Ask and ye shall receive

I love twitter.
The following exchange took place at 6am New Zealand time





I always worry that people who don't know me will point and laugh.
Hence the hesitation. I shouldn't have been so damned ridiculous.
Noone pointed and laughed. In fact? I received several compliments!


This is the best shot of the new necklace (kenneth jay lane via outnet.com) that sparked the idea for the Heidi hair.


Plus, I'd just seen an instructional video which gave me the secret to the Heidi braid*.


(note: the rarely seen 0g ear hole)

My hairstyle pretty much made my day today.
Thank you Wendy Brandes!

* The secret? You start the plaits at right angles to your head, like pippi longstockings but then plait them upwards, against your head. I always thought you just made plaited pigtails then folded them upwards and then scowled at the mess they made.

4 August 2008
Road Trip, North Island, New Zealand



It was just after terrible flooding.



These were supposed to be fields, not lakes.

King Juan Carlos I & Queen Sophia of Spain

Official welcome at Parliament
23 June 2009

Week Twenty-Five

Sunday
I spent the day in bed attempting to ward off illness and watching Criminal Minds.


Monday
Craig returned from his long weekend racing cars. His dirty laundry safe in a bag.


Tuesday
I made Mexican Lasagne* for dinner. My pathetic wrists are too weak to hold the pan while constructing the lasagne. Craig helps out at that point.


Wednesday
I wore my new supercute shoes. They hurt. Because, despite the hidden platform, the heel is just a smidge taller than I can find comfortable. I will continue to wear them though! because look! they're so damn cute.


Thursday
Walking to the station at dusk.
These lights are at the entrance to the Beehive grounds.
(you can see it through the trees)


Friday
It was so so cold on Friday that I bought a coffee from the cart at the station in order to have something to warm my hands on my walk to work. And the coffee is really good.


Saturday
Kitschy lights at the kitschy Uncle Chang's restaurant in Wellington.
(Craig was on a nostalgia kick)


&



I've had a death cough all week.



* Mexican Lasagne
It's essentially Chili Con Carne plus miscellaneous vegetables, in a casserole dish with Tortillas taking the place of the pasta in lasagne, each tortilla smeared in a little cream cheese (taking the place of béchamel sauce) and topped in grated cheese.
Then baked for a further 20 minutes. Deeeelicious.