And off the side of the side road

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And oh low,
there she goes
she's headed off into the sunset.
A party thrown
that could not be beat
see chips arrive at five am
She was in for a treat!

A day at the fair
and sunburn to go
the new friends turned up,
they all said "hello".
They met, shook hands and sat down for a chat
laughed a little bit, while she had to pack.

They went off to sleep, dreaming in bed
While she trudged down cuba
boxes heavy as lead.
Goodbye to memories and things long unused
They'll go to use at the charity shop
even if they've taken abuse
And at 5am she collapses in bed
Happy and tranquill
Her duvet was red.

Packing and squeezing her life in a car
what will life will be like, after going so far?
She misses her friends, but knows there will be more
And maybe, who knows?
She might even score!

A Swoop of the harbour, a circle of Porirua and out
The brakes are a little mental
no mechanics about.
and then to the rescue!
A family man!
He provides us with tools, a shady place to stand.
The brake pads are fucked, they needed replacing
Sighing a sigh of relief, there's no room for racing.

5 hours later, sweaty and hot they arrived.
Taupo the destination,
family and all amenities supplied.
A movie was watched, tales were told
a little bit of drawing
many ciggarettes were rolled.

5am was bed time, the lounge was the place
exausted she passed out, her memories erased.
7 hours later, woken up from her sleep
coffee was taken, with lunch supplied too
a phone call from Wellington, a few trips to the loo.
At 3pm, out came a shout:
"Right you guys, we had better go"
They sqeezed back in the car, traffic was slow.

The weather changed a few times, from overcast to wet
another stop in the Tr0n, a shortcut-disaster
And then the moon came up, and the rabbit lost his bet
with the possum about crossing the road
and so did the toad....
They got run over, bless you little animals
but if you're really so stupid as to cross the road without looking both ways you should draw a GREEN BANANA!

Getting hungry, they demanded a treat!
Only to find Auckland petrol stations shit
Eftpos lost
and found again on the bench
over the motorway
and past the big city
crammed in, with 22 years of life in a car.
they needed a bar

But they soldiered on, with so little to go
up over, around and about, and low,
A glorious site, they were finally home!
At last she was there, the road trip was done.

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I got an email from my father tonight, it's a routine email, just letting me know about some money he's giving me to facilitate going to the doctor for my depression.

Here's the email:

Hi,

I have arranged a regular $60 for the next six weeks with the money going in on Monday night.

All the best and lots of love.

Dad


That email made me cry.

It's because it's the first time in living memory my father has said 'love' in reference to me, to me.

Be Fast, Be Furious

ok, if you've downloaded Fast and The Furious, you can stop reading.

But this movie is GOOD. It's mostly Point Break with cars, but there's a little something in there for everyone.

And unlike Tomb Raider, it doesn't bother to establish a plot.

Hot guys, with hot cars going superfast and under trucks with an awesome soundtrack. Granted, this isn't the brilliance of Moulin Rouge or Shrek, but imho, the best action movie this year.

A little late in coming, but Cats & Dog's is also worth a looksie, the jokes are great, and is kinda remenescent of The Matrix or Independance Day, I'm not sure why, but those are the two movies it reminded me of.

Cats And Dogs: 5/5 little gopher dudes

Fast & The Furious: 4/5

*outies*

Well, well, well

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!

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.

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 :-)

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