Beer goggles or something.

After driving the 3 hour trip home from Auckland in the dark at Easter Weekend, and terrifying myself with my inability to judge distances. I made an appointment to see an optometrist. I know I'm short sighted. I've been short sighted since I was about 20. Like my mother, my vision suddenly changed one day. It still does on occasion too.

I lost my glasses after we got flooded in May last year. I think they're still here somewhere, I just have no clue where. They were 10+ years old anyhoo, and rather ugly.

So anyways, today I found out that my right eye is slightly worse than the left. I'd be borderline as to whether I'd be able to pass the eyesight test for a drivers license without glasses (I renewed my license in December 1999 and passed WITHOUT wearing the glasses). My short sightedness is still very mild and I only need to wear glasses when I'm driving, watching TV or doing something else that involves looking at distances. I've chosen a cool pair of trendy red metal frames and they'll be ready next week!

Our names in Hawaiian

Emma - Ema
Nicole - Nikole

Try it for yourself.

Aww the poor Dog lol

ANZAC Day

Ode to the Fallen.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

What is ANZAC Day?

Cost of Adulthood.

Last night a friend of mine was complaining about how he had to fork out $150 for a new battery for his car. This got me thinking about the cost of being an independent adult.

Each week we have to pay rent, electricity, phone bill, internet bill, insurance, water rates, television fees, petrol, food. Then something unexpected comes along and makes you have to rejuggle the whole thing. Something like an unexpected break down of the car/fridge or a urgent visit to the after hours doctors.

Sometimes it would be nice to be a child again, to just live life and not have to worry about money and bills. But then again not having the freedom to do as I wish would get on my nerves quickly, I think.

With the 'Rights' that go along with being an adult come the 'Responsibilities'. Its not optional, its part of life as an adult.

So who wants to be a kid again? lol Honestly...I don't. Sure the responsibilities can be a burden. But I enjoy the freedom too much to ever want to trade that in.

Okay, thats my jumbled thought of the day.

A bird flew down our chimney and got stuck in our firebox!

You Are a Seeker Soul

You are on a quest for knowledge and life challenges. You love to be curious and ask a ton of questions. Since you know so much, you make for an interesting conversationalist. Mentally alert, you can outwit almost anyone (and have fun doing it!). Very introspective, you can be silently critical of others. And your quiet nature makes it difficult for people to get to know you. You see yourself as a philosopher, and you take everything philosophically. Your main talent is expressing and communicating ideas. Souls you are most compatible with: Hunter Soul and Visionary Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Your Mood Ring is Orange

Stimulating ideas Daring Full of desires

Mood Ring Generator

Then there was one.

Spooning: A form of cuddling and also a sexual position where lovers lie on their sides both facing the same way. Their bodies fitting into each other's much like 2 spoons in a kitchen drawer.

My bed feels empty without you. The weekend went by too quickly. I miss you.

The first siggy Star made me!

Both by MM, the top one being my 'most controversial' and the bottom one the first he made me!

BN's 'Masterpiece'

lol I rediscovered this when I was looking though my old siggys!

A decision

RIP 'LaRa' and 'LaRa_K'

My first ever 'siggy'. It was made by Kylie.

I learnt two things yesterday...

1. That 6 weeks is too long a gap between Brazilian waxes.

2. That my waxer's advice on not getting a Brazilian in the week preceding your monthly should be heeded to the letter.

OUCH!! LOL

My thoughts on Wrestlemania...

Overall it wasn't as much of a disappointment as I thought it would be!

I predicted that RVD would win the Money in the Bank match. But what the hell was that shit with Lashley being scared to climb the ladder. He looked worse than I do when I have to deal with heights!

I'm hella surprised that John Cena retained his belt. I couldn't figure out the significance of the gangster people in his entrance though. Triple H's entrance was a lot different. He looked rather stupid in that costume he was wearing.

It was widely predicted that Rey would win the Smackdown Championship. And no surprises...he did. His music sounded weird live. And that chicken costume was funny. The match was pretty good. Shame it was so short though.

No surprises that Mickie James beat Trish for the Woman's Championship. She had it for waaaaaay too long. But other than Victoria, none of the other 'Divas' could wrestle to save their lives. Talking about not wrestling to save their lives and Divas.... the Playboy Pillowfight was dumb. But then again I expected it to be. Neither of those chicks can wrestle. Who comes up with that crap?

Michaels vs McMahon was great. As was the Edge vs Foley match. The McMahon family prayer was just ridiculous.

I was rather disappointed that Bret Hart didn't show for Wrestlemania. "He doesn't feel comfortable participating". Sorry but that's just a cop out as far as I'm concerned. All he had to do was go and stand on the stage for 5 minutes with the other Hall of Fame Inductees and wave to the crowd. Pussy...

For me the awww moment of the night was when Vickie Guerrero was escorted onto the stage by Chavo, she waved at the crowd then the Blackjacks came over and gave her a hug. Then Sherri gave her a hug and then stood with her arm round her.

It was a shame that there wasn't many special guest type appearances.

This is different...

I recently discovered a new chatroom which has a continuous music feed that you can tune into on Winamp. Also people can 'broadcast' their own songs and talk, almost like a real radio station.

Today I was taking a break from the stuff I was doing and sitting at the computer and one of the guys was playing some hella weird songs. One of them was this one:

William Shatner - Ideal Woman
I want you to be you
Don't change
Cause you think I might like you to be different
I fell in love with you

I don't want you blond
I don't want you not to swear, not to swep
It's you I fell in love with
Your turn of phrase, your sensitivity, your irrational moves
Well maybe that could go
But everything else, I want you to be you

I want you to dance whenever you feel it
Up by the bandstand
In the parking lot
Up on the table
Well, maybe the table can go
But I want you to be you
I love what you wear cause you're wearing it
That shawl
That clinging dress
The svelte black jacket
Those leopard capris
Well, maybe not the capris
But I want you to be you

I love what you eat
You want yogurt? you got yogurt!
Papaya? it's yours!
Chewing gum? chew away!
I just want you to be you...

Spit out the gum, it doesn't work...

When you sleep, you're the most beautiful
In the moonlight, your soft skin glows
Your hair scroll on the pillow a vision
The murmuring breath, the slight snore
The slight snore...
I want you to be you

Update on Ben Finemore's accident

Ben had a very lucky escape with a fractured skull and a deep 5 inch gash on his head.

Bay Of Plenty Times Article

Shock...

I've just got back from the final meeting of the season at Baypark Speedway. I'm in kind of shock at the moment. There was a total of 9 roll overs during that meeting. Normally there's 2-3. I know its the end of the season, so drivers are more confident of their driving abilities and not so worried about not damaging their cars.

There were 2 dramatic roll overs. The first one happened right in front of us. A saloon car hit the wall, ripped off half of the fence and rolled over several times before bursting into fire. Racing was called off for 15 minutes while they tended to the guy, clear the debree and patched the fence. The guy did well to only suffer a broken leg.

The second one was much more serious. Baypark Speedways 'Golden Boy' 17 year old Ben Finemore go clipped by another car, went into the fence and rolled several times. Racing was stopped and an ambulance was brought onto the field. It took them at least half an hour to remove him from the car.

Apparently a piece of metal from his car's wing pierced his helmet and is embedded in his head. He's in critical condition.

Ben competed in Mini Stocks up until he turned 16, then last season he made the unusual move straight to Sprint Cars. Most young drivers do a season or two in Stock cars or Limited saloons before moving to Sprint Cars. Because of his age he was only allowed to compete at Baypark Track. Last season the New Zealand National Championships for Sprint Cars were held at Baypark. Ben won it. His first season driving Sprint Cars. Driving the oldest car in the field.

His car has been impounded by Speedway New Zealand so they can do a full investigation into the crash.

Ben's Website

My prayers are with Ben and his family tonite.