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Amongst the list of things to do this weekend, was (if the weather was good enough) mow the lawns to prevent them from getting to absolute jungle level.

Just finished the back flat section with Dad's electric flymo. Suspect it was designed for someone with a bit more upper body strength than me since you basically have to hold the bugger up. My hands don't like me but the grass (and copious amount of possibly coriander???) is now shorter than it was.

Debating testing the other flymo that came with the place to see if it is easier to wield on the front flat section. But apathy and next weekend are winning. Not contemplating the more slopey bits... or the rest of the garden.

(Edit: Other flymo plastic and missing half its cutting bits. No point. But did do the front flat bit anyway with Dad's one, so it is out of the way too. Fast but not good on the back or hands. Not exactly the manicured look, but still shorter. Maybe that will scare it into not producing pollen later...)

I remember this was well established in Adelaide but is now quite well confirmed: I HATE lawn mowing...

Maybe a rabbit... or an alpaca...

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Weekend report - I posted about the quiz and silly hat on Fri (including pictures), so that leaves Sat and Sun.

Sat:
Laundry then met alpha_angel and headed to Yum Char with people. Mmmmm yum char and yay people. Then to Archery with a pause at Common Sense Oraganics for soap - mmmm one orange and cinnamon and one mint and honey and some lemon deodorant. Started using the orange one already but the mint has been stored in the underwear drawer for that special minty fresh smell...
Archery was fun with MLH people. Sheltered enough from the wind. Was able to borrow a bow (30 pound) and some arrows and shoot for a bit. Just as well taped fingers after the first round (yay duct tape, want gloves next time). They were sore enough by the end of things and I stopped about 3 rounds before everyone else. No blisters though, so did stop at a sensible time. Managed to do one round with all 8 arrows hitting the target and all but one within the big red circle round the outside (none in the little red circle though). Then went down hill again aim-wise, but still was fun. Pikachu may make it out next fortnight.
Then joined S&T for games and dinner before heading off to xenogram's cocktail party. Many silly alcohols of which I tried 2 - the strawberry vodka made by dumping strawberries and sugar in vodka was nice and will need to be tried later with blackberries or black currents... and a chocolate fudge liqueur which was suboptimal if thought of a chocolate liqueur, but quite ok as a chocolate port. Went really nicely with custard... Pumpkined by 10:30pm, but as alpha_angel needed to tiki-tour to check on a couple of potential flood locations, that was ok. Got scenic tour of Pauatahanui Inlet from the opposite side. No flooding though.
Remembered to changed clocks for daylight saving - always important.

Sun:
Slept in. Got up and did laundry, washed hair and read (finishing book) in a beanbag in a patch of sun (all the rain having gone away overnight and left a warm sunny day with light southerly). Lunch - mmm homemade bacon, then walked to Tawa for groceries (not much). Was very nice walk back in the sun with a pineapple fruju. Then home and lawn mowing - see earlier lj entry for whining there. The two flat bits are done, but it always seems Z ends up in the field when the lawn needs mowing... Funny that:) Evening has been a roast chicken dinner (enough for dinner tomorrow as well as makes tomorrow nights cooking easier and felt like something other than pork...) and watching the final of the latest season of Dr Who - they screened 2 consecutive episodes. And have spent the rest of the evening sorting music on the hard drive, and copying stuff onto the work usb stick - which is now very full of music.

Brain is now acting normal and telling me that it is only 10pm and I have plenty of time to stay online when it is really 11pm and tomorrow morning that 7am will feel like 6am.
I would do that music lyric meme but can't be arsed loading on all the music and frankly bed is calling.

Sleep well everyone reading (though possibly not while actually reading this...) :)

That lyrics meme

(cause it is interesting seeing what people will recognize what...)

You all know the drill :) Some are less random than others if I saw them on the selection screen, so there are some favorites there.

Put your music player on random.
- Post the first lines from the first 32 (I'm going to have to go with 21, cause it is late) songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song (actually I tended to skip anything off the hard drive which was there out of Z's collection which I couldn't stand...).
- Let everyone guess what song and artist the lines come from.
- Bold the songs (well, actually IDing them seems nicer) when someone guesses correctly.
- Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!

First lines for guessing:

1.There is freedom withinDon't Dream its over - Sarah Blasko cover of the Crowded house song. mayela_delarue
2.It's a happening thing and it's happening to you Rain - Dragon eftb soft of... (K)
3.A blacksmith courted me nine months and better Blacksmith - Loreena McKennit cover. doushkasmum for the song and alpha_angel for the version.

4.I don't want to run, I don't want to stay

5.I see a pale moon arising Bad moon rising - Creedence Clarwater Revival version. doushkasmum again.
6.Emanual Kant was a real pissant who was very rarely stable Philosphers song - Monty Python doushkasmum again
:). (K)

7. I know it is very bad form to quote ones own reviews but I would like to mention something

8. My grandmother called wearing rosary beads and a black braided shawl that she wears alpha_angel is probably thinking of the right one but unless she names it...
9. You'll remember me when the west wind moves Fields of gold - Sting doushkasmum
10. From here to there to everywhere and back to union square when do I get some sleep? Get some sleep - Bic Runga alpha_angel

11. Hello my friend, it's morning time to wake now (K)

12. Once there was this kid who Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies mayela_delarue
13. Holly came from Miami FLA. Take a walk on the wild side - Lou Reed splodgenoodles (K)

14. I was born in Te Awamutu

15. I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel doushkasmum
16. Good night my angel, time to close your eyes Lullabye - Billy Joel eftb
17. I will come for you at night time Throw your arms around me - Hunters and Collectors mayela_delarue
18. There's no time for us, there's no place for us Who wants to like forever - Queen eftb (K)
19. Beloved gaze in thine own heart, the holy tree is growing there The two trees - Loreena McKennit baronsnorri

20. She hangs her head and cries in my shirt

21. Cold the wind on the moors blow Culloden's Harvest - Deante alpha_angel

Now bed.

(Edit: Sorry for the delay in replying - try not to post at work. Not many left, though I would have thought people might have gotten some of those. Have marked with (K) the ones off Z's Kaos list cds.