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01.06.11

Trailer Tuesday Simon, Trailers (0)

Saci Lloyd wrote The Carbon Diaries 2015 and The Carbon Diaries 2017 and, shortly, will publish a new book, called Momentum. It is set in London, in the very near future, when energy wars, wealth disparity and martial law are constant headlines. Also it has parkour! Which is pretty cool I think. Here is the trailer:

Happy Feet 2! Will it be about a penguin who can neither sing nor dance, but instead expresses itself through oratory?

No, it won’t.

Ooh and there’s a new trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2. It does look good, doesn’t it? In a few years we will be able to watch ALL the films back to back, like you can do with The Lord of The Rings (or whatever).

(Written on Monday; published on Wednesday; pretend it’s Tuesday.)

Le Fin
21.03.11

Get fit in the city Events, Isn't that cool? (0)

Urban Survival Series

Tuesday 22nd March Central Library 4-5pm

The flying guy in this photo is from NZ Parkour, come and discover how you can get in on the action at this taster session.

Recreation Wellington will be there with some fitness freebies, and as a bonus, you can tell them what you think they should be doing for young people in this city.
07.03.11

Events this month: Urban Survival Series Events, Pencil it in your diaries, Urban Survival Series (0)

Tuesday 22nd March 4-5pm at the Central Library:
Get fit for free with Rec Welly and NZ Parkour. Find out about the free and five dollar deals in town and learn how to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

We have some fitness freebies to give away at this session – thanks Rec Welly!

Thursday 24th March 4-5pm at the Central Library:
Afford toys and gadgets : BNZ, CAB and the Community Law Centre are here to show you how you can get the stuff you want, and what to do when that cell phone you just bought breaks down.

Monday 28th March 4-5m at the Central Library:
Plan your OE with STA travel and Volunteer Service Abroad. All the tips and tricks for having the most amazing experience ever.

STA will be giving away a Lonely Planet guide book to one lucky person at this session.

Wednesday 30th March 4-5pm at the Central Library:
Get your music and art out there: The singer from Poppy Dust and the guys from OOsh Multimedia on how collaboration, thinking outside the square, and following your dreams can get you, your art, your music, and your life where you want them to be.
08.09.10

Parkour Simon, Sport (0)

It’s been an age since we linked to some parkour/freerunning videos. So we must remedy that! Watch this video and marvel as gravity is defied.

Do you like this? Go to the NZ Parkour Association website!

ETA: some more on parkour, here’s a summary of Chase Armitage (professional free runner (which you can be)) and his talents.

The window is the best bit.
03.10.09

Flash 5 Capt. Walker de Planck, Flash games (0)

One more week of holidays, so why not spend it indoors in front of the computer, playing Flash games? Why not indeed. Here’s a list of some new games [we have older lists - Flash, Flash 2, Flash 3, Pew Pew Pew (which should be Flash 4, I guess)]

Clockwords – type words to shoot down clockwork spiders. The longer the word, the more damage the spiders take. ADDICTIVE. And educational!
Tetris Friends - Play Tetris competitively – you can send completed lines into someone else’s game. I’m not sure who I played but I won on my first attempt, which was nice.
Canabalt – a parkour-style game. Run until you, er, fall to your death (I made 1794m on the first attempt. Not too shabby.).
Max Damage – Max is a kid who likes to break things with his ‘toy’ cannon. Uses real physics, so could be considered educational maybe.
CycloManiacs
Tane – Tane is … Tane. It’s also an actual game, believe it or not.
Pixel – Very cool. Can’t begin to describe it.
Steamshovel Harry - Didn’t play this (I’m at work, you know) so who knows.
How To Raise A Dragon - Didn’t play it either but comes recommended.

Enjoy.
24.04.09
And another week bites the dust Grimm (0)
This week:
- There was a creative writing workshop on Wednesday. If you missed it we’ll try and let you know when the next one (that we know of) comes around.
- Natalia reviewed a book and was sent one of those posters (there’s still a couple to go).
- We let you know that the Twilight DVD was going to be in the house on the 22nd, and then indeed it was. Are you impressed? It was delivered and catalogued and processed all before 10am on Wednesday. Thanks Leonard.
- The finalists for Selector were found, and I miss-titled the post “The Final Countdown”. I meant Showdown. Ah well, don’t forget to vote! Inside Girl v Morganville Vampires.
- Raewyn, Karori librarian with her finger on the pulse, reviewed Atherton: The House of Power by Patrick Carman.
- Parkour on wheels – pointed out by parkour fan Simon.
- We found a trailer for the next Harry Potter movie.
- Simon found some cool pictures of Saturn.
- There’s going to be a TV pilot of The Vampire Diaries.
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! Too cool! Reserve it now!
- We have some new CDs and Jack’s still a bit down about playlists (the fact that there aren’t any at the moment).
- Another book list: this time books that have maps in them and/or involve road trips (of various descriptions).
- A gazillion new books were received, and summarised briefly by Simon. Spot the moody New Moon preview poster thingy too. All nice and sepia.
- New DVDs as well, including HSM3 et al.
- Someone, somewhere returned a library book late. Really, really late.
- Simon’s found some more games for you to bash around at.
That was all. TTFN.
21.04.09

More Parkour (on wheels) Internet, Simon, Study (0)

As readers of this blog know, I really like parkour/free-running. (Previous posts.) And you should too. After the ‘more’ there’s an incredible Youtube clip of someone riding a bike up, down, and over all things urban. (It’s really called freestyle BMX.) Enjoy, and don’t try any stunts yourself

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26.02.09

Run, lol, run Flash games, Simon (0)

Mirror’s Edge is a new console game that uses the sport of free-running, or parkour. You can play a 2-dimensional platform Flash version of the game – Mirror’s Edge 2D – for free! It’s pretty addictive. I freely admit to playing it all morning.
06.09.08

Free-running championships Competition, Simon, Sport (0)

More free-running news!

The world’s first free-running championships took place in London last Wednesday. Contestants had to complete a course (and provide their own soundtrack) and were judged for their ‘flow’ by other free-runners. The BBC have a brief video interview with the organiser of the event. The winner was American Gabe Nunez (who can be seen in this 3 Doors Down music video), while second and third places were won by Britons.

I don’t think the 2012 London Olympics have a demonstration sport picked out yet …
01.09.08

Keep on moving Internet, Simon, Sport (2)

If you read our post on parkour and free running last month and are keen to further your interest, check out Parkour New Zealand, the NZ Parkour portal. It has videos taken around the country, and a forum for like-minded people. The Wellington subforum has the most posts, which is a good sign!