Music Post - Something a little different...

Obviously in no particular order....

Picture Post - Fairwell to the boys of summer...

Definitely, Maybe...

Been a long time huh..., I hate to say it, but the reports of my untimely demise are woefully untrue. The sad fact of the matter is that I've just been having a really shitty time of it lately. We've lost several staff at work, and the powers that be don't seem that keen on replacing them..., makes for a much heavier workload for all the rest of us, and it's getting us all down. Not too mention the shitty performance rep I got, and the manager that has no clue what he is doing. Fun times all round really. So in a nutshell that does give you a little idea as to my absence, really all I want to do most nights when I get home, is to just crawl into bed and await the onslaught for the next day.

It's not all doom and gloom though..., I have been having a little fun. Been spending some good quality time with friends, and watching a few good movies. I saw "Where the wild things are" the other day, was pretty good actually, bit nostalgic too, I can remember my dad reading that to me when I was a kid. I thought that the movie was a little scary actually, well for little kids anyway, but was still pretty good.

One thing I will mention, my blog is now..., as of the 28th of last month..., technically a year old. Though I didn't really start to post in any kind of a regular fashion until about August I think..., anyways so yeah, a year old, pretty cool huh?

Something else too..., and this is something I started right back at the beginning of this year, I do something with posts that no one has seemed to notice. Something with titles..., I had figured that at least someone would have picked  up on it..., maybe not though, as it seems that no one has.


Well that's about all for today..., am gonna post some pics and a few music clips as well, just coz I haven't done it in a while.

Hugs and kisses on all your pink parts...

Octavius.

Man on Fire

Just a quick note to let you all know that I still alive. Barely, but still here. Had some staffing issues at work, and that has meant that i am pulling really long hours and mostly on my own..., consequently I am totally exhausted! So much so that when I get home, I have barely enough energy to read a few blogs, before I crawl into my very comfortable bed. Everything seems to be on the back burner right now, but I am trying very hard to keep up with my writing.

Found a new blogger today though, and he's a Kiwi..., makes me very happy, as I was starting to get a little lonely over here. He's a young fella, but seems well worth the visit..., DC is his name, and can be found HERE.

Guess what i said in the last post, has turned out to be an epic fail, but I still have those things to talk about, and I will get to them..., hopefully soon!

Hugs, Courage and Honour!

Octavius.

Ghost Rider...

I really do feel a little like a ghost lately. Like I'm stuck in a never ending malaise of unreality. Being a grown up sucks ass some times..., it really does.

Have had quite a bit to do over the last few days, and of course work has been weighing me down. Had to take my jeep in for a warrant the other day, which meant I had to get the windscreen replaced, as it had a rather large chip in it. It passed, but there was mention of the tires starting to perish.

So that lead to me relinquishing money I really don't have. To be honest the whole saga was grief from start to finish. As it turns out, the size tires I have aren't made anymore, and I had a spare that was a different size as well. So I had tire companies looking all over the country to try and sort me out..., GRIEF!!!! In the end, I just went with ones that were of the smaller size, I now have five of the same. Still cost a packet though!

Other than that, nothing much else has been happening, work still sucks and the love life isn't that much better. But I am keeping on. No point in dwelling eh? Got a few things I want to discuss, so you can expect a bit more of a regular posting schedule coming up..., well that's the plan anyway.... hahahaha!!

Hope all is well in your world...

Octavius.

Generations...

Wow! Interesting weekend. Finished work on Thursday evening and pretty much drove straight home to the parents house. Did have to stop off at mine, as I didn’t want to leave all my shit in the Jeep over the day…, to easy to steal anything, I didn’t want to run the risk. I tell you the last thing that I need is to have someone cut through my windows!

Drive wasn’t so bad, it’s only about an hour and a half away…, depending on traffic. Have always liked driving at night for some reason…, no idea why…, guess it’s just more peaceful. Anyways got home to find my brother and his Australian wife there. Out of all the years they have been together, I really have only spent a couple of days, in total, with her, so I still have yet to form a proper opinion. Not really sure about her though…, seems to need to be in the spotlight all the time, and I have to admit this bothers me a little. It was pretty late when I arrived, so we pretty much all went to bed…, well they did, I stayed up watching telly till I fell asleep a few hours later.

So the next day got rudely awoken far too early…, as I was on the lounge floor, by everyone walking around. I think I managed about five hours in the end. The kid was screaming, the brother was fighting with the wife…, all good natured, but they seemed to either forget that I was there, or they just didn’t care. Probably the latter…, my brother has been a right prick to me since we we’re both kids. I have no idea what his problem is, I mean he is the favourite…, and the oldest, so he always got everything, and I got punished and held back for his mistakes. Still…, I’m not bitter…, really

So when mum (The evil stepmother… hahahahaha…, no not really we love each other to pieces.), got home, we all packed up the vehicles and jumped in. Mum was riding with me, as there was only room for three in dad’s car, what with the baby in all, and I have this thing about smoking while I drive…, mum is the only other smoker of this group so she tagged along with me. Was a great trip, took about 4 hours to get to Taupo. Mum and I talking each other’s ears off the whole way. My sister, and my other niece, came down from Auckland and met us there. Was really good to see them, my god that little girl has shot up! My own fault for being lax in my visiting I guess.

Taupo itself was fantastic! Weather was beautiful, clear skies, sunny, and very hot the whole time we were there. Temps were hovering around the 30c (80f, for our American cousins) mark, even the nights were hot at around half that. Took the roof off of the Jeep, as soon as I got there. I just love the feeling of that…, that whole wind through the hair thing. Spent quite a bit of time, just running around the country side, doing the touristy things. The first night we had a kick ass bbq dinner, was super yum. Then the second night we went out for a picnic of ‘Fish and Chips’ on the side of the lake. Was just amazing to watch the sun go down over the hills, the sunstrike on water…, simply beautiful.

Went to a place called Huka Falls. It’s not really a water fall, in the traditional sense, but the awesome power of it can not be denied. The ‘Falls’ themselves is a passage in a river, where hundred odd meter expanse, is forced into a fifteen meter channel. You could feel the rumble of it up on the bridge. Went out on the second night. Town was pretty dead even though there was a big round the lakes fun run thing, but then I guess it is a little town. Didn’t see much in the way of candy, but there was a fella that I had my eye’s on. If I wasn’t with my brother, his wife, and my sister..., I may have even considered pursuing him. But alas, sober driver duties took precedence.

While I was there I took a walk along the track that ran beside the river. Was some truely beautiful scenery there. Reminds me just how lucky I am to live in the country I do...

On the drive home, the seating arrangements were the same, so mum and I spent even more time together. Was really great, as we usually don’t get to spend this much time together. Was an interesting trip home, ended up taking the loooonnnnggg route home. I admit, I missed a few turns, but neither of us really cared. We stopped at Ohakune for gas and a piece of bacon and egg pie…, YUM! Then headed down the island. Once we got to the homestead, we just chillaxed for a while, before having a bang up BBQ. Steaks and salad…, all good.

After dinner I drove home. Again at night, so I was shocked to see the hills on fire. Appears some child thought it would be fun to set fire to a few things. Shame for him it got way out of control. Still the skyline looked pretty cool as the hillside burned.

So that was my trip…., pretty cool huh?

Human Traffic....

I'm away for a few days. Going to a family thing up in Taupo. Should be fun, and i'll let you in on the goings on when I get back.