The Adlington Post

Hard physical work builds and sustains our society. Last week the contractors resurfaced the roundabout in Browns Bay. I was fascinated by the dance of the machines. Watch a professional road crew at work:

Last December I was invited to help present a workshop on the power of art to effect social change at "Artshift" a sub-activity of the international Youth Climate Change Summit (known as Power Shift : New Zealand- Pacific where well-over 600 young people signed up ) at Auckland University.  “The Power Shift NZ-Pacific 2012 Youth Climate Summit will create a powerful movement that will push New Zealand to raise its ambition in tackling climate change, and challenge our leaders to make meaningful change to climate policy.”  (From PowerShift.org.nz )   watch the video of the workshop HERE

The New World supermarket here in Brown's Bay is now selling 1/2 pig's heads for $3. Roasted (unbasted) for an hour and a half @ 180C makes for delicious crackling! I have been looking at some brawn recipies which use boiled pig's heads - coming up folks.  See my youtube video on how to make this roast: .....and my food blog for further cooking adventures: http://sexybachelor.blogspot.co.nz/

Last November I visited the Waitakere Refuse and recycling Transfer Station to see what happens with the stuff from our recycling bins. I went with my chum Alan, and Marissa Oakley Browne showed us around. Marissa is the Waste Minimisation Educator- Solid Waste Business Unit (Infrastructure & Environmental Services) at Auckland Council, in Mt Albert. Many thanks Marissa.

Another three minutes of fame!! The skilled folks from Whitebait TV made a short doco on my dumpster diving and upcycling activities which screened on June 8 2012. Watch by clicking on the image:

Check out my latest video - a packet of noodle soup combined with fresh seaweed from the beach & herbs & spices to make a delicious & nutritious meal.... For more on food see www.pavlovasdog.webs.com For my cooking videos see www.youtube.com/martinadlington

My new "Sexy Bachelor Cooking Show & Survival Guide" is on the web....activites, updates will be posted to the blog: www.sexybachelor.blogspot.com as well as the new website: www.sexybachelor.webs.com - where there will soon be recipies as well Videos of the show will be on my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/martinadlington The first two programmes are uploaded & can be found on the links below: "How to Cut up a Chicken" "Home-made Beer - the Micro-brewery"

I have just posted my latest video in the "Men Behaving Badly" series - another totally politically-incorrect dating guide with lots of sex'n' rock'n'roll.....

Catch my latest Altered Barbie video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upJ_tq9ud30

It turns out that Barbie is just a pawn in the machinations of the evil military-industrial complex! This is the latest of my on-going series of altered Barbies - see more at www.martinadlington.webs.com See my Altered Barbie videos on my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/martinadlington

I have just finished my first animated video: watch Barbie do her thing - for a good cause

Follow this link to see the feature on my recycled art on TV1 Breakfast earlier in May: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWRcfeLfeNg