So my hockey trip finally happened! I'm staying with cattrius in a suburb of Christchurch. The only other time I've been in Christchurch was pre-earthquake and in the inner city; it's nice seeing A) another part of Christchurch and B) a part of Christchurch that wasn't totally ruined and thus on TV for the last ten months. That said we did bus through part ( Read more... )

Last night I finally saw RENT on Sky Movies. (Yes, I know, finally.) It was a thing of beauty. It somewhat worries me but at the same time doesn't really surprise me that the character I'd most want to play is a heroin-addicted poledancer. Go figure, man, go figure. I also loved Maureen and Joanne, though, for obvious as well as less obvious ( Read more... )

I have to say, I liked Christchurch. Despite the bad start because my mother is hopeless with maps and the Internet in the apartment building cost a fortune (and thus I did not get online for a week). Sadly, my overwhelming impression of Christchurch was that it was flat. Coming from Wellington, someone should get where I'm coming from. It also ( Read more... )

MY YEAR 9 DEBATE TEAM WON THEIR FIRST DEBATE. I AM PROUD BEYOND NON-CAPS-LOCKED LETTERS. ONLY ABOUT ONE SPEAKER IN THE WHOLE DEBATE MADE TIME, AND OUR LEADER'S SUMMARY LOOKED A BIT ODD BECAUSE IT WAS DONE BY THE THIRD SPEAKER AND SHE WENT OVERTIME SO DECIDED TO CUT OUT THE REBUTTAL, BUT WE STILL WON. YAY ( Read more... )

I went for broke and submitted my Youth Press Gallery article with a few paragraphs shuffled around and a few tiny things added here and there. Like, here's to hoping it's good enough. I wouldn't object too badly to not getting in, though, as we may be going to Christchurch in July. Exciting ( Read more... )