Category Archives: life

Native Bush

I was recently asked what bush looks like around here. Well, today I went for a walk. Many of the interesting walks around here start with this wonderful bridge. Apologies the sky isn't bluer, but on the upside, less sunburn risk. Good walking weather.   Lots of walking.. but then, that's the fun of it, right? What …

10/Apr/2012 – 21:44 | By Si | Posted in life | Comments (4)

It's All My Fault

I grew up on a faultline. This shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, since New Zealand only exists because two tectonic plates decided to get together and have a rub-yourself-up-against-each-other party. To the West we have the Indo-Australian plate, to the East the Pacific Plate. Which I guess actually made it something of …

24/Feb/2012 – 14:34 | By Si | Posted in fun, life | Comments (4)

Nice Night For a Walk

It's just turned New Year, 2012. Generally for New Year's Eve I prefer to do something contemplative. Meditate on the past year (or years). Feel my way to a better direction for the coming year. Assess and makes choices that will guide me positively forward. With that in mind, around 10pm I took off up a …

01/Jan/2012 – 03:04 | By Si | Posted in fun, life | Comments (8)

Snow!

Today I woke up and there was honest to god, real life snow, just lying everywhere, being all lazy. Even though it's winter, around these parts there hasn't been snow since 1995. So, what better way to spend a Monday morning than to go for a walk up a local hill? (rhetorical question) This hill, unsurprisingly. Mum …

25/Jul/2011 – 14:11 | By Si | Posted in fun, life | Comments (10)

A Night Of Bad Dreams

I had a bunch of bad dreams last night. This is very rare for me. Typically these days I might get a single mildly bad dream maybe once or twice a month, if that. But first let me wind back a bit. A few days ago I hung out with a friend of mine. This is someone …

17/Jul/2011 – 12:37 | By Si | Posted in healing, life | Comments (3)

Random Thursday Night Adventure

I was sitting at home the other night, minding my own business when a text message flashed in on my intra-planetary communicator: "I'm coming to pick you up. I'll be there at 9:50pm. Pack a toothbrush" Well, okay then. (Secretly? I adore these kind of spontaneous adventures.) On the agenda? Sitting in an outdoor jacuzzi half …

16/Jul/2011 – 20:52 | By Si | Posted in fun, life | Comments (10)

Catching A Bus

At the moment, I'm living in the gardens of Isengard. You what? Yes, these gardens. Well, ok ok, I actually live in a cottage. The gardens are (quite literally) across the road. This is where my parents live. Rivendell is just up the road, and yep, in general the area is every bit as picturesque as …

10/Jul/2011 – 20:24 | By Si | Posted in life | Comments (11)

Bad Morning

This morning I woke up feeling bad. How bad? Really bad. The worst I've felt in… months? Kinda like this: (Years back I used to sing this to myself every day at work… but that's a whole other story) In fact, I distinctly remember thinking "God, I feel so crap even a blowjob wouldn't cheer me …

26/Jun/2011 – 16:35 | By Si | Posted in healing, life | Comments (4)

This Is The Fun Bit!

Positive reframing is an interesting thing. In case you haven't heard of reframing (or can't be bothered reading the wiki page), I'll quickly explain it. Reframing is the act of taking something shitty, and spinning it to emphasise the (to you) positive aspects. Here's a classic example: So really, it's just choosing to look at …

16/Jun/2011 – 23:59 | By Si | Posted in healing, life | Comments (2)

Dealing With Overwhelm

Overwhelm is a huge part of life. It happens to the best of us. Eventually there's a point where we just can't keep up. As life gets ever busier & more distracting, the likelihood of it happening continues to climb. Obviously it's also a huge contributor to stress (and all the nastiness that entails). So, …

12/May/2011 – 10:53 | By Si | Posted in healing, life | Comments (4)