As Fi Bows to Peer Pressure

From: http://pscornerstone.tigblog.org/

This is a really clever version of a well-known bible passage. The particularly funny thing is that I just sent this to a number of friends but managed to send it to the Clubs Development Officer at Albany Students Association . . . oops!!!!!! :o) :o)

The Lord is my programmer, I shall not crash. He installed his software on the hard disk of my heart, all of His commands are user- friendly. His directory guides me to the right choices for his name’s sake. Even though I scroll through the problems of life, I will fear no bugs, for he is my back up. His password protects me. He prepares a menu before me in the presence of my enemies. His help is only a keystroke away. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and my file will be merged with His and saved forever Amen

Today I learnt useful things like how not to write a press release, how to put a magentic badge on (it’s trickier than you would think), and how to get very distracted talking to friends when you’re supposed to be somewhere else :o) Twas a great day!

It was candidate training day, which was really useful and good to meet the other lower north island candidates for United Future. If you’re someone that watches both my blogs, then you’ll notice the things I learned in the coming weeks. Should be all fun and games!

Tomorrow is grandparents 50th wedding anniversary celebration (they’re actual anniversary is the same day as my birthday: 14th May (that wasn’t a very subtle hint was it?)) at the Backbencher, should be lots of fun. I’m having the bestest weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time for post family wedding catch-ups. Must be social! Oh how hard for me!

[Editor's note: This has been edited because I initially split my first infinitive]

I haven’t been to the movies in some 6 or 7 months. So it’s with a huge amount of excitement that I invite anyone that actually knows me and/or Dave and/or is attached to CU to the movie version of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (definitely one of my favourite books).

This is a must see for anyone who loves Marvin, the paranoid android with a brain the size of a planet. ‘I think you ought to know I’m feeling very depressed right now.’

So Reading Cinemas, this Tuesday, 6:40pm, we’re having dinner beforehand so join us at Courtney Central at 6.

Let me know if you’re coming!

Yay, sooo excited!

I have posted more today (over the space of 24hrs) than ever before but mostly it’s caus I’m pretending I don’t have any work due and updating blogs and a whole heap of other things while I’m remembering to.

So my last post for the day is about friends. Today someone said something incredibly nice to me, about me. It made me feel fabulously worthwhile and really really glad that I have such amazing friends. I’d give up a lot for you guys and you keep me sane! Thanks for being so amazing and just generally cool!!!!! You know who you are, so smile caus you’re all fantastic people!

I’ve added photo albums to my blog. They’re some crazy photos, and a combo of ones from NZ (for those of you who don’t live here, and those that do) and ones of me from different places and times. I like photos!! They are a snapshot of a memory, and there’s something special about that . . . anyway take a look by scrolling down the page and down towards the bottom of the sidebar is my album links. Take a look!

I’ve re-read my last post and decided to explain further :o)

I’ve been working at Phantasmic this week, a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Greatest Hits in Concert’ this week. Although the song in the post below wasn’t in the show, a large number of songs I sang back at high school were. It brought a lot of memories back, and now I can’t get the stupid songs out of my head . . . particularly ‘Wishing you were somehow here again’ which seems to be stuck in there, I keep singing it on buses.

Anyway the other thing is that an old friend (how old can one’s old friends be, when one is only 20 . . . meh), who used to sing all these songs with me, has . . . disappeared is the simplest way to put it . . . and I miss his friendship and general helpful brotherliness . . .

and that explains it . . . well vaguely, kinda . . . for now . . .

Years ago I sang this song with a friend that is no longer around
This post is for him, where ever he may be . . .

You were once
my one companion
you were all
that mattered.
You were once
a friend and father -
then my world
was shattered . . .

Wishing you were
somehow here again . . .
wishing you were
somehow near.
Sometimes it seemed
if I just dreamed,
somehow you would
be here . . .

Wishing I could
hear your voice again
knowing that I
never would.
Dreaming of you
won't help me to do
all that you dreamed
I could . . .

Passing bells
and sculpted angels,
cold and monumental,
seem, for you,
the wrong companions -
you were warm and gentle.

Too many years
fighting back tears
Why can't the past
just die?

Wishing you were
somehow here again
knowing we must
say goodbye
Try to forgive
teach me to live
give me the strength
to try

No more memories,
no more silent tears
No more gazing across
the wasted years
Help me say
goodbye.

It is a week until my family 21st party-thing . . . time is flying far far too fast! I have been working, studying and politiking far far too much and have had no time to blog :o( even worse my puter has decided to go entirely mad and so i’m using another puter to write this. I took a mental health day today . . . thoroughly needed it and since I slept until 2:30 I’m feeling a lot better now. Thanks to Cynthia and Sylvia for sorting out my stuff today, you’re both legends!!!

I love doing so much, I’m working at Phantasmic this week, hence the song in my head being Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Macavity’ from Cats. I LOVE musical theatre, there’s something so awesome about it!!! The people are fantastic and being paid to see it is fantastic so it’s fully all good!! I think the whole show is great, if a bit loud, and some of the singer’s don’t really suit the songs they’re singing but otherwise definitely all good, would reccommend it to any musical theatre freak.

On Monday night I went to the UF candidates list forum thing. We spoke on two topics for 6 minutes and then were ranked for the list, which will come out sometime between May and July. I am informed that I impressed a lot of people . . . odd really caus all I could think about was U.S Civil Society (the topic of my POLS seminar that day) . . . I’m not really trying very hard to get high up on the list so it’s not a major issue for me at all but was good experience and encouraging to see a full room of people. YAY!!!!!

And lastly, Casey has gone to Fiji and I am incredibly envious . . . anyone want to shout me a trip to any sunny pacific island (or the mediterranean) for the june holidays . . . no I didn’t think so, ah well I’m going to Dunedin then (which is nothing like a sunny pacific island in late-june) for Foreign Policy school so I guess that will have to do. Fun times in Wellington!

I know I promised I’d stay away from too much politics on this blog but . . .

Mark Blumsky, the National candidate for Wellington Central, has spent the last two weeks advertising his website on billboards and flyers. Unfortunately what he seems to have missed is the fact that when you advertise a website, it really should have something on it. 

At present Mr Blumsky’s website is sadly lacking any content which just shows he’s a candidate who advertises but simply can’t deliver! 

I have lots I want to say but I am too tired, my head is full of a bazillion things to do and apart from a fabulous catchup with adam (thanks for that adam!!!), I can’t remember what it’s like to stop.

Pope is dead and with God. Need I comment further?

John Tamihere, one of the MPs I respected the most, seems to be going through a particularly difficult period, while Margaret Wilson is doing an admirable job of being the Speaker.

I wish I could sleep . . .