Monthly Archives: May 2010

Old DSG paddles came off.

New S2T paddle shifters went on.

Old exhaust came off.

New exhaust went on.

Neuspeed turbo discharge kit installed.

New Forge Twintake also got installed.

Criss-cross in the bedroom.

Bedroom before and after.

Wardrobe before and after.

Suga’s office before and after.

Budget ran out so we bought this Ikea light to replace my crazy shade (which I sill love btw).

Today we finally got around to getting our George Nelson Bubble Lamps installed. I’ve been living in this house for over 5 years and I’ve always planned to get rid of the horrible lights but there’s stuff all out there that I like.

I’ve always had a soft spot for George Nelson’s Bubble Lamps. The Bubble Lamp was first designed in 1947 and a US company has reissued the Nelson Bubble Lamps to the original specifications, using the original tooling. They’re super expensive so I’ve never really entertained the idea of getting some. I’ve often thought I’d buy replicas but his legal team must be super tight as no-one has dared to come close to his designs.

A few months ago Suga and I finally bit the bullet and bought some on the one day which Spence & Lyda have a store-wide sale.

We freaked out today when our electrician was installing the first one with filthy black hands. We kindly asked the guy to leave the protective plastic on the lights whilst installing, even then he did a pretty rough job and made a mess of the place but hey, that was to be expected.

They look awesome, we’re super happy with how they sit (took us a few goes to get the height right).

Back on the bike! I’ve had a couple of outings to centennial park with Christina lately and whilst I wasn’t feeling up for Loftus just yet I managed to somehow not come up with an excuse to pull out and at 10AM I was at Loftus car park with Maisey, who’s MCC‘s new mechanic.

I pretty much died half way through but still managed to do the whole BMU loop and some more. I cleared all the technical sections with ease so I’ve still got it but I just lack pace. Maisey was on a 29’er single speed and he was faster than me going up and down. Top guy though, will try to keep these Monday rides up from now on!

Mothers Day was at Longrain (AGAIN?!). That makes it the 4th time I’ve eaten here this year. Perhaps 3 times too many but hey, the food was great, better than usual actually and this wine was so nice. Try it, you like it.

Dogs, heaps of them, all left alone at Bondi Westfields carpark. I can only assume they were minding these dogs but I’d be furious if I knew my dog minder was leaving my dog in the back of a ute at the shopping mall.

Organic Nachos on Crown St. Surry Hills.

Caught up with an old friend (and ex-flatmate) Liz today. We had heaps to catch up on, both of us are very much in the same place at the moment with work and getting what we want out of work/life.

Liz founded Embody many years ago and has only just gotten back on the horse with it (like I have with INfront). After lunch (check above, yup it was good) I dropped in to her place and met her guy Daniel who runs Scientifik his own skateboard company. We had heaps in common (I used to skate, he still does!) so hit it off straight away.

Be sure to check out their sites, real people doing their own thing, got to love that!

Embody: http://embodyspa.com.au
Scientifik: http://www.scientifikskateboards.com.au

Despite the freezing cold a fair few VWGolf.net.au members came out for Pizza night which is held on the 1st Wednesday of every month in Pyrmont. Great people, great conversations. Our little community is solidifying, found it’s roots and we can only grow from here.

More pics HERE.

I’ve just uploaded a feature on Matt’s MX5 over at JDMST. Matt’s a guy I’ve known for more than a few years through the car scene. His car diary on JDMST is a true inspiration to me. Unlike myself, he’s not the kind of guy who obsesses over modifications or the perfect ride height or wheel offset, instead he’s just genuinely into driving and finding epic b-roads I’ve never seen or heard of before.

You can view his feature HERE

Now in stock in the JDMST SHOP.