Friday, November 30, 2007
Work
Spent the last week making a talk to impress people that really we shouldn't have been trying to impress. But the talk is done and they were impressed and life moves on. Margot is back on Monday.
Social
Between trying to organise a work christmas party and not caving into people trying to be useless so that others will do their work for them, and the guilts from parents about the fact we don't want to go to their place for Christmas. Lump in Underpants on the Outside and a BBQ or two and I have been a little busy. I finally got Cassies wedding invite, and have my dress sorted for it. Booked the plane tickets today - YAH. Now just to sort out the present. I went to a BBQ last night which was good, even if I was snacked on by small flying creatures. Underpants on the Outside was good, and I impluse brought a $10 Hong Knong Phooey diaorama.
I also put up my Christmas tree, I need to get some fairy lights for it. So presents to go around it would be good too.
Games
Been doing some pvp in WoW and sucking majorly at it. But if i want my pvp mount at 60 - then I better get my badges. Still Remmy says he has started WoW again so maybe I will be saved.
Wellness
The weight loss continues but at a much slower pace, mainly because i want to make sure this is a life choice and not a quick fad. I also noticed the other day that I am starting to get tiny skin folds, so not fat deposits but where my skin still needs to shrink to keep up with me, not to bad at the moment but any fast loss and well I might need some tape just to hold the skin flap in place. Any one got any ideas on how to make your skin shrink faster?
Yumminess
Fresh fruit salad and vanilla custard. I just love summer fruits, and the joy about living in New Zealand is we get damn good fruit.
Media
I went and saw Beowulf. Which was good, but they do it in IMAX 3D which will blow your socks off in a way that will make you tingle. So I will be going back to see that.
Books
Currently reading Alice in Wonderland. And I really wish I had read it as a child, because I keep catching myself thinking, but that is just silly. Where as a child would love the nonsese of it.
Projets
Working on a lolly jar for Cassandra
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Bruises on your bare skin - 6:47 PM
WorkCompleted the first stage of the TNFa HTP assay, now I have to give a presentation on it. Whaaaaaaaaaaa. I have also been told I am not allowed to read magazines at meetings. Well if they didn't want me to do that they should be interesting.
Social
I went to the Auckland Highland games and it was interesting, never seen so many kilts in the same place at once. Umm, on men and not for show. Just because they like them. The Friday that has just been I caught up with some friends and didn't get home til 2am. Talking crap and that, but was good.
Games
Back to playing WoW as my game, not as many hours though. But i am enjoying it so all good. Still solo leveling. Nick has just started playing The Witcher, it looks very repetitive, but I play WoW so meh a little bit of repetition is good for the soul *cough*. That aside the Wii is back and chipped. But I have yet to get my hands on the games I want to play, so nothing happening there.
Wellness
It should be back on track this week, as I brought the parts to fix Terry's bike. Still the weight is still coming down if some what slowly. But I am not gaining and really that is the important thing.
Yumminess
This apple, cinnamon, brown sugar and cream porridge I had in Eden village.
Media
I have now seem both Death Proof and Planet Terror. And they were good, very good. Well worth the watch. Also watching Brisco County Jr while pvping in WoW. Allaince just suck at pvp to much to actually pay attention.
Books
I read the Kite Runner and was impressed, ending was a little flat but the start got me hooked. Currently reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Which is completely different to how I remember it from childhood.
Projects
Nothing to see
Because, let's be honest, it's a field. Look. Do you see another world out there? No, you see a field. Do you see anything non human? No, and you know why? Because it's a field!
Friday, November 16, 2007
Work
Been running my high through put assays. Though the week that has just been; I was making the invitations to the Christmas party. They look great.
Social
Last week on Friday night Aselle convinced me to go into town with her, and we ended up at Burger King, which was a little reminiscent of high school. From there we went in search of a jazz bar and ended up at the Hilton having Mai Tai's - OK honest there was only one Mai Tai, but it cost $18 so yeah. I received a few post cards from Brair, which is great and she promises the tacky ones are yet to come. She also ended up breaking up with the man she chased to London, and the two sides of me have differing views on this. The romantic side thinks it is a shame because all fairy tales have the heroine battling through hardships unknown, and dangers unbeholden to reach their true love. To find out it isn't really working for them any more; just... well ruins the story. The realist side of me is, don't get emotionally attached to wastes of time. If you are not heading in the same direction, or want the same things then end it and get on with your life and find some one who is. It may not sound nice but nice people will be the bunch of mindless jerks who will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes.
Games
Sims Castaway. I was told it was good and it is. Now if only I had a version that would run full screen.
Wellness
This week has been terrible when your major food groups for the day include : Cake, Crumble and Pie. You know you had a good day, but not in the artery way. Still the weight loss is still happening and I have hit the 71kg mark. Pretty happy with that.
Yumminess
The Berry Crumble I had at 277. It was the bomb.
Media
Not many movies, but a lot of TV series, Calfornication, Dr Who and Heroes. I did watch Music and Lyrics. Why Hugh Grant why, damn it and his sexy accent.
Books
Finished War and Peace. And anything I could say on the book would be lost because it is a translation, and as every one knows - It is hard to say where the authors writing starts and where the translation ends.
Also read Memoirs of a Geisha. Damn that is a good book, well written on both style and content. I would put this on the every one should read list. Next up is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Projects
A cereal bowl for Nick and a Cat bowl for Midnight.
Certain words and phrases just keep drifting through my mind, things like, incarceration, cavity search, death by electrocution, life in prison, shit like that, know what I'm sayin', so do I want to come out alive...