Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Te Whanake Online



Friday afternoon saw the launch of Te Whanake Online, the Maori online resource as well as Te Aka Online, the dictionary I was working on earlier this year.

Here are the links, check them out, they are pretty cool:

Te Whanake Online: http://tewhanake.otago.ac.nz/kakano/home

Te Aka Online: http://www.maoridictionary.co.nz/

Music: The Beatles - Heather (Album: The Beatles - Rare Demos)

Monday, December 11, 2006

Elephants are in the dinosaur family, really?


Another great episode of America's Next Top Model. I can't believe Jade is still around but she's worth just for the comment alone on elephants being from the dinosaur family. Uh no! Unless they're adopted.

Check out the soundclip (and recap of the episode) on Four Four:

http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/2006/05/hands_off.html

Music: The Buzzcocks - I Don't Exist (Album: The Buzzcocks - Flat-Pack Philosophy)

Just a few pics...

Here are just a few photos from the past few weeks.

Andy & Nicole's wedding in Chch:


And my pretty dress, this photo doesn't do it justice:

My sister's 21st:
This is my little 2nd cousin, Quinn helping Olivia open her presents (Isn't her dress pretty?):

Olivia & her cake:

And Mum & Laura:


Music: Carly Binding - So Radiate (Album: Carly Binding - So Radiate)

Thursday, December 07, 2006

If you're bored and you know it clap your hands

I popped into Student Webmail yesterday and found this in my inbox. Dana sent it to me ages ago and I said I'd fill it out but did I? NO! So here you go Dana, just for you, the longest survey in the world:

Longest survey you'll ever fill out! Copy and paste this. Fill it out and send it to all your friends including the person who sent it to you. Do this because the person who sent it to you didn't sit here for ages for nothing. Answer all the questions honestly, no lying to avoid stuff.

Time started: 8:03am

Full Name: Sarah Anne Naylor

Single or Taken: Chronically single

birthdate: 1 May 1980

Star Sign: Taurus

Siblings: 2 younger sisters

Eye colour: blue

Shoe size: 8

Height: 5 foot 5

What are you wearing right now: jeans, a blue shirt, crusty shoes (the green ones not the pink ones - I need new shoes)

Where do you live: Dunedin

Righty or lefty: righty

Any pets: Sassafras (cat) at Mum's & Mo (cat) here in Dunedin except Mo belongs to herself, I'm just the fool who feeds her

Can you make a dollar in change right now?: no

Who is your closest friend?: Hmmm, maybe Anna-Kate & the girls I live with

Do you have a bf or gf?: Nope, still chronically single in the last 6 minutes since the last question like this

Did you send this to your crush? I don't have a crush at the moment

Do you have any tattoos or piercing: ears

Favorite kind of pants: black three quarters handed down from my sister

favourite Color: Dunno, that's such a five year old question, I always used to say blue

Number: Same as above

Boys Name: Tobias (Toby for short) or Jack

Girls Names: Lily and I really like boys names for girls, Cameron, Cody, Corey, apparently boys names that start with C, oh and Dylan

Subject in school: Drama, English

Food: I'll eat anything but I'm a sucker for cheesecake

Month: January, aah Summer

Breakfast: bacon

cartoon character: homer simpson

HAVE YOU EVER.....

Given anyone a bath: Yes

Smoked: once, it was gross

Bungee: no

Made yourself throw-up: no

Gone skinny dipping: yes

Been in the opposite sex's washroom: Yeah, my fastest showering experience ever in Taranaki on the Te Tumu trip, me and Leana were sick of standing in line, it was stone cold and my shower didn't have a curtain

Eaten a dog biscuit: cat biscuit

Put your tongue on a frozen pole: no

Loved someone so much it made you cry?: yes

Broken a bone: no

Played truth or dare: yes

Been in a physical fight: only with my sisters

Been in a police car: yes, it was a friend of my Dad's

Been on a plane: yeah, my parents used to fly

Come close to dying: as a baby, I was a premmy

Been in a sauna: yes

Been in a hot tub: yes

Swam in the ocean: love it!

Fallen asleep in school: a lot, chem141

Ran away?: no

Broken someone's heart: possibly, I don't know

Cried when someone died: yes

Flashed someone: not on purpose

fell off ur chair: I fall down a lot

sat by the fone all night waiting for a call: not all night

fallen for one of your best friends?: no

Used someone: hope not

been cheated on?: no

done something you regret?: yes

your good luck charm: dont have one

best song you ever heard: like anyone could even know that... There have been a few songs when I was like 'Wow!' but I couldn't tell you the best, example? 'Addicted' by Kelly Clarkson

wat's your room like: big, Phantom of the Opera-y

worst thing you said: dont know

What is beside you: wallet, water bottle, headphones, 3 Bibles, 3 Dictionarys and a stack of old copies of my dissertation

Last thing you ate: 2 weet bix with milk and lite mango and peach yoghurt

wat kind of shampoo do you use?: pantene

chiken pox: when I was about ten

sore Throat: not right now

itches: nope

Staples: huh?

broken nose: no

Believe in love at first sight: I guess

like school: survived it but no not really

What schools have you gone to? Wallacetown primary, Collingwood intermediate and James Hargest High School + uni

Go to a Hanson concert if you had a free ticket: Ewww, Hanson is against my religion, annoying squeaky little girls!

Kill someone you didn't know for 15 billion dollars: no

loved someone and you were keeping something from them and it would hurt
them if they found out, would you tell them: yes

who Is the last person that called you: Anna Baker

What makes you laugh the most?: Funny stuff

What makes u smile?: My friends and family

Who was the last person you touched: Liz

You messaged: Can't remember, maybe my sister

Who broke your heart: it hasn't been broken

Who told you they loved you: depends what kinda love you're talking about

Who Is your loudest friend: Jo

Do you/Are You....kool? Nope and that is really unnecessary use of the letter K

Do you like filling these out?: I'm getting bored

Do you wear contacts or glasses: glasses

Do you like yourself: some days

Do you get along with your family: yes

Have piercings below the waist?: no

Stolen anything over $50: no

Obsessive?: yes

Compulsive: I don't think so

Suicidal: no

Final questions ------------------------

How many people are you sending this to? None, as many as want to read it

What are you listening to right now?: Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill

What makes you happy?: friends,family

What did you do yesterday: work, had dinner with my sisters for Olivia's birthday

Hated someone in your family: not seriously

Got any awards: yes

Where do you want to get married: hard to say, depends on circumstances

If you could change anything about ur self what would it be?: I'd stop sweating the little things

Good driver: nope

Good dancer: no

Good Singer: sometimes

a lava lamp: no

How many remote cntrols are in your house: I can think of 6

Are you double jointed: no

What do you dream about?: last night I dreamt I was returning some DVDS and I had a $20 fine

Last time you showered: last night before I went to bed

Last time you took a bath: Sunday morning when I was at Mums

The last movie you saw at the theaters: The Devil Wears Prada

Chocolate or white milk: chocolate

Root beer or Dr.Pepper: Haven't tried either

Mud or Jell-O wrestling: Jell-O

Vanilla or chocolate: chocolate on its own, vanilla ice cream

Skiing or Boarding: skiing

Summer or winter: summer

Orange juice or apple juice? apple

Coffee or tea: love the smell of coffee, love to make it, can't drink it

Phone or in person: in person

Oldest, middle, youngest or only child: eldest

indoor or outdoor: both

Do you want your friends to fill this out and send it back? sure

time end: 8:30am

Music: Alanis Morissette - You Learn (Album: Jagged Little Pill)

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

We will rejoice and be glad in it

Well, it is a lovely day, I can sense the sun from over the wall of my box, hehe!

Well, (I gotta stop starting every sentence with well) heaps has been going on since my last post. It's the season for weddings, 21sts and graduations.

I went up to Chch the weekend before last for Andy and Nicole's wedding and it was my sister's 21st this weekend just been. Maybe I'll post some photos later.

Well, gotta go to work.

(Music: Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet (Album: Jagged Little Pill)