Christchurch Treehouse of Awesome-Where everyone knows your name

[Codex]

Is it? I thought it was going to be a single film?

[Obble]

Is it? I thought it was going to be a single film?

Nope, actual real life trilogy.

[Retardobot]

It was originally going to be 2 films.

I've never read the book/s? Same as I never read the LOTR books. But I trust that ol' PJ will make it an enjoyable watch.

Just be prepared for loyalists to cry out over "THAT NEVER HAPPENED IN THE BOOK".

[Growler]

The book is fucking good, I can see how they can make 3 movies out of it, there are sort of 3 major parts, the journey, the discovery and then the defense. Would all make epic movies.

[Spork]

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[Tandoori]

I'm not interested in devoting 9 hours of my life to watching three movies about a book that already taxed my time signficantly.

Tolkien uses descriptive language like a motherfuckin' black hole.

Great story, but Jesus; I can't be fucked spending all that time revisiting it.

[Pyromanik]

That's some fucked up shit.

(Hori)

[Bounty Hunter]

been a while since I read it, but I'm pretty sure you can read the hobbit in less than 9 hours....(10 hours by the time they add deleted scenes - 12 with special features)

[Speakman]

Of the three jobs I've applied for while drinking Whiskey, I've had call backs for all three of them


TLDR - Bushmills is awesome

[Kopfjaeger]

Booker Noe's TIA....btw were the call backs of a positive or negative nature ?

[Speakman]

all three for interviews, so a good start

[Xenolightning]

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I think you are using that equal to the whole of NZ's bandwidth, and if someone were to do that over here they would break the internet forever and NZ would envelop into a black hole.

[Codex]

Dicks

Dicks everywhere

[Growler]

You gotta stop going to those gay bars chibilix

[Codex]

Where else can I meet you then?

Builders report getting done tomorrow -_- just want to get all this rubbish over with

[Growler]

Lims & Pims done?

[CSfaith]

Of the three jobs I've applied for while drinking Whiskey, I've had call backs for all three of them


TLDR - Bushmills is awesome

Doing it like a boss +1

@growler, reply to your pm

[Tandoori]

Uni getting all hardcore for the last week before term-break.

2 * 20% tests, 15% presentation, and 2* 40% essays to complete over the break.

But it's all good, next week will be so chill.

Going to see Helen Clark lecture on the environment and shit:

https://www.facebook.com/events/472641969413900/


And The Press Writers festival has got some cool presentations on too, probably head along the the Bronwyn Hayward and Nicky Hager lectures.

http://chchwritersfest.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CWF-programme-2012.pdf

[Retardobot]

Helen Clark lectures on environment.

Gives awards to tobacco companies and shit.

[Tandoori]

Regardless of whether or not you reckon she's got more testosterone than Caster Semenya, you've got to hand her the respect for being a fucking BOSS when it comes to political leadership and at least well-intentioned in terms of social development.

Attributes which can seldom be prescribed to New Zealand politicians.

[Aloysius]

Is that her only one in chch this week? I thought she had one in burnside high? (tried to find the link again at UC, but couldn't. I hate their new front end website)


edit: found it. http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/events/EventDisplay.aspx?ItemId=3878
Its on buidling resilence.

[Spork]

I think you are using that equal to the whole of NZ's bandwidth, and if someone were to do that over here they would break the internet forever and NZ would envelop into a black hole.

After having internet where I was happy for it to be at 1mb/s, Telstra have got it right on this occasion.

[Tandoori]

Is that her only one in chch this week? I thought she had one in burnside high? (tried to find the link again at UC, but couldn't. I hate their new front end website)


edit: found it. http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/events/EventDisplay.aspx?ItemId=3878
Its on buidling resilence.

 
I'm already going to be heading over to Burnside on Wednesday to try and hustle a free ticket to TedXchch (fuck paying for it, but it would be interesting for a geeze) - that's @ 5.30PM, so I might just sift around @ the pub for an hour and then head back to see Uncle Hel.


Also:

Cantabrians, don't miss economist Steve Keen on Saturday September 08th ...

Author of best-selling book Debunking Economics, Steve Keen is Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Western Sydney. He is a speaker of international renown and a voice of reason in confusing financial times. He was recently interviewed by Kim Hill on Radio NZ National and he’s crossing the ditch in September to talk to New Zealanders about the economy.

Saturday 8th September 2012 at 5pm – C1 Lecture Theatre, University of Canterbury, Arts Rd, Ilam

http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/sat/sat-20120526-0815-steve_keen_economic_crisis-048.mp3
^ Very accessible sitrep, seems like a level of analysis suitable for a noob like me.

[Codex]

Lims & Pims done?

Yup lawyer taking care of it, he's been fantastic with everything.

[Bounty Hunter]

Uni getting all hardcore for the last week before term-break.

2 * 20% tests, 15% presentation, and 2* 40% essays to complete over the break.

But it's all good, next week will be so chill.

Going to see Helen Clark lecture on the environment and shit:

https://www.facebook.com/events/472641969413900/


And The Press Writers festival has got some cool presentations on too, probably head along the the Bronwyn Hayward and Nicky Hager lectures.

http://chchwritersfest.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CWF-programme-2012.pdf

A'men

12 to 14 hour days all term 4, no holiday break (thinking if I work hard through the break I'll take the last friday off and go to the race track)