the long kees goodnight

i don't really remember hearing a long "e" all the time while in london, though perhaps i have just forgotten or wasn't paying attention. in new zealand, however, one cannot escape the ever-present long "e". it seems like kiwis manage to fit it in nearly anywhere they so choose - dairy = deery, well can sometimes = weel...anyways

thanks to misbah for pointing out that people could not comment, i hadn't changed the settings at all and it was set to "only blogger account members can post." it should now allow anyone to leave a comment, so please do as i'd love to hear from you

i went running for the first time in a long time this morning and made the mistake of running up a rather large, rather steep hill. my legs felt like jelly. i might just stick to level areas for a while. as soon as i made it up the hill though, i found myself presented with an absolutely fabulous view of the town and the surrounding hills, running (and often walking) a bit further, i came to another area where i could see part of the bay - again, gorgeous. the land here is so green and rich and the air is mostly cool. God must have had a particularly good time when he thought up what would become new zealand

afterwards, i tried to go to Church but found that i had misread the sign and missed it by an hour. saturday's service is at 11. oops

yesterday, i walked further into the town proper and found a supermarket where they sell sliced chicken and turkey (the one i had previously used only carried ham and i don't really care for it). random thought. i also saw several groups of bagpipers that reminded me of the scottish heritage that makes this the "southern ediburgh". the town is even designed around the layout of edinburgh (although the hills make it somewhat challenging according to my roommate)

i've just recently finished reading isaac asimov's "foundation". it's a pretty good science fiction novel and has me wanting to read the rest of the series. the couple of chapters are a bit dull, but afterwards it is very entertaining. it's also a quick read, so anyone looking for something like that should pick it up. i'm now on TH White's "the once and future king," pretty humorous thus far, but it does drag a bit in my opinion (like this post)

well, i think i am going to a kiwi barbecue later today and i will report back about that later. for now i suppose it's off to read or walk about for a bit

everyone take care

-keaton