Moving On

Summer is definitely here in New Zealand - the searing glorious sun, the warm breeze, the icecreams, and refreshing swims. It's fantastic and there's only going to be more of it. For instance, I've now arranged for my New Years to be spent in Nelson and the Sounds. It's going to be 100% marvelous, glorious, and relaxing. Much needed I think.

As for other happenings, I'm moving to Auckland. After much discussion and debate, I'll be moving up there permanently from 3 January. Slightly scary, but a good move I think. I've been promised a full time position in the litigation team by the end of next year. And to top it off, after only 18 to 24 months experience I'll be considered mid-level caliber. That's exactly what I want - to be challenged, to be responsible, and to be involved in as much as possible. It may be Auckland, but I'm sure I'll cope.

To keep in the theme of providing music, I give you Daft Punk. Yes, I know they've been around a while, but they've just released the official Alive 2007 Tour CD, and it freaking sweet. People will have their favourites, and admittedly, I'm impressed by the Face to Face, Harder Better Faster Stronger, Short Circuit mashup. But for those wanting to hark back to their roots, you can't go past Michel Gondry's transfixing video for Around the World. Enjoy.

Little Bit

The weekend was good: great weather, good friends, good barbeques, and great wine. I'll have to do it again sometime soon.

Anyways, probably time to start posting some interesting random stuff. Keeping with previous postings, here's the latest artist taking the internet by storm - Lykke Li. The song is called Little Bit, and it is catchy indeed. There's something genuine in it, and that's probably what makes it so great. I highly recommend it.

The video to go with it is also supreme, and matches it perfectly I think. It goes to show what can be achieved on a low budget but supported by great friends.


You can find more of her work here.

It never ends

This week has been crazy again. More packed full of things than really interesting activities, though I would include in that being stopped by airport security. In my defence I was carrying evidence for an upcoming case and we had been told carry on luggage was fine.

Otherwise, I've been invited to arbitrate in Vienna for the Vis Moot, we finished our Claimant memo today, work has been up and down, there's been travel, and I now have two very distinct and very different opportunities - one to move to Auckland, the other to change firms. It just comes down to what I want, and frankly I'm not so sure any more.

And just came back from the football with my Dad. It was great fun, and I definitely enjoyed myself, and I'd like to think he had a good time too.

Now, I'm ready to crash and sleep all weekend.

Mr Brightside

So it has been a momentous week. My friends ended up showing me one of the best weekends ever last weekend. I haven't laughed so hard and for so long in a while. It felt good.

The distractions and festivities continued throughout the week, with work, hockey, dinners, drinks, meetings, swimming, netball, more drinks, more dinners, more meetings, and more good times with friends. I have not managed to squeeze so much into a week as this one gone by. It's quite surreal to look back and realise that yes, it really was only one week. There's alot to be said for good time management.

And, as promised here's a photo of the finished, and trimmed, moustache for Movember. Thankfully it ended up looking more like something a pimp would wear than the dodgy handlebars my brother ended up with. Huge thanks to Pam, Jamie, and Kathy for contributing. The rest who promised but never delivered shall not be named so their guilt can forever be used for my evil purposes. You know who you are. It does feel good to have it gone though.

There's not really much more to say about the past week's events, I can't remember half the stuff that happened, but I remember that it was a blast. I remember there being a lot of sunshine, and a variety of friends showing the most massive amount of support. It really is wonderful at these times to realise that I have made good impressions on a number of people, and that they are willing to drop anything for me when the roles reverse and I need them.

So I came to realise that, yes, nice guys do finish last. But that's simply because we don't care about the race.