s e v e n i s a j o u r n e y

So, before I am a whole week behind, let me update!

Last Wednesday we (Tamara, Steve, Jennifer and I) met downtown to watch the red-carpet precession for the King Kong Premier in Wellington. While not the absolute madhouse of the Return of the King shindig, there was still a sizeable crowd in Courtney Place. The woman they had providing the chatter and patter over the loudspear was aweful, though. She was trying to get the crowd fired up as various D-list celebrities came on stage before the event actually began. She would announce the person, and the crowd would go “huh?” Really, I had no idea who most of these people were, nor did Steve.

We did get to see Karl Urban, who while not in the movie was down for the premier. We got to see a glimpse of Peter Jacksons head through the crowd.

The only thing I wish I could have gotten a picture of was the highway sign on the way in. It is one of those big message signs that hangs over the highway. It said “King Kong. Expect Delays in CBD”, which of course brought to mind images of a rampaging gorilla, and a completely phelgmatic traffic control officer simply stating the fact on his board.

Friday night we went to see Narnia, which was fun. It was nice to see a good “family film.” Safe for children, yet still fun for adults. And while much of this film was shot in NZ, it did not look as NZ-ish as much of LoTR does. I approve.

On Sunday K-J came over to look at our ‘paca. She is a woman from a small-farmers list we read. She had been asking about alpaca, as they were thinking of getting some. We invited her and her husband over to talk about alpaca, prices, purpose, virtues and flaws. We then haltered them up and took them for a walk. Having no animals for sale ourselves, I felt we could give a much more balanced view than any person keen on making a sale! And she brought us a huge fruitcake as a gift. Hopefully with the help of 20 or so friends on Boxing Day, we can make a dent in that monster.

Now a new week is here, and we are getting some lovely rain today! We are still well behind rain-wise. The on and off rain of the last weeks has helped, but I think the deficit is still nearly 30 cm. Not good. Would not want our spring to stop!