Kelly Explains...

Does anyone else read Sideswipe? It's the one at the back of the Herald every day. I love it, it's my guilty pleasure. Quite often it's one of the few parts of the paper that I always read. Anyways, yesterday's issue had a compilation of Kiwi teen-glish (in response to a previous compilation of British teen-glish). So for those who missed it here's an explanation of teen-glish, with a few of my own thrown into the mix.

Well, men according to the author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. I picked up this book while babysitting one slow afternoon and believe it or not the hype surrounding this book many a year ago might have been right on the money. Unlike other relationship self-help books which spout a lot of psycho-babble bullshit, Men are from Mars is straight to the point and unapologetic- men are this way, woman are this way and there's nothing you can do about it except learn to live with each other- esque.

Despite the fact I only made it half way through the book before becoming, oh okay, a little bored, I still learned some interesting things that kinda made me go, "Ohhh so ALL men are like this? It's not just him? I'm not going crazy? I don't need to trade him in?"

So I went to the Batman movie and have to admit it was pretty damn good (and no, not because Heath Ledger died). However, having never seen any of the other batman films, a few things went over my head. This is the ‘dummy's guide' before you go see it. Two Face: While initially being one of Batman's allies, Two Face (Harvey Dent) turns evil after half his face is disfigured. Subsequently, Two Face becomes a crime boss who decides to do good or evil, based on the flipping of a coin. Modern stories have dabbled in attributing Harvey Dent's character to his multiple-personality disorder and abusive childhood.

Who else has got the second semester-ohmygodIcan’tbelieveI’vestillgotanotheryearandahalftogo- blues? Me too. Let’s take a little trip instead….

• Scout out the different airlines before purchasing your tickets. Research which one has the track record of being the safest i.e. the least crashes, best security measures etc.
• Take out travel insurance ASAP because it will cover you
• if something happens BEFORE you leave (e.g. your flight gets cancelled).
• Visit your doctor a few weeks before you leave to get vaccinations and stock up on any medication you might need but can’t get overseas (this may include, but is not limited to, cold and flu medicine, stomach settlers, anti-anxiety and sleeping pills).
• Get some of those sock thingies to wear on your legs during the flight, it will stop your feet from swelling and in the more extreme cases prevent DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis).