Twitter brings down Surf the Dream

Due to my new iphone and ready access to both the internet and tweetie I'm finding that this blog is getting neglected.

There are still things happening, I promise! Although settling back into work life in London has slowed the travel stories down quite a bit, but has also ensured that everything continues to remain busy.

Here's my latest random 60 twitter posts....... such a nerd.

1. Ugly car, bad call @laura-loi http://twitpic.com/a56uaabout 13 hours ago from Tweetie
2. Cricket has too many numbers, and they go too high...... #girlcricketquotesabout 15 hours ago from Tweetie
3. can't bowl there hauritz. Ball doesn't spin so well as a full toss.about 20 hours ago from Tweetie
4. Take me back to Mexico. http://twitpic.com/a101w8:45 PM Jul 11th from Tweetie
5. It's got to be down hill from here http://twitpic.com/a0foc6:59 PM Jul 11th from Tweetie
6. Purple rain as Ed and tara cook up a storm http://twitpic.com/a05mi5:20 PM Jul 11th from Tweetie
7. Survival time for England3:15 PM Jul 11th from Tweetie
8. oh yeah baby, pull those curtains back @sntfrancis10:42 AM Jul 11th from Twitterrific
9. It's going to get all kinds of messy! http://twitpic.com/9wybx8:24 PM Jul 10th from Tweetie
10. 300 up for Australia. Come on boys (but katich just got out, 122) Another century for pup?11:58 AM Jul 10th from Twitterrific
11. @totallyrich oh yeah? which ever one you had available would be cool to try out.11:49 AM Jul 10th from Twitterrific in reply to totallyrich
12. @cat_m i feel you're trying to say something, perhaps remind yourself about something, but I just can't put my finger on it.8:48 AM Jul 10th from Twitterrific in reply to cat_m
13. @triplejdools 422-811:58 AM Jul 9th from Twitterrific in reply to triplejdools
14. @intranation Try and explain cricket using ONLY baseball analogies.11:50 AM Jul 9th from Twitterrific in reply to intranation
15. @totallyrich lens lens lens lens lens lens lens lens lens. Can I borrow the 50mm fixed lens?7:24 AM Jul 9th from Tweetie in reply to totallyrich
16. @sntfrancis he just got out...... could have been given a bit earlier, made 60-odd runs. need any flu drugs? am getting cough stuff now.....4:58 PM Jul 8th from Twitterrific in reply to sntfrancis
17. on ya hauritz you little beauty!!! It was true when I played, It seems it is still true today. Sh!t gets wickets.4:57 PM Jul 8th from Twitterrific
18. peterson you lucky south african son of a b1tch.4:26 PM Jul 8th from Twitterrific
19. Pretty happy with 97-3 at lunch.1:09 PM Jul 8th from Tweetie
20. And so the Summer of cricket begins #ashes0910:39 AM Jul 8th from Tweetie
21. Alright so it's hailing in Stockwell, hello summer5:46 PM Jul 7th from Tweetie
22. @teppie i love canon, cheap but amazing qual canon hv30, expensive GREAT camera, Canon XH G1... probably a bit too much. what's the purpose?10:26 AM Jul 7th from Twitterrific in reply to teppie
23. @teppie do you need a video camera for work or personal use?10:13 AM Jul 7th from Twitterrific in reply to teppie
24. 3.7 gb of my rock werchter photos decided to go missing, 4gb SD card, macbook, ixus 70, tips for recovery? still only 31mb free space. help?10:38 PM Jul 6th from Twitterrific
25. Back in London after rockwerchter, jumble beginnings of a flu coming on.7:46 PM Jul 6th from Tweetie
26. Temperature at the camping grounds, about 31. Temp inside the tent about 45.8:01 AM Jul 5th from mobile web
27. Not entirely ready forthis festival, oh well what could possibly go wrong?8:41 AM Jul 2nd from Tweetie
28. Am so tired, but on a bus bound for hapiness!12:32 AM Jul 2nd from Tweetie
29. @sntfrancis about 22 days or something, but paul flys back tomorrow ;(2:31 PM Jul 1st from Twitterrific in reply to sntfrancis
30. @teppie Sky News: UK queen approves new bravery medal called "Elizabeth Cross" to recognize forces killed in action or result of terrorism2:19 PM Jul 1st from Twitterrific
31. @sntfrancis oh there's some shops in moorgate, will go down for a look just before 12 and let you know if I can't find anything.11:08 AM Jul 1st from Twitterrific in reply to sntfrancis
32. @sntfrancis totally not prepared for tomorrow. EEEK!!!! Where do I get gumboots from? #festivalfail11:02 AM Jul 1st from Twitterrific in reply to sntfrancis
33. @teppie @alcattell yeah cattell, way to break someone's hopes and dreams. you used to be cool..9:48 AM Jul 1st from Twitterrific in reply to teppie
34. @teppie I think it's called the phone book. might be wrong though. apparently I've been pre-approved for a Degree AND £10,000 credit card.9:15 AM Jul 1st from Twitterrific in reply to teppie
35. #ryanair #worstcompanyintheworldever (via @abovetheclouds_ ) ditto9:10 AM Jul 1st from Twitterrific
36. Peter Andre is cooler now then he was when he was making music.6:41 PM Jun 30th from Tweetie
37. Rackspace FTW! http://tr.im/qk2Y4:25 PM Jun 30th from Twitterrific
38. @sntfrancis i loves ya. do we need gumboots? rephrase. do i need gumboots?2:54 PM Jun 30th from Twitterrific in reply to sntfrancis
39. nice balmy day in London. Feels like I'm back home in Darwin.9:11 AM Jun 30th from Twitterrific
40. @totallyrich just say i wanted to borrow a canon lens, when would be the best time to remind you to grab it?8:59 AM Jun 30th from Twitterrific in reply to totallyrich
41. POW POW POW POW5:05 PM Jun 29th from Twitterrific
42. watch out low flying ducks, i'm feeling peckish.12:52 PM Jun 29th from Twitterrific
43. @teppie what, an article on the wabbey and you're not quoted?12:46 PM Jun 29th from Twitterrific in reply to teppie
44. Just been trying this out, an accessibility tool for checking the colours on your site. http://www.checkmycolours.com/ (via @meeratank)12:10 PM Jun 29th from Twitterrific
45. @eadmundo Swine Flu. Common Symptoms are nausea, vomiting and stomach ache. swap feeling bad with the flu to feeling bad with the treatment.11:33 AM Jun 29th from Twitterrific in reply to eadmundo
46. @eadmundo fingers crossed i'm still recovering from saturday and not starting to get the flu. Brussels @ the end of the week! Rock Wertcher!10:07 AM Jun 29th from Twitterrific in reply to eadmundo
47. not sure if this is a flu feeling or I just take longer to recover from hangovers.9:33 AM Jun 29th from Twitterrific
48. Sickest man alive3:59 PM Jun 28th from Tweetie
49. It's about to piss down http://twitpic.com/8kvc15:54 PM Jun 27th from Tweetie
50. It's business time..... http://twitpic.com/8kcam2:41 PM Jun 27th from Tweetie
51. Borough Market oysters, booyah! http://twitpic.com/8ka792:09 PM Jun 27th from Tweetie
52. @fishmitten i'm in a glass case of emotion12:17 PM Jun 27th from Twitterrific in reply to fishmitten
53. check out @sntfrancis here http://bit.ly/DMv2P10:45 AM Jun 27th from Twitterrific
54. @brandempire site link? sounds impressive.10:25 AM Jun 27th from Twitterrific in reply to brandempire
55. @teaandcheese sent that lens and attachment off yesteday, should be there soon!10:25 AM Jun 27th from Twitterrific in reply to teaandcheese
56. She Rides! played for and got, intended, pool god, king of cues, prince of the planet potters!8:08 AM Jun 27th from Twitterrific
57. im not going to mish. relax, i am not pished8:07 AM Jun 27th from Twitterrific
58. why did i never pay attention in biology class, why did i always turn to page 37 and start drawing little beards and mustaches on the sperms8:00 AM Jun 27th from Twitterrific
59. Awesome, who doesn't love a 3.30am wake up by an intoxicated flatmate.3:38 AM Jun 27th from Tweetie
60. What's the go with the helicopter I'm Stockwell? Shooting at the school dance?11:41 PM Jun 26th from Tweetie

London South Bank Skateboardering

Today I went down to the South Bank with a mate of mine to take a few shots of him skateboarding.

There were some pretty awesome skaters there, not to mention the guys that were there on the bikes.

I ended up with 200+ shots which I'm slowly going through to edit.

Here's a brief preview of my mate, plus another guy (green shirt) who was pretty damn awesome!

Chocolate Al

My good friend Al Cattell, otherwise known as "Chocolate Al" is celebrating his Birthday today.

To help chocolate Al celebrate I've hired a wicked camper van and we're heading down to Corwall for a weekend of sun and surf..... well at least the surf anyway.

Take a guess at

1. How old is Chocolate Al this year? (hint, look at the picture)
2. How did Al get the name "Chocolate"?

Prizes for the best answer..... (yes, the prize is chocolate. Is it chocolate al? You'll have to wait to find out)

New Camera - Canon 50D

The latest addition to the Surf the Dream family is the new Canon 50D.

I've done a quick write up on my other SurftheDream site, New Canon 50D.

For now though I thought I'd show you a couple of snaps that I took around the garden at Paulie G's house.

First off we have me, with the camera, in the mirror using the monochrome setting.


Now to the garden.

I spotted a little catapiller chowing down on some leafy goodness. Using the macro setting I zoomed in a little, manual focused the little bugger (with AF the brown leaves in front were in focus)


And this is the same photo after a bit of zooming and cropping in Photoshop CS4.


This is all done with the pictures taken as super fine large JPG's. Next stage will be to use the RAW files and see if I can get a little bit more out of the picture...... maybe the amoeba on the flea that's chewing on the caterpillar who's sucking some leafy goodness.

Visa Application Submissions

Biometrics taken, Visa application submited.

It's been a long process beginning back in November of 2007 when I first start at Squiz UK.

I worked there until June before taking a three month Europe road trip and then heading back to Darwin for another three months.

Next I was back in London with my housies, my workmates, and reinventing long lost friendships with special persons I first met way back in Hawaii.

Now I want more time.

More time with my Northern Hemisphere folk, more chances to travel Europe, more chances to film my big wave riding friends..... and with that last point life has just given me one of those "everything is fantastic and will be alright" moments.

What is that moment?

Well, after putting in my application I decided to go for a celebratory pint at O'Mallys in the Brisbane Queen Street Mall.

In the past I've had beers at O'Mallys with Vim, Jado, Jimmy, Corsa, Rollie, Jess, a weird random time with Baylis Barnesy Jas and Trobs, and there's been many a good time and many a good memory.

Today however, I came for a pint on my own and to write about what's been happening.

As the Guinness was placed on the bar I looked over towards the big screen to see big wave surfing on ESPN. Not just any big wave surfing, it was the Billabong XXL 2008 Awards dinner... and as I sip my pint I watch Al Mennie & Duncan Scott surfing a 40ft swell at Mullagmore back in 01 December 2007, and I smile with the knowledge that the footage on the tv is the footage I was lucky enough to film back on that cold wind swept cliff ledge of Mullagmore.

Life is beautiful.

(even sweeter, the credits just rolled with a "Video Courtesy of...... Justin Avery" ... plus many more names, but hey it's still pretty cool)

ANZAC Day 2009 Dawn Service in Gallipoli - Last Post

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Babies in the office

With the impending birth of Kylie and Paul's second child, and me being 20 hours flying time away from them, I was happy to get a dose of baby action in the office yesterday.


Baby Anna is the daughter of one of my team members at work who came in for a visit yesterday afternoon. Apparently on the way to the office she was grizzly and cried a bit, but as soon as she was in the Squiz office she was all smiles.

Some might say it's the cold harsh London weather versus the warmth of the office, I think it's just the fact that Anna had spent 9 of the 10 months in the office (albeit womb based).

Thanks for the comment....

@justinavery U ARE A NATURAL BORN HAIRY FATHER.. we can have babies anyday.. ; )