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29 September 2006
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When Good Flats Go Bad
Friday 29 September 2006 - 1.43pm
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This entry shall be brief and to the point:
I echo 110% Miss  persephone's comments re: rain rain, go away. Not because I do not like the rain, I infact love it - esp when you can curl up in bed all day with a book and read and snooze and mooch while listening to it fall steadily on the roof.
No, I want it to stop because a) I am going to Taupo for the weekend and as nice as our hotel is going to be, I dont fancy spending all my time in it, nor do I fancy getting soaked and frozen at the kart track on Sunday.
But more importantly b)I came home this morning from spending the night at my beloveds to find my roof had leaked through the light fixture on the ceiling and there was a rapidly growing soggy patch on my carpet (thank God it missed - by meer milimetres - my wooden chest that was a 21st present from all my friends) and interesting sparking noises and hissing that a goose would be proud of, coming from my light.
Needless to say I have turned the power off in my flat.
So, because I firmly and superstitiously believe things come in threes:
This week my cat has been broken, now my roof...what's next? C'mon fates, hit me with it!
Music: Lifehouse - You and Me
Mood:  Annoyed
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28 September 2006
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A little catching up on stuff
Thursday 28 September 2006 - 12.05pm
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Well first of all, cos I am sure you are all dying of curiosity; the performance review happened (I am brilliant ”V yay me) but the pay review did not. (Sigh). That is being saved for next week when I also have to report back on at least 4 objectives I have set for myself in my role. What fun. What was truly freaky about the session though was that my boss also offered me personal development training”Kwith her as my life coach. OMG you have no idea how much that freaked me out; talking deep and meaningful stuff about my life and career goals with that she-devil? Yikes! She has given me 2 weeks to think about it and come back to her with an answer and said those annoying things like; what ever you decide is okay with me, it is your choice to accept this offer in the kindness it is given or not, there is no judgment attached either way.
Pass me a bucket.
Speaking of buckets, I had to use one to clean the interior of my car after my cat Paddy pooped in it (ewww!) on the way back from the vets yesterday. Never mind the trip was less than a kilometer. It was not a scheduled trip to the vets either: Paddy was behaving very oddly when I got home at lunchtime yesterday, frantically running round trying to spray on everything but nothing coming out and running up to my feet and trying to squat on them (not terribly appreciated btw). Turns out he has Cystitis (basically the cat version of a human urine infection) and it was his way of telling me. He got two injections - one anti inflammatory, one antibiotic, plus pills for 5 days and it cost $103.60 - well over double what I pay for when I go to my doctor with the same thing!!! The Paddymeister slept all night on my bed which is unusual as at some point he always gets up (usually around 5am) and goes scattercat around the house and whatnot. He was super affectionate when I got up and even tried climbing into the shower under the water to get hugs and pats. So I am guessing that means he is feeling better! He has been a very good boy and eaten both his pills wrapped in cheese no problems also which is making me very happy! There is nothing worse than trying to force them down a cats throat (which I have to do with Guntha).
All of this of course means that I am now severely lacking in funds for the trip to Taupo this weekend and spent all of last night worrying about money stuff (Michael insists he will pay for anything and everything which makes me rottenly guilty but he also made me guilty by saying if I don”¦t come I will ruin his weekend ”V rock”Kme”K hard place) so I took a sleeping tablet and comaed out. I did still wake up once but feel much better for it this morning. Well, aside from the manky taste in my mouth that I always get from those pills.
Speaking of Taupo, this is where we are staying:
http://www.taupocaboose.co.nz/
Who knew Taupo (or even NZ!) had its own Authentic African Rail theme hotel?? I cant wait though. We are also going to try out the restaurant on site though the menu options are a little scary”Kwhole roast baby chicken anyone? How about rabbit and pasta? Ostrich?
Work is pretty damn dull and unexciting again today (hence why I am writing this and not doing any actual work”Kops). No one seems to be around and the weather isn”¦t exactly rocking my world either. No wind atm though (small blessing!) Just want to go home to bed to sleep off this hung over sleepy feeling and play Sims 2 which my beloved acquired for me last weekend ŗ and which I inspired Miss  chrissy to get too!
Mood:  Tired
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26 September 2006
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Review
Tuesday 26 September 2006 - 9.09am
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I have my performance review in 1.5 hours time.
I am not looking forward to it
My boss is a witch
The CEO, who loves me, is away on personal leave
My boss is in a good mood
This is not good
This means I am going to get bitch slapped (metaphorically speaking)
I want more money damnit
I deserve more money
I hate this
Meanwhile
I have a sore throat today
You would think I would know better than to kiss my boy when he has the sniffles
Oh well
And my pedometer says I have only done 68 steps this morning.
I think it lies.
10,000 steps per day suddenly seems a very long way off
Maybe I will need to walk this afternoon to vent some frustration from my pay review
Music: The rrrrrriiiiiiiiipppppppp of someone liberally using their cellotape dispenser
Mood:  Angry
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20 September 2006
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Spews and Squits
Wednesday 20 September 2006 - 9.29pm
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So that delightful title should give you a hint as to what my last 24 hours has been like. I am sick at both ends and the rest of me feels like someone has pummelled me with a meat cleaver (I would prefer to be pummelled with Daniel Cleaver but no such luck). I am tired and grumpy and miserable and my poor suffering boyfriend has bore the brunt of it by having to deal with a tearful and, I must grudgingly admit, irrational me. Can't hurt to keep him on his toes from time to time though right? 
So I spent the day curled up at home and running for the bathroom; I hope to never come in contact with Smoky Bacon Pringles chips ever again though they were quite tasty the first time round (too much information?!?), reading and napping. Am feeling much better this evening (even managed a wee bit of dinner! - and thanks for the popsicle suggestion Miss chrissy!)and will drag myself off to work tomorrow having already recieved a flurry of emails of all the work I missed today that according to my boss just has to be done before I go home tomorrow. Sigh. Am not looking forward to that.
Music: Manic Street Preachers - You Stole the Sun From My Heart
Mood:  Sick
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19 September 2006
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Today is...
Tuesday 19 September 2006 - 2.34pm
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INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!!!
Ahoy me heartys, join me in talkin like ye pirates of old (visit www.yarr.org.uk or www.talklikeapirate.com) or you be walkin the plant before days end and makin a wee visit to Davy Jones Locker or recievin 20 lashes from the cat o nine tails ya lily livered son of a biscuit eater landlubbers!
Avast yer laughtin at me ya dirty scallywags and my poor attempt at pirate speak or I be placin the black spot on yer. Aye so I will, and twill give all ya booty and dubloons to the first wench I comes across ya Scurvy dog!
Yo-ho-ho!
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Okay so that made little to no sense but it was the best I could come up with at short notice and while doing this surruptious entry at work! What does make sense is drooling over the following pic of everyone's favourite pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow 
or laughing over this pic of a lego pirate that came up on a google images search
Now where is me grog...
Mood:  Giggly
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18 September 2006
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Struggles
Monday 18 September 2006 - 10.06pm
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Today has been one of those days that was just plain hard work to drag myself through. It started with being a struggle to get any sleep last night; the old mind just refused to shut off and let me be for a few hours. I think I managed maybe 3 hours in total tops last night. *yawn* Then of course when the alarm went off, I was out to it, meaning a massive struggle to haul my sleepy ass outta bed into the shower and off to work..where it was a struggle to remain awake let alone alert and attentive, especially when an achy brain was added into the mix. It was a struggle to make dinner tonight (I mean really how tricksy is rice risotto with chopped veges and chicken bits tossed through...ordinarily not tricksy at all, tonight it was like a fear factor challenge!) and lastly it was a struggle not to scream like a banshee when I got lemon juice into the paper cut on my finger while making persephone's delicious lemon muffins (they are really fab Ms Shandi - ta very much for the recipe!).
But there have been moments of brightness into my uphill battle of a day; the boy and I began planning another trip away to Taupo in two weeks for more kart racing but we are both taking extra days off and will stay up there an extra night or two I can't wait! The only downside is that the time we are away conincides with school holidays...
Speaking of my boy, it was his birthday yesterday. I hope he had a lovely day, it was a very inactive one really. We slept in rather late, okay very late, after playing poker and drinking margaritas Saturday night with some friends. It was my first time playing poker and I finished up with $5.40 having started the night with $10.00 so not too bad an effort I thought! So having finally made it outa bed I made corn fritters for brunch and then we mooched round, me reading and holding my poor hung over head, him computer gaming til we went to dinner at his parents house. It was the first time I had been to his parents for dinner (gulp!) but they are really lovely people so was all good - his Dad totally cracks me up! His sister and her husband were also there on their way back to Welly from skiing and his brother and his partner and their daughter (she is such a cutie...and she knows it!) also turned up so it was a real family occasion! Then it was back to his place for our compulsory Sunday night viewing - Top Gear, about the only telly show I watch even though I have already seen this latest season (ah the joys of having a car mad, techie boyfriend )
Music: LAMB - Gorecki
Mood:  Yawning
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11 September 2006
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The Winter of Our Discontent
Monday 11 September 2006 - 10.29pm
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Well. Miss chrissy has got me a-thunkin: what is your favourite time of year everyone?
Yup, here comes another of my pointless and probably somewhat annoying quiz things but I so  making them!
Apologies for the hard to read colours but I can't seem to change them 
And for added fun, can anyone think of song lyrics that have something to do with seasons in them?
I will start off:
"2am and she calls me cos I'm still awake
Can you help me unravel my latest mistake
I don't love him, winter just wasn't my season"
*Anna Nalick "Breathe (2am)"
Music: Atomic Kitten - If U Come to Me
Mood: Cheeky
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Stuff and Nonsense
Monday 11 September 2006 - 9.42pm
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I hate this time of year The reason for this is twofold: winter (my favourite season) is drawing to a close and it seems like ages since the last public holiday and still more ages to go til the next one.
I want a holiday damnit!
Part of the reason I am so in need of a break is I am really sick of my boss atm. I had such a nice weekend and then she spoilt it all merely by her presence at work today. If I wanted to be treated like someone with only two brain cells left that were threatening to fall out my nostrils at any second, I would spend some time with Tony Blair. I don't have to see her fortunately for the next two days; I have a first aid course to go to tomorrow (yayness for being out of the office but it scares me to think they expect me to save their lives!) and then she is going skiing on Wednesday. I know I should be grateful I have a job, (and one that I mostly enjoy) and that no matter where you work there is always some twit that you can't stand (or that has been my experience so far); it's just so much harder when the twit is your boss.
Anyway, my weekend was pretty low key really. Sat was sleep in day and then the boy and I went out for brunch followed by a spot of window shopping. Sat night we watched Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels which I am ashamed to admit I had never seen before
Sunday was a day of kart racing at Manfeild which was loads of fun. The boy was completely pooped last night and fell asleep before dinner. Even the excitement of having an unbeatable lead on the championship in his class couldn't keep him awake. I made a chocolate self saucing pudding for dessert since I didn't have a chance to do any baking (sorry Miss persephone, I hope to make your muffins in the next day or two!) and its kinda a tradition now that I come round Sunday night to watch Top Gear and sample whatever baking delights I have whipped up that afternoon.
Anyway, time to go tackle the accumulation of dishes on my bench, kill a few ants (how is it fair they have turned up already and the weather is barely warm?) and catch a few Zzzzs
If you can't get enough of my rambling wit and charm, I have a post on my Last FM journal for your enjoyment also
http://www.last.fm/user/penny_panda/journal/2006/09/11/225075/
Oh and I would like to point out that i have done this entry three bloody times tonight because the journals site appears to hate me right now. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Music: R.E.M - Leaving New York
Mood:  Okay
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