I wanna live in London. This sub teacher we had in Tourism yesterday spent the entire lesson telling us about how he lived in London for two years on a working visa and traveled around Europe. He went to Oktoberfest and the Maldives and he lived in a flat with 8 other people. Once I finish uni I want to do that. I want to go to London and find work and see lots of cool shit. Apparently (I don't actually want to do this) you get 200 pounds a day for teaching at some of the schools over there, because they're so out of control and rough and dangerous.
So today was good. There were some things it could have done without, like the rain, but other than that I actually felt like going to school was worthwhile. I had heaps of cool conversations with people in class, and History was awesome because only 4 people were there and there was all this discussion going on. I didn't have Tourism, and I handed in my 3rd completed booklet for Classics. Geo was cruisy, and English was good too because I finally decided on a topic for my column: Subliminal Advertising. I found some awesome stuff on the web about it.
And then, to top off all the goodness, I didn't have to catch the bus home. I thank raptor Jesus for this.
Last night I couldn't sleep, so I turned on C4 and had a little watch of What's The Theme? The theme was "Remember This?" . It had some awesome songs, like Teenage Dirtbag by Weezer, and Closing Time by Semisonic, and Sex and Candy by Macy Playground. They also played Drops of Jupiter (Train) and I realized that I've pretty much grown up with that song. It's still one of my favourites. I just feel like it's always been there in my life, and whenever I listen to it I feel all nostalgic and I think of Auckland and our old red Mitsubishi and my old school in Albany and my old friends.
Something I've been thinking of is to stop wishing for impossible things. It really gets me down a lot, wanting things. It's just so useless.
Comment on this blog you guys. I need to know that some people still read it. Also tell me what song you're listening to. Mine's Dear God, by Avenged Sevenfold :P
xx
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Mudfish, Anyone?
Hmm. First post in three days. A record, I think :P
Shiela Winn was gooood. I reckon that all the missed lunchtimes and stuff were worth it, because in the end you wait for a little while and then you're only on stage for 15 minutes and when your bit is all done you get to watch some wicked performances and laugh at the bad ones and laugh at the good ones. Plus you get Subway and lots of fizzy drink and you make fun of vine leaves, because NOBODY needs that many vine leaves.
It was all just a big laugh fest, pretty much. How stupid am I for only doing it this year, in my last year of school. Someone should have told me how fun it is.
And now I have a wider knowledge of Shakespeare's plays. I never knew about Cymbeline before this, and I'd never read any Richard the III or even Macbeth.
And congrats to Jess for the big thingy that she won! (We are not worthy!) And to Rowan and his group for winning the five minute piece. It was so funny :)
So right now I'm stressing about my King Arthur project. I basically have tonight (bout 30mins more) then tomorrow in study and in Classics and tomorrow night. I have study on Friday too but there's not much I can do there since it'll all be on paper. Blarghh.
If I get an M on this I will be very very happy.
Also also I think you should check out Coeur de Pirate. She's this French singer that Tori likes since her friend introduced her to her and I really like her. Gah, so many hers. Hopefully y'all know what I'm talking about :)
Allé a la banque!
Pourquoi?
Parce que je peux!
Au revoir :)
Shiela Winn was gooood. I reckon that all the missed lunchtimes and stuff were worth it, because in the end you wait for a little while and then you're only on stage for 15 minutes and when your bit is all done you get to watch some wicked performances and laugh at the bad ones and laugh at the good ones. Plus you get Subway and lots of fizzy drink and you make fun of vine leaves, because NOBODY needs that many vine leaves.
It was all just a big laugh fest, pretty much. How stupid am I for only doing it this year, in my last year of school. Someone should have told me how fun it is.
And now I have a wider knowledge of Shakespeare's plays. I never knew about Cymbeline before this, and I'd never read any Richard the III or even Macbeth.
And congrats to Jess for the big thingy that she won! (We are not worthy!) And to Rowan and his group for winning the five minute piece. It was so funny :)
So right now I'm stressing about my King Arthur project. I basically have tonight (bout 30mins more) then tomorrow in study and in Classics and tomorrow night. I have study on Friday too but there's not much I can do there since it'll all be on paper. Blarghh.
If I get an M on this I will be very very happy.
Also also I think you should check out Coeur de Pirate. She's this French singer that Tori likes since her friend introduced her to her and I really like her. Gah, so many hers. Hopefully y'all know what I'm talking about :)
Allé a la banque!
Pourquoi?
Parce que je peux!
Au revoir :)
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Rage
I hate living on a farm.
We ran out of water today. Irene has to go to my Uncle's house in Sanson to get some until we can get the water man in tomorrow. This happens maybe ten times or so a year, because we have to rely on rain water to fill up the tank, and every time it does happen, Mum has to pay to get the tank filled up :(
Had SWS today at school. It's a bit better now, especially as it's almost over and we wont be having any more Mon/Tues/Wed lunchtime rehearsals.
I'm stressing a bit right now, cause my History internal is due on Friday and I've done maybe %10 of it. I was supposed to start pretty much before the holidays started, but as it happened I started only on Saturday evening. Dunno why I'm on the computer, actually. I suppose I'm gonna be working hard on it in study this week, and probably in Classics and Tourism too..
See y'all tomorrow :)
We ran out of water today. Irene has to go to my Uncle's house in Sanson to get some until we can get the water man in tomorrow. This happens maybe ten times or so a year, because we have to rely on rain water to fill up the tank, and every time it does happen, Mum has to pay to get the tank filled up :(
Had SWS today at school. It's a bit better now, especially as it's almost over and we wont be having any more Mon/Tues/Wed lunchtime rehearsals.
I'm stressing a bit right now, cause my History internal is due on Friday and I've done maybe %10 of it. I was supposed to start pretty much before the holidays started, but as it happened I started only on Saturday evening. Dunno why I'm on the computer, actually. I suppose I'm gonna be working hard on it in study this week, and probably in Classics and Tourism too..
See y'all tomorrow :)
Friday, April 23, 2010
Hey Y'all!
Oops. Sorry if it offends you when I call you out in my blog, ALEX. Who else would it be? I'm pretty sure everyone knows it when I'm talking about a specific someone.
I think that one of my failing qualities is that I enjoy drama. Sometimes, I actually ENJOY being miserable. I LIKE having something to complain about. Aren't I weird?
I mean, I'd rather there be an issue than nothing at all. I don't exactly feed off of other peoples' unhappiness, but rather, I feel bored and unfulfilled when nothing exciting- good or bad- is happening. Some things, like, serious things, are not cool, but others are just like food.
I sound like such a terrible person :(
Maybe I create drama.
Oh ho, not maybe. I do.
I start arguments. I confront people. I pressure people.
God, I am SUCH a dictator! I'm like:
I'd never even realized until this week. I started listening to the things I was saying and I was like, holy crap. suseJ, I really need to calm down.
Also, I said something really accidentally distasteful today. I wasn't meaning it to be. I was like "kill all the Jews!", and everyone thought I was trying to be funny, but I was actually giving an example of a really racist person, to illustrate to Mum that that's what she would say if she were actually racist. I hate it when that happens.
Right. Well, I have a disk left of Friends to watch, plus some chocolate, so good night, y'all :) xx
I think that one of my failing qualities is that I enjoy drama. Sometimes, I actually ENJOY being miserable. I LIKE having something to complain about. Aren't I weird?
I mean, I'd rather there be an issue than nothing at all. I don't exactly feed off of other peoples' unhappiness, but rather, I feel bored and unfulfilled when nothing exciting- good or bad- is happening. Some things, like, serious things, are not cool, but others are just like food.
I sound like such a terrible person :(
Maybe I create drama.
Oh ho, not maybe. I do.
I start arguments. I confront people. I pressure people.
God, I am SUCH a dictator! I'm like:
I'd never even realized until this week. I started listening to the things I was saying and I was like, holy crap. suseJ, I really need to calm down.
Also, I said something really accidentally distasteful today. I wasn't meaning it to be. I was like "kill all the Jews!", and everyone thought I was trying to be funny, but I was actually giving an example of a really racist person, to illustrate to Mum that that's what she would say if she were actually racist. I hate it when that happens.
Right. Well, I have a disk left of Friends to watch, plus some chocolate, so good night, y'all :) xx
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Put A Smile Upon Your Fa- NO.
People have issues; it's a well-known fact. We all have something, whether it's big or small, no matter who we are or where we're from. I have issues! You have issues! Relationship issues! Body issues! Sibling issues! Parent issues! Whatever!
Please don't tell me that I can't rant and rave about these issues on my blog- my one place to tell people what's going on, where I can say what I could never say to a person's face. We all know that it's so, so much easier- but not always preferable- when you're behind a computer screen.
So, GIVE A SHIT about my crying. We all feel pain, and isn't it just better when there's someone to understand you, or at least say they do? Don't you think that that's better than keeping everything choked up inside?
One of the good things about sadness is that you can at least know that someone else has felt exactly the same at some point in their life. You can even bet that they got through it and came out the other side smiling :) You aren't alone.
Not only that, but everyone should know that there is someone out there for them. More often than not you're going to meet them, and when you do you'll both know. It might not be the first someone, but it'll be someone.
What I'm trying to say is that we are allowed to be sad, we are allowed to cry, and we are allowed to want to tell people about it.
Night guys. I feel impossibly, eyelids-made-of-lead tired :)
xx
Please don't tell me that I can't rant and rave about these issues on my blog- my one place to tell people what's going on, where I can say what I could never say to a person's face. We all know that it's so, so much easier- but not always preferable- when you're behind a computer screen.
So, GIVE A SHIT about my crying. We all feel pain, and isn't it just better when there's someone to understand you, or at least say they do? Don't you think that that's better than keeping everything choked up inside?
One of the good things about sadness is that you can at least know that someone else has felt exactly the same at some point in their life. You can even bet that they got through it and came out the other side smiling :) You aren't alone.
Not only that, but everyone should know that there is someone out there for them. More often than not you're going to meet them, and when you do you'll both know. It might not be the first someone, but it'll be someone.
What I'm trying to say is that we are allowed to be sad, we are allowed to cry, and we are allowed to want to tell people about it.
Night guys. I feel impossibly, eyelids-made-of-lead tired :)
xx
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
So.
What an eloquent title! Ah well, this isn't an important blog.
I'm downloading that game that Chrissy and Alex have been talking about lately, Maplestory. I didn't realize it would take so long, though... the download window says there's an hour and twenty minutes to go D: I made an account while waiting, and checked out the forums. My name on there is Bohdirama. Just in case anyone asks, the name is from two separate names (Bohdi and Rama) thrown together. They have no significance to anything whatsoever :D
Just in case I forget, someone please remind me to go to the Guidance Counselor tomorrow. Mum's been pressuring me to sort out stuff with what I'm doing after school :P I have no idea. I need to find out about allowances and residences and fees and when to apply and all sorts. It's so much! I wish I were, like, thooper thmart, so I could get a scholarship and just cruise on through.
But I'm not. I envy the people who pass everything so easily, who barely seem to study at all and yet ace everything. I hate having to try; I want everything to be attainable for someone like me.
If it were a perfect world, though, I'd have nothing to complain about. I think I'd miss complaining. Although that does depend on whose perfect world it was. I'd want rain every now and then. I'd want anger. I'd want something to break the monotony of not wanting anything. Wanting is like a primary human emotion. There's happy, there's sad, there's fear, and there's want.
"How do you feel?"
"WANT".
So that's all for today.
Here's one of my favourite book quotes: "And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."
Big prize for anyone who can tell me where it's from without looking it up :)
I'm downloading that game that Chrissy and Alex have been talking about lately, Maplestory. I didn't realize it would take so long, though... the download window says there's an hour and twenty minutes to go D: I made an account while waiting, and checked out the forums. My name on there is Bohdirama. Just in case anyone asks, the name is from two separate names (Bohdi and Rama) thrown together. They have no significance to anything whatsoever :D
Just in case I forget, someone please remind me to go to the Guidance Counselor tomorrow. Mum's been pressuring me to sort out stuff with what I'm doing after school :P I have no idea. I need to find out about allowances and residences and fees and when to apply and all sorts. It's so much! I wish I were, like, thooper thmart, so I could get a scholarship and just cruise on through.
But I'm not. I envy the people who pass everything so easily, who barely seem to study at all and yet ace everything. I hate having to try; I want everything to be attainable for someone like me.
If it were a perfect world, though, I'd have nothing to complain about. I think I'd miss complaining. Although that does depend on whose perfect world it was. I'd want rain every now and then. I'd want anger. I'd want something to break the monotony of not wanting anything. Wanting is like a primary human emotion. There's happy, there's sad, there's fear, and there's want.
"How do you feel?"
"WANT".
So that's all for today.
Here's one of my favourite book quotes: "And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."
Big prize for anyone who can tell me where it's from without looking it up :)
Monday, April 19, 2010
There's Really No Way To Reach Me
Today was a disappointing first day back. It felt sickeningly average. I'm not sure what I expected to happen, but it felt like I'd never left, that I'd had no two week long break. Suddenly it's all homework and class discussion.
All my classes were ordinary; we wrote and discussed and I thought about stuff and I caught up with people, though those conversations never lasted long.
Suddenly I just feel incredibly lonely.
No. That's a lie. I always feel lonely. It's all my fault. So stupid. Stupidstupidstupid.
I'm gonna tell myself to shut up now. I think I've had enough "woe is me" moments on this blog.
Who am I kidding? Those are the moments I'll probably always have the most of! :P
Guess that's all. G'night all :)
All my classes were ordinary; we wrote and discussed and I thought about stuff and I caught up with people, though those conversations never lasted long.
Suddenly I just feel incredibly lonely.
No. That's a lie. I always feel lonely. It's all my fault. So stupid. Stupidstupidstupid.
I'm gonna tell myself to shut up now. I think I've had enough "woe is me" moments on this blog.
Who am I kidding? Those are the moments I'll probably always have the most of! :P
Guess that's all. G'night all :)
Sunday, April 18, 2010
I Are Copycat
Ha. I'm gonna copy Alex and sum up my holidays using a list of highs and lows.
High: Going on holiday
Low: Going on holiday with my family
High: Buying lots of cool shit
Low: Spending way too much :(
Low: Not seeing many of my friends over the hols
High: Getting to see Emma before she left
Low: Eating way too much junk food
High: Enjoying it
Low: Not having enough meaningless, silly conversations
Low: Not having a reason to laugh
And that's it. So. See you lot tomorrow, I suppose :)
High: Going on holiday
Low: Going on holiday with my family
High: Buying lots of cool shit
Low: Spending way too much :(
Low: Not seeing many of my friends over the hols
High: Getting to see Emma before she left
Low: Eating way too much junk food
High: Enjoying it
Low: Not having enough meaningless, silly conversations
Low: Not having a reason to laugh
And that's it. So. See you lot tomorrow, I suppose :)
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Today, Tonight, Tomorrow
I quite like my new blog design. It feels more 'me' than the other ones did.
Today was good. Emma was visiting from Masterton, so I met her, Ben and Becca in Feilding this afternoon. We played a game of minigolf and went to see Nadia at Woolies, then Emma left and we went to Timona park. I ate absolutely nothing healthy today. I'm so bad :(
Tonight I was going to watch Friends, but I ended up on Facebook talking to people and doing a whole lot of meaningless stuff, as you do. I'm kind of glad I did though, for some reason.
Tomorrow is the day before school starts again. I haven't done my History homework or my Classics work, and I'm a little freaked out because I missed the last in-class period for my Geo assignment, and Mrs J is going to nut at me, probably in front of the whole class, as she does.
See everyone on Monday, I guess xx
Today was good. Emma was visiting from Masterton, so I met her, Ben and Becca in Feilding this afternoon. We played a game of minigolf and went to see Nadia at Woolies, then Emma left and we went to Timona park. I ate absolutely nothing healthy today. I'm so bad :(
Tonight I was going to watch Friends, but I ended up on Facebook talking to people and doing a whole lot of meaningless stuff, as you do. I'm kind of glad I did though, for some reason.
Tomorrow is the day before school starts again. I haven't done my History homework or my Classics work, and I'm a little freaked out because I missed the last in-class period for my Geo assignment, and Mrs J is going to nut at me, probably in front of the whole class, as she does.
See everyone on Monday, I guess xx
Thursday, April 15, 2010
April Sixteenth, 2010
I was supposed to be meeting Jess, Isaac and some others in Fielding today, but everything got fucked up. My sister's friend's Mum was supposed to be here at 10 this morning, but she didn't arrive until 2. I didn't get to Iz's house until 2.30, and by then they weren't there...
Brilliant day. Really.
Tomorrow hopefully I'll be seeing Emma, and anyone else who turns up. Please let tomorrow not be as messed up as today was... D:
On a lighter note, my second birthday present arrived today. Mum had ordered it in November because they had none left in the country, and I got it today... D:
It's this little book called One Line A Day. You're supposed to write in one note about your day every day for 5 years. It's so awesome :)
Right, well, dinner's ready.
Au revoir :P
Brilliant day. Really.
Tomorrow hopefully I'll be seeing Emma, and anyone else who turns up. Please let tomorrow not be as messed up as today was... D:
On a lighter note, my second birthday present arrived today. Mum had ordered it in November because they had none left in the country, and I got it today... D:
It's this little book called One Line A Day. You're supposed to write in one note about your day every day for 5 years. It's so awesome :)
Right, well, dinner's ready.
Au revoir :P
The Moonlight Overthrew You
Just had a... sad day today. Spent ages thinking about stuff. Spent SO long listening to this one song: Last Goodbye, by Jeff Buckley.
Hopefully tomorrow will be good. Maybe going to Izark's, providing I can get Mum to pick me up from Fielding. I'm actually quite excited about going back to school again. It's just the exams... Ugh. I also really need to think seriously about finding a job sometime in the next, oh, I dunno, yesterday :<
Oh, and then, I don't even know what's going on with all these problems in our group, due to the whole being away for 10 days having a 'bundle of fun' on holiday thing. Uggggggghhhhh.
Sometimes I just get this, like, Huuuuuge need to go somewhere else. Just... get away from home. Jump on a plane, go to somewhere like Greece, or Israel, or even just Australia. Anywhere but here, just so long as I get away from home. Of course, I'd take all you with me... But I'm not rich, so... :(
Ah well. Less than a year from now I'll hopefully be in Wellington, and then three or so years after that, who knows? Maybe I'll go to Greece after all.
Love you guys :)
Bye byes!
Hopefully tomorrow will be good. Maybe going to Izark's, providing I can get Mum to pick me up from Fielding. I'm actually quite excited about going back to school again. It's just the exams... Ugh. I also really need to think seriously about finding a job sometime in the next, oh, I dunno, yesterday :<
Oh, and then, I don't even know what's going on with all these problems in our group, due to the whole being away for 10 days having a 'bundle of fun' on holiday thing. Uggggggghhhhh.
Sometimes I just get this, like, Huuuuuge need to go somewhere else. Just... get away from home. Jump on a plane, go to somewhere like Greece, or Israel, or even just Australia. Anywhere but here, just so long as I get away from home. Of course, I'd take all you with me... But I'm not rich, so... :(
Ah well. Less than a year from now I'll hopefully be in Wellington, and then three or so years after that, who knows? Maybe I'll go to Greece after all.
Love you guys :)
Bye byes!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Home!
Thank fucking god.
So glad to have my own bed and room and stuff back. 5 days of moderate relaxation (because I have some Classics work to catch up on, plus some History shit to do) then it's back to school. I kind of can't wait. I just hope that any shit that's gone down lately will have blown over by then, and I'll be able to chill with my buddies ;)
I'll be getting my holiday photos up on Facebook hopefully within the next two to three days, so you guys can see all the shit I got up to (be warned: quite a bit of it will be boring landscapes and seascapes).
The only stuff that happened here while we were away is that a sheep or two died from this very rare type of worm which is transferred through the soil, and which also endangered our goat and alpacas, so they had to be drenched.
Something horrible happened, too. One of the dogs, whose name was Shorty, which went through our branch of the Greyhounds As Pets programme (Google it if you want) was murdered in some place somewhere (some Maori word beginning with W which also has some Ns and an A or two in there) by means of a blow to the head with a blunt object. Auntie Cate, who was looking after the house/farm&business while we were away, told me just before but hasn't told Mum yet, because it's so horrible :( Makes me sad that some people do shit like that to animals, especially to animals as beautiful and gentle as greyhounds :(
Speaking of beautiful animals, we went to Orana Park today. It's an open zoo (the only one in NZ) which means that most of the animals aren't caged up in stupid little areas. The monkey area and the lemur area are both separated from people by a small moat. Pretty cool.
Best of all, I think, was this lioness. The males and females are separated, and she was obviously kind of missing them, because she was pacing up and down her fence, stopping (very, very still) every so often to stare at them. Horny little thing. It was a great opportunity to get a good look at her. Such huge muscles, and a beautiful coat and melty-golden eyes. I wish I had a lion. Funny, because the males kind of paled in comparison. They looked skinny and lazy and kind of listless and they stood munching on grass and stuff.
Right-o, anyway. Better go. I have half my unpacking still to go (a massive pile of souvenirs to store away) and dinner's soon so... yeah. Bye byes :)
So glad to have my own bed and room and stuff back. 5 days of moderate relaxation (because I have some Classics work to catch up on, plus some History shit to do) then it's back to school. I kind of can't wait. I just hope that any shit that's gone down lately will have blown over by then, and I'll be able to chill with my buddies ;)
I'll be getting my holiday photos up on Facebook hopefully within the next two to three days, so you guys can see all the shit I got up to (be warned: quite a bit of it will be boring landscapes and seascapes).
The only stuff that happened here while we were away is that a sheep or two died from this very rare type of worm which is transferred through the soil, and which also endangered our goat and alpacas, so they had to be drenched.
Something horrible happened, too. One of the dogs, whose name was Shorty, which went through our branch of the Greyhounds As Pets programme (Google it if you want) was murdered in some place somewhere (some Maori word beginning with W which also has some Ns and an A or two in there) by means of a blow to the head with a blunt object. Auntie Cate, who was looking after the house/farm&business while we were away, told me just before but hasn't told Mum yet, because it's so horrible :( Makes me sad that some people do shit like that to animals, especially to animals as beautiful and gentle as greyhounds :(
Speaking of beautiful animals, we went to Orana Park today. It's an open zoo (the only one in NZ) which means that most of the animals aren't caged up in stupid little areas. The monkey area and the lemur area are both separated from people by a small moat. Pretty cool.
Best of all, I think, was this lioness. The males and females are separated, and she was obviously kind of missing them, because she was pacing up and down her fence, stopping (very, very still) every so often to stare at them. Horny little thing. It was a great opportunity to get a good look at her. Such huge muscles, and a beautiful coat and melty-golden eyes. I wish I had a lion. Funny, because the males kind of paled in comparison. They looked skinny and lazy and kind of listless and they stood munching on grass and stuff.
Right-o, anyway. Better go. I have half my unpacking still to go (a massive pile of souvenirs to store away) and dinner's soon so... yeah. Bye byes :)
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Fairlie: Day 10
We arrived in Fairlie not too long ago. It's a little town only a couple of hours from Christchurch. The park is nice, but not as good as the one in Wanaka, which had a wonderful view. It does have one advantage, though: there is free internet :D It sure does beat paying $2 for every 20 minutes.
Just a litte update on yesterday. After my blog Tori and I spent about 4 hours in the TV room, watching The Amazing Race and C4, and talking to this Aussie guy, my age, named... er... Andy*. It was pretty fun. We kinda just chatted about stuff, including the problems he's having with a girl back in Adelaide. He told me about the year he spent in Wales (and I asked him to say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (he couldn't). As we were watching Added This Week on C4, he asked me about my phone and then tossed me his. On it was a message. I was surprised, but, of course, nothing happened, partly because Irene came in to tell us to come back to the camper (it was midnight), partly because Tori was there, but also partly because it was a little weird. He was cute, but I just thought it would be a bit... strange.
So, today. Today we drove about three hours, stopping on the way here at a really, really good cafe called Poppies- had the best fries I've ever had in my life there- and at Lake Tekapo. The wind was impossibly freezing. I read lots. I'm about 320 pages through The Stand, now. It is sooooo good (duh).
Tomorrow, we're on our way to Christchurch. I think we board the plane at about 3pm, so we'll be home by around 5. Can't wait XD.
Note: Just remembered the name of a song I heard yesterday, and I remember it being pretty good. Check it out if you want: You Overdid It Doll- The Courteeners. Just for safekeeping ;)
Right. 'bout a hundred messages to answer to on DeviantART, so I'd better go :) xx
* Names have been changed, but I'll bet you guys'll figure it out anyway.
Just a litte update on yesterday. After my blog Tori and I spent about 4 hours in the TV room, watching The Amazing Race and C4, and talking to this Aussie guy, my age, named... er... Andy*. It was pretty fun. We kinda just chatted about stuff, including the problems he's having with a girl back in Adelaide. He told me about the year he spent in Wales (and I asked him to say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (he couldn't). As we were watching Added This Week on C4, he asked me about my phone and then tossed me his. On it was a message. I was surprised, but, of course, nothing happened, partly because Irene came in to tell us to come back to the camper (it was midnight), partly because Tori was there, but also partly because it was a little weird. He was cute, but I just thought it would be a bit... strange.
So, today. Today we drove about three hours, stopping on the way here at a really, really good cafe called Poppies- had the best fries I've ever had in my life there- and at Lake Tekapo. The wind was impossibly freezing. I read lots. I'm about 320 pages through The Stand, now. It is sooooo good (duh).
Tomorrow, we're on our way to Christchurch. I think we board the plane at about 3pm, so we'll be home by around 5. Can't wait XD.
Note: Just remembered the name of a song I heard yesterday, and I remember it being pretty good. Check it out if you want: You Overdid It Doll- The Courteeners. Just for safekeeping ;)
Right. 'bout a hundred messages to answer to on DeviantART, so I'd better go :) xx
* Names have been changed, but I'll bet you guys'll figure it out anyway.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Wanaka: Day 9
Wanaka is bee-yootiful! I absolutely love love love this town. If there were any kind of good uni here I would move here, it's just that awesome. All the buildings are so flash and everything kind of... matches.
Today we didn't do all that much. At 10 this morning we drove to Puzzling World just on the outskirts of the town, and spent a good two-three hours there. It's a very unique place; there's a room which has all these head sculptures, and wherever you move, they follow you. And not just the eyes, the whole face. It's such a cool illusion.
I spent quite a bit in the gift shop, on three puzzles: two were jigsaws of optical illusions (100 pieces each) and another was a cube game where you have to slide these boxes around to get them all in order.
After that we went along the main street for some shopping and lunch :D
We found this awesome shop where everything was a designer brand, and they were having a huge summer clear-out. I found a $219.99 pair of Lee jeans for $164.00, and a jumper for $100, which Mum graciously offered to buy for me so long as I would work to pay some of it off :P
Tomorrow we're driving to Fairlie, and then the next to Chch. We'll be home Tuesday, thank god! Two sleeps! I almost can't wait to come back to school, would you believe it?
When I get home I'm gonna go job searching. I've almost broken the bank while on this holiday D:
Alrighty. Bye bye :) xx
Today we didn't do all that much. At 10 this morning we drove to Puzzling World just on the outskirts of the town, and spent a good two-three hours there. It's a very unique place; there's a room which has all these head sculptures, and wherever you move, they follow you. And not just the eyes, the whole face. It's such a cool illusion.
I spent quite a bit in the gift shop, on three puzzles: two were jigsaws of optical illusions (100 pieces each) and another was a cube game where you have to slide these boxes around to get them all in order.
After that we went along the main street for some shopping and lunch :D
We found this awesome shop where everything was a designer brand, and they were having a huge summer clear-out. I found a $219.99 pair of Lee jeans for $164.00, and a jumper for $100, which Mum graciously offered to buy for me so long as I would work to pay some of it off :P
Tomorrow we're driving to Fairlie, and then the next to Chch. We'll be home Tuesday, thank god! Two sleeps! I almost can't wait to come back to school, would you believe it?
When I get home I'm gonna go job searching. I've almost broken the bank while on this holiday D:
Alrighty. Bye bye :) xx
Wanaka: Day 8
I didn't post anything yesterday cause there was nothing to say. Too boring. Today was kind of boring too, because we did 5 hours of driving, from Greymouth, where we were yesterday, to Wanaka. The park here is beautiful. There's a lovely view of the mountains and a taunting view of a very expensive house up on the hill.
We did a hour and half long walk to Lake Murchison, which was lovely, and stopped for a little while at Lake Wanaka, but other than that it was 5 hours of sitting and reading- which enabled to me read up to page 300 of The Stand. It's an awesome book.
Having fun, but I can't wait to get home and be able to sleep in my own bed, in a house bigger than one room. Ah well. Shopping in Wanaka tomorrow. Should be cruisy.
xx :)
We did a hour and half long walk to Lake Murchison, which was lovely, and stopped for a little while at Lake Wanaka, but other than that it was 5 hours of sitting and reading- which enabled to me read up to page 300 of The Stand. It's an awesome book.
Having fun, but I can't wait to get home and be able to sleep in my own bed, in a house bigger than one room. Ah well. Shopping in Wanaka tomorrow. Should be cruisy.
xx :)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Greymouth: Day 6
Sorry if my holiday blogs are a little annoying. This one has to be a quickie because as usual I'm on a stupid time limit.
Today was a great day. Apart from the occasional whinge contributed by Ellie, it was overall really great. We drove a way up the west coast, stopping occasionally. One of the nicest places we stopped was at Punakaiki. There's this cute little walk that you can do there which was made for the purpose of letting tourists look at the pancake rocks and the blow-holes without destroying the environment, which we are so terribly prone to doing. The general idea of the blow-holes is that over time (about 35 million years or something) wind, sea, and rain eroded the limestone on the cliffs and created little caves. The pancake rocks are like pancake stacks; just layers of rock, one on top of the other. It was a pretty cool effect, seeing the tide wash in under the caves and spray all over the place. Mum got some awesome photos :P
We also saw a seal colony. It was so cute! There were a whole heap of little seal babies playing and fighting with each other, and climbing all over the place. I got one to look at me so Mum could take a photo, which turned out really good.
Didn't buy anything much today. I didn't really want to after my necklace splurge in Golden bay yesterday :D
So anyway. 20 seconds left, better split.
Byebyes :D xx
Today was a great day. Apart from the occasional whinge contributed by Ellie, it was overall really great. We drove a way up the west coast, stopping occasionally. One of the nicest places we stopped was at Punakaiki. There's this cute little walk that you can do there which was made for the purpose of letting tourists look at the pancake rocks and the blow-holes without destroying the environment, which we are so terribly prone to doing. The general idea of the blow-holes is that over time (about 35 million years or something) wind, sea, and rain eroded the limestone on the cliffs and created little caves. The pancake rocks are like pancake stacks; just layers of rock, one on top of the other. It was a pretty cool effect, seeing the tide wash in under the caves and spray all over the place. Mum got some awesome photos :P
We also saw a seal colony. It was so cute! There were a whole heap of little seal babies playing and fighting with each other, and climbing all over the place. I got one to look at me so Mum could take a photo, which turned out really good.
Didn't buy anything much today. I didn't really want to after my necklace splurge in Golden bay yesterday :D
So anyway. 20 seconds left, better split.
Byebyes :D xx
Westport: Day 5
Today was much better :)
Place of the day: Golden Bay
Shop of the day: Monza (in Golden Bay); a shop full of original artwork (all of it extremely expensive, of course- my favourite was a collection of strange little animal sculptures made of wood and shells, for a whopping $128 each).
Buy of the Day: A $70 necklace. You guys'll see it when I get back :)
Food of the Day: Freakin' DELICIOUS breakfast at the "Dangerous Cafe"- smoked salmon, toast, avovado and poached egg. Mmmmm.
Place of the day: Golden Bay
Shop of the day: Monza (in Golden Bay); a shop full of original artwork (all of it extremely expensive, of course- my favourite was a collection of strange little animal sculptures made of wood and shells, for a whopping $128 each).
Buy of the Day: A $70 necklace. You guys'll see it when I get back :)
Food of the Day: Freakin' DELICIOUS breakfast at the "Dangerous Cafe"- smoked salmon, toast, avovado and poached egg. Mmmmm.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Motueka: Day 4
I can't believe I have to put up with this for a whole week more.
I mean, the holiday is great, it's just the people... I seriously can't handle this for much longer. I've almost broken down.
We went to the WOW museum today. It was pretty damn fantastic. The dresses were so creative and imaginative, and I wish so much I could create things like them. One of my favourites was a dress that resembled the bottom of the ocean. It seriously looked like a reef.
After the museum we had lunch at this random little cafe, then went into the city centre for some shopping. This is where it got annoying. Ellie and Tori are so selfish; they don't seem to appreciate that Mum organized and is paying for this whole thing, and instead of thinking about someone other than themselves for once, they both wanted to do things only they were interested in, rather than going to the shops that interested Mum. Ellie wanted Whitcoulls, Tori wanted Jay-jays, and Mum just wanted to look at some antiques and vintage things and jewelery, which I was all too happy to go along with.
I gotta go, my twenty minutes is almost up.
Bye :(
I mean, the holiday is great, it's just the people... I seriously can't handle this for much longer. I've almost broken down.
We went to the WOW museum today. It was pretty damn fantastic. The dresses were so creative and imaginative, and I wish so much I could create things like them. One of my favourites was a dress that resembled the bottom of the ocean. It seriously looked like a reef.
After the museum we had lunch at this random little cafe, then went into the city centre for some shopping. This is where it got annoying. Ellie and Tori are so selfish; they don't seem to appreciate that Mum organized and is paying for this whole thing, and instead of thinking about someone other than themselves for once, they both wanted to do things only they were interested in, rather than going to the shops that interested Mum. Ellie wanted Whitcoulls, Tori wanted Jay-jays, and Mum just wanted to look at some antiques and vintage things and jewelery, which I was all too happy to go along with.
I gotta go, my twenty minutes is almost up.
Bye :(
Monday, April 5, 2010
Motueka: Day 3
It hasn't been such a good day. Mum is still sick and it's making her kind of cranky. We spent 4 hours driving in a very bumpy camper van, and I only just got a shower after almost two days, which is gross. I miss home.
Sometimes- no, that's a lie- almost all the time I wish it were you lot I was traveling with, because I really, really, just do not get along with my sisters most of time, and Ellie whinges and Tori's a bitch and they leave their dirty clothes everywhere. The camper van is not their rooms, it's our house for the next 8 days.
Nevermind. We're going into Nelson tomorrow, for some shopping and to visit the WOW museum. Hopefully I'll find some cool shit, and hopefully Mum's headache will be gone and she wont be tutting at me every five seconds.
So yeah, that's pretty much all I have to say.
Ta ta :) xxx
Sometimes- no, that's a lie- almost all the time I wish it were you lot I was traveling with, because I really, really, just do not get along with my sisters most of time, and Ellie whinges and Tori's a bitch and they leave their dirty clothes everywhere. The camper van is not their rooms, it's our house for the next 8 days.
Nevermind. We're going into Nelson tomorrow, for some shopping and to visit the WOW museum. Hopefully I'll find some cool shit, and hopefully Mum's headache will be gone and she wont be tutting at me every five seconds.
So yeah, that's pretty much all I have to say.
Ta ta :) xxx
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Hanmer Springs: Day 2
Today has been a little bit crazy and a little bit awesome.
Gah, so much. We were up at 8, though it was basically seven cause of stupid daylight savings, and gone by around 10.30, after a breakfast of English muffins, to the Waiau River bungee jump. My sister Tori (15) jumped 35m off a bridge, which is insane cause I could never had done that. By 1.3opmish we were back at the campervan (a 7m, 3.1m high long Maui), but we didn't actually leave the Thrillseekers carpark until 4pm because Mum, being the only driver, developed an almost crippling migraine. It was so, so quiet for almost 3 hours. I just read. I started The Stand, by Stephen King, and read maybe 50 pages. It's a yucky yet brilliant book (of course).
Hanmer Springs is a really nice little town. Lots of tall trees and very nice looking lodges and resorts and shops. The hot springs there is a very popular place with tourists, so the town is usually pretty busy.
Haha, yesterday, as Tori and I were walking back to the campsite after our swim, we saw Mrs Clarke, who was my Economics teacher last year, with her husband, daughter and son Fraser, who was in my class. It was weird.
At the moment I'm in the little TV/internet room. I had to pay $4 to use the internet for 30 minutes, which is ridiculous. I have to go, actually. Only 5 minutes left and I still have to check my e-mail. Miss you guys :)
Bye bye!
Gah, so much. We were up at 8, though it was basically seven cause of stupid daylight savings, and gone by around 10.30, after a breakfast of English muffins, to the Waiau River bungee jump. My sister Tori (15) jumped 35m off a bridge, which is insane cause I could never had done that. By 1.3opmish we were back at the campervan (a 7m, 3.1m high long Maui), but we didn't actually leave the Thrillseekers carpark until 4pm because Mum, being the only driver, developed an almost crippling migraine. It was so, so quiet for almost 3 hours. I just read. I started The Stand, by Stephen King, and read maybe 50 pages. It's a yucky yet brilliant book (of course).
Hanmer Springs is a really nice little town. Lots of tall trees and very nice looking lodges and resorts and shops. The hot springs there is a very popular place with tourists, so the town is usually pretty busy.
Haha, yesterday, as Tori and I were walking back to the campsite after our swim, we saw Mrs Clarke, who was my Economics teacher last year, with her husband, daughter and son Fraser, who was in my class. It was weird.
At the moment I'm in the little TV/internet room. I had to pay $4 to use the internet for 30 minutes, which is ridiculous. I have to go, actually. Only 5 minutes left and I still have to check my e-mail. Miss you guys :)
Bye bye!
Friday, April 2, 2010
Hanmer Springs: Day 1
In the Hanmer Springs holiday park right now. Weather is beautiful, everyone mostly happy (though Mum just caught Ellie stealing $2 so she can go to the games room and buy lollies), campervan is wonderful (and huuuuge) and comfy and awesome.
Got up this morning at 5, left by 6. Plane boarded at 6.55 (which we almost missed because Mum misread the ticket...). The plane experience was very smooth; barely any turbulence, and a beautiful view out the windows of the clouds and sunset. It WAS smooth, at least, until we started our descent and becuase of my terrible, horrible, malicious sinuses I got these pains, which felt like a knife was been stabbed through my head, and actually had me gasping for breath. It was.... ugh. I said to Mum: "Jeez, that was worse than childbirth", which made her choke a little bit.
Right. Only 2 minutes lefts (we're on the campsite wi-fi, but we still had to pay $6 for our 60 minutes. Fucking ridiculous.
Speaking of moneys, today I bought a cute little penguin chick plushie, a key chain and a Hogglund postcard- the Hogglund was this Antarctic train/tank-like thing which this guy drove over this awesome course with all these hills and stuf (and it floats!). Mum got an awesome photo of Tori, Ellie, Irene and I standing next to it.
Right-o got to go. Love you guys!
Byebyes :)
Got up this morning at 5, left by 6. Plane boarded at 6.55 (which we almost missed because Mum misread the ticket...). The plane experience was very smooth; barely any turbulence, and a beautiful view out the windows of the clouds and sunset. It WAS smooth, at least, until we started our descent and becuase of my terrible, horrible, malicious sinuses I got these pains, which felt like a knife was been stabbed through my head, and actually had me gasping for breath. It was.... ugh. I said to Mum: "Jeez, that was worse than childbirth", which made her choke a little bit.
Right. Only 2 minutes lefts (we're on the campsite wi-fi, but we still had to pay $6 for our 60 minutes. Fucking ridiculous.
Speaking of moneys, today I bought a cute little penguin chick plushie, a key chain and a Hogglund postcard- the Hogglund was this Antarctic train/tank-like thing which this guy drove over this awesome course with all these hills and stuf (and it floats!). Mum got an awesome photo of Tori, Ellie, Irene and I standing next to it.
Right-o got to go. Love you guys!
Byebyes :)
A Seven Nation Army Couldn't Hold Me Back
Something is going on, and I have no idea what. Jess' latest blog scared me a bit, and I'm still not sure where I stand with all this minority crap. Our group is cracking, being wedged apart, splitting at the seams. I don't know who's on my side, if anyone at all, and it's making me a little jumpy and easily irritated and a lot confused.
I, being the "dictator" that I am (according to Alex), want to find out what's going on and then sort it out, but I'm off tomorrow morning (really early, at, like, 6am... D:) and I'll be doing shit like bungee jumping and going to the Antartic Centre and generally chillaxin', so I kinda can't.
I love you guys xx
See you soon :)
(Don't take that to mean that I wont be blogging, because OHOHOHOHO YES I WILL).
P.S. The titles lately have been from songs I was listening to on writing my blog :) Sometimes it has something to do with the content and sometimes it doesn't.
I, being the "dictator" that I am (according to Alex), want to find out what's going on and then sort it out, but I'm off tomorrow morning (really early, at, like, 6am... D:) and I'll be doing shit like bungee jumping and going to the Antartic Centre and generally chillaxin', so I kinda can't.
I love you guys xx
See you soon :)
(Don't take that to mean that I wont be blogging, because OHOHOHOHO YES I WILL).
P.S. The titles lately have been from songs I was listening to on writing my blog :) Sometimes it has something to do with the content and sometimes it doesn't.
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