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Tuesday, 23 December 2008

  • Twas two nights before Christmas...

    And all through the house,
    Not a creature was stirring,
    Except my nephew who is teething.

    Okay, so that didn't work. I wasn't overly expecting it to, but thats what you get after a weekend away in Pauanui in which you get even less sleep then normal, and then have days full of shopping. The tiredness has set in, and in quite an impressive way.

    In other news, I am currently working on a little version of my New Years resolutions. Im a bit over resolving to do something in the new year, I am much more keen to just put together a little wish list of things I want to achieve next year. Some of them will happen, some may not, some may start only to be put aside. I will post this sometime closer to the 31st, along with some explanation to why I want them. I actually would like to encourage some of you to do this too. It would be interesting to see what you are hoping for in the New Year.

    As I mentioned above, I spent the past weekend in Pauanui. I adore the place more and more every time I head over there. I had a few new experiences this time, including having the best cup of tea ever with a new friend, and his friend who has a place on the airfield, and owns a very flash microlight plane. Oh, and on one of the evenings I was sitting at the back of the bach (the Rogers place) playing a guitar and singing away, which is normal enough. The not so normal part is that when I finished the song, I looked up and noticed that there was a guy sitting parked up with his bike and skateboard on the other side of the gap in the fence watching me. I think after a moment or two he realised that I wasn't about to start up again, and he rode off. All in all, it was a smidge weird.

    Anywho, I hope that I see a few wish lists posted on here in the near future. I think its a good part of life that we can have dreams and wishes.
    I wish for all of you all the best of the Christmas season!

Sunday, 23 November 2008

  • Well, something along those lines...

    You know that quote. The one that goes something like "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". At least, in the back of my mind, that's how it goes... It's from the beginning of A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens. I think. My comp is playing up a bit this evening, so I can't look up wikipedia on another tab to check if I am right or not.

    But anyway, today was great... brilliant... super duper. Church tonight was brilliant. It made it so much easier to be honest afterwards about some things after hearing tonights sermon. The bit that stuck out to me was in Matthew 26:41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak." That seems to pretty much sum me up. But Jesus loves me anyway. Score!

    And then I come home and I am checking out my Facebook, and go to write a lovely message to someone I haven't talked to in ages, thinking that maybe we could catch up and hang out sometime. In fact, when I left working at the gym, she was the only person from there who sent me a text to see if I was doing okay. But then I discover that we are no longer friends on Facebook. Odd huh? So I leave a slightly shorter message (I want her to know that I am still thinking about her) and carry on my way feeling a bit more down. It's weird, ya know. She was one of the people I was closest too at the gym. We opened up to each other a lot, and were really open and honest. I thought that we were actually friends, but I am now thinking otherwise.

    So, do you think that the whole "best of times, worst of times" thing is a pretty accurate quote to go with today?



Monday, 03 November 2008

  • Things I am thankful for today.

    • Supplement Water drinks. Especially the Focus one and the Protect one. Don't go near the Energize one. It is a terrible thing to do to the wonderful flavour that is lime.
    • Getting eight hours sleep, or there abouts.
    • Rock Band. Yes, the game Rock Band. It is so much fun! And far too addictive. I played using the drums last night in a "band" made up of myself and my sister's partner (who is the one who bought the game). We are now just killing time till Lucas has an afternoon nap and we can get it all out again.
    Yes. It's a short, but comprehensive list. And all of these things, plus the act of writing this message, has been an effective way of procrastinating from writing my NaNoWriMo story. You think you leave procrastinating behind when you leave uni. But no.

Saturday, 11 October 2008

  • Warning.

    This may seem like a slightly somber post. I don't really mean it to be, but it certainly carries that type of vibe... and I haven't even started to properly type it.

    It's not that I am even in a somber mood. I am just very tired. More tired then I have been in a long time. It's come about as a bit of a side effect of some blood tests I had yesterday. Four needles in each arm over the space of two hours does that to you.

    It also made me have a whole bunch of weird dreams last night that I only semi remember. That won't stop me using the parts I do remember in my writing mission next month. I can't wait for NaNoWriMo to start!

    So, just a few warnings today that I feel are vital things to know in life:
    • Have a doctor you can trust, especially when they recommend weird blood tests.
    • Don't negotiate with almost-ten-year-olds. They are so bad at it that you end up feeling bad for them and give them more then the negotiated price.
    • Passion-fruit Gelato and tiredness are not a good combination. Pistachio might have been okay, but you never know.
    • Photocopiers and mess are the root of most evil. Not all... but most
    My weekend looks like it is going to consist of hanging out at a kids computer LAN party for Bassy's birthday, decorating cupcakes, dance practice, going to a Mermaids concert at the Te Kauwhata Tavern, playing at least one game of Monopoly (The Here and Now World Edition), and a family dinner for Bassy's birthday. Yes, it's all go in Huntly this weekend.

    Now all I need to do is not be so tired.

Friday, 03 October 2008

  • Today's wishlist.

    Today is going well. I'm at work for maybe five hours, and things are very quiet. Nothing wrong with that though... it will mean I can go have lunch with some of the whanau when they make it over to town. But, there are a few things that I can't help thinking would make the day even better.
    • One of those cool drink bottles from the Kathmandu shop. Y'know that ones that don't break, and never make your water taste like plastic. I could drink water with wedges of lemon in it all day from one of those.
    • A plan for my upcoming NaNoWriMo efforts. I know, less then a month till starting and on a scale from "no idea" to "all ready", I am still on the side of clueless.
    • A can of red spray paint. Weird, I know, but I have never felt more inclined towards vandalism then when I saw the Hamilton East's Labour party signs go up. Personally, I have nothing against their candidate. But with the name "Moroney", I can't wait till the taggers stop getting rid of the "r" and start getting rid of the "ey".
    • A can of sugar-free V. Oh wait, I have 10 sitting in the fridge right next to me.
    Life seems better already.