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Lyrics of today's generation

BonBon — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:34:55 +1200

Ok, well, this stupid song came on TV the other day, and I mean, I'd heard about the lyrics before. We'd talked about them a school, but I'd never really looked into it. I'm not into this kind of stuff really.Anyway lo and behold! Try and decipher this! I'm not one to shy away from a challenge, so I thought I'd give it a go.

"Soulja boy I tell 'em"

I understand the singer/artist is here introducing himself to the audience. He goes on to say..

"Hey I got a new dance fo you all called the soulja boy"

Now he's introducing the new dance he's made up. Normal stuff, sure.

"(Yoooouuuu!)"

An exclamation of joy. This must be some pretty cool dance.

"You gotta punch then crank back three times from left to right"

Thats easy enough. If you know what it means to 'crank' I don't really see what's wrong with the 'ole hokey pokey.

"(Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh yeeeeaaaah!)"

Geek Chic

BonBon — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:21:28 +1200

Knowledge is power and geek is chic (That's 'geek 'sheek'' to all you no-hopers out there). If you're a cyber whiz who is plugged into the pop-culture world of sci-fi, fantasy, comic books and cult horror, maybe even the master of a Web shrine devoted to such once-arcane matters, you don't just rule- you rock.

New Craze On The Block!

BonBon — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:10:02 +1200

Ok, so my brother and I decided to do something physical rather than play xbox all day (among other things). And why not re-visit a craze at the same time? I found a long-forgotten play toy when I was tidying up my room the other day, and the next thing you know, we're trying to haggy this little thing around in the living-room (it was pouring with rain at the time.)

Our local theatre

BonBon — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:40:00 +1200

Our local Waipukurau cinema has got to be one of the best in Hawke's Bay. No; New Zealand.

Like, I go there about once a week and am sure to get great service and a good movie. I recently discovered that they serve hot chocolates and coffee! Now, you can't beat THAT! The closest you get to that in Hastings is getting popcorn thrown at you from three rows up by mischievous tyrants. The sound quality in Waipuk is amazing. I believe it's Dolby Digital? But don't quote me on that. AND all for only ten bucks! Last time I remember going out of town, it cost me fifteen. For a total dissappointment. AND I went to see King Kong, so I was stuck in the grotty hovel for longer than usual watching a not-so-great movie. I love the fact that people can buy alcohol here and people are sensible enough not to get rowdy. Just enjoy themselves. That's awesome, but you only ever get that at Mitchells.

How to plant trees

BonBon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:35:53 +1200

While planting different types of trees differs in the details, all trees eventually end up in a hole. But not any old hole will do.

The most common mistake when planting a tree is a digging hole, which is both too deep and too narrow. Too deep and the roots don’t have access to sufficient oxygen to ensure proper growth. Too narrow and the root structure can’t expand sufficiently to nourish and properly anchor the tree.

As a general rule, trees should be transplanted no deeper than the soil in which they were originally grown. The width of the hole should be at least 3 times the diameter of the root ball or container or the spread of the roots in the case of bare root trees. This will provide the tree with enough worked earth for its root structure to establish itself.

Summer is gone

BonBon — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:38:19 +1200

It has come to my attention that Summer is gone, so I might write about it and see if that makes me warm.

In Summer, the sun sends its radioactive fingers down to earth, burning through layers of (white) human flesh, searing its way into our skin, causing cancer or even worse, an odd-looking tan line. Otherwise it leaves you with slightly browner (and somehow more attractive) skin. But not me. I first suffer the humiliation of the spots of red where I've missed putting sunscreen on, and then the pain. And then back to normal. Ew.