Autumn Zebra

I'm not entirely sure about the validity of this.... :D I do believe that the happier people are the better off everyone would be - but it is true happiness, not superficial. A happy person makes others happy, behaves responsibly and helps others because they want to share. A happy person sees the pleasures of life and enjoys them consciously and mindfully. Happiness is on the approach to enlightenment. I don't think this would classify as hedonism, but my interpretation of the questions in the quiz led it to this conclusion on my beliefs. What philosophy do you follow? (v1.03) You scored as Hedonism Your life is guided by the principles of Hedonism : You believe that pleasure is a great, or the greatest, good; and you try to enjoy life’s pleasures as much as you can. “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die!” Hedonism 85% Existentialism 75% Utilitarianism 60% Strong Egoism 60% Kantianism 50% Nihilism 30% Apathy 30% Justice (Fairness) 15% Divine Command 0%

Here are some photos of me and G at the Oamaru Victorian fair. In my case, the bodice needs some boning which I did not have time to add before going. Doesn't my darling look lovely!! I didn't make any of his clothes. He bought the hat while we were there.

Why is it that if you have a "No junk mail" sign on your letter-box, real-estate agents feel that this does not apply to them and they can give you fliers about open homes or their business or some free booklet on how to tidy up your garden to make it more sellable? I'm thinking of collecting them all and emailing all the companies to complain. Surely it is better for them to not have to pay for pamphlets that just get thrown straight away and annoy people in the process?

This is what I was thinking about today whilst walking down the hill to work. Most of the time when I am particularly tired, but also at various other times, I will be existing pretty much inside my head, without interacting with or receiving much input from the outside world. These are a couple of examples: When I am walking to or from work, or really anywhere, I am sometimes completely unaware of my surroundings. I don't notice anything, but still get where I am going on auto-pilot. I am looking at the ground in from of my feet, but not really LOOKING because I don't notice anything that I see - I assume some part of my brain is checking for obstacles or something. My eyes aren't focused at this stage; everything is blurry. Sometimes I look around and I still am mainly in my head rather than "out there" so my eyes remain unfocused - everything is blurrier than normal and I still don't see anything any more than a cursory survey of my surroundings. Sometimes ...

You should go to Oamaru on Sunday between 10 and 4 so that you can go to the Victorian fete. There's food and performers and shops/stalls and people dressed in Victorian clothes. Website

I don't really have much to say ABOUT vegan* food, I just wanted to say that I had a samosa and some chocolate cake for lunch and I believe they were both vegan, and they were both VERY yummy. I don't *think* they were gluten-free as well, but they might have been. I've had a vegan gluten-free chocolate cake from this same place before, and, well, making a good one must be damn near impossible surely, but it was the best chocolate cake I've ever had. If you're in Dunedin, the place to go to get these things is Circadian Rhythm. I guess I'll tell you a bit more about them, and then tag/label this as a "review". They also do an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet of rice and 3 vegan curries and a simple salad. It's more-or-less the same each time, but there is a bit of variation between potato curries, curried brussel sprouts, curried cabbage, and chickpeas, mainly. There's always a dahl. G always gets the buffet :D My sister swears by their vegetables....

In this xkcd cartoon *, the "alt" text (mouse over to see) is so true. I bought the Kill Bill 1 CD maybe a week ago, and I have already listened to that 2 1/2 minute song about 50 times. *Of course, you should be religiously checking this website for updates in any case and thus have already seen it.

It's not finished yet.

I quite particularly like this one. I wonder what when I do it again. There were generally 2 or 3 answers to each question that seemed particularly appealing. But maybe that is to be expected if I am a CHANGELING! I always liked the stories of changelings, they are some of the best... What type of Fae are you?