So first of all, Merry Christmas everyone!!! :D I hope you all have a wonderful holiday break and enjoy them!
If I thought my November was busy, that was hardly anything compared to my December! I have been working like CRAZY! I have never wanted to quit my job so badly than the past few days haha. I literally worked an entire week straight (and it would've continued all the way up to Christmas day if I hadn't told them to reschedule me to at leave give me one day off for Christmas shopping!) but the season is finally over and I can now go back to having regular 12 hour work schedules and thus, I can FINALLY truly return to HNZ!
I sincerely apologize for everyone I've left hanging in the past few months!!! And I'm sorry for that really but I was soooo busy even on my days off and when I'd get home from work I was too exhausted to RP and stuff. :/
But starting tomorrow (the day after Christmas really) I will get back on HNZ regularly, and instead of trying to reply to suuuuuuuper old RPs, I will start fresh and new with everyone (and every character) that way the timelines not all messed up and stuff. :/ There are few exceptions I am willing to make so just PM me if you REALLY want me to continue an old thread and see if you're that exception I'm talking about. :)
So thanks to everyone for their patience and understanding with me so far! And I will definitely pick up the pace & my slack around HNZ once more and be as active as I used to be! Once again have a wonderful holiday!!! :)
-Abby
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Children's Christmas Party
So, yesterday I hosted a child at my secondary school's annual Children's Christmas Party (CCP). (It used to be called the "Underprivileged Children's Christmas Party" (UCCP) but our school's administration changed its name to prevent any offence taken by children/parents - it is still the same thing, though)
Basically, the school comes together and plans this giant party for children across the city who maybe don't have the best Christmas every year. A bunch of people buy presents and wrap them, other people are "activities volunteers" who run things like face painting, pin the nose on Rudolph, and the sing along. Other people help cook food for our Christmas lunch and then serve it, there are obviously people who run the whole show then there are the hosts. I was a host. Hosts probably have the best role in the party. We meet a child about a week before the party takes place, then on the day of the party we go to their school, pick them up, and bring them back to the highschool. Throughout the day we lead them around to various activities and just have a blast with them.
This year, my child didn't show up. :( I was going to be without child for the Children's Christmas Party (and thusly have been stuck being a floater). This would not do. So I ended up getting a kid who was technically not supposed to come to the party, but showed up the day of to be picked up at the school (and it's just mean to turn a kid away).
Within five minutes on the bus to my school I knew his Name, Age, Address, and phone number. All I wanted to know was his name and age. xD He insisted on telling me his address, then he went on a tangent about how it's "Good to know your phone number" (which I conceded to) and then how he "learned [his] phone number in the summer" (which I said was very good) then what his phone number was, just to prove it... I suppose.
He also kept saying "more better", which I found very difficult not to correct him on... but I digress.
At the party he was a pretty sweet kid. Well behaved etc. I ended up being physically assaulted by other children, though. (My friend's children. One girl kept poking me. Another kid, while I was standing in line with my own to get food, just turned around and punched me in the gut... just for fun. >_<; )
After all the activities and lunch we got to see the big man from up north. Yes. Sinterklaas.
My child got his picture taken with santa, then a gift. He got a snowman stuffed toy thingy and a Discovery Kids experiment set to create slime. He wasn't impressed at first, as he asked Santa for a Nerf gun. I then explained to him that Santa was just giving him one present today, and that I'm sure Santa will bring a Nerf gun on Christmas. Of course, with that in mind, he didn't hate the experiment set so much now and was actually quite excited to make some goo.
Finally, it was time to leave. One of the children in our group, though, refused to enter the classroom where we'd left all our coats for the day and his host was just leaving him there. Myself and a friend went to get him and he explained how he refused to go in, how Santa had disappointed him. He wanted a Bionicle and only got a Mr. Potato Head (Spiderman edition). I tried the same thing that worked for my kid, but this child didn't like my reasoning and became quite violent. Punching and kicking, I picked him up and brought him in to the room far enough away from the other children so that when I put him down, he could only hurt me and the other guy that was with me. I'm glad I did that, now, as his next words were "Santa Claus isn't real! He's dead!" I just thought 'Boy, imma step on your head you keep this up'. Fortunately, nobody heard him and he stopped with that after a moment.
He was still violent as we walked them back to their buses, but eventually calmed down - which my bruises were quite glad for.
On the bus ride home I talked to my parasite (I was a "host", right?) some more about random things and he told me his address randomly once more.
When we were back at his school the bus driver stopped me and said "You three hosts in the back were so engaged with your children. My husband is an elementary school teacher, and we have five children, and you're so good with kids."... to which I had no words to reply. O.o
All in all it was a good day, despite my bruises and varied levels of physical abuse from children, and I'm glad I spent my Saturday at the party - even if it means I spent my Sunday doing homework all day. =(
~Nicolas
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Basically, the school comes together and plans this giant party for children across the city who maybe don't have the best Christmas every year. A bunch of people buy presents and wrap them, other people are "activities volunteers" who run things like face painting, pin the nose on Rudolph, and the sing along. Other people help cook food for our Christmas lunch and then serve it, there are obviously people who run the whole show then there are the hosts. I was a host. Hosts probably have the best role in the party. We meet a child about a week before the party takes place, then on the day of the party we go to their school, pick them up, and bring them back to the highschool. Throughout the day we lead them around to various activities and just have a blast with them.
This year, my child didn't show up. :( I was going to be without child for the Children's Christmas Party (and thusly have been stuck being a floater). This would not do. So I ended up getting a kid who was technically not supposed to come to the party, but showed up the day of to be picked up at the school (and it's just mean to turn a kid away).
Within five minutes on the bus to my school I knew his Name, Age, Address, and phone number. All I wanted to know was his name and age. xD He insisted on telling me his address, then he went on a tangent about how it's "Good to know your phone number" (which I conceded to) and then how he "learned [his] phone number in the summer" (which I said was very good) then what his phone number was, just to prove it... I suppose.
He also kept saying "more better", which I found very difficult not to correct him on... but I digress.
At the party he was a pretty sweet kid. Well behaved etc. I ended up being physically assaulted by other children, though. (My friend's children. One girl kept poking me. Another kid, while I was standing in line with my own to get food, just turned around and punched me in the gut... just for fun. >_<; )
After all the activities and lunch we got to see the big man from up north. Yes. Sinterklaas.
My child got his picture taken with santa, then a gift. He got a snowman stuffed toy thingy and a Discovery Kids experiment set to create slime. He wasn't impressed at first, as he asked Santa for a Nerf gun. I then explained to him that Santa was just giving him one present today, and that I'm sure Santa will bring a Nerf gun on Christmas. Of course, with that in mind, he didn't hate the experiment set so much now and was actually quite excited to make some goo.
Finally, it was time to leave. One of the children in our group, though, refused to enter the classroom where we'd left all our coats for the day and his host was just leaving him there. Myself and a friend went to get him and he explained how he refused to go in, how Santa had disappointed him. He wanted a Bionicle and only got a Mr. Potato Head (Spiderman edition). I tried the same thing that worked for my kid, but this child didn't like my reasoning and became quite violent. Punching and kicking, I picked him up and brought him in to the room far enough away from the other children so that when I put him down, he could only hurt me and the other guy that was with me. I'm glad I did that, now, as his next words were "Santa Claus isn't real! He's dead!" I just thought 'Boy, imma step on your head you keep this up'. Fortunately, nobody heard him and he stopped with that after a moment.
He was still violent as we walked them back to their buses, but eventually calmed down - which my bruises were quite glad for.
On the bus ride home I talked to my parasite (I was a "host", right?) some more about random things and he told me his address randomly once more.
When we were back at his school the bus driver stopped me and said "You three hosts in the back were so engaged with your children. My husband is an elementary school teacher, and we have five children, and you're so good with kids."... to which I had no words to reply. O.o
All in all it was a good day, despite my bruises and varied levels of physical abuse from children, and I'm glad I spent my Saturday at the party - even if it means I spent my Sunday doing homework all day. =(
~Nicolas
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Oh Look A Shiny Penny...
Two weeks from tomorrow, Rich will be home from a year's deployment in Afghanistan. I'm excited, nervous, happy, anxious and so damned scatter brained it's not even funny. Okay, well maybe it's a little funny.
I'm a little burnt on rping right now. Just trying to get the house ready and set up the Christmas tree and decorate the place. At least I have Logan's Christmas shopping done, he's uber easy. He's not like other 4 year olds, he's like this little throw back who likes old school stuff and doesn't care for video games or battery operated gizmos. His own imagination is big enough thank you very much. xD
So I gotta like, dress up for Rich's ceremony. I don't wanna! Me? In a dress? Boooo. And wear heels? Ew! I thought maybe some nice jeans, my kickass snow boots (which I effing love!) and a nice sweater. Yeah, he said no. So I gotta wear a stupid dress and shave my stupid legs and put on stupid makeup and get my stupid hair done. But I guess it'll be worth it if it'll make him happy.
HNZ wise, I was going to try to figure out the Wheelbarrow race, but with things being so hectic, I can't commit to it yet. So it'll have to wait until next school year to start it. I'm looking forward to some plots, such as Cecily and Prodan having their first baby in a few weeks! And things planned for Hollace and just some general craziness for my boys, Crispin and Sumner.
Very excited about upcoming auror plots, it gives me the opportunity to use Edward more, which I'm sure a lot of people with older Aurors could agree with. ^_^
Prolly won't be able to blog or do much for the next few weeks. Crazy crazy RL until after Rich gets off that plane. And even then it'll be a stress factory, because he has ptsd from war and it'll be like having a trained bear at home...one that could rip your face off at any minute. lmao.
Hope your guys' holidays are bright and that you all love one another.
See you around,
~Livvy
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I'm a little burnt on rping right now. Just trying to get the house ready and set up the Christmas tree and decorate the place. At least I have Logan's Christmas shopping done, he's uber easy. He's not like other 4 year olds, he's like this little throw back who likes old school stuff and doesn't care for video games or battery operated gizmos. His own imagination is big enough thank you very much. xD
So I gotta like, dress up for Rich's ceremony. I don't wanna! Me? In a dress? Boooo. And wear heels? Ew! I thought maybe some nice jeans, my kickass snow boots (which I effing love!) and a nice sweater. Yeah, he said no. So I gotta wear a stupid dress and shave my stupid legs and put on stupid makeup and get my stupid hair done. But I guess it'll be worth it if it'll make him happy.
HNZ wise, I was going to try to figure out the Wheelbarrow race, but with things being so hectic, I can't commit to it yet. So it'll have to wait until next school year to start it. I'm looking forward to some plots, such as Cecily and Prodan having their first baby in a few weeks! And things planned for Hollace and just some general craziness for my boys, Crispin and Sumner.
Very excited about upcoming auror plots, it gives me the opportunity to use Edward more, which I'm sure a lot of people with older Aurors could agree with. ^_^
Prolly won't be able to blog or do much for the next few weeks. Crazy crazy RL until after Rich gets off that plane. And even then it'll be a stress factory, because he has ptsd from war and it'll be like having a trained bear at home...one that could rip your face off at any minute. lmao.
Hope your guys' holidays are bright and that you all love one another.
See you around,
~Livvy
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Brace Yourselves!
Hey guys, it's Abby, I know I haven't been around on HNZ much lately so I'm sorry for that, but I had to focus on a few other things (aka real life) for a while before I felt ready to get back on HNZ. Since November I've been rather busy! I visited New York for the second time in my life (and definitely not the last) and it was just amazing as always. I didn't see Leighton Meester again (she was performing at Times Square on the day I was leaving! :( ) and my grandma was a complete pain in the ass to travel with! She's a terrible conversationalist, I couldn't get a word in, and when I'm watching the news I like to have discussions about what's on and everything she said was just complete ignorance and she was sooo close-minded! (She definitely made me appreciate my mom more, something I thought would never happen). It was horrible, and she could not stop complaining about everything, and when I'm at my favorite place in the world, I don't want to hear none of that crap! haha, but it doesn't matter because after a while I tuned her out and just enjoyed the trip. :) I got to visit the school I've been dyyyyying to go to for the past two years, St. John's University, and WOW, it is amazing! Actually seeing the campus and what it has to offer pretty much just confirmed the fact that it is absolutely, in-every-way PERFECT for me, no joke. I can't wait to go!
I had been accepted to the school for the upcoming Spring semester (which starts on Jan. 22) with a $10,000 scholarship, so I thought, 'Great, I'm good to go!' Well, after looking through things again, I realized that the scholarship money was for the entire year whereas I'd only be attending for a semester first, meaning that I wasn't getting $10,000 but only $5,000. That, combined with my extremely unsatisfactory financial aid still left me with a little over $5,000 I still needed to pay. I tried convincing my mom for us to take out loans, but she was only in town for a week so she was too busy partying and then recovering from hangovers the next day to really pay attention and would just say no. :/
So, in conclusion, I have to put off going for yet another year. This time I'm not as bitter or upset or sad by it because I didn't spend hundreds of dollars on non-refundable enrollment & housing fees and it didn't just happen a few days before I was supposed to leave either and most importantly, I made the decision myself, instead of letting the situation leave me with no other option. And truthfully, deep down in my heart, I didn't want to leave just yet because of my niece. My niece just turned 4 months today! :) I take care of her almost all the time, but I really don't mind it at all, I adore her and cannot stand to be away from her for so long. I hate when my sister takes her to her bf's house and they spend the night there! lol So, I was really sad that I was going to be leaving her so soon, but now that I won't be leaving until August, I know that I'll at least have witnessed her first year (her birthday is August 12) and not missed her first word, crawl, steps, etc. :) I want to cherish the first year I have with her before I leave to New York permanently and she grows up in the blink of an eye! Because I know that now that I have visited the campus, I am more determined than ever to go to school this coming August and I swear this better be the last time you all hear about me putting off school!
So after I came back from New York, my sleeping schedule was finally back on track, I actually slept at night and woke up mornings instead of the opposite! When I came back home I had to deal with my dad who just lost his mom, and my terror brothers off for Thanksgiving break among other things. My mom visited us for a week before she left to Iraq for an indefinite amount of time, all we know is that she'll still be there during the summer. While she was here we had two Thanksgiving dinners because of her late arrival, I actually got to keep my sleeping pattern normal because she would take my brothers to school instead of me and when she actually paid her kids any attention instead of going out partying, she went crazy buying us anything we wanted and taking us out to eat places. My undeserving brother got a freaking Wii! Grr! Now you'd think that with her huge advancement check and the way she was spending her money like it grew on trees, she paid all the bills? Wrong. Literally the day after she left, we had three utility companies come to our house each day asking for payments! It was so annoying because we couldn't even contact her to tell her off! (Something that I am extremely good at).
In addition to all that, I've been working like CRAZY, which is cool because I'm getting decent checks again, but it just makes me hate Christmas season lol, and I'm not getting lunch hours when I should be, and when I come home I'm soo exhausted I just fall asleep where ever I happen to be at without even getting into my pajamas, etc. I normally wouldn't care that I fell asleep, but the whole reason I stayed up until 8 am in the first place was because I had to get my brother ready for school and take him, and when I fall asleep, I knock out and don't wake up until after 7 am, and then he ends up late; that's why it was better for me to just stay up until then. I keep trying and pushing myself to stay up so late after I come home from work, but my body can't take it and I just crash. :/Thus, another reason why I haven't been on HNZ lately.
Oh and today my dad finally told me he has a girlfriend. I should be happy for him, because out of both my parents, my dad definitely deserves to be the happier one, he deserves to have someone to love, he deserves to be better off than my mom, who said she was better off without my dad (which she is soooo not!) But even though I know my dad deserves to be happy by finding someone else, when he told me he wanted me to meet her eventually, all I could think was 'No!' It's not like I want him back with my mom, nooo way, she doesn't deserve him!, but I just don't want to see him with someone else or something, idk, whatever. I used to think my parents divorce was the best thing to ever happen to my dad (he began taking English lessons, he got meggga fit, and began going to church, etc.), but now he's stopped going to church and he parties just as much as my mom does. I think that's why I don't like this girl of his. :/ Ah well.
Oh! Also, it actually snowed TWICE in my city!! And the snow actually stuck for a like a day!!! It was so amazing! Of course the whole time I just kept thinking "Wow, I wonder what New York must look like!" Haha! I know, I seriously have an obsession problem but I just can't help it, I'm in love with the place!
So that is definitely more than enough from me, I promise I'll try never to update this long ever again, I just wanted to sorta explain my absence on HNZ.
Love you all! ♥
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I had been accepted to the school for the upcoming Spring semester (which starts on Jan. 22) with a $10,000 scholarship, so I thought, 'Great, I'm good to go!' Well, after looking through things again, I realized that the scholarship money was for the entire year whereas I'd only be attending for a semester first, meaning that I wasn't getting $10,000 but only $5,000. That, combined with my extremely unsatisfactory financial aid still left me with a little over $5,000 I still needed to pay. I tried convincing my mom for us to take out loans, but she was only in town for a week so she was too busy partying and then recovering from hangovers the next day to really pay attention and would just say no. :/
So, in conclusion, I have to put off going for yet another year. This time I'm not as bitter or upset or sad by it because I didn't spend hundreds of dollars on non-refundable enrollment & housing fees and it didn't just happen a few days before I was supposed to leave either and most importantly, I made the decision myself, instead of letting the situation leave me with no other option. And truthfully, deep down in my heart, I didn't want to leave just yet because of my niece. My niece just turned 4 months today! :) I take care of her almost all the time, but I really don't mind it at all, I adore her and cannot stand to be away from her for so long. I hate when my sister takes her to her bf's house and they spend the night there! lol So, I was really sad that I was going to be leaving her so soon, but now that I won't be leaving until August, I know that I'll at least have witnessed her first year (her birthday is August 12) and not missed her first word, crawl, steps, etc. :) I want to cherish the first year I have with her before I leave to New York permanently and she grows up in the blink of an eye! Because I know that now that I have visited the campus, I am more determined than ever to go to school this coming August and I swear this better be the last time you all hear about me putting off school!
So after I came back from New York, my sleeping schedule was finally back on track, I actually slept at night and woke up mornings instead of the opposite! When I came back home I had to deal with my dad who just lost his mom, and my terror brothers off for Thanksgiving break among other things. My mom visited us for a week before she left to Iraq for an indefinite amount of time, all we know is that she'll still be there during the summer. While she was here we had two Thanksgiving dinners because of her late arrival, I actually got to keep my sleeping pattern normal because she would take my brothers to school instead of me and when she actually paid her kids any attention instead of going out partying, she went crazy buying us anything we wanted and taking us out to eat places. My undeserving brother got a freaking Wii! Grr! Now you'd think that with her huge advancement check and the way she was spending her money like it grew on trees, she paid all the bills? Wrong. Literally the day after she left, we had three utility companies come to our house each day asking for payments! It was so annoying because we couldn't even contact her to tell her off! (Something that I am extremely good at).
In addition to all that, I've been working like CRAZY, which is cool because I'm getting decent checks again, but it just makes me hate Christmas season lol, and I'm not getting lunch hours when I should be, and when I come home I'm soo exhausted I just fall asleep where ever I happen to be at without even getting into my pajamas, etc. I normally wouldn't care that I fell asleep, but the whole reason I stayed up until 8 am in the first place was because I had to get my brother ready for school and take him, and when I fall asleep, I knock out and don't wake up until after 7 am, and then he ends up late; that's why it was better for me to just stay up until then. I keep trying and pushing myself to stay up so late after I come home from work, but my body can't take it and I just crash. :/Thus, another reason why I haven't been on HNZ lately.
Oh and today my dad finally told me he has a girlfriend. I should be happy for him, because out of both my parents, my dad definitely deserves to be the happier one, he deserves to have someone to love, he deserves to be better off than my mom, who said she was better off without my dad (which she is soooo not!) But even though I know my dad deserves to be happy by finding someone else, when he told me he wanted me to meet her eventually, all I could think was 'No!' It's not like I want him back with my mom, nooo way, she doesn't deserve him!, but I just don't want to see him with someone else or something, idk, whatever. I used to think my parents divorce was the best thing to ever happen to my dad (he began taking English lessons, he got meggga fit, and began going to church, etc.), but now he's stopped going to church and he parties just as much as my mom does. I think that's why I don't like this girl of his. :/ Ah well.
Oh! Also, it actually snowed TWICE in my city!! And the snow actually stuck for a like a day!!! It was so amazing! Of course the whole time I just kept thinking "Wow, I wonder what New York must look like!" Haha! I know, I seriously have an obsession problem but I just can't help it, I'm in love with the place!
So that is definitely more than enough from me, I promise I'll try never to update this long ever again, I just wanted to sorta explain my absence on HNZ.
Love you all! ♥
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Monday, November 23, 2009
My Life Today (with a side of HNZ)
So after missing two days of school, and being off of school for five days - I think it's safe to say that I was out of practise in various subjects and very ill prepared for the day that awaited me today.
I knew I'd missed two tests last week, and was prepared to write them today. Biology went by quickly (we never do much there) and soon enough I was on my way to literature - when I learned that I had another test! I was entirely unaware of a third test for the day. Fortunately my teacher was kind enough and allowed me the period to study before I came back to class and wrote the test, which was fill-in-the-blank on the most minute details of Heart of Darkness. Any questions I didn't know the answer to I simply put the stupidest answer I could think of for (that's always the best way to go - humour).
Then I had law, where we learned (via a group's presentation) about Socrates and the Socratic method. In a few days I'll have to present on Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Then Chemistry came, where I was supposed to have my first test - and the teacher was away, so it looks like that test will be pushed back to tomorrow.
At lunch I had to sign up for grad photos (this year is going by so0o0o0o quickly =( ) then after lunch I had a math test - which was death. Given the last week for me, I was more than ill-prepared for that test and I simply hope I passed it. That would be nice. At this point my goal for math is to get the credit, then be done with the whole damned thing. >_<;
Following math comes English, where we watched some Hamlet, and Business Leadership where I didn't do much.
Now for where HNZ comes in to the picture.
All of our site staff have been quite busy over the past week or two, we've been keeping things running on HNZ but the nice little things we try to do (like the weekly updates, for instance) haven't been working out so well, and so easily.
The weekly update is actually quite time consuming. First we must compile a list of updates, changes, upcoming events. Next we try to write a paragraph (or thereabouts) for each topic and finally we need to code the whole thing to not just be a giant block of text. The most time consuming part of the coding always turns out to be the highlighted roleplays, which very few people like to contribute to, anyway. (By the way -> Shoot Livvy a PM to have your plot highlighted!)
With all that, doing it once a week has become near impossible, it seems. Even a bi-weekly update seems more amiable (with perhaps special updates in between) then the regular once a week. It's less pressure on site staff, and gives us more time between updates.
Now, that's just my thoughts, and I haven't even discussed them with Livvy, or Linda, or Abby - because I'm not even sure we'll all stay this busy forever. If doing it once a week is possible again in the near future I don't want to change the system too many times, but at this point the future looks bleak for "Weekly" updates, I fear.
Aside from that Livvy and I have been inundated with applications for tonnes of things, so please bear with us. With my ever-more busy schedule and Livvy's present sickness we're sorting things as best we can. We try to reply to all applications within a week, if not much much sooner.
Anyhow, I think that another "Weekly Update" will be posted today, and that may well be where this blog is first linked to. Exciting? A little bit. =) So I better go work on that.
'Til next blawg,
~Nick
P.S: What are your thoughts on the weekly updates? Comment on the blog post and share your input! ^_^
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I knew I'd missed two tests last week, and was prepared to write them today. Biology went by quickly (we never do much there) and soon enough I was on my way to literature - when I learned that I had another test! I was entirely unaware of a third test for the day. Fortunately my teacher was kind enough and allowed me the period to study before I came back to class and wrote the test, which was fill-in-the-blank on the most minute details of Heart of Darkness. Any questions I didn't know the answer to I simply put the stupidest answer I could think of for (that's always the best way to go - humour).
Then I had law, where we learned (via a group's presentation) about Socrates and the Socratic method. In a few days I'll have to present on Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Then Chemistry came, where I was supposed to have my first test - and the teacher was away, so it looks like that test will be pushed back to tomorrow.
At lunch I had to sign up for grad photos (this year is going by so0o0o0o quickly =( ) then after lunch I had a math test - which was death. Given the last week for me, I was more than ill-prepared for that test and I simply hope I passed it. That would be nice. At this point my goal for math is to get the credit, then be done with the whole damned thing. >_<;
Following math comes English, where we watched some Hamlet, and Business Leadership where I didn't do much.
Now for where HNZ comes in to the picture.
All of our site staff have been quite busy over the past week or two, we've been keeping things running on HNZ but the nice little things we try to do (like the weekly updates, for instance) haven't been working out so well, and so easily.
The weekly update is actually quite time consuming. First we must compile a list of updates, changes, upcoming events. Next we try to write a paragraph (or thereabouts) for each topic and finally we need to code the whole thing to not just be a giant block of text. The most time consuming part of the coding always turns out to be the highlighted roleplays, which very few people like to contribute to, anyway. (By the way -> Shoot Livvy a PM to have your plot highlighted!)
With all that, doing it once a week has become near impossible, it seems. Even a bi-weekly update seems more amiable (with perhaps special updates in between) then the regular once a week. It's less pressure on site staff, and gives us more time between updates.
Now, that's just my thoughts, and I haven't even discussed them with Livvy, or Linda, or Abby - because I'm not even sure we'll all stay this busy forever. If doing it once a week is possible again in the near future I don't want to change the system too many times, but at this point the future looks bleak for "Weekly" updates, I fear.
Aside from that Livvy and I have been inundated with applications for tonnes of things, so please bear with us. With my ever-more busy schedule and Livvy's present sickness we're sorting things as best we can. We try to reply to all applications within a week, if not much much sooner.
Anyhow, I think that another "Weekly Update" will be posted today, and that may well be where this blog is first linked to. Exciting? A little bit. =) So I better go work on that.
'Til next blawg,
~Nick
P.S: What are your thoughts on the weekly updates? Comment on the blog post and share your input! ^_^
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
My turn I suppose...
Pharyngitis. To most it'd be a sentence of staying home from school, missing work, being miserably sick. But not for me. Bahahaha! I got to spend over 3 hours at the hospital with a male nurse who looked just like L.L. Cool J. Then after they stuck cotton swabs down my throat and irrigated my ear where my sinuses leaked, they had me wait with all of these awesome soldiers who wouldn't give up their seats at the pharmacy for me or my cranky 4 year old autistic child (who had just come home from school). Class acts, those guys.
But the fun part came when I got home! After wheezing my way up the stairs, head pounding, nose running, throat feeling like somebody had stuffed a barb wired pineapple down it, I got to chill out on my couch. And get up to get juice, then dinner, then a favorite crayon that fell behind the couch, then change DVDs, then get yelled at for not having a ready supply of suckers.
Finally I got the night to myself to Skype with some crazy broads and RP in a medicated stupor. Amazingly the RPs went well. Ha! Then came the morning after where my little guy jumped on the bus and I snuggled on my couch to watch X-Files, season 1. I'd forgotten how pretty David Duchovny (my adolescent love) was. *sigh* *cough*
Anyways, been hella sick, found out Rich won't be home until January instead of before Christmas and that my kid is apparently one of the class bullies. Bummed about Rich...strangely proud of Logan for sticking up for himself. Show those kids who's boss son.
HNZ wise, been very impressed with the changes and ideas happening lately. If you haven't hugged your Nicktator lately, go do it. Now. I'll just be sitting here, reading this newspaper. *sniff* Huh, Headmistress is a harlot apparently. Interesting. Oh, you're still here? Why are you watching me? Go RP already! And submit some links to my PM box while you're at it.
Cheers!
~Liv (Cecily Zhefarovich)
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But the fun part came when I got home! After wheezing my way up the stairs, head pounding, nose running, throat feeling like somebody had stuffed a barb wired pineapple down it, I got to chill out on my couch. And get up to get juice, then dinner, then a favorite crayon that fell behind the couch, then change DVDs, then get yelled at for not having a ready supply of suckers.
Finally I got the night to myself to Skype with some crazy broads and RP in a medicated stupor. Amazingly the RPs went well. Ha! Then came the morning after where my little guy jumped on the bus and I snuggled on my couch to watch X-Files, season 1. I'd forgotten how pretty David Duchovny (my adolescent love) was. *sigh* *cough*
Anyways, been hella sick, found out Rich won't be home until January instead of before Christmas and that my kid is apparently one of the class bullies. Bummed about Rich...strangely proud of Logan for sticking up for himself. Show those kids who's boss son.
HNZ wise, been very impressed with the changes and ideas happening lately. If you haven't hugged your Nicktator lately, go do it. Now. I'll just be sitting here, reading this newspaper. *sniff* Huh, Headmistress is a harlot apparently. Interesting. Oh, you're still here? Why are you watching me? Go RP already! And submit some links to my PM box while you're at it.
Cheers!
~Liv (Cecily Zhefarovich)
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A Return to Blogging
I've decided to try blogging again, once in a while, but now on HNZ's blog with the rest of HNZ's site staff helping out, posting their own little blog entries, and hopefully having a very awesome area for members to check in on the site, and its staff, in one place. Individual blogs on ZetaBoards are great, but sometimes it's hard to notice new posts and things - with this it will be possible to subscribe to the blog, follow it, and get relevant updates as need be. Which is pretty nifty, I think.
So life over the past week has been insane for me. The week started off well enough, I suppose, but then Tuesday evening, when I got home from school, my mom's cat (Hobo) wasn't doing so well. I was concerned about him, but had to go to work. So I set him down on my mom's bed (he couldn't walk for some reason) and left for my job. I called home to check up on him several times throughout the night, and when I got home and checked on him myself he was on my mom's bed, dead. He was 18, and I'd known him my entire life. My mom's had him longer than she's had me. It's tough thinking that he's not around the house any more and we all miss him immensely.
I had a test on Wednesday, and one on Thursday, but with Hobo's death I was certain that if I wrote them I'd fail. So I didn't go to school Wednesday or Thursday, I spent time with my mom instead - which was alright, I suppose.
Thursday night I had a session meeting at my church, the first one since I became an elder, and that went alright. I came home and my mom told me about some family drama (which I don't feel comfortable sharing at the moment) that I now also have to deal with.
Then Friday came. Friday was a P.D day (no school! Thank God!) but I had to go to school anyway to work on filming a Literature project with my group. That, too, went alright but it took a fair deal of time and I'm sure I could have spent my day some better way.
Today I'm trying to rest, relax, get some sleep maybe. I'm also planning on seeing The Blind Side with my family and a friend this evening, which I hope to be enjoyable.
Tomorrow I might be going to see 2012 with my church youth group, and I have to study for all the tests I've missed.
So now for the portion of my blog where I discuss HNZ.
I feel a bit bad for Summer Break being cut a day or two short, but it'll be closing Monday, most likely, as that is when Semester two begins.
Along with Semester 2 comes Apparition lessons for sixth years, and lots of other exciting things (I hope).
I've been tyring to revamp the Ministry a bit, as it has been inactive, mainly by bringing more Aurors in to the picture. Death Eaters on HNZ have always been strong - so now making it easier to become an auror should help balance things a bit.
Other than that, planning for Y9's Tri-Wizard tournament is underway and a few more surprises are hidden about.
As far as the OOC Community goes, I'm hoping to get voting prepared for the OOC Superlatives and then wait most anxiously for the results. xD
~Nick
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So life over the past week has been insane for me. The week started off well enough, I suppose, but then Tuesday evening, when I got home from school, my mom's cat (Hobo) wasn't doing so well. I was concerned about him, but had to go to work. So I set him down on my mom's bed (he couldn't walk for some reason) and left for my job. I called home to check up on him several times throughout the night, and when I got home and checked on him myself he was on my mom's bed, dead. He was 18, and I'd known him my entire life. My mom's had him longer than she's had me. It's tough thinking that he's not around the house any more and we all miss him immensely.
I had a test on Wednesday, and one on Thursday, but with Hobo's death I was certain that if I wrote them I'd fail. So I didn't go to school Wednesday or Thursday, I spent time with my mom instead - which was alright, I suppose.
Thursday night I had a session meeting at my church, the first one since I became an elder, and that went alright. I came home and my mom told me about some family drama (which I don't feel comfortable sharing at the moment) that I now also have to deal with.
Then Friday came. Friday was a P.D day (no school! Thank God!) but I had to go to school anyway to work on filming a Literature project with my group. That, too, went alright but it took a fair deal of time and I'm sure I could have spent my day some better way.
Today I'm trying to rest, relax, get some sleep maybe. I'm also planning on seeing The Blind Side with my family and a friend this evening, which I hope to be enjoyable.
Tomorrow I might be going to see 2012 with my church youth group, and I have to study for all the tests I've missed.
So now for the portion of my blog where I discuss HNZ.
I feel a bit bad for Summer Break being cut a day or two short, but it'll be closing Monday, most likely, as that is when Semester two begins.
Along with Semester 2 comes Apparition lessons for sixth years, and lots of other exciting things (I hope).
I've been tyring to revamp the Ministry a bit, as it has been inactive, mainly by bringing more Aurors in to the picture. Death Eaters on HNZ have always been strong - so now making it easier to become an auror should help balance things a bit.
Other than that, planning for Y9's Tri-Wizard tournament is underway and a few more surprises are hidden about.
As far as the OOC Community goes, I'm hoping to get voting prepared for the OOC Superlatives and then wait most anxiously for the results. xD
~Nick
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Hogwarts New Zealand: A Blog (Introduction)
Hello, and welcome to the blog of Hogwarts New Zealand. Site Staff have access to this blog to post anything and everything that is on their minds. Whether it be work, school, the troubles of life off of the internet, the troubles of life on the internet, the joys of life, what we're working on now or anything at all.
We invite you to take a small look at our world, as we see it, hear what's troubling us, what's got us excited, learn a bit about us and hopefully, through your comments, we'll learn a bit about you, too.
This blog will also be used, on occasion, to discuss the future of HNZ, what direction we see it going in, what our plans are, little hints of future updates and many other things.
So, welcome to our blog, we hope you enjoy what it becomes over time,
~The HNZ Site Staff
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We invite you to take a small look at our world, as we see it, hear what's troubling us, what's got us excited, learn a bit about us and hopefully, through your comments, we'll learn a bit about you, too.
This blog will also be used, on occasion, to discuss the future of HNZ, what direction we see it going in, what our plans are, little hints of future updates and many other things.
So, welcome to our blog, we hope you enjoy what it becomes over time,
~The HNZ Site Staff
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