my temporary travelog
Packing blows!
Thank heavens I’m almost done!
6thday ofDecemberin the year2009
updates...
so now it looks like my friend will be able to come pick me up. (yay! and thank heavens)
but now she has weird ideas about where she wants me to stay - first she was excited about how she had prepared the guest bedroom in her house. you should probably know, that her husband runs a hostel, and today she said that she had good news, as the caravan in the hostel’s backyard would be vacant by the time I arrived and that I could stay in there. WTF? a caravan?
I am not convinced.
sometimes my mom has these moments, where she says something that leaves me stunned:
this morning she said: look at your socks! The flower on it looks exactly like a Cardinals rose!
And she was right! I had no idea she even knew about stuff like that!
Aww mom, sometimes I just want to hug you.
5thday ofDecemberin the year2009
No more interval jogs on the treadmill for me. I fell off. I’m so graceful.
*the explanation: All the ellipticals were filled at the gym, except for that weird one that is called a Gazelle or something. That thing looks awkward. So, I decided to just do a fast walk on the treadmill instead. A couple of minutes in, I got brave and decided to do an interval jog. I ran for intervals during that bootcamp a couple weeks ago - uphill, downhill, around curves, etc… I have never run on a treadmill, by the way. My average walking speed, after warming up is 3.8 mph, but I usually hold on to the bar at the front for at least part of the time since i have terrible balance.
At six minutes, I upped the speed slowly to 5.8 mph. Did a nice little jog to 7.5 minutes (when I got tired). Reached up to slow it back down to my speedy walk and knocked Athena (the zune) down and then tried to catch her causing the headphones to unplug and Athena to fall onto the moving walkway. So i hit stop, waited a few seconds and stepped backwards to slide off the end and grab the zune. So smooth in my head. Wobbly Spiderman crouch in reality when I fell off. At least I didn’t faceplant.
the_coffeegirl (via thecoffeegirl)
uh-oh! At least you didn’t hurt yourself - or did you?
That’s a great excuse for not having to go back to that evil place again!
This sucks...
Ok, I am going to New Zealand next week, and after an almost 30 hour (after changing planes 3 times and countless hours of transit) my friend sweetly promised to drive 5 hours to come pick me up (since flying to her town would involve at least another change and transit). Now, four days before I leave her husband announces that he doesn’t want to come get me (even though his children live there, too and he had already arranged to have dinner with them the night before).
I am totally stressing out now - and totally feel like crying! :(
Arrgh :(OMG. That sucks. Sounds like the friend’s husband is a dick. How on earth are you supposed to get that figured out 4 days before you leave? Where are you landing and where are you going.. maybe I can find you another way (by bus or whatever I guess..)
My friend’s husband has issues…he changes his mind so often, it’s hard to keep track.
I could probably book another flight, (I have checked on sta travel, and they wont let me even see flight options for Friday; and I checked train services, which I learnt, are non-existent).
Oh Sam, aren’t you most adorable!?!? I don’t want to bother you with this, since my friend told me “not to worry” (haha). But I really appreciate your offer and kindness! <3 Thank you so much!You’re welcome. And remember, I like to solve logistics puzzles like this, especially involving travel. Maybe you’re friend will come get you without her husband.
Maybe she will, though I doubt that.
Well, I will be arriving in Christchurch at 12.20 pm on Friday Dec 11, and would need to travel on to Dunedin. Just incase you are bored on a wintery Saturday. xox
This sucks...
Ok, I am going to New Zealand next week, and after an almost 30 hour (after changing planes 3 times and countless hours of transit) my friend sweetly promised to drive 5 hours to come pick me up (since flying to her town would involve at least another change and transit). Now, four days before I leave her husband announces that he doesn’t want to come get me (even though his children live there, too and he had already arranged to have dinner with them the night before).
I am totally stressing out now - and totally feel like crying! :(
Arrgh :(OMG. That sucks. Sounds like the friend’s husband is a dick. How on earth are you supposed to get that figured out 4 days before you leave. Where are you landing and where are you going.. maybe I can find you another way (by bus or whatever I guess..)
My friend’s husband has issues…he changes his mind so often, it’s hard to keep track.
I could probably book another flight, (I have checked on sta travel, and they wont let me even see flight options for Friday; and I checked train services, which I learnt, are non-existent).
Oh Sam, aren’t you most adorable!?!? I don’t want to bother you with this, since my friend told me “not to worry” (haha). But I really appreciate your offer and kindness! <3 Thank you so much!
This sucks...
Ok, I am going to New Zealand next week, and after an almost 30 hour (after changing planes 3 times and countless hours of transit) my friend sweetly promised to drive 5 hours to come pick me up (since flying to her town would involve at least another change and transit). Now, four days before I leave her husband announces that he doesn’t want to come get me (even though his children live there, too and he had already arranged to have dinner with them the night before).
I am totally stressing out now - and totally feel like crying! :(
Arrgh :(
4thday ofDecemberin the year2009
