After an incredible four straight days of sunshine, I am back to work. I cannot tell you how this makes me feel (mainly due to some standards of decency in terms of what is allowed on the internet. Hang on, thinking about what is allowed on the internet, what am I saying).
Weather was awesome, I have to say. Six dead in the holiday road toll. One person killed when a car was left without brake on and rolled down and got them. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
A girl who was walking along a beach in Napier got drowned and her brother and father were rescued when a freak wave washed them out to sea. Unlucky, unlucky, unlucky.
April fool's day includes a news article that the two islands in NZ were originally going to be called New Cyprus (north) and New Madeira (south). Crap, crap, crap.
Went to the rugby yesterday and watched Queensland get handed a smack around the ears by Auckland, who played badly but still won 49-26. Zinzan did a death tackle on one guy, revenge for the pounding that Auckland got last year by them (59-12 or something). Rory came too, but was pretty bored.
I drowned my cellphone in my chilly bag when the Pepsi leaked. Could be an expensive mistake. Expensive, expensive, expensive.
Let myself down in the gardening department. Did some weeding and trimming, but didn't finish the edging. Fruit trees are still quietly achieving. No sign of life in the kauri seeds. Growing some in pots, and some just in water on paper to see if they do anything. Rory wanted to know if a feijoa fell off the tree and into his hand, would that be okay? I said it would not, he has to wait until they fall on the ground. He has the potential to be a good lawyer.
Went to Point Erin pool on Friday, which was awesome. Heaps of stuff for kids. I swam a few lengths, dived off the low board. Water was cold but tolerable once you got in.
I took Rory to Star Wars on Saturday, with Allan and Paul and Emma. I don't know if it is that much better. Some things certainly hadn't improved. The extra bits were nice to have and the decorations in some places were cute. I don't know if I will race out and see the other two, if I do I might not take Rory. The stereo effects were a struggle as well, only noticeable in a couple of places.
Went to visit my grandparents in Te Kauwhata on Sunday, Zoo and Rugby yesterday. Kids knackered, parents sleeping about ten hours per night.
Got my first speed camera ticket last week. Doing 115 on the motorway cost $60. Wankers. It was on the way to the family reunion.
Note that my predictions for The English Patient were accurate. Still think it sounds very stupid.
Rumour of my mother getting married late this year appears to be true, possibly in Tasmania (the inbreeding capital of Australia, like Taranaki I believe). Diana doesn't want to go if it is going to cost too much (air fares could come to $2500). We will have to see about that, hell of a lot of money to blow on someone else's wedding (only spent about $6000 on our own bloody wedding, and that included the honeymoon). It's not like I haven't been to other weddings she has had (okay, one from two so far, but a guy isn't supposed to be at his mother's wedding). Definition of a lousy bastard is someone who sits at the back of his mother's wedding and scratches.
Having a new program done for me at the gym on Thursday. Will try to continue to use my old program as a filler. Did three mornings in a row over the long weekend and I hurt. Alternating exercises would be good for the days when I do it consecutively. Getting there though. I think I may have inspired Ross, but we'll see. He puts in too many hours at the moment I think.
Last interclub tennis game this Saturday, then the pressure is off for a while. Am toying with playing in the club mixed doubles champs, but not many spare ladies around.
Better go and do some work. Dull, dull, dull.
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