Posts by Damian Christie
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Yeah Danielle's right. Oddly, the same thing's started happening in menswear of late too. As the ultra skinny jeans came back in for guys a few years back, I started noticing with certain labels, who catered for that sort of look, I was needing an XL, where normally I'd be a medium or maybe a large (anyone who's met me knows I've hardly got a bouncer's proportions). But as Little Brother has found out, if you make clothes for young styley kids who have no money, you go out of business.
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In which Craig Ranapia finds giving up smoking is good for his health. Yours? Not so much...
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@Tom - the bow ties were a particular affront to my sensibilities, just like when nom D tried to bring back the satin-backed waistcoat a few years ago. Not on my watch, buddy. Sure I know some of the foppish dandies are running around Manhattan wearing floral bow ties and Capote glasses as we speak, but not here. Not on my watch.
@Jackie - Actually thinking about the dozen or so designers I know, you're probably picking out the notable exceptions yourself - Trelise, Margie, Liz Finlay, Denise etc, right? Karen, Kate, Cybele, Annah S, all pretty tall and slim, and I could name quite a few more besides.
Not that I'm saying all fashion models should be emaciated waifs, but unless our societal concepts of youth and beauty change somewhat, we're not going to be seeing people of Denise L'C's stature ambling down the runway anytime soon.
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Have you tried using 'sudo'?
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Those people suggesting Windows 7, I just had a look, the Beta is no longer available, well not from Microsoft at least.
Never had any major problems running Vista here myself, although I am finding it impossible to get complete administrator control, even though I osntensibly have all the privileges and I'm the computer's only user. I keep getting told "you don't have permission" to delete stuff, open stuff, move stuff...
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Oh, and yes I have some understanding of PE ratios and so forth, but part of this is a learning exercise - and what better way to learn one's mistakes than by blowing cash in the process...
Is the Stinky Pig code for drinking? I gave up for a month, last time I saw you, but it was only ever supposed to be that. Definitely back on or off the wagon again now, whichever's the one where you get to drink, I forget.
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Yeah, point 4, definitely just dabbling. It's money I can afford to lose, which is not to say it's nothing, but I'd suffer no more than hurt pride if it went down the tubes. It's not my retirement plan, that's for sure. Actually, thinking of that, I don't have a retirement plan...
And Paul - In some ways I'd rather not discuss what I bought in case someone comes along and tells me what an awful idea it was. I will tell you one I bought though, F&P Appliances, it's got a pretty solid 'buy' recommendation behind it at present, shares are valued at $2 but currently going for 42c... and it doesn't sound like the Government's going to let it fail anytime soon.
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Russell Brown and Damian Christie talk to Ray Lee, the man behind the spectacular 'Siren' installation/music/sculpture/art thing, on a MOTAT this week as the part of the festival; and David Bates, Speigelmaestro of the Speigeltent, which is currently in Aotea Square as part of the Festival.
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Damian Christie and Russell Brown talk to Clarke Gayford, who has somehow managed to get himself into the top 50 'short-list' out of 30,000+ applicants for the 'Best Job in the World' competition...
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Russell Brown and Damian Christie talk to James Milne, aka Lawrence Arabia, about his brand new album, Chant Darling.