ABOVE: we had visitors over our back fence yesterday! A Tui, (pronounced "too-ee'). These are native birds to New Zealand, they are like parrots... they can learn to talk! Their bird calls can resemble all sorts of noises: clicks, cackles, whistles, creaks and groans... and all this because they have two voiceboxes! They are amazingly intelligent birds with a gorgeous coat of iridescent feathers and two tufts of white feathers on their neck. I managed to catch a small snippet of this one calling for his/her mate:
We are so lucky to live in a neighbourhood where there a lots of areas of bush and parks... so we have lots of native birds around. This was the first time I'd seen a Tui here though. It makes me want to plant lots of flax and honey bearing native plants, as that's what they feed on.
Today I'm off to Patchwork Class and really looking forward to it. I am going to be happy and positive... and try to mix and mingle a bit more than I have of late. It is easy to slip back into hermit mode for me sometimes. The only problem with that is that I end up getting depressed.... and I don't want to go down that road again. So... I'm going and I am going to enjoy it. So there!
ONWARD...
MY COMPUTER HAS CRASHED. I AM AT MY AUNTY'S TYPING THIS. I MIGHT BE 'OFFLINE' FOR A WHILE.... UNTIL ME FRIGGIN COMPUTER IS FIXED ANYWAY.
SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.
NITE NITE.
HI! I'm back... don't know for how long though! My computer was one month out of warranty... but JB HiFi said they will still fix it... but it could be away for 2-3 weeks! I said I would take it home and ring ACER first to see if they could 'talk' me through the problem.
On my way out of the mall with the harddrive in a heavy duty shopping bag the bag ripped open across the bottom and the harddrive fell out and landed on the concrete! So, while it's working... it still keeps freezing on/off, so it shall no doubt have to go back for repairs at some point soon.
LATER... MIGHT BE BACK, MIGHT NOT!
Pfffffft... it would appear that dropping the computer on the concrete 'fixed it'!!! WELL... maybe.
I've had a quiet afternoon since all the running around with the computer.... but now I have to pull finger and get dinner on. Yaaaaaaaaaaaa....
What have I learnt today? NEVER EVER only have one computer in the house! Tomorrow I may just go out and buy another laptop to use in the lounge... as I killed my last one and it's down in Palmerston North with Steve... who can't fix it either!
I rang Steve for help with THIS computer's security ... and he got me sorted again... lol..he's up on the mountain snowboarding!!! You can NEVER get away from your Mum! *smiles*
End of Day: and it's been a frustrating one to say the least. Computers are the bane of my life.... how the hell did I get so dependant on them? nite nite.
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