Maz has been a busy beaver today. She had an interview for the North Shore Times this afternoon, had a wardrobe fitting for Legend of the Seeker, then it was off to look at washing machines (Tina's one is broken) and then FINALLY at long last it was back home to start working on stuff for the Body Art Awards. 9 days to go now and she is still laxed about the whole thing.
JayJay had a customer today called No Moon Soon. For real and that spelling isn't made up either. She has also been served at the post office all week by the same person, Cartia, like the asprin tablet. What's with the weird names?
JayJay also had somebody ask her if she got a new tattoo and what it meant, because of the placement of the JadedSphnix logo on her Facebook profile picture.
Lots happening in the news today so lets get to it...
Officials are today checking for damage after a huge earthquake rocked parts of the South Island last night. People ran from restaurants in Queenstown as buildings shook and lights went out. Phone lines went down as people overloaded the lines. GNS recorded the quake as 7.8 magnitude at 9.22pm followed 20 minutes later by a 6.1 magnitude. The quake was followed by violent aftershocks felt as far north as Wellington. GNS seismologist Bill Fry said the aftershocks would last for the next few weeks.
The effects of the 7.8 earthquake and aftershocks that struck Fiordland last night were felt as far away as Australia. The quake, which was centred 100km northwest of Tuatapere and 12km deep, struck at 9.22pm and triggered an alert from the Pacific tsunami warning centre in Hawaii. In Sydney, a performance at Bondi Pavilion was cancelled and the theatregoers were evacuated, while other Sydney residents were warned to keep away from the water's edge. However, there was only a small surge of water, about 17cm high, and the tsunami warning was cancelled after its size was confirmed on arrival at Bluff at about 10.30pm.
A 10th person has died of swine flu, the Ministry of Health says. The latest death was a Gisborne man in his 40s with serious underlying medical conditions. (seems that everybody who has died from swine flu in NZ have all had underlying medical conditions)
A sharp-eyed prison officer foiled an attempt to have cannabis delivered to an inmate at Tongariro/Rangipo prison on the weekend. "One of our guys was on his way into work when he spotted what looked like a tupperware container tucked into the grass by the prison entrance," acting assistant regional manager Diane Brophy said. "The way the container was placed aroused suspicion so the Corrections officer stopped to investigate further. "Inside he found approximately an ounce of cannabis leaf - enough for several tinnies and considered a valuable commodity by some prisoners." While there was no indication of who the drugs were for it was likely somebody planted it for a prisoner on an outside work party to pick up later, Ms Brophy said.
A Queenstown schoolboy is facing possible suspension after creating an "abusive and derogatory" online quiz about his teachers on the social networking website Facebook. The quiz, littered with profanities, referred to one teacher as a drug user, while others were described as circus freaks, The Southland Times reported. The 15-year-old invited friends to compare themselves to staff members at Wakatipu High School by answering five questions.
A New Zealand man spent a "wretched" night in a Fiji prison cell after frightened residents and police raided his Freemasons meeting, suspecting witchcraft and sorcery. The man, who didn't want to be named, blamed "dopey village people" for the raid in which 14 members of the Freemasons Lodge of Lautoka were herded into police cars and jailed for the night. Police also seized lodge paraphernalia, including wands, compasses and a skull.
and if you haven't seen it already, the footage of the pepsi ad that Michael Jackson did in 1984 (the one where his hair caught fire) is below...
A reader writes: "A friend of ours thought he was pretty clever for finally finishing fencing the backyard so the new dog couldn't get out. A full day of hammering and sawing, doing 'man stuff' ... After the job was finished, his wife returned home to view the final product. She was overjoyed, but then asked, 'So you're not going fishing any more?' A confused hubby didn't get it, until his wife pointed out he had not only fenced in the dog, but the family boat and trailer as well. Nice one, Dave."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill has been fronting a pro-meat television ad saying red meat is a vital contributor to brain health and featuring lines such as, "Meat - you'd be silly not to eat it". This has angered Jason Baker, director of PETA Asia-Pacific, an animal ethics group, who sent him a letter suggesting alternatives, such as, "Meat: it's what's rotting in your colon". In a letter to Neill he says: "Seeing you pimp for an industry that is linked to the main killers of human beings as well as of animals is, well, sad ... Human beings don't have to die of meat-related causes, such as cancer of the bowel and colon, and hardened arteries."
SLIGHTLY TWISTED
How long does it take for a black woman to shit?
9 Months
AUCKLAND FORECAST TODAY
Max: 15 °C
Min: 9°C (overnight)
Humidity: 93%
Fine. Westerlies turning northeast. (Translation: Sunny enough that there was a sunset...oOo...photo below)
taken from Maz's house in Bayview
There was a sunset *gasp*
DAILY FOF MOMENT
Maz & Russell stopped in at Gull this afternoon, Maz went in and paid and was in her own world walking back to the car. She didn't notice that Russell had pulled up near the entrance so she didn't have to walk as far and in her own little world walked towards the pump. Till Russell tooted. FAIL!!! and I'm sorry that's as good as we can do today for a fail.
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