Yay it’s the end of NaBloPoMo! It’s just as well, since I’m extremely tired tonight (almost fell asleep on the bus on the way home!!) and don’t have very much to say anyway!

Perhaps I will now take a holiday from blogging and never post. Ever again. Only that will never happen. I will have more things to say. When I am awake.

This weekend mum and I went to Kaikoura as part of an extended birthday celebration weekend for one of mum’s younger sisters. Seven of us went, which, for my family, is a pretty big gathering, since we don’t all live in the same town.

Although it rained for most of Saturday, and was pretty cold, we still managed to do quite a lot of stuff!

Yesterday afternoon we walked up to Ohau Falls, hoping to see some seal pups (who apparently like to hang out in that pool), but apparently it was too early in the season and they hadn’t been born yet, lol!

It was funny when we were going up there because my cousin and I had gone on ahead, and when we got to the top of part of the track we heard a noise behind us, which we thought was my uncle coming up behind us. She was just about to throw a stone down to give him a fright, when the heads of another group of men appeared around the corner! Luckily we didn’t hit them! Although, after we arrived at the waterfall, we saw these young men proceed to light up cigarettes, smoke, and then drop the butts on the ground! We were not impressed. Perhaps she should have thrown that rock. :/

Eventually we did see some seals, sleeping on the beach across the road. It isn’t safe to get very close to them, since although they look fat and slow and lazy, but they can…er…flop (?) pretty quickly when they want to, but they didn’t mind being photographed with zoom.

After we saw the seals, my youngest aunt (Mum is the oldest of three) decided to see if she could light a fire on the beach. This would not have been terribly remarkable, if it was not for the fact that it was raining! This event led to some disagreement within out family group. Some people, although amused by her attempt, thought there was absolutely no way she’d get a fire going, and chose to stand around laughing for awhile, before giving up and going to sit in one of the cars. Other people however, were convinced that it was in fact possible, and set about trying to find dry wood! I decided to sit on the fence, and simply take photos of what was going on. In case you were wondering, yes, she DID eventually get a fire going, and yes, we WERE responsible and put it out before we left.

I took a lot more photos, but since nobody wants to look through screeds and screeds other someone else’s photos (especially of people who don’t know they’re being blogged about), this is all I’ll post. Yep. Awesome weekend. Mum and I are campaigning for it to become an annual event for our family.

281. If you had your choice which one TV show would you have canceled? Survivor
282. Do you like the taste of sweet or salt? Both
283. Are you very precise about what words you use to describe your feelings and thoughts? Sometimes
284. What do you feel the most guilty about? Not a lot!
285. Do you meditate? No
286. Can dreams be visions, or do you feel they are always random images? Not sure, I don’t remember many dreams, and the ones I do remember are usually so strange that I have no idea what to make of them!
287. Do you try to write/say what you are feeling in a true and simple way? Yep
288. “The thief _______ that everyone steals.” What verb would you fill in the blank with? “believes”
289. What’s the most incredible experience you ever had? Not sure
290. Are you ever afraid to write/say/think how you feel? Yes
291. Do you write/say/think it anyway or become intimidated and try to avoid it? Depends
292. What is one thing you can’t do? Dance
293. Do you like movies starring Charleton Heston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleton_Heston)? I’ve never seen one.
294. Are you gentle? As opposed to hard? I guess so
295. When do you feel the most raw and vulnerable? WTF is with these questions!? I don’t know!
296. Are you trying to find yourself? No! I know where I am! On the couch!
297. Where are you looking? In various shoes.
298. Are you sometimes afraid of being honest because you are afraid of hurting people’s feelings? Absolutely.
299. What would make you a stronger person? Bigger muscles
300. What book would you like to read sometime soon? Nothing in particular.

261. If an art project is created with the intent of getting rich and famous, does that cast doubt over its significance as a work of art? Not necessarily, so long as it’s still good art. Celebrities make movies knowing they’re going to get fame and money out of them, and in most cases, that knowledge doesn’t devalue the movie.
262. If you became president, whom would you invite to sing at your inauguration? Stephanie J. Block
263. Who is the greatest philosopher of your country? Not sure
264. If all the nations in the world are in debt, where did all the money go? A goat ate it.
265. Is it as easy to make you happy now as it was when you were a child? I think it’s easier. I was a pretty serious kid!
266. Who knows more…you, or your parents? My parents, there’s two of them and one of me! Duh!
267. What instrument would you like to be famous for playing? Cello.
268. Children fill their lungs completely with air. Adults breathe in a more shallow way, not filling their lungs completely. Why the change? Adults have bigger lungs…?
269. Would you have sex with a stranger for one million dollars? No
270. Are you completely in control of your body? Yes
271. Which is more romantic: an expensive, glittering bouquet OR flowers that were hand picked as they grew beside the parkway? Depends who gives them to you.
272. Do you know yourself well enough to understand why you feel the way you do? Mostly
273. Which do you do more often: let movies, songs and books put your feelings into words for you or put your feelings into words by yourself? Songs
274. Do you believe celebrities when they are endorsing a product? Depends who/what
275. What kind of movies do you wish were made more often? REAL Disney movies
276. Does fashion matter to you? Sometimes
277. Should politicians be held to the same legal standards as everyone else? Yes
278. What do you get in trouble for the most? Procrastination
279. Should parents spank their kids? Not necessarily.
280. What is your worst daily habit? Laziness

Rehearsal tonight was quite a lot better than Tuesday’s! I didn’t feel like I was quite so flat, and, since the director asked me if I’d ever seen Fawlty Towers, and when I said yes, told me to think of Sybil Fawlty, I now feel like I have an handle on what I he wants. Yay! I think some watching of Youtube is in my future.

Yep. Shortest blog EVER tonight, Am extremely tired, but had to post something!