Christmas is Here!!!

Wow. It's Christmas Eve. Where did that come from? It so doesn't feel like it. Maybe it's because I'm usually in Hawkes Bay by now... yes, this is my first Christmas in Wellington!!! Well, half of it, we're going up tomorrow afternoon. Not bad for someone who's lived in Wellington her whole life ... huh-hm.

I just want to say a big Merry Christmas! to everyone that I've shared good times with this year and who made it what it was. I luv you all so much! You rock! So have a great Christmas, and a happy New Year, and I'll see you all next year, if I'm not seeing you tonight or tomorrow at Church.

Some great memories of this year ...*

10. Youth Group. I love my Youth Group so much! It was especially orsum to have the Youth Alpha.
9. PingPong Tournament. Training out, scaring innocent peoples on the Train, coming sixth (oh yeah), going crazy, going "to the beach". It was fun.

8. Diana's third birthday! Man that was fun. Waterfights with Ben, Huggies, Festa, Crunch and Midgii, crashing Huggies', making kids cry about five times (cringe), being chased by kids, playing in the river, hanging out with cool people, it was orsum.
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8. Going to Maz and Adam's for the Girls Sleepover and the Flour Fight. They were fun. You're house is orsum! And so are you! Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunel!!!
7. M&M Wedding. That was lots of fun. They got married. There was a lot of food, funny stories, and cool people.
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5. Duke of Ed Tramps. I can't which was better, but they were orsum. Campfires, tents, scary stories, teachers interupting kisses, great times.
4. Leaders Retreat Day. I know that sounds weird, since me and Cassie were only babysitters, but I had a great time. It was orsum to hang out with God, the Cool guys from Church, Cassie, and Breanna. And going to the beach and the park etc, and having incredible talks about the future, God, and other stuff.
3. Mia was born!!! And also her baptism, when we became Godsisters! She is so orsum! And cute. I wuv her so much!
2. Summer Wine!!! I mean, New Wine Summer! Same thing. Held at El Rancho again, my second favourite place ever, we had a great time. It was my first time at Firewire, but it wasn't boring, in fact, it was better than Cutting Edge! Well, fancy that.


aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand .....


1.Yoof alpha Weekend!!! Best weekend ever! Man, that was so much fun. Orsum friends, great teaching, worship, Fun games, waterslide, flying fox, trampolines, singing, dancing, going crazy, Youth Groups Got talent, Flight of the Conchords ... it was the best!!!

And also lots of other orsum things.

*Please excuse for lack of memory, differing points of views, and other stuff if I've forgotten any thing you wish to contest with. I'm sure it was fun as well.

Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement: Flight of the Conchords.
	By Larry Pritchard larryp@usa.net
	The standout performance in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, although snubbed at the Oscars and virtually unnoticed by critics and the entire LOTR cast and crew, is the deeply moving portrayal of 'Figwit'. With a steely glare the character jumps out from the screen in the famous 'council' scene, making his appearance, some say, the most electrifying two seconds of the film. It begs the question: If Tolkien had seen the movie before writing the book, would he not have made Figwit an additional member of the fellowship. Offering not his bow, but his much touted good-looks to the collection of axes, swords and other less attractive weaponry. So convincing was this enigmatic performance that many have been left wondering if the 'actor' was actually an elf? (Or at least some kind of half-breed.) Through numerous phonecalls with film companies and actors agents, I tracked down he who is known as "The Gorgeous One" or "Lord of the Personal Grooming". He lives in Wellington, New Zealand. His real name, Bret McKenzie, but I shall continue to call him Figwit as it was too hard to separate him from the character. Larry P: So Figwit, some say you do not speak, some say you are incapable of speech; is this true? Figwit: Ahh Bret, just Bret will do. Larry P: O.k Figwit, Bret it is! (At this point I assume he does speak) Figwit: No, that's not really true. I can speak. But when I read the script I found I did not have any lines. I thought about the lack of lines and made a character decision based on that not to speak in the council scene. I think the saying is true that actions speak louder then words. Larry P: Did it cross your mind to add some lines, Figwit? Figwit: I thought about saying "Legolas shouldn't go! I will go to Mordor! I know the shortcut!". But the opportunity never arose to raise the subject with the director, Peter Jackson. Larry P: So you decided to telegraph your character's emotional journey through facial statement alone? Figwit: Um... yeah, and [the way] I hold my body. Larry P: When in particular? Figwit: Like the bit when I was sitting down. Larry P: Ahh? Figwit: On the chair. Larry P: (nothing) Figwit: And when I stand up... in the council scene. Larry P: Is grooming important to you, Figwit? Figwit: Well, I think it is important to Elves. Especially Figwit. Look at Cate Blanchet and Liv Tyler, they look amazing. So groomed. They are real professionals. I would love to work with them again. Larry P: Is it true that during the argument... Figwit: (INTERRUPTS) In the council scene? Larry P: ...yeah, when you are standing up. Is it true you mime the words "F**k you!" Or another suggestion that has been speculated upon "Pluck you!"? Figwit: I am not saying either of those things. I am speaking in Elvish but you don't really hear amongst all of the loud dwarves. Larry P: What did you say? Figwit: I said the Elvish equivalent of 'Pluck you! Pluck you all!'. I was so angry with the way the dwarves and men were behaving. Gimli was being so obnoxious. It was the one bit of input I did have. Larry P: Does Figwit return in the next film? Figwit: I'm not allowed to talk about it. Larry P: Have you had many offers after your performance in The Fellowship of the Ring? Figwit: At the moment I'm concentrating more on my band, we actually do a song which we tried to get into the Lord of the Rings; The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack. It's called Frodo, Don't Wear The Ring, I do a rap in it. Larry P: In Elvish? Figwit: In English but in an sort of Elvish/New Zealand accent. Larry P: What do you think of the Figwit Lives website? Were you expecting such a big response to such a small part? Figwit: Not expecting it. But I was quietly hoping someone would recognise my work, Peter Jackson didn't really notice me. He was too busy directing. I'm hoping Peter sees the website and it will spur him on to developing LOTR IV; Figwit's Journey. Or at least make a figurine. Larry P: Good luck. Figwit: Thank you.

Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement: Flight of the Conchords.
	By Larry Pritchard larryp@usa.net
	The standout performance in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, although snubbed at the Oscars and virtually unnoticed by critics and the entire LOTR cast and crew, is the deeply moving portrayal of 'Figwit'. With a steely glare the character jumps out from the screen in the famous 'council' scene, making his appearance, some say, the most electrifying two seconds of the film. It begs the question: If Tolkien had seen the movie before writing the book, would he not have made Figwit an additional member of the fellowship. Offering not his bow, but his much touted good-looks to the collection of axes, swords and other less attractive weaponry. So convincing was this enigmatic performance that many have been left wondering if the 'actor' was actually an elf? (Or at least some kind of half-breed.) Through numerous phonecalls with film companies and actors agents, I tracked down he who is known as "The Gorgeous One" or "Lord of the Personal Grooming". He lives in Wellington, New Zealand. His real name, Bret McKenzie, but I shall continue to call him Figwit as it was too hard to separate him from the character. Larry P: So Figwit, some say you do not speak, some say you are incapable of speech; is this true? Figwit: Ahh Bret, just Bret will do. Larry P: O.k Figwit, Bret it is! (At this point I assume he does speak) Figwit: No, that's not really true. I can speak. But when I read the script I found I did not have any lines. I thought about the lack of lines and made a character decision based on that not to speak in the council scene. I think the saying is true that actions speak louder then words. Larry P: Did it cross your mind to add some lines, Figwit? Figwit: I thought about saying "Legolas shouldn't go! I will go to Mordor! I know the shortcut!". But the opportunity never arose to raise the subject with the director, Peter Jackson. Larry P: So you decided to telegraph your character's emotional journey through facial statement alone? Figwit: Um... yeah, and [the way] I hold my body. Larry P: When in particular? Figwit: Like the bit when I was sitting down. Larry P: Ahh? Figwit: On the chair. Larry P: (nothing) Figwit: And when I stand up... in the council scene. Larry P: Is grooming important to you, Figwit? Figwit: Well, I think it is important to Elves. Especially Figwit. Look at Cate Blanchet and Liv Tyler, they look amazing. So groomed. They are real professionals. I would love to work with them again. Larry P: Is it true that during the argument... Figwit: (INTERRUPTS) In the council scene? Larry P: ...yeah, when you are standing up. Is it true you mime the words "F**k you!" Or another suggestion that has been speculated upon "Pluck you!"? Figwit: I am not saying either of those things. I am speaking in Elvish but you don't really hear amongst all of the loud dwarves. Larry P: What did you say? Figwit: I said the Elvish equivalent of 'Pluck you! Pluck you all!'. I was so angry with the way the dwarves and men were behaving. Gimli was being so obnoxious. It was the one bit of input I did have. Larry P: Does Figwit return in the next film? Figwit: I'm not allowed to talk about it. Larry P: Have you had many offers after your performance in The Fellowship of the Ring? Figwit: At the moment I'm concentrating more on my band, we actually do a song which we tried to get into the Lord of the Rings; The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack. It's called Frodo, Don't Wear The Ring, I do a rap in it. Larry P: In Elvish? Figwit: In English but in an sort of Elvish/New Zealand accent. Larry P: What do you think of the Figwit Lives website? Were you expecting such a big response to such a small part? Figwit: Not expecting it. But I was quietly hoping someone would recognise my work, Peter Jackson didn't really notice me. He was too busy directing. I'm hoping Peter sees the website and it will spur him on to developing LOTR IV; Figwit's Journey. Or at least make a figurine. Larry P: Good luck. Figwit: Thank you.

Ode to Kristen

Today was the last day of school for the year, so holidays, who-hooo!!! But sadly, that means the last day of East for Kristen, our head girl. Kristen has to have been the best head girl everrrrrrrrrrrr! and I will always remember her. She is such a great role model and is soooooo orsum!!!

I first met Kristen as a lil' turd former, playing my first game of bowls (yea-ah!). She was the captain of my team and made sure to tell me that our team name was the "Bowled and the Beautiful", and that our new lingo included "Yeah-bowl". From there, along with Flo and Eve, we made an unbeatable team, stunning all the other teams with our amazingness, and winning ... maybe one game, if we were lucky??? not sure bowt that one. Kristen renamed us Kristen Bowl-ng, Flo Bowlheron, Eve yeah I don't know how to fit this in, and best of all, Sarah Bowl-less. Good times.

After that, Kristen was always real cool, she would always say hi to me in the corridors, even thou I was a lowly thurd or year 10, and I would often hear a loud "Sarah Bowl-less!" as I walzed along the corridors or graced the stage to get prestigious prizes at Prizegiving such as "Merit Equal". Yea-ah. Shot Jenny! But Kristen's orsumness was so much more than just to me. She always turned up to everything East, proudly and obsessively cheering us on, and you would constantly hear her say "Mint" or "Orsum", with that grin on her face. She was the first person who made me think, maybe I wouldn't unbotton that top botton. Kristen breathed East. Kristen exulted East. Kristen was East. But of course, the thing Kristen had to be most known for, was the ukeladies. We all loved to hear them singing and playing crazily, with, it goes without saying, Kristen's ukelele solo. An of course, the WEGCD (said with a proud manly gusto)! I am skilled enough to be on it, with Kristen celebrating even the obscurity of the song we wrote instead of brainstorming, the freakishly hardowt harmonies Nemo wrote for it, the ukeleles played to it, and the kazoo I played (funky monkeys for lyf!)

Some things Kristen has been known to say are:

" Wellington East,The Year of the Beast,Time flies,We ate some pies,Here at our home,Never alone,Our journey has started,Just as we’ve departed,’04 to ‘08,You guys are great,Lumen Accipe et Imperti,Leaving you makes my heart hurty,I’ll miss not seeing you all everyday,Good luck for the future and never forget."

"Chae-yah"

"Mint"

"You have accipe-d the lumen and now I will imperti"

"Orsum"

Sarah Bowl-less"

"2008 is The Year of the East Beast"

"Ties up for the boys"

"We are East and we are the Best"

"Yeah-bowl"

"We do not wear scarves of brown, grey, pink, black and white checkers with tassels or any other shade of blue except for the mighty royal. We do not wear chucks, slippers or Air Force 1s. We do not wear bum belts. We do not wear our ties low, or our collars open with foundation all over them. We do not wear hoodies, fluffy jackets or coloured tights. What we do wear in fact, is the finest uniform in the greater Wellington City, envied by those clad in black, grey or teal. - because we are Wellington East Girls' College, and we are the best."

"Leave kb to Saint Cats"

We have something other schools are jealous of"

EAST, are you ready ready?! 2008 has shown: we most definitely are. The year has gotten off to a great start, as we embark on school life in a style that can only be described as ‘the East way’. I am truly honoured to be representing Wellington East as Head Prefect, and will do everything I can to have this be another amazing year for our school.

and much more.I can't imagine East without Kristen, like actually. Kristen has been an amazing Head Girl and will always be a part of East. Luv Ya!

Sarah Bowl-less

How many people does it take to change a lightbulb???

How many Wellington school students does it take to change a light Bulb at...
Marsden - One. But it wont be her. She'll put a call through to the maintenance officer and wait for him to come change it.
Tawa - two. One to change the bulb and the other one trying to figure out how to get high off the other one.
Scots - none. there to busy tryna find some gay sex
Queen Margaret - one. She holds the bulb and the world should revolve around her.
St Pats - One. Just make sure he doesn't have to do it during soggy biscuit time.
Rongotai - five. Four to break into the store and to steal the bulb and one to install it.
Petone College - One. But where the money's coming from to buy it is anyones guess.
Wellington Girls - five. One to change it two to make sure her hair ribbons are still in place and another two to tell her how good her new bag looks.
St Catherines - none. Pregnant girls shouldnt do risky things.
Wellington High - 10. One to change the bulb, one to call the dealer and eight to have a session while they wait.Porirua - none. Everything that hasn't been welded down has been flogged long ago.
Wellington East - none. They only have to give head to the Wellington Coll boys and it's done for them.
Silverstream - none. Electricity has yet to make it out that far.
Wellington Coll - two. One to change the bulb and the other to hold his hand while he climbs the really high ladder

East Pride!!!!! Chaeyah!!!

This is a taster of the East Pride, quoted from none other than the orsumest head girl ever, Kristen Ng.

We do not wear scarves of brown, grey, pink, black and white checkers with tassels or any other shade of blue except for the mighty royal. We do not wear chucks, slippers or Air Force 1s. We do not wear bum belts. We do not wear our ties low, or our collars open with foundation all over them. We do not wear hoodies, fluffy jackets or coloured tights. What we do wear in fact, is the finest uniform in the greater Wellington City, envied by those clad in black, grey or teal. - because we are Wellington East Girls' College, and we are the best.

Duke of Ed

Top left: Konnie coming out of the smoke. I love this photo!

Top right:Konnie, Caitlin, Mel, Tessa and me

Bottom left: Caitlin and me rapping to "Hiphoppotomous vs Rhymnoserous"

Bottom right:Me Bee and Konnie roughing it and getting water from the river and cleaning.

On Monday, me and a group of amazing yr 10s from East tramped off into the middle of nowhere. On Tuesday, we came back again. So what did we get out of it? Wet tents, sore backs, shoulders, necks and legs, a sleepless night, photos, scars and scratches, and some fantastic memories.

The first day, we tramped for hours, from 10 til 4, up a steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep hill, about 85 degrees, I swear, and them we, well not really tramped, but bumbled and fell our way back down the other side, all with heavy packs on our back, Ella weighed hers, and they were 10kgs. On that day, some boys from snots porridge (scots college) were also there for a day trip. They walked up behind us with their packless backs, and started running as they passed us, and kept going until they thought they were out of our eyesight. Day-amn! I said that, just as on of them stopped by us. Crack-up. Then, because those poor tired boys had to have a long lunch break, we were ahead of them, and the next time they passed us, we clapped and cheered them on saying things like "Good work, Theodore, keep it up Oswald, dig it in Clarence." Good times.

Anyway, once we'd left them to be picked up by their private helicopters or whatever snots use, we kept tramping down through a river until we came to the campsite, which wasn't really a campsite at all, just a place with a couple of trees less than its surroundings. There, we set up our tents, and the real fun began. Me, Caitlin, Nicole and Konnie filmed a mock survivor, there was lots of singing and dancing and posing for cameras and mucking around. Some of the others did a crack-up ambush; they smeared mud over their faces, stuck leaves and branches in their hair etc, and ran through us making freaky tarzan noises, and performed an East Duke of Ed version of "In the Jungle" with harmonies and everything. We built campfires and cooked our food and millions of marshmellows on them, using river water, our only source of water, to do so. We were really roughing it, there weren't even toilets, so we had to go in the bushes, and bury our toilet paper and ... yeah, you know what I mean. After it grew too dark to be outside, we, about ten of us, squished into a tent and told scary stories, alothough it was more funny than scary. That was real fun. Finally, the teachers came and kicked us out, making us go back to our own tent and to bed. But of course we didn't go to sleep, we stayed up talking and joking, but they were the kind of things that are funny at the time, but you don't get it unless you were there. Finally, we went to sleep, after it started to rain... uh-oh. In the crazy hours of the morning, me and Caitlin woke to hear a voice saying "Is there any room in your tent? Min'es flooded out." Gutted for Abby and Ella. Of course, there wasn't any room in our tent, but we squeezed up and Abby came in with us. Lucky her.

The next morning, we packed up and left, carrying on down the river until we came to a waterfall which we climbed up next to. It wasn't a proper track, it seemed to be a psycho guys path, but it was really cool and fun, even if it was so steep you were going backwards and the packs made it interesting. Then we continued tramping and reached the carpark early, about 1.15 for the bus to pick us up and take us home.

It was so much fun, more than I can give it justice in a blog, but I've done my best. good times.

bayla

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I'm heeeeeeeeeere!!!!!!!!!

Man, I haven't been on my blog for ages! Luckily, I have found an explanation that should satisfy. I got it from, where else? but the FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS site.

'»Problem with Website discovered.
A catch 22 type dilemna has struck kiwi band Flight of The Conchords in relation to updating the band news on their website. Members of the band (Jemaine and Bret) have noticed that whenever there are doing things that could be reported on the website, they are too busy to update the website. In addition, whenever the band members have some spare time in which they could update the website, there is usually, as one member put it "nothing going on". As a direct result of this problem The Conchords may resort to manufacturing news stories about themselves to bolster news items in less busy times.'

Sadly, the same thing has happened to me. I have been so busy I've had no time to write about it! And by now, you would have read about it on someone else's blogs. Sigh. How depressing. However, there's no point of having a blog if I don't bang on about myself selfishly as if I'm the most important person in the world (which I am, just to clear that up) so I better tell you what I can remember of my crazy business lately.

1. National Leadership Development camp, with Girls Brigade, better known as Awesome Leadership. We had a great time at Silverstream retreat, hanging out with friends, making tons of new friends, learning about how to be a better leader, and even rocking it down to Queensgate for an afternoon of shopping! A highlight of the camp was the fun night organised by the level three people, with a t.v theme. It was tons of fun, dressing up and doing fun challenges, which our overly enthusiastic (not) team won! Oh yeah, go team Cookie Monsters!

2. Youth Alpha Camp!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of the best weekends I have ever had, not kidding. It was so much fun!!!!! If you want to know more about this, check out this site, and even if you don't check it out anyway! Richard loved us so much he wrote about us on the alpha site. Awww. http://www.alpha.org.nz/youth/enews/YA_eNews-OctNov08.pdf
We had lots of fun with our awesome youth group, Richard (c'mon Richard!), and Huggies, with Ben and Teri hanging round trying to blend with us, and of course, Mia and Breanna!!!!! (Haven't seen Mia since, Maz, grrr!) A highlight for me was the Youth Group's got talent show, singing and dancing crazily with FOTC and other orsum cds, lidtening to Richards talks, and the prayer and discussion that came from that, the water slide, tramps, volleyball, flying fox, Huggies' worship leading, Alex's games, the whole thing, really!!!! It was orsum!!!!!!!!!!!!

3. Exams. Arrrrrrrrrrgh! The dreaded word, and mine were only mocks! We'll just skip over them apart from saying that there was no highlight for me about them!

4. My Grandparents' 50th wedding anneversary! Since most people who read this don't know my grandparents, I'll keep this short, but it was orsum for my grandparents, hanging out with my family, good times with my cousins, and meeting a lot of strangers who said things like "Oh, you're Sarah! Jonathan and Fiona's Sarah. I remember when you were this high..."

5. Dance Camp. Whew! We had a great time, with our group holding it here in Wellington, and lots of people coming from all over the country, amybe even Australia? My Official Jobs were Head of Decorations and Milk Duty, which I believe I performed superbly. We brought out Marcelo Marionoff, an Argintine cance teacher from England to teach us, and he was amazing, and taught us some great dances. It was Orsum, but very tiring!!!

6 Schoooool. Lots of NCEA assignments worth credits. It's only year ten!!!!!!!!!!

7. The Welshies AMAZING dance show. They were so good!!! Susan was so cute, and she had the biggest smile the whole time, And Esther was gorgeous, and is an amazing performer. You guys are great!

8. Last weekend, me and Cassie went along to the Evening Community Leaders Retreat to look after Breanna nad keep her out of the way for the more important sessions. We had a great time hanging out with the orsum people that went along, playing bonding game, praying, playing with Breanna, and even getting a deep conversation or two while Breanna was asleep. I even got her first word!!! "Mum! Mama!" I recorded it on my phone, so if you want to hear her, ask me!

Whew. I think thats enough for now. Oh. and by the way, at the moment, my class is emersed in putting together a stage challenge. And on Monday and Tuesday, we have Duke of Ed Tramp!!! It's gonna be orsum!!

Well, that's enough waffle from me for now.

Bayla
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Yippee!!!

Yesterday, I had my first drum lesson with Steve!!!! Yay! I'm finally playing the drums again. I'm so happy! I like playing drums. They excite me. I get to bang things that make loud noises. Orsum. Yes. People better be scared of me now. I'm playing the drums again. Steve's a good teacher too. Its good. Soon I'll be better than Snusan, lol. You better watch out!

I want SUMMER!!!

I was driving along Oriental Parade today in the pouring rain, and I couldn't help remember the fun I've had there in the summer. Going to the Beach Volleyball with Stephanie last and winning a bag of chips with my orsum volleyball skills, going again this year with Steph, Cassie, Esther, Susan and Britt, and getting a look at the first-aid skills. We went to the Parade Cafe to get a hot drink we were so cold, today. In the Summer we went there and had a food fight with chips, who remembers that? Also when sum of the youth gruop galls went to the beach there with Diana. I was late coz I had volleyball trials, but it was still real fun. And when we went to the Parade Cafe after Church and someone, I can't remember who, put ice down Cassie's back. Good times.
But then, when we went there today, it was rainy and dreary and cold. It wasn't fun, carefree, or as amazing as it does in the summer.
That's just life, you have to take the good with the bad, summer with winter. But God is always there for us, although sometimes it doesn't feel like it. In a way it's like God is the sea at Oriental Parade. He is way to huge, deep, engulfing for us to ever come close to imagining, yet he is reight there next to us all the time. No matter whether its hot and sunny, or cold and raining, the sea is always at Oriental Parade. And no matter whether we're going through good times or bad, God is always there. And whether we want a pick me up or a celebration, we can have it at God's Parade Cafe, Church. I know this is cheezy, but I like looking at things in a metaphorical (or are they similes? who really cares...) way, even though nothing in this world can ever compare to God.

The GO Concert!

On Sunday the 31 August 2008 (ooh, fancy date) we had the GO Concert at church. Eds (Edwin Derricutt) opened for Lucas Parry, and it was a really orsum night. It was Eds' second time performing at All Saints, the last time was the day before my birthday, the 2nd March. (Incidentally, today is my half-birthday, 6months since and till my birthday. Yes, I give you permission to give me chocolate, lol) It was great to have him back, and he's still as orsum as ever. This time even Crunch could tell that he wasn't wearing eyeliner, something she doubted very much last time; she was convinced he was. (emo). It was Lucas' first time here and he was really orsum, even if he is Auzzie and living in America.He was real funny and a good speaker. In one of his songs he got two people up to help lead 'moshing'. Snusan and this guy Philip were the lucky people, and Philip was pretty orsum. Susan was bright red though ... We helped set up beforehand, and me, Cassie and Susan were on Tickets. That was pretty exciting. Also, Esther brought along her friend Stacey, which was pretty orsum. Eds and Lucas like us. Coz we're orsum. Diana found Lucas' order of service sheet and gave it to me, so I got his autograph, and its going up on my wall next to the autographs of Eds, Huggies, some of the Pulse, the Lads, Phono, and my newest aquisition, a silver ferns. And Pictures of Mr Bean. Spe-cial. Yeah, ti was really orsum night, and I hope we can have another one soon. Thanks Ben for organising it, it was great.

Flight of the Conchords!!!

After my last, very deep and slightly depressing blog, I am writing about one of my favourtie things- Flight of the Conchords! They are the funniest thing in the world! Let me introduce you to Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie.
Jemaines the one with the glasses. Bret is the other one. They are kiwis from Wellywood who are making it big in America right now. Their manager is Murray and their fan-base is Mel. Here is an orsum quote from their sight that is pretty much FOTC. "Flight of the Conchords have put up a website on the internet. A spokesman from the band (Bret) said it there was a five year delay launching the website online due to a 'disagreement'. Apparently there was debate over how many times letter 'W' should appear in the 'WWW' part of the web address. While Bret wanted four making the domain name wwww.conchords.co.nz Jemaine was vying for seven with wwwwwww.conchords.co.nz. It turns out that you're only allowed three anyway." he he he. I like the Flight of the Conchords. They make me laugh. And sing. Especially when I'm listening to their music. Like now. And a lot of my time coz I love them so much! So should everyone else. Coz they are orsum. Other people like them too. They have won some prizes.
The BBC radio series won the Bronze in the Comedy section of the Sony Radio Academy Award in 2006.[13]
On November 15, 2007, The Dominion Post awarded Clement and McKenzie with the 2007 Arts Wellys, and named them the 2007 Wellingtonians of the Year.[15]
Time magazine's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 5 New TV Series of 2007, ranking it at #2.[16]
On February 10, 2008, The Distant Future won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album.[17]
Entertainment Weekly named Flight of the Conchords the seventh best show of 2007.
Oooh. Beat that. They rock. They sing funny songs and act in a funny tv series and even manage to do them both at the same time. They act like a naive, failing band from New Zealand, where no-one has ever heard of, lost in the middle of American hard-outness. They are hilarious. But I am sad when they aren't on. Like now. But I'm listening to their music now so it's all right. I think thats enough for now. Flight of the Conchord ROCK!!!!!!

When I grow up ...

I was just thinking about some thing Ben said a couple of weeks ago at Church. He said "And someday, Bayla will be Worship Leading...". This made me think, you know, someday, we will be the leaders. Someday we will make decisions. Someday, we will be adults. Ths is quite a scary thought. In ten years time, will I be like Huggies is now? Or Diana? Or In 15 years, will I be like Ben? I can't imagine ever being as mature and orsum and strong and everything like that as them, but the time will come when it will be ... up to me. All the cool people who run the evening service will be old crusty 10.30ers (lol), and It'll be us, the goofy youth running the evening service. I can't help wondering, will the service just be the same few people in youth group? Will we fail God? Will people miss out in hering about God because of our failings? Deep down I know God will look after us, that he wouldn't let that happen, but it's still a scary thought. How could we, the silly youth group, be tomorrows Bens, Huggies and Dianas? We're nothing like that. I want to be, but I know we just aren't. I can't picture a day when I'm up the front, preaching or worship leading, along with Cassie, Esther, and Susan, to a Church full with people we have brought. You know what I mean? It seems we would just be a giggling, self-consious mess. I just don't feel like we're made to do that, yet who else is there? Sigh. Us, the leaders of tomorrow? too much pressure. I don't know. We aren't Ben or Diana or Huggies, as much as I'd like to be. How can we do what they're doing as awesomely as they are?

Mia's Godfamily!!!

this photo is of mia's godsisters, esther susan me and cassie, and her godmum, at her baptism. It was really orsum, we all got to read out the godfamily parts and mia was soooooo cute! She wore an adorable dress and silver shoes and gazed up while she was being baptised. None of us could stop going 'oooooooh, aaaaaaaaaah'! She's so adorable!!!! And simon and breanna also got baptised, and breanna was, of course, beauuuuutiful, and simon was ... simon. It was all really orsum though.

Yay

Yay, i copied snusan and edgar and crunch and everyone else and got a blog!!!!! Its gonna be pretty cool. Just like me. Yeah. So's your face.