Monday, May 31, 2010

The Oil spill in perspective

So I know the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is bad but I'm not good with understanding gallons and distance and all that but I found a map that allows you to put it anywhere in the world to see what it's like and here's if the spill happened over Christchurch:


Now that's crazy. It would take probably a couple of hours to DRIVE from one end to the other. At least! Imagine the damage it would do!

Friday, May 21, 2010

Reasons to be happy

So the last few weeks have been a bit rough. Not super bad, just grey. Hard to be excited about life with things going wrong and stuff and I hate this feeling and so I'm going to do something I never do which is try and think of all the reasons I should be happy and see if that can help.

In no particular order:

  • Tahu
  • My family, every single one of them.
  • I have a job that pays me well
  • I have travelled to amazing places that many will never get to see
  • We now have 2 cars that work beautifully
  • I walked to work this morning. I'm able to do that and it's good for me.
  • I am awesome at baking and cooking and I am in a situation where I can share with others this thing I love so much.
  • We can pay our bills this week AND go to the movies on a date tonight.
  • I get to see Ironman 2 tonight. Now seeing the movie isn't the good part, it's that I get to spend a Friday night with Tahu, no pressure, no worries. And he will be happy seeing the movie.
  • I have an awesome cat who loves me even though he doesn't live with me. Rokocoko comes home almost every time I am at mum and dads.
  • I completed the Duathlon earlier in the year in much less time then I had thought I'd have to take.
  • I don't wear makeup every day.
  • I live in the most beautiful country in the world. And that's not an exaggeration or biased.
  • I learn something new every day. Today it is that exaggeration has 2 g's. Who knew!
  • I do not live in a black and white world even though others may.
  • Writing this list is already making me feel better.
  • I have read 19 books this year already.
  • Today is Friday.
Anyone want to add to my list or tell me what's on theirs?

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

I love my Ipod Touch

So recently I bought myself an Ipod Touch and it's so amazing and I HIGHLY recommend them. One of the things I've done is download a couple of applications that edits photos so here's some results. No new photos, just playing with my favourites. I really love the colours in the polaroids.