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Work: Zilch

2007-10-18T13:00:00.000+11:00

Now that I have found myself in the wonderful world of the public service, I have little work to do. The odd piece of filing, documents to add to our intranet, photocopying, answering the phone which rings once, maybe even twice a day. It's great!

I wholeheartedly believe that this is the reason that I just booked ultra cheap fares. Get this: Frankfurt-Rome-Barcelona-Frankfurt for AUD$68. Yes, that's including taxes.

I love this whole bludgy workplace thing, could handle being paid this much for so little work for a long time me thinks.

Impulsive

2007-06-13T16:42:00.000+10:00

That's me: impulsive.

Which explains why I have applied for a job in freaking Adelaide.

Granted it's an awesome job, I'd be great at it, fantastic company. But Adelaide?

At least it's given me a laugh for the afternoon.

Thinking

2007-05-30T10:34:00.000+10:00

I've always been a thinker. There's always been some random thought running through my mind, some trip I've had to plan down to the last detail but never actually take, house plans, paint colours, brushed concrete slab or carpet.

But the last couple of days I've been thinking even more than usual. A friend came down over the weekend and pottered round and spent a night down at White Beach. A lot of yummy food, not enough (or maybe too much? :P) wine and great company. Oh, and a partially watched movie which I will eventually get around to not sleeping through!

Enough tangents, I've been thinking more than usual, which may account for my lack of drive at work so far this week. I feel like I need to get my immediate life in some sort of order, back onto a routine that I've lost since being at the hostel.

My "job"for the 2 weeks that I'll be kidless is spread my stuff out and get rid of what I don't need, start writing more, spend one day getting absolutley blind drunk, go bush for a weekend, establish a routine. Use my board again, work out my budget. Fun stuff!

Mothers

2007-05-24T16:14:00.000+10:00

They should be banned for sending emails which will make you cry at work.

Received this earlier today:

It's so good hearing – and seeing – you chuckle your way through a meal. It's as if a foggy mist has been lifted away to reveal sunshine. And you are looking good: curvaceous and attractive … black suits you, especially when its teamed with the lights in your hair. Enough – I sound like a mother!!

*sniff* I love my mum :)

Business Idea - tell me what you think

2007-05-21T18:30:00.000+10:00

I have developed a skill over the last 6 months, which coincides with me having a lot more to do with our clients and also a few male temps.

My skill is this: Any male who I find remotely attractive is married/taken/seems to make a point of telling me about their partner!

Now I was thinking of hiring myself out, as a relationship investigator if you will. Picture this: You're into a guy but you just have a feeling about him that's not right. You think he might have a partner/wife/family but don't want to make a fool of yourself by asking.

This is where I come in! You pay me a set fee (not sure how much yet, any thoughts?) and if I'm attracted to him, you ditch him and if I'm not then you live happily ever after*.

Obviously I need to do a bit more work on this, but I think it could be a goer!

* This feature not guaranteed

My Prince Charming

2007-05-09T09:58:00.000+10:00

Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a meadow near her castle.

A frog hopped into the princess' lap and said:

"Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young Prince that I am and then, my sweet,we can marry and set up housekeeping in your castle with my mother, where you can satisfy my needs, prepare and serve my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel grateful and happy doing so."

That night, as the princess dined sumptuously on lightly sauteed frog legs seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce, she chuckled and thought to herself: I DON'T F***ING THINK SO!

It's about time they started writing fairytales about me!

Paris Hilton

2007-05-09T09:16:00.000+10:00

I never thought that I would stoop to blogging about Paris Hilton. Bluergh.

Ok, so she's a role model to millions of young teeny boppers who don't know any better. I don't have a problem with that. Well, not really, I mean who wants their little girl to grow up to be a trollop?

But, reading an article this morning about how she is "too beautiful to go to jail" I came across the following comment:

"She provides hope for young people all over the US and the world. She provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives. We, the American public who support Paris, are shocked, dismayed and appalled by how Paris has been the person to be used as an example that Drunk Driving is wrong... "

What has happened to people trying to see the positive side of things? Millions of young girls and however many boys now see the lesser consequences of drink driving. We were shown the videos in high school of drunken crashes etc but there was still very much the feeling of "well that won't happen to me". That feeling went flying out the window when a cop came to speak with us. Everyone was more afraid of going to jail than a car accident.

Yeah, woe is you Paris, but hey you've done a good thing for a change.

The weekend

2007-05-07T13:13:00.000+10:00

4 bottles Four Sisters
1 pack cigarettes
1 Go Betweens tribute
1 Maccas run
3 games of pool won in a row
3 new skirts
2 pairs of pretty new shoes
1 new clean room

Wadeye

2007-05-06T15:10:00.000+10:00

I can't remember where I saw this, but I know it was on the ABC. Have googled and want to find out more about it but have exhausted my search terms I think. If anyone has any info, please let me know.

I saw recently a story about Wadeye, 7hrs from Darwin. It was a fairly brief article about a "reformed" (for want of a better word) gang leader. This guy is 32 and has spent 11 years of his life in jail.

He is now out of jail and has joined the police force. He's working with the young men who are members of two gangs which have divided the community for the last however long. He's getting them back into education, they're getting jobs and sorting out a future for themselves which doesn't involve ending up in jail.

It reminded me of an organisation I've been involved with here, designed to give "last chance kids" a second chance. It's not all that well known within our community but is an amazing organisation. The young person is matched up with a mentor who all but lives with them. They call in the morning to see how they're going, then rock up and take them into the centre and work of various projects through the day. They'll play sport, attend community seminars, spend time with their family.

The guys that I've met who do this are incredible. I first met them at a weekend workshop I was mentoring at and was instantly terrified of them. Think Maori/Samoan rugby players and then double them. Big, scary but quiet and insanely gentle guys. One of them worked high up in a bank before this job - talk about a change! They love what they do and wouldn't have life any other way.

Isn't it funny how some people struggle to find what is right for them and other find it? Granted, it's taken awhile, but they get there.

It is one of the most inspiring things to meet someone who is happy with their life, especially their work.

Make up

2007-05-04T13:29:00.000+10:00

I'm turning into a girl and it's so much fun.

My lunch time shopping trip today, intended to replenish my work wardrobe, saw me come back to work with 3 skirts, some make up and a pair of stockings.

All I want do now is go home and play with it all. Experiment with the make up. Run around in my skirts and heels.

What is happening to me? Kinda like I've entered a parallel universe :p

I love even more knowing that as soon as I wake up tomorrow I'll be back into jeans and t-shirts!

Silence

2007-05-03T15:55:00.000+10:00

There is always noise around me whether it be the radio in my office, car or room, telephones, me rattling out garbled bits of dialog, playing around with stupid voices or noises.

I hit the ground running at work today, looked at my watch 5 minutes later and it was 11 o'clock already. I didn't even make it as far as turning on the radio.

It has been really odd just having peripheral noise around me, the heater, me swearing at my drawer, sticky tape reels, elephants walking up and down the stairs and the ghosts in the attic.

Don't think I can always do this, but it's been kinda nice while it's lasted. I have been a lot less fidgety and been more productive, so maybe it's been a good thing?

Random Wednesday afternoon bits...

2007-05-02T16:46:00.000+10:00

After what seems like months of dramas to fill a position here, we finally have a starter.

She started today and while I was a bit unsure at first, she is lovely. Very chatty, has offered to clean my desk (anyone who has seen it recently will realise just how brave she is!) and she understands my directions! She's a traveller as well, which fits our department perfectly and will help pass those bored moments!

Am off to have my hair cut this afternoon and I'm really excited about it. No major changes, just a tad darker and shorter but I'm relishing this whole feeling girly thing. And F will be in the same time as me so lots of gossipping which is always fun.

Need a road trip soon, thinking I might grab some food from the markets on Saturday and head up to the Styx for a drive and get lost in some trees. Is funny that 6 months or so ago I thought I couldn't go back there but am really missing it, might go the back way to avoid the reminiscing that does my head in. Hopefully now it's getting cold there won't be too many tree hugger types around and I can enjoy the peace. Might fit in a swim, depending on how brave I'm feeling.

And it's finally caterpillar season again. My building is cream and at the moment is covered with little fuzzy black dots all over the external walls. Did find one of the little critters creeping through a gap in the window this afternoon and put him back outside. They're so gorgeous and inquisitive.

My life in a box

2007-04-30T20:17:00.000+10:00

In the last 5 months I have gone from having the equiv of a 2 bedroom house amount of stuff to enough stuff to fit half a 10 x 5 metre room. It was so easy bunging my stuff in storage and not having to worry about it. Even easier because I didn't have my lazy Sunday afternoons of "Oh, what shall I do today, lets pull out all the CDs and not put them back". My room was spotless, rare for the messy person itching to get out of my but I was fairly happy like that.

This last week I have empty my storage unit. I have my bookshelf and my books back. Unpacking my boxes of books was like having a million Christmas's at once. Culua, Cloudstreet, The Riders, The Hobbit, Roald Dahl, Jodi Picoult, my travel guides and atlas's, my lighthouse book. Like having old friends back.

My room was a place to sleep, work, do TAFE stuff and that's about it.

Now the second I walk in the door it's like home. Minuscule home, but home. What makes me even happier is the fact that I do have a lot of stuff that I know I don't want anymore (which will make way for a couple of boxes still at mums!).

Now I just need to sort it out and look pretty. I have my lighthouse hanging now after more than 12months leaning on the wall at Brighton, I have photo's, ticket stubs, a table tennis ball (Dougie!), random quotes and newspaper clippings blu tacked to my wall, the chair in my room, my blades, goalie gear stuck behind the desk. The room really is an extension of me now and I love being there so much. Ok, so maybe a bit anti-social but I don't care.

The only thing I really need to do is to find the random box with the remainder of my DVDs. I've lost Shaun of the Dead and I know it is around somewhere. It's the perfect hangover movie (along with Waking Ned Devine, which is with Shaun somewhere) and Sundays really aren't the same at the moment. What's the bet that as soon as I cave and buy a new copy the DVD will show up? Most likely under a pile of Toby's quilting stuff.

The aim (and has been for about the last 2 years, like that wasn't saying something!) is to be able to fit my stuff in Beastie and just take off if I need to. The whole roots thing scares me a bit at the moment. Having said that, I now feel safe and comfortable at the hostel. Have really fallen on my feet with that one. Am happy to stay there for the moment and just see where the wind blows me. And won't that be a challenge for Little Miss Plan Everything!

And I thought I had it out of my system...

2007-04-29T19:09:00.000+10:00

... but no, I'm in love

Getting back on the horse

2007-04-29T18:40:00.000+10:00

Some of you may know that I used to play hockey. I stopped in 2002 after hitting a rough patch and played for longer than I should have. As a result I've been back to the turf 3 times* since then, each resulting in panic attacks.

Up to about 3 months ago, everything I've thought/read/seen/heard about hockey has had a negative response from me. I never, ever wanted to play again although I've been lugging my gear around for 5 years, have you seen how much gear a keeper has? This bag takes up half of my new room!

Then something clicked in me and I really wanted to play again. I missed the training, the hill runs in the rain, the ice cold water on a Thursday night, the buzz of putting the pads on and warming up. The day after this I ran into an old friend from my first club who gave me the details of the new manager and I got in touch with her. Could slot into a second grade team and play on the field. No worries. And I was excited about it!

Except over Easter weekend I chickened out. Thought "Ok, this is a good first step, lets leave it 12 months and go back next year". I ended up having coffee with the manager and explaining everything and why I must have seemed really flaky. She was/is wonderful. Her daughter went through a similar thing and is just starting to play again. So I'm sitting on the bench for a couple of weeks, working up to having a run here and there. My goal for September is to have played a whole game.

* I went to the turf tonight, drove in twice, didn't get out, but was fine. I actually wanted to go in and have a look, we have two new pitches but it was pouring and only wearing thongs (excuse or what?!) But that's my accomplishment for this weekend and am very proud of myself.

Of course the world conspires against me and I have to work tomorrow night when the team is playing. No biggie, am not letting anyone down by not being there but delaying the inevitable for myself. It feels like my first day at school but I can do it :)

Where I'm at...

2007-04-26T13:33:00.000+10:00

Inspired by the girls who's blogs I love reading so much - you know who you are :)

Brief update:

I'm single and loving it
Have lost a stackload of weight and am loving it
Have moved into a student hostel where I'm a morning supervisor, I wake the kidlets up and make sure they don't kill themselves in exchange for room and meals. And guess what? Am loving it! Perfect place for a sexy singleton, I have my own staircase to sneak boys up :p
Same job, same whinges, not loving that so much

I love my life now, absolutley love it. Sure, I still have some of the same crap that was floating around before, but the remainder is great. I have fantastic new friends, my relationship with my mum's partner has improved and I can do whatever the hell I want including awesome weekend benders! I miss my babies though, nothing like getting home from a long day at work to snuggles from Benk and Myrtle but what can you do?

And I'm still confusing myself. Working towards a move to the UK next year, via South Africa for a monthish. But now all I want to do is bundle back to Christchurch. It surprises me how much that place feels like home, I wonder how long I can fight it :p

Dramas over getting birth certificates so I can apply for an Ancestry Visa. According to BDM my father doesn't actually exist. Interesting! They're doing another search so I have everything crossed in the meantime, but I'm not feeling terribly positive about it. Completely floored me when I got the letter - the whole UK thing is more about finding out about my fathers side of the family than working on the other side of the world.

However I did finally track down one of my half brothers which left me in tears for a couple of weeks! Emails were sent back and forth for a couple of weeks finding out about each other, but slowly dwindled. I just wanted them to acknowledge that I existed and for them to know the Geoff died. Will probably send an email when I'm in the UK, but it just seems like one of those things left alone.

I can still ramble with the best of them :) As part of my new life I've started writing again and I really have no idea why I ever stopped. Just being lazy. God knows what I'll do with it, but it's something to be proud of at the moment.

That's enough of an update for today!

Agony

2006-10-11T10:15:00.000+11:00

I'm a very competitive person. Extremely competitive and I'm constantly pushing myself. To the extent that if there is anyone in front of me (for anything) then I'm coming last. And I do not finish last!

I also get slighlty cocky from time to time :)

Like yesterday for example, in my Pump class. I've been on the same weights for awhile, having just come out of the cold from hell. I went for a run yesterday morning and was feeling fantastic and thought I'd up my weights. So I did, I increased every one between 50-100% and had the BEST class I've ever had.

But man, do I feel it today. I'm absolutley terrified to see what I'll be like in the morning - it's going to hurt! I love pain :)

Bathurst

2006-10-09T16:15:00.000+11:00

First of all, my thoughts are with the family of Mark Porter, the Team BOC driver who has died as a result of the horrible and unfortunate crash on Friday. May the media grant them the privacy they have requested.

Now, what a race. I never want to see a safety car period again, what on earth was going on!

Am glad Lowndes won. He and Whincup had a fantastic drive and there wasn't a more fitting driver to win this year.

Hard luck to Tasman Racings Richards and Jones who had a fantastic race until Superman took off. Last year they ran second, qualified 4th (from the bottom 50% as well) this year and were having a fantastic run. Got the car back on the track, the power steering died and had a nice little bounce off the wall. Thank god the race didn't finish under yellows!

I haven't found out what happened to Dean Canto and Lee Holdsworth yet. 2 young drivers coming up from the development series over the last 2 years, they're doing really well at GRM. They started around 10th and for most of the race maintained that position but something happened around lap 120 and they garaged the car. Still not sure what happend, GRM haven't updated their site yet (not like they don't have anything better to do!)

Watched the race with The Man, and a couple of his friends. They think it's a crack up that I'm so keen on it, but for gods sake, SHUT UP! Now, I take my V8s seriously, I love everything about it. Don't mess with me while the V8s are on. You know the cliche about asking men things while they're watching the footy and all you'll get will be grunts? That's me. Don't mess with me!

Kinda strange though - this time last year I was in a crappy Aussie bar in Sukhumvit being hit on by a bar girl :)

Monday

2006-10-09T15:29:00.000+11:00

I'm getting slightly sick of having big weekends. Can't I go back to being a loser and going out once a month tops? I'm not cut out for going out 3 nights in a row. I like being anti-social.

Having said that, I enjoyed myself. A Repco do on Friday night to say goodbye to one of their old-timers. I don't really enjoy them, but he is such a lovely bloke that I couldn't not say goodbye. Many thanks to my new boob shirt for having one of the 21Cs perving on me for most of the evening. Nice little ego boost after a long, boring week.

Shopping on Saturday. I love shopping, I can spend 1hr in a butchers but barely 10mins in a shoe shop. I just don't have the bloody patience! I'll go through a phase once a month of finding something new to try and I'll have a blast. Most of my experimenting is done on Sunday as I'll always have the place to myself. I'll bring out all the cd's I haven't listened to in ages, a couple of bottles of wine, the weekend papers and off I go. I might try and motivate myself this weekend.

Saturday night I went to a BBQ an old school friend was holding. She lived less than a block from me in high school and with 2 other girls, we walked to school with each other every morning. Except for the mornings when I wanted to walk the shorter route and a huge argument would erupt. Those who know me will know that there is no way I was going to back down from that argument! For the record - I always got to school earlier!

It was good fun to spend time with her and be in that house again. I fell of the face of the earth during 2001 and have only just started seeing people again that I knew from that time. It's very strange to be going back there but I had a good time. I must go round to apologise for turning her bathroom upside down looking for a pair of tweezers to get out a 2mm (at the most!) splinter. I've had my fair share of drunken injuries but this little bastard hurt! A bandaid later it was all forgotten :)

Warning: Ageing Rant

2006-10-02T10:44:00.000+11:00

22 today. Back are the "I haven't done anything with my life" feelings. During the week there was a news article about young people who leave school at 16. I panicked, then though "It's ok, I left school at 17" but I didn't. I left school when I was 16. Eeeeek!

But I've been thinking since then that I have really done a lot since then, it hasn't all been wasted. It's only (well, the only reason I can think off) because I haven't started/finished uni yet and that was always a big plan when I was in school.

My proudest achievements so far:
Going overseas by myself - after wanting to travel since I was little, I though I wouldn't be able to do it. But I did and I loved it and cannot wait for the next trip!
Been involved with a DVD for young people about depression that will be used in every high school in Australia.
I have volunteered with several mental health orgs since then and have meet so many incredible people.
Been a mentor to young Tasmanians.
I'm alive :)
I have a stable job with employers who value the contribution I have to make to my company and appreciate my work (more of the time!).
Have experienced a stable, "grown up" relationship and all the crap that goes with it.

So I'll quit complaining now :)

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

2006-09-25T17:00:00.000+10:00

We may have daffodils, lambs and lovely sunny days but winter hasn't admitted defeated just yet.

Torrential rain over the weekend that my veges loved and more today. Had snow down to 400m on the mountain so we're back to looking like a postcard.

My favourite view from work is standing at the photocopier of all places looking out the window with crackly handblown glass onto the mountain which is beautiful on any given day.

I keep meaning to take a photo of it and keep forgetting. I must post one, it's a beautiful view.

Sick

2006-09-21T10:56:00.000+10:00

I'm sick of:
Being sick
Having people laugh at me because I'm sick
Having to blow my nose 50 million time during the night
Waking up and having my entire head blocked up until 10am
My voice deciding it suddenly doesn't want to work
Not being able to go to the gym
Not being able to eat proper meals

But on the bright side this is the best cold I've had for awhile, no aches, no pains and I don't generally feel like shit :)

INXS

2006-09-19T16:29:00.000+10:00

Is there a group of men over forty in Australia that are any sexier than the blokes in INXS (bar JD)?

I saw them on Saturday and they are amazing. I love their music and like their new stuff and had been looking forward to it for months. JD Fortune was pretty hot in the clip for Pretty Vegas so was certainly looking forward to him!

The show was fastastic. They were supported by The Dead Abigals, a great Hobart band who are doing really well for themselves. Our seats were 4 rows back and smack bang in the centre. 5 mins before they came on a countdown came up on the stage and sent everyone nuts. The crowd was exactly how everyone predicted - in our row to my left there was a man in his late 50's and on my right a 10 odd y/o girl (now doubt there because she has JD Fortune posters on her wall!).

If JD Fortune hadn't won RockStar he could have easily become a stripper instead. Within 1 minute on stage his shirt was unbuttoned and the tie was starting to come off. Within 2 minutes I didn't want to touch him with a barge pole and even now cannot think of anything remotely attractive about him. Great voice, seems to fit well with the guys, brilliant performer but all over himself. He spent most of the show with either his hand on his crotch or down his trousers. And doing freaky jolty things with his fingers and jumping up and down. Very strange.

The remainder are incredible musicians and I would love to see them perform without JD.

Food and Summer

2006-08-14T15:36:00.000+10:00

... Is all I can think about at the moment. My Saturdays are filled with trying to find that elusive perfect butcher (I refuse to believe that the best butcher I can is in Hobart's dodgiest area!),trying different kinds of yogurt and muesli and staring longingly at banana's. I can't wait until they're a decent price again.

Stuffed...

2006-08-03T12:30:00.000+10:00

That's me at the moment. Absolutley bloody exhausted.

I've been doing 2 jobs (and today I'm doing a third!) and I'm so over it. And I have another 2 months of it before things settle down.

There are 2 upsides to this though:
*My new payrate has been confirmed and will allow me to pay off a couple of debts and move to the UK next October :)
*There is a very hot Italian auditor in our office this week. Although I'm quite dissapointed with his shoes.

So there is a little bit of a silver lining, but it keeps getting cloudy!

Signs

2006-07-27T17:22:00.000+10:00

I've never been a big believer of the afterlife, reincarnation or anything like that. Although in recent years I have started to believe in signs (or things that I want to believe are signs, haven't decided yet). But I'd like your opinion, which is why I'm posting this.

Today, 5 years ago, my father died. Of course there are heaps of memories that keep swimming around in my mind, but here are a couple of stories for you :)

We used to live in the country, 1 hours drive from the city I now live in. The trip would take us along the river and during spring and summer (and winter if we were really lucky) there would pelicans. So the Pelican Patrol was formed! My mum was secretary and she had a pewter pelican brooch that she would wear. I had a BBQ for my 21st last year at a bay that was/is a favourite with my family. Not long after we arrived, a pelican arrived and stayed for the day. I didn't think much about it until later in the day, but it made my day just that much better.

Fast forward to last Wednesday, my dads birthday. I posted about playing records and drums with him when I was younger and I knew that I'd loved this one particular song when I was younger and I can never, ever think of it. It's never on the radio, so I'd thought that it was just one more of those things that I would forget as time passed. Driving home after having dinner with my mum and adopted g-parents and I had this tune stuck in my head. Before long I realised that it was the song that I'd played drums for with him when I was little (funnily enough it was by the river where we always saw the pelicans!)

So, I'm not sure if they are signs or if I'm reading into it too much to make it seem like he is still around. Either way, I like it :)

...

2006-07-26T15:08:00.000+10:00

Now I know why I don't want to fuck things up for people here when/if I leave.

We passed our audit today with flying colours and now I have the most beautiful bunch of lillies, gerberas, carnations and daisies sitting on my desk :) My boss even picked my favourite flowers.

It is a great place to work. I know I bitch and whinge about it from time to time, but I have it so easy here. No one complains about us using the net, we can take breaks whenever we want, we can take our leave whenever we want, all my requests for leave without pay have been approved, we have birthday parties every birthday, the "young ones" in the office just sit and chat and throw apples at each other after the senior staff have left. Talk about cruisy :)

Weekend wrapup (on a Wednesday!)

2006-07-26T11:05:00.000+10:00

Thursday: Flew to Melbourne for the weekend. Had a www.reachout.com.au workshop and I was looking forward to it. Checked into my hostel, then wandered through North Melbourne, checking out noticeboards, room to let ads, notices for yoga classes. Thursday night is what my life should be like all the time. So why don't I move? I haven't answered that question yet!

Friday: Up early to start the workshop. Was a bit disappointing that people pulled out at the last minute, but oh well. Was a good day, got a lot done and learnt more than I expected to. We had dinner on Lygon Street then in to Melbourne Central for www.maxbrenner.com.au and Chocolate Pizza! Heaven on earth - a sweet dough base, melted chocolate, marshmallows, chocolate bits and cornflakes. Yum!

Saturday: More workshop, some killer table tennis and verticle twister (which I'm now addicted to!). A BBQ at the hostel with the rest of the people from the workshop, an ex-YA arrived which was lovely because I haven't seen her for ages (fingers crossed for that job!!) and spent the evening just chatting, laughing and playing silly games. Watched the rugby (All Blacks 35 d Box 17, fantastic first try!) and went to bed around 4.

Sunday: More workshop! Lack of sleep by this stage made me quite cranky, lots of snapping from me :) Got some amazing ice cream from Lygon Street, White Chocolate, Ferre Roche and Pasisonfruit. Got to try some Bubblegum which was incredbile, I was expecting to chew! A quick shopping trip, then to the airport to fly home.

Have been fairly melancholic since then. Can't decide where I want to go, what I want to do or why I want to stay here. I can't really move anywhere (interstate or overseas) until the end of 2007 because of my new job (well, I could leave but I really don't want to fuck up things for them). I have a trip planned for Sept/Oct 07 but it seems sooooo far away! Am thinking about a quick trip to an island, Fiji, Tonga, maybe Hawaii?! I just need a week on a hot beach, a good beach and sun. I think I'm just missing the sun!

Bluergh, I'll take my whinging and bad temper elsewhere :P

Tag

2006-07-19T16:09:00.000+10:00

Jules (www.dragongirl76.blogspot.com) tagged me, so here we go...

A) Four jobs I've had in my life:
1. Soon-to-be Training Officer
2. Training administrator
3. Personal Assistant to Financial Planner
4. Pizza Hut waitress

B) Four movies I would watch over and over: (in no particular order, all are equally loved!)
1. All of LOTR
2. American Pie
3. The Man from Snowy River
4. Eurotrip

C) Four places I have lived:
1. Brighton
2. Hobart
3. Melbourne
4. Hobart

D) Four TV shows I love to watch:
1. Last Man Standing
2. The Great Outdoors/Getaway
3. Black Books
4. McLeods Daughters

E ) Four places I have been on vacation:
1. New Zealand
2. Thailand
3. Singapore
4. Margaret River

F) Four Websites I visit daily:
1. www.news.com.au
2. www.simplesavings.com.au
3. http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/
4. And a rather long list of blogs!

G) Four of my favorite foods:
1. Bauernfruhstuck
2. Sushi
3. Twisties
4. Chicken pad thai

H) Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Somewhere in South American having Spanish and dance lessons
2. With Damien, where ever he is
3. Port Arthur
4. Having coffee in Coromandel

I) Four people I think will respond:
1. Cecil/X
2. Julia
3. Obviously I have to read more blogs!!
4.

I'll tag X (www.theadventuresofx.blogspot.com) and Jules (www.relookage.blogspot.com)

Making music

2006-07-18T12:10:00.000+10:00

I wasn't terribly musical growing up. I used to love sitting on my stool in the dining room with dad playing his records and us acting out the instruments. Most of the time I was on the drum. Mum and I would listen to Beethoven or Chopin or Vivaldi to school in the car, with me playing a combination of violin and piano. I played recorder in primary school, but only because my best friend was doing it.

In high school, I played clarinet. Like many schools my high school had a compulsory music program for years 7 and 8, so I didn't really have much choice in the matter (other than between trumpet, guitar, piano, tombone, flute, percussion, tuba, violin, cello or sax). I bumbled my way through grade 7 music and joined the junior concert band in grade 8. It was fairly difficult as I'd never actually learnt how to read music, or count properly, which meant that that only time I could practice was after band practice on Tuesdays because I still had the tunes in my head. Kept playing through school, moving onto the senior concert band, a clarinet quartet and a Jazz quartet. I didn't continue in college because it just seemed too difficult.

In grade 7, my dad took me to a tiny, dingy, jam packed music shop in Hobart to buy a clarinet. We went there because he knew the guy through rugby and would get a good deal. We bought an ebonite de Noblet clarinet, which produced the most beautiful sound I had ever heard. I hadn't fallen in love with the clarinet until that time. It came with an old brown vinyl cover, frayed at the edges, but reminded me of suits in jazz clubs. Now, 9 years later, it's even worse for wear, but I cannot bear to replace it, it's just too perfect. The clarinet is old and falling apart as well. It needs a complete overhaul, needs a couple of it's keys replaced, they need repadding and it needs to be recorked. It lasts long enough to play Summertime on Sunday afternoons, but nothing more substantial.

In January this year, I attended an information session about a council beginners band that was starting not far from me. Every Monday night, 5-7pm since then, I've been playing the clarinet (albeit a borrowed one) again. I'm loving it! I can read music, I can count out rhythms, I can practice on the weekends and during the week. I'm making myself completely relearn it, I haven't played Summertime since last year. It's such a varied group, the youngest is a 10 y/o boy playing a alto sax and the eldest would be in their 50's and plays bass clarinet.

Now I look forward to going to work on Monday :) Who else can say that?!

The weekend...

2006-07-17T17:04:00.000+10:00

It's only Monday and already it seems so far away.

Friday: Chicken and sundried tomato pasta bake, popcorn and Walk the Line. Wasn't as fabulous as I had expected it to be, but I did enjoy it. Who didn't want to move to Johnny's house by the lake at the end of the movie?!

Saturday: Quick check of the pets and livestock column in the paper before heading off to the National Treasures exhibition at the museum Was bizarre being inches away from Ned Kelly's helmet, reading "The Happiness Box" and seeing the first draft of The Man From Snowy River (my favorite poem). Might have to have another look before it leaves. Then off to the market to get some apples and mandarins. Popped into Norman and Dann, a fantastic little shop with gorgeous chocolate and fresh, fresh pasta. Bought some Penguin truffles for a friend but nothing for me today.

Saturday night: Old friends 21st. Left after a couple of drinks and some cake (thick gooey chocolate cake, is there anything better?). We've gone from being inseperable to being two grown up adults doing our own thing, which is fine and everyone grows up, but I miss spending time with her doing nothing. We've promised each other dinner and drinks next time she's in town.

Sunday: Nothing :) The Man is now working Sunday to Thursday weeks, so I have every Sunday to myself and it's blissful. A long lazy read in bed with hot chocolate, an equally long lazy read of the newspaper on the couch with cheese on toast and some tea. Then some housework before I get settled into the movies. I watched the regular EuroTrip, an American Pie style movie, young guys go to Germany to find a girl. I love it :) Then the end of Zorro 2 with mash and tomato and basil sausages.

Why do I do it?

2006-01-17T20:24:00.000+11:00

This morning I resigned from a volunteer position because I was stressing about it and that wasn't helping my current state of health.

So what do I do?

I volunteer to be secretary for another committee I am on - on one condition though. That there is a laptop available for me to type the minutes onto.

Oh dear!

The cliched Black Dog

2006-01-17T15:35:00.000+11:00

FORMER premier Geoff Gallop and his family have known he has been suffering from depression for some time.Teary cabinet colleagues, who yesterday urged Dr Gallop to take sick leave until he was better, were stunned and disappointed when he declined the offer, telling them: "I've been down that route before."
Acting Premier Eric Ripper said that in a sad meeting at the former leader's home on Saturday morning, Dr Gallop indicated his problem was not new.

"He did indicate that this was an issue that he had been dealing with for some time. A label was only put on it in recent times," Mr Ripper said yesterday.
Shortly after he arrived back at work from holiday as scheduled yesterday morning, an emotional Dr Gallop called about 20 personal staff to his office, where he broke the news and shared tears and hugs with some who had worked with him for years.

It appears even those who may have noticed that all was not right with Dr Gallop never guessed the true nature of his illness.
"It was certainly a great surprise to me," Mr Ripper said. "I didn't have any insight that this was a particular issue that he was dealing with. It would appear now that, like many great leaders, he has had to deal with this issue at the same time he had to lead."

Mr Ripper said he was deeply saddened that Dr Gallop had suffered alone. "I do find it upsetting that Geoff has suffered such distress. You couldn't fail to be moved by that," he said.

It is no secret that Dr Gallop has had a tough year - the former government school student from the crayfishing and agricultural centre of Geraldton was said to have been deeply affected by the death of his father, Douglas, in September and openly admitted he was tired from a long year that included a vigorous election campaign.

After his party's victory last February - pre-polling having given Labor little chance on the back of the disaster of the Latham federal election result - the premier returned to work without taking a break.

Dr Gallop survived the scandal of the WA Inc years to become Labor leader in 1996 and was often described as being too nice for politics.
While his ministers liked to talk about Western Australia's "V8 economy" or factions when off duty, the unaligned premier was more likely to recount the story of a 100m final at his local primary school's sports day or a conversation with a constituent.

Dr Gallop, known in the office for his witty imitations of Winston Churchill, swims 20 laps each morning at the Belmont Oasis Olympic pool. He describes it as his "daily escape".

He said at his annual Christmas party a month ago that he was tired at the end of a tough year and was looking forward to his break in London.
A noticeably thinner premier was less upbeat than at the previous year's party, where an affable leader worked the crowd to great effect, seemingly remembering the names and life stories of every guest before taking centre stage in the courtyard of Parliament House to award amusing prizes to the media.

But it is possible then, more than a year ago, that he was already feeling the strain of what Mr Ripper described yesterday as an increasingly presidential political system in which the leader cops personal criticism.

Dr Gallop returned from holiday on Sunday last week and sought medical treatment for his depression. In the following days he reconciled himself to resigning from politics, which has dominated his life for the past 20 years.

It's been 4 years, 4 months and 6 days since I was diagnosed with depression. I think it's fantastic that Dr Gallops resignation has been accepted so positivley. Instead of the media portraying depression as a weakness (as it was portrayed less than 4 years ago) it's catching on and reporting it as an illness.

One of Beyondblue's (www.beyondblue.org.au because I can't get the links to work) key messages is that depression is a medical illness and can be treated. It is ok to talk about depression and I commend Dr Gallop about speaking so openly and frankly about his illness. I think it will inspire men who a secretly battling depression to talk to someone and seek treatment. I look forward to his return to politics.

For further information about depression and treatment, check out:
www.ybblue.com.au - The youth arm of beyondblue
http://moodgym.anu.edu.au/ - Delivering cognitive behaviour therapy for preventing depression
www.reachout.com.au - Another site aimef towards young people
www.sane.com.au

Travel research...

2006-01-05T13:50:00.000+11:00

Is torture.

I want to do a semi-RTW next year (and now it IS next year, not the year after next!). US to work in a summer camp, then to the Rugby World Cup in Paris, with a detour through Bangkok to do a TEFL on the way home.

I can't start saving yet (well, not seriously). I must pay off my credit card and then start saving. But I want to go NOW! I'm worried about not having enough moeny by the time it roles around but it's 15 months away - why the hell am I worrying!

I've decided on it, I'm going to do it. I'll make it happen no matter what (I might have to sell a kidney though)

Welcome to 2006

2006-01-04T11:45:00.000+11:00

First day back at work yesterday and the internet is down. What? I have to Work?! I can't believe how addicted to the net I actually am. Needless to say I got a lot of work done yesterday! By 3 I completley bored and sick of work so I went the the travel agents to gets some brochures to look at places and dream and to sort out my finances so I can do a RTW in 07!

My NYE was a bit dissapointing. My cousin had to sail the boat back the same day her arrived, so only saw him briefly, so I drank my sorrows away, watched fireworks reflections in the sky and was in bed by 1. Next year I'm going to Falls with my friends.

Internet is back today (obviously!) and I have succeeded in doing no work whatsoever. Quite proud of myself!

Off to the gym after work to get my arse into gear. My goal is to lose 15kg this year and keep it off. Only plans to change my eating habits is to cut out my take away - love the stuff! Apart from that I eat fairly well, but it's going to be hard!

An awesome way to end the year

2005-12-31T08:46:00.000+11:00

My cousin is in town today. My favourite, favourite, favourite relative. Can't wait for my hug :)

He is only in town today (and possibly, hopefully tomorrow as well). He's sailing one of the Sydney to Hobart yachts back to Melbourne and the plan is to meet for lunch today. The owner is thinking of setting off early, but I'm hoping the weather will be crap (on the water, not on land!!) and it will deter him for a day or 6 :)

As of 8.50am on New Years Eve, I'm not sure where I will see in the new year. I will probably be snuggled up in bed like the old granny I am!

A year in review

2005-12-30T20:28:00.000+11:00

I can't believe that this year is nearly over.

When I was little, my parents friends told me to enjoy being young because the years would fly by as I got older. I read an interesting theory about this on the Thorn Tree recently. When you are ten, 1 year is only one tenth of your life, when you are 20, 1 year is 20th of your life. No wonder the years are flying by!

This year I

Got myself into more debt - no proud of that one, but what can you do? I realise what I did and why it was so stupid, one can only learn from ones mistakes (too bad this mistake has 13% interest!)
Had my first solo international trip - while I cut it short I had a wonderful time, I think about it everyday. Only this morning I had some hummus, tasted the garlic and was immediatley back in Chiang Mai
Fell out of love - I think.
Lost 10kg and managed to put it back on again - Whoops!
Made some wonderful new friends
Was present in 2 Annual Reports - Woo hoo!
Had interviews for my dream job, with dream company - they then proceded to treat me like shit so I no longer want to work for that company
Became a TV star :)

No doubt lots more things have happened to me, but these are the ones that spring to my hot, sticky, cranky mind at this moment in time.

I'm looking forward to recreating my life in 2006.

Yummy Cheesy Things

2005-12-16T08:08:00.000+11:00

I love Twisties. Love, love, love Twisties. Supermarket shopping the other day and they had 2 100gm packs for $3 so of course I had to stock up!

Long time, no see

2005-12-14T10:54:00.000+11:00

I'm back, back from overseas and back from wanting to escape from my life.

Since I've been back, I've floated along, not wanting to commit to anything or really do anything. I really want to buy a house by the beach and become a crazy woman who wanders along the beach each day at sunrise and sunset collecting other peoples junk and making weird crazy art from it. Doesn't matter that I don't have an artistic bone in my body, I just want to do it!!

My life hasn't changed since my birthday, but I have. A lot. I learnt a lot about myself when I was in Thailand. I've always seen myself as not needing other people to get on with my life, but I do, so much. I can have fun when I'm miserable and I love pineapple, but only Thai pineapple!

I've been applying for jobs here and there, but I realised last night that I've only been applying half heartedly. Writting my cover letters, given them a once over for spelling and such, but not rewording to make them perfect. I hate the place I work, dislike most of the people except who I get along with brilliantly so I'm not sure why subconsciously I'm sabotaging myself.

I'm good at sabotaging myself though, I'm back at WW and while I have lost weight, I'm sabotaging myself, all the time. The reason will show its head sooner or later, I wish sooner!

What a ramble :) I haven't rambled for awhile and it's nice to be back and rambling!

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2005-09-19T12:45:00.000+10:00

A 60 y/o man shared a small apartment with his mother's corpse for 5 years so he could keep receiving her pension.

French police went to check on the woman because she was born in 1904.

Aaaaaaaaaaaargh

2005-09-09T13:13:00.000+10:00

I haven't updated this for ages! How slack am I :)

Whats been happening in the land of Mab:
Had the Festival of Dreams weekend which was awesome.
I went to Melbourne to film an episode for Schools TV on depression which was equally awesome.
I cried at the rugby. Twice
I got a cold and an ear infection which doesn't want to go away.

And I'm sure there has been other stuff, but I just cannot remember it!

And it's Friday! Woohoo! Tonight I'm going to see www.racethefray.com.au with some friends, tomorrow I'm doing my 21st party invites and on Sunday I'm having a movie/bbq with some friends.

Go you good thing!

2005-08-16T09:38:00.000+10:00

Australia and England are tied in the Ashes after the Aussies drew last night. Woo hoo!

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,16276637-5000061,00.html

What a weekend

2005-08-15T11:48:00.000+10:00

Not!

Friday night I went to the gym, then watched Young Guns on DVD

Saturday I bummed around doing nothing, then did some housework and bummed around some more. Then watched the rugby and cried :(

Sunday we went and saw Wedding Crashers which was very funny, then went home, made a roast and watched the V8s.

Incredibley exciting weekend as per usual :)

ReachOut! Forums go live!

2005-08-15T11:18:00.000+10:00

The day has come!

The brand new ReachOut! public forums go live today at 4pm so go and check them out at www.reachout.com.au.

Aren't they gorgeous?!

2005-08-05T10:14:00.000+10:00

NAIROBI (AFP) - A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise, in an animal facility in the port city of Mombassa , officials said.

The hippopotamus, nicknamed Owen and weighing about 300 kilograms (650 pounds), was swept down Sabaki River into the Indian Ocean , then forced back to shore when tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast on December 26, before wildlife rangers rescued him.

"It is incredible. A-less-than-a-year-old hippo has adopted a male tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to be very happy with being a 'mother'," ecologist Paula Kahumbu, who is in charge of Lafarge Park , told AFP.

"After it was swept and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized. It had to look for something to be a surrogate mother. Fortunately, it landed on the tortoise and established a strong bond. They swim, eat and sleep together," the ecologist added.

"The hippo follows the tortoise exactly the way it follows its mother. If somebody approaches the tortoise, the hippo becomes aggressive, as if protecting its biological mother," Kahumbu added.

"The hippo is a young baby, he was left at a very tender! age and by nature, hippos are social animals that like to stay with t heir mothers for four years," he explained.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/h/hippo-tort.htm

Jeans for Genes Day

2005-08-05T10:03:00.000+10:00

It's Jeans for Genes day today http://www.jeans4genes.com.au/

One of the ladies I work with is very proper, very PC and very conservative.

Of course being jeans for genes day we are wearing jeans at work. Doh! 3 of us in an office and she walks in sees us in jeans, rolls her eyes, huffs and walks out. She of course is not in jeans (they're not "professional" - why do I keep hearing that word around here?) so neither should we.

It's one day - only ONE day and it supporting a good cause.

Grrrrrrrr some people make my blood boil!

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2005-08-05T09:59:00.000+10:00

TFIF

2005-08-05T09:37:00.000+10:00

Or Thank F**K It's Friday

And about time too! This week has been way too incredibly long and annoying. And I even had Wednesday off!

Plans for the weekend include WW meeting, going shopping with the boy, going to my niece and nephews birthday party (I'm buying them balloons), housework, shopping and maybe go to the movies.

Only just recovered from the weekend

2005-08-02T07:51:00.000+10:00

Why aren't weekends longer? I think having 3 day weekends and 4 day weeks would be much mroe efficient!

Well on Thursday I found out that defacto grandmother has breast cancer. Was diagnosed the Friday before last Thursday and she's being operated on this Friday. It's hard to keep thinking strong thoughts.

On Saturday I had my roman blind course. I didn't get it all finished, got about halfway through which I'm happy with. Got all the hard bits out of the way while I still had help around.

Sunday I was helping with the banner for Festival of Dreams (check out the link at the right). We didn't get it all finished, but should do this Thursday.

Then Sunday arvo we went out to Seven Mile Beach and walked along the beach. Was lovely and the best bit was that it didn't get dark until 5.50! Roll on summer!

The trip

2005-07-28T12:52:00.000+10:00

Okily Dokily

In October for my 21st I'm going on a trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos for 6 weeks (with a stopover in Singapore).

No real idea and where I will be when, or what I'll do where but I want to see Angkor Wat, Luang Prabang, visit a friend in Phnom Penh and bum on a beach. Apart from that I'll be oging with the flow and I can't wait!

Will be away for a 6 weeks, and then back to work. I was originally going to resign and find a job somewhere else when I get back but decided (more like persuaded!) against that. So my work have given me 3 weeks leave without pay, and I'll have a job when I get back to pay for the bills.

So far I've booked my international tix (not my domestic ones, hoping a sale will come up soon), my insurance, got my passport and I'm starting to sort out my visas. Oh, and saving money like mad!

If you have any tips or fantastic places to see/go to, please leave a comment!

Rant...

2005-07-28T12:43:00.000+10:00

Why is it that people can't clean up after themselves?

It's a tiny kitchen, the sink is right next to the main bench area, the bin is under the window but why to people keep leaving used spoons and teabags on the bench? Is it really that hard to run a cloth over the bench when you spill coffee or sugar?

Grrrrr!!

Am I good or what?

2005-07-28T09:03:00.000+10:00

Just gone 9am and I've already spent $250 :)

Bought my travel insurance this morning and bought a couple of books (including SEA guidebook!). Woo hoo! It's getting closer! (And I Know I said I'd do a post about the trip yesterday but I forgot, it will be done today)

Back to work :(

Wednesday 27th June 2005

2005-07-27T14:34:00.000+10:00

4 years ago today my father died.

He died from cancer which had spread through his body, but had originated in his throat as a result of smoking for 39 years.

For the last 7 days of his life he was in a coma. The day before he died we spent the day watching old movies we had watched together hundreds of time before together. He died early the following morning.

Where ever you have ended up Dad, know that I love you.

Back at work for Wednesday

2005-07-27T13:55:00.000+10:00

Not feeling all that better today, but I can talk properly (well, better than yesterday).

Work didn't change during my one day off - you know the saying same shit different day.

I mentioned yesterday that 2 of our work fish died. So my workmates changed the water, and bough 2 new fish who have been called Rocky and Rambo. Goofy who was looking sick yesterday had a lovely soak overnight in Evian water and look better than ever. Who would have thought!!

Had an early lunch today (have been doing that a lot recently). Went to the pst office to sort out some money orders for my trip in October, then onto the travel agent to fix up my flights. A different agent had quoted me the wrong price for my Laos visa so I got the wrong money order. Grrrrr. Will sort that out tomorrow don't want to think of it now. This trip will make a great story when I'm 80 because NOTHING is going smootly at all!

I headed to Spotlight to get some sample fabric for my roman blind I'm making. They have a sale for VIPs and the fabric I like is $7.95 a metre instead of $14.95! Woohoo! I love saving money :)

On the way back to work I passed a small leather shop that I don't usually go into, but they had a sale bin out the front with the most gorgeous red leather purse. $15 It is 100% perfect! Am so happy with it, now I just want to go shopping, which is bad. Slight problem of now having no money!

Am off to tennis tonight if the rain holds out. I'm loving the lessons at the moment. Have been playing since October last year and it's a real blast. The people in my class are great and a couple of the girls from my class last term now play social tennis on Sunday mornings. It's usually 2 hours and we bring along food and play and chat. I'm the youngest by about 15 years and I love it!

A wet and soggy Tuesday

2005-07-26T09:07:00.000+10:00

It's windy and raining outside, a perfect day for a sick day. My tonsilitis which has been creeping up on me since Saturday has hit full strength today. I'm ok, but I have to remember NOT to swallow! Feels like someone is running a machete through my throat!

When I rang work to tell them I wasn't coming in, they told me that 2 more of our fish died, including the oldest one Garfield. He was a huge fantail, when we got him he was the size of a thumbnail and he grew fast! The other was Google, a black moore with googly eyes (obvious how he got his name!) . We still have Goofy left. I'll clean out the tank again when I'm back tomorrow and let it settle. Give it a week or 2 and we'll another couple of fish.

So I'm off to do housework that I have been putting off for ages. I have to clear the kitchen table (my dumping ground!), iron and fold the washing, vacuum, change the sheets, and get the spare room rady for painting.

I hate Monday mornings

2005-07-25T10:25:00.000+10:00

So the weekend is over and that means back to work. Bleurgh.

Not a good start to the week either. Our fish at work are dying, after having one die on Friday. We've put some fungal treatment in there, but they just look terrible. It's so hard not being able to do something for them, poor little buggers. Now we just wait and see what happens.

My supervisor isn't here until Wednesday, so I've set myself the goal of trying to get through as much work as I can - but that's obviously not happening! I've done about 30 mins work since I've been here (3 hours). Someone has to pull their finger out!

A lazy sunday

2005-07-24T18:13:00.000+10:00

Spent this morning recovering from last night. The boyfriend and I went out with some friends to our local for a couple of drinks and some games of pool.

Needless to say, I drank too much and lost all my games of pool! Was good fun though, specially meeting some new people that I had heard so much about, but ever yet met.

Did the shopping, then home for lunch and onto the couch to watch the V8's. Can't even tell you who won because I feel asleep. Whoops!

I love GUD

2005-07-23T17:21:00.000+10:00

Wow! As I mentioned I went and saw Love GUD last night with a friend.

For those of you who don't know, GUD is Paul McDermott's (from the Doug Anthony All Stars, and Good News Week/end) lastest musical comedy. It's very brash, crude, hilarious and just bloody brilliant. Also a lot of swearing and playing with the audience. They pick on each other as well, it's just hilarious.

Q: What are you if you study the social and emotional effects of AC/DC?
A: An AccaDaccaDemic

If you get the chance to see GUD live, do it. Don't even hesitate. However, if swearing offends you, and you also find jokes about war, peadophilia, etc offensive, it might not be for you.

Random afternoon thoughts

2005-07-22T15:25:00.000+10:00

Is it bad to paint your nails at work while you're being paid to do nothing anyway?

No, I didn't think so! They look gorgeous now, I used L'Oreal Hasty, it's a gorgeous bright pink.

It's such a beautiful day here today, for a change! It's 16C, sunny, but there's still a slight chill in the air - just the way I like it :) Rain is forecast for the weekend, so I forecast me curled up in front of the fire with a book (The Pact, Jodi Picoult).

I'm going to see tonight GUD with a great friend who I haven't seen for a couple of months. She's one of those friends that you could not see them for years, but the conversation picks up at the same spot you left off! I'm really looking forward to it, so will post an update about it tomorrow.

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2005-07-22T15:01:00.000+10:00

So, this is my first post. Thought I would jump onto the blog bandwagon, might give me something to do while I'm meant to be working!