just been trying to settle in at the "new" house. and still trying to find a job. nothing as of yet, and i'm starting to get down about it. there's only so much rejection a girl can take.
i've just been job hunting and playing various games on facebook. farkle seems to be my current favourite.
but yeah.... i don't really know what else to update people with. not much happens when u don't have a job.
all i can really tell u is that i've put on weight and i got a new phone. so yeah. that is pretty much it.
i'll update again once something interesting happens.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
i had a dream the other night......
First one I remember bits of for quite some time.
There was a lot happening. But I do remember feeling like I couldn't breathe, my chest was tight and I was panicking. Everything was moving like I was falling and I was facing towards the sky, as if I was laying on my back. I was trying to right myself and stop falling but I couldn't.
Then I looked up cause I heard a shrill bird shriek.
It was Fudge. It felt like she was coming to see if I was ok. And I remember looking up and smiling at her, and then I felt peaceful and everything faded to black.
i did some looking around on the net, and found some possible meanings for it all.
"Bird
To dream of chirping and/or flying birds, represents joy, harmony, ecstasy, balance, and love. It denotes a sunny outlook in life. You are experiencing spiritual freedom and psychological liberation. It is almost as if a weight has been lifted off your shoulders.
To dream of dead or dying birds, foretells a period of coming disappointments. You will find yourself worrying over problems that are constantly on your mind.
To see bird eggs in your dream, symbolizes money.
To see deformed or odd birds in your dream,?indicates that you have a unique outlook and perspective on romance and love. The dream may also represent a lack of understanding in affairs of the heart.
Fall
To dream that you fall and are not frightened, signifies that you will overcome your adversities with ease.
To dream that you fall and are frightened, indicates a lack of control, insecurity, and/or lack of support in your waking life. You may be experiencing some major struggle and/or overwhelming problem. It may denote that you have failed to achieve a goal that you have set forth for yourself.
To dream that you are free-falling through water, indicates that you are feeling overwhelmed with emotions. You may feel that it is easier to give up, then to try to stay afloat or prevent yourself from going under.?
*For an in depth analysis, please see Common Dreams: Falling.
Window
To see windows in your dream, signifies bright hopes, vast possibilities and insight.?If the windows of a house is dark, then it indicates a loss in your perception or vitality.
To dream that you are looking out the window, signifies your outlook on life, your consciousness, point of view, awareness, and intuition. You may be reflecting on a decision and seeking guidance. Or you need to go out into the larger world and experience life. If you are looking in the window, then it indicates that you are doing some soul searching and looking within yourself.
To see shut windows in your dream, signifies desertion and abandonment.
Fear
To dream that you feel fear, indicates that your achievements will not be as successful as you had anticipated. You are experiencing anxieties in various aspects of your life. The key to overcoming your fear is to discuss them and deal with them openly.
To dream that you worse fears are coming true, signifies your resistance to change. You are afraid to confront the unknown aspects of yourself.
Scared
To dream that you are scared, indicates that you are experiencing self-doubt and feelings of incompetence in your waking life. You may be feeling a lack of control. Perhaps you are having second thoughts about a decision you have made. Anger often masquerades as fear, so also consider issues about which you are angry about in your waking life.?
Peace
To dream of peace and tranquility, indicates an end or a resolution to an emotional issue or inner conflict. It may signal and end of a cycle and the pause before the beginning of a new endeavor. It also suggest that you have reached a new level of stability and calmness. Alternatively, the maddening quietness may refer to the calm before the storm.
Helpless
To dream that you are or feel helpless, suggests that you are experiencing difficulties in confronting a situation or relationship. You feel that you are unable to take charge of yourself."
so basically from what i can gather, my dream is telling me that
- i have a sunny outlook on life and right now it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders because of a decision;
- i may be experiencing some major struggle and/or overwhelming problem;
- i may be reflecting on a decision and seeking guidance;
- i am experiencing anxieties in various aspects of my life;
- Anger often masquerades as fear, so i must also consider issues about which i am angry about in my waking life;
- the maddening quietness may refer to the calm before the storm;
- i am experiencing difficulties in confronting a situation or relationship.
and to me, once i sit down and think about all the stuff that's going on and coming up, it's clear to me what that dream was about.
and it's not a great feeling when the problems u thought u wouldn't have to deal with yet because you're still so far away from all the drama but the feelings and issues start invading your dreams.
so i know what has to happen. and as much as i feel bad for them, things have to be said, and action has to be taken. otherwise i'll do my head in and that means we'll be back to square one. back where i was before i felt like i had been reborn.
all i want is the strength to face it all and come out unscathed.
mum and i were talking on my last visit, and we agree i care too much about other people, and it's time i start looking after myself. i can't afford to worry about hurting or upsetting others. i have to learn to put myself first for once, and i have to lay it on the line and say it how i see it.
you were my best friend once, but you have changed. you've become a selfish cow and you take my family for granted. and your other half isn't much better. they've done so much for you and when you're asked to put in a little extra effort or you're asked to stop doing certain things because it makes people feel uncomfortable, you whinge and complain like a little b***h. and you DON'T even bother putting urself in other's shoes to think about how they feel about what you do. I DO NOT WANT TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IN MY OWN FAMILY'S HOUSE!! you're too wrapped up in your own little world where u think everything's hunky dory. well let me tell u BUCKO, it's not. you've destroyed a good thing. and i hope you're happy. i don't even know if you read this, but if you do, it means i don't have to say it to your face, because if i do, emotions get in the way. and at least this way i get to say everything i feel without you interrupting.
it may sound harsh, but i've said a LOT worse about people. and this really needed to be said. as it is, there's is HEAPS more i could say, but i guess this is enough for now. because no doubt there will be talks/arguments soon, and i really don't know how things are going to go with that.
all i know is, i'm still not strong enough to deal with all the problems. it's not fair on me. i'm 800kms away and i still have to listen to all the problems! i just can't deal with it anymore and i just want it all to stop. and if that means sending you on your way, then i guess that has to happen.
i just want my family back. that's the bottom line. things haven't been good for a long time, and i just want the relaxed and happy feelings back.
There was a lot happening. But I do remember feeling like I couldn't breathe, my chest was tight and I was panicking. Everything was moving like I was falling and I was facing towards the sky, as if I was laying on my back. I was trying to right myself and stop falling but I couldn't.
Then I looked up cause I heard a shrill bird shriek.
It was Fudge. It felt like she was coming to see if I was ok. And I remember looking up and smiling at her, and then I felt peaceful and everything faded to black.
i did some looking around on the net, and found some possible meanings for it all.
"Bird
To dream of chirping and/or flying birds, represents joy, harmony, ecstasy, balance, and love. It denotes a sunny outlook in life. You are experiencing spiritual freedom and psychological liberation. It is almost as if a weight has been lifted off your shoulders.
To dream of dead or dying birds, foretells a period of coming disappointments. You will find yourself worrying over problems that are constantly on your mind.
To see bird eggs in your dream, symbolizes money.
To see deformed or odd birds in your dream,?indicates that you have a unique outlook and perspective on romance and love. The dream may also represent a lack of understanding in affairs of the heart.
Fall
To dream that you fall and are not frightened, signifies that you will overcome your adversities with ease.
To dream that you fall and are frightened, indicates a lack of control, insecurity, and/or lack of support in your waking life. You may be experiencing some major struggle and/or overwhelming problem. It may denote that you have failed to achieve a goal that you have set forth for yourself.
To dream that you are free-falling through water, indicates that you are feeling overwhelmed with emotions. You may feel that it is easier to give up, then to try to stay afloat or prevent yourself from going under.?
*For an in depth analysis, please see Common Dreams: Falling.
Window
To see windows in your dream, signifies bright hopes, vast possibilities and insight.?If the windows of a house is dark, then it indicates a loss in your perception or vitality.
To dream that you are looking out the window, signifies your outlook on life, your consciousness, point of view, awareness, and intuition. You may be reflecting on a decision and seeking guidance. Or you need to go out into the larger world and experience life. If you are looking in the window, then it indicates that you are doing some soul searching and looking within yourself.
To see shut windows in your dream, signifies desertion and abandonment.
Fear
To dream that you feel fear, indicates that your achievements will not be as successful as you had anticipated. You are experiencing anxieties in various aspects of your life. The key to overcoming your fear is to discuss them and deal with them openly.
To dream that you worse fears are coming true, signifies your resistance to change. You are afraid to confront the unknown aspects of yourself.
Scared
To dream that you are scared, indicates that you are experiencing self-doubt and feelings of incompetence in your waking life. You may be feeling a lack of control. Perhaps you are having second thoughts about a decision you have made. Anger often masquerades as fear, so also consider issues about which you are angry about in your waking life.?
Peace
To dream of peace and tranquility, indicates an end or a resolution to an emotional issue or inner conflict. It may signal and end of a cycle and the pause before the beginning of a new endeavor. It also suggest that you have reached a new level of stability and calmness. Alternatively, the maddening quietness may refer to the calm before the storm.
Helpless
To dream that you are or feel helpless, suggests that you are experiencing difficulties in confronting a situation or relationship. You feel that you are unable to take charge of yourself."
so basically from what i can gather, my dream is telling me that
- i have a sunny outlook on life and right now it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders because of a decision;
- i may be experiencing some major struggle and/or overwhelming problem;
- i may be reflecting on a decision and seeking guidance;
- i am experiencing anxieties in various aspects of my life;
- Anger often masquerades as fear, so i must also consider issues about which i am angry about in my waking life;
- the maddening quietness may refer to the calm before the storm;
- i am experiencing difficulties in confronting a situation or relationship.
and to me, once i sit down and think about all the stuff that's going on and coming up, it's clear to me what that dream was about.
and it's not a great feeling when the problems u thought u wouldn't have to deal with yet because you're still so far away from all the drama but the feelings and issues start invading your dreams.
so i know what has to happen. and as much as i feel bad for them, things have to be said, and action has to be taken. otherwise i'll do my head in and that means we'll be back to square one. back where i was before i felt like i had been reborn.
all i want is the strength to face it all and come out unscathed.
mum and i were talking on my last visit, and we agree i care too much about other people, and it's time i start looking after myself. i can't afford to worry about hurting or upsetting others. i have to learn to put myself first for once, and i have to lay it on the line and say it how i see it.
you were my best friend once, but you have changed. you've become a selfish cow and you take my family for granted. and your other half isn't much better. they've done so much for you and when you're asked to put in a little extra effort or you're asked to stop doing certain things because it makes people feel uncomfortable, you whinge and complain like a little b***h. and you DON'T even bother putting urself in other's shoes to think about how they feel about what you do. I DO NOT WANT TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IN MY OWN FAMILY'S HOUSE!! you're too wrapped up in your own little world where u think everything's hunky dory. well let me tell u BUCKO, it's not. you've destroyed a good thing. and i hope you're happy. i don't even know if you read this, but if you do, it means i don't have to say it to your face, because if i do, emotions get in the way. and at least this way i get to say everything i feel without you interrupting.
it may sound harsh, but i've said a LOT worse about people. and this really needed to be said. as it is, there's is HEAPS more i could say, but i guess this is enough for now. because no doubt there will be talks/arguments soon, and i really don't know how things are going to go with that.
all i know is, i'm still not strong enough to deal with all the problems. it's not fair on me. i'm 800kms away and i still have to listen to all the problems! i just can't deal with it anymore and i just want it all to stop. and if that means sending you on your way, then i guess that has to happen.
i just want my family back. that's the bottom line. things haven't been good for a long time, and i just want the relaxed and happy feelings back.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
i never realised......
how hard it actually is to eat mars bar slice when u have snakebites. specially when they decide to finally scratch u on the gums as u try to take a bite.
not fun.
not fun.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
hahahahahaha...... ow
So I thought I'd be good and go and get some exercise and rollerblade to coles to wait for jawsome to finish work. That's fine.
It's been ages since I last rollerbladed, and I forgot that jawsome's blades are top quality, not shitty little kmart ones like ours were.
I went downstairs to practice a few laps on the path. I never even got there. I rolled down one little slope (it's seriously fuckin tiny! Like less than an inch high...) and I went backwards! I came sooooo close to whacking my head on the concrete. I did manage to skin both palms and both elbows. I'm quite impressed with that. I took the blades off and went upstairs for panadol (I whacked my back pretty good too!) and to dettol my wounds. Yes guys, we actually have dettol. I'm glad I fought for that now.
And as for blading? Fuck that. I'll walk thanks. =/
It's been ages since I last rollerbladed, and I forgot that jawsome's blades are top quality, not shitty little kmart ones like ours were.
I went downstairs to practice a few laps on the path. I never even got there. I rolled down one little slope (it's seriously fuckin tiny! Like less than an inch high...) and I went backwards! I came sooooo close to whacking my head on the concrete. I did manage to skin both palms and both elbows. I'm quite impressed with that. I took the blades off and went upstairs for panadol (I whacked my back pretty good too!) and to dettol my wounds. Yes guys, we actually have dettol. I'm glad I fought for that now.
And as for blading? Fuck that. I'll walk thanks. =/
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
hello post-easter crowd!
well it's been tourist season for the past weeks or so. and it's been shit!
luckily i didn't need to go anywhere last week. at some point there was an accident on the forster/tuncurry bridge and it was closed for like half an hour or more. there's only 2 ways out of forster. one is over the bridge. and the other way brings u out near bulahdelah. google earth it. it's like.... way far the wrong direction!!
we followed Big Red (first mentioned in the Moonin Brook episode...) through that back way once. it was dark. he drives fast. we lost sight of him. we had a mild panic at one moment cause we couldn't even see his lights ahead and it's a rather twisty and turny road. dirt too, i might add. it got to the point where we were keeping an eye out for a cloud of dust and skid marks leaving the road.
he was fine of course. we caught up with him once he slowed down for us. it took us about an hour before we finally got back out onto the highway.
aaaaanyway......
for easter, i got a dark lindt bunny on the friday, and i got a choccy egg on sunday. Jawsome gave me the bunny on friday cause he was working 7-4 saturday and sunday. he should get a decent pay this week. although that means i most likely won't get anything from centrelink. which is pretty suckful. and i'm still waiting on my rudd moneez. i have plans for that. i've decided i'm gonna cancel my glasses and just get them once we're in brissie. i have a bigger choice of frames as well in brissie.
so without getting the glasses, that leaves me with a bit more money for the move. i gotta buy the kids their plane tickets to come down so they can take one of the cars back, i can keep some for fuel now, and i can get my psp and some games, my disney dvds off layby, and i might be able to actually get my new ipod too! and i'll give the Teen my current one so Mutha doesn't have to worry about her nicking it anymore.
only thing is cause the old computer died without me being able to unauthorise it, there's only space for 1 computer after i take it off Jawsome's. but i don't think she'll mind too much. at least it'll be all hers and nobody will be able to take it off her. unless they steal it. which would be heaps shit. but oh well. won't be my problem.
ooooh i'm so excited. things seem to be coming along a little better now. poor Jawsome is getting a little stressed. the store he wanted to go to doesn't have the part time hours available for him, but they can give him a casual position. which will at least get us up there. then while he's not working, he can look for another job. and once i have myself a job, i'll be able to support him. i haven't heard anything back from any of the places i've applied at so far. but that could be causee my address on the resume is still NSW. once we move i reckon i'll have a better chance. i'm already gonna start putting the QLD address on it. so we'll just see what happens i guess.
oh and i've finally given in to the hype and i also have a twitter now. but i still don't really get it. it's like the facebook status thing. it's tiny. but i now have 2 people following me, and i'm following about 5 people. bunch of celebs.
i might go for a walk to the shops later. haven't done that in a while. and it's finally stopped raining. woohoo! i can see blue sky!
luckily i didn't need to go anywhere last week. at some point there was an accident on the forster/tuncurry bridge and it was closed for like half an hour or more. there's only 2 ways out of forster. one is over the bridge. and the other way brings u out near bulahdelah. google earth it. it's like.... way far the wrong direction!!
we followed Big Red (first mentioned in the Moonin Brook episode...) through that back way once. it was dark. he drives fast. we lost sight of him. we had a mild panic at one moment cause we couldn't even see his lights ahead and it's a rather twisty and turny road. dirt too, i might add. it got to the point where we were keeping an eye out for a cloud of dust and skid marks leaving the road.
he was fine of course. we caught up with him once he slowed down for us. it took us about an hour before we finally got back out onto the highway.
aaaaanyway......
for easter, i got a dark lindt bunny on the friday, and i got a choccy egg on sunday. Jawsome gave me the bunny on friday cause he was working 7-4 saturday and sunday. he should get a decent pay this week. although that means i most likely won't get anything from centrelink. which is pretty suckful. and i'm still waiting on my rudd moneez. i have plans for that. i've decided i'm gonna cancel my glasses and just get them once we're in brissie. i have a bigger choice of frames as well in brissie.
so without getting the glasses, that leaves me with a bit more money for the move. i gotta buy the kids their plane tickets to come down so they can take one of the cars back, i can keep some for fuel now, and i can get my psp and some games, my disney dvds off layby, and i might be able to actually get my new ipod too! and i'll give the Teen my current one so Mutha doesn't have to worry about her nicking it anymore.
only thing is cause the old computer died without me being able to unauthorise it, there's only space for 1 computer after i take it off Jawsome's. but i don't think she'll mind too much. at least it'll be all hers and nobody will be able to take it off her. unless they steal it. which would be heaps shit. but oh well. won't be my problem.
ooooh i'm so excited. things seem to be coming along a little better now. poor Jawsome is getting a little stressed. the store he wanted to go to doesn't have the part time hours available for him, but they can give him a casual position. which will at least get us up there. then while he's not working, he can look for another job. and once i have myself a job, i'll be able to support him. i haven't heard anything back from any of the places i've applied at so far. but that could be causee my address on the resume is still NSW. once we move i reckon i'll have a better chance. i'm already gonna start putting the QLD address on it. so we'll just see what happens i guess.
oh and i've finally given in to the hype and i also have a twitter now. but i still don't really get it. it's like the facebook status thing. it's tiny. but i now have 2 people following me, and i'm following about 5 people. bunch of celebs.
i might go for a walk to the shops later. haven't done that in a while. and it's finally stopped raining. woohoo! i can see blue sky!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
w00t for technology!
So I'm finally blogging from my hiptop. Yeah I managed to pay off my bill finally.
And I also put some dvds on layby. Disney ones in fact. I got pocahontas, robin hood, hercules, hunchback of notre dame and oliver and company.
Any copies of those that my family has are only on vhs and they're getting a bit old.. So I figured I'd replace them.
There's more disney dvds I want to get but they aren't available yet. So I'll just get them as they do become available. It's not rocket surgery.
And I also put some dvds on layby. Disney ones in fact. I got pocahontas, robin hood, hercules, hunchback of notre dame and oliver and company.
Any copies of those that my family has are only on vhs and they're getting a bit old.. So I figured I'd replace them.
There's more disney dvds I want to get but they aren't available yet. So I'll just get them as they do become available. It's not rocket surgery.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
and now for something completely random....
i went out to the kitchen to get something, i think it was my wallet..... when i saw a movement on the balcony. and we're on teh third story so it struck me as odd and i froze.
then when my brain switched on and registered what i was actually seeing.... i saw this:
so i got one of the apples we got in a fruit platter at the tavern and i cut it in pieces and sloooooowly walked out and opened the door and held a piece out.
one of the birds was a bit iffy to start with, but slowly reached out to grab the apple off me, but u know how they go to bite something that isn't really soft and they just knock it everywhere?? well it knocked it straight outta my hand and then looked at me as if to say "well.... u're the one who's gonna have to pick that up".
so i did.
then a bully one flew over and scared some timid ones away and then proceeded to trip over its own feet. i lol'd. but it knocked the piece as well. so i went to grab a fork to spike the apple so i wouldn't drop it but so the birds wouldn't bite me. but the inquisitive ones flew off and i was just left with 2 timid ones that looked too scared to even fly away.
so i just left the apple pieces on teh railing.
but that was entertaining for at least a little while.
just thought i'd put it up cause it reminded me of the times at the oooooold place when we used to feed the lorikeets. and one pooped on MOTH's head. i distinctly recall lol-ing at that too.
then when my brain switched on and registered what i was actually seeing.... i saw this:
so i got one of the apples we got in a fruit platter at the tavern and i cut it in pieces and sloooooowly walked out and opened the door and held a piece out.
one of the birds was a bit iffy to start with, but slowly reached out to grab the apple off me, but u know how they go to bite something that isn't really soft and they just knock it everywhere?? well it knocked it straight outta my hand and then looked at me as if to say "well.... u're the one who's gonna have to pick that up".
so i did.
then a bully one flew over and scared some timid ones away and then proceeded to trip over its own feet. i lol'd. but it knocked the piece as well. so i went to grab a fork to spike the apple so i wouldn't drop it but so the birds wouldn't bite me. but the inquisitive ones flew off and i was just left with 2 timid ones that looked too scared to even fly away.
so i just left the apple pieces on teh railing.
but that was entertaining for at least a little while.
just thought i'd put it up cause it reminded me of the times at the oooooold place when we used to feed the lorikeets. and one pooped on MOTH's head. i distinctly recall lol-ing at that too.
yick. just yick,
so.... first post for the month.
so.... did anyone do anything fun for april fools day???? i didn't...... lol.
last night was interesting. i didn't sleep. at all. i watched tv and was online until about 2 or 3, then played pharaoh until almost 7, and i'm still up. my brain (yes, it DOES exist) is telling me that i'm tired, but my body just doesn't want to stop. it sucks so bad. justin told me to go to the doctors if this continues. cause lately i haven't been getting to sleep until after midnight.
the worst part is, now i can't even think of what i actually came on here to write. my head feels so messed up. and this is quickly turning into a whinging rant so i'ma go look for something constructive to do.
toodles y'all.
so.... did anyone do anything fun for april fools day???? i didn't...... lol.
last night was interesting. i didn't sleep. at all. i watched tv and was online until about 2 or 3, then played pharaoh until almost 7, and i'm still up. my brain (yes, it DOES exist) is telling me that i'm tired, but my body just doesn't want to stop. it sucks so bad. justin told me to go to the doctors if this continues. cause lately i haven't been getting to sleep until after midnight.
the worst part is, now i can't even think of what i actually came on here to write. my head feels so messed up. and this is quickly turning into a whinging rant so i'ma go look for something constructive to do.
toodles y'all.
Friday, March 20, 2009
they always seems to go in threes....
so liam neeson's wife passed away yesterday. and on the 13th betsy blair (gene kelly's wife at some point, she just missed out on an academy award for a movie she did once) passed away from cancer, and about a week ago, an ex-wrestler was found dead in his home in tampa florida, making him the 4th ex-wrestler to do so in 2 years.
but i'm still keeping my ears open for any more deaths cause i'm not sure if the wrestler qualifies.
i mean, I'VE heard of him, but i don't know if he was well-known enough.
i guess we shall see in the next few weeks.......
but i'm still keeping my ears open for any more deaths cause i'm not sure if the wrestler qualifies.
i mean, I'VE heard of him, but i don't know if he was well-known enough.
i guess we shall see in the next few weeks.......
Monday, March 16, 2009
in a reflective mood, and i haven't blogged yet this month...
it's sad when u see someone u haven't seen in ages, and they've let themselves go, in a REALLY bad way.
like, to the point where u look at them and think "what the hell went wrong with u??".
it's really sad cause they were once full of promise and a cheery, somewhat carefree person. and now they're basically a shadow of their former selves.
it makes me think back to all the fun times that were shared what feels like an eternity ago.
sometimes i wish time could be turned back. if i knew then what i knew now. i guess some things would be the same. but others would be heaps different.
if i COULD go back in time, would one phone conversation have stopped a friend from dying?
if i was a stronger person then, would i have had the strength to walk away when i wanted to, instead of when HE wanted to?
would i have ended up with someone different again? would i be living in a totally different place?
would my family situation have been any different? would i have had children by now?
i think, if i could retain the knowledge from now but go back in time, i would have walked away sooner. but i still wouldn't have moved back to gladstone as i was thinking.
and i KNOW i would have waited for him. because he is the best thing that's happened to me in a very long time. and even though he can be an arse, he's MY arse. and i love him. and i wouldn't change that for the world.
like, to the point where u look at them and think "what the hell went wrong with u??".
it's really sad cause they were once full of promise and a cheery, somewhat carefree person. and now they're basically a shadow of their former selves.
it makes me think back to all the fun times that were shared what feels like an eternity ago.
sometimes i wish time could be turned back. if i knew then what i knew now. i guess some things would be the same. but others would be heaps different.
if i COULD go back in time, would one phone conversation have stopped a friend from dying?
if i was a stronger person then, would i have had the strength to walk away when i wanted to, instead of when HE wanted to?
would i have ended up with someone different again? would i be living in a totally different place?
would my family situation have been any different? would i have had children by now?
i think, if i could retain the knowledge from now but go back in time, i would have walked away sooner. but i still wouldn't have moved back to gladstone as i was thinking.
and i KNOW i would have waited for him. because he is the best thing that's happened to me in a very long time. and even though he can be an arse, he's MY arse. and i love him. and i wouldn't change that for the world.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
and some more pictures of sydney!!
lunar park
the Arcadia
The Opera House
The Harbour Bridge
Jet Cruiser
ThunderJet
Navy Boats
Soundwave Lineup
the Arcadia
The Opera House
The Harbour Bridge
Jet Cruiser
ThunderJet
Navy Boats
Soundwave Lineup
My Sydney and Soundwave Trip!
recently i went to sydney with the twins and one of their friends for a music festival. i figured i should probz blog about it, as i promised a few people.
so, friday the 20th, we set out. myself, the twins, and their mum. we stopped at newcastle to pick up their friend. i shall call her Bubbles, cause she has a bubbly personality.
the drive down went smoothly, and we listened to Taylor Swift's album. we played Love Story at least 3 times, and the girls tried to convince me that a railbridge next to the highway was the harbour bridge.
once we got to the family friend's place, we were met by the girl's friend (i'll call her the Model cause she look like one) and her mum. it was Model's mum's birthday party that night. so we all got ourselves sorted and got ready for the party. i got to meet a few neighbours.
unfortunately i started to feel sick part way through the party, so i had a shower and went to bed. or at least i tried to. every time i fell asleep someone would make a loud noise and i'd wake up again.
the last time it happened, i woke up to aaron carter's I want candy. so i decided to go downstairs and attempt to be social for a while longer. i was expecting to see the girls dancing, but when my brain kicked in i actually realised it was mostly the older women!!!!
i stayed downstairs for a while and then actually got tired and went to bed. not long after, the girls were ready for bed too.
on saturday we all had a bbq breakfast and sorted ourselves out to go to the city.
we caught the train from blacktown to one of the city stops. and in sydney, the have double decker trains. i was confused..... i'd never seen them before. they were quite awesome though.
once in the city we started looking around at some of the stores. there was a supre one that was at least 3 floors!! it was massive! and they were having a sale so there was new stuff and old stuff.
we went into the queen victoria building and had a look at some of the shops in there. one of which was the Pandora store. all of us were pretty much drooling over half the stuff in there.
we did a lot of walking around in there and i wasn't feeling so great cause i was still slightly sick from the previous night (and i hadn't been drinking either so i dunno what happened) so we stopped and had a quick lunch and a sit down. i bought a bottle of water from maccas and felt a little better after that. of course we ended up going outside again so maybe being in the air helped a lot too.
oh i forgot to mention that we walked past martin place. that's where sunrise is filmed. next time i'm there on a weekday, i'm gonna be one of those dicks who stand behind the hosts and wave stupid signs. and justin agreed to do it too. so we'll see what happens next time i'm there. lol.
anyway, we walked all the way down the other end of the street and suddenly from behind a building, the harbour bridge popped into view.
we crossed a few roads and ended up near the ferries. the arcadia was docked there as well.
the girls stopped to watch one of the street performers (the guy with the ladders. i see it in brisbane everytime i'm there!) so myself and loz started walking towards the opera house. eventually the rest of the girls caught up.
we stopped and took a few pics, in which i didn't try to hide (yeah i'm shocked too). it was a little windy though so my hair looked crap.
we went for a wander up the steps of the opera house and had a look over the far side of the steps. there was a bunch of navy boats, and i even spotted kirribilly house!! w00t!! so don't say i don't appreciate culture. lol.
after we'd had enough fun cracking jokes about the fall out boy concert being moved to the opera house (cause there was a stage being set up near the steps), we went and caught the train to paddy's markets, then back to blacktown so the Model and the Dark twin could get ready for FOB.
Bubbles, the Light twin and myself managed to entertain ourselves while everyone else was out. i had packed my Tipayatung game i bought. it's kinda like SceneIt, but there's no dvd, it's just movie lines, normal quotes, and songs and u have to finish them off. one of the quotes we got was LET'S MAKE LIKE A SHEPARD AND... GET THE FLOCK OUTTA HERE.
we played it about six times. I won once, Light twin won twice i think, and Bubbles won the most. it was a fun game even when u're sober. we were cracking up a lot.
we all went to bed pretty much as soon as everyone else got home.
the next morning we were out of the house by 10am. we got to Eastern Creek and there were already heaps of people. or so i thought. the amount i saw was nothing compared to the amount that were behind us at about 1pm.
before....
after....
it took us 3 hours to get 150m and past the entry gate.
(this was after about 2 hours)
as a result i missed seeing my fave band perform, but I DID get to meet them at the signing tent later, and they were the sweetest kids ever. so tiny. such great smiles. like they were honestly happy to meet all their fans.
i got separated from the girls a few times at different points, but found each other again almost as quickly. we had our phones and whatnot.
the basic summary of that day's events are as follows...
1pmish - finally made it past the gate. i went and got my shirt signed by madina lake and got autographs for justin as well. then went back and found the girls sitting on the hill between stages 1 and 2.
1.40 - watched the subways on stage 2.
2.15 - watched forever the sickest kids on stage 1, and i actually enjoyed them. i must go look for them on myspace.
2.50 - listened to a bit of underoath, then went for a walk. just as i walked off, they played the 1 song i was waiting for!! walked past stage 3 where Saves the day were playing. got back to stage 2 just after underoath finished, the girls had moved way forward to get ready for red jumpsuit.
3.30 - i wandered over to stage 3 again to see hellogoodbye, but i got bored and went back to stage 2 and leant against the fence and watched anberlin on stage 1 (stages 1 and 2 were right next to each other).
4pm - red jumpsuit started and i was actually in a decent spot. could see them better than my camera made it look like.
4.40 - went and sat in the first aid tent for a bit cause there was no shade where i had waited for red jumpsuit. sometime after that i went looking for the girls and ended up sitting in the shade tent up from stages 1 and 2.
5.20 - bloodhound gang started on stage 2 and i could hear them play, but couldn't see as teh booze tent was in the way. some of their between song banter was actually quite comical. i went and found the girls sitting near stage 3. we listened to either funeral for a friend or rival schools. i can't remember. from here things kinda get a little hazy for me.
all i remember is waiting for new found glory, then as soon as they started, i got pushed, squashed, tripped, knocked flat on my back, stepped on, i remember getting kicked in the head, i curled up into a ball and prayed i didn't lose my phone which was in my pocket at the time, i remember kicking people, and i vaguely remember 2 sets of hands reaching down and grabbing my wrists and hauling me off the ground. i eventually managed to push my way out of the crush, found the girls, and started shaking and not quite breathing very well and feeling lightheaded, so i went straight up the hill to the first aid tent. the really cute guy looked at me and asked if i was ok and all i could do was shake my head and i nearly collapsed right in front of him. he grabbed me and put me on a chair and gave me water (which i them spilled on myself, i was shaking that much) and another cute guy came over and took care of me. he strapped my knee and ankle, and made me laugh cause he was telling me all about how to anchor the bandage so it doesn't move up or down, yadda yadda yadda.
i remember his name was will young. lol. i think he called the other guy simon.
i was in the tent for a while that time. i messaged the girls to let them know where i was and after i felt a little better i went out to find them, but they had come up to find me. by this time it was about 9pm i think. or sometime close to that. we wandered (or in my case, hobbled) over to stage 6, which was waaaaaay over the other side, and sat down to wait for From First To Last.
as soon as they finished we got up and left via the southern entry (right next to us). we had to walk all the way around to where we got dropped off (near the northern entry). pretty much as soon as we got in the car and settled i fell asleep. i woke up twice. once on the highway somewhere, and once just at the lights near the twin's home.
even though there was a lot of negative stuff that happened at soundwave, i would defs do it again next year. especially now that i know what to expect, and what to do and where to go.
the good parts were really really good. we even started chatting to randoms while in line. and the crowd started the bullshit/boring chant like at the cricket. it was great. i wouldn't recommend it to people who don't like crowds or waiting in long lines, or paying too much for things (i had to pay $2 just to get something signed, and i paid $7 for a hotdog with cheese, but at 9pm when u've had almost nothing to eat all day, u'd pay $100 for it. and it actually tasted good and it was hot!!!!!).
it took a lot out of me, but it's definately an experience!!
so, friday the 20th, we set out. myself, the twins, and their mum. we stopped at newcastle to pick up their friend. i shall call her Bubbles, cause she has a bubbly personality.
the drive down went smoothly, and we listened to Taylor Swift's album. we played Love Story at least 3 times, and the girls tried to convince me that a railbridge next to the highway was the harbour bridge.
once we got to the family friend's place, we were met by the girl's friend (i'll call her the Model cause she look like one) and her mum. it was Model's mum's birthday party that night. so we all got ourselves sorted and got ready for the party. i got to meet a few neighbours.
unfortunately i started to feel sick part way through the party, so i had a shower and went to bed. or at least i tried to. every time i fell asleep someone would make a loud noise and i'd wake up again.
the last time it happened, i woke up to aaron carter's I want candy. so i decided to go downstairs and attempt to be social for a while longer. i was expecting to see the girls dancing, but when my brain kicked in i actually realised it was mostly the older women!!!!
i stayed downstairs for a while and then actually got tired and went to bed. not long after, the girls were ready for bed too.
on saturday we all had a bbq breakfast and sorted ourselves out to go to the city.
we caught the train from blacktown to one of the city stops. and in sydney, the have double decker trains. i was confused..... i'd never seen them before. they were quite awesome though.
once in the city we started looking around at some of the stores. there was a supre one that was at least 3 floors!! it was massive! and they were having a sale so there was new stuff and old stuff.
we went into the queen victoria building and had a look at some of the shops in there. one of which was the Pandora store. all of us were pretty much drooling over half the stuff in there.
we did a lot of walking around in there and i wasn't feeling so great cause i was still slightly sick from the previous night (and i hadn't been drinking either so i dunno what happened) so we stopped and had a quick lunch and a sit down. i bought a bottle of water from maccas and felt a little better after that. of course we ended up going outside again so maybe being in the air helped a lot too.
oh i forgot to mention that we walked past martin place. that's where sunrise is filmed. next time i'm there on a weekday, i'm gonna be one of those dicks who stand behind the hosts and wave stupid signs. and justin agreed to do it too. so we'll see what happens next time i'm there. lol.
anyway, we walked all the way down the other end of the street and suddenly from behind a building, the harbour bridge popped into view.
we crossed a few roads and ended up near the ferries. the arcadia was docked there as well.
the girls stopped to watch one of the street performers (the guy with the ladders. i see it in brisbane everytime i'm there!) so myself and loz started walking towards the opera house. eventually the rest of the girls caught up.
we stopped and took a few pics, in which i didn't try to hide (yeah i'm shocked too). it was a little windy though so my hair looked crap.
we went for a wander up the steps of the opera house and had a look over the far side of the steps. there was a bunch of navy boats, and i even spotted kirribilly house!! w00t!! so don't say i don't appreciate culture. lol.
after we'd had enough fun cracking jokes about the fall out boy concert being moved to the opera house (cause there was a stage being set up near the steps), we went and caught the train to paddy's markets, then back to blacktown so the Model and the Dark twin could get ready for FOB.
Bubbles, the Light twin and myself managed to entertain ourselves while everyone else was out. i had packed my Tipayatung game i bought. it's kinda like SceneIt, but there's no dvd, it's just movie lines, normal quotes, and songs and u have to finish them off. one of the quotes we got was LET'S MAKE LIKE A SHEPARD AND... GET THE FLOCK OUTTA HERE.
we played it about six times. I won once, Light twin won twice i think, and Bubbles won the most. it was a fun game even when u're sober. we were cracking up a lot.
we all went to bed pretty much as soon as everyone else got home.
the next morning we were out of the house by 10am. we got to Eastern Creek and there were already heaps of people. or so i thought. the amount i saw was nothing compared to the amount that were behind us at about 1pm.
before....
after....
it took us 3 hours to get 150m and past the entry gate.
(this was after about 2 hours)
as a result i missed seeing my fave band perform, but I DID get to meet them at the signing tent later, and they were the sweetest kids ever. so tiny. such great smiles. like they were honestly happy to meet all their fans.
i got separated from the girls a few times at different points, but found each other again almost as quickly. we had our phones and whatnot.
the basic summary of that day's events are as follows...
1pmish - finally made it past the gate. i went and got my shirt signed by madina lake and got autographs for justin as well. then went back and found the girls sitting on the hill between stages 1 and 2.
1.40 - watched the subways on stage 2.
2.15 - watched forever the sickest kids on stage 1, and i actually enjoyed them. i must go look for them on myspace.
2.50 - listened to a bit of underoath, then went for a walk. just as i walked off, they played the 1 song i was waiting for!! walked past stage 3 where Saves the day were playing. got back to stage 2 just after underoath finished, the girls had moved way forward to get ready for red jumpsuit.
3.30 - i wandered over to stage 3 again to see hellogoodbye, but i got bored and went back to stage 2 and leant against the fence and watched anberlin on stage 1 (stages 1 and 2 were right next to each other).
4pm - red jumpsuit started and i was actually in a decent spot. could see them better than my camera made it look like.
4.40 - went and sat in the first aid tent for a bit cause there was no shade where i had waited for red jumpsuit. sometime after that i went looking for the girls and ended up sitting in the shade tent up from stages 1 and 2.
5.20 - bloodhound gang started on stage 2 and i could hear them play, but couldn't see as teh booze tent was in the way. some of their between song banter was actually quite comical. i went and found the girls sitting near stage 3. we listened to either funeral for a friend or rival schools. i can't remember. from here things kinda get a little hazy for me.
all i remember is waiting for new found glory, then as soon as they started, i got pushed, squashed, tripped, knocked flat on my back, stepped on, i remember getting kicked in the head, i curled up into a ball and prayed i didn't lose my phone which was in my pocket at the time, i remember kicking people, and i vaguely remember 2 sets of hands reaching down and grabbing my wrists and hauling me off the ground. i eventually managed to push my way out of the crush, found the girls, and started shaking and not quite breathing very well and feeling lightheaded, so i went straight up the hill to the first aid tent. the really cute guy looked at me and asked if i was ok and all i could do was shake my head and i nearly collapsed right in front of him. he grabbed me and put me on a chair and gave me water (which i them spilled on myself, i was shaking that much) and another cute guy came over and took care of me. he strapped my knee and ankle, and made me laugh cause he was telling me all about how to anchor the bandage so it doesn't move up or down, yadda yadda yadda.
i remember his name was will young. lol. i think he called the other guy simon.
i was in the tent for a while that time. i messaged the girls to let them know where i was and after i felt a little better i went out to find them, but they had come up to find me. by this time it was about 9pm i think. or sometime close to that. we wandered (or in my case, hobbled) over to stage 6, which was waaaaaay over the other side, and sat down to wait for From First To Last.
as soon as they finished we got up and left via the southern entry (right next to us). we had to walk all the way around to where we got dropped off (near the northern entry). pretty much as soon as we got in the car and settled i fell asleep. i woke up twice. once on the highway somewhere, and once just at the lights near the twin's home.
even though there was a lot of negative stuff that happened at soundwave, i would defs do it again next year. especially now that i know what to expect, and what to do and where to go.
the good parts were really really good. we even started chatting to randoms while in line. and the crowd started the bullshit/boring chant like at the cricket. it was great. i wouldn't recommend it to people who don't like crowds or waiting in long lines, or paying too much for things (i had to pay $2 just to get something signed, and i paid $7 for a hotdog with cheese, but at 9pm when u've had almost nothing to eat all day, u'd pay $100 for it. and it actually tasted good and it was hot!!!!!).
it took a lot out of me, but it's definately an experience!!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
merry birthday to meeeee!!!
as promised yesterday, i am putting up a list of famous births and deaths for today!
oh damn... i found another bad thing that happened today..... on this day in 1954, the first church of scientology was created. *dies*
that's it!! i'm changing my birthday to yesterday!!!!
ah stuff it. there's too many nobodies in the list. i'm just gonna write a short list of teh famous people i know of that were born on this day:
yoko ono (although i'm not sure if that's a god thing...)
John Travolta (awesome, aside from the scientology thing)
Cybill Shepard
Matt Dillon (that's DILLON, not DAMON)
Dr Dre (probz the ONLY redeeming factor of this day!!!)
Molly Ringwald
Regina Spektor (her fidelity song is still a fave)
Buddy Nielsen, American singer (Senses Fail)
Lee Boyd Malvo, American serial killer (one must always include a serial killer in the list. he's one of the sniper attack guys from 2002ish)
and i'll include this last one even though i don't know them, but they are an 86 baby like myself. yaaay!!
Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer
and now for the deaths......
* 806 - Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730)
* 814 - Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne
* 901 - Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)
* 999 - Pope Gregory V (b. 972)
* 1139 - Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)
* 1294 - Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)
* 1379 - Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)
* 1405 - Tamerlane, Mongol Emperor (b. 1336)
* 1455 - Fra Angelico, Italian artist (b. 1395)
* 1478 - George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (executed) (b. 1449)
* 1535 - Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, astrologer and alchemist (b. 1486)
* 1546 - Martin Luther, German religious reformer (b. 1483)
* 1564 - Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian artist (b. 1475)
* 1583 - Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (b. 1503)
* 1654 - Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594)
* 1683 - Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (b. 1620)
* 1712 - Louis, duc de Bourgogne, heir to the throne of France (b. 1682)
* 1718 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663)
* 1743 - Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (b. 1667)
* 1748 - Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)
* 1772 - Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)
* 1778 - Joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715)
* 1780 - Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714)
* 1788 - John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)
* 1803 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (b. 1719)
* 1842 - Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)
* 1845 - Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (b. 1774)
* 1851 - Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (b. 1804)
* 1873 - Vasil Levski, Bulgarian Revolutionist (b. 1837)
* 1893 - Serranus Clinton Hastings, American politician (b. 1814)
* 1895 - Karl Abs, German professional wrestler (b. 1851)
* 1900 - Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)
* 1902 - Charles Lewis Tiffany, American founder of Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)
* 1906 - John Batterson Stetson, American manufacturer (b. 1830)
* 1911 - Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
* 1931 - Milan Šufflay, Croatian politician (b. 1879)
* 1933 - James J. Corbett, American boxer (b. 1866)
* 1938 - David King Udall, American politician (b. 1851)
* 1942 - Albert Payson Terhune, American author (b. 1872)
* 1945 - Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)
* 1955 - Sadako Sasaki, School student(b. 1944)
* 1956 - Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)
* 1957 - Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)
* 1957 - Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer (b. 1877)
* 1964 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Quebec inventor and industrialist (b. 1907)
* 1966 - Robert Rossen, American screenwriter, producer, and director (b. 1908)
* 1967 - J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (b. 1904)
* 1967 - Dragiša Cvetković, Kingdom of Yugoslavia prime minister (b. 1893)
* 1973 - Frank Costello, Italian-born gangster (b. 1891)
* 1977 - Andy Devine, American actor (b. 1905)
* 1978 - Maggie McNamara, American actress (b. 1928)
* 1981 - John Knudsen Northrop, American aircraft manufacturer (b. 1895)
* 1982 - Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author (b. 1895)
* 1993 - Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)
* 1993 - Jacqueline Hill, British actress (b. 1929)
* 1995 - Bob Stinson, American guitarist (b. 1959)
* 1997 - Emily Hahn, American writer (b. 1905)
* 1998 - Harry Caray, American baseball broadcaster (b. 1914)
* 1998 - Robbie James, Welsh footballer (b. 1957)
* 1999 - Noam Pitlik, American actor and director (b. 1932)
* 2000 - Willy Maltaite, Belgian comics creator (b. 1927)
* 2001 - Balthus, Polish-born painter (b. 1908)
* 2001 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1951)
* 2001 - Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (b. 1931)
* 2003 - Isser Harel, Israeli Mossad leader (b. 1912)
* 2003 - Johnny Paycheck, American country singer/songwriter (b. 1938)
* 2004 - Jean Rouch, French filmmaker and ethnologist (b. 1917)
* 2006 - Richard Bright, American actor (b. 1937)
* 2008 - Sir Richard Knowles, British politician (b. 1917)
* 2008 - Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress, (b. 1955)
* 2008 - Mickey Renaud, Canadian professional ice hockey player (b. 1988)
so there ya have it. everything u didn't want to know about today. w00t!
oh damn... i found another bad thing that happened today..... on this day in 1954, the first church of scientology was created. *dies*
that's it!! i'm changing my birthday to yesterday!!!!
ah stuff it. there's too many nobodies in the list. i'm just gonna write a short list of teh famous people i know of that were born on this day:
yoko ono (although i'm not sure if that's a god thing...)
John Travolta (awesome, aside from the scientology thing)
Cybill Shepard
Matt Dillon (that's DILLON, not DAMON)
Dr Dre (probz the ONLY redeeming factor of this day!!!)
Molly Ringwald
Regina Spektor (her fidelity song is still a fave)
Buddy Nielsen, American singer (Senses Fail)
Lee Boyd Malvo, American serial killer (one must always include a serial killer in the list. he's one of the sniper attack guys from 2002ish)
and i'll include this last one even though i don't know them, but they are an 86 baby like myself. yaaay!!
Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer
and now for the deaths......
* 806 - Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 730)
* 814 - Angilbert, Frankish monk and confidant of Charlemagne
* 901 - Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician (b. 826)
* 999 - Pope Gregory V (b. 972)
* 1139 - Prince Yaropolk II of Kiev (b. 1082)
* 1294 - Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor (b. 1215)
* 1379 - Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)
* 1405 - Tamerlane, Mongol Emperor (b. 1336)
* 1455 - Fra Angelico, Italian artist (b. 1395)
* 1478 - George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (executed) (b. 1449)
* 1535 - Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, astrologer and alchemist (b. 1486)
* 1546 - Martin Luther, German religious reformer (b. 1483)
* 1564 - Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian artist (b. 1475)
* 1583 - Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (b. 1503)
* 1654 - Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594)
* 1683 - Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (b. 1620)
* 1712 - Louis, duc de Bourgogne, heir to the throne of France (b. 1682)
* 1718 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663)
* 1743 - Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (b. 1667)
* 1748 - Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)
* 1772 - Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman (b. 1712)
* 1778 - Joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715)
* 1780 - Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714)
* 1788 - John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)
* 1803 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (b. 1719)
* 1842 - Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)
* 1845 - Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (b. 1774)
* 1851 - Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (b. 1804)
* 1873 - Vasil Levski, Bulgarian Revolutionist (b. 1837)
* 1893 - Serranus Clinton Hastings, American politician (b. 1814)
* 1895 - Karl Abs, German professional wrestler (b. 1851)
* 1900 - Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)
* 1902 - Charles Lewis Tiffany, American founder of Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)
* 1906 - John Batterson Stetson, American manufacturer (b. 1830)
* 1911 - Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
* 1931 - Milan Šufflay, Croatian politician (b. 1879)
* 1933 - James J. Corbett, American boxer (b. 1866)
* 1938 - David King Udall, American politician (b. 1851)
* 1942 - Albert Payson Terhune, American author (b. 1872)
* 1945 - Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)
* 1955 - Sadako Sasaki, School student(b. 1944)
* 1956 - Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)
* 1957 - Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)
* 1957 - Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer (b. 1877)
* 1964 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Quebec inventor and industrialist (b. 1907)
* 1966 - Robert Rossen, American screenwriter, producer, and director (b. 1908)
* 1967 - J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (b. 1904)
* 1967 - Dragiša Cvetković, Kingdom of Yugoslavia prime minister (b. 1893)
* 1973 - Frank Costello, Italian-born gangster (b. 1891)
* 1977 - Andy Devine, American actor (b. 1905)
* 1978 - Maggie McNamara, American actress (b. 1928)
* 1981 - John Knudsen Northrop, American aircraft manufacturer (b. 1895)
* 1982 - Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author (b. 1895)
* 1993 - Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)
* 1993 - Jacqueline Hill, British actress (b. 1929)
* 1995 - Bob Stinson, American guitarist (b. 1959)
* 1997 - Emily Hahn, American writer (b. 1905)
* 1998 - Harry Caray, American baseball broadcaster (b. 1914)
* 1998 - Robbie James, Welsh footballer (b. 1957)
* 1999 - Noam Pitlik, American actor and director (b. 1932)
* 2000 - Willy Maltaite, Belgian comics creator (b. 1927)
* 2001 - Balthus, Polish-born painter (b. 1908)
* 2001 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1951)
* 2001 - Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (b. 1931)
* 2003 - Isser Harel, Israeli Mossad leader (b. 1912)
* 2003 - Johnny Paycheck, American country singer/songwriter (b. 1938)
* 2004 - Jean Rouch, French filmmaker and ethnologist (b. 1917)
* 2006 - Richard Bright, American actor (b. 1937)
* 2008 - Sir Richard Knowles, British politician (b. 1917)
* 2008 - Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress, (b. 1955)
* 2008 - Mickey Renaud, Canadian professional ice hockey player (b. 1988)
so there ya have it. everything u didn't want to know about today. w00t!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUTHA!
it's mutha's birthday today so i thought i'd share with u some famous births and deaths on this day, according to wikipedia:
Births
* 1930 - Ruth Rendell, English writer
* 1932 - Buck Trent, American banjo player
* 1933 - Bobby Lewis, American singer
* 1933 - Craig L. Thomas, American politician (d. 2007)
* 1934 - Alan Bates, English actor (d. 2003)
* 1934 - Barry Humphries, Australian actor and comedian
* 1935 - Christina Pickles, UK-born American actress
* 1936 - Jim Brown, American football player
* 1939 - John Leyton, British singer
* 1939 - Mary Ann Mobley, American actress and beauty queen
* 1940 - Gene Pitney, American singer (d. 2006)
* 1941 - Julia McKenzie, English actress and theatre director
* 1942 - Huey P. Newton, American political activist (d. 1989)
* 1944 - Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer
* 1945 - Zina Bethune, American actress
* 1945 - Brenda Fricker, Irish actress
* 1946 - Dodie Stevens, American singer
* 1948 - José José, Mexican singer and actor
* 1948 - Rick Majerus, American basketball coach
* 1949 - Fred Frith, English musician and composer
* 1952 - Karin Janz, East German gymnast
* 1953 - Norman Pace, British actor and comic
* 1954 - Rene Russo, American actress
* 1955 - Mo Yan, Chinese novelist
* 1956 - Richard Karn, American actor
* 1957 - Loreena McKennitt, Canadian musician
* 1959 - Aryeh Deri, Israeli rabbi and politician
* 1959 - Neil Lomax, American football player
* 1962 - Samuel Bayer, American music video director
* 1962 - Alison Hargreaves, British mountaineer (d. 1995)
* 1962 - Tyrone "Ty" Jones, American screenwriter
* 1962 - David McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (d. 1999)
* 1962 - Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor
* 1963 - Michael Jordan, American basketball player
* 1963 - Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian
* 1963 - Jen-Hsun Huang, American entrepreneur and businessman
* 1963 - Rene Syler, American journalist
* 1964 - Buster Olney, American sports columnist
* 1965 - Michael Bay, American film director
* 1966 - Quorthon, Swedish musician (Bathory) (d. 2004)
* 1966 - Luc Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1966 - Michael Lepond, American musician
* 1967 - Chanté Moore, American singer
* 1968 - Bryan Cox, National Football League player
* 1969 - Tuesday Knight, American actress
* 1970 - Tim Mahoney, American musician (311)
* 1970 - Tommy Moe, American Olympic skier
* 1970 - Dominic Purcell, English-born actor
* 1971 - Martyn Bennett, Canadian composer (d. 2005)
* 1971 - Jeremy Edwards, British actor
* 1971 - Denise Richards, American actress
* 1972 - Billie Joe Armstrong, American musician (Green Day)
* 1972 - Philippe Candeloro, French figure skater
* 1972 - Taylor Hawkins, American musician (Foo Fighters)
* 1972 - Valeria Mazza, Argentinian model
* 1972 - Yuki Isoya, Japanese singer (formerly Judy and Mary)
* 1973 - SaRenna Lee, American pornographic actress
* 1974 - Kaoru, Japanese musician
* 1974 - Jerry O'Connell, American actor
* 1974 - Bryan White, American singer
* 1975 - Wish Bone, American rapper
* 1975 - Harisu, South Korean singer, model and actress
* 1975 - Todd Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1975 - Vaclav Prospal, Czech ice hockey player
* 1976 - Kelly Carlson, American actress
* 1976 - Scott Williamson, American baseball player
* 1977 - Wong Choong Hann, Malaysian Badminton player
* 1978 - Jacob Wetterling, American kidnapping victim
* 1979 - Dee, Puerto Rican pornographic actress
* 1979 - Josh Willingham, American baseball player
* 1980 - Al Harrington, American basketball player
* 1980 - Klemi Saban, Israeli footballer
* 1980 - Jason Ritter, American actor
* 1981 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor
* 1981 - Paris Hilton, American actress and heiress
* 1982 - Adriano, Brazilian footballer
* 1982 - Brian Bruney, American baseball player
* 1982 - Lupe Fiasco, American hip hop artist
* 1983 - Gérald Cid, French footballer
* 1983 - Marios Kaperonis, Greek boxer
* 1984 - Jimmy Jacobs, American professional wrestler
* 1984 - Kenta Kamakari, Japanese actor and seiyuu
* 1984 - AB de Villiers, South African cricketer
* 1985 - Anne Curtis, Filipino actress and commercial model
* 1985 - Anders Jacobsen, Norwegian skijumper
* 1986 - Joey O'Brien, Irish footballer
* 1986 - Sandra Nilsson, Swedish model
* 1988 - Natascha Kampusch, Austrian kidnapping victim
* 1991 - Bonnie Wright, British actress
* 1992 - Meaghan Jette Martin, American child actress and singer
* 1996 - Sasha Pieterse, South African child actress
Deaths
* 1909 - Geronimo, Apache leader (b. 1829)
* 1912 - Edgar Evans, Welsh naval officer (b. 1876)
* 1919 - Wilfrid Laurier, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
* 1934 - King Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
* 1934 - Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (b. 1862)
* 1939 - Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859)
* 1943 - Armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer (b. 1888)
* 1943 - Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (b. 1872)
* 1958 - Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876)
* 1961 - Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1897)
* 1962 - Bruno Walter, German conductor (b. 1876)
* 1970 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1888)
* 1970 - Alfred Newman, American film composer (b. 1901)
* 1977 - Janani Luwum, Ugandan Archbishop (b. 1922)
* 1982 - Nestor Chylak, American baseball umpire (b. 1922)
* 1982 - Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (b. 1917)
* 1982 - Lee Strasberg, Austrian-born actor (b. 1901)
* 1986 - Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (b. 1895)
* 1989 - Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (b. 1908)
* 1990 - Erik Rhodes, American actor (b. 1906)
* 1990 - Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1901)
* 1994 - Randy Shilts, American author and activist (b. 1951)
* 1996 - Hervé Bazin, French writer (b. 1911)
* 1997 - Zein Isa, Palestinian militant imprisoned in the United States for the honor killing of his daughter
* 1998 - Ernst Jünger, German author (b. 1895)
* 1998 - Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (b. 1921)
* 2001 - Khalid Abdul Muhammed, American Nation of Islam spokesman (b. 1948)
* 2001 - Bob Geary, Canadian football player and manager (b. 1933)
* 2004 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (b. 1920)
* 2005 - Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (b. 1919)
* 2005 - Omar Sivori, Argentine footballer (b. 1935)
* 2006 - Ray Barretto, Puerto Rican musician (b. 1929)
* 2006 - Bill Cowsill, American singer (The Cowsills) (b. 1948)
* 2007 - Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Lithuanian writer (b. 1961)
* 2007 - Mike Awesome, American professional wrestler (b. 1965)
* 2007 - Dermot O'Reilly, Irish-born Canadian musician, producer and songwriter (b. 1943)
* 2007 - Maurice Papon, French Nazi collaborator (b. 1910)
* 2008 - Brian Harris, English footballer (b. 1935)
i know there's some names in there i didn't know, but as it was i had to trim them up so it wasn't a bleedin' novel.
mutha shares her birthday with more interesting people than i do. but i'll post my list tomorrow. yay!
so yeh hope u have a great day mutha!
Births
* 1930 - Ruth Rendell, English writer
* 1932 - Buck Trent, American banjo player
* 1933 - Bobby Lewis, American singer
* 1933 - Craig L. Thomas, American politician (d. 2007)
* 1934 - Alan Bates, English actor (d. 2003)
* 1934 - Barry Humphries, Australian actor and comedian
* 1935 - Christina Pickles, UK-born American actress
* 1936 - Jim Brown, American football player
* 1939 - John Leyton, British singer
* 1939 - Mary Ann Mobley, American actress and beauty queen
* 1940 - Gene Pitney, American singer (d. 2006)
* 1941 - Julia McKenzie, English actress and theatre director
* 1942 - Huey P. Newton, American political activist (d. 1989)
* 1944 - Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer
* 1945 - Zina Bethune, American actress
* 1945 - Brenda Fricker, Irish actress
* 1946 - Dodie Stevens, American singer
* 1948 - José José, Mexican singer and actor
* 1948 - Rick Majerus, American basketball coach
* 1949 - Fred Frith, English musician and composer
* 1952 - Karin Janz, East German gymnast
* 1953 - Norman Pace, British actor and comic
* 1954 - Rene Russo, American actress
* 1955 - Mo Yan, Chinese novelist
* 1956 - Richard Karn, American actor
* 1957 - Loreena McKennitt, Canadian musician
* 1959 - Aryeh Deri, Israeli rabbi and politician
* 1959 - Neil Lomax, American football player
* 1962 - Samuel Bayer, American music video director
* 1962 - Alison Hargreaves, British mountaineer (d. 1995)
* 1962 - Tyrone "Ty" Jones, American screenwriter
* 1962 - David McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (d. 1999)
* 1962 - Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor
* 1963 - Michael Jordan, American basketball player
* 1963 - Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian
* 1963 - Jen-Hsun Huang, American entrepreneur and businessman
* 1963 - Rene Syler, American journalist
* 1964 - Buster Olney, American sports columnist
* 1965 - Michael Bay, American film director
* 1966 - Quorthon, Swedish musician (Bathory) (d. 2004)
* 1966 - Luc Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1966 - Michael Lepond, American musician
* 1967 - Chanté Moore, American singer
* 1968 - Bryan Cox, National Football League player
* 1969 - Tuesday Knight, American actress
* 1970 - Tim Mahoney, American musician (311)
* 1970 - Tommy Moe, American Olympic skier
* 1970 - Dominic Purcell, English-born actor
* 1971 - Martyn Bennett, Canadian composer (d. 2005)
* 1971 - Jeremy Edwards, British actor
* 1971 - Denise Richards, American actress
* 1972 - Billie Joe Armstrong, American musician (Green Day)
* 1972 - Philippe Candeloro, French figure skater
* 1972 - Taylor Hawkins, American musician (Foo Fighters)
* 1972 - Valeria Mazza, Argentinian model
* 1972 - Yuki Isoya, Japanese singer (formerly Judy and Mary)
* 1973 - SaRenna Lee, American pornographic actress
* 1974 - Kaoru, Japanese musician
* 1974 - Jerry O'Connell, American actor
* 1974 - Bryan White, American singer
* 1975 - Wish Bone, American rapper
* 1975 - Harisu, South Korean singer, model and actress
* 1975 - Todd Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1975 - Vaclav Prospal, Czech ice hockey player
* 1976 - Kelly Carlson, American actress
* 1976 - Scott Williamson, American baseball player
* 1977 - Wong Choong Hann, Malaysian Badminton player
* 1978 - Jacob Wetterling, American kidnapping victim
* 1979 - Dee, Puerto Rican pornographic actress
* 1979 - Josh Willingham, American baseball player
* 1980 - Al Harrington, American basketball player
* 1980 - Klemi Saban, Israeli footballer
* 1980 - Jason Ritter, American actor
* 1981 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor
* 1981 - Paris Hilton, American actress and heiress
* 1982 - Adriano, Brazilian footballer
* 1982 - Brian Bruney, American baseball player
* 1982 - Lupe Fiasco, American hip hop artist
* 1983 - Gérald Cid, French footballer
* 1983 - Marios Kaperonis, Greek boxer
* 1984 - Jimmy Jacobs, American professional wrestler
* 1984 - Kenta Kamakari, Japanese actor and seiyuu
* 1984 - AB de Villiers, South African cricketer
* 1985 - Anne Curtis, Filipino actress and commercial model
* 1985 - Anders Jacobsen, Norwegian skijumper
* 1986 - Joey O'Brien, Irish footballer
* 1986 - Sandra Nilsson, Swedish model
* 1988 - Natascha Kampusch, Austrian kidnapping victim
* 1991 - Bonnie Wright, British actress
* 1992 - Meaghan Jette Martin, American child actress and singer
* 1996 - Sasha Pieterse, South African child actress
Deaths
* 1909 - Geronimo, Apache leader (b. 1829)
* 1912 - Edgar Evans, Welsh naval officer (b. 1876)
* 1919 - Wilfrid Laurier, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
* 1934 - King Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
* 1934 - Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (b. 1862)
* 1939 - Willy Hess, German violinist (b. 1859)
* 1943 - Armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer (b. 1888)
* 1943 - Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (b. 1872)
* 1958 - Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876)
* 1961 - Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1897)
* 1962 - Bruno Walter, German conductor (b. 1876)
* 1970 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1888)
* 1970 - Alfred Newman, American film composer (b. 1901)
* 1977 - Janani Luwum, Ugandan Archbishop (b. 1922)
* 1982 - Nestor Chylak, American baseball umpire (b. 1922)
* 1982 - Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (b. 1917)
* 1982 - Lee Strasberg, Austrian-born actor (b. 1901)
* 1986 - Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (b. 1895)
* 1989 - Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (b. 1908)
* 1990 - Erik Rhodes, American actor (b. 1906)
* 1990 - Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1901)
* 1994 - Randy Shilts, American author and activist (b. 1951)
* 1996 - Hervé Bazin, French writer (b. 1911)
* 1997 - Zein Isa, Palestinian militant imprisoned in the United States for the honor killing of his daughter
* 1998 - Ernst Jünger, German author (b. 1895)
* 1998 - Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (b. 1921)
* 2001 - Khalid Abdul Muhammed, American Nation of Islam spokesman (b. 1948)
* 2001 - Bob Geary, Canadian football player and manager (b. 1933)
* 2004 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (b. 1920)
* 2005 - Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (b. 1919)
* 2005 - Omar Sivori, Argentine footballer (b. 1935)
* 2006 - Ray Barretto, Puerto Rican musician (b. 1929)
* 2006 - Bill Cowsill, American singer (The Cowsills) (b. 1948)
* 2007 - Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Lithuanian writer (b. 1961)
* 2007 - Mike Awesome, American professional wrestler (b. 1965)
* 2007 - Dermot O'Reilly, Irish-born Canadian musician, producer and songwriter (b. 1943)
* 2007 - Maurice Papon, French Nazi collaborator (b. 1910)
* 2008 - Brian Harris, English footballer (b. 1935)
i know there's some names in there i didn't know, but as it was i had to trim them up so it wasn't a bleedin' novel.
mutha shares her birthday with more interesting people than i do. but i'll post my list tomorrow. yay!
so yeh hope u have a great day mutha!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Elder's Ricey Creation Thingy.....
now bear in mind that this feeds just me, sometimes i have it all in one sitting, sometimes i freeze some to cook another day.... u'll just have to judge the amount and adjust for what u need......
Ingredients:
1 cup rice
chicken stock
onion
minced garlic
coles mixed vegies
salt and pepper to taste
butter
Method:
make up chicken stock and cook rice in it using the absorption method.
while that's coming to the boil, chop up the onion. i normally only use about half, but if u like more or less u can adapt it.
add onion to saucepan, along with 1 tsp minced garlic.
once rice has come to the boil, turn it back to the low setting and let it sit for about 10 mins. i normally add a little bit of butter here to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the saucepan, but it can be left out.
after 10 mins, check on the softness of the rice. if it's almost done, this is the optimal time to add in the coles mixed vegies. i normally add about a cup to the saucepan, but once again, it can be altered to suit your tastes and amount. i like to have a good amount of vegies as it just makes me feel less guilty about not having proper meals more often.
mix the vegies through and let them heat up in the rice. if the rice is a little dry, add more chicken stock or just plain water. not too much, just enough to make it a little wet again.
once the vegies have been warmed through, it can be dished up. season with salt and pepper to taste.
so there ya go. pretty quick, pretty easy, and it's all done in one pot. it's pretty healthy and it tastes bloody good too!
plus i eat it with chopsticks, so it's also fun. and even Jawsome has commented that it smells good. so that's something i guess..... considering how much he hates vegies.
feel free to take the recipe and alter it to your tastes and throw in extra vegies that aren't in the mix. maybe even add in chicken or fish. it all depends on what u like.
have fun cooking!!
Ingredients:
1 cup rice
chicken stock
onion
minced garlic
coles mixed vegies
salt and pepper to taste
butter
Method:
make up chicken stock and cook rice in it using the absorption method.
while that's coming to the boil, chop up the onion. i normally only use about half, but if u like more or less u can adapt it.
add onion to saucepan, along with 1 tsp minced garlic.
once rice has come to the boil, turn it back to the low setting and let it sit for about 10 mins. i normally add a little bit of butter here to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the saucepan, but it can be left out.
after 10 mins, check on the softness of the rice. if it's almost done, this is the optimal time to add in the coles mixed vegies. i normally add about a cup to the saucepan, but once again, it can be altered to suit your tastes and amount. i like to have a good amount of vegies as it just makes me feel less guilty about not having proper meals more often.
mix the vegies through and let them heat up in the rice. if the rice is a little dry, add more chicken stock or just plain water. not too much, just enough to make it a little wet again.
once the vegies have been warmed through, it can be dished up. season with salt and pepper to taste.
so there ya go. pretty quick, pretty easy, and it's all done in one pot. it's pretty healthy and it tastes bloody good too!
plus i eat it with chopsticks, so it's also fun. and even Jawsome has commented that it smells good. so that's something i guess..... considering how much he hates vegies.
feel free to take the recipe and alter it to your tastes and throw in extra vegies that aren't in the mix. maybe even add in chicken or fish. it all depends on what u like.
have fun cooking!!
happy australia day-boxing day........
lol running joke with myself and jawsome. don't even ask.....
well the weekend passed in a bit of a blur. there was a workmate's belated 21st on saturday night. jawsome and i went to a mates first and started drinking with them there, and then we walked to the party cause it was only about 10 houses down.
got there and found out there was free booze. i dived in and nabbed myself a cruiser. and then found myself wandering off and chatting to people. i only do that when i'm drunk. lately i've just been really shy. it's weird.
but i digest...... *lol*
we looked up and these huge clouds started rolling over us really quickly, so there was a scurry to get tarps set up over the hired music gear. we got it up just in time. it came bucketing down. the tarps got weighed down with rain, i got soaked. laughing the whole time of course.
someone set up a spare tarp in the vacant lot next door, and they put morning fresh on it. of course jawsome had to have a go. he's now sporting a rather impressive grass burn on his hip.
after a while we decided to get some kfc. then jawsome wanted to go home and sleep cause he was working the next day. the rest of us got dropped back at the mates place to get more booze. as we stepped out of the car, i felt a slight pain in my ankle. then i realised i was on the ground. in a puddle....... in slight pain, but giggling my head off once i realised where i was sitting.
one of our mates went to bed so it was just 2 of us left. never thought i'd be the last one standing out of seasoned drinkers......
we staggered back to the party and sat some more and chatted to people. then we got bored and went back to sleep.
then sunday i gave the dark twin a manual driving lesson just around nabs. she was really really nervous, but still did well. she can drive, she just has to practice the starting and stopping and get used to using a clutch.
but if there was an emergency, she can now drive a manual. yaaaaaaay!!!!!
she was just happy that i didn't yell or get mad at her. i think i made her feel pretty much at ease. i even stepped out of the car and made her do it without me being in there with her. she even tried a 3 point turn on her own. took her a while but she did it.
we ended up taking light twin and their mum for a drive to maccas for lunch. there was a slight hiccup at a roundabout and she started to get flustered, but now she knows she can do it.
and yesterday.... we were back at our mates place and their nephew was there. he's such a cutie. so that's what i'll call him.
we took Cutie to the little beach at the end of our street and he had fun running around for a couple of hours. we each took turns babysitting him. jawsome and i took him for a walk while we went to check out canoe and kayak hire prices for closer to my birthday.
Cutie also became very well aquainted with a cute pup that was sniffing around near us.
after a while though, little Cutie started to fall asleep so we all went home and put him to bed while we drank some more and watched tv. and that was pretty much it for the rest of the night. i went to bed early cause i was tired and my ankle was still giving me hell. even now i have it strapped up cause it hurts whenever i walk on it.
so right now i'm sitting at the desk, my foot rested on the bed, listening to my various disney cd's. yeh.... i'm a freak. lol.
i also have my special ricey thing that i made. it tastes so good and is really easy to make too. i have to make it just for me cause it's healthy so of course that means jawsome won't eat it. i'll post the recipe in a fresh blog, so it's easier to find if anyone wants to try it.
but yeah that's about all i did on my weekend. and i got the battle scares to prove it. lol. yay! my first drinking-related mishap!! i'm all grown up!
oh and i also took skin off my knee......
I'M AWESOME!!!!
well the weekend passed in a bit of a blur. there was a workmate's belated 21st on saturday night. jawsome and i went to a mates first and started drinking with them there, and then we walked to the party cause it was only about 10 houses down.
got there and found out there was free booze. i dived in and nabbed myself a cruiser. and then found myself wandering off and chatting to people. i only do that when i'm drunk. lately i've just been really shy. it's weird.
but i digest...... *lol*
we looked up and these huge clouds started rolling over us really quickly, so there was a scurry to get tarps set up over the hired music gear. we got it up just in time. it came bucketing down. the tarps got weighed down with rain, i got soaked. laughing the whole time of course.
someone set up a spare tarp in the vacant lot next door, and they put morning fresh on it. of course jawsome had to have a go. he's now sporting a rather impressive grass burn on his hip.
after a while we decided to get some kfc. then jawsome wanted to go home and sleep cause he was working the next day. the rest of us got dropped back at the mates place to get more booze. as we stepped out of the car, i felt a slight pain in my ankle. then i realised i was on the ground. in a puddle....... in slight pain, but giggling my head off once i realised where i was sitting.
one of our mates went to bed so it was just 2 of us left. never thought i'd be the last one standing out of seasoned drinkers......
we staggered back to the party and sat some more and chatted to people. then we got bored and went back to sleep.
then sunday i gave the dark twin a manual driving lesson just around nabs. she was really really nervous, but still did well. she can drive, she just has to practice the starting and stopping and get used to using a clutch.
but if there was an emergency, she can now drive a manual. yaaaaaaay!!!!!
she was just happy that i didn't yell or get mad at her. i think i made her feel pretty much at ease. i even stepped out of the car and made her do it without me being in there with her. she even tried a 3 point turn on her own. took her a while but she did it.
we ended up taking light twin and their mum for a drive to maccas for lunch. there was a slight hiccup at a roundabout and she started to get flustered, but now she knows she can do it.
and yesterday.... we were back at our mates place and their nephew was there. he's such a cutie. so that's what i'll call him.
we took Cutie to the little beach at the end of our street and he had fun running around for a couple of hours. we each took turns babysitting him. jawsome and i took him for a walk while we went to check out canoe and kayak hire prices for closer to my birthday.
Cutie also became very well aquainted with a cute pup that was sniffing around near us.
after a while though, little Cutie started to fall asleep so we all went home and put him to bed while we drank some more and watched tv. and that was pretty much it for the rest of the night. i went to bed early cause i was tired and my ankle was still giving me hell. even now i have it strapped up cause it hurts whenever i walk on it.
so right now i'm sitting at the desk, my foot rested on the bed, listening to my various disney cd's. yeh.... i'm a freak. lol.
i also have my special ricey thing that i made. it tastes so good and is really easy to make too. i have to make it just for me cause it's healthy so of course that means jawsome won't eat it. i'll post the recipe in a fresh blog, so it's easier to find if anyone wants to try it.
but yeah that's about all i did on my weekend. and i got the battle scares to prove it. lol. yay! my first drinking-related mishap!! i'm all grown up!
oh and i also took skin off my knee......
I'M AWESOME!!!!
Friday, January 23, 2009
seems telstra's screwing a few people over...
must run in the family.
so my first hiptop started playing up on me. turning itself off after the slightest tap, losing all my messages and sometimes emails too.
so in november last year, i went in to the telstra shop with Mutha while we were out shoppinng. i arranged to get a new phone, but pay it off per month, same as my normal payments at the time. he set it all up and said that was fine and wouldn't be a problem. so off i skipped with a brand new shiny and WORKING hiptop.
so imagine my horror when in december, my bill arrived. $400+!! WTF?! so a few days after, i sat on the phone and made myself comfortable. made it through to someone who told me i was speaking to the wrong department, but they put me through to (apparently) the right one. someone picked up and took my information and listened while i told my story and they said that it was supposed to be looked after by another department (deja vu??) so they transferred me over. or so they thought. after half an hour of being on hold and going round in circles, i was cut off completely.
i uttered some rather harsh words and tried again. this time i eventually got put through to someone nambed gilbert. and yes, that's his name. i'm not hiding it. he was indian. so his real name probably wasn't even gilbert. but he listened to me ranting and starting to get flustered as this was the 5th time i'd had to tell someone my story. he said for me to sit tight and he'd have a look for me. and then nothing. no hold tone, no dial tone, no background noise. nothing. i sat and waited for more than 15 minutes, just in case that section didn't have hold music. but no. there was nothing.
so after the new year i shuffled off to the local telsra shop and told them of my issue. the store manager came and assisted straight away. they photocopied my bill and took notes and said they would try to get it arranged for me and they would give me a call. ok fine.
2 weeks later, i still hadn't received a call. so last week i went back in to remind the staff that my problem still existed (i had received another bill by that stage and the charge was still on it!). the guy i spoke to remembered "something being mentioned" - his words - about my case. he wrote a note for the store manager to find out some details, and once again i was promised a phone call. still nothing.
so today i tried to call the telstra shop at indro to get it sorted, as they're the store who arranged it in the first place. and all i got was the answering service. and they're not even closed yet!! fucktards.
so as soon as all this is sorted, looks like i shall be looking for another service provider. optus is looking pretty attractive right now. i might just go for a prepaid. i'm sick of the whole telstra bullshit already. i want to break something.
i made an official complaint to telstra about the handling of the whole thing. and i threatened to contact the ombudsman. cause there is no way in hell that i'm paying that $400 when i did NOT want my contract cancelled. and i told the telstra fella that when he was doing it all up. i told him that all i wanted was a new phone because my other one was faulty.
if it's not sorted soon, i may just have to take drastic action and threaten legal action. this is doing my head in. it's not good for my mental health or my physical health. i'm stressing ridiculously because my credit rating is going to go to shit after all this is over.
fuck telstra.
fuck them in their stupid asses.
- quotes jay and silent bob -
I SAY TO YOU GOOD DAY SIR!!
* throws tie across shoulder and storms off *
so my first hiptop started playing up on me. turning itself off after the slightest tap, losing all my messages and sometimes emails too.
so in november last year, i went in to the telstra shop with Mutha while we were out shoppinng. i arranged to get a new phone, but pay it off per month, same as my normal payments at the time. he set it all up and said that was fine and wouldn't be a problem. so off i skipped with a brand new shiny and WORKING hiptop.
so imagine my horror when in december, my bill arrived. $400+!! WTF?! so a few days after, i sat on the phone and made myself comfortable. made it through to someone who told me i was speaking to the wrong department, but they put me through to (apparently) the right one. someone picked up and took my information and listened while i told my story and they said that it was supposed to be looked after by another department (deja vu??) so they transferred me over. or so they thought. after half an hour of being on hold and going round in circles, i was cut off completely.
i uttered some rather harsh words and tried again. this time i eventually got put through to someone nambed gilbert. and yes, that's his name. i'm not hiding it. he was indian. so his real name probably wasn't even gilbert. but he listened to me ranting and starting to get flustered as this was the 5th time i'd had to tell someone my story. he said for me to sit tight and he'd have a look for me. and then nothing. no hold tone, no dial tone, no background noise. nothing. i sat and waited for more than 15 minutes, just in case that section didn't have hold music. but no. there was nothing.
so after the new year i shuffled off to the local telsra shop and told them of my issue. the store manager came and assisted straight away. they photocopied my bill and took notes and said they would try to get it arranged for me and they would give me a call. ok fine.
2 weeks later, i still hadn't received a call. so last week i went back in to remind the staff that my problem still existed (i had received another bill by that stage and the charge was still on it!). the guy i spoke to remembered "something being mentioned" - his words - about my case. he wrote a note for the store manager to find out some details, and once again i was promised a phone call. still nothing.
so today i tried to call the telstra shop at indro to get it sorted, as they're the store who arranged it in the first place. and all i got was the answering service. and they're not even closed yet!! fucktards.
so as soon as all this is sorted, looks like i shall be looking for another service provider. optus is looking pretty attractive right now. i might just go for a prepaid. i'm sick of the whole telstra bullshit already. i want to break something.
i made an official complaint to telstra about the handling of the whole thing. and i threatened to contact the ombudsman. cause there is no way in hell that i'm paying that $400 when i did NOT want my contract cancelled. and i told the telstra fella that when he was doing it all up. i told him that all i wanted was a new phone because my other one was faulty.
if it's not sorted soon, i may just have to take drastic action and threaten legal action. this is doing my head in. it's not good for my mental health or my physical health. i'm stressing ridiculously because my credit rating is going to go to shit after all this is over.
fuck telstra.
fuck them in their stupid asses.
- quotes jay and silent bob -
I SAY TO YOU GOOD DAY SIR!!
* throws tie across shoulder and storms off *
Friday, January 16, 2009
welcome to 2009!
so i've had this bloggy thing for about a year now. wow, how time does fly.
i hope all my readers had a wonderful new years. mine was alright. coulda been better, but also coulda been waaaaaay worse.
so i started the year with no income. i haven't worked since christmas eve, and as a result, i'm now in negotiations with centrelink to become a bum. still waiting on some paperwork from coles.
also, just thought i'd share this cause i thought it was funny, if not a little annoying....
went out the other morning to an appointment, and i noticed the fuel flap on the Volvo was open. so i turned the Cino around and pulled up right next to it and had a look. and of course, the fuel cap was missing. cause that's what everybody steals when they pass a car on the street without the lockable fuel flap. when i came home from my appointment i turned the Volvo on and checked the fuel gauge. they also managed to steal about a quarter of a tank of fuel. which i didn't really care all that much about cause i had a full tank from when we came back fom camping.
The Volvo had been out at Nabiac since we got back. it was only here for 2 nights before that happened. Jawsome bought me a lockable fuel cap yesterday. ha! i win!
been watching the news this morning (i remember when i thought the news was boring!!) and i've been listening to the reports of the american plane that landed in the river after a flock of geese flew into the engines.....
there was a comment on one news report that the FBI had said they don't believe there was any terrorist activity around it. but what they DON'T know is that the geese were actually trained as kimikaze pilots by al-quaeda. *grins like a moron*
so what did everyone get for christmas?? i got a decent haul this year!! i'm stoked!
i got a cheaper version of a flavourwave oven (it cooks most of the stuff that we eat so i'm happy!)
i got an electric mixer! very helpful for my other gifts....
a BOX of cupcake recipes and a cupcake kit with a silicone tray, recipe book and piping bag and tips...
hannah montana poster...
the knight's tale dvd... i was actually looking for a copy a while ago but didn't find one so i just left it. good thing i did!
i bought myself a board game. it's called tappayatung. it's like scene it, but just with quotes, songs and movie lines and there's no dvd....
i got various choccies and stuff
and one of the twins bought me this gorgeous little bracelet while she was at schoolies.
ooh! and i got a pandora bracelet too. it has a red glass charm and a frog (which Jawsome all chose for me when he bought it) and i got myself a princess crown charm a week later.
Sunny bought me an early gift. the Guitar Hero set for my DS. and the bag for it too. even Jawsome likes it.
the other day we went out on the boat with some mates to one of the islands around here adn had a bbq lunch. it was nice. a little sandy, but still nice. while we were cooking, i heard people making a fuss and i looked up and saw 3 dolphins just being lazy and swimming around and heading back out to sea. i managed to get a picture....
i could only just see them if i zoomed into the pic cause i had to use my hiptop. i left my proper camera at home. next time i go, i'm gonna remember to bring it cause that's twice now we've spotted dolphins when we're on the water.
well that's about all i can think of for now. the next time i update might be when we move. not certain what's going to happen yet. we might go to newy. more jobs there. which would be good.
before i go, i thought i'd share some more piccies of the prettyfulness that is forster.
enjoy!!!
i hope all my readers had a wonderful new years. mine was alright. coulda been better, but also coulda been waaaaaay worse.
so i started the year with no income. i haven't worked since christmas eve, and as a result, i'm now in negotiations with centrelink to become a bum. still waiting on some paperwork from coles.
also, just thought i'd share this cause i thought it was funny, if not a little annoying....
went out the other morning to an appointment, and i noticed the fuel flap on the Volvo was open. so i turned the Cino around and pulled up right next to it and had a look. and of course, the fuel cap was missing. cause that's what everybody steals when they pass a car on the street without the lockable fuel flap. when i came home from my appointment i turned the Volvo on and checked the fuel gauge. they also managed to steal about a quarter of a tank of fuel. which i didn't really care all that much about cause i had a full tank from when we came back fom camping.
The Volvo had been out at Nabiac since we got back. it was only here for 2 nights before that happened. Jawsome bought me a lockable fuel cap yesterday. ha! i win!
been watching the news this morning (i remember when i thought the news was boring!!) and i've been listening to the reports of the american plane that landed in the river after a flock of geese flew into the engines.....
there was a comment on one news report that the FBI had said they don't believe there was any terrorist activity around it. but what they DON'T know is that the geese were actually trained as kimikaze pilots by al-quaeda. *grins like a moron*
so what did everyone get for christmas?? i got a decent haul this year!! i'm stoked!
i got a cheaper version of a flavourwave oven (it cooks most of the stuff that we eat so i'm happy!)
i got an electric mixer! very helpful for my other gifts....
a BOX of cupcake recipes and a cupcake kit with a silicone tray, recipe book and piping bag and tips...
hannah montana poster...
the knight's tale dvd... i was actually looking for a copy a while ago but didn't find one so i just left it. good thing i did!
i bought myself a board game. it's called tappayatung. it's like scene it, but just with quotes, songs and movie lines and there's no dvd....
i got various choccies and stuff
and one of the twins bought me this gorgeous little bracelet while she was at schoolies.
ooh! and i got a pandora bracelet too. it has a red glass charm and a frog (which Jawsome all chose for me when he bought it) and i got myself a princess crown charm a week later.
Sunny bought me an early gift. the Guitar Hero set for my DS. and the bag for it too. even Jawsome likes it.
the other day we went out on the boat with some mates to one of the islands around here adn had a bbq lunch. it was nice. a little sandy, but still nice. while we were cooking, i heard people making a fuss and i looked up and saw 3 dolphins just being lazy and swimming around and heading back out to sea. i managed to get a picture....
i could only just see them if i zoomed into the pic cause i had to use my hiptop. i left my proper camera at home. next time i go, i'm gonna remember to bring it cause that's twice now we've spotted dolphins when we're on the water.
well that's about all i can think of for now. the next time i update might be when we move. not certain what's going to happen yet. we might go to newy. more jobs there. which would be good.
before i go, i thought i'd share some more piccies of the prettyfulness that is forster.
enjoy!!!
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