hi, i just want to introduce myself. i hope this doesn't come across as too LOUD or scary or passive or anything, because i am none of those things, usually.

my display picture is not a true reflection of me; it is of a certain Alex Woodham, in a tent, on one of our camping trips. i chose this picture because
a) that expression is priceless;
b) he has a head torch on, which can be very handy in emergencies, which i feel my hometown has become somewhat accustomed to, so i want to increase awareness about the usefulness of head torches;
c) the space around him in the photo looks slightly 'hipster', which i may or may not have a preference for; and finally -
d) because i miss such specimens; Palmy lacks them, they are irreplaceable, and they mean a lot to me.

"Choice" for the invite, hemi.

haere mai, haere mai, haere mai :)

(this is me in my flat right now; an observation, for regan - extremely cold; hat + hood combo; cow-themed hot water bottle visible)

Colourful Beetroot and Beautiful Carrot combo

Part of my lunch today involved dipping carrots in beetroot dip.

It was super effective.

I did an MS Paint drawing me eating my carrots with dip as it seems to be the thing to do around here.

It should be noted that I did the Paint drawing before taking the picture and so had to try reenact my picture in real life.

If you have ever experienced beetroot dip you will see that the paint drawing captures how vibrant it is better than the real picture.

You may also note that I used the spray can tool to add the tan to my hand. So it might be fair to say that I gave myself a...

spray tan..

Ok, just a quick explanation of why dipping carrots in beetroot dip is so amazing. You can kind of see from the pictures that beetroot dip is exceptional viscous and so as you can imagine not any food item would be fit to take on the dip. Carrots (if cut correctly) have sufficient flexural rigidity to make the processes of dipping and snacking on beetroot dip an easy breezy tasty treat. The fact that carrot sticks are delicious in themselves is almost just an added bonus. It was no dump luck either that I happen to have carrot sticks and beetroot dip simultaneously. I had been planning this for months, from the moment I planted them in fact and no one can say otherwise.

And let me tell you, it payed off big time. Also that it is no mean feat painting on MS paint with a laptop mouse.

Hey Ragan

I made a post

I even used centered text alignment

Hope it was trivial enough

Cheers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        and tables

Matt

I is Lucy

This is the first blog post I have ever done so it is quite exciting
I have a doll named Newa, a cat named Monty and a car named Bluey - these are my children.
I do have four sons also though; Regan, Ronan, Nick and Patrick. They can be naughty but I love them most of the time.
I have come up with concepts called house monkey and wellycat...both need more work at this stage.
Even though lots of people complain about TV, I really like it.
Some people say I'm weird, I say LOL!

Lucy X

Beware the buses

Kia ora

I'm Regan's friend. He has brought me into this beautiful world of writing and shared opinions and wonderfulness.

My first point is this: at the end of the day, buses also need somewhere to sleep. You've seen/read Thomas the Tank Engine - it's just like that. Except in Wellington, in Kilbirnie, there is a giant shed I like to think of as the Bus Bedroom. This is where the buses go to sleep. Some snore. Others make squeaky, snuffly noises in their sleep. It's marae-style accommodation.

My second point is that: the buses in Christchurch are less content. They are lurking behind the Court Theatre discussing their bad days, and how they are going to rise up. The gate is open, so beware. Have you noticed how the brick building beside the buses is being demolished? That was the buses, not people.