months and months

i could bore the world with a catch up of months and months - well, about 6 weeks - since i last did this but it would suffice to say that it has been rather uneventful and that's the end of it.

i remain unemployed, only now i am also usually one of the following, disheartened, annoyed, apathetic, etc.

i am studying again (though not this very moment, obviously) and bollocking beurocracy is biting me in my unmentionables. when that's dealt with all will be well though - mainly because i have an office! and that is the highlight of february.

seeing hannah, krista and kinlock in professional oliver! musical was awesome. as was the personal guests and cast-only extra show after the show one night - the nasdas did a pisstake version of oliver! then proceeded to smoke and drink their way through the rest of the evening - well, not all of them. mainly hannah. i was a total theatre tag along but 'happy coupling' (on currently at court theatre) will be even more entertaining when i finally get to it.

the pisstake of oliver!

krista and hannah afterwards.

navs has been another highlight. made it to 4 prayer meetings one week, which was fun, and navs retreat (possibly the last time i posted) was great. got me all revved up for the year. small groups start next tuesday and lynton, ash and i are leading one. have to plan our first fun night so that they'll all be uber glad they got put in our group.

coffee break at navs retreat

michelle and luuk and pretty scenery

flying mark. those poor camp mattresses. what did they ever do to deserve this. someone somewhere has a pic of me like this, with my hair flying higher than the rest of me...

on the way back to christchurch, amateur panel beating...

also a minor camp to plan in near future. should check the minutes from retreat and see who else put their name down... since it's two weeks away. also - hannah's birthday that weekend. so, mother of all parties, probably.

started planning my 21st. not a fun job. i should not be a party planner - especially for parties for me. but now that hannah g has pulled out of beauty and the beast that's one more of my few close friends that can actually come to my birthday dinner. then gonna have a bbq the friday beforehand for anyone and everyone. or so says the current plan. dunno what i'm getting. my suggestions were a flying lesson or a hot air balloon ride. either would be awesome.

good news of the weekend is that i have 3 interviews in the next 2 days. and tutoring should be up soon. cashflow must be nice. meanwhile i've managed to use up all my paint (only can't afford to buy more, but must have been vaguely productive. if only ppl actually wanted to buy the results) and written plenty. kept on top of reading for history paper - better than expected really.
my paintings:infinite possibilities, i named this, no bids... grr, so trademe is not the most wonderful place on earth afterall

and the creative name for this one, tho no bids, is 'hong kong series'. i'll be an artist yet!