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Ari Sargent
Just like a chocolate milkshake only crunchy.
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Tweets
- @sablyth soon perhaps. Rumbling belly for now.
- @bpujji there are things on the internet that make you go blind. They're best avoided :)
- Lunchtime is a really inefficient time to buy lunch.
- @brenda09 really? where was the running commentary? I'm sure you could have given the twitterverse some comic refief at your expense :)
- @freitasm :)
- @freitasm all 3 links in your post point to same URL.
- "@bpujji: “@eliterate: "Every industry needs an arsehole, or the shit just keeps backing up." #quoteofmyday” brilliant!" [outstanding]
- @jinnee79 personally i wouldn't bother making a second. A sock's pair invariably goes walk about :)
- Is 9pm too early for "lights out" for a 12 yr old on a school night?
- @Vegrandis Wow. They sound like a dynamic organisation :)
- @starrjulie shame about allaboutthestory. congrats for giving it a good crack. all the best for the next venture :)
- @dubh nice, having an isle between middle row of seats was important for us. Kids somersault over them otherwise @wandaharland @brenasmith
- @wandaharland @dubh @brenasmith when it comes to a family bus, practicality wins every time. No room for aesthetics.
- @dubh Did I mention we also have a roof box, just to make 100% sure we look like the Brady bunch. @wandaharland @brenasmith
- @dubh @wandaharland @brenasmith but I have my orange diesel truck and trucker cap so I can keep my man card :)
- @dubh @wandaharland @brenasmith we have a ssangyong stavic. Ugly as sin, but good 7 seat config and cheap...
- @rosiecd did you really mean fighting *over* the broccoli and not fighting *with* broccoli?
- @SaffiHoran you got the booby prize :P
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Posts
- Which Superhero am I?
My results:
I am Green LanternI have strong will power and a good imagination.
Green Lantern
95% Supergirl
80% Wonder Woman
70% Superman
65% Spider-Man
65% Robin
65% Iron Man
60% Batman
45% The Flash
40% Hulk
35% Catwoman
35% Hot-headed.
- Hello World!
Sargent’s log stardate 1 January 2010.001: time to get my online presence sorted! This is not a New Year’s resolution, rather a good period of downtime to get a bit organised. I have recently realised that I exist in both the virtual and real worlds, but other than through closed communities (such as Facebook) there is very little connecting the two. Hence this blog, an open online space where I can share myself, my family, and occasionally (ie. when I get my shit together) my opinion/views on issues.
- About Ari
I am Ari Sargent, born 1968 in Christchurch, New Zealand. These days I am a proud Wellingtonian, living in Mt Victoria with my partner, Sascha Német and our three children – Saffron (10), Tallulah (6) and Tintin (3).
I have been a closet geek since I was about 10 (or perhaps earlier), and cut my teeth programming assembler for the 6502 processor on an Apple II computer, and then Z80 machine code on a ZX81 and a Sord computer.I have tinkered with web technologies as a hobby for a number of years – these days I have settled on cutting the odd bit of PHP code to create various utilities for my own use (such as a Wellington City Library website scraper to monitor all of the kids overdue library books and fines, or my Amazon EC2 hosted digital photo library and a bunch of other stuff – none of it pretty, but all functional to a greater or lesser extent). I would love to learn Ruby/Rails, but realistically with 3 kids I struggle to get in even a tiny bit of app development, let alone learning a new language/platform. I think I’ll just try and learn MVC using Cake PHP in the vain hope that someday I might get time to learn Ruby.
I trained as an electrical engineer, completing an honours degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering in 1989. Since then I have worked in the electricity industry in NZ.
By day I head up Powershop – a job I really cherish. It is a rare opportunity to combine my professional experience in the electricity industry with my personal passion for technology and inner geekiness.
So, it is now 2010 and I really need to get my online presence sorted. I can currently be found everywhere on the web, and nowhere in particular at the same time. Here is the plan to tidy this up:
Personal:- tumblr.deepthought.co.nz – random and sporadic outbursts.
- Facebook – where I will interact with my “real world” friends online.
- Twitter (@d33pthought) – where I will have conversations and a bit of fun with all and sundry – I will happily follow (and be followed by) people whom I have never met.
Professional:
- powershop.co.nz – where it all happens!
- Twitter (@powershop) – discussion with customers and friends of Powershop.
- Powershop Blog – discussion on Powershop and stuff related to the electricity industry.
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Status
- Homemade rocket piñata for Mr 5's Tintin party http://t.co/jcTQB9o4
- just for a laugh i took an online myers briggs test. the results describe me as INTP - an architect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTP - doesn't sound a bit like me ;)
- Superhero cake done (Mrs handiwork) let the party begin http://spo.gs/t3OQ
- My plans to work late tonight have been well and truly trumped by an outbreak of swine flu at home.
- Eureka! http://j.mp/d720GR has just unlocked the answer I needed to finish planning *my* yr 6 science project. making a seismograph :)
- now that's what I call lunch :)
- "Max" has had a hard day :) http://yfrog.com/j1jkuj
- bedtime!
- The big fat man came, gave pressies, drank the beer, ate the christmas mince pie and the reindeers devoured the carrot. Much to the delight of Saffron, Tallulah & Tintin - Santa did well! Merry Christmas Everyone!
- just put out the beer, christmas mince pie and carrot (for the reindeers) with Saffron, Tallulah & Tintin.
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Checkins
- Midland Sushi5 Chews Lane
- The Oaks Satay Noodle House71-81 Cuba Street
- Clyde Quay School27 Elizabeth St
- Clyde Quay School27 Elizabeth St
- New World279 Wakefield St, Te Aro
- Great Wall Takeaways1A Taurima St
- Memorial SquareMemorial Square
- The Oaks Satay Noodle House71-81 Cuba Street
- Clyde Quay School27 Elizabeth St
- New World Thorndon41 Murphy St, Thorndon
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club103 Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay
- Clark's Cafe57 Victoria Street
- Clyde Quay School27 Elizabeth St
- Golden Gate Takeaways53A Cambridge Tce
- Queen Margaret College53 Hobson St, Thorndon
- Mojo Wakefield Street182 Wakefield St
- Queen Margaret College53 Hobson St, Thorndon
- New World279 Wakefield St, Te Aro
- Westpac StadiumWaterloo Quay
- Warehouse Stationery27-31 Bay Road
