Hello! Anybody there?

Maybe not - it's been awhile since I updated. This place is dusty and I can see a few tumble weeds, too...

I got back from my holiday in Auckland on Monday. It was crappy having to leave but at the same time I was ready to get back to my own bed and house.
It's alot colder here in Gisborne, unfortunetely!

While I was away I mostly just hung out with my eldest sister, her husband and my little 18-month-old nephew, Romeo. He's got mouth ulcers at the moment, poor bubba :(
He calls me "Sssth" because he doesn't seem to want to add the "a" and "m" to the end, hehe. It's the kind of cute that kills!
They aren't moving overseas until next year now, so that's pleasing.

We (we being my mum, Tanya, Romeo and myself) went to Auckland Zoo, which was nice. I am conflicted about zoos, as I don't like the idea of animals being forced to be in enclosures that are often alot smaller than their roaming areas in the wild, and then they have all these humans come and look at them, taking pictures and being noisey, among other things. It's basically entertainment, and I don't believe animals should be used as such.
Auckland Zoo is quite good with their enclosures, and I feel as though they are adequate, but of course the ideal would be to have them as big as they would be in the wild.
Their conservation and educational resources are quite good though. Every opportunity they get they try to educate people about the animals, their environment, the environment in general and what people can do to help any endangered species or habitats.

I was enamoured with the orangutans, as usual. One of the females had a baby, so I nearly died when I got to watch them together. Actually, I nearly cried... They're the most stunning animals on Earth, in my opinion.

Anyway, as for the site, I have a 5 Things submission to add. I still have things left to do, but whether or not I'll get around to that any time soon is debatable.

At the moment I'm making a teddy bear, and everything in my mind seems to be about teddy bears! Haha. I shall take a picture of her when I'm finished.

xx

P.S, the title of this entry is a song name. It's by a band called The Electric Confectionaires, and they're from Auckland. Really awesome upcoming band, so check out their MySpace, http://myspace.com/theelectricconfectionaires

It's been a little while, I know. Have been sick with a cold the last few days, which is very inconvenient as we're having people look through the house some days. I'm also having to scramble about to organise all my online things (fanlists mostly) as well as pack for going away to Auckland with Mum for a couple of weeks.

When we go away we take our dogs and my cat with us because of Dad working so much and stuff. We're taking the rabbit too because we're moving to Auckland anyway, so she's going to stay with my grandma until we get up there ourselves. The rabbit is doing well and is quite settled now.

I went away on June 2nd to see the band The View play in Auckland on June 4th. They were AMAZING. Seriously brilliant and I loved every second of it! I got loads of great pictures, as I was right up the front and in front of Kieren, the bassist, who's definitely not lacking in the looks department. I also came away with a set list and boasting abilities that I held Kieren's hand! So there!

Oh yeah, I ran into Kyle and Steve, singer and drummer respectively, on my way to the loo! They were just standing there talking to some people, so as I passed Steve I grinned and said "Oh my God!" and he grinned back. Then as I was coming back from the loo I smiled at Kyle and he grinned back. It was so seriously cool. Plus I decided that Kyle was one of the most adorable individuals ever after that grin. He's much better looking in person, and he's so...cute! I just wanted to hug him. Which is probably not the kind of look he's going for. Being the cute one, I mean. He might prefer being known as the Sex God, but Kieren's got that one down pat. I think you'd have to be insane not to find him good looking.

In more websitey news, I haven't done any more work on the site since I got back on the 8th. Been too busy!

I had a moment of dopiness a few days ago and decided I'd apply to create two new fanlists, a The View one and one for The View's song 'Skag Trendy'.
I've been approved for 'Skag Trendy' so will make that today. I have yet to be approved for The View one but made it anyway yesterday in case I was approved when I was away and everything. That way I don't have to panic when I get home or when I'm away.

Now I have The Quilting Bee stuff to do and blah, blah, blah.

Must organise clothes to pack and things to take away.

Arrrggghhhh, so hectic!

I should be in bed but it's times, late at night while using the laptop in the living room and listening to the TV and/or music, that I feel like I can chill out and relax without being shut up in my bedroom or the tiny computer room. It's nice.

I'm listening to music on Cedric Bixler-Zavala's unofficial MySpace page. I haven't heard any of these tracks yet, I think most of them are work he's done with other artists.
I would love for him to put out a solo record. That would be amazing.

Last week I found out my eldest sister is moving overseas (to my brother-in-law's country) with her husband and their 15-month-old son. They leave in July, I think.
I'm not entirely shocked by this news, as I know my sister loves that country and she and my brother-in-law want his family there to know my nephew. I think it's wonderful he will get to spend time in both countries, experiencing different cultures. I think it will make him a stronger person and able to more readily accept different cultures and people.

I will miss them all like crazy, and especially miss my sister living in Auckland City. I will have find some other excuse to go into the city and drink bubble tea, even though it wont be the same without her and my nephew.
It will be hard at times as we are so close, but I'm sure I will get used to it and cherish the moments we have together in the same country even more.
It's a good excuse to go overseas as well.

It's very chilly tonight — has been all day, really. Of course it doesn't help when Puppy pushes the lounge door open and lets all the cold air in.

June 2nd I'm flying to Auckland for just under a week because I'm going to a concert on the 4th. I'm going to see The View at The Kings Arms! I'm very excited.
I'm a relatively new fan of theirs, but have liked their single 'Same Jeans' since it came out here in New Zealand in around February. It was the first single released here, though not the first one released...

Holy crap, Alt TV is playing 'Grace' by Jeff Buckley!!! Be right back.

Okay, it's finished.

...Right, so, yeah, 'Same Jeans' was the first single released of theirs in NZ, but not the first released in the UK (they are from Scotland). I find it weird that they do that.
They're young — average age is 20. It's kind of nice to be into a band made up of people around my age for once. Same goes for Arctic Monkeys and The Kooks.

I'm not going to lie and say that their physical appearances don't have an effect on my opinion of them, because it does to a certain degree, even though the music is what determines my interest in the first place. The bass player and back-up vocalist, Keiren Webster, is absolutely gorgeous. He's this boyishly handsome guy with a quirky personality. He sings their songs 'Skag Trendy' and 'Gran's For Tea', among a couple of others.

People in the UK have been raving about these guys since mid last year and saying their live shows are brilliant with amazing energy, so I am looking forward to it. I don't like to get my hopes up about this sort of thing because everyone reacts differently to performances, so we'll see. As long as I can sing, dance and laugh while I'm there I will probably enjoy!

It's almost 1am, so I really should be going and getting some of that sleep normal people have. Mind you, even if I go to bed at 10 I can never seem to get to sleep until after midnight anyway. I envy people who can just go to sleep after 5 minutes. It's really not at all fair.

I'm finding myself crushing on a certain individual who just so happens to live in my town. I think he's lovely. But there is always a "but", isn't there? I wont go into details, as this is public and who knows who'll see it.
I wish I wasn't so damn shy when it comes to this sort of thing!

"Wait in the fire."