(We're All Going On A) Summer Holiday

Switch

2009-04-20T17:31:00.000-07:00

http://magneticslave.tumblr.com

Insert Subject Here

2008-09-15T21:50:00.000-07:00

Starting time: 4:55pm
Name: Chelsea
Sisters: dont have any
Brothers: Nope
Shoe size: 7??????
Height:165cm
Where do you live: christchurch, nz
Favourite drinks: water
Favourite breakfast: pancakes
Have you ever been on a plane: Heaps, I <3 flying
Swam in the ocean: no
Fallen asleep at school: nope
Broken someone's heart: no
Fell off your chair: yes, the chair fell with me
Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call: yep
What is your room like: sunny
What's right beside you: my cup of tea!!!!
What is the last thing you ate: licorise
Ever had chicken pox: WORK EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE
Sore throat: plenty times
Stitches: no
Broken nose: no
Do you belive in love at first sight: YES
Like picnics? Does the pope have knees
Who was the last person you danced with?: DAMN WHY PERSON?? WHY NOT CAT! (Cate)
Last made you smile: Cate
You last yelled at: Becky
Today did you:
Kiss anyone: nope
Get sick: no
Miss someone: no (sorry)
Eat: plenty
Best feeling in the world: happiness
Do you sleep with stuffed animals: no (lies....)
What's under your bed: my cat
Who do you really hate: not hate. I'm not so hot for Sarah Palin
What time is it now?: 5:00pm

5 things I was doing 10 years ago
1. playing with Kelly and Holly
2. playing tennis
3. still loving The Simpsons
4. At Isleworth school
5. Playing four square

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. lollies
2. shapes
3. grapes
4. ice-cream
5. HUMMUS

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. give heaps of money to charity
2. Buy my parents and friends heaps of gifts
3. Get Anna a backstage pass to Equus
4. Put towards University
5. Fly first class

5 of my bad habits:
1. I worry too much
2. I otherthink stuff
3. I jump to conclusions
4. I'm too sensitive
5. I procarstinate

5 places I have lived/stayed a night in:
1. Christchurch
2. York
3. London
4. Wales
5. Scotland

5 things I will do after completing what I'm busy with:
1. go to the La Porchetta
2. go out for a walk
3. PICNIC!!!!
4. READ
5. Bottle lake Forest bike

MYSPACE

2008-09-06T01:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.myspace.com/luvtheninja

I Took IPersonic And Discovered My Type

2008-09-03T23:14:00.000-07:00

Engaged Idealist (EI)

Engaged Idealists are extroverted and helpful. Others find them to be very congenial and inspiring - especially as they are always willing to see the best in the other person. Their humour, their energy and their optimism attract other people.

Engaged Idealists are very good at communicating and are good at convincing and firing on others. That is why it is a matter of course that they often take over the leading role in groups. This personality type often produces very charismatic persons.

Engaged Idealists have an unusually strong ability to empathise. They are tolerant and generous towards others; they sometimes tend to idealise their friends. They always try to suit everybody and want their relationships to be harmonious and satisfactory. To achieve this, they are prepared to invest a great deal and to put their requirements last.

As Engaged Idealists are very considerate, there is the danger of them sacrificing and overexerting themselves for others. In their job, they therefore have to be very careful not to develop a burnout syndrome.

Engaged Idealists are reliable, well organised and love structuring complicated situations. They have difficulty accepting criticism; they quickly feel hurt and misunderstood. Their perfectionism also influences their love life - they look for the perfect relationship for life. Once they have made their decision, they are faithful, well-balanced and loving partners. However, should they get involved with the wrong person, it can happen that they allow themselves to be exploited for a long time before they end the relationship.

Adjectives which describe your type
extroverted, theoretical, emotional, planning, idealistic, committed, likable, enthusiastic, responsible, helpful, loyal, diplomatic, friendly, inspiring, caring, solicitous, optimistic, effusive, adaptable, communicative, articulate, convincing, energetic, optimistic, open, vulnerable

These subjects could interest youart, psychology, politics, honorary work, environmental protection, nature, travel

Mamma Mia it's DENNYS

2008-08-15T20:48:00.000-07:00

Today I was initiated into my group of friends' very favourite restaurant.
DENNYS
The one thing I can say is that it was much more civilized that I imagined. I had this image of screaming kids, but it was really nice. Especially the banana split I had. Of course, eating an entirer sundae at midday didnt really settle well.
I also went and saw Mamma Mia (again) with Megan. We had some pretty great ticket reading skills. First, she forgot hers at the counter, and then we went to go to the cinema, and I was like "it's cinema 4" and she was like "Its cinema 5", and then we realised we were reading the seat numbers and it was actually "Cinema 1".
We also both rock at timezone.
:)

Bored?

2008-07-14T18:17:00.000-07:00

So, I'm bored.

However, I'm attempting to fill my life with activities:

In about 5 minutes Dad should be home to take me to see "Get Smart"
I've got homework to accomplish, which shall broaden my mind.
I've been meaning to finish my scrapbook for the last year and a half.
I've been a fierce Youtube video watcher lately. (see below)
I've organized things to do with friends.
I intend to spend a day at the airport tomorrow, since I love the airport, and watching the planes (number 10 bus here I come!)
Texting.
Maybe more posting with actually interesting stories to tell.

ciao xoxox

One Awesome World

2008-07-14T18:13:00.001-07:00

I'm in such a blogging/Youtube mood lately, and I happened to find this gem of a channel this morning.
Check it out, they're awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=oneawesomeworld

xoxoxoxoxo
:)

So.... Today

2008-07-14T01:31:00.000-07:00

Well, today I had a Flight Of The Conchords Shindig.

I had a sign out on the gate which was apparently quite amusing to Beckie's Mum, and Bex's grandma didn't know what a "shindig" was.
I gave the usual grand tour, found my poor cat howling under the spare room bed. I realised he didnt like strangers, but it was worse than I'd ever imagined. I also explained the food choices. I had a true kiwiana theme, i.e. L&P (which Jemaine Clement advertises) kiwifruit, well, I cbf to go on, so just know that it was all NZ stuff. I covered the walls of the lounge with posters of pictures of Brett and Jemaine.
Beckie and I pooled through a photography magazine, picking out all the gadgets that we want.
About halfway through the series i went outside to show my windsock, and Beckie tagged me. For the next hour the four of us played tag. I never realised how many hiding places were in my house. Beckie scared me at least 4 times within the first 15 minutes, not on purpose, but by me looking around a door and her just standing there. Soon the doors were all open and my house was completely open to anything.
Eventually I was trying to find them, and I searched every inch of the house, till I got a text from Cate "Your pray is outside", I think she meant 'prey'.
So i got to the end of my drive running, and they were waiting at the opposite side of the street! Then it was an all out rush, they were running and screaming, I was chasing them across one street and onto the next. Eventually I caught Beckie.
Then we went home and piled into the spare room to use the laptop. We went through "Health Pride", we looked at clothes, homewares. We tried to get Beckie to prankcall them again, and this time ask if the lace chemisette was suitable for women with a larger bust. unfortunatly we couldnt fork out the money to pay for the call.
Then we returned downstairs for more FOTC and laughs.
Ciao xoxoxox
I'm trying to upload some videos from today. It aint working well...

Shindig Photos

2008-07-13T23:11:00.000-07:00

Scared of being tagged

Bex, immediatly after being racist! Beckie looks rather horizontal in the face

Bex making a whipped cream tower on the merange (sp) for Beckie.

Beckie sorting through my DVD's.

Bex and her latest love interest in the spare room.

Beckie - immediatly after walking in on Bex in the loo

Beckie looking sooooo different!!!

The whiteboard outside the front door

Lounge, stuff on walls is pics

Sign out on street fence

Table et moi.

So, Bex piled a merange (sp) with whipped cream, Beckie was trying to eat it, but instead wiped it onto plate, then spontaneously wiped her hand through it!!!!!!!!!

BK & M&M's wrapper.

Bex and me, her like one good photo

Cate and me admiring Health Pride. lol

For RB II

2008-07-04T13:48:00.000-07:00

So, RB has been doubting her cool factor lately. I am not at all happy about that, so I've decided to dedicate another post about her.

Reasons why RB is NOT losing her cool factor:

1. She has a habit of inventing things. For example, jobs like "celempathist" (has sympathy for celebrities) and words like "nuhangover" (after eating a jar of nutella!!!!!!)
2. She knows the dance of Soulja Boy and can do it with her body AND her fingers (not that either of us actually like the song).
3. She can DJ so well, that I think that she should definitly contact Sam Ronson and like, have a gig together. Maybe she could meet Mark.
4. She could be the next top amercian human rights lawyer (hosted by Tyra Banks). I'm not joking about this. I mean, she already is interested in law, and she has this fierce will to stop racists, sexists, etc etc, and I think that's an extremely cool thing.
5. She recognizes her mistakes (even if she doesn't exactly do anything to stop re-offending).
6. She's a suspect in the "who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" case. Trial commences next Tuesday.

And in response to her question last night, my official statement is:

"Love happens when it happens, who am I to question it?"

Peace out

HOUSE DAY

2008-07-02T00:56:00.000-07:00

Hannah and Jess

Beckie and Alex

Me, sporting some lovely badminton moves

Me and Cate pre-netball game

Me and Kate

Me, wearing my Irish Hat "Sailor Style"

Beckie with the balloon/bowling bowl (she licked it)

Megan, what can I say, she loves to accessorize

Crowds of house pride. Mainly Kowhai.

Anna sure loves Trivial Pursuit!!!

WEDNESDAY

2008-06-24T22:09:00.000-07:00

Expect a new post every Wednesday, perhaps even more often!

The Other Day...

2008-06-24T21:23:00.000-07:00

So, the other day I was at Coffee Culture with a friend (I had an iced chocolate if you were wondering), and then two of my other friends came over, and one actually fully interrupted us by pulling up a chair and plonking herself right there. *points direction with finger*

How rude - We were talking

The other day I stopped not liking a vast majority of the year 12's at my school, and started embracing them. Some of them are actually really nice.

The other day I watched the film "Across the Universe". It was the best darn piece of cinema I have seen in years. It was recommended to me by a friend and I seriously cannot thank her enough!!!
Quentin - go see it now!

The other day I dreamt that I was walking down the beach with my friend Beckie, and the sky was getting darker as we were talking, and it was really cold. Then all of a sudden the water was closing in around us and it was like we were caught in a rip.
It was really scary

Aw, a friend of mine in year 12 just sent me a really sweet text!

Anyway... the other day I got all brainy and had an epiphany about friends and friendships.
It's odd how high school works.
One I can't stand someone, and then you see their other side.
Then again, some people you think are nice, can be absolutely awful at times.

Anyway, I shall dedicate all these ramblings to Ben, who, actually keeps up with his blogging, and is all that I aspire too.

Except the fact that he's a guy. I don't aspire to be that.

:)

Pictures First, Writing Later

2008-05-23T00:50:00.000-07:00

Beckie and Anna
Aly and Madi
Lauren and Sarah
Beckie (Soldier Boy'ing, looks slightly drunk)
Group preparing for Lolly Scramble

Just before the army course. Before the mud, before the water, before the hypothermia

Me, Anna, Bex, Beckie, Margot, Alice

A blurred and wet Cate, Beckie, and Anna. Most the mud washed off thank god.
Aly representing a Leader in wearable arts

Beckie, Me and Anna (still don't know what Anna was doing)
Shoes, always with the shoe shots!

Pat!
Margot, Me, Anna and Cate
Amy C, with the coolest top ever!
Anna and Beckie.
Beckie on tractor!!! She managed not to accidentally set the tractor off

"Bye Beckie!"

By the way, to those in the know, I just lost the game.

Musicals Day!

2008-04-26T16:16:00.000-07:00

Bex with 'cat in the hat'

Anna is futuristic Maria from "The Sound Of Music"

Beckie is a cat, pictured with Jazz the Dog.

Cute kitten Dodger
Me (as Magenta from Rocky Horror) and cute kitten Truffles

Cate is a horizontal Mother Superior!

ME IN AN ALPHABET

2008-03-06T21:43:00.001-08:00

*ABC of Me*
The Letter A
Are you available?:	Currently yes
What is your age?:	15 next week
What annoys you?:	racists, sexists, religionists?, people who don't listen, people chewing food in my ear (gah!)
The Letter B
Do you live in a big house?:	No
When is your birthday?:	16th March!!!! So SOON
Who is your best friend?:	I have really good friends(A.R, B.L, R,S)
The Letter C
What's your favorite candy?:	Lollipops
Who's your crush?:	Hmmm, Johnny Barker, Josh Holloway
When was the last time you cried?:	Two days ago, when Joey on Shortland Street died
The Letter D
Do you daydream?:	I swear sometimes my life is one big daydream
What's your favorite kind of dog?:	A cute one
What day of the week is it?:	Friday!!! (jinx Ben)
The Letter E
How do you like your eggs?:	Boiled
Have you ever been in the emergency room?:	No - thank god
What's the easiest thing ever to do?:	Have your heart beat
The Letter F
Have you ever flown in a plane?:	Yep
Do you use fly swatters?:	I run from flies, I don't chase them
Have you ever used a foghorn?:	Nope
The Letter G
Do you chew gum?:	Is the pope a catholic???
Are you a giver or a taker?:	Both
Do you like gummy candies?:	Yep
The Letter H
How are you?:	Just dandy
What color is your hair?:	Brown
The Letter I
What's your favorite ice cream?:	Jelly Tip
Have you ever ice skated?:	Yes
Do you play an instrument?:	I attempt the keyboard
The Letter J
What's your favorite jelly bean brand?:	Jaybees
Do you wear jewelry?:	Not really
The Letter K
Who do you want to kill?:	A few teachers
Do you want kids?:	Certainly!!!! (not right now)
Where did you go for kindergarten?:	Isleworth (in bishopdale)
The Letter L
Are you laid back?:	I try to be, but I'm probably more uptight about school work
Do you lie?:	To my parents
The Letter M
Whats your favorite movie?:	The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Do you still watch Disney movies?:	Sometimes...
Do you like mangos?:	I once had a bad one
The Letter N
Do you have a nickname?:	Chelses Sugar, Chels, Chelly
What is your real name?:	Chelsea
Whats your favorite number?:	3
Do you prefer night over day?:	Yes
The Letter O
What's your one wish?:	World Peace
Are you an only child?:	Yes
The Letter P
What one fear are you most paranoid about?:	Ok, accidentally slitting my wrists. Nothing's allowed near them.
What are your pet peeves?:	Chewing in my ear, snoring, bare feet.
What's a personality trait you look for in people?:	SENSE OF HUMOUR. I don't do boring people.
The Letter Q
What's your favorite quote?:	"No one ever went blind by looking at the bright side of life"
Are you quick to judge people?:	Sometimes, I regret it later
The Letter R
Do you think you're always right?:	Damn no
Are you one to cry?:	Yes.
The Letter S
Do you prefer sun or rain?:	Rain, fun to walk in.
Do you like snow?:	Yes, but it never comes!
What's your favorite season?:	Autumn (jinx Ben)
The Letter T
What time is it?:	Summertime? (18:39)
What time did you wake up?:	5:55am
When was the last time you slept in a tent?:	Um, 7 years ago at year 4 camp.
The Letter U
Are you wearing underwear?:	Yes
Underwear or boxers?:	I prefer boxers
The Letter V
What's the worst veggie?:	Brussel Sprouts
Where do you want to go on vacation?:	Brazil
The Letter W
What's your worst habit?:	Murmering....
Where do you live?:	Christchurch
What's your worst fear?:	Friends and family dying
The Letter X
Have you ever had an x-ray?:	No
Have you seen the x-games?:	No
Do you own a xylophone?:	Once upon a time... It was rather colourful
The Letter Y
Do you like the color yellow?:	IT'S MY FAV COLOUR!!!!!
What's one thing you yearn for?:	A true love
The Letter Z
Whats your zodiac sign?:	Picese
Do you believe in the zodiac?:	Nope
Favorite zoo animal?:	Giraffe
Take this survey Find more surveys Bzoink - The Original Survey Site

10 Things That Could Go Wrong On This Weekend's Tramp

2008-03-05T19:45:00.000-08:00

1) The weather gets so bad that they cancel without telling me
2) We almost fall into a bear trap, but don't becuase it already has a bear in it
3) We follow the wrong clues and head off in the wrong direction
4) The army chooses to use the forest as a weapons test site for the weekend
5) I walk into someone I know out for a hike
6) We get eaten by worms
7) Anna decides to start singing the 'Miffy' themetune
8) We encounter several ghosts
9) Riley (the cat) decides to jump into my bag before we leave and eats all the food
10) Ben finishes his book and waits till Monday to tell me (the worst of all)

Otherwise I'm sure I'll have fun!!!!

Hush Little Baby

2008-02-29T14:54:00.001-08:00

Contempory Dance Song

Holiday Pics

2008-01-28T19:22:00.001-08:00

New Plymouth Adventures

2008-01-28T17:53:00.001-08:00

"I can't believe how the airport has turned into a breeding ground for obscure hairstyles. So far I've spied a man with a three foot pink ponytail, and a guy with grey hair and a jet black beard."
"Hmmm, the woman in front is wearing a brown jacket so hairy/wooly I mistook her briefly for a gorilla."
"Whenever I travel by plane, I take time gaze around and examine the other passangers. Ever since the tv show Lost came to air I've done this. Just looking around thinking that these people could become my extended family is we crash on an island. Pretty much a typical flight, old people, children, I wonder if there is a doctor???"
"I just saw a mullet!!!"
"You can bus backwards, why not fly! That could be cool! Let's fly backwards not only on private jets."
"Some of those mountains looked like half-finished pyramids. Now as we're flying over water, and no dolphins, whales or Jaws characters. I can't tell whether this would be the best or worst place to crash."
"Dad's pretending to be putting the handbrake on the plane. Maybe if I'm lucky some luggage with fall on him when he stands up"
"Dad and I have just spent the last 4 minutes figuiring out how to open boot, quite hilarious actually"
"I just embarrased myself plenty. I walked out of the loo and slamed into a woman, then, after i washed my hands and was using the handdryer, my pen and paper on the bench lifted off the bench and went flying, and when I went to pick it down I very almost got hit by an opening door."
"Hmmm, I think i just saw a reindeer farm, or where they deer with antlers?"
Yay, we're in New Plymouth, only took nearly 10 hours!"
"On street, driving, no thinking about it, yep, now turning in a circle, oh wait, backing up the drive, steep, steep, drive. Damn! Sweet Child Of Mine is playing. I love that song! And parked, wait, adjusting the car, now we're officially parked. Must remember to make grand entrance!"
"The other cat is well, not so attractive. Um, staring at me funny??? Must stop being so paranoid about glaring cats."
"Apparenlty I used to throw up when I was forced to go to sleep when I was a baby. HOW THE HELL DOES THAT COME UP IN CIVILIZED CONVERSATION?????"
"OMG, I just had a tour of Pam's room where I'll be sleeping, it is a dream come true! DVD's and Video's filling bookselves ceiling high!"
"Ouch, so I wanted to plug in my cellphone charger, so I removed the plug thinking it was the fan, instead it was for all the main appliances in the room, like tv, DVD, video and the lamp I had switched on. So, I'm sitting in the dark, recovering from an extremly mild electric shock. Need to sleep"
"Dad just gave me a box of videos and said I can choose whatever I want to keep"
"Apparently we just drove past Steven Jennings house. My question is, why aren't we stopping in for tea and cake???"
"Yay, I just patted a white rabbit! I'm missing Riley. I hope he remembers me!"
"I've just bought Bex a pink lunchbox with kittens on. I'm actually quite proud of lunchboxes right now, I just realised how reusable they are, very wonderful for the environment."
"Thank goodness Sounds is having financial problems!!! I just bought the CSS CD.
CSS Is My Hot Hot Sex!"
"At the library we went to floor 2A, which the librarians call the Harry Potter room, since it's like a floor between 2 and 3, like Platform nine and three quarters, and Sirus's home so kindly leant to the Order Of The Phoenix. This is where all te behind the scenes happens. They could have used more neon."
"TODAY KIM AND ALEXANDER CAME!!!! Seriously Alexandre is the cutest most adorable 5 month baby, and he's so good. Like, never cries much, only when he wants to be picked up. I can't believe I'm the second cousin of this Mexican lad."
"I actually don't want to go! But nana's coming down with us, so that's nice. It's weird, I've never really had a family environment, mainly just mum, dad and me. I'm afraid I was 13 years too late for the huge Christmas's with everyone. All the cousins are like late 20's early 30's."
"It's funny, Kim's a 34 year olf new mother, she's a professional liguist and can speak 5 languages, and even she spills tomato sauce over the white table cloth and blames it on a teenager!"
"I look a right twit pulling faces in front of him, but you see, if he starts smiling and laughing, then I'm considered very cool!"
"Just saw Paris In Flames, and the lead singer was working at Sounds yesterday! Novemeber Zulu, which is Airplane language for NZ, wasn't as amazing as I was expecting. I preferred Paris because they did some energetic Underoath! The local emos were funny. They rushed to the stage to mosh and slam and dance for about 2 minutes, then got tired and returned to their picnic blankets."
"Ok, now I'm happy to get home, I'll be able to call Anna, and email Ben, and stop this text draught, though, Anna called in the airport, which was very handy since the duty free shops were closed and I was getting considerably bored before boarding. I esctatic to get my new timetable, and to see the skins blog!"

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (original trailer)

2008-01-14T21:51:00.001-08:00

My Favourite Film Of All Time

Humour

2008-01-14T15:07:00.000-08:00

A man goes into a sperm bank and says, "I'd like to make a deposit please."
The doctor says, "Go and fill this up," and gives the man a bottle.
Three days later the man returns to the sperm bank, marches into the doctor's office and says,
"I've tried with my left hand and tried with my right hand. My wife has tried with her left hand and her right hand. My mother-in-law has tried with a rubber glove on and even took her teeth out and tried with her mouth, AND NONE OF US CAN GET THE TOP OFF THAT BOTTLE!"

For RB

2008-01-14T14:55:00.000-08:00

This following blog entry is dedicated to a darling friend of mine

Dear Blogspot

I’ve decided that I live my life far too much by countdowns.

First day of school: 14 days 20 hours 40 minutes
Skins Season 2: Too Long!
Easter Holidays: 87 days
Christmas 2008: 345 days

Those are just a few examples.

I have a distressing thing to write. Last night’s Shortland Street episode was not as fantastical as I expected. After a month of waiting, the end result was not acceptable. Aside from delightful relationship strengthening scene about Shanti and Scotty, it did not meet the standard.

On a lighter note the aforementioned darling friend of mine recommended a website to me, skinsonline@blogspot.com and it is the best ‘Skins’ website I have seen in a long time! It’s updated with heaps of photos and cool stuff regularly, so always has something new to offer.

I was thinking yesterday about how only a year ago I was still in England, and that over half the people in my year at school were completely foreign to me back then. One of them is in fact the darling friend of mine, Anna.
(My cat is trying to get through the window)
Despite the fact she feels that she is actually losing her ‘cool’ factor, I’ll give her five reasons why she isn’t

1. She could very well blend into the world of ‘Skins’
2. She doesn’t take any crap from anyone (will even resort to kung-fu)
3. Her life’s ambition is to follow the English music festivals
4. She can cook chicken like no one I've ever known
5. She owns a sailor suit!

She should be honoured to have that list!

Here’s a picture of my kitten Riley!

Peace out Blogspot!
Xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

NEW Skins Season 2 Trailer! Full Uncut

2008-01-06T14:00:00.001-08:00

Can't Wait For February
:)

Skins Season 2 Trailer!!!!!

2008-01-06T13:17:00.000-08:00

Not long now until February comes, as does Skins season 2!!!!
If you can't watch it on television, make sure to YouTube it!!!
I'll just put up the trailer for you.
:)

Little Miss Sunshine

2007-12-12T20:36:00.000-08:00

Dear Blogspot

Why is it that finally summer comes around, and instead of it being what I’ve hoped and dreamed of all year, instead, the weather is bad, friends are overseas or about to go, and Shortland Street is ending?

Well, I guess the best thing to do, would be a) write a blog, and 2) think about the good things. For example:

· Christmas is 12 days away
· My kitten has decided to make peace with me and stop scratching me
· My aunt has all the ‘Flight of the Conchords’ episodes on tape for me to watch
· Every day is one day closer to ‘Skins’ Season 2
· I just bought the Sneaky Sound System CD
· A book I’ve been waiting for about a month for just came in ‘If Minds Had Toes’

No one ever got blind by looking at the bright side of life.

Oh, additionally, I found this picture:

"Dear God please pray

that I catch a trout

tonight!"

GREENPEACE

2007-12-07T00:36:00.000-08:00

So have you ever wanted to become a Greenpeace activist, well, here’s the story.
Firstly, the organisation was begun in 1971 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to oppose the U.S. testing nuclear devices in Alaska. In later years it has been attached to environmentalism, and is best known for campaigns against whaling, deforestation, global warming and genetic engineering. Their official statement is:

“Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organization which uses peaceful direct action and creative communication to expose global environmental problems, and to force solutions for a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace's goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity”

As of March 2007, their main priorities include stopping climate change, preserving oceans, saving ancient oceans, peace and nuclear disarmament, promoting sustainable agriculture and eliminating toxic chemicals.

So if you want to join the campaign (who knows, one day you may sail one of their famous ships) visit:

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/

Kate Nash -Foundations

2007-12-06T22:14:00.001-08:00

Love her accent

Operator Please - Crash Tragic

2007-12-06T22:10:00.001-08:00

Love this song!

Even Cool People Fall Down Stairs

2007-12-06T02:16:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday was the Smiths City 60th Annual Santa Parade in Christchurch. Santa parade, it was not, more of a anti Christmas personally. They had every single religion, twice over, every hobby (like belly-dancing), and cults (like Star Wars) and finally, after about 2 hours of boring floats and cars, and gaps in between the floats and cars, finally we had Santa. Yep, a Santa that didn’t even jiggle his belly like a bowl full of jelly. Not even a “Ho, ho, ho”! It’s an outrage!!!!!

Yesterday was a delightful day compared to today. In the morning I had tea and cupcakes with a couple friends, and in the evening was the prize giving. Now, not that the prize giving wasn’t 2 hours of utter boredom, but it did have the perks of including a Dumbledore quote, and, even better, it caused me to have an epiphany. The head girl over her time at my school had fallen down stairs, been thrown into a highly popular bush many times, and was a self confessed nerd.

My epiphany = There’s hope for us all

Today was rather boring in comparison, though I did have a strenuous walk (to the mailbox and back) and listened to music I adore, AKA The Beatles. Yep, there's seriously nothing better than playing "Help" at full volume!

Reason's To Love NME

2007-12-04T19:32:00.000-08:00

1. They write things like "It's greyer outside than soggy cardboard" in their magazine
2. It has a "Cool List", which is very cool
3. Is has its own awards show
4. You can win tickets, not that you ever do, but its still a nice idea that you could be that one in a million
5. They have a new mag each week packed with music news
6. The NME is the UK's most comprehensive gig guide, thus the Bible of every (courtesy of Ben) indie music fan
7. Not only do they have posters of musicians, but sometimes even a quote from the photographer giving reasons why they took the photo and the story behind it
8. They have a 'Stuff We Love' page, which is very lovable
9. They have interviews with everyone
10. It's British

It's Summertime (let's celebrate)

2007-12-04T17:28:00.000-08:00

Thank goodness
Summer Vaction at last
Like 2 months of weekend, and 2 months without school. Now all I have to do is sleep-in, enjoy Christmas, have fun with my friends, and slowly, but surely, get ready for year 11 in 2008.
Oh, I also need to start saving up for a pair of gumboots and a plane ticket to England.
Oh, and inspired by of a friend of mine (a rather kooky and passionate to Harry Potter person), I want to promote campaigns, and causes that I hold dear (like more seasons of 'Skins'), as well as the odd band.
Trust me, without that it would just be me writing about the different bird noises I can hear from my window.

:)