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Saturday, December 31, 2005 / 23:32
de 2006 is 'ere!
11:32pm
Six years into the new melenium. Already!
2005... what a crazy year its been... so many things happened, so much to tell! man i'll miss devon... and whats guna happen next year??? i may not even be living in new zealand. X_X
well, i guess i can only start from the beginning of the year.
on the first day back i was so nervous, and yet so excited!!! i remember saying hi to everyone that i knew and finding my friends and oh it was so nerve-reking!! and in my diary the first day of school looked like this:
tuesday Day 1/ 0
01 ^_^
-school starts today mathamatical
-wake up early! mathimatical
violie - learn canon
i still remember how loud i could hear my heart beating when we were sitting on the seats above the courts and mr thompson was calling out the yr8 classes. when rm13 was called out i was hoping so much that i would be in there (coz it was in endeavour lol) but i didnt mind much at all wen my name wasnt called out because there was still the other yr 8 class in endeavour. and wen the first few people were called out for rm14, i knew it was that brainy class, and i still remember thinking: "well i guess now i want to be in the smart class."
on wednesday they asked for each class to nominated 3 girls and boys for the position of head student. lol and i remember when our names got called out at the end of friend assembly and we were asked to go to mr t's office after and everyone was whispering "OOOooo they're in trouble" but we werent we were all infact nominated for head student!
i wrote my speech at 3am on sunday morning in the weekends. i imagined myself giving a speech to the school (like an impromtu) and it turned out pretty good, so i decided to write it down.
that monday morning when i gave my speech - that was all such a blur... what i remembe clearest from that day was probably sitting on the stage listening to the other speeches. they were great, but, after the 4th speech, i was kinda getting bored!! lol, not to say that the speeches were boring, i just wanted to do my speech!! lol i couldnt wait i was so excited =P
(its 11:57 now)
and i still remember, that friday after school, i went up to mr t's office to ask him if i could move into room14, and it was.. well.. awkward.
Me: *knock knock*
MrT: *looks up*
Me: G-g-good afternoon Mr Thompson.
MrT: Miss Meuli told me you wanted to come and see me. Come in. sit.
Me: *gulps* *goes into office.*
MrT: *stare*
Me: *sits*
MrT: So, Serena Chen, what did you want to see me for?
Me: well, I was wondering if I could change classes..
MrT: *looks stunned*
Me: I was wondering if I could move to Room14..
MrT: and why would you want to do that?
Me: well, uh, I wana be in endeavour..
MrT: *stares*Me: uh- I mean, I feel that it would be good for my education. (yes, i did say that >_>)
hey! its 12:00 now! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! HAPPY 2005 - oh i mean 2006!!!
lol there's fireworks going on in the background.. noones cheering tho [dundundun]
anyways..
meanwhile.. inside my head...
brain1: WTFH WERE YOU THINKING?!?!?! "because i wana be in endeavour" OMFG THAT IS THE LAMEST REASON I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!!!!
brain2: aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
brain1: DID YOU NOT LISTEN TO A WORD I SAID?!?!! REMEMBER YOU GOTTA BUST OUT DA BIG AND RIDICULOUSLY LONG AND SUPER-INTELLIGENT WORDS THAT YOU DONT EVEN KNOW TO EITHER A)CONFUSE THEM OR 2) MAKE YOU LOOK SLIGHTLY INTELLIGENT OR D) MAKE YOU TURN INTO A DUCK!!!!!
brain2: please stop using caps lock.
brain1: OH. sry.
brain2: lets go and get icecream.
brain1: ok.
brains: *waddles off into the sunset*
---back in 'reality'---
MrT: okay well, if you really want to move into room14, you will need to get one of your parents to make an appiontment to speak to me
Me: ok.
MrT: you may go now.
Me: ok. *gets up* Thank you for your time. Nice shirt.
Me: *run run run BAIL BAIL BAIL*
okay. so i may not have said "nice shirt", but all the rest above is all true, and is basically exactly what happened.
MOVING ON
week 5 was when i moved into room14.here's what saturday that week in my diary looked like:
saturday
05
Netball
goggles
week6 was sea week, and stacey and i made a kewlas costume. it hangs in my bedroom right now.
week9 was camp, and if youve read the eltham camp entry in this blog, youll kno just how big it was.. and how crazy ^_^
at the bottom of the page n my diary it has a quote
"until i met you i never knew what it was like to look at someone and then :smile: for no reason"
week10 was sooo kewl coz we learnt self defence and where to aim and stuff =P
on sunday of week2term2, they "young leaders" we went to wellington and it was sooo kewl! brock burnt his eyebrows with the barbeque and i didnt get to see it -.- i also bet some of the dudes in arm wrestles =P
the day before i was captain of our netballteam so i had to organise stuff. i dont remember it but its written down in my diary so yea.
the next week on friday i went to mallory's sleepova and it was fun as. we camped out in her dad's studio wif the shiny floors and very white walls. in my diary, on the bottom on the page i wrote this:
G: Humble theyself. learn and chew
the next week in my diary is basically unreadable. its so full of scribbles and post-it notes coz i ran outta room. was i really that busy?? O_o heres what it looks like with the post-it notes on the side:
/pic
the next week is the same.
grrrr *flips pages of diary trying to find a coherent page*
:O guess wad i found out!!! June the 13th was wen i started to play runescape.
week10 (july04-08) was my last week as head gurl ='( lol we had speech comps on that monday:
/pic of diary entry 04July
term three was murder with crosscountry (as expected) but hey it was fun and all that training paid off wen i came 18th :DD
argh more unreadable and umcomprehensable pages.. >.<
on friday he 26th of august we had our optiminds challenge, which was kewl as! both of our teams won!! our team (or language literate) came up with a genius play, which really was clever and i fink we coulda have gone to aus and taken a placing! +P im no kidding.
arghla more prep maddess and cross country o_o and wearable arts lol and theres a week when i was so busy i didnt have time to write anything at all O_D and then theres the dracula rockshow production maddess everywhere O_D *twitches more*
... and devon idol @_@
ooo yesh and taranaki athletic champs %_% i cant believe i got into that..
lmao prep was so funfunfun and sooo crazy and yea lool on the day of the prep market we (sol) by the work of a mircale, for the FIRST time, actually worked for a full one and a half hours!! O_O (LIKE OMFG!!!!)(lol)and twas soo funny wen we were cutting out the stickas...
Martin: shit.
Everyone: *cracks up laughing*
Martin: what?
Jacob: what?
Me (thinking): is it just me or does his hair grow back freakishly fast...
Ahumai: you swore!!
Everyone: *nods*/*murmurs in agreement*
Jacob: so?
Martin: so?
Jacob: he swears.
Martin: yea.
Jacob: say fuck.
Martin: fuck.
Everyone: -blink-
Everyone: *starts laughing their backsides off*
Me: *almost falls off chair from laughing but falls onto table instead*
Everyone: HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA..ETC
---after 3 straight minutes of laughing---
Everyone: *goes back to cutting out stickers*
*cutting noises*
bwahahahahahaha after market day we made somthing like 1500db+ of profit. no shit.
we had the prep auction and a swim on the thursday of the last week of devon. lool patrick, martin, jacob, and i ganged up on one of the waterguns and we got it! yayay
and swimming was fun lol.
and then there was prize giving the next day...
and camp was COOL. de raisins we ROKED.
well, i think thats about enough about the past.. and more about the future!!! w000t
but i cant be bothered rightr now so ther.
well, its 1:26am right now (lol ive bn readint thru my diary.. gotta get a new one T_T'), and ive gotta arrive at the pools at 11am so O_< im guna have to get up early..
Friday, December 23, 2005 / 13:11
to the past we say goodbye...
Like a bird in a treetop
anywhere to fly
everything to do
need no reason why
glad to be where we are
definitely pleased with that
thinking of the future
but please with where we're at
we'd like to stay
just a wee bit longer
saying we can't do it
but we couldn't be wronger
to friends we say goodbye
not knowing how much we'd care
scattered far and wide
loneliness filling the air
but for all the things we hear and see
we still have this thing called memory
so, like a bird in a treetop
anywhere to fly
everything to do
need no reason why.
Thursday, December 22, 2005 / 22:50
=O i forgot prizegiving!! and CAMP!!!! *falls off chair*
lool after all that i forgot to mention what happened at our prizegiving last friday!! lool you won't believe it!!okies well it started off with Anneke and i playing pachebels (sry i spelt it wrong) canon as the people came in, and then i went back into de orchestra and played and stuff.. and then i went to choir and sang and blahx...
ok ok and then it started out with the class prizes [which was one general excellence; up to three class diligences; most improved student or class citizenship per class]
and wen it got to room 14, guess who got room14 general excellence?????
well, not me :P
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okies i was just joking i got general excellence!!! omg omg omg omg omg
LooL i seriously wasnt expecting it!!!! about half of our class deserved it, so i thought "nah, i wouldn't get it" and coz i only got my attitude towards excellence on the 9th of december!!!=0 freakish!!! and to think that i was put in room 19 at the start of the year... O.o
and then it came to the tech prizes [which is two students per technicraft subject; one year 7 one year 8]
and i was so surprised wen my name got called out!! i didn't expect to do very well in tech -.- lol and i was even more amazed wen my nam got called out *twice*!! i was like whatthehel-??
lol and as it turned out i recieved the year eight performing arts (which anneke deserved but she got the overall excellence in performing arts anyway so maybe thats ok) and get this - metalcraft.
WTF?!?! lool i was expecting the second one to be something predictable that i would get, like art! lool that was weird.. and yet such a happy moment :D:D:D:DDDD
and somewhere there was a speech from the principal of NPGH, mrs ellis hu is one kewl princinpal!!! she's one of the main reasons why im looking forward to going to girls hgih niext year :DDD
and then kate gave a speech on behald of us four head students (Brock, Dylan, Kate, and I) and she ended it wif a really kewl quote... which i cannot remember 0.o -_-
and then there was the two music awards... the first one was for encouragement in music, and the second was the todd-smythe music award. the first cup was awarded to alison chambers (who is a very accomplished violinist and fully deserved the award :D:D) and the todd-smythe cup went to a person called serena chen! :O *gasp!!!*
i couldnt believkjdhslkadjflsjhgdogomgomgomgomgomg
*hyperventalates*
and then there was the head girl cup!! wowowow lol and now ive got two cups on my piano! :DDD but im guna give the head girl one to kate in june nxt year! :DD *happiness*
oooo yesh eysh and CAMP!!!! (omg i cant believe i forgot lool)
we went to vertical horizons (in stratford) on monday and tuesday and it was kewl as!!! (eltham was betta tho but o wel we only had two days anyways so meh)
okies well we arrived and blah (im not guna explain the whole camp hour by hour like i usually do ^-~ hooray) and we were in activity groups and YAYNESS our group didn't get split up!! :P lool we have 7 peeps from rm14 and one from 6 lmao ok ok well there was you kno us krabby bunch (mallory stacey sheryl and me) and then there was the guys (jacob patrick martin and james) and in the end we won the whole hting which was kewl as and we were called "THE RED RAISINS" (altho it wasn't spelt like that on the board.. it was spelt wrong O.o)
and w00t w00t our chant roked!!!! here it is:
U. G. L. Y.
You ain't got no alibi'
we're raisins!
yeah yeah
red raisins!
don't blame us, we're raisins!
(knee slap chain thingy :P)
we'll shrivel you up....
(knee slap chain)
RED RAISINS!
(roll off)
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oooh yes and at the zip line i went mountain sk8ing and i almost went down from the very TOP of the zip line hill!! w00t and i only fell off once! YAY (and the other time i *jumped* off. there is a difference.) and i made it safely down a good few times too! :D
arghla and the disco :P that was funfunfun there was lik nobody left and only stacey and i were dancing for the full two hours o.O rofl
well i fink this post is getting a bit too long so ja. CYAA
last day at devon intermediate and last day as a year eight...
*waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa* yesterday was my last day at devon...:'(
wow what a crazy two years it's been. I've learnt so much, and (i know this sounds sooo corny) but ive grown alot as a person too. (yea, like at the beginning of the year i was 166cm, and now im 170cm! w00t 4cm! =P)
lol but seriously, this schoool, and most importantly of all, the people at it, has taught me so much, and i have learnt so much from all of them, they don't know how much i shall miss them :'(
I really do wish that this year coulda lasted just a bit longer... lol rm 14 is such a crazeeee class and i really do hope that there is a class reunion some time (like in two years or sumfing lik that)
you know, i'd have something good to say about everybody in our class, even if someone gave me the roll or somthing lol
speaking of rolls, why are the boys always first and then the girls??? i mean what happened to "ladies first"?? -_-
ANYWAYS...
i was really surprised that i didn't cry. I cried everytime that i heard the song "graduation" (the bg musik that you are hearing right now), and i really thought i was guna cry on the last day. and i didn't. Lol i actually laughed a whole lot...
lol on the last day all we did was help miss gworth lift stuff and move maths stuff to diff rooms and move her stuff to her new room for next year (room 9) and blah.. lol and then we came bak into class and played board games (while other classes went swimming and had singstar comps) lol w00t arent we a bunch of nerds?? :P:P
loolz i played tic tac toe against matt (v.d.t.) and martin and we drew alot O.o
we also wrote weird internet emotes on the piece of yellow paper O.oi;;; XDDDDD
and then i played connect four wif sheryl. i think it was 1 all, coz she beat me first (w00t i pulled off another dunce lool!) and then i beat her (by some weird work of a miracle) and then tamati came thru the middle of the game and just kaplooshed the whole thing. or was it katane...? O.o
and then we had assembly and then the bell rang and then miss glentworth gave us lollipops and then we went home.
I sang the 'graduation' song wif sheryl and stacey and yeah.
so that was basically it. no inundation of tears, no arghla im geting hugged by everyone, no "mmmphhh" from suffocating in hugs...
it was just like a very very normal day, with heaps of laughs all round... as if we would all see eachother again the next day....
hey ex-devon peeps, when i say im guna miss youse, i really mean it.
Saturday, December 10, 2005 / 20:29
Social and PrEP Market Day
whoo oo oooooowweeeeee wade a busy busy two days i had social 7-9pm on thursday and it was crazeeeeee as and then i came back i had to make prep stuff til 3am ;Dokies well the social for one thing was crazy crazy fun. it was basically 80% disco and im so proud i did not touch one dude at the social muahahahahahaha lol
okies and at the prep market it was real kewl too coz our company made... get this: 1424 deBling PROFIT!!!!! that's not including the startup grant AND wif heaps of WAGES taken off!!!!!!!!! =0 w00t w00t go SOL!!!
wel sold out on everyfink and i bought sooo much SUAGAR it was awesome! ;P
*sigh* i cant believe im guna have to leave devon this year im guna be so sad lol i love this place its crazeee and full of phsycos XDDDD
Ill miss devon immensely, i really hope that sometime in the future we have a class reunion or sumfink like that :D
well, i betta get on wif making the CD for my friends for christmas!
l8rs ;)
farewell.
As we go on
So if we get the big jobs
As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come Whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever
La, la, la, la:
Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come Whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever...
Saturday, December 03, 2005 / 13:59
gee I'm not doing this very regualarly eh? -_- i really should =P
omfg its december already!!!!!! *hits head*loolz im supposed to b makin tshirst for prep but meh i seriously cant b stuffed lol damn my employees will b happy eh *sarcasm sarcasm*
eeheeheehee i went on a musikk downloadin streak last. uh cant remember but it was recently o__O
ummmaaaahh oh yeah we're going ta camp at vertical horizons on the last monday and tuesday of school yeeeeeeharrrr but the only down thing is that we're going wif rm 6 O_o o wel im sure itll b fine! :D
eeeeheeeeeeeeheeeeheeeee i just burned a mixx cd and im listenen to it rite now its soooo kewl full of all ma fave songs yupp i fink ill give all my friends a personalised mix cd for chrissie! ^_^:DDD
okay. im bored so im guna get sumfink to eat O>o Lol brb
...
hmm i wonder wat a sanwhich would taste like with HEAPS of mayo... *looks evil*
*runs off to make sandwhicgh*
*chomp*
hey its actually reallniceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
*chomps more*
LMFAO ive just blocked *EVERYONE* on my contacts list on msn LMAO Lol ill just unblock them wen they come online XDDDDD
oooohhh yea the ennd of yer social is guna b on thursday nxt week yaya im actually guna go this yer! XDDD
oooo wad else??? ionop.
beewaaaaaa bubi
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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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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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