This afternoon my mum found this baby rabbit after it had been somewhat caught by one of our cats (Lola — Molly doesn’t know how to hunt rabbits). He/She had a bit of a scare and is currently recovering in a box until positively fit enough to go back into the wild. At this size, it should be weaned from its mother by now, so that’s fortunate in terms of our being able to look after him or her.

Cuuuutee! ^__^

Yes, I am very bored, so I shall spam my blog with crap. Hurrah!

41. If you were travelling to another continent would you rather fly or take a boat? Fly. Fly, fly, fly. I’m not big on boats and cruises don’t appeal.
42. Why is the sky blue during the day and black at night? Because on a clear day the molecules in the air scatter more blue light from the sun than red light, at sunset the sky goes reddish because the blue light is scattered away and so you see more red. At night it’s black because the sun is on another part of the earth. This won’t make any sense if you don’t know that light is made up of all the colours of the rainbow.
43. What does your name mean? The listener. It’s appropriate.
44. Would you rather explore the deeps of the ocean or outer space? Ocean, because I’m definitely guaranteed to find some life there.
45. What is the first word that comes to mind when you see the word:
Air: clear.
Meat: pain.
Different: weird.
Pink: cigarette (it’s a song).
Deserve: open.
White: clean.
Elvis: sequins.
Magic: witch.
Heart: blood.
Clash: punk.
Pulp: Uma Thurman.
46. If you could meet any person in the world who is dead who would you want it to be? Leonardo Da Vinci.
47. What if you could meet anyone who is alive? A friend of mine from overseas.
48. Is there a movie that you love so much you could watch it everyday? Nah, I’d get sick of it eventually.
49. You are going to be stuck alone in an elevator for a week. What do you bring to do? Does it have a power outlet? If so: laptop and roaming internet stick. Books, craft supplies.
50. Have you ever saved someone’s life or had your life saved? Nope.
51. Make up a definition for the following silly words…
Fruitgoogle: A fruity food with eyes in it. Like, something weird and full of red food colouring and sugar, for kids.
Ambytime: Where you can be in two timezones at once.
Armcactus: Disease of the arm in which you grow prickles, like a cactus!
52. What was the last thing you made with your own hands? A cup of tea.
53. What was your favorite toy as a child? My baby dolls. I had real nappies and real babies clothes for them.
54. How many TV’s are in your house? Two, but only one is set up.
55. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Laze in the sunshine, sit around the table and chat with people, pick flowers, take photos.
56. How do you feel when you see a rainbow? They still elicit a sense of childlike glee.
57. Have you ever dreamt a dream that came true? If my recent dreams come true, I would be one verrrry happy person.
58. Have you ever been to a psychic/tarot reader? Yes, I’ve been to two. One was better than the other. I don’t talk about what either of them said, but the good one most definitely knew things that no one else on the planet knows about me. It was basically awesome.
59. What is your idea of paradise? A little cottage with a perfectly rambling garden full of flowers, surrounded by fields of wild flowers, and close to a nice secluded, calm beach.
60. Do you believe in God and if so what is he/she/it like? I do believe that there is a part of the human experience that we cannot comprehend, but I don’t believe in there being a god that created everything and so forth.

I’ve got the next two weeks off university; that is, it’s lecture and tutorial free, but of course there are assignments to work on. I’ve given myself this weekend off from doing anything university-related because I want to use the next to weeks to catch up on readings, start assignments and plan for exams, and I know it’s important to have some time to totally relax and do something else. Trouble is, I don’t know what to do!

I’ve spent the last six weeks doing at least some study every day so it’s kind of become to ingrained; having this time to do whatever I want feels weird. I don’t know what I want to do! And I keep thinking about all the work I want to get done over this break. I wish my brain had a switch I could flick in order to turn these thoughts off, but no.

I spent yesterday getting a peanut butter sandwich smeared all over me by my niece (no complaints, she can do that as much as she likes); talking to friends online; spring cleaning my room, and, oh my god, watching that thing called a television. Now what? Maybe I could finish reading that book I started before university began, or start a new one, or dye my hair, or cook something, or have a nap. I would love to leave the house, but being drivers licenseless and a bit rural makes that difficult.

Do you ever notice that when you have free time to do whatever you like, if you don’t fill that time with many things you just end up feeling incredibly tired?

21. Are you more of a giver or a taker? That really depends, I suppose. I guess we all like to think we’re more of a giver than a taker.
22. Do you make your decisions with an open heart/mind? I try to.
23. What is the most physically painful thing that has ever happened to you? Hm, what comes to mind right now is when I fainted back in June and whacked my face on concrete. I was pretty sore after that!
24. What is the most emotionally painful thing that has ever happened to you? I think all the really tough has been has been equally as painful, but in different ways. There’s a few things that come to mind, but I wont mention them.
25. Who have you hugged today? My niece and youngest nephew, one of my sisters, my cat Molly.
26. Who has done something today to show they care about you? One of my best friends.
27. Do you have a lot to learn? Ah, yyyeah, considering the fact that one never stops learning.
28. If you could learn how to do three things just by wishing and not by working what would they be?
A. Fluent French.
B. Swing dancing.
C. Guitar.
29. Which do you remember the longest: what other people say, what other people do or how other people make you feel? Interesting question. I think it might be a tie between what they do and how they make me feel. I’m pretty good at remember what people say, but that only sticks very long-term if it’s a particularly poignant comment.
30. What are the key ingredients to having a good relationship? Communication, trust, humour, respect, self-respect, communication, humour, communication! If it’s a romantic relationship then good sex is also key.
31. What 3 things do you want to do before you die?
A. Travel to all continents except Antarctica because who cares about Antarctica? I mean, really?
B. Have children. Aw, bless.
C. Help a lot of people and animals.
32. What three things would you want to die to avoid doing? Haha, nothing! I’m wily enough to get out of almost anything without dying.
33. Is there a cause you believe in more than any other cause? Two: Human rights and animal rights.
34. What does each decade make you think of:
The 19oos: Shortening skirts, bohemians, absinthe.
20s: Flappers, Charlie Chaplain, silent film, bobs, Louise Brooks.
30s: Marlene Dietrich, talkies, Greta Garbo, hats, Hollywood glamour.
40s: World War II, Rita Hayworth, perfect clothing, pinup girls, Alberto Vargas.
50s: Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis Presley, circle skirts, wiggle dresses, hot rods, all American cereal box family, Jack Kerouac, beat poets, Motown.
60s: Bob Dylan, civil rights, women’s rights, hippies, Woodstock, LSD, mod fashion, The Beatles, early Pink Floyd.
70s: Marijuana, disco, cocaine, Studio 54, creepy 70s porn guys (mainly their moustaches), short shorts.
80s: Madonna, The Cure, lipstick lesbians, career women, really bad clothes.
90s: Grunge, MTV, Wayne’s World, Rugrats, hip hop, Spice Girls, platform sneakers, boy and girl bands, hair mascara.
2000 (so far): iPods, blogs, tween celebrities.
2010s: Doesn’t make me think of anything, really.
35. Which decade do you feel the most special connection to and why? 1940s. Because I’m quite interested in WWII and I like the clothing and style of that decade.
36. What is your favourite oldie/classic rock song? Oh Jesus, there are many but I will narrow it down to: ‘Wish You Were Here’ and ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ by Pink Floyd; ‘Stand By Me’ by Ben E. King; and ‘Dock of The Bay’ by Otis Redding.
37. What country do you live in and who is the leader of that country? New Zealand/John Key.
38. What’s your favourite TV channel to watch in the middle of the night? When we had Sky it was anything on Discovery, National Geographic, History, Animal Planet, Crime, or Documentary, or Stratos or movies. Or cartoons. I miss Sky…
39. What Disney villain are you the most like and why? Ahh, I don’t know. I barely even remember any of the Disney villains.
40. Have you ever been a girl scout/boy scout? No.

1. Who are you? Sam.
2. What are the 3 most important things everyone should know about you? I’m awesome, I’m not conceited, laughing is my favourite thing to do.
3. When you aren’t filling out 5000 question surveys, what are you doing? Attending university, doing university-related things, being a dork with my friends.
4. List your classes in school from the ones you like the most to the ones you like the least (or if you are out of school, think of the classes you did like and didn’t like at the time). My favourite class is sociology because it’s awesome (and my professor is incredibly appealing), then psychology, and last is English.
5. What is your biggest goal for this year? Finish my first semester at university.
6. Where do you want to be in 5 years? At university doing post-graduate studies.
7. What stage of life are you in right now? A friggin’ awesome one.
8. Are you more child-like or childish? Child-like, though I do have childish moments I guess.
9. What is the last thing you said out loud? ‘Haha’.
10. What song comes closest to how you feel about your life right now? Ooh, hm. I don’t know, actually. Any song about life being marvellous will do!
11. Have you ever taken martial arts classes? No, but a friend is going to teach me when he comes to visit.
12. Does your life tend to get better or worse or does it just stay the same? Mix of both.
13. Does time really heal all wounds? Depends on the individual and how they deal with the pain they carry.
14. How do you handle a rainy day? With an umbrella.
15. Which is worse…losing your luggage or having to sort out tangled holiday lights? Losing luggage!
16. How is your relationship with your parents? Good, as usual.
17. Do you tend to be aware of what is going on around you? Generally I’m hyper-aware of everything.
18. What is the truest thing that you know? Things could always be worse, so make the best of all bad situations and look for the good stuff.
19. What did you want to be when you grew up? Singer, actress, paleontologist, archaeologist, marine biologist, Jane Goodalls protege, funeral director, fashion designer, photographer, magazine editor, veterinarian.
20. Have you ever been given a second chance? Oh yes.

Black skinny trousers. Technically these are currently on lay-by at Just Jeans.

Skinny blue rinse jeans, also on lay-by at Just Jeans. I got both pairs with the 2 for $100 deal.

Lugging a backpack around uni all day was getting lame, so I picked this up at a Strandbags sale a couple of weeks ago. I heart it oh so much, and I can fit everything but the kitchen sink in it. Because I don’t need to take a kitchen sink to uni, just every else.

Yesterday I bought a pair of grey canvas sneakers from Number 1 Shoe Warehouse, but I couldn’t find a photo and I’m too lazy to take one, so you can just use you imagination.

Gimme these!:

I tried these on the the Number 1 Shoe Warehouse yesterday and I’ve been lusting ever since. I used to hate gladiator style sandals, but I’ve changed my mind!

Delicious Oxford style flats. So vintagey, so jazzy, so yum.

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon and, now, band) is becoming one of my favourite artists this year. I’ve been listening to his album For Emma, Forever Ago (2007) on repeat the last couple of weeks, and his 2009 EP Blood Bank for several months. Insanely beautiful music, so do check Bon Iver out further.

I might do a little series of his stuff for the next few weeks because I love so many songs. I only picked ‘Skinny Love’ this week because it’s my current favouritest-favourite. This video is of his performance on the UK’s Jools Holland Show (brilliant music show played on Sky TV’s Rialto channel; makes me miss Sky desperately!)

I hope my tiny gaggle of readers are ok. Thanks for sticking with me, guys! Sorry for being a poor commenter on your blogs — university is very time consuming, apparently (harhar ).