Back in Wellington (hurrah, hurrah). I had a nap so I feel faintly human as opposed to driving-zombie-with-not-enough-sleep that I felt when I first got home.
Since then I have settled into "single" life, going to the supermarket and buying carrots, special k and a block of chocolate as grocery essentials. Help! I've turned into a singleton and I'm only without the boy for a week!
I have been blaring Tori Amos. Hmmmm.
My new Empire magazine was waiting in my mailbox for me. Yummers. The chick who plays Violet in the Lemony Snicket movie is actually 16, so I don't feel quite so bad about having a major crush on her.
Right so. Saw Bridget Jones Diary 2 which is fan-service for women my age. i.e. It was lovely and silly and funny and made me and my galpals go "Awwwwwww!" More or less sticks to the plot of the book and very similar to the first movie.
The drive up North was exciting as we came through Paekakariki just as it was beginning to flood. At first we were stopped because South bound traffic was coming through on our lane, but the brown river of scary got higher and higher and then the guy in the car in front of us had a little freakout and forced his way forward and we followed after. It had gotten so deep by this point that it was past the bottom end of the passenger doors and I had no idea where the road was.
It was freaky. I was like "OMG! My friends are all relying on me to drive and not panic and get them out of this, but I don't know if we'll make it!" Anyhoo, it turned out fine and I bought a "Glad I'm Alive" bottle of Witch's Brew to celebrate at Lindale.
Other big events: Uhm, no not really. I had a fantastic few days lying around reading and sunning myself like a big newt. A newt that reads.
Sandman Companion. This is very good. It pointed out some stuff to me that I hadn't picked up on and all the mythological backgrounds to the stories. It's packed with interviews with Neil and very easy to read.
Mister Monday, nyeah. It was OK. I mean, I love Garth and all, but this was kinda.....nyeah.
Re-read a bunch of Asterix which was very satisying and hilarious.
Most of the way through What Would Buffy Do? which I gave Zephfi for Xmas. It is very good also. Well written and makes me hanker to watch Buffy some more.
Right, I'm updated with you lot, now. More tomorrow.
PS. I went swimming in the sea twice and paddling once. It was surprisingly warm and pleasant. Especially yesterday when the water wasn't too surfy and I could actually swim around in it.
Posted by jenni at January 13, 2005 06:35 PM