Found this on my friend's (very much miss-eded little sister in a certain place in a certain country - give a guess... Yup, T.R. Scotland) Bebo page, loved it so much I'm posting it up asap. Mind you, in re-reading these I feel the sudden urge to comment...
Peter Kay's Universal Truths
1) Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones. (So don't... Maybe in Boy World, but not in mine. Is it because 'Mummy' always cut 'em that way? Yes. That was sarcastic.)
2) At the end of every party there is always a girl crying. *sigh* Accurate obervation I'm afraid. I could make a "Male Chauvinist Pig" comment here, but I think what would be the most appropriate return would simply be - "It's my party and I'll cry if I want too..." If anyone has ever listened to the words of that song, you'll probably understand the REAL meaning as to why there's always a girl crying at the end of a party. They are NOT always joyous occasions peoples!!! *finishes rant*
3) One of the most awkward things that can happen in a pub is when yourpint-to-toilet cycle gets synchronised with a complete stranger. Considering the making it through the lines for the girl's toliet is quite like a trek up Mt. Everest (it takes a billion LIGHTYEARS) I'm sure we (the female spieces in general) don't have this problem as much. You learn to HOLD your liquids... Although if there are any females out there that wish to disagree - go right ahead. I'm more than willing to be proved wrong.
4) You've never quite sure whether it's ok to eat green crisps. *snort* Green crisps - er, CHIPS in Aussie lingo (not Scottish!) are the best. Closest thing you can get to green eggs and ham on a regular basis. Yum!
5) Everyone who grew up in the 80's has entered the digits 55378008into a calculator. Really? Whatever.
6) Reading when you're drunk is horrible. Considering that your mental capacity is severely diminished - I'd believe that.
7) Sharpening a pencil with a knife makes you feel really manly. *giggles* Wouldn't know - but I'll take your word for it.
8) You're never quite sure whether it's against the law or not to have a fire in your back garden. Come to Australia - then you'll know for dead cert!!! *buzzer noise* Soooo illegal!
10) Nobody ever dares make cup-a-soup in a bowl. I do! I do dare!!! I defy the rules of Cup-a-Soup and make it in a bowl. Hey, it even could be a Facebook group - (Just another one of the zillion, squilion of 'em - no, I won't torture you and actually create it. >0<)
11) You never know where to look when eating a banana. Lol. 'Nuff said.
12) Its impossible to describe the smell of a wet cat. Much like a wet dog?
13) Prodding a fire with a stick makes you feel manly. I love this statement 'coz you can totally tell it's true eh girls.
14) Rummaging in an overgrow garden will always turn up a bouncy ball. Or a tennis ball.
15) You always feel a bit scared when stroking horses. *raises eyebrow* I think you're alone on this one mate... This is not a universal truth but a personal one, 'coz there are many, many, many enthusiasts (Known to all non-horsey people as The Mental Horse Lovers - yes, capitals are necessary.) that love that noble animal, the Equus caballus that would never feel a shred of fear to stroke a horse. Yes, I'm proud to be one of 'em.
16) Everyone always remembers the day a dog ran into your school. Um. Not if you were homeschooled....
17) the most embarrassing thing you can do as schoolchild is to call your teacher mum or dad. Or your boss... Even worse - trust me!
18) The smaller the monkey the more it looks like it would kill you at the first given opportunity. *eee* Evil monkeys! So true! Of course, chickens are worse.
19) Some days you see lots of people on crutches. Nothin' ground breaking about this one. True enough.
20) Every bloke has at some stage while taking a pee, flushed half-way through and then raced against the flush. *cough* Boys.
21) Old women with mobile phones look wrong. Old men do too!!
22) Its impossible to look cool whilst picking up a Frisbee. Agree a 100% - you just look silly picking up a fallen Frisbee - one of Murphy's Laws I suppose.
23) Driving through a tunnel makes you feel excited. Oh ayyyyeeee..... *Is very sarcastic*
24) You never ever run out of salt. Yup. You many run out of different varities of salt, but there is always salt in the cupboard.
25) Old ladies can eat more than you think. So can young ladies - they just don't like to let on!
26) You can't respect a man who carries a dog. *snort* I can't respect a woman either. Paz Hilton anyone? SO not.
27) There's no panic like the panic you momentarily feel when you've got your hand or head stuck in something. *shudders* Don't lets even go there.
28) No one knows the origins of their metal coat hangers. Maybe it's from that place that the one sock of your pair goes to - maybe the metal coat hangers are the socks in their afterlives!!!!!!!!! I mean - it's true, you don't know where the socks go; or where the hanger come from...... >>
29) Despite constant warning, you have never met anybody who has had their arm broken by a swan. Nope - can't say I have. However, I know that the most unlikely of animals usually have a nasty surprise, so it's not like you'd try anything - right?!
30) The most painful household incident is wearing socks and stepping on an upturned plug. Ayia - bandit! How much does that HURT!!!!!!! (And barefoot is worse... Happens alot more here too.)
31) People who don't drive slam car doors too hard. Totally! I swear one of these days, my poor car is going to be shaken to bits by violent people who don't stop to consider the sanctity of the car door.
32) You've turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of wood specifically to stir paint with. Or your Mum the day you try to resurect a bag of rotten veggies 'coz you don't want to waste stuff.
33) Everyone had an uncle who tried to steal their nose. Er - I hope I didn't miss out on an important childhood delevopement expiriance; 'coz I didn't... Ah! So that explains it!
34) Bricks are horrible to carry. Too true.
35) In every plate of chips there is a bad chip. Or two.
36) Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. *Shakes head* I fear for the male population if that's as good as it gets.... Ohwell, nice knowing you!
Hope you enjoyed the randomness as much as I did -
TTFN, b.
Friday, September 19
Unexpected
Funny how things are just so... unexpected! I mean really, I didn't expect Stump to be only two weekends away (including this one - kiya!) o>o , I didn't expect to be broke in two weeks time (thanks to some shifts laying off - all at once too...) and I certainly didn't expect to miss Scotland as much as I am!
Of course, that's a wee bit by the by, work and life'n'stuff appear to be rolling along well enough. Still stressed out - can't really work out why, but that's okay 'coz it just is. Take one day at a time and you can't go wrong!
So yeh, Scotland. Land of the wet fog, wet rain, wet mud, wet wind and Irn Bru. *sigh* Home sweet home! It's weird and totally unexpected but I guess it's true - you can fall in love with a country. The problem is - it's not going to be the same the second time around. I find that really hard to think about, but it is what it is. Life moves on, and just 'coz I'd like to think that a wee corner of the world has been frozen in time, just for me.... Well that's unlikely - and I certainly wouldn't expect that!!
Dunno what it is. I'm still so confused as to why life seems to suck back in Australia. I'm sure it wasn't this bad before I left! Or was it that I didn't know any better?
Scary thought. Who wants to be a prisoner of their own life? Put your hand up! *is facetious*
Don't mind me.
On a better, brighter note - horse riding has few charms to the general world, but I am very glad I have a gorgeous horse waiting for me. Copper really does cure all that ails me, and a bit more. Somehow things are better viewed 63 inches from the ground (or 15.3 hh in horse-talk) from the back of a loyal friend.
Speaking of loyal friends, I am pleased to note that things are looking up on the friend front, it's taking time (like I said it would) but I really do think things are working out. Thankfully!
But take me back to the top o' the wourld where the grass is green and the tree are greener. Where everyone loves to dance and the skies are brighter longer (in the summer anyway), and everyone knows that you can travel 30ml over the speed limit and it don't matter!!
*my boni lies over the ocean,
my boni lies over the sea....*
Lol. :3 Adios amigo, b.
Of course, that's a wee bit by the by, work and life'n'stuff appear to be rolling along well enough. Still stressed out - can't really work out why, but that's okay 'coz it just is. Take one day at a time and you can't go wrong!
So yeh, Scotland. Land of the wet fog, wet rain, wet mud, wet wind and Irn Bru. *sigh* Home sweet home! It's weird and totally unexpected but I guess it's true - you can fall in love with a country. The problem is - it's not going to be the same the second time around. I find that really hard to think about, but it is what it is. Life moves on, and just 'coz I'd like to think that a wee corner of the world has been frozen in time, just for me.... Well that's unlikely - and I certainly wouldn't expect that!!
Dunno what it is. I'm still so confused as to why life seems to suck back in Australia. I'm sure it wasn't this bad before I left! Or was it that I didn't know any better?
Scary thought. Who wants to be a prisoner of their own life? Put your hand up! *is facetious*
Don't mind me.
On a better, brighter note - horse riding has few charms to the general world, but I am very glad I have a gorgeous horse waiting for me. Copper really does cure all that ails me, and a bit more. Somehow things are better viewed 63 inches from the ground (or 15.3 hh in horse-talk) from the back of a loyal friend.
Speaking of loyal friends, I am pleased to note that things are looking up on the friend front, it's taking time (like I said it would) but I really do think things are working out. Thankfully!
But take me back to the top o' the wourld where the grass is green and the tree are greener. Where everyone loves to dance and the skies are brighter longer (in the summer anyway), and everyone knows that you can travel 30ml over the speed limit and it don't matter!!
*my boni lies over the ocean,
my boni lies over the sea....*
Lol. :3 Adios amigo, b.
Tuesday, September 9
At work (or play)
You know what? Pull the wire binding off a file (with no intention of using it for its original purpose again) twist it all up - and volia! You get a lovely art work to sit on top of your computer. Give it a name (mine became "Twisted Desire" made out of twisted wire by B. Fraser 09/09/2008 within two seconds of completing the "piece"), make a little tag for it, and -Behold! You are an arteeeest.
Way to accomplish something meaningful in the 'deary monotonous regime of the 'man' who by forcing us into a narrow idealistic work force means to squash our souls and rip away the freedom of our life force...'
Yeah. Whatever.
So work and play are seemly to intermingling continously - can't tell which is which: probably why my hair is going even more curly under the stress. Funny how you get those little notices. Your neck turns into a concrete block, you feel sick half the time - either from over eating, or under eating and when your hobbies cause you guilt and more stress well I think it's time to quit your day job!
But aside from that - I've decided to do something increadably radical for me! I am NOT, I repeat NOT going to get a second - no, wait, third job for the Christmas holidays. Ok - so I might only be working two days a week for the month of January next year (gasp-shock-horror) but I guess I can 'slack' off for a bit. I might even take a break! *snort*
Or not. I'll see how I go. The plan at the moment is to use that time to really work on my art - specifically Gamenian and tranditional art practises. Oh - that reminds me - started a new picture last night. Exciting stuff!
GTG (it's almost lunch time) - b.
Way to accomplish something meaningful in the 'deary monotonous regime of the 'man' who by forcing us into a narrow idealistic work force means to squash our souls and rip away the freedom of our life force...'
Yeah. Whatever.
So work and play are seemly to intermingling continously - can't tell which is which: probably why my hair is going even more curly under the stress. Funny how you get those little notices. Your neck turns into a concrete block, you feel sick half the time - either from over eating, or under eating and when your hobbies cause you guilt and more stress well I think it's time to quit your day job!
But aside from that - I've decided to do something increadably radical for me! I am NOT, I repeat NOT going to get a second - no, wait, third job for the Christmas holidays. Ok - so I might only be working two days a week for the month of January next year (gasp-shock-horror) but I guess I can 'slack' off for a bit. I might even take a break! *snort*
Or not. I'll see how I go. The plan at the moment is to use that time to really work on my art - specifically Gamenian and tranditional art practises. Oh - that reminds me - started a new picture last night. Exciting stuff!
GTG (it's almost lunch time) - b.
Wednesday, August 20
*brain melts*
Gah. *brain melts* I'm utterly exhausted.
Did uni all day today - but that also included an interview with a recruitment agency. It went well, the agency even said that there was a job that they'd put me forward for right away. I hate to say 'It sounds perfect'; 'coz every dang time I say that - I never get the stupid job!! Plus, they might have already fill the position. So I'll just say that it sounds good. And that I hope that I get it. But other than that, it's life. We'll see how we go.
Been working on Gamenian lots - I sure hope we get the manuscript finished before the end of 2009, I want to graduate and send in the manuscript! I think we might even be able to do it; after all, I'll keep working on it, pushing my sister and we'll get through. It's really getting on now too. Yay!!! >_<
Opened up a new Deviant account for my professional art. It'll have to do until I earn enough to get a professional to design a gallery website for me. I don't think my sister and I can quite get our own site off the ground. And it just doesn't look all that good. Anyway - I'm going to make a banner for the page and I'll put up some of my better pieces. I'll try and show a good range - one of these days I will get to a professional status as an artist!
:3, b.
P.s - Any one who wants comission me - just leave me a note on my deviant comments. I will do anything for a good price.
Did uni all day today - but that also included an interview with a recruitment agency. It went well, the agency even said that there was a job that they'd put me forward for right away. I hate to say 'It sounds perfect'; 'coz every dang time I say that - I never get the stupid job!! Plus, they might have already fill the position. So I'll just say that it sounds good. And that I hope that I get it. But other than that, it's life. We'll see how we go.
Been working on Gamenian lots - I sure hope we get the manuscript finished before the end of 2009, I want to graduate and send in the manuscript! I think we might even be able to do it; after all, I'll keep working on it, pushing my sister and we'll get through. It's really getting on now too. Yay!!! >_<
Opened up a new Deviant account for my professional art. It'll have to do until I earn enough to get a professional to design a gallery website for me. I don't think my sister and I can quite get our own site off the ground. And it just doesn't look all that good. Anyway - I'm going to make a banner for the page and I'll put up some of my better pieces. I'll try and show a good range - one of these days I will get to a professional status as an artist!
:3, b.
P.s - Any one who wants comission me - just leave me a note on my deviant comments. I will do anything for a good price.
Thursday, August 14
*whaaaa!* :'(
Life sucks. I just wanna go back to my nice little Teen Ranch Bubble. Sure, things weren't always the greatest over there - I had my share of stresses over friends and suckiness, but I don't remember it being this hard to get up in the mornings...
"I'm a nightmare/
A disaster/
That's what they always said/
I'm a lost cause/
Not a hero....."
Everything is just wack at the moment. My Dad's in hospital with a crushed foot and the only offer of help I get comes from an online chat with someone who is very sweet, but I scarcely know them.
My sister has a random aches and pains - the doctors don't know what's wrong. She's had tests - but no results....
My friends are giving me major headaches. I'm walking on eggshells - and basically I'm dammed if I do, and absolutely dammed if I don't... *cries*
I don't know what to do!!! I don't know who to turn to, I don't know why things got this bad.
"I cry out with no reply/
And I can feel you by my side....
And though you're invisible/
I trust in you."
But enough of the emo-muffin-ness. You don't want to read about my black and blue emotions - they'll just turn you emo too!
Bruised but hanging in there,
b.
"I'm a nightmare/
A disaster/
That's what they always said/
I'm a lost cause/
Not a hero....."
Everything is just wack at the moment. My Dad's in hospital with a crushed foot and the only offer of help I get comes from an online chat with someone who is very sweet, but I scarcely know them.
My sister has a random aches and pains - the doctors don't know what's wrong. She's had tests - but no results....
My friends are giving me major headaches. I'm walking on eggshells - and basically I'm dammed if I do, and absolutely dammed if I don't... *cries*
I don't know what to do!!! I don't know who to turn to, I don't know why things got this bad.
"I cry out with no reply/
And I can feel you by my side....
And though you're invisible/
I trust in you."
But enough of the emo-muffin-ness. You don't want to read about my black and blue emotions - they'll just turn you emo too!
Bruised but hanging in there,
b.
Monday, August 4
Back home - so what to do?
I have two choices, much like all of life, I'm making them with no idea how or where or why I'm doing this..... Okay, so I exaggerate a litte. A bit. Alright already - a LOT!
I do know why, or where, but as to time? Well, a little lost there. I have two choices (I think) either stay at uni this semester and do two more subjects I don't need to do to graduate (This is I think part - I've gotta make sure that's the case) or stop uni and look for a job until next year. The problem is finding a job. Nobody's hiring.... :p
So left or right? Yay or nay? I dunno; I'm still waiting on an email from my course convenor. University people are so dang slow!!! All I need is a blinkin yes or no answer! I don't even know if it's too late to drop out yet. Gr.
Anyways, on that front it's more than a little stressful; but that's life.
Trying to get my website up and running so that I can get on with my mission to get my art work published! Yes, I have determined a new life goal of becoming a professional author/artist, but of course, that takes a heck of a lot of work, so it'll take a while. But I will succeed!!!!
Laterz - I gotta go peek at this movie.
Sayanara.... b.
I do know why, or where, but as to time? Well, a little lost there. I have two choices (I think) either stay at uni this semester and do two more subjects I don't need to do to graduate (This is I think part - I've gotta make sure that's the case) or stop uni and look for a job until next year. The problem is finding a job. Nobody's hiring.... :p
So left or right? Yay or nay? I dunno; I'm still waiting on an email from my course convenor. University people are so dang slow!!! All I need is a blinkin yes or no answer! I don't even know if it's too late to drop out yet. Gr.
Anyways, on that front it's more than a little stressful; but that's life.
Trying to get my website up and running so that I can get on with my mission to get my art work published! Yes, I have determined a new life goal of becoming a professional author/artist, but of course, that takes a heck of a lot of work, so it'll take a while. But I will succeed!!!!
Laterz - I gotta go peek at this movie.
Sayanara.... b.
Sunday, February 3
Advice
It's a funny old world sometimes - I kinda wonder if
a). the same thoughts are shared by an entire community it's either an x-file case or everyone just sees the same thing when they look at me.
b). if life is ever the way you want it to be - aka: just like in the movies!!!
In regards to a). - it relates to all the advice we have been given about our trip. We have had varing levels of information; random scattered tit-bits of wisdom and knowledge. And then there's the advice about boys...
Everyone (and I do mean everyone!) seems to think that we are either going overseas to hook-up or be mobed(by said boys)!!! Lol. No one has even bothered to tell us to absorb the culture, or how to get on with the locals, let alone given us any advice on how to get from place to place. Just to stay away from the boys if it's from my dad, my pastor, and any other guy. If it's from a girl it's just - "You are so going to come back with an Italian boyfriend!"!!! That and French guys are nice. =.=
*shakes head* What is the world coming to if the only reason to travel is to get a bf?
But I love the people that gave us the advice, and I thank them for thinking of us.
Mean while I'm just setting my sights on Hong Kong - ssshhhhhoooooppppppiinnnnnggggggggg!
So much fun!
*meep* It's tomorrow! It's tomorrow! It's tomorrow! I can't believe that one and a half years of planing and saving is finally coming to fruition!!! @-@
Go figure!
Saturday, February 2
For all your travel needs...
If you feel in the insane desire to read my ramblings and other chewable gossip on my sister and I as we travel to/around Europe the link is Trippin' Around.
Have fun!
:3, b.
Have fun!
:3, b.
Monday, January 28
Counting down
I can't believe it, but this time next week Emi and I will be waiting at the airport to take off to Hong Kong. I am unbelievably excited because it is going to be the most awesome thing ever!
Heh. And so we wait. Counting down the days, the hours, the seconds.
In the mean time, our bedroom demands attention - we are spring cleaning (yes, in summer) to prepare for our trip away. We are getting rid of all the junk that we can. In a way it's almost like preparing our bedroom for two different travelers to return.
I mean, this is huge for us. We haven't ever done anything like this ever before. I guess it's time to find out whether that independent streak I've been cursed (blessed?) with will come through for me.
I tell you what though, I will miss everyone while we're over there. Yes, I love the trill of exploring new places, meeting new people - but I do have a very special group of friends here. I guess that makes the home-coming so much sweeter....
Is anyone else feeling sick? :p
*interrupts ramble*
I haven't spilled regarding the awesomeness that was SummerNats, so I will let my sister (who went with me, as well as our 'retinue' of bodyguards [guys from HBC that insisted that we had to go with a large group of protectors; aren't they sweet?]) regale you with the tale.
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*And just to add to that post - I agree totally... Hot cars! Some of them where jumping like crickets they had so much power in the engine. And then some of them *thumps rib cage* you could feel the power - right in the middle of you. It was so incredible!
But that's it from me for a while.
Ciao ~ b.
Heh. And so we wait. Counting down the days, the hours, the seconds.
In the mean time, our bedroom demands attention - we are spring cleaning (yes, in summer) to prepare for our trip away. We are getting rid of all the junk that we can. In a way it's almost like preparing our bedroom for two different travelers to return.
I mean, this is huge for us. We haven't ever done anything like this ever before. I guess it's time to find out whether that independent streak I've been cursed (blessed?) with will come through for me.
I tell you what though, I will miss everyone while we're over there. Yes, I love the trill of exploring new places, meeting new people - but I do have a very special group of friends here. I guess that makes the home-coming so much sweeter....
Is anyone else feeling sick? :p
*interrupts ramble*
I haven't spilled regarding the awesomeness that was SummerNats, so I will let my sister (who went with me, as well as our 'retinue' of bodyguards [guys from HBC that insisted that we had to go with a large group of protectors; aren't they sweet?]) regale you with the tale.
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Hot cars, hot guys...
All thanks to Summernats!!!! *sigh* sooo many hot cars... the boys ain't bad either, but the hot cars... there were Corvettes, Mustangs - even an Lamborghini! Although apparently the Lamborghini was just a kit, and not a real one, but it was hot anyway. Lots of muscle cars - blowers, (gets more air into the engines) huge engines that roar, and turbo (makes car go faster) galore. Then there were the pretty cars - side skirts, grates, spoilers, rims(Stuff that goes on the front and side of the cars, the stuff in tires, and the sticky-up thing on the back end of the car) - the lot. But they were REALLY pretty. ^.^
I know a lot of you are probably going 'shut up about cars' but one last thing... we watched the burnouts of two guys doing a faceoff. One of them blew his engine and had to get his car pushed off the track. The other guy - get this - had a 2500bhp car!!!!! HOLY COW!!!!!!!!! He completely blew his tires. But still... HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!
*And just to add to that post - I agree totally... Hot cars! Some of them where jumping like crickets they had so much power in the engine. And then some of them *thumps rib cage* you could feel the power - right in the middle of you. It was so incredible!
But that's it from me for a while.
Ciao ~ b.
Thursday, December 27
Flying times
Christmas - came, went, is gone. I'm so busy working, I hardly notice anyways! I'll tell you what has gotten me more vamped up (even more than my pretty new silver hoops, but not as much as my ichigo [strawberry] Pocky Bag [!!!!! *eeee*] or my dead-foxy seklington t-shirt) is that I'm going to SummerNats!!!
It'll be my first SummerNats (awesomely cool car show for those that aren't in the know) and I can't wait.
Other then that I've got road trips (one dayers) and movies, and other good times (New Year's fun) to keep me going in between the mountains of work I am currently swamped under.
Tis all good.
b.
Sunday, December 23
Tuesday, December 18
So long... No Talky
Yup. I know it's been so long and I haven't said a word. My bad!!
I've just been so busy with uni and then after uni, finding a second job, after finding a second job, working both jobs and when I'm not doing that TRYING to get my passport and other incidentals sorted out for Europe 08.
AHHHHHHHHH! I'm going to Europe for like 6 months in like 1 month's time!! Oo
And now you get the overview of what my life has been like for the last month or so.
BTW - our choir sung Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. WE SUNG THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS!! That's supposed to be one of the hardest choir pieces. Not only that, we sung it to a CD. Double hardness. And I sung soprano - which is an achievement considering I'm a metso-soprano. So much fun!
Life has been so-so for the while; nothing really much except busy, busy, busy.
I have gotten back into horse riding but. I guess for a while there I just lost interest 'coz we had sold my pony Tango, and I missed him. But now we have Copper, who is brilliant to ride, so that's alot more fun. Takes up a lot of the little free time I have though!
Change the subject - you know when you just ramble on and you feel like such an idiot but you can't seem to stop? I was doing that the other night, talking to this guy I know. And he was just looking down at me (he is uber tall) and smiling one of those crooked, 'amused' smiles. Now I feel like a bakka* as I think about it. Yeh; and the really bad thing is I don't know if he thought all the chatter burbling from me WAS amusing or just plain stupid.
People say I'm cute. But I don't know. I'd rather be elegant, or mysterious, or cool - or anything but cute! You can get away with 'cute' if you're in a manga, but my life is NOT an Japanese Fairy Tale, (oh how I wish it was sometimes!!) The thing with cute is it also only works as long as you're young. I can get away with it now - I guess, but what happens when I'm older?
Stupido cute.
(*My friends and I have a new word - "bakka: idiot in Japanese)
Why do I care anyway?
I suppose I'm bored at the moment. Which is stupid again because I have an awesome set of family and friends and will be traveling overseas (ultimate adventure style - low budget!) in just one month and two weeks approximately.
Cele la vie.
I'll get over it. I think the thing is with adventure, it looks so glamourous, and like so much 'fun' actionwise - and maybe it is. But it's gotta end at some point and "...they all lived happily ever after." I'm just at the "ever after" point without ever having reached the adventure. This is a good thing yes?
.... No?
Ohwell,
I've just been so busy with uni and then after uni, finding a second job, after finding a second job, working both jobs and when I'm not doing that TRYING to get my passport and other incidentals sorted out for Europe 08.
AHHHHHHHHH! I'm going to Europe for like 6 months in like 1 month's time!! Oo
And now you get the overview of what my life has been like for the last month or so.
BTW - our choir sung Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. WE SUNG THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS!! That's supposed to be one of the hardest choir pieces. Not only that, we sung it to a CD. Double hardness. And I sung soprano - which is an achievement considering I'm a metso-soprano. So much fun!
Life has been so-so for the while; nothing really much except busy, busy, busy.
I have gotten back into horse riding but. I guess for a while there I just lost interest 'coz we had sold my pony Tango, and I missed him. But now we have Copper, who is brilliant to ride, so that's alot more fun. Takes up a lot of the little free time I have though!
Change the subject - you know when you just ramble on and you feel like such an idiot but you can't seem to stop? I was doing that the other night, talking to this guy I know. And he was just looking down at me (he is uber tall) and smiling one of those crooked, 'amused' smiles. Now I feel like a bakka* as I think about it. Yeh; and the really bad thing is I don't know if he thought all the chatter burbling from me WAS amusing or just plain stupid.
People say I'm cute. But I don't know. I'd rather be elegant, or mysterious, or cool - or anything but cute! You can get away with 'cute' if you're in a manga, but my life is NOT an Japanese Fairy Tale, (oh how I wish it was sometimes!!) The thing with cute is it also only works as long as you're young. I can get away with it now - I guess, but what happens when I'm older?
Stupido cute.
(*My friends and I have a new word - "bakka: idiot in Japanese)
Why do I care anyway?
I suppose I'm bored at the moment. Which is stupid again because I have an awesome set of family and friends and will be traveling overseas (ultimate adventure style - low budget!) in just one month and two weeks approximately.
Cele la vie.
I'll get over it. I think the thing is with adventure, it looks so glamourous, and like so much 'fun' actionwise - and maybe it is. But it's gotta end at some point and "...they all lived happily ever after." I'm just at the "ever after" point without ever having reached the adventure. This is a good thing yes?
.... No?
Ohwell,
Wednesday, November 7
Friday, October 19
Let's fly away
Guess what????
Our trip to Europe is officially on!!! XD It's sooo exciting - my sister and I found places to stay - one in Italy for a month, then we'll be off to Scotland for three-four months. EEEEEEEEEPPPPPP!!!!!!
It's our first trip overseas, and I'm really looking forwards to it. I can hardly believe everything worked out in like, the space of two weeks!
So, as of February the 4th, 2008, Emi and I will be heading overseas....
YAY!
b.
Our trip to Europe is officially on!!! XD It's sooo exciting - my sister and I found places to stay - one in Italy for a month, then we'll be off to Scotland for three-four months. EEEEEEEEEPPPPPP!!!!!!
It's our first trip overseas, and I'm really looking forwards to it. I can hardly believe everything worked out in like, the space of two weeks!
So, as of February the 4th, 2008, Emi and I will be heading overseas....
YAY!
b.
Thursday, October 11
Holla *coff* at yer girl *sniff*
Gah. I hate being ill. 'Tis the bain of my existence.
Plus, I'm stressing because I am sooo running behind in my uni work. *le sigh* But at least when you're sick you lose weight! Yay! Go positive side of sweating, chills, sniffles, migraines, joint pain and coughs! >3<
And that's all I have to say.
Buh-bye now...
Plus, I'm stressing because I am sooo running behind in my uni work. *le sigh* But at least when you're sick you lose weight! Yay! Go positive side of sweating, chills, sniffles, migraines, joint pain and coughs! >3<
And that's all I have to say.
Buh-bye now...
Tuesday, October 2
Black Stump - it came, it went, it was GREAT!
I can hardly believe that Black Stump is over for another year...
Crazy man, just crazy...
But it was awesome and I got to go!!! I saw (and liked) John Smith, Antiskeptic, Scat, Jigzag, Maverick, the comedy shows, Stump comedy debate, and the Stump Battle of the Bands. I also so some other things, but wasn't so impressed - but I am not naming names...
I had a great time chillaxing, but I swear! The dust was aweful! Just imaging the dusty-est dust bowl you ever could, and times it by 100. Then you are getting close to Stump. One photo I took inside a tent, when I was at the back, consisted of some heads close by and, you guessed it... Dust.
I am still coughing up black stuff.
But it was awesome, and we got to eat cookies all weekend! Yay! Go cookies!
Crazy man, just crazy...
But it was awesome and I got to go!!! I saw (and liked) John Smith, Antiskeptic, Scat, Jigzag, Maverick, the comedy shows, Stump comedy debate, and the Stump Battle of the Bands. I also so some other things, but wasn't so impressed - but I am not naming names...
I had a great time chillaxing, but I swear! The dust was aweful! Just imaging the dusty-est dust bowl you ever could, and times it by 100. Then you are getting close to Stump. One photo I took inside a tent, when I was at the back, consisted of some heads close by and, you guessed it... Dust.
I am still coughing up black stuff.
But it was awesome, and we got to eat cookies all weekend! Yay! Go cookies!
Monday, September 10
Thursday, August 30
Guest Speaker -
Blackberry....
Malicious femininity
squishes my toes
as I tug on the sides of my skirt and do that hip butt wiggle wiggle thing
was I supposed to be sultry today
or matronly
or capable like a man
willing?
vulnerable?
coquettish?
do I shake his hand
eye contact, firm grip
or merely tilt my head
relying my feminine nature
No, I didn't write this - I wish I did, but all credit goes to xx_starchild_xx on Live Journal. My comment on this piece?
Too true mate - too true!
I really love it 'coz it seems to sum up the conundrum that the modern woman faces. We can have it both ways - be independent and manly, or feminine and flirty/coy/capricious - whatever mood strikes us. Too bad it adds to the wardrobe problem - will I wear a skirt/dress/short with those sandals/boots/heels with that mood flirty/strong/independent/gentle/bubbly/corporate - the choices are endless!! 0.o
Too true mate - too true!
I really love it 'coz it seems to sum up the conundrum that the modern woman faces. We can have it both ways - be independent and manly, or feminine and flirty/coy/capricious - whatever mood strikes us. Too bad it adds to the wardrobe problem - will I wear a skirt/dress/short with those sandals/boots/heels with that mood flirty/strong/independent/gentle/bubbly/corporate - the choices are endless!! 0.o
Tuesday, August 28
doing things
Okay, so I'm doing lotsa things - uni, stuff, art, stuff, oh! Oh! Watching Foxtel stuff! *squeee* Soo excited - we've finally gotten Foxtel at home and I just love it.... Yay for the Cartoon Network! I watched "Memoirs of a Geisha" (sp?) yesterday - I loved it!
Heh - I didn't even shed a tear *so proud* - I thought it was good - and I really enjoyed the scenery - purttiful Japan. I can't wait to go over there!
In between all the stuff and bother, I've decided that when I come back from Europe, have finished my degree and have a full time job, I'm gonna get a new (second-hand car). But guess whats really exciting! It's gonna be one of these:
a Toyota Supra, 1993-94, but fully kitted out-
or a Nissan Skyline - one of these!
B
E
A
U
T
I
F
U
L
!
Aren't they just the most to say the least? Of course, my preference is for red or black color wise, and some luffly sub woofers in the boot, but second-hand means not much choice. But like I really care - after BoB ANYTHING is an improvement! Not that I'm complaining, I'm lucky to have a car that is reliable. I just also adore driving high-performance cars.... As in totally nuts about them!
Besides all that, the term is trotting along abominably fast - end of this week and it's class free for two weeks! Plus, once that's over, before you know it the end of semester will be looming upon us, and with it - trip to Europe!!!!!!!!!! @.@
In the mean time, I'm have fun hanging out with some new friends from church (well, old friends now - we've been doing stuff for about two months or so now) and I can't wait for Black Stump - it's in one month and one day!!!
AND I AM SO GOING THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!
(random insert) With a T - I - Double G-rrr, Pokachou I choose you!
Toodles Darhlin', Asuika
:3
Heh - I didn't even shed a tear *so proud* - I thought it was good - and I really enjoyed the scenery - purttiful Japan. I can't wait to go over there!
In between all the stuff and bother, I've decided that when I come back from Europe, have finished my degree and have a full time job, I'm gonna get a new (second-hand car). But guess whats really exciting! It's gonna be one of these:
a Toyota Supra, 1993-94, but fully kitted out- or a Nissan Skyline - one of these!
B
E
A
U
T
I
F
U
L
!
Aren't they just the most to say the least? Of course, my preference is for red or black color wise, and some luffly sub woofers in the boot, but second-hand means not much choice. But like I really care - after BoB ANYTHING is an improvement! Not that I'm complaining, I'm lucky to have a car that is reliable. I just also adore driving high-performance cars.... As in totally nuts about them!
Besides all that, the term is trotting along abominably fast - end of this week and it's class free for two weeks! Plus, once that's over, before you know it the end of semester will be looming upon us, and with it - trip to Europe!!!!!!!!!! @.@
In the mean time, I'm have fun hanging out with some new friends from church (well, old friends now - we've been doing stuff for about two months or so now) and I can't wait for Black Stump - it's in one month and one day!!!
AND I AM SO GOING THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!
(random insert) With a T - I - Double G-rrr, Pokachou I choose you!
Toodles Darhlin', Asuika
:3
Thursday, August 16
Panic attack!
*Aiiya!*
So the story goes like this -
right
- It was a dark and stormy night -
no it wasn't! It was today you silly nitwit!
Oh yeah.
Anyways, if my silly head (not silly) will stop interrupting I can get to work...
Right, so like I was saying, today I received the positively worstest grade I have EVER gotten!!!
(ok - over exaguration- Muse tends to do that a bit. It was 11/20, so I passed by one mark)
I got an instant case of "Emo-muffiness" and got TOTALLY depressed. But once the tut. finished, my tutor asked to speak to me and said that basically I didn't deserve the grade I got, but because I didn't set it out properly that's what I got!
I was sooo relieved when she said that. Basically I just have to talk to her before I hand in my assignment next time and I'll be ok.
CHEERS!!!
XD, I'm-happy-now, tb.
So the story goes like this -
right
- It was a dark and stormy night -
no it wasn't! It was today you silly nitwit!
Oh yeah.
Anyways, if my silly head (not silly) will stop interrupting I can get to work...
Right, so like I was saying, today I received the positively worstest grade I have EVER gotten!!!
(ok - over exaguration- Muse tends to do that a bit. It was 11/20, so I passed by one mark)
I got an instant case of "Emo-muffiness" and got TOTALLY depressed. But once the tut. finished, my tutor asked to speak to me and said that basically I didn't deserve the grade I got, but because I didn't set it out properly that's what I got!
I was sooo relieved when she said that. Basically I just have to talk to her before I hand in my assignment next time and I'll be ok.
CHEERS!!!
XD, I'm-happy-now, tb.
Monday, August 13
Almost done.
*~~~*~~~*~~~
Ausika's log 0850 hours:
I take up pen once more, only to confirm a rumor of the direst consequences. It is beyond my reckoning as to how these events were set in motion, but they where and of that I have no doubt. It was after the successful operation that took out Captain Takkahi's ship, The Trade Wind that I first learned of the whisper.
It is rumored that under the guidance of the Pirate King, the Pirates are sailing for destinations unknown. So it seems that in the manner they arrived, suddenly and without warning, is the manner they shall leave.
But not if I have anything to do with it.
It was over a steaming cup of Jasmine tea that I learned of the deeper reasons for the Pirate's abrupt departure, and that made me all the more determined to stow away and finish this war.....
I had knelt at the rough pine table, with no more thought on my mind than to escape the perpetual whining of the guild leaders. Head of the Saber clan I had been for five long years. I was well on the way to out-striping the Venerable Donji, the only female leader besides myself sit in this position. And now the leaders of the Ninja clans wanted me to pick a successor for my title - that or be wed and by the stars above will I not be married off like a water buffalo up for auction!!
So it was such circumstances that brought me to the local village tea house, in disguise of course. No one would think of searching for the Sensei of the Sabar clan in a homely little place as this. Though, aside, I quite enjoyed the informalities of the affair. And for their credit, their tea is almost as good as my personal brew. Almost, but not quite.
There, alone with my thoughts drifting on the spirals of sweet scented jasmine, a muted conversation caused me to pick my ears.
It would appear that the pirates are leaving to search for an ancient relic. And with this relic they were going to set up a kingdom on the opposing island of Yuna. We had the larger land mass - our home island being shaped like a crescent moon, Rue slightly encircled the island of Yuna. The guild leaders had begun settling Yuna when the pirates had disrupted our plans many centuries ago. They had formed a barrier between the motherland and our stranded companions. Once in a while a brave, if foolhardy, ninja would slip between the pirate ranks and bring us messages from the island.
We had not heard a word from the communities across the sea in the last five years. This was our worse fear - if the clans have not been able to retain control of the island, with this new relic the pirates would be in the finest position to take that land as their outpost.
The war would never cease until one of our kind was eliminated....
I vow it will not be the Ninja Clans. To seal this vow I had left the tea house and climbed to the summit of Mt. Eifnur. There the we, as leaders, met with our thoughts and planned the futures of our peoples. It was upon my head to stop this calamity - a task I only hoped I was capable of completing....
In the deep cool of the night I knelt in a tiny cave dedicated for the clan senseis alone and breathed in the soft wind that caressed my hair. In my mind's eye I could see the ships departing and the false hope spreading like a plague amongst our people. I could see the months of peace, and even years of quiet whilst our senses grew dull with stupor. Than the fear, the sudden strike that would decimate our lands and leave us helpless under the heel of the pirates. A cry of rage grew within my breast at the thought and I knew what had to be done.
I would sail out with pirates on the eve of my four and twenty years...
Asuika dropped her head. Alone in the depth of Mt. Eifnur, the scroll and pen fell from her shaking hand. She had never left her home lands, she had no friend to turn to, no one to bid farewell.
She did not know if this was a thing to rejoice over, or to weep. Whom could she turn to but the stars? Cold comfort their shining beauty was, and she allowed one tear. Just one cool droplet to slip down her cheek, one farewell to all she knew as home.
The guild leaders would only activate a final strike if they knew of these events - an occurance that would leave the pirates severly crippled to be sure, but defeated? Who knew....
No.
Asuika lifted her eyes. To use their own weapons against them - that was the way to grantee success. She would make sure that the pirates would never return to her homeland. It was the only way....
*~~~*~~~*~~~
Just about finished you know! One more, maybe two more "chapters" and it'll be done. Comment or criticism anyone?
X3, A.
Ausika's log 0850 hours:
I take up pen once more, only to confirm a rumor of the direst consequences. It is beyond my reckoning as to how these events were set in motion, but they where and of that I have no doubt. It was after the successful operation that took out Captain Takkahi's ship, The Trade Wind that I first learned of the whisper.
It is rumored that under the guidance of the Pirate King, the Pirates are sailing for destinations unknown. So it seems that in the manner they arrived, suddenly and without warning, is the manner they shall leave.
But not if I have anything to do with it.
It was over a steaming cup of Jasmine tea that I learned of the deeper reasons for the Pirate's abrupt departure, and that made me all the more determined to stow away and finish this war.....
I had knelt at the rough pine table, with no more thought on my mind than to escape the perpetual whining of the guild leaders. Head of the Saber clan I had been for five long years. I was well on the way to out-striping the Venerable Donji, the only female leader besides myself sit in this position. And now the leaders of the Ninja clans wanted me to pick a successor for my title - that or be wed and by the stars above will I not be married off like a water buffalo up for auction!!
So it was such circumstances that brought me to the local village tea house, in disguise of course. No one would think of searching for the Sensei of the Sabar clan in a homely little place as this. Though, aside, I quite enjoyed the informalities of the affair. And for their credit, their tea is almost as good as my personal brew. Almost, but not quite.
There, alone with my thoughts drifting on the spirals of sweet scented jasmine, a muted conversation caused me to pick my ears.
It would appear that the pirates are leaving to search for an ancient relic. And with this relic they were going to set up a kingdom on the opposing island of Yuna. We had the larger land mass - our home island being shaped like a crescent moon, Rue slightly encircled the island of Yuna. The guild leaders had begun settling Yuna when the pirates had disrupted our plans many centuries ago. They had formed a barrier between the motherland and our stranded companions. Once in a while a brave, if foolhardy, ninja would slip between the pirate ranks and bring us messages from the island.
We had not heard a word from the communities across the sea in the last five years. This was our worse fear - if the clans have not been able to retain control of the island, with this new relic the pirates would be in the finest position to take that land as their outpost.
The war would never cease until one of our kind was eliminated....
I vow it will not be the Ninja Clans. To seal this vow I had left the tea house and climbed to the summit of Mt. Eifnur. There the we, as leaders, met with our thoughts and planned the futures of our peoples. It was upon my head to stop this calamity - a task I only hoped I was capable of completing....
In the deep cool of the night I knelt in a tiny cave dedicated for the clan senseis alone and breathed in the soft wind that caressed my hair. In my mind's eye I could see the ships departing and the false hope spreading like a plague amongst our people. I could see the months of peace, and even years of quiet whilst our senses grew dull with stupor. Than the fear, the sudden strike that would decimate our lands and leave us helpless under the heel of the pirates. A cry of rage grew within my breast at the thought and I knew what had to be done.
I would sail out with pirates on the eve of my four and twenty years...
Asuika dropped her head. Alone in the depth of Mt. Eifnur, the scroll and pen fell from her shaking hand. She had never left her home lands, she had no friend to turn to, no one to bid farewell.
She did not know if this was a thing to rejoice over, or to weep. Whom could she turn to but the stars? Cold comfort their shining beauty was, and she allowed one tear. Just one cool droplet to slip down her cheek, one farewell to all she knew as home.
The guild leaders would only activate a final strike if they knew of these events - an occurance that would leave the pirates severly crippled to be sure, but defeated? Who knew....
No.
Asuika lifted her eyes. To use their own weapons against them - that was the way to grantee success. She would make sure that the pirates would never return to her homeland. It was the only way....
*~~~*~~~*~~~
Just about finished you know! One more, maybe two more "chapters" and it'll be done. Comment or criticism anyone?
X3, A.
Friday, August 10
weirdnEss, fun and ninjAs
Nine words women use...
1.) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
2.) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
3.) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.
4.) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
5.) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and
arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing.)
6.) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
7.) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome.
8.) Whatever: Is a women's way of saying F!@# YOU!
9.) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?" For the woman's response refer to #3.
I found this on Live Journal - this awesome community I am now addicted too -(just add it too thelist) - http://djinnthespazz.livejournal.com/ is the link for reference. It's cool though inn't? I reckon it's about 100% correct too... Fellas - take note! ;D Oh yeah - I'm Asuika on Live Journal - check it out if ya want. Oh, and here's Part 2 of the ninja vs pirate story.
Enjoy!
1.) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
2.) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
3.) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.
4.) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
5.) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and
arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing.)
6.) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
7.) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome.
8.) Whatever: Is a women's way of saying F!@# YOU!
9.) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?" For the woman's response refer to #3.
I found this on Live Journal - this awesome community I am now addicted too -(just add it too thelist) - http://djinnthespazz.livejournal.com/ is the link for reference. It's cool though inn't? I reckon it's about 100% correct too... Fellas - take note! ;D Oh yeah - I'm Asuika on Live Journal - check it out if ya want. Oh, and here's Part 2 of the ninja vs pirate story.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 8
I'm a Ninja!
Among other things - I am a ninja!
I am also going to a craft expo. this weekend and I'm really looking forwards to it - I love looking at other people's stuff - it can really give you some great inspiration.
Not that I really need any - I've got a list of art projects to do that is as long as my arm! (Well just about!) Aside from that I'm busy with all the stuff that needs to be done for one reason or another...
Why don't we have more time in each dayyyyy???
On to other things-
*~~~*~~~*~~~
Asuika's log 0900 hours:
We gave those rascally pirates a good whipping last night.... Operation Drop the Cannon went off perfectly. It took the best of my girls - Black Owl Rekku, Sparrow Hawk Emi, and an import - Cherry Blossom Red from special op.s. But we got in and we got out, all according to plan.
.... There wasn't a star in the sky when I gave the signal to move out. We had left the majority of our weapons back at base. This mission required stealth and silence - what ninja mission doesn't?
My trusty folded steel throwing knives had been blackened especially for tonight. I was carefully passing my sharpened knives over a candle flame when Rekku had approached me - rather timidly I thought. "What ?" I asked her absently, still concentrating on the flickering flames. "Why are we covering The Trade Wind?" She questioned. "I thought I explained that to you during the briefing." I frown at her and she dropped her head, her brown hair falling over her eyes. "Yes Sensei- but I still think that we should go for The Rebound - it is their head quarters after all..."
Sighing I tucked my sooty knife into my left boot. I still had to wrap my hair up, but Rekku was causing trouble again and this mission was important - at least, that's what my warriors thought. It was better to leave them in the dark. They only needed to know what I chose to tell them. "Come." I led her down from the amoury to the heart of the caves. My room was at the center of our complex, right next to the briefing room. Living at the center of the Shadow Saber's headquarters could be painful to say the least, but it was the price I paid as the head of our clan.
Inside my softly lit room, I motioned for Rekku to sit behind the rice paper screen that was decorated with cherry blossoms. No one was allowed into my inner sanctum, that was one rule upheld with uttermost strictness. There were some privileges being the head too.
Blue eyes stared back at me from my mirror as I wrapped up my blonde curls with black velvet ribbon, listening to Rekku's urgent rant. "...plus it's where Captain Takkashi sleeps - that's just another reason why we should launch our offensive at the heart of the pirate scum!"
Blowing out the candles placed around my dressing table I turned and walked out, Rekku following me silently. Leading her to the top of the look out peak, I acknowledged the night guard's bow and pointed to light, twinkling softly in the harbor. Gentle song of the nightingale mingled with the swishing of the ocean as I stood on the edge of a 95 meter drop.
"We are attacking The Trade Wind because contrary to popular belief, that ship the centeral player in this game. " Rekku sat silently behind me. "I do not want you to question my desicion any longer." Rekku bowed in acquiesce, leaving the point.
I knelt down and stared out over the scene that awaited us at the foot of Mt. Eifnur. Soon enough we would face our opponent - but they would never see us coming -
"Sensei!" Asuika dropped her pen, a trail of ink skittering over the parchment. "What?!? What makes you interrupt my notes?"
"Er... It's time for dinner. We are having sushi - your favorite."
"Fine!" Asuika rose, the rest of the story would have to be finished later. There was so much to tell, but the sweet scent of sushi called loudly. Her notes could wait...
*~~~*~~~*~~~
Ok - so I've randomly started this Ninja vs Pirates story... I dunno why, I just felt like it. Hope you enjoy!
Saynara, a.
I am also going to a craft expo. this weekend and I'm really looking forwards to it - I love looking at other people's stuff - it can really give you some great inspiration.
Not that I really need any - I've got a list of art projects to do that is as long as my arm! (Well just about!) Aside from that I'm busy with all the stuff that needs to be done for one reason or another...
Why don't we have more time in each dayyyyy???
On to other things-
*~~~*~~~*~~~
Asuika's log 0900 hours:
We gave those rascally pirates a good whipping last night.... Operation Drop the Cannon went off perfectly. It took the best of my girls - Black Owl Rekku, Sparrow Hawk Emi, and an import - Cherry Blossom Red from special op.s. But we got in and we got out, all according to plan.
.... There wasn't a star in the sky when I gave the signal to move out. We had left the majority of our weapons back at base. This mission required stealth and silence - what ninja mission doesn't?
My trusty folded steel throwing knives had been blackened especially for tonight. I was carefully passing my sharpened knives over a candle flame when Rekku had approached me - rather timidly I thought. "What ?" I asked her absently, still concentrating on the flickering flames. "Why are we covering The Trade Wind?" She questioned. "I thought I explained that to you during the briefing." I frown at her and she dropped her head, her brown hair falling over her eyes. "Yes Sensei- but I still think that we should go for The Rebound - it is their head quarters after all..."
Sighing I tucked my sooty knife into my left boot. I still had to wrap my hair up, but Rekku was causing trouble again and this mission was important - at least, that's what my warriors thought. It was better to leave them in the dark. They only needed to know what I chose to tell them. "Come." I led her down from the amoury to the heart of the caves. My room was at the center of our complex, right next to the briefing room. Living at the center of the Shadow Saber's headquarters could be painful to say the least, but it was the price I paid as the head of our clan.
Inside my softly lit room, I motioned for Rekku to sit behind the rice paper screen that was decorated with cherry blossoms. No one was allowed into my inner sanctum, that was one rule upheld with uttermost strictness. There were some privileges being the head too.
Blue eyes stared back at me from my mirror as I wrapped up my blonde curls with black velvet ribbon, listening to Rekku's urgent rant. "...plus it's where Captain Takkashi sleeps - that's just another reason why we should launch our offensive at the heart of the pirate scum!"
Blowing out the candles placed around my dressing table I turned and walked out, Rekku following me silently. Leading her to the top of the look out peak, I acknowledged the night guard's bow and pointed to light, twinkling softly in the harbor. Gentle song of the nightingale mingled with the swishing of the ocean as I stood on the edge of a 95 meter drop.
"We are attacking The Trade Wind because contrary to popular belief, that ship the centeral player in this game. " Rekku sat silently behind me. "I do not want you to question my desicion any longer." Rekku bowed in acquiesce, leaving the point.
I knelt down and stared out over the scene that awaited us at the foot of Mt. Eifnur. Soon enough we would face our opponent - but they would never see us coming -
"Sensei!" Asuika dropped her pen, a trail of ink skittering over the parchment. "What?!? What makes you interrupt my notes?"
"Er... It's time for dinner. We are having sushi - your favorite."
"Fine!" Asuika rose, the rest of the story would have to be finished later. There was so much to tell, but the sweet scent of sushi called loudly. Her notes could wait...
*~~~*~~~*~~~
Ok - so I've randomly started this Ninja vs Pirates story... I dunno why, I just felt like it. Hope you enjoy!
Saynara, a.
Tuesday, August 7
Hello from reader land!
What's it like out there?
In here (the land of surfing the internet; otherwise known as cyber space), it's pretty weird. All these packets of information zooming past at break-neck speed. I can't even see the ones concerning popular issues!
Such as - well, anyone notice how fast legislation is being laid down in parliament? To me it almost looks like The Coalition is laying the ground work for the changes that they want to make before the end of Howard's office. I know it's a weird theory, but I think it's valid. I feel that the only reason we are seeing all these government 'take overs' a.k.a the Tasmania hospital, or the new laws on Indigenous affairs, and such like, is that the Coalition have an agenda and they've got to complete it - quick stat! Heh; I'm surprised the Liberal party hasn't announced a new curriculum for public schools across Australia yet. Oh - wait, silly me - that's one of the things the Labour party agrees with. Guess there's no need for the Liberal party to roll that out. They can turn their attention to other issues, such as climate change. Ooops - Labour agrees with their policies there too - at least concerning mining in (surprise, surprise) Tasmania.
Gee - are there any differences between the Liberal and Labour parties? I can't tell any more with Johnny and Kevin - the look alike twins.
Don't get me wrong, I vote for the Liberal party, (I think that statement will get me killed out in reader land - good thing I'm stuck in cyber space) but I don't know if I will this time around. I guess we'll see how the wind blows.
Doh! Cliche!
So sorry to bore you all, I am rather picking up on my political classes. And no, I won't go into detail as to WHY I think we should be involved with politics - let's just say that I really, really, really think we should be!
Tata for now, or TTFN - t. :3
In here (the land of surfing the internet; otherwise known as cyber space), it's pretty weird. All these packets of information zooming past at break-neck speed. I can't even see the ones concerning popular issues!
Such as - well, anyone notice how fast legislation is being laid down in parliament? To me it almost looks like The Coalition is laying the ground work for the changes that they want to make before the end of Howard's office. I know it's a weird theory, but I think it's valid. I feel that the only reason we are seeing all these government 'take overs' a.k.a the Tasmania hospital, or the new laws on Indigenous affairs, and such like, is that the Coalition have an agenda and they've got to complete it - quick stat! Heh; I'm surprised the Liberal party hasn't announced a new curriculum for public schools across Australia yet. Oh - wait, silly me - that's one of the things the Labour party agrees with. Guess there's no need for the Liberal party to roll that out. They can turn their attention to other issues, such as climate change. Ooops - Labour agrees with their policies there too - at least concerning mining in (surprise, surprise) Tasmania.
Gee - are there any differences between the Liberal and Labour parties? I can't tell any more with Johnny and Kevin - the look alike twins.
Don't get me wrong, I vote for the Liberal party, (I think that statement will get me killed out in reader land - good thing I'm stuck in cyber space) but I don't know if I will this time around. I guess we'll see how the wind blows.
Doh! Cliche!
So sorry to bore you all, I am rather picking up on my political classes. And no, I won't go into detail as to WHY I think we should be involved with politics - let's just say that I really, really, really think we should be!
Tata for now, or TTFN - t. :3
Thursday, August 2
Raindrops
Whoa-Whoa-Whoaaaa! What's new pussy cat?
Well, actually, there isn't an over amount of exciting stuffs, but uni is going well, and i think it's because I feel like I can actually cope with the work this semester. And if I keep on doing the stuff I'm supposed too, I'll be fine.
Hmm - the really exciting stuff is that Alli and I have almost - wait for it.... Almost finsihed the rough draft of the first part of the story we've been writing for five HUndred years - Gameian. YEs, we are almost half way through!!! ^_^
It's sooo exciting!
Meh. THat's it from me.
Toodles, tinka.
Well, actually, there isn't an over amount of exciting stuffs, but uni is going well, and i think it's because I feel like I can actually cope with the work this semester. And if I keep on doing the stuff I'm supposed too, I'll be fine.
Hmm - the really exciting stuff is that Alli and I have almost - wait for it.... Almost finsihed the rough draft of the first part of the story we've been writing for five HUndred years - Gameian. YEs, we are almost half way through!!! ^_^
It's sooo exciting!
Meh. THat's it from me.
Toodles, tinka.
Saturday, July 28
Blue Sky Window
Okay - don't ask me about the title, 'coz I don't know. In fact, I know nothink! Nothink I tell you!
Speaking of nothink, this semester is going to be exactly that - nothink. Nothink but work that is! gah... Although the one bright spot in my life will be Black Stump.
And this year I AM GOING!!!! I have already asked for the weekend off - four months in advance, and if they don't like it they can go jump in a lake!
So there....
Speaking of nothink, this semester is going to be exactly that - nothink. Nothink but work that is! gah... Although the one bright spot in my life will be Black Stump.
And this year I AM GOING!!!! I have already asked for the weekend off - four months in advance, and if they don't like it they can go jump in a lake!
So there....
Wednesday, July 18
Quick Note
This a quick note - I went to Scripture Union Camp last week, Chill Out as it is officially labeled. No - I wasn't a camp, but a leader... >.>
My favorite thing about camp?
The kids!! I loved the bunch of kids I got. Three boys - all in grade six. They were interesting, funny, and intelligent (surprise, surprise o.o - lol - kidding!). We had a lot of challenges for the kids throughout the camp - competitions between the groups and all that. The boys were hilarious to work with during these - I just had to give them a little nudge, poke or idea and they were off and running! Our group pretty much wiped out the competition in all but one event and as the boys pointed out (loudly I might add) that was because I wasn't with the team in that event!!!
Although the extent of my 'helpfulness' could be considered dubious as it was a quiz night and I am notorious for getting the answers wrong in quizzes...
So that was my camping experience - that and influenza (which wiped us all out), accidents and tiredness! Up at 7:00am every morning, bed at 11:00pm... Ridiculous hours for a girl that llllloooooovvvvvvvveeeeeessssssss her sleep.
But I'd do it all again, and in some ways can't wait to go on another camp and in the end I guess that's the true test of how everything went.
Bye! Bella
P.s - Don't EVER bring a good book on a camp - you can't do both at once..... And, yes, I speak from experience. >.>
*bounces off singing "Little Bunny Froo-Froo"*
Little bunny Froo-Froo hopping through the forest-
Scooping up the feild mice and boppin' them on the head-
My favorite thing about camp?
The kids!! I loved the bunch of kids I got. Three boys - all in grade six. They were interesting, funny, and intelligent (surprise, surprise o.o - lol - kidding!). We had a lot of challenges for the kids throughout the camp - competitions between the groups and all that. The boys were hilarious to work with during these - I just had to give them a little nudge, poke or idea and they were off and running! Our group pretty much wiped out the competition in all but one event and as the boys pointed out (loudly I might add) that was because I wasn't with the team in that event!!!
Although the extent of my 'helpfulness' could be considered dubious as it was a quiz night and I am notorious for getting the answers wrong in quizzes...
So that was my camping experience - that and influenza (which wiped us all out), accidents and tiredness! Up at 7:00am every morning, bed at 11:00pm... Ridiculous hours for a girl that llllloooooovvvvvvvveeeeeessssssss her sleep.
But I'd do it all again, and in some ways can't wait to go on another camp and in the end I guess that's the true test of how everything went.
Bye! Bella
P.s - Don't EVER bring a good book on a camp - you can't do both at once..... And, yes, I speak from experience. >.>
*bounces off singing "Little Bunny Froo-Froo"*
Little bunny Froo-Froo hopping through the forest-
Scooping up the feild mice and boppin' them on the head-
Tuesday, July 17
Com'mon
Well uni's back and when it's all said and done I almost prefer to be back to a normal schedule. Plus, for all my vows I managed to put on 2 kilos over these holidays, and regular exercise is the ONLY way I'll put it off again!!!
When I think about it, somehow I always end up doing more stuff in the holidays than I sign up to do during the uni semester. I guess I am smart sometimes!!! (ie - I know my limits during term time - o.0 shockingly enough)
I won't even get a break these next holidays - yeah, I will be run off my feet in full time work (fingers crossed its a govi. position) while organizing our (my sister's and mine) trip to Europe. Dude - I can hardly believe that prep. really gets full out in about, oh lessee... FIFTEEN WEEKS TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! o.o
Crazzzzy man. But oh, so awesome!
So, now for uni and all that jazz. I think my classes will be interesting this semester, but they shall also be a challenge - one that, if I don't pay attention to, may cost me dearly...
But never mind my melodramatics - I've just been reading some good books recently - they tend to do that to me!
Adios me amigos,
Tinka
When I think about it, somehow I always end up doing more stuff in the holidays than I sign up to do during the uni semester. I guess I am smart sometimes!!! (ie - I know my limits during term time - o.0 shockingly enough)
I won't even get a break these next holidays - yeah, I will be run off my feet in full time work (fingers crossed its a govi. position) while organizing our (my sister's and mine) trip to Europe. Dude - I can hardly believe that prep. really gets full out in about, oh lessee... FIFTEEN WEEKS TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! o.o
Crazzzzy man. But oh, so awesome!
So, now for uni and all that jazz. I think my classes will be interesting this semester, but they shall also be a challenge - one that, if I don't pay attention to, may cost me dearly...
But never mind my melodramatics - I've just been reading some good books recently - they tend to do that to me!
Adios me amigos,
Tinka
Monday, July 2
ER-gah!
Can you believe it? Last night was the second time my car has been broken into! I know - it's like ancient - so really, I should probably expect it to happen more often. Basically, the lock on the driver's side has been damaged and all that is required to open my car is a screw driver shoved in the lock and a twist... Viola! The car is open!
I don't keep any valuables in the car simple because it is that easy to break into - but I did lose my self-contained jump starter kit - worth $80.00.
The worst thing is the thief stole my sister's Bible because it had $71.00 in it. She's upset because the Bible was an 18th birthday present from our grandparents.
But other then that, things are going okay. I've got a Scripture Union camp coming up, and that's going to be fun. I'm also house-sitting at the moment and enjoying the different location. You know what 'they' say - a change is as good as a holiday. Not that I'm entirely sure that 'they' are right, but eh. You can't really argue with a non-entity such as 'they'.
I shall love you and leave you, I'm off to sit on my butt and watch The Avatar: The Last Airbender. I just loooove that show. And though I try - I can't decide whom is hotter - Sokka or Zuko!!! ZuZu is awesome with his hair scraggly and long - and yes, I want ZxK and SxT (Zuko and Katara to get together, and Sokka and Toph to get together for those who are unaware of these awesome characters)
Neways - 'nuff b
I don't keep any valuables in the car simple because it is that easy to break into - but I did lose my self-contained jump starter kit - worth $80.00.
The worst thing is the thief stole my sister's Bible because it had $71.00 in it. She's upset because the Bible was an 18th birthday present from our grandparents.
But other then that, things are going okay. I've got a Scripture Union camp coming up, and that's going to be fun. I'm also house-sitting at the moment and enjoying the different location. You know what 'they' say - a change is as good as a holiday. Not that I'm entirely sure that 'they' are right, but eh. You can't really argue with a non-entity such as 'they'.
I shall love you and leave you, I'm off to sit on my butt and watch The Avatar: The Last Airbender. I just loooove that show. And though I try - I can't decide whom is hotter - Sokka or Zuko!!! ZuZu is awesome with his hair scraggly and long - and yes, I want ZxK and SxT (Zuko and Katara to get together, and Sokka and Toph to get together for those who are unaware of these awesome characters)
Neways - 'nuff b
Monday, June 25
Time is slipping away
Gah, I can't believe how quickly my holidays are slipping away from me. It doesn't help that I'm working so much either. Don't really have time for anything when you start working. Owell, at least I'll have some cash - not that I can spend it!
I'm saving to go overseas next year - can't wait. Speaking of which, one of my awesome, gorgeous besties is heading over to the UK for four months - I dunno what I'm gonna do with out her.... : (
But still, I wish her all the best and hope she has an UBERLY cool time! ^-^!
Oh - you'll never guess what either - my sister and I have been working soooo hard, but finally our website is up and running. Not fully finished yet, but we've still got a semblance of structure and content together - it's going to be waaayyyy awesome when we finally get everything up - but check it out anyway! I'll be putting up a proper banner in a bit - but for now the link is : Dual Space.
So, that's been occupying my time - plus I have plans to make an - oooh, you'll have to find out later - when I've finished it.... Trust me - it's far out. ;)
Be seeing you,
Tb.
I'm saving to go overseas next year - can't wait. Speaking of which, one of my awesome, gorgeous besties is heading over to the UK for four months - I dunno what I'm gonna do with out her.... : (
But still, I wish her all the best and hope she has an UBERLY cool time! ^-^!
Oh - you'll never guess what either - my sister and I have been working soooo hard, but finally our website is up and running. Not fully finished yet, but we've still got a semblance of structure and content together - it's going to be waaayyyy awesome when we finally get everything up - but check it out anyway! I'll be putting up a proper banner in a bit - but for now the link is : Dual Space.
So, that's been occupying my time - plus I have plans to make an - oooh, you'll have to find out later - when I've finished it.... Trust me - it's far out. ;)
Be seeing you,
Tb.
Wednesday, June 20
So much to tell you...
Okay - I've got so much to tell you - not that you'd really care, but anyway, this is my blog and you can't do anything about it!!! Eh... Of course, you could always close the page and never come back again, but you wouldn't want to do that would you?
So anyway - what's been going on you ask? Well, just about everything.
I've been to Wakefield Park - and believe it or not, was actually allowed behind the wheel of a car!!! @.@
And not just any old cars either - cars that are not insured (you sign over all insurance and life rights when you go on the track) and happen to be really sweeet.
As in - I drove a Mazda MX-5, a BMW and *squeeeeeee* a PORSCHE GT3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >.<
I could hardly believe it when the kind gentlemen that owned these cars took the time to take us (me and my friend) around the track, teach us what to do, and best of all - let us drive!
I got up to a 100k around the corners, 170k on the stretch [it was a really small straight :( ] but the craziest thing was driving that Porsche - 7,000rpm in 1st gear and with all the fat tires, and crazy suspension and all that, I still managed to drift the thing, and spin it out... Twice!!!
Anyway, that was one of the best days I have ever had - I couldn't stop bouncing alll day.
Besides that - I've been on holidays from uni - I'm in the middle of my second week of holidays - I've got three more weeks to go. YAY for long uni breaks!!! ^-^
I've been working heaps, doing lots of stuff with my art, check out the new jewelry I've been making at my deviantART account.
Eh - come to think of it, I guess not that much has really been happening - it just feels like it. I've been running around so much - hanging out with my friends, and all that - so much to do, so little time! 0.o.
Adios amigos - I've gotta fly,
Cioa, t.
So anyway - what's been going on you ask? Well, just about everything.
I've been to Wakefield Park - and believe it or not, was actually allowed behind the wheel of a car!!! @.@
And not just any old cars either - cars that are not insured (you sign over all insurance and life rights when you go on the track) and happen to be really sweeet.
As in - I drove a Mazda MX-5, a BMW and *squeeeeeee* a PORSCHE GT3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >.<
I could hardly believe it when the kind gentlemen that owned these cars took the time to take us (me and my friend) around the track, teach us what to do, and best of all - let us drive!
I got up to a 100k around the corners, 170k on the stretch [it was a really small straight :( ] but the craziest thing was driving that Porsche - 7,000rpm in 1st gear and with all the fat tires, and crazy suspension and all that, I still managed to drift the thing, and spin it out... Twice!!!
Anyway, that was one of the best days I have ever had - I couldn't stop bouncing alll day.
Besides that - I've been on holidays from uni - I'm in the middle of my second week of holidays - I've got three more weeks to go. YAY for long uni breaks!!! ^-^
I've been working heaps, doing lots of stuff with my art, check out the new jewelry I've been making at my deviantART account.
Eh - come to think of it, I guess not that much has really been happening - it just feels like it. I've been running around so much - hanging out with my friends, and all that - so much to do, so little time! 0.o.
Adios amigos - I've gotta fly,
Cioa, t.
Tuesday, May 15
What's been happened dude?
What's been happening dude? ....
I'll tell you what - EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really? Like totally no way dude....
Ah - like totally yah way....
So anywho, between all the stuff that I have to do, all the stuff I want to do and all the stuff I volunteer for, I hardly have time to blink. Or so I think.
Somehow I've managed to level myself up to level 38, and back again from 0 to 26 on one of my new favorite hobbies - those that are into MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) will know exactly what I mean. My new baby ToP. Otherwise known as Tales of Pirates. I won't do a long rant, 'coz I know that that many people are not that interested - but just let me at least state that in this game, I will become a Dread Ninja Pirate and rule the world!
*evil cackle*
Mwhahahahaaaaa! >: D
ph3r teh 4rs!!!
Besides that, my younger sister, her best friend and I (with whom we will unite and rule the world ..>.>) have been using our evil genius to create a "Gangsters and Molls" social night, where we shall hereby entertain all and sundry with - A SECRET! Sorry - can't tell that's classified, need-to-know dope my friend, and although you are one cool cat, this is one speakeasy you will get the bum's rush if you so much as bust a wooden nickel.
You just gotta love the Roaring Twenty's! Or those for outside the know - the 1920-1930s during the Prohibition. That's all I'm giving away - you have Google, go look it up! ^_^
Whilst you're there check out Lackadaisy, an awesome comic. Trust me - it's not just ish kabibble, it's the cat's pajamas.
As you can tell, it's been taking up a considerable amount of my brain power. But that's ok 'coz it's only three weeks until holidays for me!! I've got five wonderful, glorious, fantablous weeks off after my one and only exam. Just gotta get through the weeks - I've got a lot of assignments to do. But she'll be right mate, she always is.
Time for me to pipe down and mooch off - I have to see a man about a dog.
See ya.
I'll tell you what - EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really? Like totally no way dude....
Ah - like totally yah way....
So anywho, between all the stuff that I have to do, all the stuff I want to do and all the stuff I volunteer for, I hardly have time to blink. Or so I think.
Somehow I've managed to level myself up to level 38, and back again from 0 to 26 on one of my new favorite hobbies - those that are into MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) will know exactly what I mean. My new baby ToP. Otherwise known as Tales of Pirates. I won't do a long rant, 'coz I know that that many people are not that interested - but just let me at least state that in this game, I will become a Dread Ninja Pirate and rule the world!
*evil cackle*
Mwhahahahaaaaa! >: D
ph3r teh 4rs!!!
Besides that, my younger sister, her best friend and I (with whom we will unite and rule the world ..>.>) have been using our evil genius to create a "Gangsters and Molls" social night, where we shall hereby entertain all and sundry with - A SECRET! Sorry - can't tell that's classified, need-to-know dope my friend, and although you are one cool cat, this is one speakeasy you will get the bum's rush if you so much as bust a wooden nickel.
You just gotta love the Roaring Twenty's! Or those for outside the know - the 1920-1930s during the Prohibition. That's all I'm giving away - you have Google, go look it up! ^_^
Whilst you're there check out Lackadaisy, an awesome comic. Trust me - it's not just ish kabibble, it's the cat's pajamas.
As you can tell, it's been taking up a considerable amount of my brain power. But that's ok 'coz it's only three weeks until holidays for me!! I've got five wonderful, glorious, fantablous weeks off after my one and only exam. Just gotta get through the weeks - I've got a lot of assignments to do. But she'll be right mate, she always is.
Time for me to pipe down and mooch off - I have to see a man about a dog.
See ya.
Thursday, April 26
Eeep
Eeep. I swear - me brains are in a puddle around my feet!
I spent from 7:30am to 7:00pm yesterday doing an assignment that's due on Friday (yes, on a public holiday. I am such a nerd... -.-') and squillions of hours today on another one that's due on Monday. Well, I've handed the Monday one in, and I have a couple of hundred words to write and some tweaking and I'll have finished the Friday one. Gah. Hate assignments. Brain. Melting...
Seriously.
Anywho - I am so hanging out for Wakefield Park. What is a Wakefield Park you ask?
Well, i's this nice lil' race track you can fang around on without breaking da law! How sweet is that!?
Ok - I know BoB really isn't much for fanging around in (BoB is my Ford Laser KA - circa 1984), and I don't have anything else in my garage or up my sleeve, but I do have friends...
And those friends happen to own a Porsche, BMW and Mazda MX-5 respectively!!!!
No - I won't get to drive, but at least I'll get to ride. And really, I CAN'T WAIT!!! It is gonna be awesome!!!
So anywayz, that's me atm - school, school and more school, a bit of work, and hanging out for D-Day. D for Drivin' that is!!!
;3, tinka.
I spent from 7:30am to 7:00pm yesterday doing an assignment that's due on Friday (yes, on a public holiday. I am such a nerd... -.-') and squillions of hours today on another one that's due on Monday. Well, I've handed the Monday one in, and I have a couple of hundred words to write and some tweaking and I'll have finished the Friday one. Gah. Hate assignments. Brain. Melting...
Seriously.
Anywho - I am so hanging out for Wakefield Park. What is a Wakefield Park you ask?
Well, i's this nice lil' race track you can fang around on without breaking da law! How sweet is that!?
Ok - I know BoB really isn't much for fanging around in (BoB is my Ford Laser KA - circa 1984), and I don't have anything else in my garage or up my sleeve, but I do have friends...
And those friends happen to own a Porsche, BMW and Mazda MX-5 respectively!!!!
No - I won't get to drive, but at least I'll get to ride. And really, I CAN'T WAIT!!! It is gonna be awesome!!!
So anywayz, that's me atm - school, school and more school, a bit of work, and hanging out for D-Day. D for Drivin' that is!!!
;3, tinka.
Monday, April 23
School's in
School's in for the next half of the semester...
Ugh. I've really been running behind the ball this semester. I don't think that jumping straight from uni to full time work to uni again is the best idea. Yes, it pays REALLY well, but I AM NEVER DOING IT AGAIN!!!!
1) Because the head trip that you need go through to change your ways of thinking about how to get the job done is pretty huge
2) Because you just run yourself into the ground - and don't get a chance to recover
But my main reason is that 3) You just wind yourself up with all the work and never get a chance to un-wind and recuperate. I think I've been getting sick since last year, but I can't so I haven't gotten properly sick for the last five or six months. I bet you anything as soon as I go on holidays after exams I will come down with the nastiest 'flue/cold/virus for a week or even two.
I just can't get sick yet - so I don't. But boy, is it ever gonna hit as soon as I relax a tiny bit!! Ick.
Hmm. JET's coming to town and I'm going to see their concert!! I can't wait - it's gonna be awesommmmeee!
Other than that - really no new developments lately - I'm chokers with tons of stuff to do - but nobody could accuse me of being boring thas fo' sure!
T out. :3
Ugh. I've really been running behind the ball this semester. I don't think that jumping straight from uni to full time work to uni again is the best idea. Yes, it pays REALLY well, but I AM NEVER DOING IT AGAIN!!!!
1) Because the head trip that you need go through to change your ways of thinking about how to get the job done is pretty huge
2) Because you just run yourself into the ground - and don't get a chance to recover
But my main reason is that 3) You just wind yourself up with all the work and never get a chance to un-wind and recuperate. I think I've been getting sick since last year, but I can't so I haven't gotten properly sick for the last five or six months. I bet you anything as soon as I go on holidays after exams I will come down with the nastiest 'flue/cold/virus for a week or even two.
I just can't get sick yet - so I don't. But boy, is it ever gonna hit as soon as I relax a tiny bit!! Ick.
Hmm. JET's coming to town and I'm going to see their concert!! I can't wait - it's gonna be awesommmmeee!
Other than that - really no new developments lately - I'm chokers with tons of stuff to do - but nobody could accuse me of being boring thas fo' sure!
T out. :3
Friday, April 13
ALL NEW!!
So I'm saying that it's "ALL NEW" (it being my Blog) but it's not quite as there is still quite a bit left in the ol' toothpaste tube (First post, 2004(?)).
;D - Yup I really am insane and lovin' it.
It's funny though, for some reason I'm become a bit of a social butterfly. At my old church I was the last to know about anything - but at this one... Well, gasp-shock-horror my sister and I are becoming known as the people that organize the social stuff. We have an invite to everything practically 'coz we have started it/and or where there when it got started then decided to jump on the bandwagon. Of course, that doesn't apply to absolutely everything - but one day...
One day I* will rule the world!!!
*evil laughter* Mwhaahahhhaaahhaaa-
(*I being me and the evil dust bunnies)
haahhhahhaahhhhaaahhhhaahhaaa *choke-cough-pant*
Ahem. You weren't supposed to know that. I will have to send my minions out to pay you a little visit. Just check under your bed/couch/stove/chair/table/cupboard/bath mat. Yes - my minions are everywhere and they will get you!!!
All that aside, I guess you could say that I'm really enjoying the chance to get to know people that I don't always talk too. You know, I get afraid that people will reject me if I bother them too much, or that they won't want to hang out with me (I am a bit crazy I guess... O.O).... But I'm learning just to try anyway. I know I've often wanted a random invites and no one's given them to me. So what if my plans don't always work out (ie - everyone pikes!) they will another time, and I've got to give it a chance.
Life is so much sweeter when you just try.
Sorry for the mile-long post - have fun - I'm off to a movie and coffee with friends!
Ciao, tb. :3
;D - Yup I really am insane and lovin' it.
It's funny though, for some reason I'm become a bit of a social butterfly. At my old church I was the last to know about anything - but at this one... Well, gasp-shock-horror my sister and I are becoming known as the people that organize the social stuff. We have an invite to everything practically 'coz we have started it/and or where there when it got started then decided to jump on the bandwagon. Of course, that doesn't apply to absolutely everything - but one day...
One day I* will rule the world!!!
*evil laughter* Mwhaahahhhaaahhaaa-
(*I being me and the evil dust bunnies)
haahhhahhaahhhhaaahhhhaahhaaa *choke-cough-pant*
Ahem. You weren't supposed to know that. I will have to send my minions out to pay you a little visit. Just check under your bed/couch/stove/chair/table/cupboard/bath mat. Yes - my minions are everywhere and they will get you!!!
All that aside, I guess you could say that I'm really enjoying the chance to get to know people that I don't always talk too. You know, I get afraid that people will reject me if I bother them too much, or that they won't want to hang out with me (I am a bit crazy I guess... O.O).... But I'm learning just to try anyway. I know I've often wanted a random invites and no one's given them to me. So what if my plans don't always work out (ie - everyone pikes!) they will another time, and I've got to give it a chance.
Life is so much sweeter when you just try.
Sorry for the mile-long post - have fun - I'm off to a movie and coffee with friends!
Ciao, tb. :3
Thursday, April 12
Pure Flow
*sings*
I bring the pure flow - water around, the rocks of life won't pull me down -
I bring the pure flow - rising above, the storms of life to live and love...
The old can be made new, the lost can be found... The pure flow...
(Super Chic) Gotta love 'em!
Rant:
I need boys like a bowling ball dropped on my head (which means not at all!!!) [another Super Chic quote] but why do I still need them then???? Grrr. I totally thought I had grown out of this - dreaming, wishing, hoping - you know... The suckiness that comes with crushes. I gotta new one that I'm trying (rather unsuccessfully as you might be able to tell) to ignore. It's not easy. Stupid emo-ness.
~~~*~~~
Anywho - it's class free for the next week - I'm working almost everyday of the week, and when I'm not working I've been semi-working on an assignment (2,500 word essay) that's due the end of the week after class free. Er, two weeks away I guess.
My friends and I are holding an "End of Summer" picnic this Saturday. Yes, we are aware that summer has been over for those occupying the great land down under for goodness(!) - it'd have to be about a month and a half now. But along with the tea cups and pretty silver dishes and table clothes, we will have a beautiful (v., v., girly) tea party essentially. But it's gonna be awesomely fun! XD!
I'm currently on a roll when it comes to art stuff - I've discovered the joys of beading necklaces. I've made this pretty Victorian-esk collar thing. It's made with pearly, apple green seed beads and slightly larger soft cream pearl beads. It looks a little like the lace collars they used to wear so I call it (big surprise) Pearls in Lace.
I've also almost finished one for my sis. - red, crystal (clear) and black beads with a silver heart pendant. It's a little less complex than my first one, but I'm excited because the pattern has a lot of possibilities.
I'll put up a picture at some point! (yeah, I know I'm real bad with that, but just check out my deviant ART site - everything gets up there at some point. Search Tinka-bell)
Must go - gotta help provide for my starving family (ie cook dinner) -
Adios amigos,
tb.
I bring the pure flow - water around, the rocks of life won't pull me down -
I bring the pure flow - rising above, the storms of life to live and love...
The old can be made new, the lost can be found... The pure flow...
(Super Chic) Gotta love 'em!
Rant:
I need boys like a bowling ball dropped on my head (which means not at all!!!) [another Super Chic quote] but why do I still need them then???? Grrr. I totally thought I had grown out of this - dreaming, wishing, hoping - you know... The suckiness that comes with crushes. I gotta new one that I'm trying (rather unsuccessfully as you might be able to tell) to ignore. It's not easy. Stupid emo-ness.
~~~*~~~
Anywho - it's class free for the next week - I'm working almost everyday of the week, and when I'm not working I've been semi-working on an assignment (2,500 word essay) that's due the end of the week after class free. Er, two weeks away I guess.
My friends and I are holding an "End of Summer" picnic this Saturday. Yes, we are aware that summer has been over for those occupying the great land down under for goodness(!) - it'd have to be about a month and a half now. But along with the tea cups and pretty silver dishes and table clothes, we will have a beautiful (v., v., girly) tea party essentially. But it's gonna be awesomely fun! XD!
I'm currently on a roll when it comes to art stuff - I've discovered the joys of beading necklaces. I've made this pretty Victorian-esk collar thing. It's made with pearly, apple green seed beads and slightly larger soft cream pearl beads. It looks a little like the lace collars they used to wear so I call it (big surprise) Pearls in Lace.
I've also almost finished one for my sis. - red, crystal (clear) and black beads with a silver heart pendant. It's a little less complex than my first one, but I'm excited because the pattern has a lot of possibilities.
I'll put up a picture at some point! (yeah, I know I'm real bad with that, but just check out my deviant ART site - everything gets up there at some point. Search Tinka-bell)
Must go - gotta help provide for my starving family (ie cook dinner) -
Adios amigos,
tb.
Friday, March 30
Some time
Wow, it's really been sometime since I've updated my blog. Eh - what can I say? I'm an extremely busy girly atm.
I've got so much assessment - although I'm almost a third of a way through one, and finished the other, which is good. Now all I have to do is get through my in class test on Monday. Gag. Me.
I haven't really had time for much of anything between Uni and work, but owell. I am going surfing this Saturday though!!! I'm going to the coast for the day with a bunch of peeps from my church, we're getting lessons. It's gonna be fun I reckon.
Mmm, on other fronts not much is really happening. I am doing bits and pieces of art as per usual - I have all these plans to sculpt, do t-shirts, make plushies, write on the novels my sister and I are in the middle of, but as always; I just don't have the time for it all! I really wish I could be a full-time artist, but I know I'd never be able to support myself (let alone my car) on an artist's budget. Plus - art materials are expensive!
I'm thinking that I want to illustrate and write young adult's novels later on. I have to get through university first, then I want to spend some time over seas. I guess it all depends on what happens.
A rant that I have atm is all the political maneuvering over climate change at the moment. Hey, I know most people couldn't give a rat's ass, but seriously. Is it just that it's election year that the Howard government is FINALLY making some moves on climate change - or is it because of Kevin Rudd?
Heh - that poses another question, would Rudd really care about Climate Change if it wasn't election year anyway?
Mind you - not that I really know the ins and outs of political maneuvering; but I do have a Political Communications class and what with the reporting I have to do in my Journalism class on environment, water and land (which leads me right to politicians) I've kinda pick up on the games. So sue me, I actually like to know what our country's leaders are deciding for me!
I just realized that this is probably one of the most boring blog's I've written. Guess I'm not really cut out to entertain. Besides - too much insanity might kill you. How I've survived is another matter; I think it's got something to do with my curly hair. Ya know the curls act as lighting rods, channeling the insanity into shimmering translucent ribbons. Which, might I add, I then wear in my hair!
Top o' theh mournin' ta ya,
Tinka. ^-^
I've got so much assessment - although I'm almost a third of a way through one, and finished the other, which is good. Now all I have to do is get through my in class test on Monday. Gag. Me.
I haven't really had time for much of anything between Uni and work, but owell. I am going surfing this Saturday though!!! I'm going to the coast for the day with a bunch of peeps from my church, we're getting lessons. It's gonna be fun I reckon.
Mmm, on other fronts not much is really happening. I am doing bits and pieces of art as per usual - I have all these plans to sculpt, do t-shirts, make plushies, write on the novels my sister and I are in the middle of, but as always; I just don't have the time for it all! I really wish I could be a full-time artist, but I know I'd never be able to support myself (let alone my car) on an artist's budget. Plus - art materials are expensive!
I'm thinking that I want to illustrate and write young adult's novels later on. I have to get through university first, then I want to spend some time over seas. I guess it all depends on what happens.
A rant that I have atm is all the political maneuvering over climate change at the moment. Hey, I know most people couldn't give a rat's ass, but seriously. Is it just that it's election year that the Howard government is FINALLY making some moves on climate change - or is it because of Kevin Rudd?
Heh - that poses another question, would Rudd really care about Climate Change if it wasn't election year anyway?
Mind you - not that I really know the ins and outs of political maneuvering; but I do have a Political Communications class and what with the reporting I have to do in my Journalism class on environment, water and land (which leads me right to politicians) I've kinda pick up on the games. So sue me, I actually like to know what our country's leaders are deciding for me!
I just realized that this is probably one of the most boring blog's I've written. Guess I'm not really cut out to entertain. Besides - too much insanity might kill you. How I've survived is another matter; I think it's got something to do with my curly hair. Ya know the curls act as lighting rods, channeling the insanity into shimmering translucent ribbons. Which, might I add, I then wear in my hair!
Top o' theh mournin' ta ya,
Tinka. ^-^
Saturday, February 24
Worth While
It's over. I just finished up with my job in the public service yesterday. It was a long and at times, extremely stressful journey, but it was all worth while. The experience is priceless, and I think I learnt a little - ok, a lot more about business and stuff.
But it is sooo good to be back at Uni. I have my job as a waitress back during two days a week and uni three days a week. I'm set.
Got to go - I have an engagement party to attend (not mine ;D ), so see ya!
b.
But it is sooo good to be back at Uni. I have my job as a waitress back during two days a week and uni three days a week. I'm set.
Got to go - I have an engagement party to attend (not mine ;D ), so see ya!
b.
Monday, February 19
*happy days* :D
So happy!!! XD!
Uni starts back today - I swear -it's like going on holidays for me. I guess everyone heard how I had my exams than the very next day, I started at work. Well, I haven't stopped since - the last four months have just been insane.
Trips to Morton Island, Merry Beach; work trips to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane (Perth got canceled, which sucks - :[ ), flying for my first time (i LOVED it!!! ^-^!) Christmas and every crazy thing you could possably throw in (flooding or boys 'ferinstance) - it's just been a.b.s.o.l.u.t.l.y. crazy. I honestly (almost) can't believe how much stuff has happened. I tell you what, I 'm really looking forwards to life getting back to normal with assignments and work and everything.
Things are starting to snowball with my friends now though - I've got an engagement party to attend, picnics, dancing (at the multicultral festival, plus I'm supposed to be starting Bollywood dancing), Bible studies (I've volunteered to lead a yr 11/12 study which will be an awesome expiriance), and goodness knows what else on my social calender at the moment.
All I can say is thank goodness that my work/studies are getting back to normal even if everything is starting to rocket away!
Now that I'm starting to regain some nomality in my life at the moment, I can step back and breath. I also want to give a great big shout out to the Lord for walking with me. The last month has been incredably stressful for me, prob'ly the worst period I've yet expirienced due to exceptional circumstances at work. However, it's over, I've gotten through another life lesson (a cazillion life lessons actually!) and it's all good. YAY for uni!!!!
Adios amigos,
T.
Uni starts back today - I swear -it's like going on holidays for me. I guess everyone heard how I had my exams than the very next day, I started at work. Well, I haven't stopped since - the last four months have just been insane.
Trips to Morton Island, Merry Beach; work trips to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane (Perth got canceled, which sucks - :[ ), flying for my first time (i LOVED it!!! ^-^!) Christmas and every crazy thing you could possably throw in (flooding or boys 'ferinstance) - it's just been a.b.s.o.l.u.t.l.y. crazy. I honestly (almost) can't believe how much stuff has happened. I tell you what, I 'm really looking forwards to life getting back to normal with assignments and work and everything.
Things are starting to snowball with my friends now though - I've got an engagement party to attend, picnics, dancing (at the multicultral festival, plus I'm supposed to be starting Bollywood dancing), Bible studies (I've volunteered to lead a yr 11/12 study which will be an awesome expiriance), and goodness knows what else on my social calender at the moment.
All I can say is thank goodness that my work/studies are getting back to normal even if everything is starting to rocket away!
Now that I'm starting to regain some nomality in my life at the moment, I can step back and breath. I also want to give a great big shout out to the Lord for walking with me. The last month has been incredably stressful for me, prob'ly the worst period I've yet expirienced due to exceptional circumstances at work. However, it's over, I've gotten through another life lesson (a cazillion life lessons actually!) and it's all good. YAY for uni!!!!
Adios amigos,
T.
Tuesday, January 23
Did it!
My church has an art competion and the idea is that the picture that best represents the annual theme that they pick will be hung on the main hall wall. This year's theme is "One life to live - One life to give" and I did what I wanted to do - enter a piece.
Sometimes I get really inspired and hear of great opporutinites, and think - "Yeh! I'm try/do/enter that!" but than it never happens. This time it did! I did an A3 picture in ink and pastels - it took me about 4/5 hours. I'll put it up on DeviantART when I get the chance.
That's all from me for now,
:3, Tinka.
Sometimes I get really inspired and hear of great opporutinites, and think - "Yeh! I'm try/do/enter that!" but than it never happens. This time it did! I did an A3 picture in ink and pastels - it took me about 4/5 hours. I'll put it up on DeviantART when I get the chance.
That's all from me for now,
:3, Tinka.
Thursday, January 18
Comprehension
I always find it so amusing how you can go through your life, poke-ding along, and then all of a sudden (bad clinche I know, but it fits!) there are dozens-n-dozens of boys that start flocking around you.
I find it difficult to comprehend I'm afraid... Why is it that there is always too much or too little? Fer'instance - the whole I'm all fine doing my own little thing - then bang... Somebody (the somebody I was talking about before) rings me up out of the blue and wants to turn my life upside down; and almost succeeds quite well might I add.
Not only that, there's this new guy at work - don't get me wrong - he hasn't hit on me or anything... Yet. I kinda get the feeling that he's testing the waters - sending me little random e-mails, etc... Nothing serious or bad - it just that I feel like I've suddenly become a guy magnet or something!
I find it difficult to comprehend I'm afraid... Why is it that there is always too much or too little? Fer'instance - the whole I'm all fine doing my own little thing - then bang... Somebody (the somebody I was talking about before) rings me up out of the blue and wants to turn my life upside down; and almost succeeds quite well might I add.
Not only that, there's this new guy at work - don't get me wrong - he hasn't hit on me or anything... Yet. I kinda get the feeling that he's testing the waters - sending me little random e-mails, etc... Nothing serious or bad - it just that I feel like I've suddenly become a guy magnet or something!
Heh. I'm wondering - is there some sort of switch that clicks on at random times - attracts all the guy in your vicinity - and then just as suddenly turns off so that all guys in your vicinity ignore you for the next seven months???
There must be, and I'm gonna call it the "There Effect" 'coz for a short period - usually about a week or two, a chick can suddenly become noticed by the guy around. Thus she is "there" and no longer invisible. Until the "There Effect" switches off again that is...
So cheers to effects - enjoy 'em whilst you can. I sure do!
;3, T.
Wednesday, January 17
Wide World of w00t!
Hello and welcome from the Wide World of w00t!!!
I dunno exactly what it is yet, the sentance just randomly popped into my head...
>.>... <.<... ^^;
Guess what? My sis and I are planning to head over to Italy in a bit yeh? Well, I've *cough* we've decided that we'll travel by a Japanese Airline and do a stop over in Japan!! ^_^!!! Yay!
I don't know how long we'll stay, but that will come later I think...
Squee!!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait to travel - it's gonna be AWESOME!
XD, Asuka.
I dunno exactly what it is yet, the sentance just randomly popped into my head...
>.>... <.<... ^^;
Guess what? My sis and I are planning to head over to Italy in a bit yeh? Well, I've *cough* we've decided that we'll travel by a Japanese Airline and do a stop over in Japan!! ^_^!!! Yay!
I don't know how long we'll stay, but that will come later I think...
Squee!!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait to travel - it's gonna be AWESOME!
XD, Asuka.
Monday, January 15
Life as normal
Life as normal - if insanity can be normal that is... That certain someone I was telling you about? Well after a few days of walking on knife blades, I've made up my mind. At the moment our paths are not heading in the same direction, so that's that. It's over before it began.
I've had a great weekend, I took the Friday off and spent two night with my gf, and a whole heap of time catching up with friends I haven't seen in a while.
Other then that, not much has happened, so life is back to normal. Sorta.
Have a good one-
:3, Tinka.
I've had a great weekend, I took the Friday off and spent two night with my gf, and a whole heap of time catching up with friends I haven't seen in a while.
Other then that, not much has happened, so life is back to normal. Sorta.
Have a good one-
:3, Tinka.
Thursday, January 11
*yawn*
*YAAAAAAAAAAAAWN!* Gah. So tired. I'm glad I have this Friday off, 'coz I'm so tired. I'm sleeping over at my gfs house tonight and we've got some plans to do stuff which'll be cool.
Work is same old - same old, sometimes boring, sometimes really hectic - I don't think I mentioned this before - but you know that storm that flooded my bedroom? Well, it flooded out our offices as well. We lost about twelve PCs, and had to be temporarily relocated. But we're back now so it's all good.
I've actually enquired as to the possiblility of my staying on as a part-timer during uni. My boss hasn't given the business manager the answer yet, so I'm a bit, yeh, it's so not gonna happen. But I'm sure I'll be able to find something else part time.... Hopefully!
Other then that nothing much else is happening...
I went to see "Happy Feet" with some friends and that was AWESOME!!! Loved that movie soooo much.
It's on my list of movies to buy along with "You Got Served" and "Take the Lead". I absolutely love dancing movies. And singing movies too, but not as much. DANCING ROCKS!!!
Signing (dancing?) off for now,
T.B_o
Work is same old - same old, sometimes boring, sometimes really hectic - I don't think I mentioned this before - but you know that storm that flooded my bedroom? Well, it flooded out our offices as well. We lost about twelve PCs, and had to be temporarily relocated. But we're back now so it's all good.
I've actually enquired as to the possiblility of my staying on as a part-timer during uni. My boss hasn't given the business manager the answer yet, so I'm a bit, yeh, it's so not gonna happen. But I'm sure I'll be able to find something else part time.... Hopefully!
Other then that nothing much else is happening...
I went to see "Happy Feet" with some friends and that was AWESOME!!! Loved that movie soooo much.
It's on my list of movies to buy along with "You Got Served" and "Take the Lead". I absolutely love dancing movies. And singing movies too, but not as much. DANCING ROCKS!!!
Signing (dancing?) off for now,
T.B_o
Tuesday, January 2
Whoa
Man - everything is just cr-azy - seriously, by this time things are supposed to be settled from Christmas/New Year, yeh?
Well it ain't. I got into work today, and we'd been flooded. The roof had leaked during this massive hail storm that we got on New Year's Eve. We almost had a white Christmas 'coz there was that much hail - it COVERED the ground - in some places, a couple of feet deep.
So anyways, we had to move out of our building temporarily, we've gotten into the main block for three days while the carpet gets dried at work.
My family and I had been away at a friend's farm for New Years, we had a good time - I went riding, Domino was good, I rode Rusty and he was good too, but he got a bit lame. I also got a turn on Tom, who belongs to the fellow who looks after the farm. He was a Standardbred too, a nice forward-going ride. He actually reminded me of Tango, so much so, I wanted to put Tom in my pocket and take him home!
But besides the horses, I got a ton of art work done which was cool. Really though, I was aiming to tell about what happened when we got home.
We didn't have a front porch - it was buried in chip bark and soil from our garden. Water had come under the front door and puddle in our step-down lounge, underneath the recliners. My sister's and mine bedroom had water too - unfortunately the water seeped under the doors - water came under the side door, and under the book case we keep in front of the door. So we can't open that one - hopefully it dries out quickly without going moldy. And the sliding door let in water under my computer desk. Nothing was damaged which was great, but I know the case was not the same for many others. Gee, it wouldn't be a very nice surprise to come home to from holidays though!!
That's all from me now,
Ciao, TinkaBell. :3
Well it ain't. I got into work today, and we'd been flooded. The roof had leaked during this massive hail storm that we got on New Year's Eve. We almost had a white Christmas 'coz there was that much hail - it COVERED the ground - in some places, a couple of feet deep.
So anyways, we had to move out of our building temporarily, we've gotten into the main block for three days while the carpet gets dried at work.
My family and I had been away at a friend's farm for New Years, we had a good time - I went riding, Domino was good, I rode Rusty and he was good too, but he got a bit lame. I also got a turn on Tom, who belongs to the fellow who looks after the farm. He was a Standardbred too, a nice forward-going ride. He actually reminded me of Tango, so much so, I wanted to put Tom in my pocket and take him home!
But besides the horses, I got a ton of art work done which was cool. Really though, I was aiming to tell about what happened when we got home.
We didn't have a front porch - it was buried in chip bark and soil from our garden. Water had come under the front door and puddle in our step-down lounge, underneath the recliners. My sister's and mine bedroom had water too - unfortunately the water seeped under the doors - water came under the side door, and under the book case we keep in front of the door. So we can't open that one - hopefully it dries out quickly without going moldy. And the sliding door let in water under my computer desk. Nothing was damaged which was great, but I know the case was not the same for many others. Gee, it wouldn't be a very nice surprise to come home to from holidays though!!
That's all from me now,
Ciao, TinkaBell. :3
Friday, December 29
Many happy returns of the year
Christmas may have come and gone, but things still move on, and life is still swirling around in a maze of sensations... I can't believe some of the latest developments!
Apparently for with work, I am blessed with the opportunity of a lifetime - I'm getting to visit Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and MAYBE Adelaide - and they're paying for me to go!!! *giggles* But shhh.... Even though it's planned things still change...
On that front things are awesome, on the guy front not so... At least, I'm not sure.
"Just stop and take a second - I was fine until you walked into my life!"
Yep, I'm listening to Pink - I feel it really fits what's going on at the mo. Simply because someone I thought was long gone has come back - loud and clear. Circumstances being what they are, I have every (MASSIVE) doubt(s) that the guy in question is what he says he is. Hence, a six month probation - he has to talk to someone I know once a week for six months, and then, if he's in the clear, I'll go out for ONE coffee with him.
Did he agree? Yes - and I'm as bowled over as anyone! I CAN'T believe he agreed to it!
But still - "I've got my doubts... And what if I'm right???" (Sandi Throm)
I just - honestly - don't know what to think. Unfortunately, he's put me through that before - being thrown for a hook with every step - I just don't want to go back there. So let's just say that I'm VERY cautious of where this is going. Plus -
"I don't need a man to make it happen/ I get off being free/ I don't need a man to make me feel good/ I get off doing my thing/ I don't need a ring around to make me feel complete/ don't make me break it down/ I can get off when you ain't around!" (Pussycat Dolls)
So true!!! ;)
Other then that, I'm really enjoying my brief holiday, just sitting around and doing nothing for a while is so sweet...
I'll be back to work soon, and Uni will roll around oh so quickly, but that's life, and I guess, I really wouldn't have it any other way - what else would I do with myself, if everything went so slowly?
TTFN - Tinka. :3
Apparently for with work, I am blessed with the opportunity of a lifetime - I'm getting to visit Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and MAYBE Adelaide - and they're paying for me to go!!! *giggles* But shhh.... Even though it's planned things still change...
On that front things are awesome, on the guy front not so... At least, I'm not sure.
"Just stop and take a second - I was fine until you walked into my life!"
Yep, I'm listening to Pink - I feel it really fits what's going on at the mo. Simply because someone I thought was long gone has come back - loud and clear. Circumstances being what they are, I have every (MASSIVE) doubt(s) that the guy in question is what he says he is. Hence, a six month probation - he has to talk to someone I know once a week for six months, and then, if he's in the clear, I'll go out for ONE coffee with him.
Did he agree? Yes - and I'm as bowled over as anyone! I CAN'T believe he agreed to it!
But still - "I've got my doubts... And what if I'm right???" (Sandi Throm)
I just - honestly - don't know what to think. Unfortunately, he's put me through that before - being thrown for a hook with every step - I just don't want to go back there. So let's just say that I'm VERY cautious of where this is going. Plus -
"I don't need a man to make it happen/ I get off being free/ I don't need a man to make me feel good/ I get off doing my thing/ I don't need a ring around to make me feel complete/ don't make me break it down/ I can get off when you ain't around!" (Pussycat Dolls)
So true!!! ;)
Other then that, I'm really enjoying my brief holiday, just sitting around and doing nothing for a while is so sweet...
I'll be back to work soon, and Uni will roll around oh so quickly, but that's life, and I guess, I really wouldn't have it any other way - what else would I do with myself, if everything went so slowly?
TTFN - Tinka. :3
Thursday, December 21
So dang tired
I really am so dang tired, I'm working through to 1:30-2:00, taking a half-an-hour lunch break and jumping straight back into it. If it isn't one way, it's the other... Tons of work or none!!!
But really, I am enjoying it. One thing I can't get my head around is the fact that it's supposed to Christmas in three days! Yype!!! Sooo crazy! This year it's just going way too fast. I still feel like I'm stuck in October, but at the same time, it feels like I've been at work for forever.
Gah - right now I'm so tired there really isn't a chance in heck of me sorting out my head, so, yeah.
Happy holiday season!!!
B. :3
But really, I am enjoying it. One thing I can't get my head around is the fact that it's supposed to Christmas in three days! Yype!!! Sooo crazy! This year it's just going way too fast. I still feel like I'm stuck in October, but at the same time, it feels like I've been at work for forever.
Gah - right now I'm so tired there really isn't a chance in heck of me sorting out my head, so, yeah.
Happy holiday season!!!
B. :3
Monday, December 18
The Little Engine that could...
Whoa. Do I ever feel like the "Little Engine That Could"... I've managed to be able to get through the last six days - somehow, someway.
We had our holiday, and directly after, I found all this work to do - tons and tons of it in fact!
I've been asked to organize forums for next year, to do some data entry and I have *gasp - shock - horror* a stack of papers to sort out in my In tray...
Gah. Of course, I'm glad I have work to do - a lack of work is never nice, but I honestly would have liked it not to happen this week. 'Coz you see, my sister and I were singing in a carols program this past Sunday - don't get me wrong - I absolutely loved it. It was just that we had been asked to do an item, and we didn't know the harmony we were supposed to be singing (I think I mentioned this last post, yeah?). Anyways since Wednesday, we had music practise whenever we could squeeze it in, I had my bestie's B'day party on Wednesday, my work christmas party on Friday, then on Friday I had to work at my casual waiteressing job from 6pm to 12:00pm, get up for dress rehearsal at 8:00am, run around for Christmas shopping after dress rehearsal, go to work again at 6:00pm, until 11:30pm, get up the next morning at 7:00am for church, as we were singing one of the choir items in the morning service, go to the warm-up tuning and whatever at 5:00pm, sing from 8:00pm til 10:00ish, go home, get to bed by 11:00pm annnnnddddd...
Get up at 6:30am the next morning for work!!!!!
Toasted. I am sooo toasted.
So that's been my week - how was yours?
Tired- out, B. :)
We had our holiday, and directly after, I found all this work to do - tons and tons of it in fact!
I've been asked to organize forums for next year, to do some data entry and I have *gasp - shock - horror* a stack of papers to sort out in my In tray...
Gah. Of course, I'm glad I have work to do - a lack of work is never nice, but I honestly would have liked it not to happen this week. 'Coz you see, my sister and I were singing in a carols program this past Sunday - don't get me wrong - I absolutely loved it. It was just that we had been asked to do an item, and we didn't know the harmony we were supposed to be singing (I think I mentioned this last post, yeah?). Anyways since Wednesday, we had music practise whenever we could squeeze it in, I had my bestie's B'day party on Wednesday, my work christmas party on Friday, then on Friday I had to work at my casual waiteressing job from 6pm to 12:00pm, get up for dress rehearsal at 8:00am, run around for Christmas shopping after dress rehearsal, go to work again at 6:00pm, until 11:30pm, get up the next morning at 7:00am for church, as we were singing one of the choir items in the morning service, go to the warm-up tuning and whatever at 5:00pm, sing from 8:00pm til 10:00ish, go home, get to bed by 11:00pm annnnnddddd...
Get up at 6:30am the next morning for work!!!!!
Toasted. I am sooo toasted.
So that's been my week - how was yours?
Tired- out, B. :)
Wednesday, December 13
We're all going on a - SUMMER HOLIDAY!
Or rather, to be correct, we're have all been on a - SUMMER HOLIDAY! ^______^!
Fwee! Yes, our family made it up to Moreton Island and back again with only the minimum of sandfly/mozzie bites, squishedness in the car, and sunburn!
We had a long trip up north, with six of us stuck in our Land Rover Discovery for about thirty hours (there and back again) all up. (gah... butt still so sore from sitting down so long!)
When we got to Scarabrough - after many slushie stops *cough* er - petrol stops, and we took a two hour ferry ride over to the Island. We saw heaps of cool marine life on the trips (over and back) including a meter and half long leopard shark, two sea turtles, TONS of jelly fish - some brown and a big as a tire, and some blue smaller ones that floated altogether, and a dolphin and something that looked like a massive grey shark, but it was too far under to tell properly.
We landed on Bulware Beach right next to the stranded shipwrecks as the sun fell softly behind the horizon in a haze of pinky-yellow blushing clouds that dusted an aqua-purple sky. Yes, the Island was everything you would expect from a tropical paradise and more...
Too bad the more was more then we bargained for!!!
Let me explain - see Moreton Island is a sand island - that's why it had the highest dunes in the world (apparently). But when there is no rain and a massive bunch of schoolies running around on a sand island you get soft sand. Doesn't sound so bad yet eh?
I'll give you one word - BOGGED!
The tracks were deep and they were soft and they narrow and they were, quite frankly, dangerous. We had little to non mobile reception on the Island and when we were shooting through the sand, rocketing up and down and sliding from side to side - well, as you might be able to guess, it really was NOT cool. On our first day on the Island we met a gentleman bogged up his axles on one track - luckily we came when most of the hard work was already over, so we helped pull him out. But the track had been soft for so long, Dad was concerned that we'd get bogged also - even though we had decided to go back.
So my sisters, my mother and I decided to help out, and let him drive to hard sand whilst we walk to meet him. Unfortunately, we didn't realise how long the soft sand went for and we ended up walking 1 km though the burning hot sand and sun at mid-day with no water! Soo definitely not cool!!! We also had to repeat the same trick another two times - but both the second times where better as we brought water and they weren't as far. Although I should still not like to repeat the last trek either as I didn't put any shoes on and burnt/shredded my feet to bits as I sprinted over the boiling track - dashing from shade spot to shade spot trying desperately not to step on all the sticks that littered the track.
Basically, we were stuck. We even got bogged on the couple of hundred meter track that lead to our cabin! We only went up to the front axles, and got out quickly, but Dad was sick and tired of driving over the dangerous tracks, where we could never be sure if there wasn't another car barreling down the same track for dear life - if we had of met any of those - we would have been toast. Sometime we were driving through a shear rock wall, with only just enough room for our vehicle, and to make things worse, there were a lot of blind corners. You wouldn't have a hope in heck to get out of a serious accident.
On the other hand - we spent hours on snorkeling amongst the shipwrecks on Bulware Beach - there were three of them, and they formed a small inlet with on the left and one on the right and one out in the water, across the back. Multitudes of fish sheltered in the seaweed that graced the rusty frames - we saw flat head, whiting, mackerel, brim, Moses' fish (a close relative of brim), little shoals of silver fish, toad fish (of course) and these gorgeous yellow and black stripped things - the bumble-bee fish as we nick-named them. We also saw this massive starfish it was bigger than my hand!
We visited one of the light houses - it was up on the sand-stone cliffs at North point - the northern most part of the Island (duh) and Champagne Pool - where there was good snorkeling again, but it was called so 'coz the big waves from the ocean hit the rock and by the time they washed down the other side they were these beautifully soft foamy trickles - they looked like champagne gurgling down a cliff-face - hence the name.
I sat down with Dad at one point and painted my very first picture - subject: the shipwrecks. Gah - sooo hard, water and rust - not good to try for the first time, but I was happy with the way it turned out. I'll be putting up on deviantART - for those who are interested.
We saw lots of local flora - and a little bit of fauna - namely a friendly kookaburra that sat on our balcony and partook of our breakfast bacon - we fed him by hand! The other fauna we more felt than saw was the sandflies - but I'm guessing that I'm getting too old for them to really bother me - I had my share of bits, but not as many and I used to get - they ate my sisters more which was a blessin'!
Anyway, as you may see, the Island was both splendidly beautiful and terrifyingly dangerous. It was a family decision and we left on the Friday, after arriving on Sunday. We then visited the Gold Coast, stayed at Palm Beach which was lovely (the beach) and then on the Sunday we packed up again, and moved to Ballina - where we got a lovely waterfront cabin at the Shaws Bay Holiday Park.
We spent the rest of our holiday on the beach or at the local river/lagoon thing - the water there was crystal clear and the was monstrous fish in the river! Again, awesome snorkeling. Oh! And there were tons and tons of hermit crabs - some bigger than my palm!
Fwee! Yes, our family made it up to Moreton Island and back again with only the minimum of sandfly/mozzie bites, squishedness in the car, and sunburn!
We had a long trip up north, with six of us stuck in our Land Rover Discovery for about thirty hours (there and back again) all up. (gah... butt still so sore from sitting down so long!)
When we got to Scarabrough - after many slushie stops *cough* er - petrol stops, and we took a two hour ferry ride over to the Island. We saw heaps of cool marine life on the trips (over and back) including a meter and half long leopard shark, two sea turtles, TONS of jelly fish - some brown and a big as a tire, and some blue smaller ones that floated altogether, and a dolphin and something that looked like a massive grey shark, but it was too far under to tell properly.
We landed on Bulware Beach right next to the stranded shipwrecks as the sun fell softly behind the horizon in a haze of pinky-yellow blushing clouds that dusted an aqua-purple sky. Yes, the Island was everything you would expect from a tropical paradise and more...
Too bad the more was more then we bargained for!!!
Let me explain - see Moreton Island is a sand island - that's why it had the highest dunes in the world (apparently). But when there is no rain and a massive bunch of schoolies running around on a sand island you get soft sand. Doesn't sound so bad yet eh?
I'll give you one word - BOGGED!
The tracks were deep and they were soft and they narrow and they were, quite frankly, dangerous. We had little to non mobile reception on the Island and when we were shooting through the sand, rocketing up and down and sliding from side to side - well, as you might be able to guess, it really was NOT cool. On our first day on the Island we met a gentleman bogged up his axles on one track - luckily we came when most of the hard work was already over, so we helped pull him out. But the track had been soft for so long, Dad was concerned that we'd get bogged also - even though we had decided to go back.
So my sisters, my mother and I decided to help out, and let him drive to hard sand whilst we walk to meet him. Unfortunately, we didn't realise how long the soft sand went for and we ended up walking 1 km though the burning hot sand and sun at mid-day with no water! Soo definitely not cool!!! We also had to repeat the same trick another two times - but both the second times where better as we brought water and they weren't as far. Although I should still not like to repeat the last trek either as I didn't put any shoes on and burnt/shredded my feet to bits as I sprinted over the boiling track - dashing from shade spot to shade spot trying desperately not to step on all the sticks that littered the track.
Basically, we were stuck. We even got bogged on the couple of hundred meter track that lead to our cabin! We only went up to the front axles, and got out quickly, but Dad was sick and tired of driving over the dangerous tracks, where we could never be sure if there wasn't another car barreling down the same track for dear life - if we had of met any of those - we would have been toast. Sometime we were driving through a shear rock wall, with only just enough room for our vehicle, and to make things worse, there were a lot of blind corners. You wouldn't have a hope in heck to get out of a serious accident.
On the other hand - we spent hours on snorkeling amongst the shipwrecks on Bulware Beach - there were three of them, and they formed a small inlet with on the left and one on the right and one out in the water, across the back. Multitudes of fish sheltered in the seaweed that graced the rusty frames - we saw flat head, whiting, mackerel, brim, Moses' fish (a close relative of brim), little shoals of silver fish, toad fish (of course) and these gorgeous yellow and black stripped things - the bumble-bee fish as we nick-named them. We also saw this massive starfish it was bigger than my hand!
We visited one of the light houses - it was up on the sand-stone cliffs at North point - the northern most part of the Island (duh) and Champagne Pool - where there was good snorkeling again, but it was called so 'coz the big waves from the ocean hit the rock and by the time they washed down the other side they were these beautifully soft foamy trickles - they looked like champagne gurgling down a cliff-face - hence the name.
I sat down with Dad at one point and painted my very first picture - subject: the shipwrecks. Gah - sooo hard, water and rust - not good to try for the first time, but I was happy with the way it turned out. I'll be putting up on deviantART - for those who are interested.
We saw lots of local flora - and a little bit of fauna - namely a friendly kookaburra that sat on our balcony and partook of our breakfast bacon - we fed him by hand! The other fauna we more felt than saw was the sandflies - but I'm guessing that I'm getting too old for them to really bother me - I had my share of bits, but not as many and I used to get - they ate my sisters more which was a blessin'!
Anyway, as you may see, the Island was both splendidly beautiful and terrifyingly dangerous. It was a family decision and we left on the Friday, after arriving on Sunday. We then visited the Gold Coast, stayed at Palm Beach which was lovely (the beach) and then on the Sunday we packed up again, and moved to Ballina - where we got a lovely waterfront cabin at the Shaws Bay Holiday Park.
We spent the rest of our holiday on the beach or at the local river/lagoon thing - the water there was crystal clear and the was monstrous fish in the river! Again, awesome snorkeling. Oh! And there were tons and tons of hermit crabs - some bigger than my palm!
The joy of my heart was one of the best second-hand book shops I've ever been in - I brought so many books - around about eight or nine for twenty dollars - so cool!
I think that's the basic run down - certainly, we have a tale to tell about the adventures we had on the Island, but the rest of our holiday was much more relaxed - much more what you'd expect it to be as well! But we did have fun, and it was nice just to get away and have some time with my family.
Now that I'm back there's a lot I have to do - mostly practise for an item I'm singing with four other girls - including my sister, that we haven't practised for yet, and we're doing it this Sunday! Freak out!!! This is for the Christmas carol program I'm in. Of course, my sister and I are also in the choir for that program, I mentioned it before - but I'm not worried about the choir stuff - just the item as my sis and I are second-sops, and we're supposed to be doing parts and long story short, we haven't had much experience in singing harmonies a third below before. Ok - like none, but anyways, it'll work out, even if we just end up with a really strong melody!
I'm back at my full-time job plus working at my casual job, and I still need to finish my Christmas shopping, but once the festive season is over, things should quiet right down - thank goodness! I've have more than my share of business, excitement and adventure for the next few months thank you very much!!! *whew*
One more piece of news and hopefully the last - I know this blog post is incredibly long, but it is two weeks worth of happenings, is that I got the grades I wanted at uni - SWEEET - and although I know it's not the done thing (I wouldn't want to seen stuck up, or boastful) I am so happy that I'm going to tell you that I got a CR, a DI and HD(O.O!!!!!) for my grades. SOOOO excited!!! ^________________^!!!!!!!!
Ok - I really am finished now,
TTFN, Tinka. :3
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