...but in this case we are on exactly the same page. This article is DEFINITELY worth a read. Right to the end.
It's not OK to hit someone. Ever.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Emo Blog
Things are good for me. I have a great home in a nearly new house with amazing flatmates. I have a job I really enjoy with people I actually like and they pay me great money. I have a wonderful car that takes me anywhere and everywhere for very little money and looks cool at the same time. I have very few bills, I'm coming off the happy pills I've relied on for a very long time and this means I can finally lose some weight. I have a degree despite leaving school at 16. I've done some pretty cool travel and made some pretty cool friends. Things are all good right now.
But still I am emo. Still I am tired and frustrated by people. I'm tired of having hopes on how a person will be and then constantly being let down by this. What does this tell me? Do I have too higher standards? Do I expect too much from people? Am I a negative person? I'm pretty sure I'm not actually looking for the bad stuff so it's not that.
I am a very sensitive person. I take things personally, I care too much, I expect a lot from people and so I get hurt. And this makes me angry and so I go to sleep most nights thinking about how all I feel is hurt and angry at people who have let me down. What's this about? Is this some psychological thing? Is this normal to have expectations of people and have people not meet these expectation?
This is a confusing post I know because I can't give examples without it giving away the people I'm talking about. Maybe I'm just tired and should go to bed and watch my beautiful new Sony 32" LCD tv.
Ok.
But still I am emo. Still I am tired and frustrated by people. I'm tired of having hopes on how a person will be and then constantly being let down by this. What does this tell me? Do I have too higher standards? Do I expect too much from people? Am I a negative person? I'm pretty sure I'm not actually looking for the bad stuff so it's not that.
I am a very sensitive person. I take things personally, I care too much, I expect a lot from people and so I get hurt. And this makes me angry and so I go to sleep most nights thinking about how all I feel is hurt and angry at people who have let me down. What's this about? Is this some psychological thing? Is this normal to have expectations of people and have people not meet these expectation?
This is a confusing post I know because I can't give examples without it giving away the people I'm talking about. Maybe I'm just tired and should go to bed and watch my beautiful new Sony 32" LCD tv.
Ok.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Uncle Ian
As you have probably seen on my Mum’s blog, my Uncle Ian died yesterday. It is such a strange feeling as I have not actually met him because he didn’t want to meet us. I guess I held the hope that one day he would want to. He’s my uncle, I’m his niece. We are family, how could he not want to meet me? He’s had the opportunities but not ever taken them. To be totally honest I’m hurt and I’m offended by this. I absolutely adore my nieces and nephews and can’t imagine not knowing them. But these feelings are secondary to the fact that I lost my uncle yesterday and my Mum lost her brother. And it’s sad. A death in the family is a death in the family, irrespective of how close you are.
And we were told that Lynley has months not years. It is suspected that the cancer is not just in her lungs, her liver, her skin and her spine but it is now in her brain stem as well. But, thanks to my wonderful friend Kate, I do get to go to Brisbane next month to see her. I haven’t seen her in a long time but suddenly that’s irrelevant and I just want to see her and hang out with them. I’m worrying though about what to say when I see them but I think that’ll just come when the moment does.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Yes I am a geek!
Tonight I finished my 14th book of the year. Yes that's right. I've read 14 books so far.
Here they are in no particular order:
1. Identical Strangers by Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein - about twins that were seperated at birth to take part in a study and didn't find out they were twins until they were in their 30s (True story)
2. If I'm missing or dead by Janine Latus - quite hard out (True story)
3. BTK by various authors - about the BTK serial killer. Slightly more detail than I was prepared for but interesting how they caught him (True story)
4. Time Lottery by Nancy Moser - not bad for a light read
5. Notes From My Travels by Angelina Jolie - interesting read, especially when she was in Cambodia (True story)
6. Missing by Susan Lewis
7. Rachels Holiday by Marian Keyes - always a fan of her stuff but really couldn't identify with the main character so didn't like it as much as others
8. On The Beach by Neville Shute - the second time I've read it and loved it this time just as much as last. Really old book about some people in Melbourne just after the 3rd world war and the world is slowly being covered by nuclear fallout and so everyone is dying. Actually really really good considering the topic. Its realistic and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
9. Tomorrow when the war began - again based in ausy. Fantastic kids book. Didn't realise it was one of a series until I got into it so can't wait to read the rest and if anyone has the next one let me know if I can borrow it!!
10. Sugababe - rubbish. Absolute rubbish.
11. Making of Me by Tegan Wagner - about an ausy girl who was gang raped when she was 14 and how she got through it. Actually a really good read. Nice to read a book that's true and see a young girl who had loads against her turning out good (True story).
12. If you could see me now by Cecelia Ahern - hated it most of the way through until I got the end and now I just love it. Have loved all of this authors books so far. And also the movie PS I love you which just came out (that was the first book I read of hers). She's Irish and the same age as me I believe. Doing amazingly!
13. Lucky Child by Loung Ung - This is the sequel to First They Killed My Father. About Loungs time in America after she escaped Cambodia and then her returning to meet her family 16 years later. Amazing. I had read the first one and then found this one in Cambodia. (True story)
14. Hiroshima by ?? - about several people's experiences in Hiroshima and then an additional chapter on the end of an update of where they are 40 years later. Great read. (True story)
Phew! Can't believe it as I write it all down. I'm surprised at the variety but at the same time being able to see themes of things that interest me like Cambodia, Australia and true stories.
ok time to go...slightly embarrassed.
Here they are in no particular order:
1. Identical Strangers by Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein - about twins that were seperated at birth to take part in a study and didn't find out they were twins until they were in their 30s (True story)
2. If I'm missing or dead by Janine Latus - quite hard out (True story)
3. BTK by various authors - about the BTK serial killer. Slightly more detail than I was prepared for but interesting how they caught him (True story)
4. Time Lottery by Nancy Moser - not bad for a light read
5. Notes From My Travels by Angelina Jolie - interesting read, especially when she was in Cambodia (True story)
6. Missing by Susan Lewis
7. Rachels Holiday by Marian Keyes - always a fan of her stuff but really couldn't identify with the main character so didn't like it as much as others
8. On The Beach by Neville Shute - the second time I've read it and loved it this time just as much as last. Really old book about some people in Melbourne just after the 3rd world war and the world is slowly being covered by nuclear fallout and so everyone is dying. Actually really really good considering the topic. Its realistic and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
9. Tomorrow when the war began - again based in ausy. Fantastic kids book. Didn't realise it was one of a series until I got into it so can't wait to read the rest and if anyone has the next one let me know if I can borrow it!!
10. Sugababe - rubbish. Absolute rubbish.
11. Making of Me by Tegan Wagner - about an ausy girl who was gang raped when she was 14 and how she got through it. Actually a really good read. Nice to read a book that's true and see a young girl who had loads against her turning out good (True story).
12. If you could see me now by Cecelia Ahern - hated it most of the way through until I got the end and now I just love it. Have loved all of this authors books so far. And also the movie PS I love you which just came out (that was the first book I read of hers). She's Irish and the same age as me I believe. Doing amazingly!
13. Lucky Child by Loung Ung - This is the sequel to First They Killed My Father. About Loungs time in America after she escaped Cambodia and then her returning to meet her family 16 years later. Amazing. I had read the first one and then found this one in Cambodia. (True story)
14. Hiroshima by ?? - about several people's experiences in Hiroshima and then an additional chapter on the end of an update of where they are 40 years later. Great read. (True story)
Phew! Can't believe it as I write it all down. I'm surprised at the variety but at the same time being able to see themes of things that interest me like Cambodia, Australia and true stories.
ok time to go...slightly embarrassed.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
For all the Kiwis Overseas...
From talking with other kiwis around here and from my own experience here is some things that we miss when we're not in New Zealand:
- Steak and Cheese pies
- Nice cadbury chocolate
- Burger King (Hungry Jacks is awful)
- Cookie times...any flavour
- Tui/Export beer
- K bars
- Good fish and chips
- tap water...tap water!!!! oh to drink some nice tap water!
- Steak and Cheese pies
- Roses chocolates
- nice custard powder
Probably the list goes on but that's all I have for now. Comment with more if you can think of them.
- Steak and Cheese pies
- Nice cadbury chocolate
- Burger King (Hungry Jacks is awful)
- Cookie times...any flavour
- Tui/Export beer
- K bars
- Good fish and chips
- tap water...tap water!!!! oh to drink some nice tap water!
- Steak and Cheese pies
- Roses chocolates
- nice custard powder
Probably the list goes on but that's all I have for now. Comment with more if you can think of them.
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