Today I went to Marysville with a bunch of other people from church to a trout farm where, every now and then, a group of people from church go to help rebuild in the aftermath of a devestating fire a couple of years ago.
This was my first time going.
So today I got in some good, old-fashioned physical labour (mostly moving dirt), I learned how to gut a fish, and I celebrated friends' engagement within an hour of the proposal with sausages and champaigne. He threatened us not to put it on facebook but I'm pretty sure no one reads this blog so I'm safe. At least, no one who knows who I could be talking about.
Tomorrow I'm going to a birthday barbeque, and then I'll be going to church (in the evening) to what will be my last service as a member (but I will probably still visit but as a guest).
I'm currently reading The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne which is great! I'm reading it on my kindle.
I may have missed an opportunity out of shyness.
29 January 2011
24 January 2011
Pizza and Pancakes
Pancakes were good, a lot of people turned up and they seemed to be enjoying themselves and their pancakes. Um... I hope, anyway?
So what did I get for my birthday? As mentioned before, I got a kindle, I also got this nice, green jug thing which would be good when I move! Also these ice cream cups designed to eat ice cream out of (I've already used them twice), and a pillow and a notebook and a whole lot of gift cards, a book called "The Writing Class", and a desk calender with encouraging notes written on them.
I think that's it... thereabouts.
I've also decided that I definitely want to see "The King's Speech" and that I want to see it with a specific person, although that specific person doesn't know it, yet.
I'm at my mum's place in the country at the moment. She came over for pancakes and I decided to go with her to stay with her for a couple of days, and she's making pizza at the moment.
So what did I get for my birthday? As mentioned before, I got a kindle, I also got this nice, green jug thing which would be good when I move! Also these ice cream cups designed to eat ice cream out of (I've already used them twice), and a pillow and a notebook and a whole lot of gift cards, a book called "The Writing Class", and a desk calender with encouraging notes written on them.
I think that's it... thereabouts.
I've also decided that I definitely want to see "The King's Speech" and that I want to see it with a specific person, although that specific person doesn't know it, yet.
I'm at my mum's place in the country at the moment. She came over for pancakes and I decided to go with her to stay with her for a couple of days, and she's making pizza at the moment.
20 January 2011
Library in my Pocket
It was my birthday yesterday, and jestar took me out to see a movie - "Tangled" - and then bought me lunch. She also gave me a kindle, and I have to admit - I really love it! Since yesterday I've downloaded and read The Screwtape Letters by C S Lewis - a book I've been meaning to read for years now but never got around to buying. I've also downloaded Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (for free), The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain (also free), Household Tales by Brothers Grimm (also free), The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (99c), and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (free).
I've also downloaded free samples of books to decide later if I want to buy them - American Fairy Tales by L Frank Baum, Complete Works of Jane Austen (I've never read Jane Austen and this is a good opportunity to find out if I like her writing), Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know, plus a couple different versions of the Bible including The Message. (I intend on buying one for my Kindle but am undecided which version I should go for. I was also experimenting how easy it would be to look up specific bible passage with the different versions on kindle.)
It's like having a library and a bookstore in your pocket all in one. Also, for people who like the touch and smell of books (who doesn't?) and thinks that an electronic book doesn't have the same soul, well... strangely enough, the kindle actually smells a little bit like ink.
I'm also pretty impressed at how easy on the eyes it is to read, and bright sunlight doesn't create glare. I've heard a lot of people say that the ipad can do everything the kindle can do but more, plus it's in colour. But there's no way I'd stare intensely at an ipad screen for hours at a time reading text without getting a horrible headache and probably ruining my eyesight at the same time. I could play games, browse the internet, look at pictures, etc. but those things don't require the same optical concentration and endurance as reading a novel does. The Kindle isn't meant to be everything an ipad is - a kindle is for readers. You might be able to download books on an ipad, but it's not the best way to read a novel.
I've also downloaded free samples of books to decide later if I want to buy them - American Fairy Tales by L Frank Baum, Complete Works of Jane Austen (I've never read Jane Austen and this is a good opportunity to find out if I like her writing), Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know, plus a couple different versions of the Bible including The Message. (I intend on buying one for my Kindle but am undecided which version I should go for. I was also experimenting how easy it would be to look up specific bible passage with the different versions on kindle.)
It's like having a library and a bookstore in your pocket all in one. Also, for people who like the touch and smell of books (who doesn't?) and thinks that an electronic book doesn't have the same soul, well... strangely enough, the kindle actually smells a little bit like ink.
I'm also pretty impressed at how easy on the eyes it is to read, and bright sunlight doesn't create glare. I've heard a lot of people say that the ipad can do everything the kindle can do but more, plus it's in colour. But there's no way I'd stare intensely at an ipad screen for hours at a time reading text without getting a horrible headache and probably ruining my eyesight at the same time. I could play games, browse the internet, look at pictures, etc. but those things don't require the same optical concentration and endurance as reading a novel does. The Kindle isn't meant to be everything an ipad is - a kindle is for readers. You might be able to download books on an ipad, but it's not the best way to read a novel.
17 January 2011
Summer Under the Son
This weekend I went to Phillip Island for Summer Under the Son (SUTS). It's actually still going on until Wednesday but I only went for the weekend. Last year I went for the whole time and, hopefully, next year I'll be able to again but this year just for the weekend.
And... I forget how it is at SUTS. Last year was my first year going since I was about 13 (where I went to the youth camp which is at a seperate site) and it's like... well, like being surrounded by family. Many Christian communities are all close-knit, and I turn up and find myself surrounded by people who knew me as a child, or knew my parents, etc. Of course not everyone, not even most people, but even those people, well... everyone is brothers and sisters in Christ.
SUTS is an Anglican Missionary Convention, where CMS (Christian Missionary Society) give people the opportunity to hear what work the missionaries are doing, and the Missionaries who are with them who are on Home Assignment (visiting home from whatever country/area they are serving in) tell stories and what tehy've been up to and what work God has been doing. A lot of them, serving in dangerous countries, have gone through a lot yet they're all eager to get back.
It's also my birthday in two days and one of my friends is taking me out to see a movie and then lunch :) And then a few days after that, I'll be having a party-thingy at Pancake Parlour.
And... I forget how it is at SUTS. Last year was my first year going since I was about 13 (where I went to the youth camp which is at a seperate site) and it's like... well, like being surrounded by family. Many Christian communities are all close-knit, and I turn up and find myself surrounded by people who knew me as a child, or knew my parents, etc. Of course not everyone, not even most people, but even those people, well... everyone is brothers and sisters in Christ.
SUTS is an Anglican Missionary Convention, where CMS (Christian Missionary Society) give people the opportunity to hear what work the missionaries are doing, and the Missionaries who are with them who are on Home Assignment (visiting home from whatever country/area they are serving in) tell stories and what tehy've been up to and what work God has been doing. A lot of them, serving in dangerous countries, have gone through a lot yet they're all eager to get back.
It's also my birthday in two days and one of my friends is taking me out to see a movie and then lunch :) And then a few days after that, I'll be having a party-thingy at Pancake Parlour.
07 January 2011
Pancake Day!
My birthday will be arriving soon and I've organised myself a party! Not on my actual birthday but a couple days after it. I'm looking forward to it :D
Anyway, it took me ages to decide what I wanted to do and I ended up going for a little party with friends at the Pancake Parlour.
Anyway, either I or Pancake Parlour must be popular (my money's on the pancakes) because I already have more positive replies than I thought I'd get by now, and from people who I didn't necessarily expect would come but who I invited anyway.
It might be interesting. I have different people from different parts of my world coming. From school friends to church friends to TAFE friends, all with very different ways of approaching life and many with colourful lives and personalities. I had one moment when I looked at the guest list and who was coming and I thought, "What have I done?" but I think it'll be fun, and some of these people have encountered each other before.
Anyway, it took me ages to decide what I wanted to do and I ended up going for a little party with friends at the Pancake Parlour.
Anyway, either I or Pancake Parlour must be popular (my money's on the pancakes) because I already have more positive replies than I thought I'd get by now, and from people who I didn't necessarily expect would come but who I invited anyway.
It might be interesting. I have different people from different parts of my world coming. From school friends to church friends to TAFE friends, all with very different ways of approaching life and many with colourful lives and personalities. I had one moment when I looked at the guest list and who was coming and I thought, "What have I done?" but I think it'll be fun, and some of these people have encountered each other before.
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