by The Mighty Thor | Nov 28, 2019 | Accelerated Path to Dementia, Time Capsule Archives
Throwback post from 28 Nov 2011 I am not a Mall person. Malls make me anxious. I don’t know if it’s due to the throngs of people who meander slowly ahead of me when I’m trying to chase down my wayward children, or a sub-conscious fear that if the...
by The Mighty Thor | Apr 8, 2018 | Time Capsule Archives
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by The Mighty Thor | Jul 23, 2017 | it's life, jim, but not as we know it
On the morning of Indie’s second birthday, he was introduced to Monster Trucks. A ten-minute Monster Jam video on youtube that became the catalyst of a year long obsession. He had always been interested in wheels, or rather, the rotation of wheels. He’d...
by The Mighty Thor | Jun 24, 2016 | Gardening
An interactive dinosaur garden is a great way to get the kids actively engaging in imaginative play outside. It also provides them with a serene place to touch base with nature. So if you have the space, use it! It seems to be becoming a rare thing in Auckland...
by The Mighty Thor | Apr 25, 2016 | it's life, jim, but not as we know it
There’s inspiration to be found in the ordinary. Beauty to be found in the mundane. This is West Auckland street photography. Urban-rural style. And a shot at some exercise. If I’m lucky. At the risk of sounding like I’m losing my mind, I’m...
by The Mighty Thor | Jul 27, 2015 | free stuff, freebies for a cause
I’m launching a new thing today called Freebies For a Cause. It’s my effort to contribute towards good causes with free graphics, because I’m too financially-challenged to actually donate money. So which worthy cause is first on my freebie hit list?...
by The Mighty Thor | Jul 1, 2015 | Design Inspiration
All has been quiet on the IMD front lately, though for good reason. Although I’m sure the chirping crickets and tumbleweeds have sorely missed my ramblings. I’m currently working on a website for a local artist who has exhibited throughout New Zealand with...
by The Mighty Thor | Jun 9, 2015 | Design Inspiration
To some, the barren, bony frames of deciduous trees can be a melancholic feature of Winter. By the time we’re halfway through July, I’m inclined to agree. Grey upon grey gets depressing after a while. Grey sky. Grey trees. Grey buildings… Hey...
by The Mighty Thor | Jun 4, 2015 | Design Inspiration
If you spend three seconds looking at my portfolio, you’ll notice the majority of my graphic design work has, thus far, erred on the side of cute and whimsical. I enjoy creating these graphics – not because “cute” is my personal style,...
by The Mighty Thor | May 31, 2015 | Design Inspiration, it's life, jim, but not as we know it
As well as a great opportunity to dust off the DSLR and photograph the kids chasing each other amid the last of the autumn Liquid Amber((for the record, I thought these were maple trees, but as google revealed, they’re Liquid Amber. It’s the spikey nuts...
by The Mighty Thor | May 19, 2015 | Design Inspiration, Design Projects, it's life, jim, but not as we know it
I’ve had an epiphany as to the inspiration behind my site graphics/colours: My immediate environment. The wine reds come from the walls of our computer area. The shade depending on the cast of the light (an issue I found particularly problematic while trying to...
by The Mighty Thor | May 7, 2015 | Accelerated Path to Dementia, it's life, jim, but not as we know it
I leave my desk for five minutes and come back to this? These two like to hang around my work space, offering advice while I’m testing out website layouts. I have an inkling that they’re trying to get me to take them on as paid staff....
by The Mighty Thor | Feb 7, 2013 | it's life, jim, but not as we know it, Time Capsule Archives
In the days leading up to her 5th birthday, the Lily Bug grew increasingly anxious. As much as she was excited by the hype of her birthday (and the hope of her Trash Pack Street Sweeper wish coming true) she was terrified at what she would suddenly become, on the day...
by The Mighty Thor | Dec 31, 2012 | Accelerated Path to Dementia, Time Capsule Archives
The Lily Bug: I wish I was the sun so I could shine brightly. Me: Aww you’re so cute! The Lily Bug: Then I’d turn myself up really high… So everyone can burn. *cackles manically* She said that. I kid you not. My sweet lovely loving (most of the time...
by The Mighty Thor | Oct 30, 2012 | it's life, jim, but not as we know it, Time Capsule Archives
Monday kicked off with a stomach bug that has been systematically picking off our household, one after the other, for the past three or so weeks. I’ve been nervously waiting for my turn but so far I’m okay. Of course, this now leaves me slightly uneasy...
by The Mighty Thor | Aug 12, 2012 | it's life, jim, but not as we know it, Time Capsule Archives
Dear Lily Bug, Last night, just before you fell asleep, you began to cry. I reached out to hold your hand, and asked what was wrong. You told me you didn’t want to turn five. You didn’t want to stop having Unicornie and Bolt to cuddle at night. I told you...
by The Mighty Thor | Aug 7, 2012 | it's life, jim, but not as we know it, Time Capsule Archives
We love our usual local West Auckland playground with its large reserve and native bush area, but it’s always way more fun to stumble across ones we’ve never been to before. Just the other day we tiki-toured down a few neighbourhood side-roads, and came...
by The Mighty Thor | Aug 5, 2012 | Accelerated Path to Dementia, Time Capsule Archives
The kids had a friend over today and they spent much of it busy playing and ignoring me completely (except for when I was required to mop tears or wipe mud from feet). Initially, I had this plan to spend my day “getting stuff done”, but short of having the...
by The Mighty Thor | Jun 21, 2012 | Accelerated Path to Dementia, Time Capsule Archives
There’s really only so much a four-year-old needs to know. And in our family we sometimes tend to answer questions far too readily, and without always stopping to think about the appropriateness of the originally overheard conversation that prompted them to make...
by The Mighty Thor | Dec 8, 2011 | Accelerated Path to Dementia, Time Capsule Archives
I don’t want to blog about my supermarket misadventures – I don’t want to be that tedious. But if we’re going to be honest here, I have been driven bat shit crazy and I have to get this off my chest: My last half a dozen trips to the...
