Random, lacking any predictability or systematic pattern. So this isn't really randomness, too human for that. Really, it's a bunch of stories I have posted on message boards over the last few days. See, when I go to blog I usually can't think of anything to type. I realised that's because my news gets spread over various forums. So... here is a week in the life of me, in forum post form:

I saw a film on thursday that the school film club made. It was awesome. At one stage a body is being stuffed into the freezer in the bio lab's resource room... the biology teacher was sitting behind me saying, "what are they doing to the rat freezer?".

The "mentor" film teachers admitted after that they were filming in the middle of the night and decided to let the kids take the rats out and use the freezer, instead of the cupboard they had planned. English teachers.



The golden oldies rugby is on at the moment. This means that teams of middle aged drunk men from all over the country are roaming the streets in matching rugby jerseys.

A team from Christchurch got on the train today [thursday] ... they were wearing matching orange tui sombreros and they took up half the carriage. Hmmm. Some leering, some offering to help me with my homework, because "we have a couple of scientists on the team, you know..." ("no thanks...").
Then one of them (with a definate leer) leaned foward and asked how old I am (read: are you legal?). Ew. Just ew. I replied, "well, my mother is around your age". Awesome, worked perfectly. All his mates were laughing at him and taking the piss and I was left alone.




Look at the shirt my friend gave me! :D She got the wrong size and was gutted that it didn't fit her. I luff it and I luff her!



So happy that summer seems to finally be on the way! Yesterday I had my cap and sunglasses on. I even went and studied on the grass under the cherry blossoms at school, but not before texting my friend with, "I'm sprawled out in our spot..." I miss her. I miss all of them. But we have summer now, and next year I will be at Uni with them!

It was perfect. There was a slight breeze, so every now and then a flutter of blossom petals would flutter down on me. Then as I was walking to class (for a calculus test) I carefully plucked off the petals that had stuck to my can of diet coke (what? I like the taste better!), but I wished I hadn't. They were a reminder of the perfect hour I had just spent in the sun.

In other news, the other day I was talking to someone about all the health crap in my family history (cancer, thyroid problems, diabetes, heart diesease...) and he said, "it's not like you're fat, so that will help". I could have hugged him. He said I'm not fat!


You know what I didn't figure out until I was 18? If you put something like chocolate or donuts in the shopping trolley, both parents will assume you asked the other one.

18 years to work this out? To be fair, it isn't often that I go grocery shopping with both of them... but still!

So many missed opportunities.


Ok, I will stop this drabble now!

I went into town for the fireworks last night... they were awesome.

Afterwards we picked up some coke and icecream and went to Pinie's hostel (dorms) to make spiders. We were kicked out after an hour because they aren't allowed visitors during exams or something... anyway, we didn't all have ids with us (don't look at me like that! We are all 18) so we found a quiet spot to have a few drinks. Then the camera came out.

Before the fireworks:


First, what's a trip into town without Marian (twin sister) sulking on the train?


We arrived to find the boys playing Warcraft.


From Pinie's window. Liz Hurley watches him sleep.

Then the fun:




Pinie, Lilabet, meee and Steve.


Aaand... Marian on the right there.









Steve thinks he looks foreign in this one. He's right... New Zealand boys don't wear scarves. I lent him mine because he was cold.



'twas fun!

So. The other day I was killing some time at school and found myself in the library chatting to some (fellow) geeks. Some lovely geeks.

We weren't on the computers, but we were in the computer corner, perched on the backs of some computer chairs. We decided that it's comforting, being enclosed by a ring of computers. Like we live of the aura of the humble computer... crappy school computers, even.

Conversation went geek way too... Appearantly I'm the only girl they know who knows what bit torrent is and actually uses it. Legally, of course. Ahem.

I then admitted my secret shame... about a week ago I finally signed up for My Space. Dear God, say it isn't so! What can I say? I wanted to see the videos on someones profile. Funny how even though I only signed up to view someones profile, I still feel sad that I only have 2 friends. Sure, no one really knows about it. My profile has only had about 10 hits. But does nobody luff me!?!


So. At the moment my life is going a bit like this:

• 19 days until the end of school.


• 2 more weeks after that and exams will be over.


• Not making it to school everyday, but what can ya do?


• Eating way too much jelly.


• Reading Terry Pratchett, Bill Bryson, Galileo and Newton. Isaac Newton. And it isn't for school.


• Watching a tad too much Stargate.


• I finally watched Star Wars! Well, A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. I have Return of the Jedi right here. I get what all the fuss is about, and why people are always saying, "help me [insert name here], you're my only hope!"

Sick of bullet pointing, so I guess there is nothing else going on. Just Geek'n.

*edit* Before you read this, I just realise that it doesn't make much sense if you don't know that Amanda Tapping plays a character called Sam Carter on Stargate: SG-1. Hell, it probably still doesn't make much sense. Please continue.



I got injured. It was all Amanda Tapping's fault.

See, I work at a bookstore on saturdays. This morning, as I was heading back out into the shop (but still out of view of customers, thank God...) I spotted a large pile of books that had been left for someone to process and put onto the computer system on monday.

Specifically, I noticed this book halfway down the pile. If I'm getting specific I should mention that I only caught a glimpse of Samantha Carter, with "ate" over her head, out of the corner of my eye from about 8 feet away.

I went to have a closer look, only, I was walking in the other direction. I ended up tripping over my own foot as I tried to twist and sprawling spreadeagled across the carpet toward the pile.

The conversation when I went back out the the shop:

Supervisor: What was that noise?
Me: Nothing...
S: Did something get knocked over?
Me: ... not exactly... (Sam fans know what expression was on my face when I quote that, right?)
S: ok...

Workmate: OMG, what happened to your arm?
Me: uh, nothing.
S: It wasn't like that this morning...
Me: Carpet burn. It's carpet burn.
S&W: ...
Me: ...

S: You fell over, didn't you?
Me (defeated): yes. *And you will never find out why*

See, I avoid talking about anything with "star" in the title when I'm at work.

Anyway, sorry for rambling. I spent my lunch break kneeling next to the pile (because I only planned to look at it for a second) and I will buy the book on Monday, when it's on the computer.

So that is why it's Amanda's fault that my knees hurt.

Who is your Stargate fantasy man? (Ver. 2.0)

Jack is your fantasy. You're into the all-American man.
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Yes! I got Jack! I wasn't sure, because each question reminded me of a different one.

Stargate SG-1: How Obsessed Are You?

You are totally obsessed. You may want to ease back a bit for the sake of your friends, but what would be the fun in that. Keep quoting and have fun. Being so obsessed with and good at all things Stargate I bet you know who the picture is of and what episode it's from.
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Well, that's a suprise...

Which Stargate character are you most like?

You're Sam! You're a nerd in some ways, but you break lots of hearts. Remember, follow you're heart and take a break from work ever once in a while.
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Yay! I'm getting all my favourites!

Which Stargate: Atlantis Character Are You?

You are DR. ELIZABETH WEIR. Attractive, brilliant, but not one to seek the spotlight, Dr. Weir has worked behind the scenes in the U.S. government for several years. Though she's not the one who signs treaties, she has brokered a dozen of the most sensitive international accords in modern history. She has two Ph.D.s, teaches political science at Georgetown University, has served in embassies all over the world and speaks five languages. Though she began her career as a political activist lobbying against government spending on the military, she later decided the best way to stop weapons proliferation was to end the need for them. Placed in charge of Stargate Command by President Henry Hayes, she has now been asked to command the Stargate Atlantis team.
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Oh wow, I even avoided some of the Weir ones, because I knew I would get her. I was thinking I would get Rodney. These made me happy!

Marian just asked mum to plait her hair. Mum carefully gathered up two chunks of her hair and the cat's tail.

Would have been cool if it had worked.

I have spent the last 2 days sulking at home with a hoodie on and the hood up.

I want my hair back.

*cries*

Height: 175cm.
Eye colour: blue
Career goals: Low paid research assistant in a lab somewhere. Heh, I'm going to be the person who checks other people's papers for factual errors or omissions before they are submitted. Sounds interesting, but it really isn't.
Colour socks I am wearing: Blue, with lighter blue flowers.
Odd fetish: People who fight aliens.
Dream car: Dark green convertable.
Time I wake up in the morning: 7am. Then hit snooze as many times as possible, even though I have to walk across the room to hit snooze.
Instrument I can't stop playing: Haven't played any in a while.
Can't live without: Computer. Sad.
Line I can remember from a good book: "Real children don't go hoppity-skip unless they are on drugs."- Susan in the Hogfather, Pterry
Random inspiring lyric: "If you wait for time to change your ways, don't wait too long" - Madeliene Peyroux

Favourite
Person in the world: Can't choose. Sorry.
Place to be: On a patch of grass in the sun, under some cherry blossoms.
Book: I have to choose? Umm... Hogfather. I guess.
Color: Green
Physical feature of the opposite sex: hair.
Thing to do: laugh
Television show: At the moment, Stargate. But I have loved Star Trek, Blue Heelers, Bad Girls... um, lots.
Actress: This is hard! I'm not going to go with my predictable ones (Lisa Mccune, Kate Mulgrew, Sandra Bullock) so at the moment... Ellie Harvie
Actor: David Hewlett. Heh.

Current
Desktop picture: A picture of some little bears, either patting each other on the nose or fighting.
Annoyance: My sister. Grrr. And this isn't normal sibling annoyance. *is totally convincing*
Taste: Noodles, with cheese, salt and pepper instead of the flavour sachet.
Favourite article of clothing: My new green skirt that I haven't even worn yet, but will wear all summer. You will see.
Hair: In a ponytail. Haven't straightened it in months.
Clothes: School leavers hoodie and those brown trousers everyone hates.
Drink: At the moment, diet coke.
Longing: To finish school, study, travel world.
Song: Don't Wait Too Long - Madeleine Peyroux
Book I'm reading: Going Postal, Terry Pratchett (Pterry)
Worry: Exams. And they are all the wa off in November.
Love: Stargate. Yeah, I know. Shhhh.
Hate: People being selfish and not seeing how their actions will affect others. Suicide.
Current favourite word/saying: Lame. Yeah it is.
Thought: Not much, actually.
Stress: School. Grrr.
Consideration: Hmm. Dunno.
CD in my player: Madeleine Payroux
Stuff under my bed: Old socks collecting dust.

The Last
Word I said: Woot. I got a bit excited.
Song I sang: The song that some of the producers of SG-1 came up with to go with the theme music. So cute. "You can get quite far, you don't need a car... or even a ship".
Person I hugged: My mum was the last person to hug me but it wasn't returned. I have a sneeky suspicion it may have been a sad teacher last week.
Thing I laughed at: My friend (well, internet friend). I'm listening to a live stream of his new show, he is morning DJ in America. Heh. In amongst all the "modern rock" he slipped in a Family Guy song.
Time I said Um: Probably some time today.
Time I cried: Last monday. Funerals suck. I may have cried a bit since then.
CD that I bought: Madeline Peyroux, Half the Perfect World. I'm in love.
Person I spoke to: My brother, but only to pass to pass his phone call to mum. Actually, I may have said "it's Tim" to my mum.
Person I yelled at: Sister.

Arghgh, I think I'm gonna hurl.

Mum took Marian and me to muffin break when I got out of school. The girl behind the counter saw me smile when she added a chocolate swirl to my mocha (I haven't had one in years), so to make me smile again she added 4 marshmellows. Then the other girl grabbed the chocolate syrup and smothered my muffin (that doesn't sound quite right, does it? ). So after eating more chocolate than I have in months I started to feel sick in the 15 minute car ride home.

I thought I might feel better after a run, but it just made me feel worse. I got back to the house feeling like crap, I just wanted to go to my room, do some stretches and blob on my bed with some homework (heh, what a good girl I am). My mum and sister had other ideas though. They were on the stairs stopping me go down to my room. Physically stopping me. I could have taken them. They had their conspiring faces on.

I got pissed off. Mum kept saying, "go to the computer. You know you want to, you haven't been on it all day". So I got angry. Turns out they had left a present (fingerless gloves) on the keyboard and were suprised that I wasn't going near the computer and finding them.

And that is why I feel sick.

In other news, I finally got my copy of Going Postal back (it has been sitting in Anja and Andrew's flat for about 3 weeks) so I have lots of Pratchetty goodness.

Marian was in my old room looking through all my stuff drying her hair, because that's where mum's hairdryer is, and she found my 3rd form school diary. Interesting.

Notes from students such as:

"Do you still like Sam yes or no if no tell me who you like"

I don't even recognise the handwriting. As for liking Sam... eeew, cooties!

Most of my diary that is filled in correctly is in Anja's handwriting. Thanks Anja!

Hmm... there are several teacher comments that are blatantly just cut out. I have no idea what was on them, because the ones I thought were good enough to keep are bad enough.

There is a comment from a legendary social science teacher about *that thing* I carved in my desk. Which, I would like to point out, was never proven or admitted to even after 2 weeks of rubbish duty.

Ooohhh... one from ET: "Eileen was sent out for persistant tapping. Argued for 10 minutes before leaving room." It's all coming back to me. Here's another one... "Maths: eating in class. Tapping again. Annoying others." Nice.

See, I am a completely different person. Apart from the fact that I still eat, tap and annoy.