July 31, 2006
drilling
yay i'm a man again! i did the power drilling too. and now i am to be the first person to pull down the screen of our projectorness!!
hush please.....
roles
we just had a very domestic moment. i was drying dishes while howie was (and still is) power drilling into the wall. we've had a few such moments over the last few weeks. i guess many more are to come.
July 30, 2006
fire
i smell smokey. toasted marshmallows are so good. but quite the sickening after a good dozen or so.
July 29, 2006
rug up
my weekend is to be spent in katoomba. it's a work thingy. it's going to be cold. i'm not looking forward to being so so cold. it's cold enough in my fridge of a house.
but i am looking forward to my kneelength toe socks.
so farewell people.
and don't forget to keep trying to be 50000th visitor to howie's blog. provided it is loading for you.
July 28, 2006
goal!
my elbow is mega sore after a kick butt game of foosball against will and jay. i sure did win - hoorah for golden goal! i think the actual score was like 26-15. i'm impressed i got 15. and i scored in the first couple of seconds of the game. go team jenny!
the cat
he's back. and in trouble. howie thinks maybe xander found himself a woman.
today i got excited about buying cushions with ties for the dining room chairs from kmart. yep. my life is exciting. oh boy.
oh where
frickin cat is missing again. i mean it this time. no more outside time for him.
please come home xandi.
July 27, 2006
thats so excitement
the order of the day:
1. lunch with howie and donata was good fun. i like donata.
2. solarium was relaxing. i fell asleep.
3. the chaser's war on everything, with howie, tom and sam, was heaps funny. they are clever boys. i much enjoyed. although it was a long wait - but worth it. there was even a horse. shame i can't ever see the show coz it's on friday nights. i'll just have to go see more tapings.
4. SO EXCITED! howie and i will be checking out two turtles next week in galston. there's a guy selling them (they are about one year old and still little and cute) and the full set up. oooooh fun! i can't wait!
5. tonight's sleep will be sweet.
sigh
sleepy isn't it.
i don't feel like doing anything today. but there are three things i'm meant to do doing through the course of the day. i'd rather sleep. i'm sure they'll be more exciting when i get to them. well i hope so.
and there is no sleep catchingupering until, well, never. that's sad.
July 26, 2006
bulk billed
bye bye to stitches. hi hi to cryosurgery. and my thumb is hurties with it today. lots of deep breathing coz nurofen hasn't kicked in yet. please kick in!
July 25, 2006
technosavvy
i feel like such a loser - i just had to call and leave a message for howie coz i don't know how to turn on our tv!!
now i have to wait til he calls back.
July 24, 2006
mortality
a girl who was a friend in primary school died last friday in a car accident on the M2. i hadn't kept in contact at all with her after year 6 (not really with anyone actually). i don't think her life was very easy. well, from all reports. it's kinda strange that people you grew up with, well, they die. facing one's mortality is never an easy thing?
July 23, 2006
hogs breath
happy birthday cathy bell!! a bunch of us went to hogs breath at castle hill to celebrate after church. that was fun. there was howie, tamara, cathy, grant, sam, will, debbie, sharon, kelly, simon, anthony, fiona and bob. debbie and i both had a yummy calamari salad thingy. no lime sweet chilli sauce!
made in
i saw my first "Made in PRC" product today. i actually had to ask my mum what PRC was - is that doughy?
It sounds much more exotic than "Made in China".
July 22, 2006
well played
the swans won a game. hoorah.
we are impressed by this little man, simon phillips.
he's a little gun. only 174cm, 69kg and 19 years old.
and good on heath grundy kicking three on debut.
all is well
xander just pranced on in. no idea where he's been but he oisn't hurt, is very hungry and up for lots of cuddles. yay! he's never being let outside again if i have my way!
inconsolable
my beautiful kitty cat xander is missing. no one saw him yesterday, he didn't come home last night and still isn't home. he's never done this before. and i know he's "only" a cat, but he's my cat. and i'm worried about him (this after my talk at GAP last night about worry). i don't know what to do with myself - i've walked around outside calling his name like an idiot, but i can't find him anywhee. whenever i go outside, i think i hear his bell, but then my head is proabbly being mean to me.
July 21, 2006
the truth revealed!
did you ever know that the tune for 'twinkle twinkle little star' is the same as the 'a b c' alphabet song?? try it! my world has come to a standstill as my childhood comes crashing down. all those years, i never knew.
ok it's not that serious, but wow - who ever knew.
July 20, 2006
connected
that's right! i'm blogging from our new house. we have cable. hoorah!
today we built a desk, bought a stereo for $19*, moved in a dining table, two small tables (for bedside), a side table and a coffee table, had our bed delivered and fixed up the curtains.
how productive! go team!
*the other $230 was paid for by lovely people who gave us david jones vouchers for engagement/wedding
July 19, 2006
clearing the air
i decided i better come clean about an instance of me unintentionally lying. this is not the first time i've had stitches. i remembered the other day that when i had my wisdom teeth out i had dissolvable stitches in all the holes.
personally, i don't think dissolvables count, but howie says they do. so now you all know the truth.
i'm excited that i didn't have to have the stitches out today - i have a bit of fear about the feeling of stitches coming out. they can stay in forever as far as i'm concerned. and secondly i'm excited that cryosurgery is over!! paul is very happy with my progress. although he did make me bleed using a scalpel. and thirdly, it was free again!
July 18, 2006
bits to see
well i took some photos today
this one is bodgy coz i was driving at the time. but cafe insomnia sure must be going great guns!
i built this myself! with a adjustible spanner. yep. i'm such a man.
i also finished off my and howie's start on this one as well
i should start my own assembly of IKEA products business. not really. i'm not too handy with an allen key. although i haven't had to use one yet with at least the last five items i've bought from IKEA.
not for any particular reason. just coz i found this fun counter. although it may break my blog, or at least this post a bit.
July 17, 2006
not an allen key in sight
yay for IKEA shoppings. and for ordering our couch! ooh ooh ooh!
money is starting to stress me a little though.
it's all good.
July 16, 2006
tea? coffee? hot chocolate??
if you're ever feeling like you'd like to give howie and/or myself a present, please choose something other than a mug or a cup, or multiples of such items. we have soooo many. it's insane! especially mugs. my grandmother must have been collecting them for decades and has now handed half of them on to me. look out debbie! you're next!
ain't no normal hen
the hen's weekend was fun. it was very relaxing and not at all embarrassing. thankyou girls!! we spent most of yesterday inside playing games and eating food.
we played a billionaire about forty times. libby h did the best. libby mcflurry tried keeping score on her hand. didn't work so well.
we had dinner at la porchetta. it was much nicer in gosford than it was in mount colah. oh indeed. i had yummy vegetarian fettucine.
this morning we woke up to brilliant sunshine. much nicer than yesterdays weather. debbie and kirri took in the view.
surprisingly, we ate more food. this was morning tea. yesterdays one was the healthy one. todays... not so much.
we had a yummy lunch on the balcony. it was lovely in the warm sunshine. yay the central coast!
there are a few more photos of me and the girlies in the hens weekend photo album if you wanna see.
July 15, 2006
cluck
this weekend i am a hen. its very early to be a hen. my alarm went off at 6:53am on a saturday. that's not right. in fact it could be criminal. i am off for a fun weekend with some girlies. i have my camera, my toothbrush, my cluedo pack of cards (that's right cluedo comes as a card game now!), and a nervous smile. i have packed other more practical things too. but nah it'll be great.
July 14, 2006
July 13, 2006
ding dong
we started moving our stuff into our new house today! we haven't taken any piccies yet, coz it was all dark. but they will come soon.
it's kinda fun and scary and daunting and strange all at the same time. the next few months are going to be interesting and so full of new things.
speaking of which, i went to the solarium for the first time today. i'm sure it'll give me cancer.
the chuckster
rumour is that it's chuckie's birthday today. technically, it's not a rumour, because i don't know that it's being passed person to person, i think it's just a little debate in my head because i can't remember.
i like chuckie. she is so so tops. she's one of my heros. i don't exaggerate. and to top it all off, she's making my wedding cake. and it's very very yummy.
happy birthday chuck!
July 12, 2006
medical marvels
praise the good Lord for local anaesthetic! now i have stitches (my first time ever!!!) and a fun water proof bandage for a few days, and some extras for after that. but i sure couldn't look - blood and needles and cutting and yanking and stiching and ewwww.
second dose of cryosurgery though has given my thumb the shakes. but although it hurt more during, and it was only two bursts rather than three coz i'm a wuss, it died down after about five minutes - much unlike last time where it stung for another six hours.
and good old paul didn't make me pay for all his surgical work.
53rd
it's my dad's birthday. happy birthday dad.
i'm off to the doctor for him use a scalpel on me. eek.
July 11, 2006
bring it on
in a minute i'll brush my teeth. i'm so excited about standing in front of the heater. and then i'm so excited about sleep.
working
it's a trip today. waking up on days like these is not often exciting. today was no different. it's early (for me) and cold. and i feel inadequate and tired. but hey. God's bigger than that.
July 10, 2006
July 09, 2006
crazy printers
howie and i both recently registered ourselves on a certain printing website, because they had a special deal of heaps of free stuff and you only pay postage. we've got a bit of stuff sent already, and they do a good job. but we get an email virtually everyday with more deals, or the same deals. it's kinda bizarre. but hey - it's fun getting packages from belgium and the netherlands.
censoring
as a kid, and even a teenager, i didn't go to the movies all that much, nor hire videos. so most of the movies i saw were television versions (recorded off tv - shhhh). this now means that whenever i buy or hire a dvd of movies that i loved as a kid/teenager, there is much more violence and swearing than i ever remember. bad boys is a prime example. it's slightly disappointing to think that i prefer tv versions.
July 08, 2006
new house
howie and i just checked out our new house. oh my goodness. it is so great. it's got everything and more. there's four useable bedrooms, two lounge rooms, two bathrooms, dining room, good sized backyard, ducted air con, kitchen, laundry, verandah plus washing machine, dishwasher, little fridge, microwave, pool table, piano, lawn mower, whipper snipper, a beast of an edger and swings all thrown in for nothing!
man, downsizing is gonna suck in two years.
but the johnson's are the coolest family ever. thanks!
July 07, 2006
where's that remote?
tonight howie and i saw click.
meh. not a big adam sandler fan. still aren't (amn't?).
meanwhile my other family members have gone dance movie crazy. they already watched footloose, are onto flashdance and bootmen may be next. yikes.
July 06, 2006
yo ho ho
it was long, but it was good. that is my assessment of pirates of the caribbean: dead man's chest.
sam and i sat in our allocated seating and enjoyed lots of tentacles, references to the preceding pirates movie (most were clever/humorous), violence (i didn't enjoy so much, but you get that), sword wielding and greasy hair. oh how johnny depp is fantastic as captain jack sparrow.
looking forward to the third.
now it is beddies. here's to no piratey dreams.
snug
sometimes there's such thing as too much of a good thing. my scarf is too long. i don't know what to do with it all!
July 05, 2006
oh there's ouchies
i visited my friendly doctor today to query the strangeness of my hang nails gone wrong, and a wound on my wrist that i keep scratching (naughty girl). i will get to visit him a few times more now.
i had my first experience of cryosurgery today. it stings. still. i'm not sure that the treatment will be finished by wedding day. that's a bit disappointing.
next wednesday, doctor man is cutting off a lesion/wound/scar gone wrong on my wrist. that's a little more scary. but hopefully less painful. and i'll have a fun little scar.
so there goes a few lots of $52. damn.
muhahahaha
not advocating violence or running down school kids, but it's holidays! savour the lack of 3pm rush.
July 04, 2006
growing up
it's kinda scary starting to think about things like joint bank accounts, contents insurance, rates, utilities... bills!!
oh how i love mike frost
well, that's a broad sweeping generalisation, if you can generalise about a single person. i enjoyed reading his article 'i love worship - seriously!' in the June 2006 edition of Summa Supremo. much of my view of contemporary congregational worship songs/experience was expressed.
for example:
"I'm getting tired of singing love songs to Jesus-my-boyfriend. And frankly I feel silly when I have to sing songs so sentimental and cloying they could have been written for a 1990s boy band. As much as I loath to admit it these days, I'm not 'in love with Jesus' (for some people this might sound like blasphemy). But let's be honest, I love my three daughters more deeply than I could ever imagine loving anyone, but I have never fallen in love with them. My love for them transcends the exciting, heady, temporary feelings of romantic love. Likewise with Jesus. I love him and am completely in his debt. But I'm not head over heels in romantic love with him.
So it's not the singing I don't like. It's the kind of singing that I'm expected to engage in.
As much as this romanticising of worship bothers me, even more disturbing is the recent trend of singing worship songs in which I have to pledge my unfaltering devotion and service to him. You know, the 'Jesus, I will never let you go...' type song. In these songs I have to declare that I will follow him to the ends of the earth and that I will praise him all my days. In one sense, there's nothing wrong with making such promises to God ... But frankly, I'm so much more comfortable with singing about the fact that Jesus has promised that he will never let me go. My promises seem hollow and unreliable. It's God's promises to me in Christ that are solid, reliable and unfaltering."
That's a snippet. The whole article is good.
I have problems singing such songs - even as a "it would be nice, I want to to that" kind of attitude. Coz I know I don't do these things - "I'll love you forever", "everyday it's you i live for", "Jesus, I will never let you go".
But I don't know that lots of people will read this article. I don't think there will be any change. until the next trend in song writing comes through. in the meantime, i'll just keep singing my version during the songs in church.
July 03, 2006
abc
as howie has just mentioned, we headed to ultimo for the taping of enough rope (to be screened next monday). i never really catch the train to central, and get out, so that was an adventure in and of itself. we stood in a long line. then we eventually got to sit. howie and i were in the second back row, not quite in the corner. no kooshy seat for us though. it was a little while before things got moving, but they did. i liked the interview with kevin spacey. that was about an hour - and he's a funny guy. it made me want to watch 'the usual suspects' again - it was the first movie i ever saw him in. such a good movie.
anyway. then there was a little intermission, but no leaving the studio. then bernie banton came on with his wife. dear oh dear is james hardy a poo. it was good to be there to hear more of the story. out of the 137 people who worked in that same factory, only nine are still alive. the others have all died of asbestos related diseases. isn't that awful.
again this was another hour or so. but by this time, i was hungry, and it seems many other people were. don't be surprised if you watch the show and you can hear distant rumbling. it's all our tummys!!
but i did it. i sat in the same seat for over three hours. good job jenny.
i liked seeing camera 3 during kevin's interview. the camera lady wasn't needed, so she was having a nap.
i want to go see the glass house being filmed.
and the chasers war on everything.
yep.
hoorah for free tickets!
bring back good news week!!!
it's annoying when the work domain is down - no email, no intranet, no nothing.
today is 'enough rope' day.
i wish it was 'had got more sleep' day
July 02, 2006
July 01, 2006
tax time
am i strange? i'm excited that it's tax time. i like filling in forms. and seeing how much tax deductibility i'll get, and seeing how far i've travelled for work in the last year (1982kms). and then the down side is finding out how much tax i have to pay in november - that's not so exciting. but the forms are fun!
oh no!
rumour has it that jared crouch's run of 194 consecutive games for the swans may come to an end tonight - because of lots of little injuries. he still has 50 to play to beat the 244 game record.
that's no good. come on crouchy! say it ain't so!!
