First of all, I'd like to say that the friends, family and people involved in the US tragedy are very much in my heart, thoughts and prayers.
Secondly, I'd like to say I'm rather inebriated at this point in time.
Flatmates had their first real gig tonight, thanks to anyone who might read this that turned up.
It was at Indigo, and went off, I, knew all the words and was 'air-drumming' but considering they practice in my living room that's expected.
Personally, I'm going to advertise any further gigs this band have around Wellington (& N.Z) and I'd like to see anyone who can. Crazywld's the one who looks like he's s'posed to be in ballet shoes.
And I'm the trashed one air drumming thruout and giving hugs after the concert.
Good night guys!! Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Friday, September 14, 2001
Thursday, August 30, 2001
Shit happens and then you get shat on again
Hrm, where to start? Well life never goes well for long does it? There's always a problem of some kind.
My cousin, who is from Auckland and 15, has run away from home, and straight down here, and I'm stuck in the middle, I feel as if I'm being ripped in half, torn between her and her parents, it's hard to do the right thing when you're not 100% sure of what that is.
Work, has been piling up, and i'm not going to be getting any kind of a break until Monday, which means 3 very stressful days of Jurassic Park 3 (which, by the way, sucks) with many stupid Hoyts customers (75% of Hoyts customers suck) asking stupid questions, and then... well I'm going to probably be stuck dealing with things to do with my cousin.... or filling in for one of my best friends who's currently in hospital (another stress).
It's hard to talk and relax, when noone will listen.
My cousin, who is from Auckland and 15, has run away from home, and straight down here, and I'm stuck in the middle, I feel as if I'm being ripped in half, torn between her and her parents, it's hard to do the right thing when you're not 100% sure of what that is.
Work, has been piling up, and i'm not going to be getting any kind of a break until Monday, which means 3 very stressful days of Jurassic Park 3 (which, by the way, sucks) with many stupid Hoyts customers (75% of Hoyts customers suck) asking stupid questions, and then... well I'm going to probably be stuck dealing with things to do with my cousin.... or filling in for one of my best friends who's currently in hospital (another stress).
It's hard to talk and relax, when noone will listen.
Saturday, August 18, 2001
I think Vodafone REALLY like me
Well, I won $10 on my phone, and although this isn't a huge deal, it was definatly something nice.
And now, well now it get's kinda weird, here's an E Mail (abbreviated) that I got tonight:
Dear Kat
Congratulations!
You've been selected as a regional finalist in the Vodafone Million Dollar Question Competition and are now a step closer to winning $50,000 and
being able to give $1,000,000 to a New Zealand charity.
A place has been reserved for you at the Wellington regional finals
What to expect on the day:
It's simple! All you have to do is come along on the day.
When you arrive at the venue your name will be checked off and you will be seated in a classroom-style situation. Once all 75 regional finalists
in Wellington have arrived the MC, Jason Gunn, will run you through the format for the evening.
You'll be given 15 minutes to answer 10 quick questions - with all answer-sheets marked upon completion.
Two correct entries will be selected at random by a scrutineer - and if one
of them is yours, you will go through to the semi-finals being held in Wellington on Tuesday, 18 September. (All entries will be marked and checked by an official scrutineer. You'll be notified on the night whether you've made it through to the semi-finals.)
So, even though it is hosted by Jason Gunn of all people, I think I can handle one night of Jason Gunn if I can win $50,000 y'know?
Oh yeah, and giving $1,000,000 to charity will be damn cool as well :-)
And now, well now it get's kinda weird, here's an E Mail (abbreviated) that I got tonight:
Dear Kat
Congratulations!
You've been selected as a regional finalist in the Vodafone Million Dollar Question Competition and are now a step closer to winning $50,000 and
being able to give $1,000,000 to a New Zealand charity.
A place has been reserved for you at the Wellington regional finals
What to expect on the day:
It's simple! All you have to do is come along on the day.
When you arrive at the venue your name will be checked off and you will be seated in a classroom-style situation. Once all 75 regional finalists
in Wellington have arrived the MC, Jason Gunn, will run you through the format for the evening.
You'll be given 15 minutes to answer 10 quick questions - with all answer-sheets marked upon completion.
Two correct entries will be selected at random by a scrutineer - and if one
of them is yours, you will go through to the semi-finals being held in Wellington on Tuesday, 18 September. (All entries will be marked and checked by an official scrutineer. You'll be notified on the night whether you've made it through to the semi-finals.)
So, even though it is hosted by Jason Gunn of all people, I think I can handle one night of Jason Gunn if I can win $50,000 y'know?
Oh yeah, and giving $1,000,000 to charity will be damn cool as well :-)
Thursday, August 9, 2001
when you're at the bottom you can only go one way
On Planet of the Apes I guess no one can really write a correct review of this without having seen the original, but this is what I'm about to attempt.
I actually saw this on Tuesday with Crazywld, however I haven't gotten around to writing this until now. The makeup is amazing, the acting is beautiful. The plot however is entirely predictable. I have heard the general plot of the first one (remember, I haven't seen it) and the 2001 version is not only different, but still entirely predictable.
And there is no way in which the movie could have been ended without being pure cheese.
I give it 3/5 little gopher dudes, but I can't remember where the image is, so scroll down the bottom and look at them there :-P
I actually saw this on Tuesday with Crazywld, however I haven't gotten around to writing this until now. The makeup is amazing, the acting is beautiful. The plot however is entirely predictable. I have heard the general plot of the first one (remember, I haven't seen it) and the 2001 version is not only different, but still entirely predictable.
And there is no way in which the movie could have been ended without being pure cheese.
I give it 3/5 little gopher dudes, but I can't remember where the image is, so scroll down the bottom and look at them there :-P
Wednesday, July 11, 2001
before you throw out that old bog roll...
How bored am I?
I was thinking, how much toilet paper is wasted per year, just because the companies insist on gluing the paper to the roll?
So I worked it out
13cm of toilet paper is wasted on every roll by gluing it to the roll.
Multiplied by the 6 rolls per week in a flat of 5.
And again by 52 weeks in a year
There are 75 years on the average person's life.
Then divide that by the 5 people.
60840cm of toilet paper is wasted per person in their lifetime.
This equates to 60.84m of toilet paper wasted in a person's life.
I then went one step further:
If 3.4 million people live in New Zealand that is 27580.8kms toilet paper wasted per year.
Of course I haven't taken into consideration toilet roll variences and the fact that some companies use no glue wotsoever, but still I feel that this is justified by the fact I calculated it for one-ply and many house holds use 2, 3, or even 4 ply.
Now, lets take into consideration the COST. A pack of 12 Budget 2 ply toilet tissue costs $5.20 and contains 220 sheets per roll (if the packaging is to be believed).
This is an average cost of $0.02 per sheet.
Each sheet is 12cm long.
This is 5070 sheets in a person's lifetime.
If you multiply this number by $0.02 you will realise in your lifetime you will waste $101.40 on toilet paper, simply because it is glued to the roll.
Then, according to my calculations, New Zealanders waste $4,596,800 per year on that toilet paper glued to the roll.
Of course, again, I haven't taken into account the cost of the roll, shipping, packaging etc...
Isn't that amazing...
I was thinking, how much toilet paper is wasted per year, just because the companies insist on gluing the paper to the roll?
So I worked it out
13cm of toilet paper is wasted on every roll by gluing it to the roll.
Multiplied by the 6 rolls per week in a flat of 5.
And again by 52 weeks in a year
There are 75 years on the average person's life.
Then divide that by the 5 people.
60840cm of toilet paper is wasted per person in their lifetime.
This equates to 60.84m of toilet paper wasted in a person's life.
I then went one step further:
If 3.4 million people live in New Zealand that is 27580.8kms toilet paper wasted per year.
Of course I haven't taken into consideration toilet roll variences and the fact that some companies use no glue wotsoever, but still I feel that this is justified by the fact I calculated it for one-ply and many house holds use 2, 3, or even 4 ply.
Now, lets take into consideration the COST. A pack of 12 Budget 2 ply toilet tissue costs $5.20 and contains 220 sheets per roll (if the packaging is to be believed).
This is an average cost of $0.02 per sheet.
Each sheet is 12cm long.
This is 5070 sheets in a person's lifetime.
If you multiply this number by $0.02 you will realise in your lifetime you will waste $101.40 on toilet paper, simply because it is glued to the roll.
Then, according to my calculations, New Zealanders waste $4,596,800 per year on that toilet paper glued to the roll.
Of course, again, I haven't taken into account the cost of the roll, shipping, packaging etc...
Isn't that amazing...
Tuesday, June 26, 2001
tra la la la la
Today, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and anyone in any other categories, I'm gunna rant about Aria Farm Beef Chips.
I highly suggest people in no way buy these little expensive peices of cardboard.
Have you ever had a McDonald's patty? By that I mean no bun, no petty excuse for vegetables, no sauces, just a patty? They taste like watered down cardboard, and so, do Aria Farm Beef Chips.
The chips smell a little like lamb, and taste, well, much like what I'd expect a good meal of fried dog food to taste like.
Needless to say, they are not good, and I do not like them, and they get NO little gopher dudes, which is a worse score then Pearl Harbor (and that's saying something). The reason I say this, is I managed to sit thru the full 3 hours of Pearl Harbor, yet couldn't eat 2 Aria Farm Beef Chips.
On a Pearl Harbor note however; Shrek. , (brilliant movie by the way, reminiscent of The Princess Bride. with it's humor and gets 6/5 little gopher dudes
) has out grossed Pearl Harbor in the US Box Office, in fact, Pearl Harbour hasn't even broken even yet (this meaning Ben Afflek, who gets a percentage of the profits of the film, has received nothing for his role yet).
I highly suggest people in no way buy these little expensive peices of cardboard.
Have you ever had a McDonald's patty? By that I mean no bun, no petty excuse for vegetables, no sauces, just a patty? They taste like watered down cardboard, and so, do Aria Farm Beef Chips.
The chips smell a little like lamb, and taste, well, much like what I'd expect a good meal of fried dog food to taste like.
Needless to say, they are not good, and I do not like them, and they get NO little gopher dudes, which is a worse score then Pearl Harbor (and that's saying something). The reason I say this, is I managed to sit thru the full 3 hours of Pearl Harbor, yet couldn't eat 2 Aria Farm Beef Chips.
On a Pearl Harbor note however; Shrek. , (brilliant movie by the way, reminiscent of The Princess Bride. with it's humor and gets 6/5 little gopher dudes
) has out grossed Pearl Harbor in the US Box Office, in fact, Pearl Harbour hasn't even broken even yet (this meaning Ben Afflek, who gets a percentage of the profits of the film, has received nothing for his role yet).
Friday, June 22, 2001
Being poor is the best reason to take care of your teeth
I have no money.
Unfortunately I chipped my tooth today. All day I've thought that I just had something in between my teeth, to try cure myself of this problem I even bought floss!! But now, after a very unprofessional examination with a little mirror and a big mirror, I'm officially screwed.
on the bright side, it doesn't hurt.... yet, but I'm pretty sure it will start to soon.
It's on my top teeth on the inside, and as I brush and mouthwash (although, admittedly I don't floss) reguarly, I can't figure out what caused it (I haven't been in any fights recently and I was eating a soft food at the time of noticing it), probably a lack of milk.
Please send donations to me.
Unfortunately I chipped my tooth today. All day I've thought that I just had something in between my teeth, to try cure myself of this problem I even bought floss!! But now, after a very unprofessional examination with a little mirror and a big mirror, I'm officially screwed.
on the bright side, it doesn't hurt.... yet, but I'm pretty sure it will start to soon.
It's on my top teeth on the inside, and as I brush and mouthwash (although, admittedly I don't floss) reguarly, I can't figure out what caused it (I haven't been in any fights recently and I was eating a soft food at the time of noticing it), probably a lack of milk.
Please send donations to me.
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