Insomnia

Who would think sleeping would be so difficult. Let's face it you don't have to expend a lot of energy, no special shoes to buy and the "uniform" is optional. For goodness sake you don't even have to be upright. You just have to lie there, think of nothing and "PING" the sleep fairy arrives and waves her magic wand. All I can say is that bitch of a fairy must have a wonderful social life at the moment because she hasn't been visiting my house for a while. Either that or she's had a better job offer.

A friend told me that when she can't sleep she redesigns her house in her head, adding another floor & staircases to it. She insists she's never got further than the first bedroom and ensuite before she nods off.

I prefer making lists, some of which are too rude to share here. My mother might read them afterall and think badly of me. Oh, thats right, she already does.

No, no rude lists today. Just the family rated ones. "Hair colours" takes a while because lets face it the dye bottle is my friend. "Name all your cousins, their partners & children" is another one that challenges. Not that I have many cousins - I just don't have a very good memory.

Last night I decided on "Internationally Famous New Zealanders or Inventions". I only had a "bit" of insomnia and thought it wouldn't take long.

1/. Sir Edmund Hillary
2/. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (I didn't have to actually LIKE them)
3/. Peter Jackson
4/. Sam Neil
5/. Peter Snell
6/. Neil Finn
7/. Andrew Adamson
8/. John Britten
9/. Sir Ernest Rutherford
10/. Sir Archie McIndoe
11/. Janet Frame
12/. Dr John Money (now there's one we all wish was Australian)
13/. The Hamilton Jet
14/. AJ Hackett
15/. Jean Batten

At this stage I gave up trying to decide if Ettie Rout was (a) internationally famous & (b) really a New Zealander. I had also given Russell Crowe Australian citizenship (god knows, they're welcome to him) and refused to debate the big Pavlova question. I woke up at 9.00am this morning so I guess I just bored myself to sleep.

Now boredom is not something to be suffered alone. I insist you all join me in a spot of mind-numbing.

For those of you not of a New Zealand persuasion, name what the "15" are famous for (or as many as you can) without resorting to "Google" or "phone a friend". (Oh, alright then, they are a bit obscure and you can look them up if you want to.) For any New Zealanders - name 15 more!

There will be prizes for the "first" and the most "entertaining" responses.

Happy Saturday!
(Image: Waikeremoana 1960's)