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My brother randomly came through town today to drop his dog Loki off here so we can dogsit for a few days. So I was woken up with "COME HUG YOUR BROTHER" and then my mother took me shopping for hours.
We wet to Wal-Mart where they were selling guns in plastic packages. They had pink ones. You know. Fer them gals. Bitches like pink. I couldn't believe it. I want to take my camera and take photos so I can show my NZ friends the glory that is the sporting section. <---Sarcasm. Also there was someone parked in the lot with a vanity plate that said "Ma Cow". So yep. I'm in Montana now. YEE YAW.
We also went to the store my niece works at so we could get a turkey for Racism Day (my mother had to listen to my ranting all day long, wheee) It was nice to see her! She's so grown up. I remember when she was 3. /old lady
And that's it. Being with my parents is awesome though. They're both lovely and hilarious. Even if Loki seems convinced I am some kind of alien and every time I move he growls. It has to be the hair. Don't hate on fake gingers, Loki. Are you some kind of dog-racist?! He doesn't mind me when I'm throwing a tennis ball for him. Just when I am hanging out inside. Le sigh.
Also, in Wal-Mart, my mother said "I have to get some balls for the dog. He needs some balls" And I couldn't stop laughing. She was generous enough to sigh and then ignore it instead of scolding me! Ah, love!
EDIT: Fixed my email inbox finally. Turns out I accidentally blocked the images mail uses to run with AdBlock when I was trying to block an ad on the side of it. LOLwhoops. I am so smrt. At least I figured it out!
We wet to Wal-Mart where they were selling guns in plastic packages. They had pink ones. You know. Fer them gals. Bitches like pink. I couldn't believe it. I want to take my camera and take photos so I can show my NZ friends the glory that is the sporting section. <---Sarcasm. Also there was someone parked in the lot with a vanity plate that said "Ma Cow". So yep. I'm in Montana now. YEE YAW.
We also went to the store my niece works at so we could get a turkey for Racism Day (my mother had to listen to my ranting all day long, wheee) It was nice to see her! She's so grown up. I remember when she was 3. /old lady
And that's it. Being with my parents is awesome though. They're both lovely and hilarious. Even if Loki seems convinced I am some kind of alien and every time I move he growls. It has to be the hair. Don't hate on fake gingers, Loki. Are you some kind of dog-racist?! He doesn't mind me when I'm throwing a tennis ball for him. Just when I am hanging out inside. Le sigh.
Also, in Wal-Mart, my mother said "I have to get some balls for the dog. He needs some balls" And I couldn't stop laughing. She was generous enough to sigh and then ignore it instead of scolding me! Ah, love!
EDIT: Fixed my email inbox finally. Turns out I accidentally blocked the images mail uses to run with AdBlock when I was trying to block an ad on the side of it. LOLwhoops. I am so smrt. At least I figured it out!
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OOoh yes, all good things to read! Is it nice to read for leisure again?
That should be amazing! She is trying hard to get to CHCH too, but since we lost most concert venues, that'll make it hard!
I just remembered Jess interned at The Globe, I think! So if you couldn't afford a tour, you could probably get ahold of her and see if she would be up for a meet up and an informal tour! And I am sure she would love to see you and meet Erin. She's so lovely! Do you have her as a friend on Facebook? She doesn't check LJ often, but I think she is on FB more.
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Yeah, I read that Amanda is trying to get to Christchurch. She seems pretty determined, I think she'll figure something out.
Anyway, we just booked! We're going from the 2nd to the 15th of February, and staying in an awesome Victorian Gothic mansion! It's called Oakfield Estates. I don't suppose you know of any supernatural craziness attached to it? A bit of amateur Most Haunted wouldn't go astray... (Who am I kidding? Compared to us, they're the amateurs.)
And yes, I do have Jess on Facebook, so I might have a word. Good plan :)
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I hope so for the sake of the people who would love to go! But it might be difficult!
AWESOOMMMEEEE YAYYYY! You will have the best time. I will look up Oakfield Estates. In the meantime, off the top of my head I think the most famous paranormal spots are Highgate Cemetary (The Highgate Vampire and Spring-heeled Jack) and of course, the Tower. And a lot of the underground tunnels, actually. And there's the theatre on Drury Lane, but I don't know if you can go in without like...going to a show.
If you want, when I get home in January, I can go through my ghosty reference books for you! I even have more now MUAHHAHAHHA! And most of them are about the UK. Even if you don't go to the places, it might be interesting to know where in London is reportedly haunted even if you just hear about those places in passing! And the idea of ghostly research makes me incredibly giddy :D I can send you an email list!
And Most Haunted are amateurs compared to everyone. But they are fun to watch scream like babies.
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Also, it'll still be chilly there! Be sure to bring warm clothes so your back doesn't hurt!
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Yes, we've been looking into the weather statistics. Thankfully, at that time of year, it's only a little bit colder than the dead of Melbourne winter, so I should be able to survive, at least.
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I hope you had a good birthday! :D
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And thank you, I did have a good birthday! Erin made me pancakes in the morning, then we went to my place to play Guitar Hero, had dinner with my parents at Nardee, and then came home and watched Silent Hill. Then yesterday most of the posse went to the Tutankhamun exhibition at the Melbourne Museum as a joint birthday outing for me and our resident Egyptologist Shane, whose birthday is on the 30th. That was a pretty amazing experience; lots of relics from the tombs of Tutankhamun and his ancestors, including a golden ceremonial dagger, and the most beautiful scarab bracelet. The detail was exquisite. Some pretty cool deity statues, and an almighty sarcophagus, too; no mummies, though. Then after the exhibit we had a Middle Eastern dinner on Lygon Street, and though the food was pretty average, we also smoked some sheesha, and that was a lot of fun :)
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Yay! Good birthdays are awesome. And Leah went to that exhibit too a while back and she said how awesome it was. I would love to go see that stuff sometime. I'll have to see where it goes next in the world! What's sheesha? I suppose I could google it...
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I'm not sure if I spelt it right, but you smoke it from a hookah, and it comes in all sorts of flavours. We were smoking the apple stuff. It kind of tasted like spicy toffee apple. There's no narcotic effect or anything like that, which is why it's perfectly fine to smoke in the middle of a restaurant.
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