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Mainstream Music – does it matter?

Masha and Nadya from Pussy Riot at Amnesty International's "Bringing Human Rights Home" concert
Masha and Nadya from Pussy Riot at Amnesty International’s “Bringing Human Rights Home” concert

Amnesty International hosted a concert in Brooklyn, New York, USA, yesterday. I had read about the line up a few weeks ago and thought to myself “WOW”, which was quickly followed by a teeny wee bit of jealousy, as I work for the local NZ flavour of Amnesty, and we are just too far away to attract the awesomely famous acts that our US colleagues can.

Nemo’s Reef!

Screenshot.281245.100000So, i’ve been pretty obsessed with a game on my Surface since just before Christmas. It is called Nemo’s Reef. (see links below on the three major platforms)

It’s pretty much Command & Conquer without the fighting. You are Nemo living in the Reef with your dad Marlin and you have to build a home for you and your friends. Not really that complicated. Obviously there are loads of things that you can do that either take time or real money (like most of these games tend to do these days)

Happy New Year! (and Turduckin)

Happy New Year everyone!!! Been quiet on the blogging front so I thought I’d be lazy and just post a photo gallery! Some of you guys were interested in my… 

The Achilles Effect

I read the most amazing book last night. I am a unashamed loud and proud feminist. I thought I knew all there was to know about gendered marketing and sexism. I thought that I was safe from all that with my two boys.

Science & Maths

Yep, I’m a self-confessed Tiger Mom. I have a real tension (within my own head) about how to raise my boys. My oldest is just finishing up his first year…