I"ll make this quick because I only have 15 minutes online as I have a face book addiction...

Face book really is like digging a hole...the more friends you add, the more you write. Making the hole deeper and deeper. Right now I can still see the sunlight and the developed world, but it's only a matter of time. I could quit now, but it's too late I feel...I do enjoy myself though and that's what counts.......ahh those who use it will understand....

I'm getting kidnapped by my friend Lu tomorrow and will eventually head back to Nelson...

Riverside was great and I'll write more about it later, however I think I secretly miss Nelson and my home Paradiso...

Life has been real slack here...Ive mainly been playing with weeds in the mud, and hanging out...I think I have used this time as some cleansing self reflection time. This is a really good thing, as I really haven't done this since I have left home (nov/06).....I haven't really been that enticed by social situations, and have mainly done reading, writing, and arithmetic (j/k I hate maths). Anyways life is good the maxi pad life is real boring-as, however I've gotten good at putting myself in a trance like state between talking to women on their monthly friends.

I write poems, draw portraits of the products (I'll post a picture of it eventually), crosswords, sudoku, reading magazines/books, do my reporting, and just daydream about random silly/sexy situations. I kinda make it real cheesy and take the piss about it too, because some people with a good sense of humour will find it funny....I have my whole "shpeal" so down pack now that I could sell a value pack of pads to an 80 year old woman.....

Anyways that's my story in a nut shell....I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the rest of my day now...I hitched to town, and ditched woofing for the day...I'm a bad girl (yes...yes I am)....I'll make it up tomorrow maybe?? I'm just over it.....and wanted to play...like I said I've never been this slack in my life....Canada would be dissapointed....

But I"m proud

So meh meh meh...

Love:

ChrissyFunzo

Productive runaways with ducks and sparkles landing everywhere


I have kidnapped myself from Nelson and ran away to Motueka.

It was kinda weird leaving Nelson, as I don't really feel like I'm leaving. I know I have to go back to pick up some of my stuff I left, but I am more interested in settling in MOt for a while. We had a big C party, on Saturday.

Like the P party it was when you have to dress up as something that starts with a C. I was really impressed by the turnout. I dressed up as chess and checkers, I'll post pictures eventually when they get sent to me. I got sand in my camera so it is now 'ca-put'.

Tomorrow I think I"ll call Liquor king and tell them I'm not coming back. I think they will understand ,they know about me and my kiwi princesses dribble drabble. Maybe one day I'll come back and I can work casually again. I'll see how I go, I think now that I"m out I should just keep going. When your travelling you always want to do something different, it becomes like a healthy addiction.

Mot is just as lovely as I left it after New years. Full of nice murals on the walls and one of my favourite playgrounds behind the New World. I scored a push bike a week from a friend that I can borrow for the month. It kinda feels like when you first get to borrow your parents car at the age of 16/17ish. I got a new seat cover for it, along with a basket today.I put a green butterfly and some flowers on it as well. I feel like that show pimp my ride, except it's pimp my bike, and my bike is pimped semi cool. I should ice the wheels and get gold teeth, I'll smile at everyone and it will be so bright people will be like oooo eclipse

..haha wtf I could ride to Nelson if I felt so inclined...It would probably just take 4-5 hours or something. Anyways I push biked to Riverside Community in the morning. It was a good 35 minutes, but I coasted and enjoyed the ride. There was no need for gunning it, especially as I didn't know where it was.There are a million apple/pear orchards on the way. I love how on the road there are big bags of apples, with a money box. I don't really think I have ever seen that except in the Nelson/Tasman district. People are so un trusting almost everywhere else, which is unfortunate. That's probably why I like it here so much, it's open and free flowing.

Back to Riverside!!

I didn't get to see too much of it, but the vibes and people seem real good. I spoke to an older lady with long grey hair namedVarana (sp?). I was directed through a secret path, past a house with heaps of neatly stacked jug bottles. Past the house and sorta by a caravan there was abeautiful mural where she stood talking sweetly to another lady. I was told that if I come tomorrow they can sort something out for me. I'm real happy about that as they told me there would be no space last week when I called them. It just goes to show you in life that when you keep trying nothing can stop you. All the Germans in the hostel were like nooo they are full they are full...I showed them didn't I....???

So all I need to do tomorrow is score a ride and then I'm in. I know I'm going to love it there.....Farm work can be fun, and the people all seem real artzy and museli....
I had my first day of my random job today. It's through the promo company, and like the ham job it's @ the New World. It's a promo for Stayfree maxi pads.I hang out by the maxis and if a woman is buying one then I can offer her a coupon so she gets free pads. It's pretty funny I think. One man came up to me and was all excited thinking I was giving away something cool. I told him it was for Stayfree and he looked at me like a deer in the headlights. After pointing to the pads and tampons his face lost it's expression an d he got all red in the face. The end dragged so I kept playing these dumb games in my head, and guessing what people would have in their cart before they passed me. It's interesting seeing what people consume, maybe by the end of the promo I'll be real good at guessing what people are about to put in their bodies...haha...
Anyway I think my work is done here I'm super excited about my new home and friends.....It's going to be great
LoveloveloveloveChrissy Funzo

The Beach

Today was a very interesting day.
If life were a book I think a page must have been turned, and I am about to jump to the next chapter in this exciting planet we call earth.

The honest truth is that lately I have been taking a long look life in general around me. Some days I wake up and feel the sparkles & joy so intensely that I feel like I could throw up (in a good way). I think I’ve always been this way, which I am so thankful for. I love Nelson so much that it makes me almost cringe to leave. I could easily live here forever. I could stay here and never feel that burning urge to move and do something different. I am blessed with the mountains, people, and all the opportunities I am given. Nelson is the type of place that has an amazing balance between all the things I cherish in life. The whole south island is wholesome like a hearty piece of pumpernickel bread, however the top of the south has some extra seeds sprinkled on top.

Last week I decided I’m moving to Motueka and do some random mystery job, and live @ riverside community. I haven’t decided what I will do after the two weeks of the mystery job is over. I think I will figure that out as I get there. I feel as though I am cruising down a nice steam in a kayak with my dainty paddle. I think it’s important in life to paddle in the direction you want to go, but to always be open if the current decides to take you somewhere different. That’s what my cruising has been like since I left home, and I will continue doing forever.
Despite my happiness, I sometimes feel that most of what is currently around me is a little plastic. I have made amazing friends, and keep myself real busy with a balance of activities and arts. Paradiso has been one of the best experiences in my life, but I feel that it is time to run-away and kidnap myself in a productive manner. I know that riverside will be full of people that have the same common interests, and I can focus on things that are more wholesome. I will miss all the luxuries I have here, but I think that this job offer has been a sparkle that fell on my lap, and can only lead to a magical storm of more to come.
(I’ll get to the point of the story now)

Myself and all my lovely Paradiso buddies went to the beach after woofing today. We had a game of twister, I snuck off and hula hooped in a secret spot, and then had a giggle inducing seshie on the hoops with Ashley and Lu. A gleeful skip to the ocean was in order afterwards. After a few cartwheels and laps in the bay I was walking back to my friends to do whatever activities our creative minds could come up with. As I was walking back I saw this man about the age of 60(ish) and said hello. I think I’ll have a really hard time explaining in words what our conversation was like, and I will try my best .

His name is John and he is a Pastor, who has a wife and two daughters. He was oringonally from the states, and moved here with his family. He has been blessed with ‘the gift’ and is very wise in the secrets of life. Within 10 minutes of our conversation he said a million things that were so bang on as to how I am feeling about life, and everything inbetween. I think he felt my passion about certain things and amplified it by a million. It was as if he sensed most of what I had in my head and brought it out in a beautifully packaged way.

We talked about everything and anything, and a little inbetween. Our joy for life, the secret to happiness, and the purpose of our lives, along with things I want to improve and work on. It felt like something that would happen in a movie, as someone was walking through a forest with little sparkly fluffs falling from the trees (in pretty beach form). If I were to close my eyes and he would have disappeared I don’t think I would have even been that shocked, as he was almost like a reincarnation of some kind of higher being. Everything that was said was meaningful and full of thoughtfulness. All together we probably walked around for an hour, and I really lost track of time. By the time I got back my friends were kinda freaking out and were about to call the cops, as I had been gone for so long without saying good bye. I felt real bad, as I know I shouldn't’t wander off like such a cat, but it honestly felt as though I had gone through a time portal and I was just walking in utopia with a Jesus figure or something. On account of me worrying my friends so much, I had to give a little bit of an abrupt good-bye which was unfortunate. He gave me a bunch of interesting pages to read, along with his # and addy. I think tomorrow I want to call just to thank him for everything, and would love to go and have dinner with his family sometime.

New Zealand is such a lovely place, and I love how open people are here. It is honesty like I was born to be here, I can’t imagine living in a world where people don’t smile at each other and are just so focused in their newspaper on the subway anymore. John and I talked about that as well. How some people will always see the bad things in people, and others will see the good. It’s unfortunate when people get shut off, and are not willing to share with each other. I think the real small things in my mind that have been inspiring me to make some changes must have drawn that man to me to guide me. I don't know what I believe in when it comes to religion. I think I jus believe in my own religion (Chrissyology) with a mix of buddism. I definetely believe this was an act of magic from the sky. Some people are special and you can see that right away, I feel blessd to have met him. I believe in the law of attraction and am convinced that this was an act of the universe giving me a push in the right direction. I remember my Mom had that poem called footprints in our bathroom, which was real lovely. I was reminded of that, even though I dno’t really remember exactly how it goes. Any insecurities I may have had (as minuscule as they may have been) have vanished into thin air after talking to John. I’m not really an active religious person, but I defentely believe that there is something out there that looks after everyone, and the sparkles will always lead the way. This has been one of those situations.
As I said before it’s real hard to explain the experience, but I just really felt it was blog worthy as it really inspired me to continue on in sparkly ways in the magical world of life. There are so many things that I want to accomplish in life. It's like when people say one day your going to wake up and your going to die. I would like to at least die knowing that I spread as much sunshine as I could, and helped the world. It's time for a change and last night I could hardly sl eep because I"m getting excited.

I’ll keep you updated as to how riverside goes. I think I will love it there, and be able to spread some productive sunshine.
This has been the longest blog entry ever?
At least in mine I think it is...
A special entry for a special day
Love your neighbours and keep playing everyone

Dance like noone is watching
Love:
Chrissy

Today is a good day like any other

as usual in the lovely land of Nelson

Reasons could include :

Today is a beautiful sunny day

Today was the Trolley Derby on Collingwood Street

Heaps of festivities seep from the walls and my pores, as I celebrate nothing and everything

Today is also kinda a nice day because I discovered that I can go online from the tills at work. It's been pretty steady tonight, so somemes people will walk by and see me drawring obscure things on paintbrush, or looking up silly things on answerbag.com - a great website to play around when you are bored.

Today seems to be going a little slower then usual, as my duties seem limited tonight. The lady I'm working with has heaps of paper work in the back. This makes me kinda stuck at the till. However I am not frowning about this situation. Oh no, indeed I smile as I get to stand like a flamingo and type about my thoughts and feelings - sorta. Sometimes at work I think it's important to be creative to enjoy every breath I take. Like wearing goofy glasses, seeing how long you can stand on one leg without having to switch, seeing how many pens you can fit in your hair- OH the opportunities are endless when you work at a Cruise bottle shop .

So I'm not really too sure what else is new.....Life is good in general...I keep myself busy with a variety of activities and shenanigans. I got offered a 13 day gig in Motueka from March 17-30th. It's pretty sweet and I couldn't turn it down. I actually don't even know what it is, other then it's some promotion. I think I'm just handing out some random stuff. I get my accommodation payed for and get twice as much as the liquor king though so dayam...how could I turn it down ?

At the same time I think I will miss Nelson in ways....How gay is that??? I have never lived somewhere that I love so much it's weird. At the same time though I'm super stoked to do something different, make new friends, and kidnap myself to a land of mystery. I also daydream about going to riverside community for a while as well.

My friend told me about riverside/tui community which is just outside of Golden Bay. I could probably write a book about my friend-and most of my friends at Paradiso. But I will just take it one at a time. His name is Deirmid -An Irish lad who has a lovely way of looking at stuff, along with amazing travels, and life experience. He has lived a heap of places, and has practiced yoga for the last ten+ years. He moved to India and tells me the most lovely stories. You know when the sky is particularly beautiful and you look up at it with this happy childish grin on you face? Well that is how I feel when I think about all the stuff he has done. He will just be hanging out at the pool sometimes and break out into these crazy head stands. Such a random guy, but we think similar in many aspects and is very good company. The point I was trying to get at is that he tells me about all these communities that I want to go to. Basically you work for three hours and get all your meals, and accommodation for free. It's real good food too, organic and all. You also learn a lot of things how to live off the land. Generally the people that go there are quite earthy and granola as well. Artsy types that love to play, run around and be childish. I find myself gazing up at the sky often and fantasising about things like that. Passionately kidnapping myself and running to a land of Museli. I love Nelson a lot, but it's fun to toy around with the imagination. I also think about Asia and India a lot. I know I would love the randomness, of them, It would be fun to have more of a culture shock.

Anyways I think my rambling is done now....

Happy Saturday

Love

Chrissy Funzo