Why I love winter at the office
Posted by Jas on May 19, 2010 in Christchurch
I’ll be straight with you – I don’t like winter. The cold, grey weather just doesn’t spin my wheels and it’s not conducive to living the great outdoors. In some ways, it’s the antithesis of all that’s good about Christchurch. But I do love being an office worker in winter. Maybe it’s just me trying to find the good in everything but I can’t...
Read MoreWhen life hands you a lemon …
Posted by Jas on Jan 18, 2010 in Christchurch
… hang on to it and wait for a sunny day is my advice if you’re living in Christchurch and hanging out for the heat of summer to return. Even some blue sky would be nice. Now while I have mentioned before that I resent talking about the weather it’s getting serious around here. In fact, you know things aren’t good when your friends starting posting comments asking where...
Read MoreWinter in Christchurch … tell me how you really feel!
Posted by Jas on May 27, 2009 in Christchurch
Let's be honest, we get sick of talking about the weather. It is pretty much a recognised condition. In fact, I'm sure it's coming up in future episodes of Greys Anatomy or Shortland Street - of course the twist is that the sickness is actually terminal and Dr Warner secretly fathered a mysterious love child who will never get to see its mother. I digress. But despite our inner disdain for talking about the weather (because it seems to imply we have nothing else worthwhile to talk about it) we still continue to discuss it - and I'm going to do some more right now, if I can make it through without hurling. Like Wayne told Garth: "I give you a guaranteed no-hurl policy". Maybe.
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