this photo is of a blue eyed blennie and it was taken by me at the poor knights - one of the best dive spots in new zealand and quite possibly the world. i took this shot on the first dive i took a camera with me. i'm pretty pleased with it actually - so i just bought a new camera and am now on the lookout for a marine housing.
teleworking - noun
employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem [syn: telecommuting]
so the company that i am working for at the moment actually encourages us to work from home around 3 days a week. no longer do i feel like i am on the clock. or that my boss wants to keep an eye on me and my screen and everything i look at on the internet.
and i dont have to explain to the guy next to me why i look at pictures of vin diesel all day. i dont - really. but i could. he is going to be my husband. well hes first on the list.
but anyway, thats not the point i was going to make.
so i'm sitting here in my office at home - working away. and i got a little bored. still in holiday mode i think. but i was wondering, if i dont have to go to work to go to work, how much of my life can i run from this little corner of the world.
well i know i can order pizza - so takeaways are sorted.
the supermarket will deliver my groceries.
i can do all of my banking online - which is good when the money comes in.
i can buy my clothes and shoes and handbags from all over the world (although if i dont leave home, do i really need to be fashionable? - ah yes! because people will still come and visit me. i hope).
the dvd movies i love to watch are sent to my letterbox.
ah huh - if i moved my letterbox to my door, then i wouldnt have to go up the drive!
is there anything else that i actually need?
well yes. of course there is. sunshine cant be delivered in a box and neither can fun and experience. so i'm going to quit thinking of ways to stay inside and get out there ... now
Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things -
Why it's hard to buy gifts for friends
apparently, the more you know someone, the harder it is to buy presents for them. the december edition of the journal of consumer research suggests that familiarity is a killer.
reading this article got me to thinking about my recent birthday.
there seems to be an increasing trend of less gift giving. even by those considered to be a part of the extreme inner circle.
maybe its harder. i dont think so. i think its just laziness on behalf of my males who think they can get away with a smile and a wink.
i made a list .. those i would have expected something from and how they did;
mom.
usual behaviour - something i have lusted after before the day and then flowers/card/song on the day.
this year - check.
present provided before birthday, song on day.
dad.
usual behaviour - perhaps a card. phone call.
this year - check.
no card but phone call received.
brother ewi.
usual behaviour - phone call or text. present arrives sometime (he lives in london so time factor added in).
this year - check.
text (so i called him) and present in the mail.
brother jazel.
usual behaviour - phone call or text. sometimes a card.
this year - check-ish.
simple text. no response to my response. christmas present decreasing in size daily.
man i am dating
usual behaviour - phone call. also has previously provided wonderful presents i may or may not have hinted at. received birthday present that took a lot of thought and was personally tailored to his current object of enjoyment ('65 impala).
this year - FAIL.
phone call in the morning. good. turned up to evening drinks. good. no present. apparently he got me what i asked for. seems that was nothing.
best friend - sarah
usual behaviour - text, email, phone call.
this year - check +
phone call, text and present. very very good. gets extra large present for christmas.
friend - nell
usual behaviour - (bearing in mind we are new-ish friends) - phone call, in person greeting, present.
this year - check ++
early present, greeting in person, bottle of veuve clicquot. gets extra large present for christmas.
moral of this story.
yes, how much i love you is based on what you buy me for my birthday.
