tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41425704902461760652024-03-14T15:48:08.931+11:00Subtle Yet Sheepconsistently off topic - always on pointsubtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-7351578313689635332009-12-12T13:28:00.002+11:002009-12-12T13:35:22.315+11:00Podiatry FirstI've pretty much abandoned this blog due to being more active on Twitter & Facecrook.<br /><br />Anyhow I've just helped Sian my brothers girlfriend partially set up her a site using wordpress as the CMS. I'm becoming a major fan of wordpress beacause of amount of quality themes and awesome plugins. So I figured I'd give Sian some link love. If you need a quality <a href="http://www.podiatryfirst.co.nz/">podiatrist in Auckland</a> I would give Sian a call. She's located in Ponsonby & offers a range podiatry treatments.subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-71383583353512035222009-01-04T15:36:00.003+11:002009-01-04T15:59:13.125+11:002009 link loveSo I have been off air for a while due to a multitude of reasons that I won't go into now. I thought I would start 2009 by throwing a couple of links out to some worthy sites.<br /><br />The first is for a fitness mad mate of mine who trains like a demon & has been using <a href="http://kettlebellssydney.com.au/">kettle bells</a> as a training tool for a while. He has set up a site full of reviews of dvds & has pulled together some excellent<a href="http://kettlebellssydney.com.au/videos/"> kettlebell training videos</a>. So if you are into progressive training techniques or just want to find out exactly what Kettlebells are for check out <a href="http://kettlebellssydney.com.au/">Kettlebellsydney.com.au</a> .<br /><br />Next I wanted to throw a few links to a<a href="http://www.citruscatering.com.au/"> South coast catering</a> business run by a mate of mine Jonny. Jonny is a legend in the kitchen and produces some seriously nice food as well as being an all round good guy and a mad keen surfer. If you are planning a wedding or function on the south coast ofI NSW I would give <a href="http://www.citruscatering.com.au/">Citrus catering</a> a call.<br /><br />The last link is to <a href="http://www.msf.org.au/">Medecins sans frontiers</a> who are one of my favourite charities. I really like how they are non denominational with no religious or political agenda and they pretty much are on the front lines at all of the worlds most dangerous and horrible places. I don't know what they would want to rank for so I'm running with <a href="http://www.msf.org.au/">Independent Medical-Humanitarian charity.</a> If you have $50 spare or can afford a regular monthly donation I would urge you to give them your cash as they really do make a difference.<br /><br />Well I'm going surfing.subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-88179911891301200572008-07-11T20:55:00.003+10:002008-07-11T21:02:28.904+10:00Ridiculously perfect Indonesian wavesThe title says it all. Looking at these photos whilst laid up on the couch with sniffles and general feelings of malaise makes me want to be in Indonesia right now.<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="surfingGallery" align="middle" height="325" width="635"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><param name="movie" value="http://www.surfingthemag.com/surfing-photo-video/surfing-photo-dept/surfingGallery.swf?baseURL=http://www.surfingthemag.com/surfing-photo-video/surfing-photo-dept/2008-dhump-deep-indo/&xmlURL=http://www.surfingthemag.com/surfing-photo-video/surfing-photo-dept/2008-dhump-deep-indo/surfingGallery.xml&pathURL=http://www.surfingthemag.com/surfing-photo-video/surfing-photo-dept/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><embed src="http://www.surfingthemag.com/surfing-photo-video/surfing-photo-dept/surfingGallery.swf?baseURL=http://www.surfingthemag.com/surfing-photo-video/surfing-photo-dept/2008-dhump-deep-indo/&xmlURL=http://www.surfingthemag.com/surfing-photo-video/surfing-photo-dept/2008-dhump-deep-indo/surfingGallery.xml&pathURL=http://www.surfingthemag.com/surfing-photo-video/surfing-photo-dept/" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" name="surfingGallery" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="325" width="635"></embed></object></br>These smoking shots are stolen from <a href="http://www.surfingthemag.com/">surfingthemag.com</a>subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-54704913976850304932008-07-06T18:04:00.004+10:002008-07-06T18:26:49.037+10:0010 excuses for not updating your blogDear Sir/Madam,<br /><br />Please find following a series of lame excuses for why this digital scratch pad has been a barren wasteland of content recently:<br /><br /><ol><li>The surf has been good </li><li>I have been surfing a lot ;) </li><li>I have started a new exercise regime to try and balance my creaky body and improve myself thanks to <a href="http://www.levityhealth.com.au/Home.aspx">Levity Health<br /></a> (spot of link love)</li><li>I have been an inhabitant of the procrastination nation</li><li>I have half started writing things but then destroyed my ideas with a salvo of excoriating self doubt and moody lazyness</li><li>I'm sometimes flighty and prone to sporadic fickle attention spans</li><li>I've been trying to help my beautiful beyonce plan our wedding</li><li>I've been creating crap lists but not publishing them </li><li>I've been planning a last minute trip to Hawaii courtesy of my good friend Kev (AKA the gooch) - (more on this topic to come I imagine).</li><li>All of the above</li></ol>Yours Sincerely the owner of this Blogsubtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-38994965751290021692008-07-06T18:00:00.003+10:002008-07-06T18:04:33.794+10:00This Blog is not abandoned<span style="font-size:180%;">It just looks that way.</span>subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-85849613863100003572008-06-08T13:32:00.006+10:002008-06-09T13:17:39.688+10:00A beginners guide to dub step<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SEyaQVNS3HI/AAAAAAAAAIM/sQmgcI0qeak/s1600-h/bass+speaker.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SEyaQVNS3HI/AAAAAAAAAIM/sQmgcI0qeak/s400/bass+speaker.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209708474322312306" border="0" /></a><br />I've been sifting through my analytics data and the most popular piece of content I have written was about <a href="http://subtle-yet-sheep.blogspot.com/2007/08/best-dub-reggae-band-youve-never-heard.html">dub music</a> . I thought I would continue in a similar vein and provide an intro into the world of dubstep.<br /><br />Dubstep is a dark brooding, minimal (at times), bass heavy experimental musical genre that Originated in the UK underground but is spreading across the gobe. As a musical style it tips its hat to traditional dub reggae, drum n bass/jungle, weird clattery sparse electronica, UK garage, grime and even elements of breaks and Techno.<br /><br />A good jumping off point to explore this genre is <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/">Mary Anne Hobbs bbc radio one show </a>which can be a challenging listen at times but also delivers serious gold (best listened to via IE as it seems to have issues with Firefox when listening outside the UK). Mary Anne has been seriously championing this sound since 2006 and is helping push it to the world. I have a copy of the Warrior Dubz compilation she produced a few years back. There are a a couple of cracking tunes that in my mind help define this genre with my favourites being <a href="http://www.myspace.com/malamystikz">The Digital Mystikz</a> tune Anti-War dub, , <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bengabeats">Bengas</a> tune Music Box, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/burialuk">Burials</a> tune Versus and a number of other gems. Probably my favourite tune from this genre is Burials tune "Unite" which is on his myspace page, I personally think its amazing.<br /><br />The thing I like about some dubstep is the sparse moody sound, the beats and the blatant disregard for and commercial sensibilities. The downside of this adventurous production approach is at times the bass lines can be harsh, paranoid, heavy as F**K and almost un-listenable and it can all be a bit too much.<br /><br />If you like your tunes on the more bass heavy side of things the dub step underworld is well worth an explore and if you have an internet connection it is all so easy. Other pages to check for a listen include:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=47693873">Kulture</a> - I heard a wicked track of theirs/his "Vitamin D" on Mary Anne Hobbs show.<br /></li><li><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=125276228">Skream</a> - A huge name in the scene<br /></li><li><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=256274892">NZ Dubstep</a> - This style has taken hold in NZ, Kiwis dig bass heavy styles</li></ul>Well enjoy the dub step for dummies guide I'm going surfingsubtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-40941898442161090222008-05-22T19:48:00.004+10:002008-06-01T19:55:12.324+10:00New Improved Blogger Page Title HacksAfter discovering to my horror that the page titles on this blog had reverted to the dreaded "blog title: post title" format which is the bane of semantic indexing and plays havoc with click through rates in search engines. Thus I was forced to edit the code of this blog again.<br /><br />I decided to see if anyone had produced any updated code that would create decent titles while still allowing me to manipulate the page elements without breaking the page (which was a previous massive failure of the code I linked to in my <a href="http://subtle-yet-sheep.blogspot.com/2008/02/coffee-toast-and-sunday-morning-page.html">previous page title post)</a>. Anyway I stumbled upon this awesome piece of code <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hackery</span> that will easily let you to swap <a href="http://blog.archit.in/2008/05/swap-blogger-title-error-free.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">xml</span> blogger page title's</a> (thanks <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Archit</span> !). This is a great piece of code and is super simple to install. I swear that if the world becomes the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">internet</span> then brilliant <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">indian</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">devs</span>/programmers like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Achit</span> (& <a href="http://www.kunaal84.com/blog/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Kunaal</span></a>) will build it.<br /><br />Yes I am a wannabe Geek!subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-28272012837493404062008-05-21T20:36:00.008+10:002008-05-21T20:57:26.124+10:00Software used to bust sly sickies<span style="font-family:georgia;">I noticed this article in the <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/05/16/1210765144271.html" rel="no follow">Sydney Morning Herald</a> about voice analysis software that can identify if you are lying when chucking a sickie. Apparently the software has been rolled out by an organisation in the UK which has saved them squillions. I'm no fan of people taking heaps of sick days to take the piss - in fact I personally haven't taken a suspect sickie in years but this reeks of big brother and is a little terrifying. On the upside maybe this opens the door for voice modulation products to use when calling up to throw a sickie to lay on the couch so you can finish the final stages of GTA IV.<br /><br /><a href="http://disguisemysickdaylies.com/">www.disguisemysickdaylies.com</a> is available for any budding entrepreneurs....<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span>subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-37854040008933382862008-05-18T19:16:00.006+10:002008-05-18T20:55:30.655+10:00Give Six Ounce Surfboards your moneyI caught up with Ben at <a href="http://www.sixounceboardstore.com.au/">Six Ounce Surfboards</a> on Saturday and was reminded of why he is such a dead set legend. Ben was kind enough to play the role of "ding whisperer*" for me and sort out some minor cracks and tail damage to three of my boards that I have purchased from him over the past 3 or 4 years. I have basically been delaying this life admin task due to slackness and a consistent run of surf over the past couple of months.<br /><br />Anyway Ben worked his ding whispering magic and hey presto the majority of my quiver was back in top form, Benny also would only except payment in Beer (coopers pale) and minor cash which I think is amazing for someone trying to pay the rent and feed his Hugs N Kisses and two kids. So in return I thought I would do the charitable thing and tell the 4 whole visitors I get to this blog each day what an exceptional human being Ben is and that if you are planning on buying a <a href="http://www.sixounceboardstore.com.au/">minimal surboard bondi</a> or a <a href="http://www.sixounceboardstore.com.au/">longboard bondi </a> then go see Ben and give him some money (not beer as Barnaby is too young to drink).<br /><br />Oh and don't for a minute think from the link text that I ride any retro hemp smelling craft, I am a short board fascist kind of guy although my daily ride is a little fatter to deal with the lurch burgers that the Eastern suburbs frequently dishes out. The anchor text selection is purely based on my thoughts of what kind of things prospective customers might be throwing into Google when trying to hunt down a reputable surf shop in Bondi.<br /><br />Anyway the swell should be building over night due to a nice Tasman low pressure system. Check the explosion in the WAM below courtesy of Coastalwatch<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SDAAurRv0iI/AAAAAAAAAIE/KkQwKu1jbTI/s1600-h/swellmap.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SDAAurRv0iI/AAAAAAAAAIE/KkQwKu1jbTI/s400/swellmap.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201658371504067106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />*A ding whisperer is a human who is like a horse whisperer of Surfboards that have magnificent powers to magically restore boards back to a sleek non busted up state. Favour should be curried with these talented wizards of resin by any keen surfer with poor ding repair skills (like me).subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-82654134235556023702008-05-18T18:44:00.003+10:002008-05-18T19:12:15.106+10:00Trying to get Base Pizza to rankAs the title says I'm trying to get my favourite outsourced dinner provider <a href="http://www.basepizza.com.au/">Base Pizza </a> to rank as it annoys me when I try and find them in Google and they are nowhere to be seen. I figure a link may assist as their site is shocking from a search perspective committing a number of basic crimes against semantic markup (or lack thereof). Anyway hopefully this link will make it easier to find and order one of their excellent Spanish seafood pizzas ;)subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-59649721032379098232008-05-15T20:21:00.004+10:002008-05-15T20:25:58.199+10:00Major Calling - I'm listeningI came across this spot of random today at <a href="http://www.majorcalling.com/">www.majorcalling.com/</a> it appeals to my sense of humour and appreciation of the random.<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u7TPbPBs1o8&hl=en&rel=0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u7TPbPBs1o8&hl=en&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object>subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-24753621354252317052008-05-15T20:00:00.004+10:002008-05-15T20:14:48.669+10:00Drunk Vader suprise Jedi attackSomething about <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/7360871.stm">this news article</a> makes me piss myself laughing.<br /><br />It might be the randomness of an alcoholic wearing a bin bag brandishing a crutch, ineffectually attacking the founding members of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Holyhead</span> (wales) branch of the Jedi Church who were filming a light sabre battle that reeks of the absurd.<br /><br />Hollywood can't script stuff this far off the randometer.<br /><br />*And no I don't advocate violence - especially not from the welsh boozy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">sith</span> against Jedi knights/studentssubtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-48098875043976580152008-05-11T13:45:00.009+10:002008-05-11T14:37:46.848+10:00Cervinia Snow EnvyAs I mentioned in my last erratic post my Beyonce went on holidays to Europe courtesy of her extremely generous bestie Caria-Canaria. They visited a ski resort in Northern Italy on the border with Switzerland called Breuil Cervinia and it would be accurate to say that they got amazing snow.<br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Breuil-Cervinia+%28Valle+d%27Aosta%29,+Italy&ie=UTF8&ll=45.966425,7.646484&spn=0.098834,0.233459&t=h&z=12&output=embed&s=AARTsJq-1pTEdrmO8rDeAeKnsGdTYUHl8A" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Breuil-Cervinia+%28Valle+d%27Aosta%29,+Italy&ie=UTF8&ll=45.966425,7.646484&spn=0.098834,0.233459&t=h&z=12&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br />Check the terrain and satellite options in the g-map above to get an idea of altitude and set up<br /><br />I'm so green with envy that I almost look like Fredo the frog, although I was slightly consoled with a stash of booty including <a href="http://www.topman.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=17551&storeId=12555&categoryId=38973&langId=-1&top=Y">Top Man t-shirts</a> (No I don't try and dress like an electro, emo, wannabe beatles member at a rave), Qantas PJs from Business class and some <a href="http://www.efragrance.com.au/Brand-Detail.aspx?BrandID=1077" rel="no follow">Man-fume</a> (the copy is hilarious for this - talk about selling lifestyle aspiration in a bottle) .<br /><br />Anyway I realised that this blog has been significantly image deficient so I thought I would borrow a few images to add some more unique content.<br /><br />Cervinia sounded like an awesome high rolling winter wonderland with great snow, comfy accommodation, nice food and runs up to 22km long to get your legs warmed up. The location on the Swiss Border meant that My Beyonce and Caria-Canaria skied into Switzerland from Italy one day (as you do) which sounded awesome although the 3-4 k's of t-bars coming back didn't sound so much fun (for those not in the know extended periods on t-bars and pommels=pain). Check the pics to get an idea of how epic this place looks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SCZvevKZc4I/AAAAAAAAAHs/hwZsXzZMlIQ/s1600-h/P4190041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SCZvevKZc4I/AAAAAAAAAHs/hwZsXzZMlIQ/s400/P4190041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198965393692652418" border="0" /></a>Looks like awesome snow to me<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SCZv7PKZc5I/AAAAAAAAAH0/a2wCO-6aLz8/s1600-h/P4160010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SCZv7PKZc5I/AAAAAAAAAH0/a2wCO-6aLz8/s400/P4160010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198965883318924178" border="0" /></a><br />Top of the world - a long way from Sydney<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SCZxJPKZc6I/AAAAAAAAAH8/r4bIZKnBqIE/s1600-h/P4160016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SCZxJPKZc6I/AAAAAAAAAH8/r4bIZKnBqIE/s400/P4160016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198967223348720546" border="0" /></a><br />Caria-Canaria Living large<br /><br />Anyway for other Ski oriented ramblings check my <a href="http://subtle-yet-sheep.blogspot.com/2007/08/snow-biz.html">Snow Biz</a> post from last year full of pirates, terrorists and super good Perisher.subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-28700912606184647292008-04-26T11:46:00.003+10:002008-05-11T13:45:41.233+10:00Surfing is GoodThe surf is absolutely cracking today in Sydney. I surfed a little known secret spot called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maroubra</span> with a frothing pack of other dudes. I got a couple of fun ones and also got severely drilled <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">duckdiving</span> by a number of friendly bone rattling 4 foot peaks of doom. I love surfing in Autumn and winter when the winds switch after being onshore for days, and just like flicking a switch pretty much the whole east coast of Australia from the Victorian boarder to the Sunshine coast is pumping. There is something beautiful about the cool water, the smell of salt, the crisp mornings and the thrill of clean thumping waves that makes me feel alive at a cellular level. Well time for breakfast, my <a href="http://subtle-yet-sheep.blogspot.com/2007/11/this-sheeps-getting-hitched.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">beyonce</span></a> is back from a high rolling ski trip to Europe paid for extremely generously by her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">bestie</span> Caria-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Canaria</span>.<br /><br />Eat now, then more waves, then DJ <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Markie</span> later for some Brazilian infused D & B warmth.<br /><br />Good times.subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-3325006195248206892008-04-20T11:28:00.003+10:002008-04-20T11:50:11.422+10:00Logistics Reality Checkpoint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SAqeaR3T_-I/AAAAAAAAAHU/ePaAKKkstGk/s1600-h/Reality+checkpoint+album+art.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q3l0uL7mHBQ/SAqeaR3T_-I/AAAAAAAAAHU/ePaAKKkstGk/s320/Reality+checkpoint+album+art.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191135694807105506" border="0" /></a>I have this album on heavy rotation at the moment. I recently discovered <a href="http://www.myspace.com/logistics_hospitalrecord">Logistics</a> by subscribing to Hospital records excellent podcast produced by Hospitals boss Tony Colman (aka London Elektricity who is also wicked producer and funny d'n b geezer). Anyway I decided to lash out and by this album on Beatport and it is fricken wicked. It features some nice big slabs of warm bass and wicked tight drum pattern production. To me the album is all killer with very little filler.<br /><br />If you like well produced beats check logistics myspace in the link above or subscribe to <a href="http://www.hospitalrecords.com/podcast/">hospitals podcast</a> as it's generally more hit than miss and Tony digs shapeshifter which means he's OK in my books ;)subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-17832069432151467982008-04-20T11:02:00.004+10:002008-04-20T11:28:22.071+10:00Salmonella Bud DogsMy Mates <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thesnifferdogs">The Sniffer Dogs</a> supported<a href="http://www.salmonelladub.com/"> Salmonella Dub</a> last night at the Metro. It was a wicked Gig and and it was very cool to see the dogs playing a big venue. The dogs killed it and had the crowd moving and hopefully introduced some more people to their comedy/dub/reggae/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">riddim</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bizness</span>. <a href="http://www.budspells.com/">Bud Spells</a> also supported and I liked some of their tunes although a couple of numbers veered towards being a dub <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">steppy</span> paranoid racket which is cool I guess (if you're into that kind of thing). They did rinse out a drum and bass number which I loved.<br /><br />Salmonella Dub played a pretty laid back set that verged on kind of ambient dub. I didn't realise but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tiki</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Taane</span> left the group a year ago which changed the dynamic in a live environment. They had a dude playing a sampler who I heard later was Paddy Free who is one half of electronic kiwi producers <a href="http://www.pitchblack.co.nz/">pitch black</a> . It sounds like he has influenced Salmonella Dubs sound as it has taken an ambient, repetitive almost trance like quality. I really liked the visuals these guys had during the show as it highlighted some of the finer points of New <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Zealands</span> amazing landscape and nature. At one point I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">wondered</span> if the visuals had been commissioned by Tourism NZ.<br /><br />Anyway all in all it was a good gig with more than one mad kiwi dub fan moving to the beat...subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-45885095849467740892008-04-16T21:20:00.004+10:002008-04-20T12:39:53.177+10:00Click ads grow trees with EcochoSome smart people I work with have just launched a search engine called <a href="http://www.ecocho.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ecocho</span></a> which is basically an "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">eco</span>" search engine. How it works is that for every 1000 searches on Yahoo (via <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ecocho</span>) and every 2000 searches on Google (again via <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ecocho</span>) up to 2 trees will be planted via a carbon offsetting partner. A few people at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">TechCrunch</span> have been bagging it out but from what I've seen all <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">offsetting</span>/tree planting is audited by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">KPMG</span> so the process is legit. In a nut shell if you search via <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ecocho</span> you get the same results as Google & Yahoo but you can be confident that you are contributing to carbon offsetting which is admittedly not as good as carbon reduction but its a step in the right direction. Anyway check it out its as valid a place to search as any of the other engines.<br /><br />Latersubtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-60966814151261390392008-04-12T07:33:00.002+10:002008-04-12T07:39:18.829+10:00Blogger gimcrackeryYes if you are reading this occasionally you may notice that my post about Portugal <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">disappeared</span>. I am having problems with Blogger and It looks like (semi skilled) hacks I made to the code of a surfing mag photo gallery <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">farked</span> the pagination of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">everything</span> else. I guess I just gave some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">splogs</span> free content. Anyway back to my hangover and tinkering. Will. Post. Soon.subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-9713807698793682772008-03-16T17:36:00.004+11:002008-03-16T17:57:58.160+11:00The Four Hour work weekI have just started reading Timothy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ferris's</span> book <a href="http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/">the 4 Hour work week</a> and It is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fricken</span> amazing. The guy basically has a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Spartans</span> dedication to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">de-cluttering</span> his life and tweaking and modifying all his life admin so that he spends a tiny amount of quality time on his work/business projects whilst yielding the maximum results. I am only part of the way through the book but I am already a rabid proponent of his school of thought. His blog is awesome as well with tips on everything from <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">auto responders</span>, <a href="http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/28/beating-the-morning-rush-the-3-minute-slow-carb-breakfast/">streamlining his breakfast processes</a> to <a href="http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/">optimising his workout and diet</a> to deliver the highest possible yields. I'm probably in the first flushes of a man crush, but I think Tim is a definite thought leader in terms of lifestyle optimisation and anyone who advocates chasing down life experiences that make you feel alive on a molecular level throughout life as opposed to waiting for retirement is freaking awesome in my books. I will keep you posted on all gains made to my lifestyle by following Tim's tips - Who knows I may outsource the gathering and construction of content of this blog to a verbose, surfing mad, virtual assistant who appreciates a nice bass line and drum pattern ;)<br /><br />This post has been partially created by<a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=71495956"> DJ <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Patife</span></a> whose <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">myspace</span> page I have been checking out listening to which has some very nice smooth <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Brazilian</span> beats.<br /><br />Well I'm going for swim. Check ya later.subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-28564540505060918132008-03-09T16:39:00.005+11:002008-03-09T16:56:49.702+11:00Faster than the speed of rumoursThis post finds moi merrily typing from the comfort of my own couch sans wires on my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lappie</span> due to some amateur tech network <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">jiggery</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pokery</span> yesterday. As previously mentioned me and my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">beyonce</span> had broadband connected to our unit so we now have super fast web access. I decided to further enhance the experience by adding a wireless router for a bit of mini wireless LAN action - (oh listen to the wannabe tech geek pepper his sentences with network jargon that he barely grasps.)<br /><br />It was a challenging process complete with frustration (swearing), intermittent connections and<br />fairly poor networking on my behalf. Finally after an hour and a half I got the thing to work and have been savouring wireless <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">internet</span> faster than the speed of rumours.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Well this post is going nowhere fast I shall retreat to <a href="http://popurls.com/">other</a> <a href="http://pencilsatdawn.wordpress.com/">sites</a> to calm my short attention span and <a href="http://seemikedraw.wordpress.com/">desire for new content</a><br /></div>.subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-24066715897683306782008-03-07T13:13:00.002+11:002008-03-07T13:27:35.676+11:00The dreaded weedOne of my (work)mates Ski-mon (<a href="http://subtle-yet-sheep.blogspot.com/2007/08/snow-biz.html">mentioned here</a>) is embarking on a journey to try and quit smoking ciggies. He has tried all manner of techniques ranging from shock therapy through to Tantric crosswords and is now trying some kind of super high tech pharmaceutical concoction that cures you of smoking but turns you into a werewolf (or something like that). <br /><br />Anyway Ski-mon is documenting his pursuit to give up the dreaded weed on his <a href="http://mychampix.blogspot.com/">champix blog</a> so I thought I would throw a link his way.<br /><br />I personally* hate cigarettes and wish they had never invented as they are the equivalent of a handbrake to your health and finances. Having said that I used to smoke and can appreciate how hard it is to give up.<br /><br />I hope Ski-mon is successful and I also hope the pills don't make him start listening to my chemical romance and painting his finger nails black.<br /><br />*Additional Massive hypocritical factoid: I have been known to very occasionally puff on a cigarette after an ale or ten and then excoriate myself with self loathing the next day.subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-91154264891466178202008-02-21T18:00:00.007+11:002008-02-22T14:00:04.913+11:008 things to do when you’re not surfing or bloggingIts been a while between posts due to a variety of factors including laziness, no net access at home, technology influenced <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ADHD</span> and general life admin. What have I been doing? Well here is a random semi-concise list of diversionary activities that have kept me away from creating content that <a href="http://subtle-yet-sheep.blogspot.com/2007/07/conceptual-randomisation.html">ranks for obscure terms</a>:<br /><br /><ol><li>Submitting this <a href="http://subtle-yet-sheep.blogspot.com/">blog</a> to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">RSS</span> directories (don't ask why as I'll bore you with semi geek <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">SEO</span> techno <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">jiggery</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pokery</span> speak)</li><li>Reading: I just devoured "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" by <a href="http://www.mohsinhamid.com/myreluctantfundamentalist.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Moshin</span> Hamid</a> . I really liked it as it painted a salient picture of how a pro western (thinking) Muslim could become disenfranchised with the state of the west and the U.S. after their "war on terror" post 9/11.</li><li>Listening to a heap of drum n bass music via <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">myspace</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">podcasts</span> my favourites are the <a href="http://www.hospitalrecords.com/podcast/">Hospital records podcast</a>, and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">myspace pages</span> for <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/humanelements"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Makoto</span></a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/brookesbrothers">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Brookes</span> Brothers</a>, and <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=112546624">Logistics</a></li><li>Reading way too many surf mags I think I'm a closet masochist as this is like spiritual salt and lime for the wounds. For what it's worth I rate <a href="http://stabmag.com/">Stab</a> as it generally makes me piss myself laughing a higher percentage of the time than other mags.<br /></li><li>Dreaming of <a href="http://subtle-yet-sheep.blogspot.com/2007/11/ten-things-i-learnt-about-mentawais.html">the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Mentawais</span></a> and other spots around the world (France, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">EnZed</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Tamarama</span>,) that all probably have exceptional surf as I type.<br /></li><li>Organising broadband for home - as I just think this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">internet</span> thing might take off and I'm sick of trying to suck ocean sized pieces of data through my straw size <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">unwired</span> connection.<br /></li><li>Working heaps and generally enjoying it ;) as it helps pay the mortgage and keeps me off of the streets and is a perfect diversion from self absorbed whinging about the fact that the surf in Australia has been non-stop for the past three months.<br /></li><li>Eating well, I went (read got taken to dinner) to <a href="http://www.idrb.com/icebergs/index2.htm" rel="nofollow"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Poshbergs</span></a> with my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Beyonce</span> by a very good friend of ours Caria-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Canaria</span> and her new man. It was easily the best meal I have had in a long time. If you live in Sydney and feel like throwing a ridiculous large amount of coin down on dinner I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">recommend</span> it, and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">waygu</span> tastes like a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">steaky</span> choir of angels singing a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">hym</span> to lazy happy cattle in your mouth. Very good indeed.</li></ol>Anyway <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Laters</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">peepz</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">RSS</span> sniffing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">botz</span>...<br /><br />P.S. You like satire and aren't too heavily Christian fundamentalist then check out <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.venganza.org/">This</a> (nice retort to the intelligent design quackery being pushed worldwide)subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-70092546770117922312008-02-07T20:45:00.000+11:002008-02-09T16:43:55.945+11:00The Sniffer Dogs<span style="font-size:100%;">As previously noted in my post about <a href="http://subtle-yet-sheep.blogspot.com/2007/08/best-dub-reggae-band-youve-never-heard.html">The Sniffer Dogs</a>, they are one of the best dub reggae bands you have (probably) never heard of who create some wicked dub/reggae/ska tunes. Anyway they're playing in Sydney on Saturday night to launch their new CD . If you are an actual human reader (as opposed to a search engine robot sniffing my RSS feed) and you are located anywhere near Sydney and like music and beer I would recommend getting along to check them out. If you want to have a little listen to what they sound like just <a href="http://www.thesnifferdogs.com/">check the dogs myspace</a>. I particularly dig the tune "Singing on the dance floor" - there is something about a melodica played into a delay that feels like an updated homage to studio one and trojan records. Well its late(ish) and I'm going to chillax with a glass of red whilst grazing the interesting content desert that Australian terrestrial television has become - hello repeats world, thank you writers strike.<br /></span>subtle yet sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429000702642201279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142570490246176065.post-19035136102037484242008-02-07T13:37:00.000+11:002008-02-07T13:46:12.919+11:00Stolen (syndicated) surfing picsI love the photos in this gallery from Bill Morris of Tama as its virtually my newish local and when its on like that it is so much fun. I also figured it was time to grab some content from Surfing mag as I have used a bit of <a href="http://subtle-yet-sheep.blogspot.com/2007/12/wintry-norwegian-waves.html">content from Surfer</a> lately. 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