The World Of Jadeey: January 2009



It's my birthday

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Inside Felix's thoughts

Friday, January 30, 2009
I love the reactions of animals when their humans come home. They are always so excited and happy to see their person.

I think my Felix's thoughts go a little like this:

'Uh oh someone is coming! I better hide. Wait it's Holly, she's nice I love her. I'll run and say hi. Oh my gosh that was a loud noise I better hide! Nope it's okay it was just the gate shutting behind Holly. I'm safe. I better act like I just wanted to smell this bush, not that I wanted to hide in it. Now I'll run over and say hi...

She's so slow opening the door! Funny Holly, maybe she's forgotten that the door is how we get inside to the food. I should tell her...

She's still going slow. Why is she looking through that bag instead of opening the door? I should remind her opening the door is what she is supposed to be doing...

Finally! C'mon Holly! Let's eat! She's going slow again! I better remind her that she wants to feed me...

Wait - that's the wrong room, Holly! The bed is in there but the food isn't. This way! This way! I'm about to die of starvation here!'

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They're alive!

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Each Sunday I read Postsecret and every day I read LJ Secret. I like reading these websites. Some of the secrets make me cry, some make me relieved that I'm not living that pain, some I totally relate to and some just hit me in some unexpected way. Often I find myself needing to save a secret, sometimes to remind myself I'm not alone in my secrets and other times because something about the secret makes me sit up and take notice. As a result of this I have 320 secrets currently saved on my computer.

I have decided that every Thursday, for as long as I feel like it, I will post one of these secrets. Some might reflect my own secrets, others will have had a deep impact on me for one reason or another and still others will have been chosen because something small about them was enough to make me want to save it. I'm not going to tell you my reasons.

Don't read into them, don't think i'm trying to confess something. Because I'm not. I just want to share some of them.

And, if I have posted a secret that you made and you don't want it up there then please send me a message and I'll take it straight down.

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Misinformation

Ah! Apparently I was mis-informed. The Twenty20 game wasn't on last night at all. It's not until 4th Feb.

I think the fact that I couldn't even find that out, and was having to go off information I'd heard from someone else in passing, just emphasises my point that it's too hard to find out any information about domestic cricket.

Interestingly, as I was listening to Radio Sport after I'd blogged last night, I heard them discussing the lack of coverage of domestic cricket. Apparently it has been decided (I didn't catch by who) that New Zealanders aren't interested in domestic cricket, international cricket is where it's at. So I don't think the lack of coverage situation is going to change.

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Where has all the cricket gone?

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I know there is domestic cricket on today.

I know Wellington is playing against Central Districts.

I know the Wgtn/CD game is being played at McLean park in Napier.

I know it is a 20/20 match.

I know it started at 7pm.

I know Stephen Fleming is captaining the Wgtn side.


As you can see, I know a lot. But there is one thing I don't know. One very important thing....

I don't know what the score is! I've looked all over the internet and listened to Radio Sport. It ain't there.

No wonder domestic cricket in New Zealand is dying if they make it so damn hard to find out how your domestic team is going.

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More Charmed

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
So, as I've said, I've been watching Charmed a lot recently.

One thing I've noticed is that in the show, and it's the same with Buffy actually, evil theoretically have the advantage. Overall the world seems to be good - but the evil guys always have way more powers, and yet good always wins.

The Charmed Ones each have one power. Plus they can make up spells, which I guess does help them out) But heaps of demons have lots of powers. Amazingly the Charmed Ones still always win. Demons often team up to attack the Charmed Ones, why do the Charmed Ones never team up with other good witches to take on all of evil-dom?? So confusing.

With Buffy it's the same. There a gazillions of vampires and only one Buffy. She still wins though.

I guess that's the difference between fantasy and real-life. In real-life good doesn't always win.

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Trains suck

Monday, January 26, 2009
I hate public transport.

I know it's better for the environment than taking my own car, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper, but I really hate it! Three out of the last five times I've caught the train to work it's been 20 minutes late. That's more than half!

And what do transmetro have to say for themselves when you complain? You should account for delays when planning your journey. Ummmmmm that's stupid! I don't want to take an earlier train just because they can't get their act together. Buses I'm a bit more understanding because they are subjected to traffic issues... Trains don't have that excuse.

All over the trains are posters proclaiming, 'Take it easy. Take the train.' Well, I take the train, but I sure as hell don't find it easy.

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Poor little boy

Sunday, January 25, 2009
This afternoon a 3 year old boy was killed in Blenheim while playing on the footpath. A car was backing out of its driveway and hit him. It made me really sad when I read about it.

Hitting someone while backing out of my driveway is something that often scares me. Lots of people don't even look into driveways as they are walking along. I try and look really carefully when I'm backing out, but the way the bushes surround our driveway it would be very easy to not see someone in time.

Imagine how the poor driver of that car is feeling today. Very likely it was a neighbour. And that little boy's family. So devasting.

Death is always hard. But death of children has to be the hardest. I fully believe that no parent should have to bury their child.

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Bike helmets

Saturday, January 24, 2009
Today as I was driving into town to meet some friends from school I saw a girl riding a bike. She was about 10 years old and wasn't wearing a helmet. I was disgusted enough by that. So imagine my total disgust when a second later I spotted the girl's mum 50 feet behind her CARRYING THE HELMET. What does the mum think she's going to do? Put it on her daughter after her daughter's brains have already been splattered across the road?

It just shocks me that the mother is clearly condoning the girl not wearing a helmet. Who the hell knows why she bothered even bringing it with her. She certainly wasn't running to catch her daughter and remind her that she'd forgotten her helmet, so I think I have the right to assume she doesn't have a problem with her daughter not wearing it. I can understand that a 10 year old might not fully grasp why it is so important to wear a helmet when riding a bike. But her mum should grasp it and ensure that her daughter complies with such an obvious safety step. Hell, it's the law, if nothing else her mother should be making her wear it for that reason.

I remember back at primary school they made a huge deal about helmets. I think the law that you had to wear them was just coming into effect. We saw videos of the results of not wearing one and having a crash, we had guest speakers talking about loved ones they'd lost to cycle accidents - where a helmet would most probably have saved a life, we had some weird puppet show about it and we had the police come to talk to us. I guess they don't make such a big deal about it these days, but maybe they should.

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Charmed

Friday, January 23, 2009
Well, I just completed my first week at my new job. I'm really enjoying it.

As I think I've said before, I'm making my way through my Charmed DVDs at the moment. Anthony gave me seasons 1-4 last Christmas and I'm loving re-watching them. I'd forgotten how much I love Leo. I really just don't like the episodes that he's not in as much as the episodes he's in. (I still like them - just not as much)

I think it's quite possible that Charmed is my favourite show ever. And that's saying a lot considering how much I love Friends and The Office.

For your viewing pleasure - here is Leo...


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This secret fits me EXACTLY today

Thursday, January 22, 2009



Each Sunday I read Postsecret and every day I read LJ Secret. I like reading these websites. Some of the secrets make me cry, some make me relieved that I'm not living that pain, some I totally relate to and some just hit me in some unexpected way. Often I find myself needing to save a secret, sometimes to remind myself I'm not alone in my secrets and other times because something about the secret makes me sit up and take notice. As a result of this I have 320 secrets currently saved on my computer.

I have decided that every Thursday, for as long as I feel like it, I will post one of these secrets. Some might reflect my own secrets, others will have had a deep impact on me for one reason or another and still others will have been chosen because something small about them was enough to make me want to save it. I'm not going to tell you my reasons.

Don't read into them, don't think i'm trying to confess something. Because I'm not. I just want to share some of them.

And, if I have posted a secret that you made and you don't want it up there then please send me a message and I'll take it straight down.

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Pathetic again

Wednesday, January 21, 2009
I'm really glad the punishment clause of this blogging thing no longer applies. If it did I think people would have very real cause to invoke it this year. I know I really haven't written anything of substance this year, I promise I'll get better when I get more settled.

I think this week is going to be a week of going to work and then home to bed. I'm way too tired for anything else.

I got up at 5.30am this morning to watch President Obama's inauguration. I really have high hopes that he will make a difference to America. To the world. If nothing else he has given millions of people hope. That's got to count for something.

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Time for bed

Tuesday, January 20, 2009
I'm too buggered to blog tonight.

But, work was awesome. I really enjoyed it. The people I worked with are great and the job is pretty good - busy enough to keep me interested.

I've gotta go get a really early night now so that I can get up in the morning and watch the inauguration.

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Last day of unemployment

Monday, January 19, 2009
Tomorrow is my first day at my new job. Scary stuff. I wonder if my work will be anything like The IT Crowd. Heh I doubt it somehow. Although it would be funny if it was.

I feel like I've been very organised. I've got everything I can think of ready to go for tomorrow. And yet I'm certain there will end up being something that I've forgotten. I haven't made my lunch yet, but other than that I'm good to go.

I spent today trying hard to relax. Trying so hard, in fact, that I actually got kind of stressed with the effort!

Well, hopefully tomorrow I'll be writing a long, happy post about how wonderful my first day was. Fingers crossed!

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TV

Sunday, January 18, 2009
I've started watching Charmed on DVD. I'm slowly making my way through the seasons and I'd forgotten how much I love it. I REALLY love the guys on there. Leo has always been my favourite - but Cole and Chris both joined the ranks of Charmed men I love.

Right now I'm watching the newest episode of 30 Rock and feeling jealous that my friend's facebook tells me he was just at a Knicks game sitting across from Tracy Morgan. Lucky!!

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Almost time for work

Saturday, January 17, 2009
Well, only 2 days left now until I'm working full-time again. It's pretty scary actually. Mainly because I quite enjoy my time off. Working is going to be a big adjustment.

I've spent the past week sorting out my bodyclock. It's still not quite there but getting up at 6.30am this morning was surprisingly easy. Hopefully by Tuesday I'll be ready.

And now it is bedtime again because I really do have to maintain semi-early nights.

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Brendan

Friday, January 16, 2009
My cousin, Brendan, arrives tomorrow. It's very exciting. He's moving over here from Perth, I'm not sure how long the move will last - and he's actually going to spend most of it down South - but I'm excited all the same. Other than Melissa, Brendan is the cousin I'm closest to and it'll be really good to see him.

Even better if Australia lose the cricket tonight so I can tease him!

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Blogger was down

Apparently blogger was down last night so I couldn't post. However, I did choose a secret and it is all ready to be posted.

No time right now, I need to rush to meet my mum. But I will post it later on today.

Good girl

Thursday, January 15, 2009


Each Sunday I read Postsecret and every day I read LJ Secret. I like reading these websites. Some of the secrets make me cry, some make me relieved that I'm not living that pain, some I totally relate to and some just hit me in some unexpected way. Often I find myself needing to save a secret, sometimes to remind myself I'm not alone in my secrets and other times because something about the secret makes me sit up and take notice. As a result of this I have 320 secrets currently saved on my computer.

I have decided that every Thursday, for as long as I feel like it, I will post one of these secrets. Some might reflect my own secrets, others will have had a deep impact on me for one reason or another and still others will have been chosen because something small about them was enough to make me want to save it. I'm not going to tell you my reasons.

Don't read into them, don't think i'm trying to confess something. Because I'm not. I just want to share some of them.

And, if I have posted a secret that you made and you don't want it up there then please send me a message and I'll take it straight down.

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Malakai is the cutest

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Me and Ingrid went to visit Kayla and Malakai today. He's so cute and growing up so fast.

I'm off up to mum's house tonight to spend some time with her and Linc. Then tomorrow it's off to do a whole lot more shopping. I've still got to get shoes and a couple more outfits. Clearly this shopping thing is going to be going on for quite a long time.

I also bought a washing machine today. Our one decided it was time to stop working. Very annoying. But our new one looks cool. It's just a pity I had to spend so much money on something so boring.

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If the rain must fall

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
So, last night I talked about a song that means a lot to me. It happens every now and then - I find a song that I can totally relate to. I'm sure everyone finds the same thing. But I think this one might be the most perfect for me.

If you want to listen to it instead of just reading it, here it is:



Otherwise, here are the lyrics.

If the Rain Must Fall, James Morrison

Oh life can be strange
Good and bad in so many ways
And in time you will find
That things aren't always what they seem, no

Well I've got something to say
But you might laugh, joke or run away
'Cause I'm awkward and nervous
Sometimes I don't say much at all

But, if the rain must fall
If I lose it all
If the world comes down and takes my soul
If the sky turns black
And there's no, no way back
It won't matter much to me
If I had you, oh
And all I need is your love
It's all I need
All I need is your love, yeah

Oh well dreams can come true
If you know inside you really want them to
Oh, you can sit you can wait
You can leave your fate in someone else's hands
Oh but I, I want you
And nothing else can make me feel the way you do
So I'm waiting, I'm wishing
That it's me you'll be holding tonight, every night

And if the rain must fall
If I lose it all
If the world comes down and takes my soul
If the sky turns black
If there's no way back
It won't matter much to me
If I had you, yeah
'Cause all I need is your love, oh
All I need is your love, your love, oh
Oh

All I need is your love
Oh I, it's all I need
And nothing else, nothing else will ever do
'Cause all I need is you

If the rain must fall
If I lose it all
If the world comes down and takes my soul
If the sky turns black
If there's no, no way back
It won't matter much to me
If I had you
Oh! yeah, yeah, yeah!
'Cause all I need is your love

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What a good day

Monday, January 12, 2009
You know, I'm really happy at the moment.

I have great friends
I have a wonderful family
I'm about to start a job that I think i'm really going to love
It's the cricket season
I've got a wardrobe full of new clothes
I have a cool new cellphone
It's almost my birthday (I'm just pretending I've forgotten how old I am)
I discovered a song that means a lot to me (it will probably occupy my blog tomorrow
And plenty of other great things. Too many too list


Life isn't perfect, but I am happy with my lot in life right now.

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Shopping

Sunday, January 11, 2009
Today was mostly spent shopping. I start my new job in a week and my wardrobe was sadly lacking in 'corporate attire'. This has meant mammoth shopping trips for me and my mum.

Luckily I love shopping with my mum these days. We find a few outfits then go into the changing room and she just keeps up a constant supply of clothing until I've tried on everything in the shop. Or at least, until it feels like I've tried on everything in the shop.

I still don't have quite enough clothes. But we're getting close. Now before I start work I just have to get my haircut and do one final shopping trip. Phew. It's all coming together.

My first few paychecks will definitely be going on more clothes though. Sigh.

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Cricket again

Saturday, January 10, 2009
Grrrr!!!! The cricket was rained off. I am annoyed.

It was awesome watching Guptill do so well. I mean, sure he offered some chances early on, but that's hardly a surprise for a guy on debut. I think he's going to be a bloody brilliant cricketer.

I think I'm one of the only cricket watchers in the world who actually does more exercise while they are watching cricket than they do when they are not. I went to the gym and cycled while I watched. It was awesome. And healthy.

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Damn Jesse Ryder!

Friday, January 09, 2009
Something weird has happened. The blackbird has disappeared from our lawn. I no longer get woken up by him at 6am. The weird part about it is that he stopped the day after I last posted about him. Perhaps he is reading my blog??

Okay, onto what I actually want to talk about - cricket.

Bloody Jesse Ryder has AGAIN been dropped because of his alcohol problems. I think NZ Cricket are totally justified, they have rules and he broke them, but it makes me so angry at Ryder. He is such a talented batsman and we really need him at the moment. Why does he have to go and be so stupid? Grrrr!!

I'm happier about the news that Martin Guptill has been selected to replace Jamie How. I like How, but he is in such bad form at the moment that he really needed to be dropped. (Although he did take some great catches on Wednesday.) Guptill is an exciting batsman to watch. I would have loved to see at top order consisting of McCullum, Ryder and Guptill. Of course, thanks to Jesse Ryder's antics the other night, that won't be happening tomorrow. Grrr again!

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I love you

Thursday, January 08, 2009


Each Sunday I read Postsecret and every day I read LJ Secret. I like reading these websites. Some of the secrets make me cry, some make me relieved that I'm not living that pain, some I totally relate to and some just hit me in some unexpected way. Often I find myself needing to save a secret, sometimes to remind myself I'm not alone in my secrets and other times because something about the secret makes me sit up and take notice. As a result of this I have 320 secrets currently saved on my computer.

I have decided that every Thursday, for as long as I feel like it, I will post one of these secrets. Some might reflect my own secrets, others will have had a deep impact on me for one reason or another and still others will have been chosen because something small about them was enough to make me want to save it. I'm not going to tell you my reasons.

Don't read into them, don't think i'm trying to confess something. Because I'm not. I just want to share some of them.

And, if I have posted a secret that you made and you don't want it up there then please send me a message and I'll take it straight down.

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Old New Zealand ads

A couple of days ago I was looking on YouTube for that cricket ad with the old guy and the young guy pushing the roller. I couldn't find it, instead I found HEAPS of old ads that I remembered and loved. (Maybe I didn't love them so much at the time since they were interrupting my tv show, but in retrospect I love them.) So, I thought I'd share some.


Instant Kiwi




Georgie Pie




Cadbury Creme Egg
You have to click on the link, but it's totally worth it.


Toyota Hilux (Bugger!)




And just for fun, here is an Australian ad that I adored when I found it. (Unless you are a cricket fan don't bother)

Gilly the Kiwi




And my favourite ad on tv at the moment...

Mitre 10

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Cricket

Wednesday, January 07, 2009
I went to the cricket today - NZ vs WI.

We won. It was a fairly short game - WI collapsed in their innings and were all out for 128. For a while it looked like we weren't going to make it without a struggle, but Taylor came to the crease and scored 50. We ended up winning by 7 wickets so I was happy.

I'm very annoyed at vodafone right now. My contract still hasn't been sorted out and I've spent my entire prepay IOU. If I topup I'll lose any remaining credit when my contract starts so I don't want to do that, but if I don't topup I'm without money on my phone. Grrr!

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No fair!

Tuesday, January 06, 2009
It's not fair!

My dad called me earlier this evening with the news that Stephen Fleming was up at Waitarere Beach on New Years. This is not fair because I was also up there, but I didn't see him!!

I'm hoping this means that maybe, just maybe, he owns a house up there. I also think there is a chance that, if he does, it is on the same street as my parents house. It's a good street so it would be a sensible choice. How cool would that be!?! Hopefully it will mean I get to bump into him on the beach at some point. Maybe even play beach cricket with him. That'd be like heaven.

Remember those old cricket ads that had the old groundsman and the young groundsman pushing a roller? The old guy used to live in the house nextdoor to my parents. I thought that was cool enough - having my favourite cricket player of all time anywhere near a place I spend a lot of time might be enough to make my brain explode.

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Whoops almost forgot

Monday, January 05, 2009
I just realised I was about to go to bed without blogging. Clearly the holiday season is making me forget my priorities - blogging. Heh and I am aware that I haven't yet put up my Hamilton entries. But I will!

I spent hours on the phone this morning to Vodafone. I was trying to get my new contract setup using my prepay number. This turned out to be a hassle since my prepay number used to belong to Kat. I think it's all sorted now, but it was very frustrating. Not least because I had to hang up and call them back 3 times (not by my choice - theirs) and each time the hold wait was around 40 minutes. Grrrr.

Right. Bed time for me.

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Felix the cat

Sunday, January 04, 2009
Currently my cat, Felix, is sitting on the back of my chair. Every so often he bashes his head into mine. I'm pretty sure this is his way of saying, "Hey Holly! I love you! Don't forget to pat me!"

Speaking of my cat, he is still terrified of that bird I talked about a few weeks ago. He doesn't even like going outside during the day anymore because the bird is always out there. This, combined with me being totally sick of 6am wake-up-calls by the damn singing, is making me really wish the bird would hurry up and find a new home. I don't want to wish death upon it, but I will be soon. (I already do every morning when I am woken from my peaceful slumber. When I'm fully awake I just wish it would go away, not die.)

Oops Felix just got so into banging his head into mine that he lost his balance and fell off the chair. Now he's looking sheepish and embarrassed. I love how cats get embarrassed when they do something silly.

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Lost the cricket :(

Saturday, January 03, 2009
Well, we didn't win the cricket. It was a good game though and I guess that's what counts. Our team these days is too inexperienced to win in these close contests. The New Zealand team has almost always been too inexperienced or too lacking in confidence to win the really close ones. It's times like these I wish I was Australian.

Cricket is very good for my fitness though, I've got to say. I was just finishing up at the gym today when the rain delay in the game meant they put on an old ODI from 1999. A game from 1999, of course, means a game featuring Stephen Fleming. Well I couldn't miss watching that so I ended up staying an extra 40 minutes. Boy was I exhausted when I left!

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The Bucket Fountain

Friday, January 02, 2009
A few months ago the bucket fountain in Cuba Street was taken away to get 'fixed'. I'm not sure what was broken about it, but clearly someone thought something was. I had class in a building right near the bucket fountain and was sad not to see it every day as I walked to and from school. I consoled myself by believing the sign that claimed it would be back and much better.

The sign didn't lie. The bucket fountain is now a million times cooler than it used to be. Now, when the biggest bucket tips it makes such a big splash that it splashes anyone walking past. It used to be that sometimes you'd get splashed by it, if you were unlucky. But now it happens every time. It is awesome! (I probably wouldn't think this if I'd been hit, but so far I haven't.)

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Thunder

Thursday, January 01, 2009
I said yesterday that I was going to write a summary of my year. But I realised I already summarised my entire blog a couple of months ago and not a lot has happened since then so there's really no point in that.

Instead, since it's Thursday, I'll put up a secret.


Each Sunday I read Postsecret and every day I read LJ Secret. I like reading these websites. Some of the secrets make me cry, some make me relieved that I'm not living that pain, some I totally relate to and some just hit me in some unexpected way. Often I find myself needing to save a secret, sometimes to remind myself I'm not alone in my secrets and other times because something about the secret makes me sit up and take notice. As a result of this I have 320 secrets currently saved on my computer.

I have decided that every Thursday, for as long as I feel like it, I will post one of these secrets. Some might reflect my own secrets, others will have had a deep impact on me for one reason or another and still others will have been chosen because something small about them was enough to make me want to save it. I'm not going to tell you my reasons.

Don't read into them, don't think i'm trying to confess something. Because I'm not. I just want to share some of them.

And, if I have posted a secret that you made and you don't want it up there then please send me a message and I'll take it straight down.

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