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You Can Lead a Horse To Water... Tuesday 28 November 2006 - 10.12pm

Excuse me while I rant... A few weeks ago I consoled an old friend (lets call him Brett) as his relationship fell apart for the second time due to his partner cheating on him. He was adament it was over for good, packed his stuff and moved out and seemed to be a hell of a lot happier for it after months of suspicion, accusations, hurt, betrayal - you know, the whole nine yards. He moved in with his brother and the two of them were having fun being single blokes chilling out. Phew I thought, he's hurt but he will survive and then I got on with life and didnt hear from him for a few weeks...until tonight. Turns out he is back with her, just couldnt be without her, loves her too much, she has changed and promises not to do it again yadda yadda yadda. I must admit my bias here slightly. I have never liked his girlfriend (lets call her Simone), not because I have any designs on Brett myself (ugh! Leah - back me up on this!) but because, along with several of our mutal friends, we can all see what a money grabbing, uncouth horrible person she is and how she is using silly old guilable Brett. Prior to Simone, Brett at age 32, had not had a girlfriend before and you might say is needy bordering on desperate to be loved, which is fair enough. What makes it worse is that there are children involved. Not theirs, but Simone's from several previous relationships and they seem to get pushed around and mixed up from such an unsteady home life. They have really latched on to Brett which must make it doubly hard for him to leave as I know how much he wants a family of his own. So now I am in the position of having to bite my tongue til it bleeds in an attempt not to bollock at him. Yes, I know love is a very hard thing to turn your back on but c'mon! Have some self respect mister! How many times is he going to let her walk all over him, do as she pleases and then beg him to come back? Why is it that he cannot seem to see she is not good for him, that she uses him so spectacularly, that as much as I hate to say it she will probably hurt him all over again? Even his family, who are really nice genuine people dislike and distrust her so much that they have asked her not to come to Christmas lunch which of course is a source of contention for Brett being torn between family or Simone. I hope that if I ever find myself in the position of being such a floor rug you all will take me out and shoot me, or at the very least slap me til I see sense. *goes away to bang her head on a brick wall* Music: Michael Buble - My Funny Valentine Mood: Pissed Off

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Good things come in threes.... Monday 27 November 2006 - 6.20pm

1. My insurance company rang this afternoon and are finally going to pay out my $1000 excess and reinstate my no claims discount (one of these excites me far more than the other - can you guess which?) *does a little happy dance* 2. My last pee-in-a-pot test on Friday showed my infection has finally cleared up! As of tomorrow I will be on just one antibiotic once daily for the next three months *does another little happy dance* I am now waiting for the third piece of good news to come my way...I know what I would it to be... I will keep you posted Music: Jewel - Near You Always Mood: Happy

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Free Money!!! Sunday 26 November 2006 - 9.52pm

Ah, there is nothing quite like free money. Especially when you are given it with the expectation of frivilously wasting it and not having to pay it back. I refer of course to Michael's work Christmas function. Friday night saw my beloved, myself, his work colleagues and partners and assorted other invitees descent of the Manawatu Harness Racing Club for a fun night of betting, beer and BBQ. The theme was "Kiwiana" with many interesting costumes and far too many mullets (both real and wigged) on display. I piked on the dressing up thing and wore a pretty new skirt and top I bought for the occasion and pretended it was the costume of the stereotypical kiwi lass going to the races Upon arrival we were assigned a number and that became our syndicate for the night with $35 dollars amongst potentially 7 people per team to bid as we liked (my team was just 3 = lots more free money!). Great! And thus we spent the night, shoulders hunched both against the penetrating cold and in deep concentration as we studied the forms of the various nags and dogs, our Turf Digests clutched in one hand, bottles of Tui in the other (or in my case, orange juice). We slipped into the vernacular like old pros, putting on "a bob each way", cursing if our picks were scratched, watching the odds fluctuate and calculating our beds, clandestinely sharing whispered tips with each other and threatening to turn horses into tucker for the greyhounds when we lost our hard earned(!) cash. I developed my own unique betting style. It involved either picking a horse or dog with the name I liked (for instance my first bet of the night was on a horse called "About Money" - what better sign could you ask for?), names that linked (often tenuously) to things in my life (such as a dog I bet on named "Thrilling Flynn" in honour of our  heather's beloved pooch - which won me $3.60!!! which I promptly lost again - and "Angel of Harlem" because U2 were in the country) and any horse from Cambridge (horse training capital of New Zealand and where I spent the majority of my school holidays as a child). Needless to say it may not have been the best policy as I ended up with the princely sum of $4.10 at the end of the night but I had a load of fun trying and its seriously hard to be upset when its not your own money that they TAB is lapping up Music: Tim Finn - Couldn't Be Done Mood: Smiling

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Below is a.... Sunday 26 November 2006 - 1.48pm

Random small quizzy thing to pass some time on a lazy Sunday afternoon which I stole from the blog of Rosanna Lippi/Sara Donati - one of my favourite authors (even if I did just pan her last book - ops ) 1. Three songs you can — and do — listen to again and again. ~ "I am in Love" Crowded House ~ "Just Like Heaven" Katie Melua ~ "You and I" Michael Buble (that man is sex on a stick I tell ya!) *My current song of the moment which I am beyond merely inlove with and am deeply, empatically, obsessively passionate about is "February Song" by Josh Groban from his new album "Awake" (which for some odd reason does not scrob on my lastfm ) 2. Three movies you can — and do — watch over and over. ~ "The Princess Bride" ~ "Ella Enchanted" ~ "Bridget Jones' Diary" (btw watched "The Departed" last night - very good movie! Twisty turny and suspenceful plus made me reappreciate the many acting talens of Leonardo DiCaprio even if I think as a supposidly "sexy guy" he is totally overated). 3. Three dishes you would choose for your last meal. ~ Camembert, Cranberry and Chicken Pizza (homemade) ~ Lasange ~ My mum's macaroni, mince and mushroom pie bake 4. Three most relaxing vacation spots you've ever visited. ~ Whakatane ~ Napier ~ Taupo 5. Three books that you consider great reads. Yikes, just three?!? Um...lets see... ~ "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Seabold (my fav book ever - I hope Peter Jackson does justice to it when he turns it into a film) ~ "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (best book I have read this year) ~ "Restless" by William Boyd 6. Three shows that you consider the best on television, past and present. ~ Top Gear ~ Dragons Den ~ Distraction Music: Stone Sour - Through the Glass Mood: So-So

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Flood! Sunday 19 November 2006 - 6.45pm

I arrived home this afternoon from a few hours wandering round the shops (but only finding one thing to buy: a little battery powered light that clips onto your book so I can read at night when I am not sleepy and not disturb my boy, no Christmas presents bought though - ops ) to find my washing machine had decided not to stop filling up and had flooded my laundry/bathroom, kitchen (all lino/tiles - phew!) and a small part of the carpet in the lounge I should qualify it by saying a) my flat is pretty small so the water wasn't spread over too large an area and b) my washing machine is ancient - it probably remembers when Cher was young and not full of plastic pollyfiller. Of course, it was not totally a bad thing, it gave me the impetus I have needed to mop and clean my floors - they now sparkle (or as close to sparkle as elderly cream and yellow checkered lino every will) and my flat is filled with the heady scent of Janola - yummo! I now have to sit and wait for the floors to dry before I can cook dinner...maybe a good excuse to have take aways Music: Me First and The Gimme Gimmes - Where Do Broken Hearts Go? Mood: Amused

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Males Saturday 18 November 2006 - 6.12pm

Males - Can't live with them, can't live without them 1) I was supposed to have dinner with my Daddy-o tonight. My Mum is away at the Ellerslie Flower Show and I was going to take KFC out to Dad - it is one of his favourite foods and as my parents live so far out of town it is a rare treat. Only Dad rang at 5pm to say that, since Mum was away he might take the opportunity to go to the pub for a few beers without being growled at and grab some bar snack food instead of tea with me. 2) I seriously suspect my boy has measles. Having done a spot or two (ha ha, bad joke) of Internet researching this afternoon, he has many of the symptoms and I would very much like for him to go to the doctor to have it checked out. Only he point blank refuses. I love these two important men in my life but Grrrrrr if they both aren't annoying the hell out of me at the moment. *rant over, puts on happy face and sings a happy song* Music: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Sweet Caroline Mood: Annoyed

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Look what I have done today... Thursday 16 November 2006 - 4.19pm

39 Things all about ME!!!!! 1. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANYTHING DELIVERED TO YOUR DOORSTEP EACH MORNING, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I¡¦m with Paige on this one ¡V breakfast! Something different but tasty each day 2. SUPPOSE THAT RIGHT NOW YOU COULD BE AT YOUR FAVORITE VACATION SPOT, READING YOUR FAVORITE BOOK, LISTENING TO YOUR FAVORITE CD, & EATING YOUR FAVORITE FOOD. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICES FOR THOSE 4 CATEGORIES, AND WHO, IF ANYONE, WOULD BE WITH YOU? I would be reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Seabold, listening to Piece by Piece by Katie Melua, eating sushi and while of course I would want my beloved with me if I were allowed in to the realms of fantasy, Mr. Michael Buble would be grand (incredibly funny guy with an awesome voice to serenade me with ¡V swoon!). 3. WHICH ANIMATED CHARACTER IS YOUR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE? Hmm. Not a big animation fan. Maybe Pinky and the Brain? 4. IF YOU HAD TO WRITE A BRIEF MESSAGE ON A DOLLAR BILL THAT MANY PEOPLE WOULD EVENTUALLY SEE AS THE CURRENCY CIRCULATES, WHAT MESSAGE WOULD YOU WRITE? One dollar a day is all it takes to save a child¡¦s life 5. YOU'VE BEEN ASKED TO CREATE A BRAND NEW ROAD SIGN THAT WILL BE PUT UP ON THE STREETS THROUGHOUT YOUR TOWN. PEOPLE IN YOUR TOWN WILL BE EXPECTED TO OBEY IT JUST AS THEY WOULD ANY OTHER ROAD SIGN. WHAT WILL YOUR NEW SIGN COMMAND DRIVERS TO DO? ¡¨Speed if you want to die faster¡¨ 6. IF YOU WERE LEFT ALONE FOR ONE HOUR WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A PEN AND A NOTEPAD, WHAT WOULD YOU BE INCLINED TO DRAW OR WRITE DURING THOSE 60 MINUTES? I would either write a letter to someone or write a story of some sort. 7. IF YOU COULD WITNESS ANYTHING AT ALL IN SUPER-SLOW MOTION, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE? The moment when a joke is being told and the last person in the group finally gets it ¡V that priceless look of realisation. 8. SUPPOSE YOU'RE AT A PARTY WHERE YOU MEET AN ALERT & ASTUTE 100-YEAR-OLD PERSON. SINCE EVERYONE WANTS TO TALK TO THIS PERSON, YOU ONLY HAVE TIME TO ASK ONE QUESTION. WHAT WOULD YOU ASK? What was your one favourite moment in life and why 9. IN ONE SENTENCE, WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IS THE SECRET TO LIFE? To give love and be loved 10. IF SOMEONE WERE LOOKING FOR YOU IN A BOOKSTORE, IN WHAT SECTION WOULD THEY BE MOST LIKELY TO FIND YOU? Fiction! New releases usually 11. OVER THE LAST 200 YEARS OR SO, THE WORLD HAS ADVANCED AND CHANGED IN MANY WAYS. NONETHELESS, CAN YOU THINK OF AT LEAST ONE ASPECT OF LIFE THAT HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED THROUGHOUT THE LAST 2 CENTURIES? The fragility of the human heart ¡V and our ability to inflict suffering on others 12. RANK THE 4 SEASONS IN ORDER FROM YOUR FAVE TO LEAST FAVE: Winter, Fall, Spring, Summer. I hate the heat! 13. IN YOUR OWN NOT-SO-HUMBLE OPINION, WHAT IS YOUR MOST LIKEABLE QUALITY? My personality 14. WHAT MONTH OF THE YEAR DOES YOUR NOSE ANTICIPATE MOST? WHY? Well it hates spring, summer and autumn and the associated hayfever in those seasons ¡V so winter for some relief I guess 15. WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU USED TO LOVE TO DO BUT HAVE OUTGROWN OR GOTTEN TIRED OF? I used to be so manical about Crowded House, now I still love them but not obsessively so. 16. IF YOU WERE A FISH, WHAT BAIT WOULD SOMEONE USE TO CATCH YOU VERY QUICKLY? A big piece of Camembert and crackers. 17. IF YOU WERE A TREE, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR FAVORITE MONTH OF THE YEAR? Autumn, shedding your old self and preparing to be reborn and starting again 18. WHAT IS ONE EVENT THAT MANY PEOPLE CONSIDER ENTERTAINING THAT YOU PERSONALLY WOULD HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME SITTING THROUGH FROM THE BEGINNING TO END? Rugby matches. Yawn. 19. IF YOU WERE A CONTESTANT ON A TRIVIA-STYLE GAME SHOW, WHAT CATEGORY WOULD YOU MOST WANT TO SEE DISPLAYED WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION? Crowded House or baking 20. WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU ENJOY DOING THAT WOULD PROBABLY SURPRISE MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY KNOW YOU WELL? That I have grays showing in my pubic hairs as well as my head hair now (time for another Brazilian when I am feeling better me thinks) 21. WHAT CREATURE, MORE THAN ANY OTHER, WOULD HAVE YOU SCARED STIFF IF IT WERE LOOSE IN YOUR HOME? Ducks, geese, chickens, swans, emus, ostriches ¡V anything in the bird family really. I hate them with a passion¡Kexcept when roasted 22. IF YOU COULD GREATLY ENHANCE ANY ONE OF YOUR 5 SENSES, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE? The obvious answer would be sight so I could ditch my glasses but I am actually gonna say hearing cos mine is not all that flash and it would be great to be able to hear what people are saying about you behind your back (and sometimes not so great). 23. IF YOU COULD TAKE ONE ETHNIC CUSTOM THAT IS POPULAR IN ANOTHER COUNTRY & POPULARIZE IT IN YOUR OWN CULTURE, WHICH WOULD YOU PICK? The Japanese love of Sushi! 24. WHEN YOU MEET SOMEONE FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHAT PARTICULAR FACET ABOUT THEM ARE YOU MOST INTERESTED IN LEARNING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE? If they think I am nice 25. IF YOU CAME INTO ENOUGH MONEY THAT YOU NEVER HAD TO WORK ANOTHER DAY IN YOUR LIFE, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD TYPICALLY DO TO STAY BUSY OR KEEP YOUR MIND OCCUPIED? READING! Lots and lots of reading. That is my idea of bliss. Oh and spending time with my beloved (who I am assuming is also not having to work ever again), playing computer games, surfing the net, sleeping, baking¡K I need to win Lotto damnit. 26. IF ANY PARTICULAR MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE COULD HAVE LASTED 5 MINUTES LONGER, WHAT MOMENT WOULD YOU HAVE WANTED IT TO HAVE BEEN? Sappyness alert: the weekend I spent in Napier over New Years this year while house sitting for my besty and being visited by my beloved. It was the most magical, wonderful time getting to know him, realizing how wonderful he was and how I could so easily fall in love with him¡Kand that he seemed to feel the same! Oh and the fantastic sex helped too ƒº 27. IF A MOVIE WERE BEING MADE ABOUT YOUR LIFE, AND YOU COULD CHOOSE ANY ACTOR TO PLAY YOU IN THE FILM, WHOM WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Kate Winslett ¡V a real woman with real curves. 28. IF YOU WERE TO DIE TOMORROW, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER YOU FOR MOST OF ALL? For being uniquely me, in all my nice, insecure, needy but kind ways. 29. IF YOU COULD INSTANTLY FREE YOUR MIND FOREVER OF SOMETHING THAT CAUSES YOU STRESS IN LIFE, WHAT WORRY WOULD YOU GET RID OF? The things I have done that have hurt the people I care about ¡V oh and worrying about money 30. IF YOU HAD TO RENAME THE STREET YOU LIVE ON, WHAT WOULD YOU NAME IT? Paddington Street ¡V in honour of my puss-tat 31. IF YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THE REAL-LIFE OWNER OF ANY TV OR MOVIE ANIMAL, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Dog from the footrot flats movie. 32. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU THOROUGHLY ENJOY THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WOULD PROBABLY CONSIDER TRITE & BORING AT BEST? Cross stitch? 33. WHAT PARTICULAR FACIAL FEATURE OF YOURS DO YOU PERSONALLY ADMIRE MOST? Uh, my eyes I guess. They are an unusual blue/grey colour and have a gold ring around the black pupil which makes them look a little bit special 34. LIST THE 5 THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPIEST IN LIFE: My beloved, my family, reading good books, listening to music, sleeping in with my boy 35. IF YOU COULD RECIEVE FREE, UNLIMITED AIRLINE FLIGHTS FROM YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT TO ANY ONE DESTINATION IN THE WORLD, TO WHAT PLACE WOULD YOU BE FREQUENTLY FLYING? Gah! What a question¡Khard to answer since I have never left New Zealand but I imagine it would be somewhere in South Africa - I so want to go on a safari and I imagine its one of those things you could do over and over and never get sick of seeing such beautiful animals where they belong. 36. IF YOU HAD TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WOULD TAKE THE PLACE OF A WEDDING BAND TO SERVE AS AN OBJECT OF UNION & COMMITMENT FOR MARRIAGE, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Um, I have no idea¡Kwhy would you not be able to use a ring?...An ipod perhaps? 37. SUPPOSE THAT INCOME TAXES STILL HAD TO BE PAID, BUT INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE GOVERNMENT, YOUR MONEY WOULD GO TO ANY ONE CAUSE OR CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE. WHERE WOULD YOU WANT YOURS TO GO? The Red Cross ¡V my charity of choice because they are non religious and do so much amazing stuff 38. IF YOU COULD ELIMINATE ONE GENRE OF MUSIC, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Death metal ¡V yuck. 39. IF YOU COULD BECOME FULLY ENLIGHTENED INSTANTLY ON ANY ONE SUBJECT, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Military history Mood: Lazy

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Pills Wednesday 15 November 2006 - 8.51am

I did some googling last night of the antibiotics I am currently on (it is always good to know what you are putting into your body I think) and among other things, it is used in the treatment of....Anthrax! So I guess I am save if anyone decides to send me an envelope full of white powder...unless of course the white powder is an illegal substance in which case Anthrax pills are not going to save me from the police. Mood: Cheeky

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Sunday 12 November 2006 - 11.03pm

I just ran over a cat on the way home tonight There were a whole bunch of them having a cat committee meeting in the centre of the road as I turned the corner onto College St. I wasnt going fast and I thought they had all scattered to safety until I felt the unmistakable bump under the rear wheel. I went back and moved it's poor broken little body to the side of the road as it was not wearing a collar so I dont know who it belongs to. I have killed someone's beloved pet and I feel beyond awful. I am sorry little black and white kitty. I did not mean to hurt you. I hope you felt no pain , that you are enjoying chasing infinite dust motes, eating glorious rich steaks dripping with garlic butter, lapping up bowls full of warm fresh cream and sleeping on a feather filled lazy boy with sunbeams gently warming you up there in kitty heaven. *goes to hug her own two kitties* Music: Wet Wet Wet - I Remember Mood: Crying

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Uh-Oh Friday 10 November 2006 - 1.40pm

I had an "interesting" conversation with my landlord when I got home this morning from staying the night at my beloveds. One of my elderly neighbours has had a cat (she doesn’t know which one from our neighbourhood but I have my suspicions) come into her house and pee on both the beds in her spare room. My landlord wanted to know if my two boys were neutered because she had rung the vet to find out all about cats spraying, and not being neutered is a leading cause (they most definitely are). She doesn’t think it is my two boys at this stage but warned me that if it does turn out to be one of them then “I would need to rethink owning pets while living here” Eek! What is that supposed to mean?! I had it written into my tenancy agreement that I was allowed cats so that should offer some protection? I am not going to worry about it too much right now until she has some proof that it was my Paddy whom I suspect it is. I wish I knew what had got into my silly old fella recently. Since about August he has not been himself and been spraying in my house and having had him checked by the vets and discussed what is happening, it is definitely behavioural and not illness related. I love my cats like you wouldnt believe. I know it is probably odd to be so attached to them, but they are refered to as my furr children. I adopted Paddy 6 years ago now from the SPCA (he is 10) and he is the most spirited, handsome, affectionate, clever ginger cat I have ever known (and all ginger cats are pretty special in my opinion). Guntha is 4 and I have had my "little man" from kittenhood. He is my little freak of nature with one blue eye and one orange eye and his super timid nature around strangers but incredibly affectionate-bordering-on-clingy around me. I have been on the verge of homelessness when flats have broken up and been unable to find a flat that would allow pets but I would never give them up. I know I shouldn't worry about this when my landlord and neighbour have no evidence, and I have bigger things to worry about right now (like getting better - a long slow process killing his infection) but I can't help but think I am heading for kitty cat troubles. Just so you know who I am referring to, I would like to introduce my handsome puss-tats: My PawPad My Gunky-dunk Music: Wet Wet Wet - All I Want Mood: Worried

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