Of Wontons and Spring Rolls ...

My friends and I recently discovered that the sushi place on campus makes the most wonderful spring rolls, for cheap. And then I discovered they make the most wonderful wontons, and they're vegetarian, too! Add in a dash of sweet chilli sauce, and that's our lunch each Tuesday. Sorry the image isn't that good, I was in a hurry to finish my munchies :P

Hmmm.

Hmmm. So I saw someone labelled one of my posts as "bleh". It'd be cool if you commented a bit on what you found bleh. But, really, as you might've noticed, I'm changing the posts on my blog a bit, and making them a tad more personal. Kinda like a journal? Just posting on whatever I feel like, but interesting stuff, too.

I also got told that the background loads after you've finished reading the post - this is something that doesn't happen on my computer. So I see that kind of as a fail. If you want to read more fails, go here. That site also has lots of lolcats and random stuff.

Accessories.

I think that a post on accessories is in order. I cannot believe how pretty the new ranges at eQUIP and Diva are ... Rose brooches are blooming in every shop I go to ... I've got an aqua rose already, but I think I need to get some more ... but my camera decided to freeze and it's not letting me delete the photos I've got on it. Ugh!

And, I also think I need to post on how to make headbands. I made ten of them this morning in less than ten minutes. :D

Edit: Oh, I put that sentence about my camera in because I was going to take a pic of my new accessories, but it's kind of not possible, since the memory is already full, and I can't delete pics.

Also, I forgot to write in ...

Today's Word of the Day:

Putsch (noun): A violent attempt to overthrow a government.

Rainbow Twizzlers?

I've been looking at photos of Rainbow Twizzlers [don't ask me why - I don't know, I just think they're so pretty!]. But I've never seen them in New Zealand. Has anyone tried them? Are they delish [I know, Rachael Ray's word! Isn't she awesome?!]?

I guess I'm just curious.

The awesomely colourful picture of Rainbow Twizzlers is from Flickr.

Snippets.

Random snippets of conversation are always funny. These three I heard in the same day last week:

- A girl to another, on the bus: "That's what teenage is all about. Getting lost while going to the mall." Er, yeah, but you're not really experiencing teenage then if you're on a bus that stops right in front of the mall, are you?

- I got told: "Your eyes are like kiwifruits. They are so edible." This was by the always delightful friend of mine who likes calling herself Laxmoii.

- And, finally, SpongeBob SquarePants to Patrick Star: "You can't be a mom, Patrick, you don't wear a shirt!" Oh, dearie.

Goodness, no, I don't mean to mock any of these people - they are wonderful. It's just that their convo was kinda funny, and I felt like putting it on here.

Today's Word of the Day:

Kibitz (verb; informal): Look on and offer unwelcome advice, especially at a card game.

Things I am loving + hating at the moment ...

The Good:

- This swan. It's. Just. Beautiful.

- This blog. I won a giveaway there [!!].

- This blog. Giveaways every day?! Bring it on!!

- This country. Hopefully, I'm going there soon.

- These. RJ's promise "making the world a better liquorice place", and they live up to it. I love their soft-eating raspberry liquorice. Think you get those in Australia, the UK, and the USA as well. [I want to try rainbow twizzlers by Hersheys, but I don't think you get those in NZ]

- This video. It's hilarious. Ma-ia hii ... Ma-ia huu ... Ma-ia haa ... Ma-ia haa-haa ... Thanks for the link, Rashmi.

- The ribbons I got from Geoff's Emporium. Ten ribbons = a million possibilities for mixing and creating headbands. $2 for everything = very cheap = a very happy Gandhali. Think I need to go in and get some more.

The Bad:

- Deadlines.

- Missing the bus and having to stand in the cold. Ergh.

- Deadlines that magically pile up.

- Baby rats. Especially those who eat through my potato chips packet and a favourite library book [The Year the Gypsies Came by Linzi Glass. Amazing read]. Ugh.

- Deadlines that magically pile up and are all due in the same week.

- Not getting time to post stuff on the blog :(

- Missed deadlines [not that I've missed any this semester - I'm not procrastinating, unlike the last semester, and not leaving anything for the last minute. Phew!].

The Random:

Today's Word of the Day:

Curio (noun): A rare, unusual, or intriguing object.

Buzzbacks.

Hey peoples, are you wondering how to comment on my posts? As I said earlier, my posts are going to be called buzzes, and your comments buzz backs. So if you do want to comment, just click on buzzbacks at the end of my post.

Cool?

Oh, and thank you so much, anon person, for clicking on "You're Awesome". It pretty much made my day. :)

Today's Word of the Day:

Burin (noun): No, it's not one of the dwarves from The Hobbit, lol, it is actually a steel tool used for engraving in copper or wood.

To new beginnings ...

I have [successfully] influenced my friend Laxmy, to start her own blog! Exciting! If you want to read the musings of a twelve-year-old, have a visit here.

Meanwhile, back at The Graphic Bee ...

Laxmy says I should post about the shoe problem I had this morning while going to uni, where I tried [and failed] at tucking my jeans into my new suede shoes.

But, no, as I don't want anyone to know about it, I say I post this:

Today's Word of the Day:

Pluperfect (adjective and noun): Another term for past perfect.

Shabby Blog

No, I'm not saying that my blog is shabby ... Shabby Blogs is a new website that I found where you get free blog backgrounds. Like the one I got. And more. And free.

No need to share the link here, you've probably seen it on the top left of my blog already ... and their code is extremely easy to use ...

[Since both the previous paragraphs were started with "No", I'll start the new one with ....]

Yup, that's it from me! Might blog later today.

Edit: Oooo. I've changed the colour scheme + the normally "bleh" stuff below the post is now "oh-my-goshy!" ... Posts by me are called "Buzzes" and comments by you awesome peoples are called "BuzzBacks" ... I'm really getting into the Bee mode here, aren't I?! Tell me what you think of my new layout! Is it awesome? Is it still bleh? Leave a comment, or click on the groovy buttons at the bottom of each post! Really, though, I'd rather have comments :D

Today's Word of the Day:

Vale (noun): A valley.

p.s.: Been watching Taare Zameen Par for the last half hour ... an awesome movie. Ishaan's so cute!!

Poet?!

I was cleaning my books and I found my old refill ... and in it was a folded paper containing my very first [very silly] poem. It was one a.m. when I wrote it two years ago, and I clearly sound strange due to lack of sleep. And yes, I know, I am no poet.

We can laugh at it together:

At one in the morning,

History seems so boring.

I didn't study when I

came back from school,

now who'll remember

Goneril, Regan,

and their stool?

Watching SpongeBob

is so much fun,

but now I'm letting

my candle burn.

I don't even know

what I'm doing,

History at one

seems so boring.

There you go. *runs away and hides*

p.s.: Refill = Lined paper stuck together like a notepad. You write on it, tear it off, and put it in your ring binder.

p.p.s.: Yes, I was talking about Goneril and Regan from King Lear.

Today's Word of the Day:

Schlub (noun; informal): A talentless, unattractive, or boorish person.