Hamilton Craft Fair

So I did not get a ride to the craft fair from Sharon's friend. Her car was full, so I took the bus instead. I did, however, get to stay the night with one of Sharon's old school friends, which was fantastic because hey, I saved $20 and got to meet some new people, plus watch the Daily Show for the first time in 3 months!

I went to the craft fair on Saturday morning. I took a class where I knitted a beaded bracelet, then I wandered around to look at the exhibits and go shopping for the rest of the day. It was pretty great. There were two different quilt exhibits, plus one fiber arts exhibit. I am continually impressed (and made jealous!) by the ingenuity of other people. Sadly, none of my pictures turned out very well (and probably violate the spirit, if not the letter, of intellectual property rights), and I can't get Blogger to upload them right now, otherwise I would share them with you.

I will leave you with this: coverage of the Undie 500, a pub crawl in which engineering students drive from Christchurch to Dunedin in modified cars bought for under $500. This year, there were 2 nights of rioting in Dunedin following the event. The police RAN OUT OF PEPPER SPRAY trying to control the situation. Let me repeat that: they RAN OUT OF PEPPER SPRAY. I can't even wrap my mind around it.

Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?

Yesterday, one of the neighbors came over with an orphaned lamb. Its mother had died over the weekend. Lexie promptly named it "Bubbles" and it is her new pet. Today, when she was home from school with a cold, she put a collar and lead on it and dragged it all over the yard. She made it watch me dig out the garden. Even when she didn't have the lead on, it followed her everywhere. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen.

In other news, I may have a ride up to the craft fair in Hamilton with one of Sharon's friends! Also, I have heard from the people I am going to stay with in October. I will get to go to the New Zealand National Dog Show with their friends, and I may even have the opportunity to handle some of their dogs in the ring! Of course, I haven't done so since high school, but the possibility is incredibly exciting. They have a Jack Russell puppy who continually wins over more mature dogs in the show ring, which is almost unheard of. And they're expecting two litters of puppies at the end of October!

Also, the All Blacks are playing South Africa's Springboks in Hamilton this weekend, and apparently some of the Springbok team members have claimed that there is nothing to do in Hamilton. Now, One News is trying to prove them wrong. This is what passes for news in New Zealand. (Incidentally, One News won loads of awards at the recent Qantas Film & TV awards show, including best news. Don't worry, they have ads on about this ALL THE TIME.)

In lieu of a more substantial post, as my life is not that exciting right now, I offer you my two favorite TV ads.

First, NZ's Land Search and Rescue:



Second, Pascall's Pineapple Lumps (which I have not yet tasted):



Sweet as, dude!