So, I haven't posted in like forever and actually wondered if even this account was still active... apparently so.
So whats new then, I am moving... yes once again, for the fourth time in hmmm, eleven months I think.
These things happen. A better place though, in this lovely city.
In less then three weeks I sit my pre-PAT test for the Police, just to see where I am physically. It shouldn't be too bad really, but I know I am truly no where near ready for the real test.
Maybe March or April.
So I have been so excited and hanging out for when they will post the guests for the Wellington Armaggedden and what do I get, a bunch of Doctor Who stars... what the hell is that. Ever since I started going to this event they have consistently produced a star from Stargate, whether small time or big, and this announcement- nothing, nudda, zippity doodaa!
I feel robbed and ripped off- wheres the reliable consistancy I have come to know with each new event satiating my ever submerging geeky side. If I have to wait for the Auckland event when Amanda Tapping is coming over to see us then I am afraid my geek side may by then be lost to us all at which point there may not be anymore hope of it resurfacing.
May they soon announce an exciting add on to the timetable, one whom I can not refuse to go and meet and mingle with.
My suggestions, Richard Dean Anderson, Claudia Black, Micheal Shanks, or the lovely Ben Browder!
Well, must sleep and all that jazz. Work in the early hours, customers to serve and dissatisfy, packing to contemplate...
Peace out, T.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Brithday Wishes...
Just another quick note-
"Happy Birthday to a great workmate with the most impressive ginger beard I have ever seen, Happy 23rd Jonathan!"
Peace out- T!
"Happy Birthday to a great workmate with the most impressive ginger beard I have ever seen, Happy 23rd Jonathan!"
Peace out- T!
Rest Peacefully Mr. Davis
Through surfing the net earlier I found out that a greatly loved member of the stargate family passed away on Sunday of a massive heart attack, Don S. Davis, who was 65.
I met this hugely proud and passionate man at last years Armageddon Expo in Wellington, to which he headed my collection of photos and autographs with as many people involved with Stargate I can get.
He spoke on stage passionately of his time with Stargate, his friends/workmates and family, his country, beliefs and of course his art. He also mentioned his health and his scares he had had. Sadly it was obviously ongoing.
The world will miss you "General Hammond" and that heavy accent of yours.
Thankyou for your "beautiful" comments to me and my brother apon meeting you. My parents loved theirs as well.
A true Stargate Original, will be dearly missed and never replaced.
I met this hugely proud and passionate man at last years Armageddon Expo in Wellington, to which he headed my collection of photos and autographs with as many people involved with Stargate I can get.
He spoke on stage passionately of his time with Stargate, his friends/workmates and family, his country, beliefs and of course his art. He also mentioned his health and his scares he had had. Sadly it was obviously ongoing.
The world will miss you "General Hammond" and that heavy accent of yours.
Thankyou for your "beautiful" comments to me and my brother apon meeting you. My parents loved theirs as well.
A true Stargate Original, will be dearly missed and never replaced.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Into the Wild the Hippie Lifestyle.
Life can get so busy some times. It is good to sit back and chill every once and a while.
Tonight I am chilling, at least I hope too, but sometimes the best times happen when they are unplanned. So who knows!
Watched a bloody good movie last night. Into the Wild, felt all inspired to pack up and sell all my shit and backpack my way around the south island. Think of it, living off the bare minimum, meeting new people every other day, seeing some totally awesome sights.
Wicked.
Of course in my imagination I would be with someone, because whats the point of seeing all these wonders if you can't share them?
The movie, as I was already told, was rather inspiration.
It takes a human being right back to their roots and the very basics of their instincts.
What an adventure that could be. I rely too much on technology these days, and the material things I hold so dear.
I admire those who live close lifestyles to that of a hippie. In this day and age, I am surprised more people aren't taking a page out of their book and living like that.
That's why I admire my sister so much in Dunedin.
She is bringing her children up the all natural way. Washing their cotton nappies, feeding them all natural veges from her own garden and teaching them the best values about family. (Making sure their auntie has a major part in their lives no matter how far away she lives!)
With effort, I know I could be like that, its just whether I truly want to give up some "life necessities."
Anyways, a few things to ponder, I'm off to get some dvds.
Peace Out- T xx
Tonight I am chilling, at least I hope too, but sometimes the best times happen when they are unplanned. So who knows!
Watched a bloody good movie last night. Into the Wild, felt all inspired to pack up and sell all my shit and backpack my way around the south island. Think of it, living off the bare minimum, meeting new people every other day, seeing some totally awesome sights.
Wicked.
Of course in my imagination I would be with someone, because whats the point of seeing all these wonders if you can't share them?
The movie, as I was already told, was rather inspiration.
It takes a human being right back to their roots and the very basics of their instincts.
What an adventure that could be. I rely too much on technology these days, and the material things I hold so dear.
I admire those who live close lifestyles to that of a hippie. In this day and age, I am surprised more people aren't taking a page out of their book and living like that.
That's why I admire my sister so much in Dunedin.
She is bringing her children up the all natural way. Washing their cotton nappies, feeding them all natural veges from her own garden and teaching them the best values about family. (Making sure their auntie has a major part in their lives no matter how far away she lives!)
With effort, I know I could be like that, its just whether I truly want to give up some "life necessities."
Anyways, a few things to ponder, I'm off to get some dvds.
Peace Out- T xx
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Today...
Well I am officially sick of moving.
Yes, had to move yet again... however, what made this one easier was not just the company, but the ute I freely borrrowed from Bunnings. Well, talk about easy.
I could have moved all my stuff in like three ute loads, and believe me, for one bedroom, I have alot of damn stuff.
Ah, what can you do.
Went to Porirua today for an Online Learning course and one thing I love is coming back in to the city on the motorway and coming around that final bend where the city makes its first reveal. Its a beautiful view on a clear sunny day like it was today.
Too bad about how cold it is huh!
Just got the fire going! My first fire in this new flat, yeehaa!
I wish it would damn well hurry up and heat up already, I'm friggin' freezin'.
Anyways, gotta fly and all, thought I would keep it simple.
And I am (hopefully) giving blood tomorrow, just doing what I can.
Peace Out- T xx
Yes, had to move yet again... however, what made this one easier was not just the company, but the ute I freely borrrowed from Bunnings. Well, talk about easy.
I could have moved all my stuff in like three ute loads, and believe me, for one bedroom, I have alot of damn stuff.
Ah, what can you do.
Went to Porirua today for an Online Learning course and one thing I love is coming back in to the city on the motorway and coming around that final bend where the city makes its first reveal. Its a beautiful view on a clear sunny day like it was today.
Too bad about how cold it is huh!
Just got the fire going! My first fire in this new flat, yeehaa!
I wish it would damn well hurry up and heat up already, I'm friggin' freezin'.
Anyways, gotta fly and all, thought I would keep it simple.
And I am (hopefully) giving blood tomorrow, just doing what I can.
Peace Out- T xx
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The Music In My Head
Kicking back doing some bloody packing, by God do I hate the packing part of moving, roll on the unpacking and organising a new bedroom, now that part I do like.
Just organising some kitchen stuff, although the majority of it will need to be done on the day I leave... dishes and all that.
Anyways, while I am sitting here having a small (and I mean real little, very short, super tiny *sarcasm*) break, I am listening to some good music from the small and random collection of CD's I have, and am putting them together on a casette.
While this method is rather old and flushing me with memories of the good old START camp days, I am making these for a good friend of mine who is constantly asking me what type of music I listen to.
What better way to offer a sample of my eclectic taste in music.
Of course I am always open to others views on music but a lot of the older stuff I listen to is the stuff I grew up with, the stuff my parents loved to blast on the radio when we were kids.
Anyways, this is who I have dragged out, the old and the new:
Simple Plan
Opshop
Police
Eric Clapton
Fall Out Boy
Pink
Guns 'N' Roses
Hello Sailor
Scribe
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Eminem
Brooke Fraser
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
etc etc
And thats to strictly name a few.
Anyways, best get back to whats important- music!!
Haha, I mean, back to packing huh.
Peace Out- T.
Just organising some kitchen stuff, although the majority of it will need to be done on the day I leave... dishes and all that.
Anyways, while I am sitting here having a small (and I mean real little, very short, super tiny *sarcasm*) break, I am listening to some good music from the small and random collection of CD's I have, and am putting them together on a casette.
While this method is rather old and flushing me with memories of the good old START camp days, I am making these for a good friend of mine who is constantly asking me what type of music I listen to.
What better way to offer a sample of my eclectic taste in music.
Of course I am always open to others views on music but a lot of the older stuff I listen to is the stuff I grew up with, the stuff my parents loved to blast on the radio when we were kids.
Anyways, this is who I have dragged out, the old and the new:
Simple Plan
Opshop
Police
Eric Clapton
Fall Out Boy
Pink
Guns 'N' Roses
Hello Sailor
Scribe
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Eminem
Brooke Fraser
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
etc etc
And thats to strictly name a few.
Anyways, best get back to whats important- music!!
Haha, I mean, back to packing huh.
Peace Out- T.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Once
Well, I am getting ready to move, and boy can I so not wait (hold on a minute, does that even make sense?)
I have rung the necesary companies and changed my contact details, with only a few on the list. And I am starting to hold some untreated dunnage in a secret spot at work for some fire wood, yay, a fire place, how great it will be to have one of those again.
So I have bought this new CD, the soundtrack for the Irish movie; Once. The CD has all the songs from the movie sung by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova and right now I am so in love with two songs on there at the moment:
Falling Slowly, and,
Say It Too Me Now.
Great easy listening.
The movie, directed by John Carney, was pretty good considering it was made for 130,000 Euros. While the acting wasn't necesarily the best, the singing and songs were phenomenol, with Falling Slowly winning the 2008 academy award for best original song... has to say something there doesn't.
So my suggestion, if you like decent guitar lead music and a story of a random couple in a once in a lifetime moment meeting and making a hope driven CD, then I recommend you hit your local video store and hire this movie.
Happy watching/ listening.
Peace Out- T.
I have rung the necesary companies and changed my contact details, with only a few on the list. And I am starting to hold some untreated dunnage in a secret spot at work for some fire wood, yay, a fire place, how great it will be to have one of those again.
So I have bought this new CD, the soundtrack for the Irish movie; Once. The CD has all the songs from the movie sung by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova and right now I am so in love with two songs on there at the moment:
Falling Slowly, and,
Say It Too Me Now.
Great easy listening.
The movie, directed by John Carney, was pretty good considering it was made for 130,000 Euros. While the acting wasn't necesarily the best, the singing and songs were phenomenol, with Falling Slowly winning the 2008 academy award for best original song... has to say something there doesn't.
So my suggestion, if you like decent guitar lead music and a story of a random couple in a once in a lifetime moment meeting and making a hope driven CD, then I recommend you hit your local video store and hire this movie.
Happy watching/ listening.
Peace Out- T.
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