A Day At The Races

Paul and Me

Clockwise: Me, Fiona, Selena and Danielle

Kaija and Me

The Horses

Was definately a good day despite the rain, lots of my horses won with 2 of them even getting first place!

A whole lot of nothing...

There's so much to write about, this last week has been pretty awesome to be honest. On Friday it was my last day at my assignment to the Academy. It was such a nice day. The wonderful Lynn and Karen made a lovely morning tea for me and gave me flowers and chocolates and Cookie times (The Biscuit that thinks its a Chocolate Bar) and then we went out for drinks after work and it was so much fun. I missed them heaps on Monday morning when I started my next job. But speaking of the next job, it's in such a cool building and the biggest perk for me is that I get to drive my dream car. A 2006 Toyota Hilux Ute, it's even black which is definately the best colour. It's so much fun driving it.

One more story about work, I work at the Holy Grail one night a week doing mostly functions. It's the sweetest job. When it was the Super 14 season I did all the Crusader functions and for the Air NZ Cup I also got to do the Canterbury Rugby functions. This last Saturday night was such a wicked night. The FMX team (Chuck Norris and Ben Franklin) closed off the street outside and did monster jumps and stuff on their motor bikes which I love watching on TV but is even better in real life. Also 48 May played. Juice TV broadcast live which wasn't that exciting but still was fun. I did the VIP function which was easy as and lots of fun. 48 May are the nicest boys ever. They're so polite and friendly and incredibly real. I was talking to Jared (the drummer) and I asked him if he was having fun and he goes "Yeah my life is awesome" and he didn't say it in a I'm-awesome-and-talking-down-to-you way at all. He was just so stoked to be doing what he loves and he was amazed at how lucky he was. And they were all so polite like when I left, said thanks for everything and all that and gave me hugs and kisses. And Blindspott turned up too which was funny. Who knew the Grail was the place to be!

Anyways moving right along! Tonight I let Roko go and play outside and I think I was more nervous than him! He seemed to have fun and was a tad grumpy when I took him back inside. He's too tiny though and if a car came along they wouldn't see him! I know I know...I'm an overprotective mother.

Ok that's enough from me.

My Wee Boy

This is my beautiful baby. This is a picture of him the first day I got him so he's not looking very happy but he's cheered up heaps and is getting quite big already!

Big developments for him being that he has started purring and last night even managed to sleep the whole night without waking me up to play by scratching and biting me.

Also he adventured outside today without being encouraged to and managed to get a whole metre and a half away from my flat before running straight back inside. Hasn't quite mastered being outside without having his belly on the ground cos he's scared but he's still very little so there's no rush for him to play outside.

He's so funny eh.

A new addition to the Brown Family

I'd like to proudly announce the arrival of Rokocoko Brown. Yip I got a kitten. I am absolutely in love. Especially right now when he's asleep on his back on my knees while I type this. He is just so cute and relaxed. He's called Rokocoko after of course Joe Rokocoko cos he's black and fast. Well very dark brown. I thought about Sambuca or Asterix or Sivvy (Sivivatu, also an all black) but Rokocoko (Roko for short) just fits him best. He is 5 or 6 weeks old so very tiny. He's fluffy and just so cute. Funniest moment so far would be when he found the "other cat" in my mirror. He spent probably 10 minutes with his back arched and tail fat frozen to the spot staring down that other cat. I actually almost wet myself.

I missed him heaps at work today so came home at lunch time to see him and I'm so glad I did cos he had got himself stuck behind one of the chairs in my lounge. He's not so smart but so cute. Also his favourite toy appears to be his litter box (which luckily he does know how to use) and so he spends hours playing in. Second would have to be Pauls shoes whether he is wearing them or not. He doesn't like my shoes so much cos his claws get stuck on them and he feels like they're attacking him back!

Honestly cats are the best thing eh. They're so entertaining and there's nothing like a cuddle from a cat.

I had to take him to the vet yesterday because he has a cold (yes cats get colds and conjuncivitis) and he was so freaked out in the car until he found the back of my neck so he spent the most part of the trip cuddled into my neck. Must have looked very funny seeing a girl driving along with a tiny kitten on her neck.

Any how enough waffle about Roko. Catch ya later!

The Undie 500

I think I just waved goodbye to one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Paul and his flatmates Si, Ingy and Moira and some other friends are going on the Undie 500 today as KFC. Their van is painted like a KFC box with a big "tub" of KFC on the top. In the van are people dressed as a drink, chips, Colonel Sanders and 4 chickens. Moira is Colonal Sanders and Paul, Si, Ingy and Greg are chickens which means they are covered in golden syrup and feathers and they have red gloves on their heads. It's so funny.

The Undie 500 for those who don't know is the Canterbury Uni's road trip in which you must be in a vehicle that is worth less than $500 and there's prices for the best decorated. It's very funny.

Anyhow now I have to go and clean up all the feathers that are absolutely EVERYWHERE in the house!

Despite popular belief

....I am still alive.

Today and recently I've been thinking about friends. Close friends. I think there gets a point in a friendship for me when the person loses their gender. It's no longer about them being a guy or a girl but just that they are someone who loves me. They don't expect anything from me. And they know me.

Maybe right now, to me anyways, real friendship isn't about what you do or how often you talk or when you do talk what it is that you say, it's not about what gender you are or where I am in life but just about knowing each other.

I texted a couple of people that I consider this type of friend recently. I said I missed them and then it felt like, even though we're in different countries, we kind of sat in silence together which is what I wanted. There's nothing quite like sitting in silence with a friend and they know you're unhappy but they don't try to fix it with words or distractions. Them just being there is all that I need.

I don't know if I'm explaining this right. I hope so.

You'll Never Guess

What I'm supposed to be doing right now. That's right, studying. Well I would be but Gilby took my pen so technically I can't. I just took a break to read blogs and it sounds like everyone else is the same as me! but by 4.30 this avo all will be over for me!!! Can you tell I'm excited?

Gilbys back with my pen. better do some work!