February 2011
32 posts
i don't remember a time...
…when i’ve been so acutely aware of so many different little worries, like spinning-tops rushing around my thoughts, too many butterflies in too small of a cage, short frenetic breaths in dense air, or that runaway bicycle from my childhood - the one that my brother crashed at the caravan park - he nearly held it, but there was one bump too many - oh, there’s a chance i’ll...
6.25am sunday morning
woken by my brother, get surfboards strapped to roof, 6.50am sunrise, at surf spot by 7am, shred feet on rocks and catch a few, back for coffee by 9am.
long drive home to Wellington now. will be glad to be back. sunday mornings always stir philosophical questions inside me. bobbing on the tide, seeing the sun break through clouds, my twin brother nearby. i can’t help but wonder about it...
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soooo... i have another gig in Wellington on... →
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this pretty much made me cry... →
a music journalist writes about her experience in Christchurch yesterday.
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earthquake
for anybody worried, i’m safely up in Wellington. i was saddened as more and more reports came through of places i’d stayed in or visited that are now rubble. i feel pretty helpless here and if the opportunity to help arises then i will do what i can. my thoughts are with those in Christchurch and the hard first night they are about to endure. very sad for a beautiful town and its...
there's a rainstorm outside
and i’m going for a walk in my famous blue raincoat.
[ i could still do with some wellington boots though ]
gotta keep moving
i have found a house to move into in 2 weeks it’s in Aro Valley i was pretty happy in my house on the hillside with great views of Wellington but alas, sometimes some people totally suck and one of my housemates is like that [ that is the limit of what i’ll say. no dirty laundry here ] STILL… the positives… my new house/flat is above a coffee shop across the road from a...
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‘for all the marbles’ by amandine if i...
i got up at 4.10am this morning
to catch my flight
i’m now sat, all checked in
it’s 5.19am
and i’ve already spilt two separate substances onto my clean white t-shirt
today i bought a blue raincoat
[ but it’s not famous, or torn at the shoulder ]
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eek. i'm going to Sydney tomorrow.
[ i am looking forward to it muchly ] it is somewhere i have never been before [ although i’m only really there for one day ] i will be meeting friends and driving to Jervis Bay on Thursday morning après cela… the plan is:
- SURFING [ if i get my way ] - sea kayaking - wandering - eating well - maybe a bike ride - hanging out i’m going to buy a raincoat after work though for the...
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You are truly lovely. Really, beyond words. I find my thoughts drifting your way more often than I'd ever imagined. Granted I only know you as you portray yourself here, but based on that... if I could choose any man to be with today, I'd choose you. My intention in expressing this, beyond flattery, is to reassure you that there are women out there who...
i don't know if you'll have the time to read this....
so i had a troubled night of sleep last night. for a few reasons. but it meant my sleep was mostly just below the surface of a hearty slumber. when i’m like this i tend to have semi-lucid dreams, kind of like when one has a day-time nap. now, i’m not one to recount dreams as if they’re interesting for anybody else… as - to be honest - i don’t think i’ve...
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i am physically excited about the prospect of this...
[ road trip ] [ two days of surfing ] [ camping by the sea in a remote location ] [ possibly hanging around in a canyon ] eek. i’m going to buy a sleeping bag after work.
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an email reply from my brother (an engineer)....i...
I’m designing some parts for the refurbishment of the badger mill for Ohakuri hydro plant. It’s quite complicated, but interesting. When there is insufficient water level (head) behind the dam, they close the sluice gates and use a secondary mill to generate power. You can expect to get about 30% of the standard operating power from the secondary mill so it’s quite important for times when...
la la la
whilst smelling my spiced apple tea this morning, i got overwhelming thoughts laced with some bittersweet sibling of nostalgia, of an old, safe home. i breathed in, deeper and firmer, cinnamon air and a butterfly heart.
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an inauspicious advertisement.
hey folks… if you’re in Wellington this evening [ and really reeeallllly bored…. ] then please feel free to pop down to: The Watusi Bar, 6 Edward Street at around 8pm [ unfortunately there’s a $5 charge ] [ but that’s to keep the riffraff out ] if you’re one of those modern-folk on that famous social networking site then the link [ to THE event ] is here:...
