Today marks an important day. I’m finally getting an iPhone Just over 4 hours ago I sold my 32GB 1st Gen iPod Touch. When it was purchased on March 14, 2008, I paid $759. 492 days later I sold it for $431 on TradeMe The difference for the 492 days use? Only $328. That’s only… Continue reading Goodbye iPod Touch, Hello iPhone 3GS
Category: General Rantings
Just everyday stuff, more than a load of old cods wallop though…
Baby 2.0
This time tomorrow, we’ll have another child. Kim is going into hospital tomorrow morning for an elective cesarean (c-section) operation in the afternoon. I’m not sure who’s more nervous, last time I nearly passed out. But with the help of our Midwife Midhusband Graham, I’m hoping to stand up and watch the baby being removed… Continue reading Baby 2.0
$1,300 dollar reason to be on Twitter
If there was any time to embrace technology and social networking, medic now is that time. I logged into Twitter at work today at the start of my lunch break (of course), discount and checked my saved search for Rotorua. I quickly discovered some new promotion Vodafone was doing around the country, apoplectic Find the… Continue reading $1,300 dollar reason to be on Twitter
Eilidh Sutherland Hodge 
My brother Croydon and his wife Fiona gave birth to their first baby girl last night in Nelson Hospital. We got a txt from Croydon yesterday afternoon saying that Fiona’s water had broke the day before and that they were heading to Nelson to get induced at 4:30pm.
WordPress for iPhone finally working
Checking the WordPress for iPhone app on my iPod Touch tonight I was happily surprised to finally see it working. There was some XML error message I used to get while trying to connect to my WordPress blogs. So this is officially my first blog post on adrianhodge.com from my iPod Touch On my lounge… Continue reading WordPress for iPhone finally working
First attempt at HDR photography
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. Tonight while I was cooking dinner, I noticed a pretty dramatic looking sky. So I whipped out the tripod and my Canon EOS 450D, stepped outside our house onto our shared driveway, set the Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB) to -+2. Setting AEB enables it to quickly take three shots… Continue reading First attempt at HDR photography
First glimpse at new addition
We’d like to share with you all some great news! KIM IS PREGNANT!!! That’s right, number two is on the way and we couldn’t be any happier. I must admit it was some fine work on my behalf. It was a game of two halves, full of ups and downs and full credit to the… Continue reading First glimpse at new addition
Merry Christmas from the Hodges
The boys and girls over at JibJab have been busy improving on last years Elf Yourself. Last year it was a funny way of sending Christmas wishes to friends and family by uploading your face and cropping it to fit, then the application puts your face on a elf, dancing away to a Christmas song.… Continue reading Merry Christmas from the Hodges
Hamilton Zoo
This morning we went for a drive over to Hamilton Zoo to show Joshua the animals, as he just loves the Lion Man and the Zoo on TV2. The 55-200mm lens came in really handy to get the great closeup shots you’ll see when you view the photos. You can quickly flick through all 26… Continue reading Hamilton Zoo
Melbourne Cup at Agroventures, Rotorua
There’s plenty of fun to be had at Agroventures in Rotorua. With five different adventure activities all on the one property, you’d be hard pressed to find a better place to enjoy Rotorua if you enjoy a little adrenaline pumping action. Our office staff at Destination Rotorua Tourism Marketing were invited out to Agroventures this… Continue reading Melbourne Cup at Agroventures, Rotorua