eat yer beans and heat yer head

beanie · 06-10-2003, 08:33 AM

Today was good. But I forgot I had a night lecture, on ettiquette of all things, so I had to stay in town all day and come home on the 8pm train. It was a late time to get home. I also saw Matt in the city again. (Hi Matt.) I was more in a coherent state to talk to him so that was good.I seriously spent too much money this afternoon. I miss my mum and I want to go home.

On the train home tonight, Luke called me again. He's called me 3 times. I've known him for years but I've never really known him. Anyways, it turns out he's the one who sent me 2 cd's for my birthday - with no return address or post mark. Mate! It was so rad.

Compassion sent me another child to sponsor, cos my other one moved away and can't be covered by them any more. She is cute. Her name is Naome and she's from Equador. Even though mum just chose out another one for me, to replace Eufracio, I think I might do this one with my own money. Mum will pay for the other one, a little girl too, who's name is Wangari (our farm is right near a little town called Wangary!). I just write her letters and send her photos.

Photos are great.

Speaking of photos, I got an A+ for an assignment I did for Creative Living using photos, so that was nice.

Tomorrow, it's my mate, Ben's, birthday. We are going to Magic Mountain. I have no idea what it is, but it's got water and stuff. And the building it's in is way ugly. I'll tell you about it when I get back. I dunno if I'll go in or just make an appearance for a time. It's really too cold to do anything water-ish these days! Like, 2 degrees and stuff at night. I'm a whimp also - and I can't swim.

Thanks for posting Josh. It's rad to have people visit - and care. I'd also like to take this opportunity to say hi to my mum, even though she doesn't read this. She did a rad job with all us kids (me in particular... heehee) and I love and miss her a lot today.

Peace out hippies - high five for Jesus!

Beanie....

Just a thought....
Eyes are the window to every man's soul.
Does this mean that the blind have been punished with no soul...
or that their soul is too precious to be seen?

beanie · 06-11-2003, 04:22 AM

Well, we were so excited, me and Ben, when we got to Magic Mountain (a serious eye-sore, as Matt mentioned) and it was closed. So, that was the end of that. We bummed around Glenelg ('the bay'). We rolled down this hill. The beach was packed with seaweed, so we stayed away from there. I stood on my head for ages. Then I went to work.

My day on public transport:
I took a bus from a road near my road to the train station.
A train from to Goodwood.
A tram from Goodwood to Glenelg.
A tram from Glenelg to the City.
A bus from the City to Keswick.
A bus from Keswick to the City.
A train from the City to Hove.
A car from Hove to Marion.
A bus from Marion to train station.
A bus from station to a road near my road.

Walked up 'death hill' to my house. No one was home. Put tea in the oven. Got my sheets and my superman t-shirt off the line. Got on the computer. Here I am.

Matt - are you going to see Juliana Theory and One Dollar Short, Sunday week? I aren't cos I'm going home, but that's okay. I was just wondering.

When I go to see a friend in (you know where) I am going to suprise her again and we're gonna go to the footy and watch the ?????? get thrased by the ????? (hopefully, cos I dibbed ?????).

(I can't tell you anything more about it now. When it all comes to pass, I'll tell you.)

Arg! It's too exciting. I'm going to eat and sit in my beanbag. Have a nice life! Bon.

snowboarderTim · 06-11-2003, 08:28 PM

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Originally posted by beanie
I don't care

...that me and Matt and Kez (even though she's not registared) are the only ones that post/read my blog!

*sniff*

I read your blog! Actually, here are the blogs that I regularly post in: beanie

, Keara, Nix, and Shredcheddar. And my own of course! I'm hurt..... Oh, well, I'll get over it

Hope you have a good time going ??????? with ???????, and If you could, pm me and tell me a bit more about ???????, that is, If it's not a secret.

Tim

beanie · 06-12-2003, 05:33 AM

Oi Tim - I'm sorry. I forgot to mention that you read and post in my journal! Please forgive me, it was an accident.

Matt - I didn't even know that STR were playing with ODS! That's awesome. My friend Lachi auditioned to be their drummer and then decided that he didn't want to. He's really talented. STR lost out. Poor buggers.

I miss my mum. Please pray for me. There's a huge miscommunication that's gone on in the house I'm living in and we're doing the whole 'confrontation' thing tonight. I've cried for like 3 days straight (so it seems) and it's just bollucks having a crying-headache all the time (do you get those?). Blah.

My mum says hi to everyone. I'll teach her how to post on CGR when I get home - now that I've got her mastered on my MSN! What a goose!

Homework weekend. Gotta love it! I'll write again another day and I'll PM Tim with secret ?????? stuff too! Peace out - high five for Jesus! Love Beanie.

snowboarderTim · 06-12-2003, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by beanie
Oi Tim - I'm sorry. I forgot to mention that you read and post in my journal! Please forgive me, it was an accident.

I'll think about it

Quote:

Originally posted by beanie
I'll write again another day and I'll PM Tim with secret ?????? stuff too!

Thanx!!! You're too cool

I've always wanted a PM with secret ?????? stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tim

beanie · 06-12-2003, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Josh Barton

*gets down on his knees*

Listen.... I don't know how to tell you this... but...

Josh.

I'm blonde. :kduh:

beanie · 06-12-2003, 10:53 PM

The house thing is fine.

I had to send back the sponsor child they sent me, cos even though I get a lot of money, it's not steady and not certina.

Tomorrow I'm going into the city with Kez to return some jeans I got, which had been on lay-by for yonks. I got them, finally, and now I don't like them, so I'll exchange them or get some others.

Today I did an assignment (and it's only 1:13pm!) but I'm too lazy and it's too cold and rainy to go and take it into Tabor, so I'll take it in on Monday.

Tonight I'm volunteering at a soup kitchen outreach in the city. And Saturday night at a drop-in centre.

Sunday I'm on a YITS ministry team to Lighthouse Community Church (am) and Willunga Uniting Church (pm), so that's gonna be some ultra fun!

I brought new sneakers the other day and they are sweet as! When I wear my super-man t-shirt, I feel as though I could save the world. I would if I could, but I can't, cos I don't have the sexy, blue, spandex (or whatever they are) jocks to wear on the outside!

I hope to get some more scanning done this weekend to put some pics up of some memories.

We are getting a house evaluation on Monday morning so I have to clean my room before then. Eep.

Have a nice life - bon

<--- I just love this little guy! He looks like me when I saw Kez's hair the other day!

<--- This is me the past couple of days.

<--- This is me now. Time to go to and read a book. I'm FREEZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<--- This is the regular, normal me.

snowboarderTim · 06-14-2003, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beanie

I'm blonde. :kduh:

That explains a lot

Quote:

Originally Posted by beanie

I brought new sneakers the other day and they are sweet as!

Sweet...... WHAT! er... never mind, I'm leaving now

j/k

Tim

(soap soda???)

beanie · 06-17-2003, 04:47 AM

What a crazy day! Nah, it was suprisingly normal, but it was fun.

I went to Creative Living. I sat at the front and it being the last CL lecture of the semester, I was kinda psyched. The lecturer would always come and talk standing right before me if I even looked behind me or started laughing! It was so intimidating. Then, I wrote a note, inspired by Trading Post ad on the TV at the moment.

The ad is a business meeting with all these exectives, and the head guy is yabbering on and down the other end of the table, this guy pushes a note across the table to a girl. You get the impression that it's a love note or something of the sorts. She looks at it and reads "Are you selling a wheelbarrow?" And she give him a look like "ah ya dork!" and shakes her head. Then comes up a picture of the Trading Post which is just a newspaper consisting of ads for people buying and selling everything you can imagine. And the voice over says "there are better ways to buy and sell" or something.

So, ANYWAYS, in CL, I wrote a note that said "Are you selling a wheel barrow?" I passed it behind me to Bria and wrote my name on it, so people would know to contact me - and passed it on! Everyone in the first 7 rows (of 20 or so) were just cacking themselves and the lecturer was like, "Gosh, everyone is restless." And then I got the note back and it said "No, but I have a spare toothbrush if you'd like." So that was nice.

In the arvo, I met up with Belle, my best mate, as I usually do on Tuesday arvos. We went for coffee @ Gloria Jeans - yummo, cept I chose a gross coffee today. Blugh! Then we shopped (for her, I don't get paid until tomorrow) and chatted about guys and God and how it all works.

Sometimes it feels like doing the right thing doesn't get you anywhere. We wonder if there's any guy out there with our standards, with our passion - and if they are - where are they!? We wonder why the bollucks guys didn't want to get to know us - especially Christian, eligible ones! What's going on?! I mean, we're not bad looking gals (especially Belle!) and we've got killer personalities.

Oh well... We just continue to wait.

I have bucket loads of assignments to pass up before Monday - but I'm going home home (away from the city - back to the farms - I'm dying to go bike riding with my bros' through the mud and shoot some animals ... hoho. No, I don't do that!) as I was saying, I'm going home on Saturday or Sunday so I have to do them all before then.

Tomorrow, I'm getting paid, so I finally get to get my photos back from the photo shop! I have to buy a new photo album while I'm at it. I'm going to get a Bob the Builder umbrella too! I found this cool hair gunk stuff so I'm gonna buy and try that one. I have to work for a couple of hours also. I'm meeting up with Belle again to show her photos and then on Friday I'm gonna go to her house so she can cut my hair for free. It's getting so long - like - past my ears! ARG!!! It's having trouble staying spiked up.

Friday is Friends and Family dinner in the hills with the other guys in my course and their family and friends. In one day (today) I had two friends (well, I thought they were my friends

) tell me that they couldn't come to the dinner and they are: MATT (coldtoedpunker) and BELLE. My goodness. So, it's just me, Ed (my bro) and Charlton (some guy I met at a wedding a couple of weeks ago). AND!!! I'd paid for Belle's ticket so now I have to find someone to stand in!

I'm going to dress up in 'formal' gear. What a joke. Its like 0 degrees okay! I tried on my dress the other day and decided it looked dis-gust-ing, so I'm gonna wear my fairy skirt instead. I'll post pictures eventually. I don't have a scanner in my bush-bumpkin home and I wont be back in my city-chity home for a WHOLE MONTH, so you are just going to have to wait.

I have to do assignments, shop, cut my hair, get my fairy outfit organised, write a speech (cos I just remembered I'm giving a speech at the dinner as well), and buy a coloured recorder for my little bro Jimmy cos it's his birthday when I get home - arg! And its my best friend's b'day today! - all before friday. EEEEP!!!

I'll leave you with the words of a Third Day song I happen to like...

I can't do anything
I can't do anything without you
But You can do everything
You can do everything you want
I just can't believe
I can't believe that You would love me
After everything
After everything I've done

Chorus:
And I want to love You
Love You more than life itself
And I want to hold You
Even though You can't be held
Cos You're so much more
Than everythign I've every known
Anything, anything

I'd give anything
I'd give anything to hold You
I want to live for You
For You alone I want to live
When I see Your face
I would do anything to know You
You gave everything
You gave all You have to give

Halle, hallelujah
Halle, hallelujah
Halle, hallelujah
Halle....

Love, peace and chicken grease - Bon

beanie · 06-21-2003, 07:38 AM

Semester One, 2003, Tabor College, for YITS students (of which I am one), IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I still have assignments to do - which I wont do till... oh, Monday. When I'm home.

One Dollar Short is playing tonight and I'm not there.

This afternoon, the mum of the house I live in in the city and I sat down and had a talk about stuff... living in their house and how we all feel about that. I felt a bit stupid, cos as soon as she said stuff about the other people in this house and how they tick, I realise.

Like, the dad likes to challenge people and make people think, pull them out of their natural thinking patterns. I was always taking that as if he thinks I'm really shallow and totally blonder than I look and I often, but not always, took offense.

One of the sons feels like I take advantage of him - like, I don't have a car, so sometimes he runs errands for me. The first time he offered and then I guess I've just expected it after that, you know?

They were also feeling that I wasn't happy here and I didn't want to be here. And I was feeling that they didn't want me here and that I should go and find somewhere else to live (the gutter). But we were just all miscommunicationised.

Well, it's okay now. I know now. I can change. I can be more aware.

Anyways...

I'm going home to sweet home Stinkon Linkon tomorrow with some guys which should be a fun ride, if I don't die. These country drivers...

There's another Trading Post ad that Matt reminded me about and it's this chick and she skydives and the moment she lands she asks, "Does anyone want to buy a brown Volvo?", as if she had no adrenaline from the dive at all.

So funny.

I didn't end up getting the Bob the Builder umbrella, cos it would only just cover my head! Oh well. I will stick with my sexy pink $2 umbrella till I find a better one.

Belle cut my hair and it was a riot. It's really short with a long fringy bit. It sounds gross, but imagine it on me and it's naturally beautiful. It's shorter than I would have had it cut at the hair dressers but I'm not complaining cos I didn't spend a cent on it and it will take longer to get the length that makes me want to cut it. My hair grows too bloomin' fast.

I counted my piggy bank tonight, just so see how much coins I have, I might need it these holidays if I start running out of savings! I have $53.90 in silver coins (which for Australians are 5c, 10c, 20c & 50c) and a couple of gold coins ($1 & $2).

Then, I found I had some foreign money also.
5c - New Zealand.
2 x 20c, 3 x 10c - Singaporean
1/4 dollar, 5c and 1c - American

I assume that a 1/4 dollar is 25c? At least I'll have something to get by on when I first arrive in the US.

Family and Friends dinner last night was a riot. We had stacks of fun and it was a great way to end the semester, even though one of the girls is not coming back for the 2nd semester. There was stacks of great food, but I didn't eat much cos I was too busy talking to everyone (I talk more than I eat I reckon). The pumpkin soup was disgusting and the gutter thing was leaking right onto our table, so we were topping up our glasses.

I did a great speach and I wore some outrageous clothes and confirmed everyones suspishuns of me... what ever they were.

See ya from Adelaide - I'll post again from HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HIGH FIVE FOR JESUS - Bon

I'm getting into you - because you've got to me - You're essential to survive - I'm gonna love you with my life...

beanie · 06-21-2003, 08:30 AM

THE A.B.

Have you ever heard of this? I will tell you the whole revolting story.

I went and hung with some friends at the Lutheren Seminary (a place where uni and sem students live) last Thursday and we needed to eat some tea.

We went down O'Connell St and into a fish and chip/grill shop. Carly (who lives at the Sem) says, "Bon, just get a $10 A.B."

Bon says, "What is that?"
Carly: "Oh, it's an abortion."
Sal (another Sem gal): "Or an afterbirth."

AS IF ITS THE MOST NORMAL THING ON THE EARTH TO EAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The non-Sem people, like myself, are just going WHAT THE? Still, we are coaxed into getting one.

It is: hot chips, covered with yiros meat, garlic sauce and BBQ sauce. It's all rolled up in the one paper and handed to you with some plastic forks.

It sounds gross, looks gross but is almost, possibly one of the best things I've ever tasted. Cept, you need a chewy afterwards to get the garlic away. Or, if you are like me, and can't/don't eat chewies, have a drink.

Come to visit me and I'll shout you to an authentic A.B.

beanie · 06-22-2003, 11:31 PM

Hey Everyone,

I’m back home home after a 10 hour trip. It was long, but I had so much fun. Seriously, it was the best trip home I’ve ever had!

It was me and 3 boys from home-way… Luke, Josh and Stefan. A chick named Mel came with us for 4 hours. We dropped her at Port Augusta.

We stopped at Port Germain to walk up the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere and mate, it was a long way. I was pretty much buggered by the end of it, but it was stacks of fun. I felt a bit like Forrest Gump. You know how he runs to the end of the jetty and then turns just around and runs back. Only, I was walking... back to a car. I didn't have long hair and beard or running shoes or a hat either. I love walking up jetties.

The hour ride out the city was a highlight. We made messages and stuck them up in our windows.

They included:
“Are you selling a wheelbarrow?”
“Do you have a canoe I could borrow please?”
“That’s a nice bike you’re riding!”
A smiley face for those who were having a grumpy ride
An “abuse!” sign put up for those we overtook and were annoyed with cos they drove crappily.
“Your fuel cap is open” (even though they never were)
“Your tyre is flat.”
“Do you have a wedgie?”
“You have a boogie up my nose.”
(which was supposed to be ‘you have a boogie up your nose’, but our sign writer had a sentence-writing disability).

Not many people laughed, so we gave them smiley faces

But those who did were from interstate. I reckon we nearly made this older guy from Queensland have a heart attack with the "are you selling a wheelbarrow" one... he laughed his head off and I was acting as if I so wanted one and when he shook his head I was really disappointed. It's rad to make people smile.

We stopped at Hungry Jack’s twice and the boys ate like they’d never had food before in their lives. (HJ’s is a treat for us cos they don’t have it down our end of the state.)

Josh didn’t listen to instructions and would say “Gee, I might take a left here cos we haven’t taken a left for a while.” We’d get loster than ever. Me and Luke just shook our heads… if WE were driving… Oh well.

We had a journal too that we all wrote in about the stupid stuff we did. Like the signs and then talking to council workers on the UHF. Ah, fun times.

I got home safe and sound and mum got home soon after me (she was coming back from the other side of the state as well, but we weren’t together). I got my fix on msn so that was nice. I was fruzzing cold at night and I had to wear a jumper and tracky dacks.

Today I took my little bro to primary school, which was my primary school. I listened to a few kids read and then talked to the only 2 teachers who are still there since I graduated in 1997.

I washed and polished the floors today and I guess the biggest and most exciting thing to report on is that I sent my “expression of interest” form off to Compassion Australia (a child sponsor ship thingo) about a mission trip to Thailand in January, visiting Compassion projects there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope they pick me. I find out on August 1st. Please pray for me… finances, a job, acceptance etc.

I’m going to spend the arvo watching movies with my mum!

Love ya all – Bon

PS. Mum’s making chocolate chip biscuits… want one?

beanie · 06-25-2003, 01:26 AM

Last night I went into town for bible study. My uncle Ian was over from Adelaide to speak to the group about The Leprosy Mission, focussing on India. I got the best reactions from friends as they walked in the door... Lora came in and glanced around the room saying hi to everyone and then in the middle of her sentence, she's like "BONNIE!!!!!!!!!". Kate came in next with her husband and she just says, "Hi", really quietly and hugs me for AGES... I'm talking YONKS. Chelsea, my planet shakers buddy, comes in and just yells "BON-BON" and we start yakking and yelling ... we just do that. I don't know why. Ah, lovely.

I went into town with mum today.

First, I went back to my old high school and caught up with a lot of teachers who've known my family for years. ALL of them said how content and full of life I look. They want me to come back and speak about God in my life and missions sometime. This is awesome, cos I'm like... Christian, and the school is Catholic. I think I'll say some stuff to make them uncomfy - then remind them that they did invite me after all.

It'll be grand. They also all encouraged me with my next mission trip.

Another teacher said I should come back home next year and be the chaplain at the new Christian School that is starting up in February... I hope the schools don't get into rivalry. :P

I went to the doctor to get some treatment for some goop on my thumb. I also asked about what needles I need to get if I go to Thailand. I don't need that many cos I had heaps when I went to Cambodia, so that is sweet.

After the doctors, we came out and this guys car had totally overheated. We put water in it for him and it splattered everywhere. We gave him a lift to Lincoln Boat Supplies, where he was meeting his wife. He happens to live with his wife just 10 minutes down the road from my parents farm. His names George and he served 25 years in the US Navy and they all wore name tags. Now, he thinks that everyone should wear them so you don't sound so stupid if you forget someones name. He was a heaps sweet old guy.

I then went to Woolies (supermarket). Today is my littlest bros 11th birthday (Ewan). So we brought cake and candles and party gear. I also got a rad Powder Puff Girls watch.

At the checkout, a gal from school, Cherrie, served us. It's rad to see how she's so confident and stuff now. At school she didn't have many friends and looked like a bit of a no hoper. I hope she does travel or get out of town, even just for a bit, but I wouldn't be suprised if she stays.

Then I went to lunch at Chinos with Milly, a gal from school. It was rad to catch up with her, but in such short time, it's easy to keep conversation superficial. Still, at times we are deeper than that and at least we bother to catch up.

At the Christian Bookshop I caught up briefly with Nancy, an older woman from my church who prays a lot for me. Her granddaughter, Kate, was in high school with me, we were really close friends for a couple of years. She died in March, and I hadn't seen Nancy since then, so that was interesting. I also saw Nancy's son, Kate's dad, but was driving, so I didn't get to talk to him.

Mum and I spent about an hour paroozing (I like that word) the video/dvd hire store (Blockbuster) and hired some ones to entertain us for the next week. I saw another school friend, Adriana, and mate, she looks so good. Really happy with herself (she kinda had - may still have - this oppresive air around her, slumping her over, low self esteem etc). She looks really good. Lost a lot of weight and writes up footy reports for the local paper!

All around - a fantastic day! I got home and Granny and Papa were here (Dad's parents). Gran made me almond bread (yummo) for my b'day and gave me a donation towards my trip.

Mum's just gone to pick up the kids from the bus stop, the primary school kids. (One day I'll explain to you guys how many kids live on this farm and how many schools they go to.) Ewan's got a bunch of mates coming around for a wee party.

Speaking of wee, cos it's a word they always say in Ireland, I've been hearing a lot from Ren and Roob who are in Ireland... They are having a fantastic time, but the weather is like... wet as and it's 'summer'. They'll be there for a bit longer and then they're off to Canada.

Gotta go - the maggots just arrives - it's gonna get noisy. I hope they decide to go outside and ride bikes through the puddles. I'm not gonna have kids for yonks!!

Love bon...

Kez - I love ya.