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SYDNEY STREET ART - September</div>
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<b>Aug-Sept</b></div>
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Any day above ground is a good day</div>
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Unbelievably good </div>
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Amanda Fucking Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra, rocking The Enmore, Sydney</div>
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Awww... gone but not forgotten</div>
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Our first significant landscape feature planting: future shade</div>
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(Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate') </div>
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Self-sown feline</div>
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JULY - Seattle, WA</div>
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EMP and the Space Needle, Seattle</div>
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Musical sculpture, EMP (aka hog heaven)</div>
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'Poetree' at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Queen Anne Hill, Seattle</div>
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Funky artist's studio, Queen Anne Hill, Seattle</div>
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Jewellery for buildings! Fremont, Seattle</div>
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The troll under the bridge... Fremont, Seattle</div>
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Before we begin today's lesson let's recap the last few months shall we?<br>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2013/06/time-for-abcs-at-ccc.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-41155167074860836662013-06-09T18:52:00.001+12:002013-12-14T17:18:29.499+13:00Home Sweet WhareWinter came a little early this year...<br>
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May 29th, still officially Autumn. Yeah right. Tell that to the polar blast that ripped through, chilling us all to the bone and dusting us with snow/hail/sleet. Mmmmmm, tasty. NOT!!<br>
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Hope it's not a sign of things to come this winter... I'm kinda over snow dumps to be honest. Although I must admit to a slight feeling of smugness when I read articles about how to keep your home warm this winter. There are many advantages to a new house - insulation, double glazing and a complete lack of cracks should make this winter a good one to stay at home with me on the inside and the weather on the outside. <br>
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I've spent most of my life in Christchurch and this winter will be the very first one I've ever spent in a new house. Our previous home - a gorgeous, character-filled, dark wood-interior bungalow could equally have been described as draughty, poorly-designed, amateurishly built, and well past its prime. Often colder inside than out, it was similar to many homes built in the first 50-100 years of Christchurch settlement. I loved it to bits but now that I'm here on the other side of that physically & mentally exhausting process, I'm no longer sad that the earthquake/s munted my cute but dodgy old home.<br>
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If only everyone was in a similar happy place.<br>
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There have been many occasions recently to ponder the vague randomness of the universe, to collect my thoughts on various things, to seek out those whose opinions or interests echo my own. It is always nice when your gut feeling is explained or reinforced by experts, and such was the case recently when an opinion piece appeared in The Press (22/4/13).<br>
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In '<a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/perspective/8579336/Dance-through-disasters-small-joys" target="_blank">Dance through disaster's small joys</a>', clinical psychologist Gini McIntosh and psychiatrist Caroline Bell extolled the benefits of appreciating life's little joys - things like humour, exercise, feeling connected, engaging in hobbies, trying new things - as a way to improve coping and wellbeing after a disaster. These were the types of activities or mechanisms utilised by local residents who rated themselves as coping well with the stress of the last 2.5 years.<br>
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McIntosh & Bell were commenting on results of a recent survey, conducted as part of a wider mental health campaign called <a href="http://www.healthychristchurch.org.nz/priority-areas/wellbeing-and-community-resilience/all-right-wellbeing-campaign.aspx" target="_blank">All Right?</a>, in the greater Christchurch area. While many respondents reported that the double-blow of earthquakes and EQC/insurance had made life difficult and that they were struggling to cope with it all, there were some who, despite the adverse effects of the quakes, felt that their lives had been positively impacted overall. It was these people who were more likely to have been engaging in activities with a positive, feel-good factor.<br>
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This has long been my theory about going out to see live performances - not just music but also poetry, theatre, comedy, dance and magic shows* - they make you feel happy to be alive, whatever the circumstances are outside, beyond the venue doors. Just like a good book, a live show can take you to a different place, enabling you to lose yourself in the moment while sharing it with those around you.<br>
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*all this and more have taken place just this year at the <a href="http://darkroombar.co.nz/" target="_blank">darkroom bar</a></span></i><br>
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Any day now I am sure I will be outed, exposed as some kind
of pretender to the throne of academic thought. So I’ll get in first with a
confession: I’m making it all up as I go along. Or at least it feels like
it.</div>
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In conversation, I often struggle to remember the names of
those authors whose writing speaks to me. My head sometimes feels like it’s so
full of ideas that crucial information just doesn’t stick. Sometimes I feel
like a total fraud, unsure of my own fledgling arguments and wandering lines of
thought. </div>
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But it's okay, because I am not alone in this.</div>
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One of the best things I did at the start of 2010 was to
attend a short course run by the Learning Skills centre at uni. It was called ‘Making
a first class start to your Honours year’, and one of the first things the presenter
said was that each and every one of us sitting there probably felt like a bit
of a fraud. That we somehow weren’t worthy of the expectations associated with postgraduate
study and couldn’t attain the levels of discipline and knowledge required, but that we were also quite wrong. I
can still remember the audible sigh of relief that rippled around the room as
we turned to the person next to us and gave them a nervous, understanding
smile. </div>
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We’d been rumbled – but it was okay, it was normal, we weren’t
alone in having these anxieties. Maybe we could do this after all.</div>
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And yet, the self-doubt remains. </div>
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</div><a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2013/04/confessions-of-trainee-academic.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-70225872541145927262013-03-29T13:47:00.000+13:002013-07-01T13:28:48.442+12:00Blue's viewsOh, hai there :)<br>
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Thanks for dropping by. As you can see, I really like the new pad - especially the deck. I think the humans have done rather well.<br>
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But, I have to tell you, there have been some strange things going on lately. Firstly, mum spent ages putting up all these little marker flags on the walls & ceilings, and then she got grumpy at me when I proved to be awesome at catching them. I liked the ones halfway up the wall... they were especially fun.<br>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2013/03/blues-views_29.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-69226723995233330822013-03-05T22:10:00.000+13:002013-04-10T19:52:18.370+12:00Every smile countsToday is census day here in NZ - it was <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10708648" target="_blank">supposed to happen 2 years ago</a> but a rather disruptive earthquake sequence put paid to that. It was quickly realised, by the powers-that-be, that any data collected was going to be horribly skewed by the mass exodus of people escaping Shakeytown, and tracking down everyone left behind would be near impossible. So, we do it today instead.<br>
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I filled out my census form <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10869383" target="_blank">online</a> - quick and easy! I really liked the fact there was a helpful explanation on how to account for time spent off-site due to earthquake issues. It's a good feeling to be back on our little plot o'land - taking into account the two years spent away, we've been living here for 11 years.<br>
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There are a number of other things that have made me smile in recent times so, in no particular order, here's a few:<br>
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Cafe in Hobart, Australia<br>
(the name was waaay better than the coffee)</div>
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Cat busting out Tetris shapes on the bed</div>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2013/03/every-smile-counts.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-63488534231216291222013-02-15T16:21:00.000+13:002013-03-30T20:14:25.481+13:00In the key of B<h3>
Bad blogger</h3>
Naughty, irresponsible, slack-ass blogger. Yep, that's me.<br>
By the end of 2012, after about 2 years of almost-constant deadlines & responsibilities, I took total advantage of the lack of external deadlines in January by ignoring all the self-imposed ones as well. It's not that I wasn't doing anything - I got all sorts of stuff done over the Xmas break - I just became temporarily averse to writing of any kind. <br>
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So, to make up (a little) for the deafening silence of late, here's a rather long and rambling update in the key of B.*<br>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(<i>*Why? No reason really, just 'cos</i>)</span><br>
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</h3><a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2013/02/in-key-of-b.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-43938742419065642972012-12-29T15:49:00.000+13:002013-03-05T22:17:31.081+13:00Poptimist ahoyEarlier this month, I spent a few days in Hobart while attending the <a href="http://iaspm.org.au/2012-conference/" target="_blank">IASPM-ANZ</a> conference.This is my favourite photo from the trip, taken on the first afternoon during a random walkabout. In the background is the conference venue, the UTAS School of Art - a converted jam factory on the waterfront.
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<i>Old rockers never die, they just move to Hobart</i> :)</div>
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Brightly painted fishing boats and floating restaurants dominate Hobart harbour - rather a nice change from the hulking great container ships that are prominent in Lyttelton. It was also nice to spend some time surrounded by old buildings again, wandering anywhere the mood suggested and not having to constantly worry about cordons, road closures and demolition sites.<br>
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Great trips always feature the unexpected - that moment or place that will stay with you for ever. This trip had two - a moment and a place that were both surprising and memorable.<br>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2012/12/poptimist-ahoy.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-53932967573787774132012-12-25T20:23:00.000+13:002013-02-15T16:24:08.941+13:002012 Days of XmasAnother year, another version!<br>
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(a bit late in the season, but never mind... cheers!)</span></i> <br>
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On the first day of Xmas, my true love gave to me...</div>
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A payout from the EQC.</div>
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On the second day of Xmas, my true love gave to me...</div>
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Two shining rainbows, </div>
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and a payout from the EQC.</div>
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On the third day of Xmas, my true love gave to me...</div>
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Three fearless leaders, </div>
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two shining rainbows, and a payout from the EQC.</div>
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</div><a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-days-of-xmas.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-4324996272493287882012-12-11T10:40:00.001+13:002013-02-15T16:23:54.144+13:00Radio With PicturesI spent most of last week thinking and talking about music, radio, music, documentaries, music, research and more music. With a little bit of 'life-after-devastation' thrown in for good measure. Many people I spoke to asked how the rebuild was going, and most were taken aback when I replied that, for the most part, we aren't up to the rebuilding bit yet - we're still in the demolition phase.<br>
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The ongoing effects of disaster don't usually filter through to overseas news outlets. People living in other countries would be forgiven for thinking that we must be over it by now. We've got <a href="http://www.restart.org.nz/" target="_blank">funky container shops</a> and a <a href="http://www.vbase.co.nz/venues/ami-stadium" target="_blank">new sports stadium</a> - we've even hosted a <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7125763/Rugby-stoush-Irish-deny-outdrinking-Kiwis" target="_blank">rugby test</a> - so if <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/new-zealand/christchurch-and-canterbury/christchurch" target="_blank">Lonely Planet</a> says we're cool, then it must be all better, right?<br>
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I wish it was.<br>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2012/12/radio-with-pictures.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-53346608235707586042012-11-26T21:45:00.002+13:002012-11-26T21:45:38.623+13:00To do or not to do...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh yep. Got that last one down pat.</div>
Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-39662851809326863992012-10-27T14:37:00.000+13:002013-02-15T16:23:28.440+13:00Lights on, lights off<h3>
Lights on</h3>
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Last Saturday night we went to check out the <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/editorials/7848211/Editorial-Luxcity-exceeds-expectations" target="_blank">LuxCity light show</a> in what's left of our CBD.<br>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2012/10/lights-on-lights-off.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-44672899807762771122012-10-19T14:28:00.000+13:002012-12-13T23:27:18.515+13:00In transitionThe house-building process is kinda like any human relationship except that the equivalent journey of meeting/dating/planning a wedding is squashed into a much shorter timeframe, with a few different people involved.<br>
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There's the courting phase in which you check out all the suitors/building companies, spending considerable time eyeing them all up and comparing their good points. During this phase your potential partners are all on their best behaviour, calling regularly to see how you are, emailing you with updates and options, and always excitedly looking forward to the next meeting.<br>
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As you head towards formalising your relationship, you may find yourself under a reasonable amount of pressure to 'put a ring on it' and sign the contract. Like any pre-nuptual agreement, this document needs to be carefully worded and thoroughly checked. Cynical friends may tell you that your future partner is only interested in the ring/contract and won't be nearly as attentive afterwards but you brush those thoughts aside and head off to another catering meeting/material supplier. So many choices need to be made at this early stage of planning the event that the momentum of constant decision-making carries you along.<br>
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You may sense a change in your partner after the signing of the pre-nup/build contract, a growing gap that wasn't evident earlier in the relationship. There could be phone calls that aren't returned, emails that aren't responded to, or questions that go unanswered.<br>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2012/10/in-transition.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-56577147669139453222012-10-08T22:53:00.000+13:002012-12-13T23:26:59.697+13:00For Want of a Nail<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Apologies. For a while there, life got well and truly in the way. But, having emerged (just yesterday) from the binary black holes of house and marking, I finally have time for an update.</div>
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There have been a couple of notable anniversaries since I last wrote... the most obvious being the second anniversary of the Sept 4 (Darfield) earthquake. It was the first weekday observation - the original event was early Saturday morning, and the first anniversary was on a Sunday. Being the middle of term, I was busy with tutorials and workshops at polytech for most of the day before dashing across town to the <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/7777550/Canterbury-Universitys-post-quake-struggles" target="_blank">university</a> for a meeting. I barely had time to stop that day, but it was lurking in my thoughts the entire time. </div>
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Although it was noted in the day's news bulletins and current affairs shows with the <a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/born-shaky-day-video-5063148" target="_blank">predictable </a><a href="http://www.3news.co.nz/The-Stapley-home-2-years-after-the-quake/tabid/817/articleID/267879/Default.aspx" target="_blank">two-years</a>-on <a href="http://www.3news.co.nz/Two-years-of-insurance-woes-in-Canterbury/tabid/817/articleID/267999/Default.aspx" target="_blank">stories</a>, the fact that this original event has since been overshadowed by the Feb 2011 quake will see it fade sooner from the nation's collective commemorative moments. I don't think it will be too many years before the Sept 2010 quake becomes merely a footnote to Feb 22nd, and those of us who suffered most in the original event will forever be pointedly reminding people that we got munted first. </div>
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</div><a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2012/10/for-want-of-nail.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-18066433311930268832012-08-24T22:59:00.000+12:002012-12-13T23:26:30.775+13:00Power to the peopleFor the third time in just over a year, I've felt compelled to write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper. It's a good outlet for venting, for publicity, and for offering a counter-argument to articles/other letter writers. So far I've written letters about <a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.co.nz/2011/06/winter-of-discontent.html" target="_blank">waiting for insurance decisions</a> and the <a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/news-game.html" target="_blank">Save TVNZ7 campaign</a>. Now I can add "disputing other academics' research" to the list (if they print the letter, I'll scan & post it). Oh dear, I'm turning into that archetypal over-educated suburban noisemaker who likes seeing their name in print.<br>
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It's not that I think the <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/7517088/Social-media-excels-after-quakes" target="_blank">research in question</a> is wrong, it's just narrowly-focused. It's not what's <i>in</i> the research, it's what <i>isn't</i>. I shifted from Media/Communications across to Cultural Studies because I felt I needed to understand and look at not just media, but the wider social environment in which it operates. The research in question (from a Marketing lecturer) looked at the use of social media during and after the Chch/Canterbury quakes, and found that social media platforms served as virtual community spaces where people could meet and share information.<br>
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Which is all well and good - if you have access to this electronic world. My own research in this area also found some positive uses for social media and the internet but, overwhelmingly, respondents reported difficulties in accessing any kind of electronic media - mainly due to lack of power. It's hard enough to watch television (let alone surf the 'net) when you have no electricity, and some respondents to my survey were without power at home for over 8 weeks.<br>
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Assumptions can lead to problems. I remember being told at primary school that you should never assume, for you will only make an <i>ass</i> out of <i>u</i> and <i>me</i>. Since that day I've never forgotten how to spell the word, but I've fallen prey to its meaning many times.<br>
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For example, you'd be forgiven for thinking that I haven't been updating much recently because I've been busy grading tests/exams/assignments or planning and delivering lectures. Which is true, to a certain extent.<br>
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You might have assumed, as did I, that there would have been regular, excited updates on this blog at every stage of the build & fitout process. Believe me, that was the intention in the beginning, and I <i>have</i> been taking lots of photos.<br>
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But then again, you <i>might</i> assume that when you contract a design-&-build company to build your house, they have robust systems and procedures for the entire process. Systems that have been tested and proven over the many years they have been operating. You tell them what you want, they design it the way you want, and then they build it for you while you sit back and pop in once a week for a quick look-see.<br>
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You might also assume that a simple, single-level dwelling on a flat, suburban section would <i>not</i> present an extraordinary challenge.<br>
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You would possibly even assume, when entering the final week before hand-over, that the list of things to do & issues to sort out would be dwindling, not growing.<br>
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But, during this build, there seem to have been a number of assumptions made at various points - by many different people in the twisted chain - that have turned round to bite us in the ass, one by one. And sometimes, just for fun, the screwups hold hands and gang up on us, arriving in groups of three or four.<br>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2012/08/putting-it-right.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-56319084631717668252012-07-27T16:02:00.000+12:002012-10-14T20:39:20.217+13:00Oops...where did that month go? Oh, I know.<br>
Teaching starts in July, and before the teaching comes the prep and the organising and stuff.<br>
Thesis proposal is due on August 1st, and before the submission comes the reading and the writing and the meetings and the thinking and stuff.<br>
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SIGN O' THE TIMES...<br>
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Parking, parking everywhere, and not a thing to do...</div>
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But wait, there's MONOPOLY!<br>
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$240? Might not get much <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_New_Zealand#Street_prostitution" target="_blank">trade</a> at that price, love... </div>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2012/07/curiosities.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-62617285253232685182012-06-24T19:18:00.000+12:002012-07-19T13:31:30.625+12:00Dr Foster<br>
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Doctor Foster </div>
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Went to Gloucester</div>
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In a shower of rain</div>
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He stepped in a puddle</div>
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Right up to his middle</div>
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And never went there again!</div>
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We've had a few '<a href="http://www.rhymes.org.uk/doctor_foster.htm" target="_blank">Dr Foster</a>' moments recently... some of those wheel ruts on the building site are deceptively deep, and there's been more than one person cursing & swearing after stepping in the wrong place!<br>
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In honour of Dr Foster, we decided to head into town and wander down the newly re-opened Gloucester Street. First we stopped in at the Re:Start mall to check out the recent changes in the area. Our first sight was this massive crane working on the Clarendon Towers demolition.<br>
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<i>Still life with Bridge of Remembrance (side view) & crane</i></div>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2012/06/dr-foster.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472602776754062044.post-20000591052029834972012-06-22T17:03:00.000+12:002012-07-09T22:42:04.783+12:00Playhouse<div style="text-align: center;">
Here's a house:</div>
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Here's a door:</div>
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(or 6)</div>
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<a href="http://rebuildshakeytown.blogspot.com/2012/06/playhouse.html#more">...more after the jump >></a>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100811215294401583noreply@blogger.com0