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Sunday, July 31, 2005 / 20:20
woot lol wad a blast!
lol i jus had ma bday partay today! woohooo it was soo kewl as! everything was PINKK!!!! yaya! ^_^^_^_^lol we went on funnyjunk and we watched ze end of ze world and man it was sooooo funny!!!!! roflmao! lol and i still have likka heap of work to do! lol i hav to finish mi website for da webchallenge like a month b4 it ACTUALLY has to be finished coz mr mcleod is in some sort of huffy... dunno why tho lol...
anyways, i also hav to pack for da 13-hour skool day tomorrow lol so that will be fun.
i also have to make and print four copies of an ad advertising for employees for mi company, which i still do not know the name of, lol i still need to make a logo and decide how many peeps (i think that means people) im goona need O.o
so why am i still here?!?! I HAVE NO IDEA! O.o
*runs away*
Thursday, July 28, 2005 / 16:33
lol me gots an interview tomorrow for CEO!
lol we're having this programme called PrEP at our skool and its like this marketing thingymabob and u hav to make CVs and stuffs like thatand u hav to apply for jobs and its all very real-life like!
Ive applied for CEO but sumone else must of thought of a similar idea to me so we have to go for an interview lol
so yeah i gotta go for an interview and i gotta wear this buisness-like outfit lol!
well okay so here i am bored as hell again and i have got so much work to do lol! im always like this why?!?!?! lol i dunno. ive still gots ma invite for mi bday partay to finish and thn give out... lol its gunna bee this sunday yay! lol imma on msn atm so this may be quiet short...
...anyways... wad was i talking about?!?! (lol)
gahh okay so yeah im a very time wasting person arent i? lol
well mi sis is bugging mee to play rs (i think shes a ddicted to it lol) so i g2g now...
byebye and wishme luck for the interview!
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 / 18:23
yaya! today is ma birthday! ^_^ happiness!
weeeeeeeewwwwwooooohooooooooo!today is ma bday!
gee wad an interesting day...lol my netball team jus randomly sang happy bday to mee and it was so nice of them! lol like two thirds of rm14 decided to shame me out too by singing happy bday to mee lol! and sherly gave mee a card too and a real kewl as bday pressie (and feather tip biro! its kewl as) yayayaya! *is happified* gee everyone is so nice! ^_^_^_^ happynessnessness!
lol we went to te whiti museum in hawera today, and lol on the bus trip there i was laughing sooo hardout and a bee must of bn annoyed by it so thn it decided to sting my forehead lol but it was very stupid to do that coz thn it died.....
but anyways miss gworth gave me some kinda gel to rub on it and thn the gel turned REALLY WHITE! O.o lol i was nearly glow in the dark! teeheehee
anyways, the meseum was mostly about the pre-maori eroupean ppl that were at da nakiand came to taranaki aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggesss ago... wait, no, it was ALL about that!
lol i didn't avtually learn as much as i thought i would, theonly thing that i can remember that i learnt frm that was da diff between a musket and a breech-type gun bk thn...... O.o
anyways, afta we got bk we jus did som p.e. and team assembly and blahx...
afta skool i had violie practice and netball... blahx gahhh why am i sooo bOred?!?! gah this shall be the death of me... boredom. O.o
so... yeah. and btw is there anyone here?!?!?! if so plsplspls tag mee! it seems soo empty in here... *echoes*
well thats all the ramblings frm me for today! bya and i hope you dont die! lol random!
Sunday, July 17, 2005 / 20:28
sundi da 17th o july... quick post
weeeeeeeeee ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i need to get off o da net soon so this is gonna be a real quickpost...lol ijustfeellike posting coz iam so darn BORED and yeah..... and noone on msn will talk to mee they're all busy buisybusy busy busy ahhhh how sad!
oh well, at least i can ramble ramble ramble on here! ^_^ lol
well, how am i? thanks for asking, i am fine. it is raining, it is freezing, i am completely bored outta my mind, but hey, i am sane. (which is an extremely uncommon phenomena that has never been revealed to public eyes before.)
lol you see, this is the problem - IM SANE!!!! imma person that LIVES I TELL YOU!!! *hyperventerlates*
there we go! that's more like it! i was getting worried that i had lost my personal trait lol! ^_^_^_^
*swishes arms*
weeee you know swishing your arms canbe amazingly entertaining!!! wow! O.o
*swishes some more*
especially if ur doing it to musikk... thn its extra fun!!!
*swishhhh swishhhhhh*
GASP!
WHAT THE FRIZZLES?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
(lol i like that word. frizzles. its kewl. oh yes! thats rite...)
DAD'S COMPUTER IS SINGING!!!!!!
(*screams inbackground*)
(*lightning flashes*)
DUN DUN DUNNNNNN
**flash**
sorry there... ijust wanted to create some suspense.... but oh the tragicnessnessness! i am sooo bored!!!! I must find some chippies to crunch on!!! *finds packets*
OOOOoooooo... rashuns! yum yum! *chews*
*chews more*
*chewwingggfff ttypyingf witrh jknucklwes**
mmmmm... cheese and bacon... *chewscmore*
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh need to go now byebyebye!!
*runs away*
Wednesday, July 13, 2005 / 12:26
Ahhhhhhh to day is thursday!!!! but nooo it is actually wednesday!!! how can this be???
Oh gee this is probably the worst and the most stupid and idiotic stuff up ive eva done so far... I thought today was thursday!!!!! oh shitakee mushrooms! oh fish-paste! oh tartar sauce! that was just NOT COOL! i mean, i guess its fine to think that today was another day except for wednesday, considering that I had four hours of sleep last nite (fell asleep @ 2am, woke up this mornin @ 6am) and all because of the piano competiton!!!! wait a minute... wat piano comp?!?!?! the piano comp is on thursday! "but today is thursday!" i say! but alas! this was not so! so basically i got up at 6am for nuthin. damn you brain!!!ahhh ive bn having excessive... brain disfunctions lately.... i tink is bcoz of all those braincells that ive lost due to lack on sleep or thereof (i seriously dont know wad that means by hey! im trying to sound intelligent here!)
ahhhhhh why is everyone getting soooo sick?!??! its those evil chickens i tell you! i mean i know they say: "peace, love, and chickengrease" but i think that those furry little things that sqwak are getting a tinsy bit too suspicious... **strokes imaginary beard**
but nah, seriously, campbell has pneomia (aarrrggghhh cant spell) which is, like a serious lung infection (actually, its an inflammation of one or both of the lungs) and that is just NOT COOL! ahhhhhhhh and i thought appendicitis was bad! that can be treated in an instant (pretty much, yea) but i dont know if they can treat this or not ahhhhh this is so scary! everyone is gettin sick ahhhhhh i hope he gets betta soon!
anyways, *breathe breathe* enough of scary stuff for now...
ive added two new songs to da jukeboxx, and ive put in a warning mark [!] beside all those songs that hav unsensord swearw*rds in thm! but its hard to find non-sensord stuff you know!
uhh.... wad else... ohyeah! visit silly sheeba (aka sarah's) blogg at http://sillysheeba.blogspot.com its realy kewl! trust me! (altho the opacity script doesnt work in firefox) (lol here i am talking html blahhx again lol)
sooo yeah... hello peoples of this internet world! lolz
hmm... i feel like bursting out into a random song again! *doodoodoooodooodooo*
**doing everythin that i believe in**...
well imma gonna get real corny wit this song floatin around mee so i betta leave now before WE ALL DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*ahem*
sorry about that. I shall now eascape from this awkward situation.
Saturday, July 09, 2005 / 15:31
teeheehee twas sooo fun!
teeheehee last nite was soooo fun! oki so campbell and i were on msn and oliver was online so i thought id invite him into the convo and thn he was mad at me so he when outta da convo and thn we jus kept on invitin him bk in and he got sooooooo annoyed and weeeee yaa it was a real crack up! lolololol and hey guess wad?!?! imma lvl 31 on runey now whooooppppeeeeeee! yaya! im the same lvl as sarah now! now all i hav to do is go onto lvl 40! thn lvl 50, thn lvl 60, and so on.... it will take a while tho eh?lolgrrrr did i mention that mi spacebar is really dead?!?!?! lol
weeee we had netball today and we did real good in the first half, but thn ingelwood streamers came bk in the last half and beat us by four points...oh well theres always nxt time eh???
oh yeah and rite now imma supposed to be practicin piano for the competitions in like five days and i still dunno how toplaymi song aww its so sad but oh well i cant bee bothered illdoin afta this... lol
and *gasp!* today i jus got this shocking email frm tegan (bens sista) that he had appendicitis on da last day of term! gasp! thats like really serious! gee id neva thought i would say this but i really hope he gets betta... frrrr scary really. (makes one feel bad in this situation...)
anyways... yaaa..... hmmmm imma thinkinof puttin som new songs for da jukeboxx... and gee i alsobetta get started on mi website for the netguide web challenge...
oh yeah! thats rite! i didnt finaish tellin ya (if there is actually anyone readin this) about the week that was! or was it the past two weeks that was...? uhhh dunno
well anyways, afta i told mrs edwards that i had started the petiton, she was like really shocked and she told us (brock and i) that the decision was like a moth in the making, and that there was nuthin we could do to stop it. thats when the tears came (sniff sniff) she said it wasntthe mosty ratioanl thing to do, and iagreed wit her, but sereiously, i think a petiton was atleast betta than everyong just getting angry and complaining all the time! someone needed to take action, and so wat if it wasnt the rite action, at lewast it was somthing!
anyways, she thn took us up to me thompsons office, and he was pretty shocked as well... theres like rumours going around theskool that brock and i were cryin coz we got told off real bad or evn shouted it! this is not true.
they were actually real good about it all, we didnt evn get in trouble! we just got told that it wasnt the best thing to do, and that we should of spoken to mr rodden first b4 we started anythin (i was actually the one who started it lol) so thn mr edwards was like "now where to from here? wads the nxt step?" and that just struck me real hard .
pplz were ;like wondering why i was crying coz it made sense that brock was cryin coz he was leavin endeavour, but pplz were like "Serena dont hav no really extremely long term good friends in rm13" and well, i dont, but whe ni had started the petiton, pplz signed it and thought that it would at least make some difference. (eg. not stop it, but at least prolong it) but as it turns out it didnt make any diff at all. and i jus thougt : "how am i gonna tell everyone????" i could see how strongly pplz felt about this, and i guess i would just hate to see thm in that kinda state...
anyways, on the thursday, it was all like go go go wit hheaps of stuff to get done, and get not so much time to do thm in! lol friday ended wit ha cool bananas draw and some pretty dodgy chocos lol.
oh yeah, and i think ive forgetten to mention that we (devon int) did really well in the choir and verse speakin comps at highlands the previous week! we came home witsooo many victories!!
lol i remember typing that b4... lol i must of mentioned it b4 lol (damn my memory tho! lol)
well, i hav jus realised that ive typed up quite alotof writing, os i'll stop myself here. betta get on wit practicing piano! *gulp*
Friday, July 08, 2005 / 18:59
Oo last day of term 2 already!!!
Oo wow i jus went on sarahs blogg and WOAH! shes like written likka HEAPS of entries!!! well here i go again complaining of all the busy stuff that i hav to do like the piano comps thats nxt thurs, the website challenge, mi cv, and here i am on runey all day long... i really cant help itu noe, its just soooooo addictive!!!whoo likka three wks ago i was nuthin but a humble lvl 7 and now shazzzzam! imma lvl 29! whoohoo! Imma luvin it! ^_^ lol
argggggghhhhh oliver is REALLY agravating!!!!! he drives me insane!!!! grrrrrrrrr i really wanna strangle him but thn id kill him and thats illegal.... but he is soooo sad!!!!! he has the MOST _pathetic_ insults eva!!!!AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHH hes evn worse then ben and josh combined!!!! okay thn maybe not... but he is worse the ben, or josh... and that alone is saying alot!
hmm.... well i havent made som posts in quiet a while, so i'll just do a lil recap of the weekthat was...
monday.... hmmm cant rememebr monda ythat well.... u noe it was jus sooo long ago.... but we did hav assembly as usual and everythin... umm yea and that was the day that we (rm14 and 13) got told that rm 13 and rm 10 were gonna doo a switcharoo... everyone got jus soo angry and was complaining about everythin...... seriously thats theonly thin that pplz would do.... complain on and on and on about the idea.... so i thought, hey, lets stop complaining, and lets get proactive and speak out. so mallory and sherly and i were disscussing a petition (dont tell the teachers tho i dont wanna get thm in trouble!) so i went home and made a petition sheet.
i brang it to skool thge foloin morning and got our whole class to sign it, thn i went on the sports exchange and go likka whole sheet full of names.... on wednesday i got waaaaaaaay more names on the sheet wit som help frmda rm 13 pplz and dylan and thm... but to mi surprise, at the young leaders meeting... when i was jus about to show mrs edwartds thepetiton sheet, dylan stopped me and gave to a look that said: "you show the sheet, and you die!"
well i showed the sheet to her anyways... and yaaa..... she was like "youre joikin me rite?" and i was all like "no."
and yaaa...so... yaa imma on runey rite now lol
yeah imma busy so see ya
Friday, July 01, 2005 / 17:15
Friday da FIRST of July! 26 days left until imma teenager... wahh...
wahhh i don wanna bee 13! oh well at least i can still enjoy mi last 26 days of 12-yr-old-ness! ^_^ lol you canonly bee young once, but then again, you can bee immature foreva! lol ^_^today we hadthe NP Verse Speakin and Choir comps... and devon came home wit so many victories! mwahahahahahahahahaa highlands only won once and that was bcoz that they were the only ones in their category! mwahahahahahaa!
da devon trad. choir won coz we were the only ones in our category too, but hey too bad da highlands pplz couldnt bee bothered! our kapa haka team just totally carved them all,and stole the show away! the were really good! too bad *somebody* spolied it and tagged one of the highlands rubbish bins wit "devon kapa haka 2005" in vivid! =( oh well we still did great tho! ^_^
and then there was the verse speakin... sacred heart and st. josephs took the most awards and SHGC was soooo freaky! like when they got a placing the jus screamed SSSOOOOO LOUD!!! like not the whooo yippee yeeaa--yeaaahhhh type of loud that devon does, but a really high shreeekk! freaky.
hmmm mee still dunno wadda do for mi speech... ahh its so weird imma always like this always puttin da more important things to da last second but oh well nva mind
hmm imma gonna bee going bk on runey now! (imma sereniegirl2)
laterz,
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“This is stupid.”
“Ya think?”
Two teens stood in the dark, one keeping a lookout while the other worked on a lock.
The roads were empty and the streetlights were out, which was for the best. However, a deafening silence rang in their ears like roaring thunderclouds on the horizon, reminding them that sooner or later, someone would awaken.
“Dammit, I can’t see a thing. You got a torch on you?” The lock-picker whispered, voice brimming with frustration. The other teen rolled her eyes.
“Of course - I always bring my torch with me. Along with my First-Aid kit and diorama collection.”
The neighbourhood was obviously suffering from a blackout. There is night - when it is dark and hard to see. True darkness, the total and complete absence of light, makes the skilled lock-picker a blind rat, and forces her to feel around for the lock after every failed try.
Suddenly, a small snap rang through the shadows. The lock-picker took a step back from the door as she swore under her breath.
“You better have another hairpin along with that collection of yours - this one just broke,” she announced as she prodded her partner in crime with the sharp end of the broken pin, as if it confirm that she wasn’t lying. “Oi, I’m outta ammo here.”
A small grumble came from the other teen, followed by the sound of various items being shoved around as a hand waded through them, searching with increased agitation.
“What do I look like, Hammer Hardware?”
“Hammer Hardware doesn’t sell hairpins. C’mon Lisa, they’re going to be awake and full of caffeine soon. Lisssaaaa.”
“MJ,” Lisa mock-whined back.
Mary-Jane shuffled around impatiently while rubbing her arms. The icy, pre-dawn air was subtle, but there nonetheless. Her kitten heels made little clip-clop noises against the hard, cracked cement, which echoed through the night. Stopping abruptly, she figured the racket the she was creating was very unlikely to be singing lullabies to the people inside, and was very likely to be earning more death-glares from Lisa.
“Aha!” Lisa plucked a small, thing object from her handbag and held it in the air like a trophy.
“Gimme!” MJ’s voice snapped through the empty streets like bombs exploding on a mini-golf course. Spontaneous windmill combustion. It happens.
“Shhh!” Lisa flailed her arms about wildly as she scanned the streets for movement. Her head snapped back to face MJ, who had now covered her mouth with both hands, eyes wide in shock.
Frozen in place, both girls could hear their blood racing through their ears. MJ held the hairpin tighter in her damp, clenched fist. Senses now heightened, both could detect the slightest movement.
And they did.
Their hearts skipped a beat when a single floorboard creaked inside the house.
Crap. Caught. Neither dared to breathe.
A few more moments of uncertainty hung in the silence before Lisa decided it was safe to breathe, and then threw a fist at MJ.
“Sorry.” MJ whimpered with a sheepish smile. Quietly turning to avoid the mental darts that were being hurled in her direction, MJ soon realized that she didn’t have to reach out like a blind man. She could even make out a dim outline of the lock. Dawn was approaching.
Lisa sensed this too as MJ expertly inserted the pin in the lock, and continued working. Looking up, Lisa could define the telegraph wires from the murky, blue-grey backdrop. A gust of wind swept through the streets as the trees danced and the sky howled. Lisa’s limbs were numb and stinging from the cold. She began shifting anxiously.
“MJ, I swear, if you don’t hurry up, I’m gunna take that pin and sh-”
“Oh ho!” Mary-Jane gave a small laugh, careful not to be too loud. “You’re going to try and pick this? After knocking back shots of vodka in glasses made by elephants, I’m surprised you’re even conscious.”
Lisa raised an eyebrow. “Elephants?”
“Elephants, giraffes, industrial trucks; it’s a metaphor - work with it.” MJ shot back. “You know - ‘go with the flow’.”
“Funny coming from someone who doesn’t even know how to have fun.”
“I have fun.”
“Yeah, I heard you had some planned for July.”
MJ stayed silent as she found the right groove to press inside the lock,
“You, on the other hand -” she started with a slight grunt as she tried getting the pin further into the lock, “- are completely borderline irresponsible.”
“Yeah right,” Lisa muttered as she took a seat on the steps.
“Your lips say no - your shoes, on the other hand, say yes.”
“They’re French; can’t believe a word they say.”
Ever so slowly, with almost microscopic care, MJ began turning the pin in the lock. Lisa rolled her eyes.
“You know, Beckett was going to call his play Waiting for MJ to Pick the Damn Lock, but thought it was a bit too dull.”
“Wasn’t Beckett French?”
“Well -”
Click.
Both parties shut up quickly as MJ slowly opened the door and tip-toed in. Lisa soon followed suit, then shut the door ever so carefully behind her.
“Next time we sneak out, remember the damn key.” MJ whispered as she made her way down the hallway.
“What? You were the one who forgot.”
MJ gave a slight look of irritancy.
“I was right; this was stupid.”
“Hey, you’re the slow-poke, taking hours to pick a single lock.”
“I am not a slow -”
“It’s a metaphor.” Lisa stood in the comfort of her own room and began to shut the door.
“Work with it.”
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You guys. You guys. ♥ Sealing the Time Capsule. 48HOURS 2009!! And here we go again. That's a wrap! Now to symbolise my academic and personal rebirth ... spend too many hours watching manufactured realiti... Christmas at the Bowl 2008! :( OMFG I JUST WATCHED SIN CITY IT IS AWESOME
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R a m b l i n g s ;
Hear thee, hear thee pouring rain
Why must the sky weep so?
Only to soak and drown in vain
In pools of tears and woe.
As droplets fall from the heavens above
Into the world below
It rests in hopeful spirits
For there to be a rainbow.
We are but mere mortals
Mere against our world
And though we think and read and write
We discover unlikely pearls
Like a little thing called love
Only a fraction of our lives
And yet could strike down the greatest man
Through its piercing eyes.
For love is like the passing wind
To be free - and yet to belong
An unseen spirit that comes and goes
Accompanies the winter's song.
And when we die - that very same wind
That filled our souls with beautiful lies
Will come in truce, and finally, then,
Carry our ashes to the skies.
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S l e e p
Sleep, child, and dream
for night is dark and sweet
be not a soldier of the living day
to fall, to fear and weep
Spin, child, a cobweb
of kingdom and a throne
cathedral slant of eternal light
hung on this new home
Fade, child, away
for you live now within your mind
to be captive, but content
drinking immortal wine
Now wake child, and see
a life you used to know
of innocence, rebellion,
euphoria, resignation,
clarity, stupor,
and then the letting go.
And sleep.
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Contributors
Currently I'm...
feeling: AWESOME
wearing: AWESOME
listening to: COMPUTER HUM (WHICH IS AWESOME)
reading: SOME QUANTUM SHIT (THAT'S AWESOME)
watching:: MY OWN AWESOME TYPING
consuming: AWESOME MEDALS VIA IV INJECTIONS
wanting: NOTHING BECAUSE EVRYTHING'S AWESOME
chatting to: DEATH.
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Time Is A Fixed Constraint, But Sometimes I Wish It Wasn't.
5.
Falling had always been a familiar sensation in dreams; comforting, even. The knowledge that one could defy the realities of fear, pain and even death itself sat alongside the sharp, and yet somehow, gentle wind, reminding one that there was nothing beneath for support, and nothing above to hang on to.
If one were to embrace all these sensations and just forget, then maybe, just maybe, one will reach a state of weightlessness and be at peace with the world.
4.
The cliff-edge was supposed to be a dare of sorts. Both where living their days over and once again, and needed the fear; the adrenalin --
(You scared? She was ten steps out.
You suicidal? He was nine steps behind.
Only in the mornings.
Oh, well that's okay then.)
-- rush. The overwhelming overload of the senses to remind them that they were still youthful (and alive).
(Race ya to the top?
If you don't mind getting beaten, sure.)
3.
They were silent in the car. But sometimes, silence isn't such a good, social thing.
(Why the hell did you rent a four-wheel-drive? He said, sounding positively pissed.
Wow, that was random. Mind filling me in on the imaginary hypothetical conversation that took place before this?
He paused.
I'm just saying, these things are dangerous.
Four-by-fours have good mileage.
Four-by-fours kill people.
Four-by-fours don't kill people, stupid; people kill people.
Sure - people driving four-by-fours.
You don't need people.
Are we still talking about the car?
Do you need people?
No.
Neither.
Good.)
Other times, silence was best.
2.
One hour and forty-five minutes after meeting --
(You're not scared? He piped up after another moment's silence.
What's there to be scared about? She kept a tight leash on her voice, as it cannot (will not) falter.
"Nothing," he lied.)
-- he knew her favourite sport, favourite food and what she wanted to be later on in life.
Dancing. Blueberry pancakes. Alive.
1.
"SHUT UP! Both of you, out!"
"But she started it-"
"I don't care! Out!"
The bus screeched to a halt, stopped, then drove off - leaving two people behind with angst-ridden faces.
Now what? The girl dropped her backpack.
It's got to be something like 10 kilometres to the next town.
Whoohoo.
He rolled his eyes.
Oh - look at the time, he said without bothering to look at his watch, I really have to get going.
Wait up - I'll come with.
Another eye roll.
Look, you're annoying and you got us thrown off the bus. Now go away.
She pouted.
Has anyone ever punched you lately?
It's been a month. Two more weeks and I win a set of steak knives!
Not if I have anything to do with it.
Ow!
She laughed as he protested further.
"Go away!"
0.
Falling had always been a familiar sensation; comforting, even.
It didn't matter how it happened; just that it happened. It was not like how it always is in books and movies - time does not slow down. It's a simple trip, a simple fall; a simple end. Your life does not flash before you. There simply is no time. No time to focus on the past; nor any time to think of the future. All there is, is a moment. A moment of bittersweet emotions and familiar sensations. Of nothing above and nothing below. Of weightlessness. No thoughts. Just peace.
She did not have time to react. No time to scream out his name or make a desperate grab at thin air. All she could do is crawl towards the cliff edge (oh please, please, please not him, not him, not there, not fallen, no,) and look.
"It wasn't supposed to be like this." She couldn't bring herself to say.
"I know." He didn't reply.
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New Zealand: Clean, Green, Polluting Machine; Choose Two.
Out along the beautiful and unpolluted beaches of New Zealand are friends, families; lying in the sun and breathing in the cool, fresh air – taking a much needed rest after their flight with Air New Zealand, or Qantas, depending on which brochure you’re reading.
Our country's 'clean and green' image does wonders for our exporting and tourism industries. However, the rise of a hot new topic, global warming, has forced us all to consider: are acts of propaganda in play? Is this statement still valid? How do we know who to trust? Is there any way I could cash in on this?
"But Serena! I reduce, reuse and recycle everyday! Plus, my front lawn is totally clean and green and very well trimmed! How dare they question our image!"
Well, you are not alone. There is a group of people who are not politicians, but are still questioning the validity of 'global warming'. They suggest that global warming was an idea concocted by government officials to fool the public and keep them under control. I'm not sure how panic equals control, but hey, who knows what the men in suits feed themselves with these days.
With all these different views and opinions, it can be confusing, and sometimes traumatizing; to research, investigate and pull apart truth from lies, and make an informed decision. I advise therapy. For those who are much too cheap to afford it, read on.
The Facts
It was mid-2003 when Statistics NZ released its shiny new Energy, Economy and Emissions report. The highlights in change between 1997 and 2003 include:
- New Zealand's total carbon dioxide emissions have increased by over 21%
- Total carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions increased at a pace greater than economic growth (as measured by the GDP)
- The petroleum and chemical industries were New Zealand's most energy intensive.
- Emissions from refining petrol increased by over 27%
- New Zealand's food and beverage industry's carbon dioxide emissions increased at a rate greater than its contribution to our economy
- The mining industry's carbon dioxide emissions went up by 20%
- The fishing industry's energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions increased at a rate greater than its contribution to our economic growth
"So what does it all mean?"
In two words: bad news. Our greenhouse emissions are clearly rising at quite an impressive speed. This constant but booming rise is further confirmed by the NZ Meteorological Service's 1991 Emissions report, in which that shows New Zealand's carbon dioxide levels increasing over 25% since the 18th Century. Also, our methane emissions have more than doubled.
In addition, households were found to be the largest users of energy, accounting for approximately 32% of total consumer demand. Energy import volumes (crude oil, refined petroleum oils and coal) increased by nearly 48%, while the proportion of consumer demand of non-renewable resources increased to nearly 82%. Our energy use per capita has also risen by 13%.
Furthermore, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) 2007 Environmental report for New Zealand shows that our GDP has risen a whopping 30% in the last decade (yay). Our carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide levels, however, are rising faster than that (nay). Long story short; we pollute air faster than we get rich.
In 2003, households - from the use of private motor vehicles alone - emitted 78% of total carbon monoxide emissions. Now let me tell you something about carbon monoxide - it's crazy-scary stuff. It is so scary; I've pulled it out of the footnotes altogether and given it a paragraph to itself. Yeah, wow.
Not only is carbon monoxide a greenhouse gas, it is too, a suffocating gas like its brother, carbon dioxide. Only difference? It's worse - much, much worse. You know how "you can't live without love"? Oxygen is even more important. As carbon monoxide enters the bloodstream, it kicks off the oxygen molecules and hitch-hikes a free ride on the red-blood cells, eventually suffocating the body. During this, the body turns a cherry pink colour. You sure wouldn't want this stuff floating in the air.
"Okay, okay - we get it. Our environment is heading downhill and deteriorating fast. But no way are we as bad as larger countries; i.e., the United States."
Yes, in fact, you would be correct. According to the CIA World Factbook, New Zealand only ranks as the 62nd highest country of oil consumption. For natural gas consumption, we are ranked 60th.
Even though we emit 8.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide per capita (according to the OECD Environmental Data Compendium 2004), our 75.09 million tonnes of greenhouse gases can hardly compare with USA's staggering 7067.57 (million tonnes).
The plain truth is, we are in a country of four million (versus the 6.6 billion - the approximate world population estimated for July 2007), with 268,680 square kilometres of land (versus the 510,072,000 square kilometres in the world) - there is only so much we can affect. One cannot deny the fact that if you light a bonfire in New Zealand today, the world will not flood tomorrow.
Putting it in Perspective
So, is New Zealand's clean and green image true or false?
Answering this question correctly all depends on which way you view it. If one is comparing New Zealand's environment to that of the rest of the world, the yes, we are undoubtedly "cleaner". Also, whatever horrible substances that we could emit, probably won't do much damage at all on a global scale (unless we tried really, really hard).
However, this doesn’t mean that we truly are ‘clean and green’ - it just means that everyone else is, well, dirty and… brown. Compared to how our country used to be, it's clear that our environment is indeed growing more problematic. This needs to be addressed.
To put it simply, environmentally on a world-wide scale: we rock. We are the clean-and-green New Zealand and nothing can stop us! Nothing but ourselves, of course. Our image does not excuse us from our duty to save our environment.
Off those couches you go!
Saving the World 101
Climate change is funny in that there'll be all these people debating over who's right or wrong, plus all these other people who are just simply befuddled. Then there'll be all these riots, stampedes and Internet discussion forums going crazy. Meanwhile, it's raining acid and the ice caps are melting! Oh, and Mars is laughing at us too.
"But that's horrible! How on Earth can we stop it?"
Glad you asked, as I have compiled a simple, foolproof, 9-step guide to save the world.
Step 1: Reduce, reuse and recycle. If you have never heard of this before, then shame on you.
Step 2: Change a light bulb. Heck, change them all. But make sure to change your regular incandescent to a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL). CFLs last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, but use two-thirds less energy. Nifty.
Step 3: Insulation is your friend. Then you don't have to use so much power on heating the massive fridge (a.k.a. your house in winter).
Step 4: Turn off that air conditioning! Too hot in summer? Ah, yes, but that's why God invented windows.
Step 5: Hot water is for wimps. Okay, I'm not saying "NEVER HAVE A HOT SHOWER EVER AGAIN", but do cut down on hot water usage in general.
Step 6: The holy "off" switch. Amazingly, that "use it or lose it" saying only goes for your brain and your muscles. Your appliances, however, could use a break.
Step 7: Energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly products are totally radical. Avoid products that come with excess packaging.
Step 8: Plant a tree. In fact, plant three.
Step 9: Walk/bike/scooter/roller-skate whenever possible. Driving a car to school when it’s only a couple of blocks down the road is like sending a text message to a friend who is already in the same room.
"Foolproof?"
Well, foolproof if you get each and every person in the world to do the same thing. It's a bit like that trick with influencing the Earth's spin - if you get each and every person in the world to jump at exactly the same time, there's bound to be some disturbance.
"But how is this jumping relevant to global warming?"
Funny, you always seem to ask the right questions.
Global warming is exactly what its name suggests: it is a global process. Thus, reversing this process will also require global effort. Getting our (and not just our country's but our world's) climate back to the status quo will require the co-operation of every country.
Even though our 'clean and green' image is technically true compared to other countries, it is not true compared to our past, and does not excuse us in any way of helping put a halt to (or at least slow down) climate change. We may be the "clean and green" New Zealand, but our environment needs protecting.
Now go hug a tree or something.
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Why did the chicken cross the road?
DR. PHIL :
The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on 'THIS' side of the road before it goes after the problem on the 'OTHER SIDE' of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his 'CURRENT' problems before adding 'NEW' problems.
OPRAH :
Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.
GEORGE W. BUSH :
We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here!!
COLIN POWELL :
Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road...
ANDERSON COOPER - CNN:
We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.
JOHN KERRY :
Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.
NANCY GRACE :
That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.
MARTHA STEWART :
No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.
DR SEUSS :
Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY :
To die in the rain. Alone.
JERRY FALWELL :
Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth? That's why they call it the 'other side.' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boy-cott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media white washes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other side'. That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that.
GRANDPA :
In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.
BARBARA WALTERS :
Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.
JOHN LENNON :
Imagine all the chickens, crossing roads in peace; eeee EEE eee-eee eee.
ARISTOTLE :
It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.
BILL GATES :
I have just released eChicken2007, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check book. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken. This new platform is much more stable and will never cra...#@&&^(C% ....... 'Reboot'.
ALBERT EINSTEIN :
Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?
BILL CLINTON :
I did not cross the road with THAT chicken.
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Opening Credits: Massive Attack - Everywhen
Waking Up: Delta Goodrem - Born to Try, Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning, Aqua - Good Morning Sunshine, Massive Attack - Protection
First Day At School: OMG - How Bizzare, Hairspray - The Nicest Kids in Town, Relient K - Chap Stick, Capped Lips and Things Like Chemistry,
Falling In Love: Damien Rice - Delicate, Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis - Crusin', A Fine Frenzy - You Picked Me, Garbage - #1 Crush, Sugarcult - Bouncing Off The Walls Again, Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid, Liz Phair - Why Can't I Breathe, Breaking Benjamin - Rain, Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me, Yellowcard - Only One
Fight Song: MCR - Mama, Shihad - Bullitproof, Three Days Grace - Home, Evanescence - Lies, 300 Soundtrack - The Hot Gates
Breaking Up: Three Days Grace - Gone Forever, Goodnight Nurse - My Only, Manic Street Preachers - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough, A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover, Three Days Grace - It's All Over, Delta Goodrem - Lost Without You, Linkin Park - Don't Stay
Prom: Lily Allen - LDN, Bowling For Soup - 1985, Goodnight Nurse - Death Goes to Disco
After Prom Party: KoRn - Word Up, Fast Crew - I Got, Disturbed - Stricken, Nickelback - Favourite Damn Disease, Frou Frou - Holding Out For A Hero, Goldfrapp - Crystalline Green, Patea Maori Club & Dalvanius - Poi E, Pink - U + Ur Hand, Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get Retarded, The Chemical Brothers feat. Fatlip - The Salmon Dance
Anthem: MCR - Teenagers
Life: Goodshirt - Sophie, The Corrs - All In A Day, Seether - Fake It, Spidey Soundtrack - Hero, Creed - With Arms Wide Open, Audioslave - Like A Stone, The Used - Pretty Handsome Awkward, Counting Crows feat. Vanessa Carlton - Big Yellow Taxi, Lemon Demon - The Ultimate Sowdown of Ultimate Destiny, Green Day - Jesus of Suburbia, Charlene - I've Never Been to Me, Rooster - Come Get Some
Mental Breakdown: Runescape music player, The Dresden Dolls - Girl Anachronism, Eminem - Just Lose It
Breaking Out of Jail: Chicago - Cellblock Tango, Nickelback - Savin' Me, Evanescence - Eternal, Lemon Jelly - Soft, Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack - When Doves Cry
Chase Scene: Rob Dougan - I'm Not Driving Anymore
Driving (ROADTRIP!): Radiohead - House Of Cards, Bic Runga - Get Some Sleep, Kora - Burning, Fall Out Bot - Bang The Doldrums, Michael Penn - Walter Reed, Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
Flashback: Alien Ant Farm - Glow, Big Brovaz - Nu Flow, Creed - My Sacrifice, Sophie Ellis Bextor - Take Me Home, Aqua - Turn Back Time, Fall Out Boy - A Little Less 16 Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me', Daniel Powter - Bad Day, Otis Redding - Pain In My Heart
Getting Back Together: Radiohead - All I Need, Seether feat. Amy Lee - Broken, Emma Bunton - What Took You So Long, The Chordettes - Lollipop, Cascada - Everytime We Touch, Tori Amos - 1000 Oceans
Taking Over The World: Garbage - The World Is Not Enough
Wedding: Shania Twain - From This Moment, Tom Jones - Thunderball, Wannadies - You And Me Song, JerryC - Canon in D (Rock Version), Goldfrapp - Black Cherry
Birth of Child: Train - Ordinary
Revisiting Old Places: The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright
Final Battle: Evanescence - Sweet Sacrifice, Europe - The Final Countdown, Breaking Benjamin - Unknown Soldier, 30 Seconds From Mars - From Yesterday, Dave Matthews Band - When The World Ends (Paul Oakenfield Mix)
Death Scene: Lemon Demon - The Song You Hear When You Die, Avril Lavigne - I'm With You, Vienna Boys Choir - Ave Maria, Three Days Grace - Time of Dying
Funeral Song: Massive Attack - Teardrop, Linkin Park - What I've Done, Linkin Park - Valentine's Day, Kelly Clarkson - O Holy Night, Garbage - Afterglow, Bob Marley - Three Little Birds, Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter
End Credits: Spirited Away Soundtrack - One Summer's Day, Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood, Brahms - Trio In A Minor For Viola, Cello And Piano - Op. 114 - Allegro, Arethra Franklin - Respect, Foo Fighters - DOA, Ravel - Bolero
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