Day 41, Level 1: Rotorua races, keyboard tapping, cool cruising and imagine reality

-

What an absolutely outstanding summer's day. Alas I barely got time to step outside. 

I might have been in Rotorua today had racehorse Ziggy (Saintly Way) made the field. He needed one more scratching to get in. While it would have been an absolute push to take the day out to go watch him, due to heavy workload, I would have stayed up all night to make it work. As it turned out, he didn't run and I didn't go.

Instead I spent the entire day on the computer. I have so many projects and deadlines on the go at the moment I don't know which way is up. It's a bit overwhelming to be honest, and I feel in a slight state of chaos with papers all over my office and files in all directions, a zillion emails, dozens of documents open in my computer, all being worked on. Somehow I'll meet all the deadlines, even if by the skin of my teeth. I always do - usually always by the skin of my teeth!

I did have a wee eye on the Rotorua races through the day - I had various friends with horses running. Two of them won at big odds ($26) - yahoo! One ran a pretty good race for 6th, another ran not a bad race for 7th and another was late scratched (disappointing).

I could hear the owners of the winning horses screaming their lungs out! I'm sure Ziggy would have won the race he was supposed to run in - the winning time was slower than he usually races. In which case my screams would have been heard back in Auckland! It would have been a good day down at Arawa Park, but not to be.

Disappointing he didn't get a run, as he is primed and ready to go. Trying again for next Saturday but it'll be the same story - big fields, too many horses nominated, especially in his rating band, and some have to miss out. Very frustrating.

I've been doing so much mouse moving and keyboard tapping that my right shoulder is seizing up again. It did this a while back when I was flat stick tap tap tapping. Actually, today I wondered how many words a day I'm typing on average at the moment - it would probably be in the tens of thousands. No joke! My fingers fly and my mind whirs. No wonder my shoulder is sore and my brain addled!

Went to quiz tonight - we came 6th, midfield. Our sports and music rounds were poor to say the least. Some tricky sticky icky questions. We nailed some other rounds with 10/10 but overall it was only an average performance. Still, it was fun, as usual.

Tomorrow is going to be an equally full on day of writing, editing and whatnot. 

How's this for a cool cruise ship bar - the Blue Eye is a unique "underwater" bar on the Ponant line's ship La Laperouse. You can look directly through the windows into the sea. 

This ship is coming to NZ to do some fabulous cruising around NZ for NZers. I'm hoping to put together a small group trip, but not sure I can pull it off. People are not so enamoured with the thought of cruising during these Covid times - but Ponant is a high-end luxury cruise line with small capacity ships. And this cruise will be within NZ waters - some cruises go to the Sub-Antarctic islands, some cruise the fiords. Unique itineraries and an opportunity for real travel further than our own backyard! Got a question? Ask me or check the website. 

https://en.ponant.com/

 

La Laperouse

My travel companion service is on hold - this year is running away and has proved in a pain in the proverbial. Seniors aren't in the headspace for travel and I just have too many things on at the moment that I'm committed to, half way through, excited to have my teeth into etc. I am wearing all sorts of hats and much of the work is unpaid, although some of it does generate income. It's hardly sustainable, but I do it anyway. November is always a hugely busy month for me with several long-standing projects. It's all good. I did get my flyer into some retirement villages today. 

Tonight I will be in bed before midnight - I am extremely tired!

 

SHARE-NOTE OF THE DAY:
Imagine reality ...

There is imagination,
And there is experience.

Experience is reality,
Imagination is fantasy ... which can, in turn, become reality!



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 69, Level 1: Quiz (a decade of it), Venice, opera and incredible paper dresses

-
Image
Gorgeous day. Blue sky, no wind. Not too hot. On computer or phone most of the day sorting stuff so didn't see too much of it. But it was nice to know it was there.  Quiz tonight - we did well - and came 2nd (again!) by just one point. The team that usually wins and who we battle with won again. Oh well, we did our best. We'd thought it was the last quiz for the year but the final one is next week. So we go again ... maybe next week will be our winning one, to wrap the year up. Despite the strange year of Covid and lockdowns, quiz has provided a steady and pleasant interlude to everything else. It too, shut down of course in lockdowns - but we remember the weeks we were there having fun, not the ones we weren't. Always good food, wine and camaraderie. A few wins, a few placings, and a few duds. That's the nature of life in a nutshell.  Our quizmaster is a lovely young guy who, we found out tonight, has just completed his masters with honours. Not sure what he's stud...
Read more

Day Eight - IndiCat, Emmylou, Home and Dad

-
Image
A stunning April day today, I love this time of year. It was hot. The sunset was sublime. Omaha Photo of the Day - pure beauty right there Today, the 2nd of April, is my Dad's birthday (b. 1937). In 1993 we celebrated his 56th birthday with a family dinner at his favourite Thai Restaurant. A month later he was gone. He would have turned 83 today. Cheers Dad, wish you were here. Yesterday, I talked about Little Barrier looking like it was erupting (see photos from yesterday's blog). Today, every exquisite contour of the island was more clearly visible from Omaha shores than I've seen in a very long time. The clarity was astounding. Dad used to go on occasional fishing expeditions with mates to Hauturu/Little Barrier in the '70s/'80s. One time, however, the boat's motor conked out and even fearless Dad was worried for their safety. He was a GP, well-regarded to be able to fix just about anything in the human and DIY realms, but his recounting of events of...
Read more

Day 86, Level 1: Another post! Rain! And crawdads!

-
Image
Ok so I have done another post (it's become a habit, and habits are hard to break!) But do check back about my next blog ... it's coming Oh how it rained today. On and off, all day long. Heavy rain.  The day was a mix of sunshine and rain - often in huge deluges that hit the deck like the wrath of the gods. The tanks and plants loved every drop of it! And then - by evening - blissful sunlight with golden hued clouds.  And thus is the weather these days ... It blows away the cobwebs and rubbish ...! 6.11pm SHARE-NOTE OF THE DAY: "Where the Crawdads Sing" ... Now here's a book worth reading. I don't read a lot these days, mostly write.  But a friend lent me this - and it was right up my alley.  Different, refreshing, and with a fabulous sting in its tail.  A story about humanity and nature that touches on just about everything life offers.  Gentleness meets resilience. Innocence meets revenge. Oh it's a good story.  I am so looking forward to the movie ....
Read more