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How pathetic is that?

I was running through the house late at night and I can't turn the hallway light on because I have a glass door that faces right into my neighbors bedroom. She's elderly and has trouble sleeping and I don't want to wake her up with my light going on and off late at night (I'm always up until 12 and she goes to bed at 9).

So I couldn't see that my sausage dog who's about four foot long and two feet high was blocking the entire hallway. He saw me coming but didn't have the intellect to move so my shins connected with him at speed and I went flying through the air over his head and crashed onto the floor. I landed on my arm (which aches) and got a carpet burn on my knee.

So not fun but I'm sure it looked hilarious.

So am I the only one here? Has anyone else tripped over a dacshhound recently? lol

So this morning sucked. There was a phone call at about 8:30am from the real estate saying the people who are buying our house wanted to come and check the items against the LIM which is something rather unusual. So of course my mother began to panic and I was dragged out of bed and handed cleaning supplies (well not literally...). So here I am staggering around the house, still half asleep, cleaning.

Then by 11am we had to clear the place for their arrival. It had been really muggy when I woke up but by the time we left it was really chilly. Turns out there was no need to panic and they love the house and it's now gone unconditional (it's sold!!).

We've booked a moving truck and now have two and a half weeks to pack everything. Fun, oh fun.

I'm going to really miss this house and our backyard (our new house doesn't have one) but I'm looking forward to the change.

Well since my last update my mother and I have been house hunting. Talk about retail therapy... houses are expensive! We've looked at houses in three different towns (technically one is a city) nearby and have finally decided on a house in a town that's half an hour from where we currently live. The town is bigger which is good for me as I was hoping to move somewhere that hasn't actually been deserted by all people in my age group (18-23). The house is fantastic. Since both my mother and I run businesses from home we need a lot of extra space and in addition to being a three bedroom home with a great new kitchen the house has a two car garage with an additional large room, office, kitchen, shower and toilet. It's really perfet for what we need. 

We had been waiting since last Saturday as there was already an offer on the house before us but there was a cash out clause which basically meant if the people who'd made the offer couldn't come up with the money needed to buy the house in three days, we got it. They couldn't since they're waiting on their own house to sell before they can buy so we have the house. 

There's still a couple of things to be finalised like LIM reports but things are looking good at this point.

I've already started packing. Even if we don't get the house we have to be out of here by May 4th. I spent a lot of time yesterday up a ladder cleaning a ceiling fan that was covered in dust and doing various other jobs around the house. I've also packed three boxes worth of stuff, which is all I can do due to the fact that we don't have any more boxes.

I've been helping out with this group for 8-12 year old girls. It's been a lot of fun. 

The first week we spent an hour at the town swimming pool; having races and so forth. I ended up in the water with the kids and had this one little girl determined to drown me (jokingly). 

Then the week after that we went to a youth park and went on a very scary flying fox. No sooner had I arrived then I got handed a harness and told I was going first. I was like 'Cool', until I actually saw the hight of the thing. It was at least a three story drop. So I tried to weasel my way out of it but next thing I knew I was flying through the air. It was actually a lot of fun. 

Then last week I had to help the girls make a flower arrangement for this competition. Something I know absolutely nothing about. When we'd finished they decided to arrange the remaining flowers in my hair to keep me entertained. Since the bouquet was for a wedding they decided I was the bride and tried to get me to practice my bridal march. I pretty much refused. 

Yesterday we had to throw together a last minute plan since it was raining and we'd been meaning to go to a park. We played that game where you put a tarpolin on the floor and everyone has to stand on it and work out a way to slide it across the room without stepping off. Team A achieved it in 2 and a half minutes but lost two members. Team B almost achieved it in 40 seconds but lost all their members. Then there was a game involving throwing tennis balls into buckets. I got hit a few times during that. The buckets were repeatedly knocked over so you had to run into the line of fire to stand them up again.

It's been a lot of fun. I love spending time with kids.

Last Tuesday it was so hot I begged my mother to drive me to this meeting I had to attend a mere three blocks from where we lived. It was 32 degrees (Celcius) and I truly felt like I was melting. Today it's freezing (Haven't actually checked the temperature) and I have a heater underneath the computer desk to warm up my feet. Winter is fast approaching. *Cries*



So my mother is putting our house on the market soon. We've just had it painted and are now in the process of sorting out the garden and making everything look it's best. So not fun. Then there'll be packing and we still don't actually know where we're going. It's all very exciting though.

Wow, it's been ages since I last posted here. I think the thing is, my life is kind of boring...

What's new?

I just launched the newest issue of Portrait Magazine so be sure to check that out. Sarah did a great job on our cover this month and it looks fantastic!

Click here to visit Portrait Magazine



I've been writing a lot lately, especially in the form of fanfictions. I've been experimenting a lot and hopefully my writing is growing and benefiting from it. You can check out my fanfictions at FanFiction.Net (direct link to my profile). Please leave comments.

I just spent the majority of the day helping a friend pack. She's moving on monday and has had bronchitis for the last month. Not fun, poor thing.

On Monday I'm either helping her more or traveling a few towns up to visit with my half sister whom, except for a 10 second meeting a few years ago, I've never spent time with in person. I'm kind of nervous about that. As you could imagine.

The power went out last night. I'd just got out of the shower and suddenly everything went dark. Let me tell you: it's challenging getting dressed in the dark. I found the next morning that I'd put my shirt on inside out. lol.

Turns out it was just our house. We're really hoping it wasn't one of our appliances that caused it. If it was they'll charge us for the call out :(

I just John Mayer's 'Continuum' on Friday. Wow, it's a fantastic album. Get a copy! hehe

Ugh, I just watched the most depressing movie. I hate sad endings :(

Life has been pretty quiet lately. I'm going through a stage of being tired of the computer and wanting to do other things. I really feel like getting away for awhile. My mother and I have been planning a trip to Queenstown sometime soon but I'm not too excited about that, I really don't like Queenstown and it's really cold a the moment and the trip would be a business trip. It would be better then nothing though.

I'm going to see Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's chest tomorrow. Can't wait.

I've been working on a new Myspace for KiwiOlsen.Net. Check it out Here. I'm still working on it so it looks a little weird at the moment.

As you may have noticed I kinda lost interest in this journal. lol. Honestly, I'm terrible with journals.

There's nothing much new in my life at the moment. My 20th birthday is on the 27th so I'm kinda looking forward to/dreading that. I don't have anything planned for the day as I'm getting a little low on money and have no family or friends nearby (save my mother). I'm not expecting many presents or anything (I'm not really caring. Not that shallow. Just stating a fact), my Grandmother died recently and it was usually her and Mum that gave me the most gifts.

That brings up one of the things that's hit me since my Grandmother died. I feel so much more alone in my life. You only have a handful of people in life who love you unconditionally. There's family that care about you but not all of them care about you that much. In my life I had my Mother and my Grandmother who loved me no matter what and who I knew would love me no matter what. I really miss that.

Yesterday was the 6th of July which would have been my eldest cousins 23rd birthday. She died when she was 18, she was epileptic and had a seizure and drowned. I really miss her.

Back to the topic of my birthday; as any long time internet friends could tell you (Brett and Amy especially) I tend to dread my birthdays with a passion. I think generally this is because I feel I haven't really lived the year and it ended to quickly, like, maybe I should have done and experienced more. I'm not quite so freaked out this year (though maybe that's yet to come) 'cause I really did a lot in my 19th year. I went to Singapore, South Africa, London and France. That's not bad. It will be sad to end teen years though. I remarked (in jest) to my Mother the other day that I should do something really angsty and bratty as I've always been such a well behaved teenager and it would my last chance. lol. I don't think she appreciated the remark even as a joke...

I've been suffering major writers block lately. I was barely able to scrape together two scenes for The Prodigal Son after two weeks of not writing. My metaphor was being stuck on a small island in a sea of writers block. Anyone got a boat?

The Rules:
A. Pick 11 of your favorite movies.
B. Then pick one of your favorite quotes from each movie.
C. Post the quotes on your blog.
D. Have commenters guess what the movie is.
E. Place the guesser’s user name directly after the quote.
F. Extra points for knowing the actor or character’s name

1. "You HAVE the right to remain silent. What you lack, is the capacity."

2. "It's ironic that the first time in my life that I feel remotely affectionate for her, is when she's dead. "
"You beat up her corpse."
"I know, but after that."

3. "I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is."

4. "See, who needs affection when I have blind hatred?"

5. "Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest... Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly...stupid."

6. "You call your mother Mimi?"
"Heinous one is too cumbersome"

7. "I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it when you stare. I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme. I hate it, I hate the way you're always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. I hate it that you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all." (Too easy)

8. "Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I had for myself. Like this journey never ends."
(A walk to remember: ChrysXtal)

9. "I mean, have you never heard of takeout? And cleaning: let's don't and say we did. Quality time with your kids: You know what? Quit bugging 'em. Leave 'em alone. They like it!"

10. "I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine. If I am to change this image, I must first change myself. Fish are friends, not food."
(Finding Nemo: Fomle)

11. "I do not want to go down in history as the guy who destroyed the universe!"

Sorry I haven't written in so long. Turns out people actually read this which is kinda freaky. :p

I haven't been up to too much recently. I just launched the June Issue of Portrait on the 1st. Check it out Here



My Fan Fiction 'The Prodigal Son' is going well. I haven't enjoyed writing like this in ages so that's great. I'm nearly finished, I think. Currently I'm planning about another four chapters though that might change.

I got my treadmill this week which is great. I've been working up to doing 20 minutes a day on it. At the moment I'm at about 17 then I feel like I'm going to die. Hopefully I'll be at 20 by the end of this week.

I've been freaking out about money a little lately. Now it's winter here sales are starting to drop a little and after being quite rich (by my standards) since December the money I'm earning has halved so I'm freaking out. Also Mum is going to start charging me $60 a week for Rent (the money will go toward maintaining the house which needs a lot of work on things like dryrot and stuff), so that's on top of half the power bill, half the phone ball, half the cable bill, half the firewood bill and half the rates. I'll be fine though, I'm sure, currently I'm praying for peace of mind.

There's other dramas I guess, but I don't really want to talk about them. I might post a new poem, friends only though...

Wow, I have't written in ages.

My lifes been pretty quiet lately. It's gotten so cold here lately and I'm spending way too much time huddled up to a heater. lol. We're going through our firewood supply at breakneck speed.

I've been working on the next issue of Portrait Magazine which goes live in a little under a week and a new fanfiction The Prodigal Son which you can read at the Portrait forums (You'll need a membership)

Tiger is currently circling around my feet and meowing to be let out. He's an idiot. It's like 4 degrees celcius outside! *Throws a scrunchie at Tiger*

I thought I'd share a few pictures I've taken recently. I totally love the one of my cat Skinny. I think it's a really cool picture. Then the other one is of a friends Chow Chow.

Wow, I'm so boring. I haven't actually written in ages yet I don't really have anything to write about.

Yesterday was mothers day and it was totally arkward. My mother decided the night before she wasn't going to go to church or anything because it was going to be all about mothers and (having just lost her mother two months ago) she didn't think she could take it. Which left me not even wanting to say Happy Mothers day and remind her. I basically just got her this Johnny Cash CD a few weeks ago (she chose it) but I'm hoping to maybe take her to the movies tomorrow or at least get her a cup of tea our (she finds that thrilling for some reason).

Today's been pretty miserable. It's freezing cold here and I've been feeling a little stressed about work and stuff like that. Hopefully it'll pass.

Shout out to Nicole on her birthday! (Though by the time she'll read this it'll be the next day. At the time I'm writing however it is 11:38 and still her birthday) Happy 15th girl! Hope it's a great year! :)