80s in my Car

The Ravi Shinecar came with a tape player.. not a flash mp3 playing stereo... the old car didn't even have a functional tape player - so I am using what god gave me and have taken the opportunity to haul out a bunch of cassettes from storage (well until I can be bothered gettign a flash mp3 playing stereo anyway...)
That's right folks... it's 80s revival time in Shine's car! Every time I go out... an 80s album or collection is getting cycled through.

First official two on the list are Nightclubbing by Grace Jones (1981) and Around the World in a Day by Prince (1985)


You might remember Grace Jones from the 80s - weird woman errr man person (!) . Kinda androgynous really. She was in a Bond flick and also romantically linked to Rocky IV star, Dolph Lungren (LOL).

Well, don't be scared, this album is great! Produced by Sly & Robbie and containg three coversIggy Pop's Nightclubbing Bill Withers' Use Me and Demolition Man by the Police. Probably best known for the hit Pull Up To My Bumper. Thing I love about this song...naughty double entendres lyrics, amazing bass guitar and the rhythm... it's a loud one in my car!
Playing in the car rating: 5/5

Next up is Around the World in a Day.

This one was a constant as go to sleep music at one time of my life - which is kinda bizarre as the lyrics are quite cryptic and require some focus! It's also the album that contains the hit Raspberry Beret.
Interestingly at the time.. the album was not publized and really just turned up one day in the stores. Quite a bit different to Purple Rain which was the album before.
My favourite track on here is Pop Life. It's a bit of a reference to Prince's feeling of being an outsider in the industry.
Although this album didn't do well compared to Purple Rain... it's my fav prince album.
Playing in the car rating: 2/5

Ninja's Eat Noodles

Pucca loves Garu, he's a pretty boy.
Ninjas eat noodles.
Kissy-chase, Kissy-face. Bam-wham-bam.
Pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pucca funny love pu-pu.
pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pucca funny love pu-pu.
Puuca loves Garu.
kissy chase, kissy face
wham-bam-bam
*kiss, pucca giggles*

Prince Caspian and the Chronicles of Shineia.

I saw Prince Caspian tonight.

Before I go on, let me say that I was not overly fussed with the first one.
This one I liked. The effects were a lot better and in fact, in places very cool!
It was cool to spend the movie wishing to see more of Edmund instead of less...

As for the Chronicles of Shineia - that's the other bit that was cool. I have had a wicked last 10 days. Lots of hard work and strength needed in almost every part of my life (relationships, work, physical, emotional, spiritual - blah blah blah). This movie was a break from all that.

I can't remember the last time I spent an entire movie without thinking about Todd, Craig, work, family or anything even once.
I came out and it wasn't until I ht the pavement outside that my brain mentioned something pressuring to me about work.
It was great while it lasted anyways!

Thanks, Narnia film!

Please Send a Whale

Please send a whale.
It's simple and easy and fun too!

You can track your whale as it swims to Japan with your message about whaling.
Mine is the orange one with the halo.

lolcats

LGT is named!

New truck needed a name and it didn't take The SuperNamer long to come up with one!
I introduce you to.....

Gmail has a blog function!

hmmm
*rubs hands together with glee*
What can I do with this then, eh!

Right now...

Right now there is a man whizzing over NZ at speeds it really is quite ridiculous to even contemplate people traveling at.

It's Mike Fossum - he's outside the space station and although this may seem like a great place to hang out considering that if he was inside there is the distinct possibility of colliding with a BAG OF PEE - he is actually out there working on attaching a camera.

What a work place!

I would run outside and wave, but he's too busy to notice me.

My name is Shine, I am addicted to NASA TV.

Environment Day

I did not get a free breakfast this morning!!!

In Nelson today people that bike to work got a free breakfast in the middle of town...

Even though I have yet to have a proper drive in my LGT I biked to work...

But from my place to work is not through town, so no free breakfast!

AND I missed lunch because I got stuck at work doing some meeting and greeting (which is good for me to do and I enjoy the experience)

NB: For those that don't know me well, I am only pretending to whinge! And I am doing it tongue in cheek liek the whole prunes thing LOL!

A wonderfully Diverse Day....

Started with some drama - two bits... then I had to rush and rush to get to a meeting in town - during which my phone rang (my cell never rings - lucky it is on vibrate and only I noticed!) - meeting went very well.
Got out of meeting and got on my phone to check my message to find that not only had the money FINALLy gone through for my "new" little green truck - but it had gone through TWICE!!! MWUuwhAHhaHAHAHhaHA

Everyone I tell freaks out but it is ok.. the people are real nice and I trust them which is why I am buying a vehicle off them!
So at that stage of the day (10AM) they still had said little green truck AND 8000$ LOL!
(A bit of background on the LGT - it's a vehicle I have been thinking about and researching getting for over a year.. I am a bit of a miser with my money as I never had financial security until the last few years so I am extremely unlikely to spend my money.... finally got lucky and got this LGT for a very good price and it is in amazing condition)

I go back to my office to call the LGT people and giggle about the mix up (this is number three of a series of special bonding screw ups between them and I over this vehicle... it was my turn to do something because the last two were theirs.. including a 360degree spin out during the test drive of the vehicle on some icy road loL!) and I giggle and giggle whiel I am walking into my office and I giggle and giggle when I pick up the phoen to call them and I giggle and giggle after I hang up (my office mate, by this stage, has left the room because my giggling does not include her) and I giggle and giggle some more when my phone rings... and it's the dentist.
I stop giggling.

But I get a surprise dentist visit - this is the best way to do the dentist thing I have decided. "You have fifteen mins to get here and I will do that tooth you have been nagging me to do". I don't have time to stress about the cost or the pain.. I have to just get there as quick as I can!
And now my front tooth which has had a filling hanging out of it after everything I bite for months, is FIXED!

Then I gallop up tot he sanctuary because I have a class arriving for the afternoon and that went very very well! Connection with the kids and gettign them engaged in what's happening up there is very rewarding.

THEN I leave my little grey car at home and walk into town to pick up my LGT!!! It's WONDERFUL - although, I am sad to not be whizzing in my little grey car which I love very much and has been very good to me.

THEN I get some GREAT seat covers for my LGT!!! Check them out!!!

of course the bad thing about them is that the picture is on the side I can't see... LOL!

So that's most of my day.. other things that haven't made mention for various reasons include A trust meeting (515pm until 8pm...), reporting to trust boards, afghan cookies, pottymouthchat, upgrading my virtual car to a '36 jag ss100, Casablanca, dishes, vaccuuming, soup, kindling, feijoas, antique ANZAC pin, and sparkling clementine.

Next steps: a hotwater bottle and david attenborough doco and some sleeps.

Political Correctness gone MAD!

WAHHHhHHhhhHH
"they" took the glowing red 'like the end of a cigarette' end off the end of the space mans!

That's NUTS!!!!

Now it's just spaceman candy sticks... and I am pretending to puff on NOTHING.

Although, to be fair.. I still don't get why they were ever painted red on the end liek a cigarette anyway!

Whoops

I was distracted in chat and forgot to ration out my prunes and instead found myself eating them straight from the packet... and there aren't many left.
I don't know how many I ate!!!

Only time will tell....