Monday, June 21, 2010

THE ANIMAL IN YOU...



This test is based on the best selling book The Animal in You by Roy Feinson, which explores how biological and social pressure conspire to form our personalities. (I'm watching Dr.Phil and they just took it, so I decided to join in on the fun.)

My results:

The fox is very much a creature of the night and is, along with its dog relatives, the most gregarious of the carnivores. Their agile minds are always active, and although they never intend to harm others foxes have developed a reputation for slyness and manipulation. The female of the species is called a vixen for good reason: With her sharp mind and equally sharp tongue, she is best left alone when angry.

Appealing, cerebral and of average size, the fox is a close relative of both the wolf and dog personalities and displays typical canine qualities of loyalty, passion and creativity. Largely misunderstood to be a shy, retreating individual, it's the fox's unique stature as a small carnivore that defines its survival strategy. Because it cannot succeed in the world using brute force alone, it must rely on its sharp mind and engaging personality to garner resources. Consequently it spends a lot of time in its head, giving the impression that it's trying to outsmart its friends. The fox is often surprised to learn that its intellectual pursuits are intimidating.

Foxes are fussy eaters and feed on a wide range of foods. With an appreciation for the finer things in life, they demand quality in entertainment, food, and friends. A love for exploration is mixed with enjoyment in overcoming challenges, and foxes are often out climbing mountains or journeying to exotic, forbidden places.

Flamboyance is usually not the fox's style, preferring to remain inconspicuous in choose subtlety and cunning over brute strength. They live in small, cozy environments and their houses are usually organized and neat. As a hunter personality, foxes are in good physical shape and enjoy sports that challenge their mind and body.

Foxes are typically successful in the workplace, but their competitiveness and ambition sometimes make coworkers feel belittled. They would never deliberately take advantage of others, but their single-mindedness often blinds them to their feelings. So they thrive in their own businesses and like to surround themselves with family and friends in these ventures. Although they demand consensus in all decisions, they dominate discussions and steer the plans to reflect their own agenda. Competent in a wide range of fields, foxes are particularly well suited for a career as computer programmers, lawyers, doctors or professional chess players.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

STUDYING... OVER IT!

my english exam didn't go as well as i thought it would this morning.. i wish studying for my maths exam on friday was as easy as this.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

le mur / 壁 / a parede


"the wall" the meaning is the same- boring. but doing something simple like saying it in french, japanese, or portuguese makes it sound much more interesting. same thing goes when viewing a white wall- it's boring. so i've encouraged the flatties to hunt out some interesting pieces for the main wall in our lounge. however, you're not allowed to purchase anything specifically for the wall. the stories of how people have acquired certain pieces so far are pretty entertaining. we're trying to get it completely covered by christmas, but i have a feeling that it will be done in a shorter time span...

Monday, June 14, 2010

S.E.W...


my flatty "SEW" is starting a blog for her online portfolio. (hence all the flat rants i've previously posted being swiftly deleted lmao). check out her stuff here in a few weeks when she's got more work up. :)

Saturday, June 12, 2010

VIEW FROM THE TOP...


i moped all morning around the flat haha but then a good friend from palmy txt me to say we should meet up for coffee. we had an awesome date (haha) she took me up to the mount victoria look-out and it was so gorgeous up there. i obviously wasn't planning to go anywhere so left my camera at home, so had to make do with the ole camera phone.

i felt bad that there were no photos of us up on my wall of fame!!! she must've been thinking about it all avo 'coz when she dropped me home she said, "next time i come i'll bring photos of us for your wall" lolz if only she knew how much she improved my headspace. i'm prepared for exams.. well not really, but i don't feel so rat shit about them.

i got a text from one of my class mates- "hey dude sorry to ask you about EPSY - i'm confused i thought kounin was humanistic but reading a kaplan article about him and it sounds very much like he is a social cognitive - what is your understanding of who is social cognitive and who is humanistic? thank you!" like seriously- what the fuck are you talking about? who the hell is kounin and why are you asking me for advice on this?

meh, i might turn in early and read over my notes tomorrow.. aaaaarggghhhhh 24th be here already!

HE'S LEAVING ON A JET PLANE...





my boyfriend swiftly left the country at 5am this morning, bound for samoa. his mum's brother passed away suddenly on wednesday night, so their entire family are making their way over. i've spent the last 2 hours moping about my flat because i'm pretty pathetic haha.

last night i corn braided his hair. it was our attempt to try and keep it out of the way and as neat as possible because we both knew that if it wasn't maintained (and without me around, he doesn't maintain it) it would equate to an unwilling hair cutting. we went over to his house, and being a very good samoan girl i took my ie lavalava with me to do feaus and stuff. his dad took one look at his hair and was like, you'll be cutting that before the funeral. so i'm coming to terms with the fact that my boyfriend will most probably be bald when he returns. lolz

this post is just a oh woe behold me because my boyfriend has gone for a couple of weeks and i won't hear from him until he returns again.

as for my exam on monday - WTF?! i'm gonna have to go to church to ask god for some divine intervention.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

SIGNS OF... STUDY









signs of study week are present around my flat... i frankly can't be bothered right now, but i know it's gotta be done in order to pass this ridiculously intense trimester in order to get through to next trimester.

anyways, instead of being a good friend to DM and walking to the after hours doctors with her, i choose to be a shit kiiiant and stay home because it was way too cold outside and dinner is gonna be ready real soon.

i know i should be studying, buuuuut i'm not. i'm gmail chatting to my boyfriend (who had an exam today) and surfing pointless blogs.. is it bad that at first glance i thought this haley girls blog wasn't half bad? and then i view photos of her and hello, she looks like she's 12!!! oh the shame..

and hey! p.diddy, let's be friends so that you can gift me one of these if i've been a good girl and pass all my exams.

who is this Miroslava Duma chick that everyone seems to be going on about?

who actually gives a shit. i need to go and watch the good wife, and also pull down my extra duvets from storage and put them on my bed during the ads.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

FY THURSDAY and THANK YOU THURSDAY...



today it's a FUCK YOU THURSDAY:

- wellington weather

as you can see from the picture above (taken by my trusty little nokia phone), everyday is the same- shit. it’s freezing at night, freezing in the morning, forever raining, and friggin’ windy.

- not being able to afford new shoes to keep my feet dry

I’m sick of all my shoes becoming completely saturated within 4 steps of leaving my apartment door. my boots seem to attract water and take aaaaages to dry out again. I know what you’re thinking- “buy new ones!” hey buddy, I’m a poor student I can’t fucken buy new ones. fuck you and your steady income. perhaps I will try wearing plastic bags over my shoes.

- 2 hour numeracy lecture starting at 8.30am

how is maths going to help me in my everyday life? who made it up anyway? I hate your guts. I dropped maths as fast as I could while I was in high school. the reason being I don’t fucken get it. well guess what? I still don’t!

- no money in the budget to casually grab a coffee with the classmates

this whole ‘budgeting wisely’ thing is fucken gay. why couldn’t I be a girl without morals and just go and sell my body? I’d be cashed up! damn that catholic up bringing, all I want to do is join in with my peers and talk shit over a good cup of joe.

- people in my numeracy lecture

why are you even listening to connections between different representations of maths? you don’t care. stop acting like you do.

- ugly people

there is no hope for you. the end.

- people who think they look chic but they look cheap

everyone knows that you’re wearing imitation labels from a cheap asian shop. why are you acting like it’s the real thing? it’s jersey knit material and elastine, that type of fabric isn’t even high class you shit head, they belong on your underpants.

- period

over it. cut out my uterus already. or where ever your period comes from. tell them I want to return the product and I want my money back. now.

- everyone who skipped this mornings lecture to finish their assignment that’s due today

two words: time management. you should all be suffering like us who have bothered to turn up to the lecture.

- stop being a dick

you know who you are.

- maths tutorial this afternoon

1 hour of pretending to know what the lecture and the readings were about.

- hoping for the best and my card declining at the school caf

mother fucker. i'm tired and hungry.

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THANK-YOU THURSDAY:


- one more sleep before the end of trimester 1

tomorrow is the last day of trimester. I have been waiting for a sleep in for aaaages.

- my boyfriend arriving this afternoon to visit

yesterday marked our “official one-year” together. It’s sickening, but I haven’t seen him for 2 weeks and I actually miss him.

- flatty making beef schnitzel for dinner tonight (ironic)

I’m losing blood. I need meat.

- getting the latest episode of glee

this shit is addictive. I think about it all day and can’t concentrate because I’m always thinking about the songs. rumour has it that the episode that is arriving tonight has a lady gaga theme..

- flights to samoa for christmas and new years have been confirmed and paid for


my aunty and uncle are fucken awesome.

off the box: sunmaid raisins words of wisdom- (did you know they have quotes on the lid?!)

“the more you do, the more you learn.”

plenty of reflection in that for you. [that’s what your mum said.]

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

HELLO BLOG. GOOD-BYE WORLD.


I signed up for a new blog at wordpress.. In the back of my mind I justified switching blog sites to new starting a fresh, when really, I knew it was coz I didn't like this one and didn't know how to fix it...

I’ve been out of love with my blog and out of touch with blogging for awhile. I haven’t been doing any justice to the ritzy title I’d created at all. In every effort to make my blog less gaybo, I made it even more gaybo. I’m sorry.

I could blame it on the fact that my flat doesn’t have the internet, or that I’m really busy with school, but I think it began a lot earlier than that.

So here we are.

After messing around on wordpress for the last 3 days creating a "new and improved" blog instead of attending to my assignments it dawned on me that just like my wardrobe, what I have is perfectly fine. It's what I decide to do with it next...

New beginnings? Nah not really. But I’m really going to try and make an effort this time.

Oki Doki.. captain crunch over and out.