12 of 12 Pics

The idea behind 12 of 12 is to take 12 photos that show what your day was like on the 12th of each month. Sometimes it can be a fun day out, other times it’s a typical day at home. I’ve removed all the pics from last year and will use this for 12 of 12 photos from this year. You can still view the entire series of pics from December 2009 through to the present on my Flickr 12 of 12 Collection.

July 2012

The 12th of July landed on a Thursday, and found me in good spirits. I did some housework, updated our new cordless phones, saw a beautiful sunset, played a few games, ate lovely leftovers and wrote my 750 words for the day. Nothing too exciting but a good day all in all.

  • <p>I started my day with a cup of coffee and used my new(ish) Android tablet to catch up with the world. I usually check Email, Facebook &amp; Twitter. <br/><br/>The silver thing below the tablet is my current Ecig. </p>
  • <p>I love this little vac. It gives me 20 minutes of good solid use and it's really good at picking up cat and Rod hair. </p>
  • <p>Rod applied for life insurance and they sent a nurse out to draw some blood. Rather him than me!</p>
  • <p>We saw a movie last night and had Yum Sing take away for tea afterwords. We had so much left over that we had it for lunch today and some for tea as well.</p>
  • <p>This arrived yesterday and it's rarely been out of my hands since. This is a Provari ecig and it's probably the very best you can get. It's for at home though as it's a bit too large for using away from home.</p>
  • <p>Our old cordless phones died during a thunderstorm a few weeks ago. It took us nearly a week to realise it though because we rarely use the landline. I ordered a new set on eBay and they'd arrived a week ago but this was the 1st I'd had a chance to add phone numbers to it. </p>
  • <p>I don't often get a good snap of the sunset but I had some luck tonight. </p>
  • <p>I took this piccy standing at the end of my driveway. </p>
  • <p>Solitaire Blitz is one of my favourite games and this was the first time I've ever had such a high score so I wanted to snap a pic of it. The score is on the leader board where it says 932,120 -- the Final Score it shows on the main screen is just the end of the particular game I just finished and 295,850 would be pretty typical for me. I only get a high score every once in awhile when the 'cards are right'. </p>
  • <p>Dim sims, spring rolls and this time left over spicy pork from last night's Yum Sing take away. Normally we have spicy chicken wings, all from the freezer. We used to have take away from KFC on Thursdays but it's cheaper and more fun to have stuff from the freezer instead.</p>
  • <p>Rod didn't have any leftovers left so he had the hot chicken wings instead. He didn't complain.</p>
  • <p>I use a site called 750 Words and write at least 750 words every day. I had quit doing this for well over a year but started again about a month ago. It's a great way to write about my day and express stuff I might normally bottle up inside. </p>

June 2012

June 12th landed on a Tuesday where for some reason I got distracted and forgot about 12 of 12 until I ran into the pics today (28 July).  I didn’t think I’d actually have 12 to put up and planned to add what I had, but as I took 6 pics of Rod that day, that’s what the set finishes with.

  • <p>Later I found out how to import the same list into my normal music player. The list is from our ISP and is available without any bandwidth charges.</p>
  • <p>My desk, complete with water, coffee, Beconase nose spray, pens, cartomisers, 3 ecigs and some batteries for them.</p>
  • <p>My printer is in an awkward place for doing ink changes but I needed to use it so it had to be done. I'd been putting it off for ages.</p>
  • <p>My son showed me how to do free messaging on the iPhone so we had a bit of a conversation going back and forth. </p>
  • <p>More iMessage with Chris. He sent me a better piccy.</p>
  • <p>My son, Christopher. This is the piccy he sent me in the previous iMessage screenshot. He's also showing off his new glasses.</p>
  • <p>All of the rest of the piccies from the day were from playing around taking pics of Rod's funny faces. So that's all I have for the June 12 of 12 pics!</p>
  • <p>All of the rest of the piccies from the day were from playing around taking pics of Rod's funny faces. So that's all I have for the June 12 of 12 pics!</p>
  • <p>All of the rest of the piccies from the day were from playing around taking pics of Rod's funny faces. So that's all I have for the June 12 of 12 pics!</p>
  • <p>All of the rest of the piccies from the day were from playing around taking pics of Rod's funny faces. So that's all I have for the June 12 of 12 pics!</p>
  • <p>All of the rest of the piccies from the day were from playing around taking pics of Rod's funny faces. So that's all I have for the June 12 of 12 pics!</p>
  • <p>All of the rest of the piccies from the day were from playing around taking pics of Rod's funny faces. So that's all I have for the June 12 of 12 pics!</p>

 

May 2012

The 12th of May was on a Saturday, and I spent most of the morning and afternoon lounging about in my PJ’s. I did some stuff on the computer, cooked a brilliant meal and got creative with one of my ecigs by giving its looks a bit of a make over.

  • <p>I had a very relaxing day and didn't get dressed until around 4pm. Saturdays like this don't happen very often so it was a real luxury. I'm never fully dressed until my earrings are in and my butterfly ring is on my finger.</p>
  • <p>Woot. 51% off. I pulled this out of the freezer for tea. </p>
  • <p>I had my alarm set to watch <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Caviar_(horse)" rel="nofollow">Black Caviar</a> win her 21st race (no other horse has ever won this many in a row before) and we watched it on TV but I forgot to get a piccy for 12 of 12. So Internet and Youtube to the rescue. She is a beautiful horse to watch. </p>
  • <p>One of the games I play on Facebook lets you share your treasures with others and I spend a couple minutes each morning collecting silver that I can use to get bonuses in the game. </p>
  • <p>I play this several times a day, mainly because it's fairly quick and it keeps my brain functioning as I need to think and act quickly. I can play 5 or 6 rounds (about 10-15 minutes) and then go do something else for awhile. Always a pleasant way to break up other tasks. </p>
  • <p>He's barricaded himself behind the tissue boxes. He likes sleeping here on our recycle paper pile. Normally he's facing the other way to watch the world through the window.</p>
  • <p>The first picture I took of him while sleeping woke him up. Poor kitty.</p>
  • <p>This is my 2nd 5v Wow Ecig and I'd been meaning to paint it with purple glitter nail polish ever since it arrived in February. I finally got around to it today. It still needs a few more coats and then a couple coats of clear to make it shiny.</p>
  • <p>This arrived last week and is a Smoktech VMax, variable voltage Ecig. It has lots of bells and whistles but the main thing is - it gives a really good 'vape'. Ecigs use water vapor instead of smoke so it's 'vaping' rather than 'smoking'. I haven't had a cigarette in over 5 months now and really don't miss them.</p>
  • <p>I'm slowly working on a new site set up for Rod's VCSWEB site. On the small screen is the template software I use and the actual web page is on the right. I lost quite a bit of time with this as it's actually quite enjoyable to try various things and see how they look as a whole. </p>
  • <p>I made a fantastic looking - and tasting - Lamb &amp; Pepper stir fry but remembered to take a photo after it was too late. It had fresh green peppers (capsicum) and onions done to that perfect stage of just lightly crunchy and a sprinkling of sesame seeds on the top, served over white rice. It was delicious. And I forgot to get a photo. Ooops.</p>
  • <p>It doesn't happen often and I managed to get a pic at just the right time. </p>

 

April 2012

This month the 12th of April landed on a Thursday. Earlier in the week on Monday I went out for an early morning walk by the sea and fell into some very large rocks. I broke my left 8th rib and have lots of bruises and sore areas so I’ve been taking it very easy the last few days, spending a lot of time in bed with my laptop.

  • <p>When I went back to bed this morning it was cold and Rod had most of the doona cover so I used my robe as a throw blanket. It worked rather well. And of course I had warm snowmen bed socks on. </p>
  • <p>I don't often update Facebook but did this morning. </p>
  • <p>Something to do while I take it easy and recuperate (I fell and broke a rib earlier in the week). </p>
  • <p>I've been sleeping in the waterbed with Rod this week because it's easier to get in and out of the bed without too much pain. </p>
  • <p>I've had a bump on my gum that's been annoying me for awhile and decided to get it checked. They did an xray and the problem is just my denture rubbing the area. Solution: new dentures. Luckily the cost of these is covered for me.</p>
  • <p>Rod had an appointment this afternoon and offered to pick up a couple Wendy's hotdogs for lunch as we hadn't had one of these in ages. I like them with garlic butter and mustard. </p>
  • <p>Sorry it's a bit smushed. Rod had a death grip on them and nearly strangled the bun. The bun on these has just one hole through the center. They put the 'toppings' in down the hole then add the hotdog. It was really nice.</p>
  • <p>I really enjoy this game and have been playing it quite a bit the last few days trying to get my score higher. All the scores will be reset today (it gets reset once a week) so I've played a bit more than usual today. </p>
  • <p>This is my GL v2 that I bought from an online friend. It's an electronic cigarette that's made in Michigan. It arrived in my letterbox Monday and today I ordered some batteries for it. </p>
  • <p>Another view of my GL v2. I'm still learning how it works best and spent time with it this afternoon figuring out what it works best with and also ordering some batteries. I get a kick out of the fact it was made in Michigan USA - just like me! :-)</p>
  • <p>(The original description disappeared). Rod had a low thyroid issue but is getting back to normal now. </p>
  • <p>I have a broken rib that hurts like a son of a gun so I've been taking one Panadol and one Pandeine Forte every 4 hours around the clock. Panadol is equivalent to Tylenol and the Panadeine Forte is basically Tylenol with codeine. </p>

 

March 2012

Today was a holiday Monday – in South Australia it was Adelaide Cup Day. We didn’t do anything very exciting. I had a good sleep in, did some laundry, some eBay shopping, made tea and played some Bingo.

  • <p>Lately Noble comes in when I get my morning coffee and then joins me back in bed.</p>
  • <p>The black rectangle thing is my dock for my phone. It uses the phone to show me the time. It makes a horrible alarm clock though!<br/></p>
  • <p>I have no idea why I'm doing laundry on every 12 of 12 day lately. But at least this time it's a different view.</p>
  • <p>Bagel and cream cheese with chives. I buy the cream cheese in the small tubs because I only have bagels on some weekends and when I buy even the small tubs it seems to go to waste. This is a real treat for me.</p>
  • <p>I needed to fill up a few of my tanks with e-juice for my electronic cigarettes. Here I'm about to fill up with VK5, which is a sweet tobacco flavour with a touch of hazelnut. It's a really nice vape to have with coffee. </p>
  • <p>I've filled the tank and put the drip tip back on. It's ready to be attached to my e-cig. The metal 'pawn' shaped thing is a tool I use when filling tanks. I covers up the cartomizer top (so I don't get liquid in it) and makes it easy to pull/push the cartomiser out of the way while I fill the tank. It's been one of the most worthwhile little things I've added to my kit. It's called a 'Slap Yo Mama Multi-purpose tool' from Big Daddy Vapor, but I just call it damn handy.</p>
  • <p>Today I tested 'Citrus Mix'. It actually tastes really nice - a bit like the soft drink 'Squirt'. The E-cig is jazzed up. It's a WOW 5v model that started out black but I painted over it with blue glitter nail polish then added to coats of clear to make it last. I love how it looks!</p>
  • <p>One bowl of leftover BBQ Pulled Pork, a can of Refried Beans, Some corn chips and a bit of cheese made for a really nice easy tea.</p>
  • <p>I added some cheese at the end of cooking. </p>
  • <p>I was going to have the refried bean mixture in bowls so we could just dip the corn chips in it, but Rod suggested we have them like we'd do Nachos. It turned out really good - a bit messy to eat, but tasted great.</p>
  • <p>Ever since I sold my old Nokia phone over a year ago, I've missed having a pocket pedometer. So I spent $20 and bought myself one yesterday as a gift for having been a non-smoker for 3 months now. Now that my lungs are a bit healthier it's time to get the rest of me into some kind of better shape.</p>
  • <p>Of course I played Bingo today! This is a different one as I now play 3 different types each day. I quite enjoy the tournament games with this one. </p>

 

February 2012

This was a quiet Sunday. I washed some clothes, did stuff on the computer, let the cat and in and out dozens of times, and made Chex Mix.

  • <p>Having a coffee and checking the current weather.</p>
  • <p>I really need to move this site to another server. Did an update that took as long as it took to update 4 sites on another server.</p>
  • <p>Figured I should do some wash while the weather was nice (as in not raining, not cold and not hot).</p>
  • <p>I like putting shirts on hangers for drying. Saves time.</p>
  • <p>A certain friend asked me to take a pic of my new doona cover (I bought it at IKEA last week) for one of my 12 of 12 pics. Here it is drying.</p>
  • <p>Laundry done and finished.</p>
  • <p>The Aussie Vapers forum is at <a href="http://forums.aussievapers.com" rel="nofollow">forums.aussievapers.com</a> and has lots of good info for those interested in E-cigs.<br/><br/>Which reminds me - yesterday was my 2 month anniversary of not smoking. And I don't miss it. Also, haven't gained any weight this time around either!</p>
  • <p>I meant to make Chex Mix for Australia day but it was too hot. We've had nice weather the last few days and it's supposed to heat up later in the week so figured I'd better get it made. Of course, it ruined my appetite for tea. And Rods. </p>
  • <p>I was busy playing Bingo and Noble as usual wanted to go outside. He finally gave up hassling me and sat by the door staring at me.</p>
  • <p>Rod has taken over use of the Windows laptop and was hanging out using it. So my obligatory pic of Rod on this 12 of 12 day.</p>
  • <p>Silly. The door opens on the other side!</p>

 

January 2012

It was a relatively quiet day.  I worked on a website in the morning and made up some E-Juice for my E-cigs in the afternoon.

  • <p>I took my laptop outside to read twitter and catch up with the world while having my coffee. Lucky for me Snuva reminded me today was 12 of 12 otherwise I might have forgot all about it!</p>
  • <p>Almost finished with a site I'm working on. Hopefully it'll be finished soon.</p>
  • <p>I used to sit out on the patio smoking but now I sit and vape on my e-cigs. The one standing up is the Lava Tube, which is a variable voltage 'mod'. It lets me choose how much power it uses from quite low all the way up to 6v. The stronger the voltage the more flavour and vapor is produced. This evening I reluctantly let Rod have this to use until we can get one for him.<br/><br/>The one on its side is a SmokeTech WOW. It only has one voltage - 5v, but it packs a nice punch. Being smaller than the Lava Tube I can take it out with me. The rubber band you see is a colour coding system I use so I know what flavour is in the cartomiser. In this case I think it was cherry.</p>
  • <p>In Australia, we have to buy our own nicotine from overseas and then add it to flavouring ourselves. I made up a 10ml bottle of butterscotch flavour. Yum.</p>
  • <p>I made up a total of six new flavours today. One was from a doubler I bought from an Aussie vendor (the orange capped bottle of butterscotch). The rest were made from concentrate which is cheaper to buy and will eventually let me make up my own mixes (like Peanut butter and chocolate).<br/><br/>Today I made up: Cola, Flitter Dew (like Mountain Dew), Lime, English Toffee and Vanilla Custard. <br/><br/>These need to steep for about a week before I can try them out. My little gift to next week. :-)</p>
  • <p>Rod was fixing a friends laptop. The laptop facing the camera is mine and I used it while mixing E-juices. I have a recipe calculator that helps me get the various components right. All the other stuff on the table is from my vaping hobby. It was only there while I made up the juices today.</p>
  • <p>I forgot I'd mixed this up and it was ready to be vaped and given a try. Snickerdoodle is a cookie in the US that tastes kind of like a sugar cookie mixed with a little bit of cinnamon. </p>
  • <p>This is my first taste of the Snickerdoodle E-juice. Did I like it? Was it any good?</p>
  • <p>Yeah, I really liked the Snickerdoodle. It'll definitely find a place in the rotation of various flavours I have throughout the day. </p>
  • <p>Can't believe we've been on eBay for 10yrs. Our first foray into selling on eBay was the last remaining 1st edition copy of my book, &quot;The Internet for Commodore C64/128 Users&quot;.<br/>It sold for over $200 which is a fantastic result for such as niche market book. </p>
  • <p>We used to buy KFC on Thursday nights but after we worked out the yearly cost I switched to buying frozen hot wings and an assortment of various finger foods. </p>
  • <p>I couldn't finish all this. Tomorrow's lunch promises to be extra yummy. </p>

 

 

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