Day 173 - Friday, oodles of funtimes reading in 231. Jowett and O'Donnell on Propaganda and persusasion.
Day 172 - Thursday - When I parked my car here earlier in the day I noticed this car parked in front of me, oh say, a mile from the kerb. In fact its not even parked, its like they stopped where they were, got out and walked off. When I came back at 6pm it was still there in its retardo parking position.
Day 171 - Wednesday - We went to a party last weekend, and the host made these pizza things using mexican tortillas for bases. He only had a tomato base, carmelised onions and cheese on them. They were sooo good I had to make my own... with abit of bratwurst sausage thrown on the top.
Day 170 - Tuesday - I have a heavy class load on Tuesdays this semester, requiring an early rise to get the boys ready for school and packed off to Kobi's mates house before 8am so I can catch a bus, get into Uni, buy a hot chocolate and download my notes before 9am class. The weathers been spectacular, and as I walked past the kitchen window the sky was a brilliant glow.
Day 167 - Saturday - Solaris Collective Day. I nearly missed it by sleeping in. Lucky. 8.01am in Auckland, now waiting to see the pictures by everyone else in the world.
Day 166 - Friday - Dunno why Im enthralled with the roadworks on Symonds St on campus, but the new planting looks so pretty. I thought I would document before thousands of horrible students stand all over them crossing the street and trample them to death.
Day 164 - Wednesday - I bothered to get dressed up. I was meeting my old friend Lila for lunch. We haven't seen each other since we were about 18, it was really wonderful to connect and share old stories again. I hope to see her more in the future.
Day 163 - Tuesday - Maori 271, Maori and the Media. Neuton my bro, is looking at me and saying woah did you just take a picture? We had a guest speaker from Maori TV, the head of aquisitions and commisioning, very very interesting.
Day 162 - Monday - the ressurection. I had these done just before Jessica came over but I haven't photogrpahed till now. After 40 years, and an extreme amount of abuse, I finally had the kitchen chairs recovered. White vinyl, just like they used to be. I want sparkles in it but they didn't have any fabric like that. Never mind, job ticked off finally.
Day 161 - Sunday - After some very innocent Sunday morning hi jinks involving Seb stealing Duvet and me trying to tickle his feet, he fell off the edge and came down on the sidebar and this happened. It split clean in half. Not good enough for a bed that is only 5 months old!!! its completely mothered. Now waiting for shop person to turn up and 'assess' it. Assess my middle finger Target and give me a new sidebar.
Day 160 - Saturday - First day of August. One more month of Winter left. This picture is the birth of the Solaris Collective, another photo project in which next Saturday morning 8am NZ time as many people as can be bothered are going to take photos of the sun shining where they are, and then we are going to post them on Facebook. An excersize in making the distance between us even smaller.
Day 159 - Friday - I helped Amy take Isabel to the doctor, shes showing me her Maths prowess while we wait for our turn.
Day 157 - Wednesday - Strolling trhough campus. the trees are nude, but the roadworks are finished!
Day 156 - Tuesday - checking my phone for the news. This issue in particular pissed me off.
Day 154 - Sunday - Camera died again. But you get the idea. We went to the zoo for Kates friend Meghans little girl Avalon. She had a zoo party and we were invited! We got up close and personal with the helephunks.
Day 153 - Saturday - We went to a party at my cousins.... too hard to explain... we went to Kaukapakapa, about an hour and some north of my house, Dions place had these spectacular views across farmland to the Kaipara harbour. just beautiful!
Day 152 - Friday - I woke up early and came in my office. I heard bird sounds very unfamilar and discovered this pair of Rainbow lorikeets on the nextdoor neighbours roof. They sang and chortled and hopped about for ages. Non-native birds like these are a rare sight.
Day 150 - Wednesday - sitting with Jen in the arts cafe having a yarn, we've both just had politics 231 lecture and are having a post hols catch up on all things gossip and intrigue. She tells me she accidentally partially disabled her friend. I laughed. that was probably not appropriate.
Day 149 - Tuesday - No image recorded... but while we're on the subject, who wants to teach me to read binary?
Day 148 - Monday - Milo the feral is now Milo 'hai I might take ovr ur bed plz thks'. Tomorrow I am back at Uni, tally ho and 4 papers we go!
Day 147 - Sunday - With no Jessie we are back to the Star Wars trilogy, Seb Kobi and Cole have been doing boy geeking time with Luke and the Jedi.
Day 146 - Saturday - Jessies last day before she leaves us to return home. We have had a wonderful time. She and I ran round like loons organising presents for her to take home to Australia for our neices Ella and Lily, as well as July birthday gifts from me and Jess for our brother, and a birthday present from me for Dad. We went to my mums for dinner, Roast Lamb and Cream potato, Fejoa cake and hokey pokey icecream. yums. Farewells to Jess, I hope we get to do this again, it was really really cool and I loved having her here every minute of every day. I wish I could see my family all the time.
Day 145 - Friday - Trip out to Piha with a minor deviation to a park we'd never even been to in Waikowhai, ended up being a great discovery and Jess had fun times on a flying fox. At Piha we climbed Lion Rock (Te Piha) and got abit of excersize.
Day 144 - Thursday - On account of late starts in the morning the majority of our activity has been in the afternoon. Seb was home with a cold so I took Jess out on our own, Ponsonby for present hunting for James, and then abit more sightseeing on Bastion Point overlooking the harbour. I should say we had some mean burgers in Ponsonby which we ate in front of cute boys... unfortunately for Jess!
Day 142 - Tuesday - We stayed home on account of Cole being a sicky boy. Jess ended up doing her hair. She like me, and our other sister Kate are cursed with this high maintenance hair, but Kate and I have learned from experience that the shorter it is the easy it is to manage! in the meantime its hot tongs and loads of product for Jessica.
Day 141 - Monday - Driving home to Auckland we stopped in the Karangahake Gorge for abit more touristy action. Its a former site of a mine, so there was bits of old buildings and signs and concrete all over the place.
Day 139 - Saturday - We all drove down to Rotorua for smelly good times and hotsprings. I didn't know they didn't have hotpools in Australia, how weird, the world is a sad place without hot springs in it.
Day 138 - Friday - We did a bunch of stuffs, opshopping, nostalgia at Middleton Rd where our Dad grew up, and a birthday party of someone we didn't know. Its cool having someone in the world that looks like you.
Day 137 - Thursday - After much waiting and stuff, my youngest sister Jessica finally arrived in Auckland for her first overseas jaunt by herself. Picked her up at the airport and showed her the views before heading home and catching Transformers at the movies.
Day 136 - Wednesday - No image recorded, getting ready for jessie means I forget to do stuff. the answer to the question selfishly is no, because my life is so much better. But non selfishly is yes, because it shouldn't have taken that for it to be better in the first place.
Day 135 - Tuesday - Hangin out with Gabriel again, me and the boys went to Amy's for the day and hung out for lunch, her kids had made a hut in the lounge, boys'n huts is good times.
Day 133 - Sunday - Tired. Now counting minutes till my sister arrives from Australia.
Day 128b - Tuesday - Kirstys blackboard shot of us before I left to go home.
Day 128a - Tuesday - the fellas took me to Port Lyttleton for brunch after a visit to the Christchurch Art Gallery, very very cold but very lovely. Thank you very much for your hospitality, it was awesome xxx.
Day 127 - Monday - I went out for lunch with Michan and baby Misia, and later Kirsty and Adam took me driving to the Port Hills for views over the city and country.
