Lesbrarian

whitsunday @ 2009-09-26T13:28:00

2009-09-26T01:33:48Z

Work was good. I got to talk to people who donated stuff to the library about Rita Angus and the Benson and Hedges Fashion Awards. Then there was Free Lunch.

I like Donor's Day because almost no one is as interested in Archives and Manuscripts as other archivists and collectors and documentary historians. This is the creme de la creme of geek.

Now I am moseying off to the Civic Square to see how long the lines are to get into the newly reopened City Gallery. I am happy to live in a city where this is an event that there are big lines at though.

Next week - WoW! Davey was given tickets for being a super-awesome bartender and I can't wait. I am far too stingy to have paid for my own seat, let along one this good:)

No work people here, right?

2009-09-12T00:22:11Z

Oh, there are days when I feel like crap, and I turn back to trusty Live Journal to complain about it. I am on twitter and facebook now, but there are plenty of casual acquaintances hanging out there including people I work with. This precludes me sounding anything but cheerful online, as they might - oh god - ask me about why I feel crap, and anyway, I'd be breaking the unspoken rule that either everyone complains about work or no one does.

Fortunately, none of my other online presences even sniffs back in the direction of LJ. I have kept it as separate as possible. And I think that I am going to appreciate that. It makes me remember when no one knew who you were online unless you told them.

Argh!

2009-06-19T21:11:41Z

Fell asleep waiting for 10.30 to come around and woke up at two! Argh! Argh! Missed Sophie's gig! Missed fun times! Got a big headache!

Moral: get more sleep during the week, don't drink soju and eat a bucketload of Korean food before going home on Friday night.

Even though I am a social retard, please do still come to Davey's and my party on Sunday night - there will be loads of lovely stew and hot booze and after it is over, Winter is half done!

Deepest Darkest Te Aro

2009-06-16T04:46:21Z

If you didn't get it on Facebook or by someone sneezing on you, Davey and myself are having a lovely party on the longest night of the year. It'll start at sundown, finish at sunup, and be filled with candles and hot booze and stew and love and bring your friends but not, like 50 of them, because we have a tiny house. Please come! We love you!

whitsunday @ 2009-05-05T17:15:00

2009-05-05T05:16:01Z

This is why I love the Guardian online.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/may/04/ask-hadley-fashion-bra-straps

Curse you and your wonderful prose, I'm supposed to be doing some bloody work!

Makes you feel sad when ...

2009-04-30T06:10:51Z

As part of a photoshoot with a GORgeous (broken) typewriter at work, you try to put yourself in the shot, and the camera shuts down.

Turns out the battery had died, but I'm sure that was just a tactful way of saying that you shouldn't take photos of yourself kissing office furniture.

Good thing my camera, at least , is discerning.

Last one in the office to get The Cold

2009-04-28T04:03:42Z

I have spent a very boring weekend at home, going crazy in my brain. I initially like having a cold - the nostalgia, the solicitousness from people, the pleasant weird feeling one gets from fever temperatures - but then the stir crazy, one bedroom apartment, can't make any noise because the other person sleeps all day, head exploding pain kicks in.

At least it was raining. At least I have never been to Mexico.

I also asked Davey last night to help me find my invisible thread. He said he last saw it when he sewed the Emperors clothes. I have got to find a new name for that stuff.

When you're not in the mood to be spiritual ...

2009-04-23T05:46:22Z

.... wadda ya do?

I have been working like a madman for the last ~~year~~ week and just got a reminder that tomorrow is Friday Fun With Anglicans night which I signed up for in good faith (sorry) two months ago. I do like some thinking with my faith, which this is providing well, but I am just not in the mood for the middle classed, nervous smiles, let's everyone get along Anglicanism of it all. But I am too guilty to play hooky and there is pizza.

We all know I am weak in the areas of pizza, typing, and tall red-heads in shiny pants.

Also, I had a dream last night that I was married to Sophie, and she would let me go on Outward Bound. Beyond odd.

Text M.U.M

2009-04-21T05:21:08Z

Had a random text argument with my Mum.

I send a text to Mum last night when I am walking home, commiserating over her working in the dark and me having to walk home in the dark now that winter is here.

Get a text back - "I HOPE you aren't walking home in the dark!!"

Continue by email the next day. And continue.

Putting aside all the things like, I'm 30 and able to take car of myself, I don't have a car and the bus stops some way away, and walking across the CBD isn't really DARK so much ..... I thought we were getting towards a more mature relationship, and see this as somewhat of a setback.

Off now to walk home in the dark. Glad my Mum lives 2 hours away or she'd be offering to pick me up.

Domino number one

2009-01-22T00:36:22Z

Our landlord is putting the rent up to $340.00. Looking at Trade me (which I just misspelt as tarde me, coincidence?) you can get 2 bedroom places quite easily for less than we are paying for our 1 bedroom bolthole of loveliness. But they are all further away from town, sometimes not too far, sometimes WAY too far. And I am feeling strangely muleish about living in a new apartment again, of which there are an abundance, at fairly reasonable prices, comparatively. Don't wanna! Wanna COOLER place to live! May the people who designed such dwellings be re-born as sardines.

Garden frolics turn resteraunty

2009-01-21T22:34:44Z

I walked past the sound shell at the botanical gardens last night, and it looked like a super place to spend a sunny evening listening to music and having, perhaps, a cold beer. I was hoping to do so tonight but I have been invited out to dinner for Davey's mum's birthday - I totally encourage anyone who was thinking of going to do so ...

Booze and snacks

2009-01-14T23:17:32Z

There is music in parks - and I like music in parks. I think I like Twinset featuring Lisa Tomlins, Jazz or at least enough to not run screaming from them ... they play the sound shell on 22 January. Anyone want to go? I was thinking 7pmish, blankets, booze and snacks? Mmmm, booze and snacks.

whitsunday @ 2008-12-31T13:44:00

2008-12-31T00:50:59Z

Y'know, I do like this holiday thing in the hot time of the year. Because I melt in hot weather, I can chose not to leave the house until 4pm when the sun no longer hates me. Soon, very soon, I will be back in the overly air-conditioned sanctuary of The Library.

I have enjoyed hanging out with the boys so far this holiday, but am totally missing the girls. I realise I have become insular and Davey-focussed.

I am going to Franny's tonight for Atomic New Years, big surprise. Happy thing is that Lauren and Chris are visiting from Auckland and will be joining me there .... hoorah! And Lauren is a girl too!

the glory that is Paris

2008-09-29T13:10:56Z

... and trying to reasonably, in a grown up way, ignore the feeling that i am missing all the good bits and argh i must go and sight see just a little more before i fly to dublin tomorrow.

hey all you guys

i miss home somewhat but me and davey are really tight after bailing each other out of our panics and learning how to work a map in tandem

i forgot about daylight saving

i have a pair of jeans that jo is going to hate and she is going to look at me with that look that says why must you be such a blatant fashion whore if they told you to wear a melon like a braczlet you would

i am goinhg to go now and stop fighting with this very nonqwerty thing

Not an internet cafe in sight

2008-09-11T06:28:14Z

Which is aparently what happens when your country is so civilised that everyone has their own internets and doesn*t give a shit anymore about whether you do or not.

Life is pretty good here in holiday land. Davey and I made it to Europe, currently in Copenhagn and about to have my birthday present (two days in Hotel FOX) and we haven't killeded each other. Last night we went to Hayseed Dixie in Christiania which was very very fun, with that Ossian lad. I have funny scaly face though. EU is turning me into a dragon.

love to all, postacrds will happen!

That winged glory, the air bus.

2008-08-24T23:50:12Z

I go in the big air car to the UK and environs next Monday for six weeks. So naturally, my life is made of STRESS right now (thank you Jo for the gift of syntax), although work is not quite as hectic as it was which is good. Davey has a major case of the tooth hurt right now, I really really hope that it stops soon.

The email that I will be answering to while away is akellywatling@gmail.com. I will hopefully be updating my travel buddies site on Facebook fairly often too. And, if you wants a postcard just say! I love to be sending the postcards.

Anyway, so say bye bye I would like to invite folk over to my place after work on Friday for a few quiet drinks and nibbles and you can tell me all of your traveling horror stories to make me feel even more nervous than I currently do. It would be really lovely if you could come, even just to wander up after fidel's for an hour or so.

Itinerarerey

2008-07-16T01:18:44Z

Hmmm, I am having a great time finding out things to do in London and Berlin and so forth but getting quite sick of printing stuff out when I want to keep a record. Does anyone know any good online itinerary planner? I did think about using a bookmarking site like del.icio.us, but I already run one of these for my professional reading and they aren't really what I have in mind. I would like to put links under certain days, and have other people be able to see it. Possibly also write little blogs about where I've been and keep it all later .... ? Anyone?

The Borrower

2008-07-06T01:01:48Z

Hey all. Sorry if I haven't seen you lately - work is SUPER insane and Also planning (hah! as if!) for the trip to Europe which has now been put forward to Sep1st - 15th Oct.

Although I have bought new luggage, I do not wish to buy a sleeping bag since I would never use it - as far as I am concerned 'camping' means wearing my PVC pants - and was wondering if any folk has one I could borrow for the above mentioned length of time? It doesn't need to be super warm, but one that folds up really small would be smashing. I am super insured, so will be able to replace for you if anything goes bad.

Also, I am interested if there is anything people have felt was an INDISPENSABLE thing to have on a long journey? I have never been on a really long trip before, and although it will be mainly through cities, I am wondering if there is something I've missed.

whitsunday @ 2008-05-26T16:14:00

2008-05-26T04:15:13Z

Went to a farewell last night for Sam (Sam from the Isle of Mann) which was very fun. I do like the folk of the SFBH. They are nice. They tell jokes. They drink drinks. It's all very convivial and they make me feel like part of the group, even though I am not around very much. There is the elder statesmen, which includes Davey and Chris, then the bright young things (most either students or world travellers), and a couple of wee teens commonly referred to as dishpigs. They are all showing the terrible signs of being submitted to a comedy festival all last month, i.e. nothing is funny unless it is really really offensive. Oh, so offensive.

My new favourite drink is Montenegro, which is a bitter orange liquor drunk straight with ice. Important to me is the taste (delicious!) and the fact that it is not a very high alcohol content (22% or thereabouts) which helps when drinking with bartenders - "Would you like another?""What are you drinking?""Try one of these!" - it can help to have a potent looking drink in your hands already.

On leaving at the sedate hour of 10.30, they are bellowing along to Elton John, in Sam's honour, "Oh no no no ... I'm an Isle of Man .... Isle of Man! burning out his fuse up here alone! And I think it's gonna be a long long time ..." until We see Sam again in the Isle of Man ....

To be read in one breath

2008-05-08T03:15:16Z

Davey and I are going overseas for 6 weeks in August, and I am totally freaking out. For a start, Davey and I are never in one place at one time long enough to discuss it, for another thing I have so much money in my savings right now and it is going to hurt like knives to spend it, especially $5000 for tickets in one go - never having spent that much money at once before - argh! Also, flying is scary and being mugged is scary and I'm having a hard time convincing myself that I really want to go.

So to help me (because I do want to go, I do I do) I have decided to invite you good folks who have been Over the Seas to Europe before to our place on this Monday night (the only night that Davey and I are reliably free at the same time) for talks about what to do, where to go, etc. Please feel free to bring your lonely planets even if they are out of date.

One guy at work asked me an interesting idea the other day. He said, do you have a 'theme' for your trip?

Basic dinner will be provided for the people who are there when it's done.

whitsunday @ 2008-04-01T09:07:00

2008-03-31T20:08:24Z

Soon, I may be internet active in my own personal living space, under my own steam, for the first time in my life. It is a heady thing, and not quite true because Jo provided some steam as well. Anyway, I had been hanging on to my parent's old printer just in case Davey wanted it, but he says no. If you know someone who might need it - it is no great shakes, but would be ok for printing assignments etc., it is free to a good home. Because my parents are extremely conscientious type people, it has all drivers and manuals attached.

It's funny, I used to know lots of students that needed stuff. Then as soon as I stopped being one, so did everyone else? I guess if no one wants it I will take it to the Shop of Op.

Smelly ...

2008-03-23T01:55:39Z

Mmmm, I have a new perfume. it smells like cloves and crysamthnums. I wander around town (smelly bogans! everywhere! I want an alice cooper tshirt now .... ) and stand drooling in front of the prettiest dress in the world in Karen Walker's window. I would get married just to have an excuse to buy this dress, and considering the presumed price, any lesser occasion would not justify it's purchase. Also, it is NOT the one with the bubble skirt, how could you think that of me. I know I've made some interesting fashion choices in my time, but really!

Tonight my house will smell of STOO. I am currently trying to perfect my stoo-making abilities - does anyone have any tips? I do have a marvelous casserole pot from the 70s to cook it in.

whitsunday @ 2008-03-09T13:26:00

2008-03-09T00:32:33Z

Sunday proceeding in a Sundayish manner. I am all smudgy from hairdye and sleeping funny on my face. I look a bit like someone tried to make me out on fimo, badly, but I don't mind. I'll sharpen up when I have to, right now, just smudgy.

I offer 'Pretty in Pink' viewing tonight at 8.30 at my house (it is on the paying-type telly). It is a great movie to watch with other people. Anyone? Just bowl on up or text me if you have any questions as I won't be online again today.

Yum

2008-02-25T03:56:58Z

Some pretty fun firsts in my life this week - Yum Cha, and paid for telly. These developments could lead to personal growth, at least sideways and probably out in the front too.

I was sorry I couldn't go to the picnic on Saturday, but my parents were in town and I was running around being filial and stuff. I cooked laksa for them, with mixed results - the laksa was fine but the parents were dubious about it ... "it's quite spicy isn't it" "it's like restaurant food"(?). I make my spicy things quite mild, but any chilli is quite exotic apparently ...

On Sunday I went to Yum Cha (see above) with some folks from my work, and it was super super delicious. Why have I never gone before? Would any one else like to make it an occasional thing? I can't see myself going every Sunday, but I would love to go every couple of weeks with a group of about 5 at the least, this seems like a good number for getting a good variety of dishes.

Pretty sure you can be gruntled

2008-02-06T01:16:55Z

Everything is sunshine and and roses in the land of me. Except that I don't like sunshine and roses.

This is quite the theme du jour in my life - its all really great, but I am dissatisfied with it. Or annoyed, because I can't find anything to be disgruntled about. I have been trying for weeks not to buy anything new, because this is sometimes how I deal with this feeling and it is not smart (2 weeks later, still disgruntled, and poorer). It can be quite a dagerous thing, because I might pick fights to feel like I have something to feel done-wrong-by about. WARNING!

Very interesting post in beauty on zcatcurious's journal. I took a picture with the cam at this geek watering hole, and turns out that I am attractive but not smart (forgets that the picture is produced by the camera, not the screen).

Davey and I are off to Nelson for a few days to pretend that we like summer and see Davey's granma who is a nice lady. So, there will be no open house this coming Monday.

Alasatyr will like this; I just bought a CD for $8 called High school reuinion: A tribute to those great 80s films. Including the dresden dolls performing pretty in pink. I do still buy CDs because I do not find that the browsing paradigm works for me online. Of course often I simply make a note of band and album title. But $8!