Inconsequential

I get older, spend all my money, get a bit drunk, hate shoes and phone survives beer.

/ Lisa

It was my birthday. I turned 24. I feel old.

Ugh.

I can officially say I am in my mid-twenties.

But all-in-all, yesterday was a good day. One of the better birthdays I have had in recent years.

I got to sleep in. Then when I got up, I watched Big Bang Theory (I am addicted, don’t judge me).

I decided to go into town (this day is so thrilling, is it not? Trust me it gets better, but currently I’m in that semi-hungover/lack of sleep tired/soreness, so the brain is not responding how I want it to.)

And I wandered. Yes, wandered. With no real purpose.

I then got to City Chic (aforementioned new favourite store). I bought a purdy dress. It’s actually quite hawt.

By this time I was on Lambton Quay, so continued walking. I was also on the search for a new handbag. I’ve been in a handbag funk of late. I just haven’t been happy with the handbag I’ve been using since the one I had been using broke, so I had to find another one.

I have finally found one! It’s pretty awesome. Can either have it with short shoulder handles or a long kind of satchel handle. I think it is going to suit me for a long time.

So after making those two successful purchases, I was done with my shopping, so made a surprise visit to Man Piece, then headed back to #geekflat, in the rain. *sigh*

I started getting ready for a night out on the town, because not only was it my birthday, it was St Patrick’s Day!

YAY.

So I donned my new purdy dress and straightened my hair, put make-up on etc etc, all those annoying girly conventions that you are expected to do partake in when going out drinking for a night.

Apparently you need to look pretty.

I also made a sensible decision with shoes to wear and I still got fucked over. Stupid heels.

I decided to wear my flat pulp shoes – heels, yet easy to walk around in, especially down a hill. I even planned ahead and bought some of those Scholl gel pads for heels and spots for other areas that rub. I thought I had it all, alas my feet were still fucked.

I has blisters all over my feet. Unfair. Stupid shoes.

I am now going to stick to nothing but jandles. They are awesome and do not cause blisters on my feet. I officially give up on shoes. I cannot walk in heels down hill, or just long distances and flats tend to rub the shit out of my feet.

I GIVE UP ON SHOES.

The female sex is going to disown me. Sad face.

Anyway, had a few drinks at The Bruhaus with twitter people. Twas lolz. My iPhone also managed to survive a beer spillage. There is nothing wrong with it. It has come through the alcohol drowning unscathed.

MY IPHONE 4 IS INDESTRUCTIBLE.

Then Man Piece and I caught a taxi home, because seriously, fuck walking. I could no longer feel my toes.

Man Piece then got us pizza. He’s such a good provider.

And we proceeded to sit on the couch and watch Big Bang Theory.

Was a good birthday. I got lots of birthday wishes from various friends on twitter and facebook, which is even better than getting stupid presents that you don’t want, because at least you know people care.

That’s what counts and what I care about. But mostly, I had fun, which I haven’t had on my birthday for a number of years. I’d like to attribute Man Piece to that. ❤

My life is awkward and ridiculous.

/ Lisa

I was just thinking, what have I done today and Today by The Smashing Pumpkins jumped into my head.

“Today is the greatest, day I’ve ever known.”

How random.

Today has been another fairly typical day in my mundane life. The one where I don’t have a job and basically have nothing to do.

I got up. Showered. The usual. Keeping in the usual style, it was around midday that I got up. I wrote my articles, watched some Big Bang Theory, because that is my latest obsession. It helps that Man Piece has them all and they are only 20 minutes long. Supermarket, more Big Bang Theory. Then I got ready and went and met Man Piece for dinner at Little India.

In a stupendously awkward event, as I was walking down Cuba St, my pantyhose decided to slide down. This has never happened to me before. It was quite disconcerting. They slipped down so much I thought if I had not held them in place, they would have eventually ended up around my ankles.

NOW THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AWKWARD.

I think I might stick to leggings from now on.

Got the problem sorted when I got to the bathroom at the restaurant. I rolled them into my underwear. So awkward and ridiculous, it is only something that could possibly happen to me. Because apparently my life is not awkward and ridiculous enough already.

We then headed back to #geekflat, where I struggled to get up the hill, as I do. I hate hills. They are an invention of the devil.

The evening has been pretty relaxed. I have just being doing general internetty things, watching more Big Bang Theory and attempting to write some cover letters. I have looked at what is new too and I found the most perfect job for me.

I’m applying tomorrow.

I think that is enough mundaneness for zee night.

GOODNIGHT.

Oh, and Happy St Patrick’s Day! (Even though I shall mention it in *technically* tomorrow’s post, it’s after 12, so it is technically St Paddies Day right now. I’m gonna get my drink on! Weeee!)

Mundaneness is mundane.

/ Lisa / 1 Comment

Today I have being feeling very ‘blah’. Not really sure why, just am.

I ended up sleeping until 1pm without even realising. Usually I will wake up, see the time and then roll over and try and go back to sleep. But today was different. I just slept.

Very unusual.

It has also left me with one of those subtle headaches. It’s not enough to have some panadol, but it’s enough to make you feel like crap.

So you’re basically between a rock and a hard place. Sometimes not a bad place to be. You can be protected there. I bet it’s warm. Best of all, you probably don’t have to interact with anyone while you’re there.

Which is exactly what I wanted to do today – not interact with anyone.

Alas.

I ended up sitting on the couch and catching up on tv that I had recorded over the last month. Parents were rather annoying with the whole talking over the tv etc, but then they went out and left me alone in the house.

Win.

Gran and Uncle then came over for dinner. Wasn’t really in the mood, but I got through it.

WHAT A TERRIBLY EXCITING BLOG POST.

I’ve also being feeling a bit lost. I guess that is the right word. I just don’t like sitting around Hastings doing nothing anymore. It’s so goddamn boring. I just want out. I’m also of the thinking that, why should I sit around Hastings, when I could be sitting around Wellington? That way I could be seeing Man Piece everyday.

Which is much more exciting than Hastings any day.

Well at least I am heading to Wellington on Thursday and have another job interview on Friday. It will be my third interview this year. That makes one a month. I think it’s a sign. Everyone does say third time’s the charm.

Might leave you with the mundaneness for the night. Spare you anymore pain, yanno, cause I’m kind like that.

Plus I’m watching an episode of Supernatural now and the Two Deans are just way better than writing.

IT’S BECAUSE THEY’RE HAWT.

Soz for being all absent and shit.

/ Lisa
I know I have been absent this past week. Have done zero posts, even though the premise behind this blog is a blog a day in my mundane life.
Well, I haven’t been feeling that flash in the last week. I’ve been quite emo and I really didn’t want to write anything. Particularly something that I may regret writing and having published on the internet at a later date.
I’ve been experiencing a lot of internal conflict in my mind of wanting to do my own thing, but then being there for Mother, who is still having a rough time after eye surgeries. It’s a fine difficult line to walk and it’s been taking it’s toll on me.
Basically I just needed some time away from the blog and sharing all my events/thoughts of the day.
Nothing much has happened in the last week anyway, so you haven’t been missing out on much.
Except, I did start writing for Oh, The Scandal! So I’m getting some more online writing experience that can be added to my CV, albeit unpaid. Surprisingly I’m okay with that.
So this week, I hope to resume my blog a day. I know it is Tuesday, but I will start again later this afternoon/evening with a post about yesterday and then carry on with one about today.
Here we go again…

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/ Lisa

Once again, I haven’t done much with my day. I’m starting to wonder whether anyone actually cares. Of course no one cares. I’m writing about myself. That’s the most boring thing of all.

Either way I am going to continue writing these inconsequential posts, because it means that I am writing something every day. Even if it is just bollocks.

Although today, I got thinking. John Key announced the general election is to be on November 26 this year. I’m actually kind of excited. I’m a politics nerd. I can only hope that I can get into a newsroom before then. The chances are high, it being 10 months away and all.

However, the point I am trying to make is, that @Harfish suggested I begin a politics blog. He said I should call it “The Apathetic Journalist’s Election Coverage”. But me being me, I need to tweak it a bit and thought of calling it: “The Apathetic Journalist’s Guide to the Election”.

It could be really cheeky and smarmy. I could even do some posts like “A Day in Parliament”, because I’m going to be spending a bit of time in Wellington this year because of Man Piece.

It would keep me writing and be about a topic that I have a passion for and knowledge of. Seems like a done deal actually. Guess I just have to create it. But if anyone has any other ideas (as I am still in the planning stages) let me know, either in the comments below or via twitter.

Well that was a bit of a detour.

I managed to kind of clean the other half of my room. The half that wasn’t really messy, just had a lot of stuff piled on top of each other. But in doing that, I decided to put some handbags on TradeMe to get rid of them, because I never use them anymore. Plus, it gets me a bit of extra cash, which I’m kind of lacking lately. <insert angry rant about being unemployed, again>

Oh, and what a perfect segueway into my next angry rant – another job rejection. It comes from a fairly large paper. Not going to name which. Its’ rejections now number three. Doesn’t mean I’m going to stop trying with it, because it is not the winning rejector. Another fairly large paper is winning with five.

KEEP TRYING, YOU’RE GETTING THERE.

Anyway, Mother had eye surgery again today, so Father and I went up to see her after he got home from work. She seems alright, was a bit dopey, but we don’t know how the surgery when yet. Should find out tomorrow when she comes home.

Then I decided to get Hells for dinner, because by the time we got home it was almost 8pm. Father had bowling,  so I got it delivered. The delivery dude totally judged me.

F U BUDDY.

It was one of those, looks you up and down and doesn’t say anything silent judging, where you just know they are doing it.

I do have to admit I was paying close attention to him, because I was kind of checking him out. I tend to do that ever since I first saw that episode of Gilmore Girls when it’s Rory’s first night at college. They get a whole heap of food delivered to her dorm room and they have various criteria they need to rate on each of the chosen take-aways. One of the criteria that is rated is the hotness of the delivery guy.

IT’S A LEGITIMATE SYSTEM.

Moving along…

Didn’t do any job applications today. I think I overdosed yesterday. Will do more tomorrow, as I have nothing planned in the evening (not that I ever have anything planned in the evenings) but tonight just kind of got away on me by doing other stuff.

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