Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Things I am excited about right now:

Tonight, before my run :


x One Flesh by Fiona Samuel.*
x A lambskin leather bag which is in the ether, somewhere on its way to me**
x 50 shots of Instax Mini film. Unopened.
x Bottles and bottles of V in the cupboard.***
x Present ideas for my mother and sister.
x WhatsApp letting me chat international-style with my favourite Katrinka.
x Craigageddon.****
x Tattoo consultation with with my favourite Petra.
x The subsequent tattoo!*****


* Rehearsal number 3 is tonight!
** 82% discounted!
*** My caffeinated beverage of choice (sugar free).
**** Sir C's hair metal birthday bash. I have a guns and roses tee and he has leopard print leggings! Oh there WILL be photos.
***** All will be revealed! Eventually.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Week Twenty

The Week in Photographs

Sunday: Mother's Day Present
Sunday
A little present for Mother's Day.

Monday: Sushi Restaurant
Monday
Sushi Restaurant, Lambton Quay

Tuesday: First play reading. And a bracelet from The Vamoose
Tuesday
The day of our first play reading. And the arrival of a bracelet from The Vamoose.

Wednesday: Amazing Dawn
Wednesday
Golden dawn as I arrive at work.

Thursday: Waiting for Charlotte
Thursday
Craig as we waited for Charlotte, outside my work.

Friday: Work was too busy
Friday
Stuff I'd hoped to do while at work on Friday. Naturally work was flat out.

Saturday: Waiting by a Palm tree
Saturday
Too early. Waiting by a palm tree.


&


Thank everything for Dry Shampoo
(I love dry shampoo)

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

One Flesh by Fiona Samuel

One Flesh by Fiona Samuel


A conversation between Craig and I during my first read through of One Flesh.
And that's about all I have to say about that for now.

Except to note that the play has been vetted by the Pastor of the church in which we are due to perform. The script has had the worst of the swearing removed but apparently tits are a-ok by the Lord.

Monday, May 10, 2010

A favourite memory

Tuesday: Reader Submissions Pages


At a recent family dinner I noticed that my Darling Mother had, set as her iPhone wallpaper, a photo I had sent her of my photo & tattoo that was featured in Post Modern Ink.

I know she is not fond of my tattoos (after all, she made me and thinks I'm pretty awesome just as I am) but I was so touched that she was proud of my work. My photography that is. It was very different, discovering this instead of being told outright. Made it seem ... a lot more genuine I suppose.

I've been trying to write about this moment without seeming self-aggrandising and I figured that the day after Mother's Day was about the best I was going to get.

She's just lovely, my Mum.

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Week Nineteen

The Week in Photographs

Sunday: Walking in the sun
Sunday
A cold cold day, the sun was out and I went for a walk.

Monday: My Fuji Instax Mini arrived!
Monday
My Fujifilm Instax Mini camera arrived. I was so excited I took a photo of Craig in the supermarket. He was not happy.

Tuesday: My perfumes are Migrating
Tuesday
My perfumes seem to be migrating from the basket under the sink to places around my room.

Wednesday: Early Wellington Mornings
Wednesday
The mornings are beautiful at the moment. Pinks and blues across the sky.

Thursday: Preparing for Craigageddon
Thursday
I'm getting my costume together for Craig's party! a Guns n Roses tee was a must.

Friday: Bad photo of beautiful Sunrise
Friday
Beautiful.

Saturday: Taking my instax out for a stroll
Saturday
I took my instax for a stroll.


&


Instax

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Now is the winter of SO VERY BUSY

The beginning of my run:


Oh dear Internet,
I have been busy. Ever so busy. Astoundingly busy. Only not really.

I feel like I've been busy. I feel like I am non stop, go go go, and all that but in reality I just have a routine where my blogg-y-time used to go.

I'm still attempting to run three times a week (though I am fighting a losing battle with side stitch at times) and cook three nights a week and my work (which I do not discuss online) is busier than ever. Add to that a weekly coffee date, dinner with the family, and a weekly evening of drinks and at the end of it you get a worn out Sarah-Rose.

Sleep has become a novelty. I've been staying up later at night now that I don't get up ridiculously early for Wii-Fit-ness but it seems that I'm more tired than ever. Maybe I need to eat more red meat. Or perhaps it is true that the most restful sleep is that which occurs before midnight.

On top of this? I have just taken a part in the latest Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe production and I am so so pleased. Also, not looking forward to the exhaustion.
It is called "One Flesh" by Fiona Samuels, a New Zealand Playwright and I play Kat.
I was asked to play Kat* which was just the most flattering thing ever. It is probably due to a lack of 20-something females auditioning but I do not care, it was flattering to be thought of.
But this means I took the role without any prior knowledge of it. At all. I wasn't even certain WHO I was being asked to play (though as a 20-something female, I was correct in my guess) and when I flicked briefly through the script? I was a cartoon character with the bugged out eyes and dropped jaw.

I'm not worried, I trust the Troupe and the Director entirely, and I enjoy being stretched in a role. And I am waiting until the first read through (next Tuesday) to hear what the Director has in mind ... but it should prove to be interesting.

Additionally, Craig is planning a birthday party that will be Epic, yes, with a capital e. The theme? Hair Metal. Need I say more?

What with the rehearsals, and the drinks, and Craig's football, it seems like our time spent together will be Friday and Monday nights, and Saturday and Sunday mornings, and nights. This is not exactly cool. I miss his cute little face.
I think I will end up being very thankful for our commute.

It's all I can do to remember to take a photo every day.

So, dear internet, posting may be scarce for awhile. But that happens every winter doesn't it?

xoxo, Sarah-Rose


* This feels odd as one of my most favourite people is called Kat.

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Week Eighteen

The Week in Photographs

Sunday: Laundry Day
Sunday
Laundry day. Such excitement.

Monday: ANZAC Memorials
Monday
The day after ANZAC day, memorials on the Cenotaph.

Tuesday: So much Rain
Tuesday
We drove home in the pouring rain and I cooked curry so spicy it made me sneeze.

Wednesday: Parliament at Night
Wednesday
Just before Back Benches, the statue of Seddon outside Parliament at night.

Thursday: The Embassy
Thursday
I love the bathrooms at The Embassy.

Friday: Bilious
Friday
Feeling exhausted and a little hung over, I resent the bilious green of the stairwell.

Saturday: The Hutt River in Autumn
Saturday
Beautiful Autumn light, walking home from Coffee with my favourite Petra.


&


Bad Ass

Monday, April 26, 2010

Back to Tuesday - ICW Productions

I wasn't grumpy, I swear!

Aaaand action

Janna seen between the director and cameraman

Carrot Cake!

Waiting to smash

I can't wait to show you the finished product.

(all photos courtesy of Chris Tse)

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Week Seventeen

The Week in Photographs

Sunday: Costumes for Lea A, B, & C
Sunday
I filmed some pickup shots for our V48HRs film, then organised the costumes for Lea A, B, and C before heading home.

Monday: frustrating "art" store
Monday
I don't know why this "art" store bugs me so much. Perhaps because I didn't think of it first?

Tuesday: Late drinks, train home.
Tuesday
A frantic day at work followed by a drink and pizza. Catching the late train home.

Wednesday: Craig at Wagamamas pre-48hours heat
Wednesday
Met by my darling husband at work, for dinner, coffee, and drinks before our V48HR film heat*.

Thursday: Tired.
Thursday
Out late two schoolnights in a row. I spent Thursday in a foul foul mood. But I like this shot.

Friday: Poppy Day
Friday
Our ANZAC Poppy Day appeal. Pinned to my lapel, then on my Poppy print duvet.

Saturday: I didn't stop to check
Saturday
A hyperbolic sign on the way to Wellington. At least, I am guessing it's hyperbolic. I didn't have time to stop and check.


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ANZAC Day, New Zealand



* We came third (out of 9) for Audience Favourite. That means nothing really, it isn't the judge's decision, but it's still lovely.