Friday, June 24, 2011
What's in the box?
I'm back! The lack of posts has been due to the lack of hilarious and exciting events in my life. The cause of this...starting full time work. However, today something blog worthy came along. So picture this...I arrive home this evening to find two large boxes in my room. Seeing the words 'funtastic' on the side I immediately know that they must be the educational toys I bought for childcare. My order was 6 puzzles, a stacking tower, a pilot's outfit and 6 rainbow coloured balls. The get a pair of scissors and prepare to open the box. The excitement is mounting even though I know what's inside...or do I? I open the first box. There are my 6 rainbow coloured balls and a box with the words 'Hugosport'. No idea what that is so I open it up. And what do I find...more rainbow coloured balls. 12 to be exact! So I ordered 6 and I got 18...wow I think, free stuff is awesome! Then scissors in hand I prepare to open the next box to see my brightly coloured puzzles. What I see is certainly brightly coloured but it's not the puzzles. It's more rainbow coloured balls, and there's not just 1 or 2 more but 18 more!!! Somehow my order of 6 brightly coloured rainbow balls became 36!!!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Assembling no more
Our family started up a dinner roster at the beginning of last year. I tended to prefer making dinners such as stir-fries and ravioli. Simple, delicious...however some what repetitive. According to Alison this is just "assembling" and is not actual cooking. I think I have perfected the art of using sauce bottles and packet mixes. Well, watch out world there's a new chef in town! Ever since uni break I have started cooking my meals. I know what you're thinking, leaving behind the stir-fries and ravioli, this doesn't sound like Pen. I made lasagna for dinner tonight (and no I did not just heat one up from a box bought at Woolies...that's so the Pen of yesterday). Believe it or not I actually made it from scratch. Well, I did get directions from Al via skype and then again from the cook book in front of me. Still I created it. Yes, me, Pen the ravioli specialist! One thing's for certain...an assembler I am no more.
Friday, June 10, 2011
The Abandoned Two!
The Abandoned Three became the Abandoned Two this week! Alison left for the USA on Wednesday leaving just Andrew and I to fend for ourselves. Andrew then decided he didn't want to be an Abandoned Two, instead he's going to abandon me too, by heading off to Melbourne until Thursday.
So the Adandoned Two becomes the Abandoned One.
So the Adandoned Two becomes the Abandoned One.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Chocolate Challenge
It's that time of year again. For all those who are students will know what I am talking about. Semester 1 is finishing and essays are due and final exams are coming up.
These always bring with them a certain amount of stress. Particularly depending on how much, little, or no work you have done previously for them. We all have different ways of managing the stress of exams and essay writing.
In my case it is eating chocolate (as well as procrastinating but this hasn't proved to be an effective stress reliever). From past experience I know that I'll need roughly 1 block of chocolate for every 1000-1500 words! Last week I finished a 4500 word essay and that took me 2 blocks of chocolate, numerous choc-chip biscuits and a couple of 'stolen' chocolates from Alison (as relayed to you in an earlier post).
I currently have another 4500 word essay due on Friday. I have so far written 772 words. 3728 words to go. So far I have eaten 5 chocolate freddos, and caramello koalas. I have 7 left. The Chocolate Challenge is you have to guess how many freddos and caramello koalas I will have left on Friday. The first person to guess the correct amount will win. The prize....
that many chocolates!
These always bring with them a certain amount of stress. Particularly depending on how much, little, or no work you have done previously for them. We all have different ways of managing the stress of exams and essay writing.
In my case it is eating chocolate (as well as procrastinating but this hasn't proved to be an effective stress reliever). From past experience I know that I'll need roughly 1 block of chocolate for every 1000-1500 words! Last week I finished a 4500 word essay and that took me 2 blocks of chocolate, numerous choc-chip biscuits and a couple of 'stolen' chocolates from Alison (as relayed to you in an earlier post).
I currently have another 4500 word essay due on Friday. I have so far written 772 words. 3728 words to go. So far I have eaten 5 chocolate freddos, and caramello koalas. I have 7 left. The Chocolate Challenge is you have to guess how many freddos and caramello koalas I will have left on Friday. The first person to guess the correct amount will win. The prize....
that many chocolates!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Jackson vs Jackson(s)
That's right, tonight at league it was Jackson vs Jackson. Penny and Al's team (Go Ballooning) played against my team (Annunaki). Pre-game they were talking up how much they wanted to beat me. I said if I lost I'd probably cry...so the stakes were high!
The game was a cracker. Annunaki got the first lead but Go Ballooning pulled ahead in the middle of the game. Two moments in particular were crucial. Firstly, I got a huge aerial block on Al...ok there was a little contact and I only helped to fire up the other team. The second moment was when Pen had the disc. I went to poach off on a throw to Vickie, when out of no-where she throws this blady flick break to my player in the corner of the endzone (I taught her that!).
Finally the siren goes and Go Ballooning are up by 1. Thankfully after some good offense Annunaki score. Everyone shakes hands. Then Go Ballooning suggest that we play a sudden death point to get a winner. Annunaki agrees. Go Ballooning throw a couple passes and then try a break throw but it just misses Vickie. Annunaki disc 20m out from the enzone on the sideline. I pick up the disc throw a break flick (which Adam was wisely telling the mark not to let me throw) to Dan for the goal and the win...and the glory of being the number 1 Jackson!
The game was a cracker. Annunaki got the first lead but Go Ballooning pulled ahead in the middle of the game. Two moments in particular were crucial. Firstly, I got a huge aerial block on Al...ok there was a little contact and I only helped to fire up the other team. The second moment was when Pen had the disc. I went to poach off on a throw to Vickie, when out of no-where she throws this blady flick break to my player in the corner of the endzone (I taught her that!).
Finally the siren goes and Go Ballooning are up by 1. Thankfully after some good offense Annunaki score. Everyone shakes hands. Then Go Ballooning suggest that we play a sudden death point to get a winner. Annunaki agrees. Go Ballooning throw a couple passes and then try a break throw but it just misses Vickie. Annunaki disc 20m out from the enzone on the sideline. I pick up the disc throw a break flick (which Adam was wisely telling the mark not to let me throw) to Dan for the goal and the win...and the glory of being the number 1 Jackson!
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