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| Two from Three .... Not bad!! |
| 04.30.04 (10:43 pm) [edit] |
[i]I'm done for the day, the Week, the Month.... I wish I was done for the Year, but that would be asking a lot!! :roll: So I'm off home to chill out... no going out tonight, just home for some quality 'ME' time! I'mma listen to my Enrique Ingelisis /Escape CD... as recommended by Krazedone. :wink:
But before I say g'nite I have to leave y'all with this last tidbit that I found during the week:
Singapore sounds like a rather odd place at times anyway, being a City-state. :shock: Never having been there of course (except for a stop-over from Australia!), all I can judge it by is the occasional news story that makes the rounds over here.
[b]Like, when I found out that in Singapore, Prostitution is legal, the Age of consent is 16 — but Oral sex is illegal. Wtf?? :?
Like the title says…:wink: [/b][/i]
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| Am I a Pervert?! |
| 04.30.04 (9:09 pm) [edit] |
Kirsty pointed out the [b]Book Quiz[/b]— another of the many online personality tests, this one purporting to link your psyche to a novel. Did it on Wednesday but wasn't sure I wanted to post the result... here goes anyway!
[b]My results?[/b]
[b]You're Lolita![/b] by Vladimir Nabokov
[b]Considered by most to be depraved and immoral, you are obsessed with sex. What really tantalizes you is that which deviates from societal standards in every way, though you admit that this probably isn't the best and you're not sure what causes this desire. Nonetheless, you've done some pretty nefarious things in your life, and probably gotten caught for them. The names have been changed, but the problems are real. Please stay away from children.[/b]
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[b]Take the Book Quiz at the Blue Pyramid:http://bluepyramid.org/ia/bqu...[/b]
Oh my oh my oh my!!. [Ahem!] :oops: There has got to be some kinda mistake of course!! This so [b]ISN'T[/b] true! I'm disgusted!!...... :evil: Or am I?! :P
[b]PS:When or if you do take the test, drop a line here to let me know what book your psyche is linked too.... Pretty pls!! :D[/b] [/i]
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| Interesting tidbits..... |
| 04.30.04 (8:44 pm) [edit] |
[i]Just some interesting stuff I've stumbled across in the last few days. I might start doing this occasionally — the things I grab may or may not be of interest to anyone else, but they catch my eye for one reason or another. Make of that what you will, seeing as it is my blog anyways!! :P
[u][b]—No Pants day!![/b][/u]
May 7th is No Pants Day! You Should Wear Nothing! I don't think I'll be able to get away with it at work, but afterwards… it's commando baby!! :D
NOTHING?!?!?! There are no limits or boundaries for you. No pants, no clothes, whatever. But, hey, if you're going to get arrested, this is definitely the way to go.
Find out which No Pants Day outfit YOU should wear!
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To find out more about No Pants Day, visit
[b]:http://www.NoPantsDay.com[/b]
[u][b]— Even google know him![/b][/u]
I love whatever algorithms Google uses for their AdSense program. Much of the time they're dead-on, but every so often, you get some wonderfully bizarre and hilarious combinations.
For instance my mate Dave, upon reloading his page after adding his last post, got the following set:
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Now that is priceless isn't it? Seeing as Dave does have a tendency to over-do it on the drink on accassion! :lol:
[u][b]— Who's a poplular girl then?![/b][/u]
This amused me: according to an Esquire poll, :http://www.ncbuy.com/news/200... 45% of women would let their partner have sex with Nicole Kidman. I wonder what Nicole thinks of this? eh? :P Is this true tho?? :?
[u][b]— Supreme Court tries sodomy!![/b][/u]
This has got to be the single worst headline I think I've ever seen. From MSN's Slate magazine: [b]The Supreme Court tries sodomy[/b] :http://slate.msn.com/id/20807...
What?? Right there in the courtroom? :shock: :?
[b]I'm just messing around peeps.... they made me laugh, I hope they do you!! :wink:[/b] [/i]
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| Cocktails!! |
| 04.30.04 (7:15 pm) [edit] |
[i]Evening peeps! :lol: Can you believe it? This is the first chance I've had all day to post summin up in here... I have to confess that AG have got their money's worth outta me today!! :evil: and what a day it's been too!! Phew!! :roll: Just been snowed under with paper work, client meetings and what not.... earlier in the week I was complaining abt boredom... well I change my mind, I'd rather do nada than work my arse off the whole day!! :(
This is after getting up this morning feeling like a steel drum was being pounded in my head... what a night we had y/day. Last night was naother meeting of the TEDC (Thursday Evening Drinking Club.. for those of you who are outta the loop!)...not that we needed an excuse to let rip anyway, if you know what I mean?! :wink:
We decided to do summin different this time around and went to a cocktail bar and tried out every cocktail on the menu. Let's just put it this way there weren't many peeps standing come the end of the night! I was so far gone I had to leave my car and get a taxi home at the end of the night! It's still there now, seeing as I didn't get up in time to go retrieve it! :oops:
Having said that, was a fantastic night of getting pissed, banter and of course cocktails galore. I wanna fill you in on my top five coaktails of the night.... there were abt 25 different one's on offer but I've got to admit by the time I had got to my 7th or was it the 8th... my taste buds were shot to pieces anyway!
[u][b]Cyberpal's top 5 Cocktails of choice:[/b][/u]
1. [b]Dirty Martini:[/b] Regular martini, but with a splash of the olive brine to give it a dishwater hue.... Not bad!!
2. [b]White Cosmopolitan:[/b] Made with white canberry juice and Ketel One vodka, a more guy-friendly version of the classic pink drink..... I'd give it a 7 outta 10.
3. [b]Old Fashioned:[/b] First I'd ever heard of it too, but it's a bourbon-based classic.... that I'm told all bartenders drink off duty.... Two of those and you are on the way! :wink:
4. [b]Fruit Calpirinha:[/b] This is made from a lime and sugar cane spirit. I tried a blackberry one, and it was great!
5. [b]Mules:[/b] Basically any variation of vodka mixed with ginger beer... this is apparently very hot and very NOW! One of the guys had a raspberry one... had a taste and was sold straight up!! Had a couple of those.
So that was last night, and I must say I had a load of fun, and the barmaids or shd I say the service wasn't bad either. Especially when you're being served quality booze by good-looking women who appear to have been dressed by Agent Provocateur. :P
What are your fav cocktails peeps, holla and I'll make a list so I can check em out the next time we swing by there.....Cocktails rock!! Yay!! :lol: [/i]
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| Sex GOD!! |
| 04.29.04 (9:46 pm) [edit] |
[i]Bored again and my friend Alana pointed me to Tickle :http://web.tickle.com/ a fun little site that has a ton of different personality-style tests on it. I took the [b]"Are you a sex god?"[/b] test (for obvious reasons!), and I thought my results were hilarious — here's how it rated me:
[b][u]DIONYSUS[/u], God of Ecstacy.
You are one sex-loving deity! And you sure know how to turn any bedroom into an unforgettable party for two. You are sensual and fun-loving, and you will do just about anything to get some play. You have an insatiable desire for sexual pleasure. You have a young, playful spirit that makes the bedroom your personal playground. Because you are housing a god within you who used orgies as a method of worship, you have no limits to your exploration. Your experimentation and lack of inhibition make your sex life all the more interesting. Your open-mindedness and irrepressible energy allow your sexual energy to keep going and going and going. And when the day is through, you've left a trail of satisfied mortals in your wake.[/b]
Hmmm…not bad, eh? Woohoo! :P [/i]
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| I'm a Junkie!! |
| 04.29.04 (8:22 pm) [edit] |
[i][b]Hi, My name is Cyberpal, and I'm a DVD-aholic. (It's official!) :oops:
Hi, Cyber! :lol:[/b]
Was bored earlier on today and as you do, so I decided to go through and compared my actual DVD collection with the database program that keeps track of them all and provides the [u]DVD listing[/u] that I want to place here on my blogsite.
Turns out I had a few of my mate's listed in there that I needed to delete…but I also had a few of my own that I hadn't put in there yet..... like the two I bought y/day. End result?
I passed the 350 mark a week or two ago, it seems…I now have a total of 358 DVD's. I just wanted to gloat!! :roll:
Boy, am I glad I've got a decent paying job! :P [/i]
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| Hey! |
| 04.29.04 (3:48 pm) [edit] |
[i]First off - Hi Dad! :) Got a call from him y/day — He and Mum were off on a trip to South Africa & Botswana (anywhere else?) for the past few weeks, and just got home. Seems everything went well for them, and I'm now told that Botswana is a wonderful place to visit, should I ever get the opportunity. Hmmm…well, I'll certainly be keeping that in mind…. :wink:
I'd been seeing ads for Legally Blonde II for a while now, and I finally decided to break down and get it y/day to see if it was as cute as it looked in the ads. It definitely was (something that's always nice). Had Sarah over, and we watched it together...... still as dippy as the first but Reece Whitherspoon just gets me every time!! :roll: ..... just dont tell my mates that I enjoyed a chick flick!! :oops:
Lastly, as I was going through my boxes of stuff last night, I stumbled across a book I hadn't read through in a while. [b]"The Jargon File"[/b] is a compendium of slang and jargon from the hacker community that has been an ongoing project since roughly 1981 — a full 23 years now! While it would at first appear to be aimed solely at the hacker community (which, to be honest, I can't exactly dispute), it also has a broad appeal to people outside of the community, especially those with a decently sharp sense of humour and a love of wordplay. [b]If you are into such, go check it out!![/b]
I started re-reading it last night, and had forgotten just how entertaining it can be to read something that is, in some respects, a dictionary of technical terms and slang. In particular, I think my dad would really get a kick out of it, given what I know of his sense of humour and interest in words, wordplay, and etymology. The file can either be found online :http://www.amazon.com/exec/ob..., or can be purchased in bookstores as [b]"The New Hacker's Dictionary"[/b] (though the online version is more current).
Not much going on today so far, just the usual. I am hungry tho, so might just go get a bite to eat, seeing as I didn't have brekkie... any suggestions? :? Be back in a bit folks :D [/i]
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| Watch out!! |
| 04.28.04 (8:08 pm) [edit] |
[i]It was bound to happen — and realistically, it probably has been happening, just now we're getting news stories about it — US intelligence agencies are starting to keep an eye out on weblogs.:http://news.yahoo.com/news?tm...
[b]Some blogs are whimsical and deal with "soft" subjects. Others, though, are cutting edge in delivering information and opinion.
As a result, some analysts say U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials might be starting to track blogs for important bits of information. This interest is a sign of how far Web media such as blogs have come in reshaping the data-collection habits of intelligence professionals and others, even with the knowledge that the accuracy of what's reported in some blogs is questionable.
Still, a panel of folks who work in the U.S. intelligence field - some of them spies or former spies - discussed this month at a conference in Washington the idea of tracking blogs.[/b]
Personally, I think these guys are just trying to find an excuse for why [b]Krazedone[/b] :http://krazedone.tblog.com keeps showing up in the CIA webserver logs…[/i] :P
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| Bush!! |
| 04.28.04 (8:01 pm) [edit] |
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[i]......I told y'all I was in a silly juvenile mood today. You've all been warned peeps![/i] :P
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| Die Kitty die!! |
| 04.28.04 (7:51 pm) [edit] |
[i]I'm in a juvenile kinda mood today, so EITHER bear with me or deal with it!! If not, move the hell on and read another blog! This is so Very wrong. But Very funny!! ROTFL!! :lol: :lol:
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| All Women are evil!! |
| 04.28.04 (7:06 pm) [edit] |
[i]My buddy Dave found this using the LiveJournal Images script I linked him to the other day…I think it's brilliant. Already shared this with CrapPix, when commenting on some blog he posted abt an evil girlfriend.
[b]DISCLAIMER:[/b] Altho, this may suggest otherwise, I do in fact luv, adore and worship women. So, I state categorically that this is intended as no more than a joke! Thx for your understanding!! :P
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| Quote of the Day! |
| 04.28.04 (6:45 pm) [edit] |
[b]Theater is life. Cinema is art. Television is furniture.[/b]
[i].... aint that the truth, with the mundane stuff on the box nowadays?! :roll: [/i]
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| Three Magic Little Words! |
| 04.28.04 (6:38 pm) [edit] |
[i]I found this article today when trawling thru my files, and really think it needs to be shared — [u]"Three Magic Little Words"[/u]
[b]HUMANITY COULD DEFEAT its greatest scourge if everyone would repeat the phrase: [u]"Hold on, please."[/u]
Three simple words, enough to change the world.
Whenever a phone solicitor calls in the middle of dinner, don't get sore. Don't slam down the receiver. Don't hang up.
Just say, "Hold on, please." Then gently set the receiver on the table and go about your business.
Why will this change the world? Because the solicitor will hold on, too. While the solicitor is on hold, he cannot bug other people in the middle of dinner, can he/she?
No, he/she can't.
For years, I have employed the Hold On Please technique. The mathematics behind the HOP technique are truly amazing.
Phone solicitors make money because one or two saps in every 100 calls actually listen to the sales pitch and buy something.
But what if each unsuccessful call took the solicitor a few minutes instead of a few seconds? What if a phone solicitor could make only a dozen calls per hour, instead of several hundred?
Then it would no longer be cost-effective to bother people in the middle of dinner, would it? No, it wouldn't.
A small idea, invented by me. My gift to the race. Simple, like the wheel.
(Some minutes later, after the solicitor decides you are not coming back and hangs up on his/her end, you will hear the distinctive wah-wah sound from your receiver, meaning it is OK to hang up your phone.)
Developing the "HOLD ON PLEASE" technique is my way of atoning for an abysmal night I spent years ago in Oakland as an honest-to-God phone solicitor. The taskmaster of this enterprise — a smarmy guy in used-car-salesman boots and mustache — had jammed dozens of us youngsters into a cramped, stuffy room above a pizzeria.
Each of us got a huge list of phone numbers, along with a script. (The charity that I was trying to raise money for, it turned out later, would only get 30 percent of the take — the phone soliciting company bagged the rest.)
Most of the time, I never even got to finish saying, "Hi, my name is Steve Rubenstein and I'm calling on behalf of…" before I would hear the Click.
Every few seconds, another click. Over and over. Click, click, click, click, click. We newbies were getting plenty frustrated. The head guy came over and said not to be discouraged, because quick clicks, as he called them, were a phone solicitor's friends.
The true enemy, he said, were lonely people who kept you on the line for five or 10 minutes, and still didn't fork over any dough.
AFTER AN HOUR of the phone calling, after bugging dozens of people during dinner and being justifiably cussed at, screamed at and having my ancestry challenged in unsettling ways, I quit the job. The guy paid me my $5, not even 30 pieces of silver, and I slunk downstairs to the pizzeria for a beer and a sausage pizza to assuage my guilt. (Sausage can assuage, but Budweiser is wiser.)
It was then I came up with the Hold On Please technique.
I mentioned it later to the head guy, after he came down for a beer of his own, and the edges of his used-car mustache seemed to droop. He said if everyone in the world did it, he'd be out of business.
Don't tell anyone, he pleaded. Just between you and me, he said. OK, I promised. So much for honour among thieves.
So there you are. It is nearly spring, a time of renewal, of rebirth. A time to give the world a fresh start.
Three simple words can do it. Remember, all great movements started small. [/b]
I read this and was rolling about, what a simple but effective way to get the mofo's that hassle the fuck outta you every friggin night!! Bring it on you mofo's I'm ready for y'all now! :wink: :evil: [/i]
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| MIA!! |
| 04.28.04 (4:20 pm) [edit] |
[i]Peeps, Sorry 'bout the lack of updates recently, but things have been a bit busy. Not the kind of busy that would really be worth writing about either, which is the real bummer!. Just workplace busy!! If I'd been kidnapped by aliens and forced to endure hours upon hours of sexual exploitation of orgasmic proportions, all in a devious attempt to brainwash me and force me to assassinate Elvis Presley (a difficult prospect mind you, considering I'd have to resurrect him first) — that would be worth writing about. Unfortunately, life just isn't that interesting at the mo. :P
Instead, it's been pretty much the same old day-to-day existence that makes up the majority of anyone's life. Get up, go to work, come home. Press the repeat button and start all over again! Other than that…well, there just isn't a whole lot other than that. I'm kinda killing time right now...... altho, I gotta say I did miss y'all here on tblog! :wink:
It's Wednesday! This is a good thing…the end of a slow work week is nearly here. Not that I've really got anything amazing planned for the weekend, but at least I'll be killing time at home where there's a slight possiblity of being able to find something to entertain myself with instead of being here at work. That whole issue of needing to give the appearance of being able to justify your time no matter how slow it is, kinda kills the ability to find some interesting ways to kill time itself. Did that make any sense at all?.....hrm, me neither!! :roll:
Yesterday was Dave's birthday which we celebrated at a bar called "Chase" it's a retro-type bar and it's definitely the place to be, prime location, great atmosphere, good tunes and the service and prices were typical of the Quayside. We had bags of fun…Kirtsy, myself, Rob, Pete, Casey, Femi, Jenny, Chad, Sarah, Debz and of course the birthday boy Dave all out having fun and being silly. Got one wonderful quote out of the evening, too…for some reason we were joking about Dave being incapacitated (wasted!) in some form, to the point where we just kept him in the bathtub to sober up....dont ask me why?! :?
Oh, don't worry, said Debz. "We'd entertain you…read to you or summin."
Dave wasn't too sure about that, apparently. Oh, sure — "Which book would you read to me? Dr. Seuss or Schindler's List?"
"Hmm…both boring, and would waste too much time" said Dez.
Then Dave comes up with a wicked line and says [b]"Time is never wasted when you're [u]wasted[/u] all the time."[/b]
We all proceeded to crack up, falling all over the place. :lol: Was a really good night and Dave who turned 35, seemed like he had a blast too! And that's about all I can come up with to babble about off the top of my head right now...... See what comes up after I've caught up on some of my fav blogs. Cyber's back peeps :wink: [/i]
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| Monday Ramble. |
| 04.26.04 (9:49 pm) [edit] |
[i]Phew! what a day it's been so far!! Today has been what I can only refer to as an absolute "Pukka" day! :lol: Been so involved that I haven't had time to check my emails let alone blog today, but I've been trying to make up for lost time, including the blogs posted on the w/end! :wink:
So I'm gonna sign off for tonight, but before I do let me just ramble abt a few things that have no significance whatsoever but I just wanna talk abt them anyway.
Boxing: Watched bits of the WBC fight over the w/end and saw the guys Lennox Lewis beat (dont remember his name) beat the South African dude. Now, what came to mind was this: [b]Boxing is an interesting sport. You start with someone who's dumb enough to get the snot beat out of him on a regular basis, and then punch him 5,000 times in the head. Silly or what??! :roll: [/b]
Did one of those dreaded quiz-type thingy's y/day and according to the [b]"What's your mental age?"[/b] test, I'm mentally 21. It's a bit of a shame that it doesn't give any sort of justification or reasoning for that, but hey — good to know, I suppose that I'm still young at heart! :P
Finally, to round off this some-what abstract blog I ask the question that all red-blooded males ask when ever they are confronted with this..... and that is: "What makes a woman tick?" cos beats me if I know!! Femi, met this really cool gurl last week and asked her out... all systems were go, engine warmed up and reving nicely, then all of a sudden..... she stalls on him!! Says, she doesn't want to get close at the mo, just too much going on. But the whole week, she was the one doing all the running..... any ideas? Cos I'll be damned If I know wtf is going on?! :shock:
Later peeps, rain's calmed down a bit... I'm gonna high-tail it home. Catch y'all tomorrow. :) [/i]
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| Back to the usual stuff.... |
| 04.26.04 (7:05 pm) [edit] |
[i]I'm back! You're ALL thrilled, right? :D
Oh, well. :P
Okay, so Saturday I got back really late from the beach. Spent the whole day just chillin out and getting wasted to be honest. Funnily enough, didnt have a hangover or anything when I got up y/day. Then hopped online to check my emails and send that quick blog in the afternoon. Well, we took off from Newcastle around 2pm, got there for 4pm and spent the whole time sitting sipping cocktails and larking around on the beach. There was 9 of us, and I must say that is close to the best fun I've had in a while... not that I haven't enjoyed other social events, mind you.
Got back to Newcastle around midnight, and we all headed up to Dave's place to get some munchies. (Dave's hobby is rustling up great meals outta scraps and he outdid himself as usual!) Jamie gave Kirsty and I a lift, and we headed back to Kirsty's for coffee where the three of us stayed up talking and bs'ing until way too early in the morning. But then — that's the point of weekends, right? :P
Sunday was spent mostly in the same way. Slept in, then walked down to the shops for the papers and brunch with Jenny and Sarah. After brunch they headed over to Emily's work to visit her for a bit, while I headed home to do some more of the dreaded packing and stuff. I ended up just tooling around my flat for a bit, enjoying the sunshine and warm weather and listening to the new Janet Jackson CD I'd bought last week — lots of really great tracks on it. Emily got off work at 7pm, so I headed back to meet up with everyone. We all went out to check out the "The butterfly effect" at the cinema and dinner at a local pizza parlour after.
After dinner, we stopped off at the Baja beach club where we hung out for a while, it was an absolute blast — the place was incrediby wild (maybe a side effect of having so many students present, but I wasn't complaining)! At one point, it was a toss-up as to which was going to be more entertaining — watching the funny attires on show, or turning around and watching the people dancing on the tables! We made it until about 2:45am, then decided it was time to bail. I got dropped off back at home with Jenny and Kirsty(they were staying over), talked with Kirsty for a bit longer, then passed out. (Charming I know!) :roll:
So, that was my weekend…now, back to the day to day drudge…fun fun fun! [/i]
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| Clear-out!! |
| 04.25.04 (7:59 pm) [edit] |
[i]Been a good few days, the weather has been ace as well! Went to Whitley bay y/day, and if I may say so myself had a fantastic time.... will blog abt it later. Today has been a day of recovery and more freaking packing! :roll: If I never saw another cardboard box, tape and marker ever again it wouldn't be too soon!! :evil:
I'm so fed up with this, I want to say consider this advance notice for anyone in the Newcastle area that reads this site: within the next few weeks, I'm probably going to be putting up a lot of goodies for sale. I just need to do a little bit of research to figure out good asking prices before I put up a firm list of what's on offer.
Basically, I've finally reached a point where I'm sick to death of my packing/boxing struggles, and getting myself away from constantly stressing over what to pack and what not to pack, has finally taken precedence over my collection of "boy toys" and "nik naks". Some of the items likely to be up for grabs will be:
27" Sony Wega television (Got a bigger one recently!)
JVC 5-disc CD changer
Technics stereo receiver
Technics digital surround processor (best if sold with the receiver, adds Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 surround processing)
JVC progressive-scan DVD player
Two Pioneer speakers (very high-end home stereo speakers)
Somewhere in the general vicinity of 100 DVDs
Pioneer dual-CD player
Prices, pictures, and more detailed listings will go up as soon as possible as the weeks progress and I get everything figured out. And other items maybe added too!
Right now, though, I'm off with Jenny and co to see "The Butterfly Effect" at the cinema. Ciao peeps, hope y'all had great w/ends... we'll catch up later :wink: [/i]
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| I'm off to the beach!! |
| 04.24.04 (2:47 pm) [edit] |
[i]It's a very sunny day here in Newcastle, just popped back to shower and change before I head back out. Woke up this morning feeling a little worse for wear.... might just have been the one or two pints I had last night? Not sure! Well, went and met Jenny and Dave for brunch and we all decided since it's such a beautiful day and apparently it's gonna be so all w/end we should do summin. So were are off to a little place called Whitley Bay for the day.... a nice quaint little place by the sea.
Quite a few of us going so, we are hiring a couple of 7-seaters and going for the day. So it's Sun, Sand, Sea, Food, Drink and of course for me Women on the agenda this weekend! :P Adios amigos, I dont think I'll be back here today, so have a fantastic weekend y'all and enjoy the wonderful weather!! :wink: Peace out peeps! :lol: [/i]
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| Soapbox thoughts! |
| 04.23.04 (11:06 pm) [edit] |
[i]Hey peeps, been at home all day just chillin, relaxing and just pottering around the flat. Have tried to do some packing, but got nowhere with that. But like most people with a lot of time on my hand's I've been pondering various issues to blog abt and here are my thoughts on some:
[b]Abortion?: [/b]Needs to stay legal and safe — making it illegal won't stop it, it'll just make it unsafe. I'm pro-choice!!
[b]Death Penalty?: [/b]I waiver! Most of the time, I'm anti-death penalty, but there are people (like peodophiles) that really make me question that stance.
[b]Prostitution?:[/b] Legalise it. Again, it's not going to go away, might as well do what we can to make it safe for all parties involved. Oldest tradition and all that....
[b]Alcohol?: [/b]Not much of a drinker, myself (yeah, right!) :P — No binge drinking tho, one or two drinks on the weekends when I go out. All things in moderation. (I wish!) :oops:
[b]Marijuana?: [/b]If I could find one person who wanted me to sign a "legalize hemp" petition that even tried to convince me that they cared at all about hempfor medicinal purposes, I might sign. Every one I've ever encountered, though, just wants to get stoned. :roll:
[b]Other drugs?: [/b]I really don't recommend them (the right or wrong drugs at the wrong time can be a very, very bad situation).
[b]Gay marriage?: [/b]Why do we even have to prefix "gay" to "marriage" anyway? Two people love each other, let them do what they want, including marriage. This shouldn't even be an issue..... altho personally I do believe the word marriage applies to man and wife. (Just how I was brought up!)
[b]Illegal immigrants?: [/b]Not an issue I really know enough about to make an intelligent argument one way or the other. But my gut feeling is that the majority of them are just people doing their best to survive in the best environment possible ......who for one reason or another have difficulty navigating the labyrinth of the Immigration Services beauracracy.
[b]Smoking?: [/b]A bad habit, hence I had to quit. But, still luv all you smokers out there... (Jenn, Kraze, etc!) :wink:
[b]Drink driving?: [/b]No excuse. Should be an automatic, permanent revocation of the drivers license and a mandatory jail sentence.
[b]Cloning?: [/b]Very cool in theory. I say proceed with caution, but a tad sceptical abt the ethics and morals behind it.!
[b]Racism?: [/b]One word: Ignorance!!
[b]Premarital sex?: [/b]As much as possible!! Yay!! More seriously, sexual compatibility is far too important an issue in a relationship to leave to chance. Not only do I not have any problems with premarital sex, at times I think it should be a requirement. Besides, I often question whether or not I ever will get married, and as I'd rather not go the celibate route…I'll take what I can get! :P
[b]Religion?: [/b]Investigate the ones that interest you. Never blindly accept. Question, listen to the answers you receive, learn, make your own judgments, and form your own ideas. All religion is subjective!
[b]The war in Iraq?: [/b]Mind-bogglingly stupidity.
[b]Tony Blair?: [/b]Also mind-bogglingly stupid. Actually, that's probably very unfair. However, I agree with more or less none of his viewpoints, beliefs, or actions, I think he's doing some terrible things to our country, and his apparent insistence on Iraq deeply disturbs me as well as the question of the whole European Union Constitution thingy!!
[b]Dubya?: [/b]Sorry, all you Patriotic citizens of thr US. But he has totally lost the plot. He's messed up on Iraq, the budget, unemployment, foreign policy and most especially the Middle East conflict and Israel. But hey, what's new?! hmm?? :?
[b]Downloading music?: [/b]Generally something I only do when searching out rare tracks that cannot be found any other way. Whenever possible I will purchase the CD — but if I can get it online, then who am I to look a "gift horse" in the mouth?! :P
[b]Legal drinking age?: [/b]No major problems with it, except that it's a joke cos most teenagers start drinking age 16 or less anyways.
[b]Porn?: [/b]In general, no issues with it whatsoever. On a personal level…an occasional thing, but nothing that's really ever interested me that much. "I'm not particularly interested in sex — unless it's specifically directed at me, if you know what I mean?!" :wink:
[b]Suicide?: [/b]I can't understand it. Never have, and never will! Same goes for assisted suicide (euthanasia), just think life is way too precious to be so frivilous with! :evil:
[b]Death?: [/b]Guaranteed, just like taxes and we all gotta go sometime right?, just wanna make sure when I do....it's with a smile on my face!! :D
I guess with these kinda views I'll never successfully run for political office. (i'm too honest!) :P So there it is peeps and if anyone disagrees, agrees or has an opinion feel free to drop a line or two. Now that I've finsihed my little soapbox stand I think I will put it away. Its Friday, its nice out, and its time to get ready and enjoy the weekend. I'm off out to meet up with some of the guys for last orders at the pub. Toodles peeps, catch ya later..... :lol: [/i]
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| Fill it in yaself!! (Blank!!) |
| 04.23.04 (5:09 pm) [edit] |
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| Woody Quotes.... |
| 04.23.04 (4:26 pm) [edit] |
[i]Since I'm home doing fuck all today, I'm being silly y'all! :P Here are some quotes that are accredited to my homeboy Woody Allen, why am I posting them? Beats me too, but hey Enjoy!! :wink:
[b]"Love is the answer - but while you're waiting for the answer sex raises some pretty good questions."
"I believe that sex is a beautiful thing between two people. Between five, it's fantastic."
"Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love."
"Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go it's a pretty good one."
"I'm such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own."
"A fast word about oral contraception. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, she said 'no'." [/b]
You've gotta laugh right?! :P [/i]
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| This is just random.... |
| 04.23.04 (2:52 pm) [edit] |
[i]I was exhausted this morning, for no particular reason whatsoever that I can think of. Slapped the alarm for about an hour after it went off, and it was still a chore to drag myself out of bed.
There's a lot of stuff out there on that in-ter-web thingy these days, but I just haven't felt terribly talkative as of late. It's not really writers block as such, more of a general feeling of not having anything to add. It happens every so often. :? I just ramble randomly now.... here's the latest instalment:
The week's been good, with a few days of lounging around, relaxing, and watching movies (Lost in Translation, Hidalgo, Girl next door, and Monster), and I've been out to Cuba Cuba to bounce around, flirt, and hang out with friends. All in all, a very enjoyable week, except for y/day at work.
Yeah! also gotta announce that my beloved Newcastle United drew 0-0 with Marseille in the Semi-finals of the Uefa Cup last night. So we are still on course to qualify for the Finals in a fortnight..... (sorry but I'm a footy nut what can I say?!) :roll:
I've gotten back into the eternal project of packaging stuff into boxes for my move.... I never knew moving could be so fucking boring!! — so far, I've only been able to pack away non-essentials, and that's probably somewhere under halfway done. Yikes!. :shock: At this rate, Imma never gonna get this done in time!!
As sloppy as my apartment can get (and believe me, it can get quite sloppy — though it's usually just "extremely cluttered" as opposed to "disgustingly messy", a small but important difference), I tend to be extremely organized in many other areas of my life. But at the mo, my apartment looks like a bomb hit it!! The only thing is, I'm not feeling domestic at all at the moment.....I need a lady's touch! :P
And…well, that's about as exciting as things get right now. I'm sure my usual babble will resurface before terribly long. Until then, though… I'mma go get some brunch. Later peeps :wink: [/i]
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| Last night's gripe!! |
| 04.22.04 (9:38 pm) [edit] |
[i]Grrrrr…at 30 years of age, I really should be able to deal with talking to someone of the opposite sex without getting entirely tongue tied, shouldn't I? Blah. :P
So after I got done watching "Hidago" Wednesday night, as I'm leaving the cinema I notice that the city centre seems really busy for 9pm at night, even on a Wednsday night. I decided to wander down and see what's going on, and realize that there's been some kinda accident or summin. I was still pretty clueless as to just what was going on, so I asked a security guard who was standing around, and he didnt know either.
I hang around for a couple minutes, to do some people watching, when a girl walking by catches my eye. Probably about 5'8" or so, brown hair in a ponytail, wearing a very nice black velvet dress. She was looking around for a way to get across the street — not likely at that point, as the road was cordoned off nearely round the block, according to the security guard. We got started talking as she tried to figure out how to get to the bus she was hoping to catch, and ended up chatting for a block or two as I started to head home and she found her way to another bus stop. Cool cool — nice to actually strike up a conversation with an attractive girl that I see for once, outside of the pub or work!
I get home, shave and change, and head up to meet the guys for drinks up at the Cuba Cuba Club, right next door to Legends. As a surprise, they'd gotten ahold of Sarah and Dave from work, and the lot of us hung out there for a while, then headed down to Bar 55° that's just a few blocks away for munchies. We get there, sit down, and are sitting there talking, when who should walk in and sit directly across the aisle from us but the girl I'd been talking to earlier!
I saw her sit down, and when the converation lulled at our table for a moment, asked if she'd found her way to where she was going. She hadn't seen me yet, so this caught her a little off guard, but then she started laughing — apparently she'd been randomly running into people all day long. A little while later after heading to the restroom, I introduced myself to her, and found out that her name is Sabrina.
And…here's where the grumbling comes in. Put me in a room full of strangers and I can chat and flirt with anyone who comes by. Get me in the real world, actually trying to talk to someone that I find attractive…and I stumble all over myself rabbiting on abt anything and everything, waffling all over the place!....... what a dope!! :roll:
In any case, I think I survived... after eating — Dave, Sarah, and Rich all got up to head home for the night, and I hung around to talk with Sabrina for another few minutes. That didn't last too long however, as she was meeting someone else for coffee, and she (a nice enough seeming girl named Justine) showed up not too long afterwards, so I went ahead and made my exit. On the bright side, she didn't seem too put off by any of my stumbling, and said that she occasionally hits Bar 55° in the evenings…with any luck, I may run into her again — and maybe even remember how to construct an entire sentence next time! (If there is a next time, sigh!!)
I can hope, right? Feel free to empathise with me, but dont you dare pity me!! :evil: :roll: [/i]
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| Days like these...... |
| 04.22.04 (8:06 pm) [edit] |
[i]....... are a fweaking nightmare!! What a day!! I've spent the best part of today on-site, involved in client meetings and what not!! What really does-my-head-in tho... is that I cant see why they couldn't just go ahead and have these bloody meetings without me? Was my fucking day off after all!! :evil: Even the promise of days in lieu dont really make up for having to shelve my trip to London y/day! Wtf?! :roll:
So, it's been a full-blooded day of arse-kissing and pandering to the insane needs of clients, who just seem to fret abt the weirdest things. All the flipping projects are on schedule, so I cant see what all the bloody fuss is about!! I know it's such a cliche... but this really was "much ado abt nothing!!" And all this was after, getting in late last night after spending a rather pleasant day at the Cinema and out with some of the guys..... I'll drop a blog abt last night in a bit! :wink:
It's 7.00pm or there abt's here in Newcastle, and this is more or less the first bit of "me-time" I've had today. Someone owes me big time for all this! Well, at least I get tomorrow off now, instead of having to come back into work as I would have had to if I had stayed off today. Cant complain too much really can I?! Just wanna check my emails and whatnot, then I'll be back to check out my fav blogs and post the one abt last night..... I was a real prat last night!! :oops: ....brb!! :wink: [/i]
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| I'm bored, but I'm not boring...... |
| 04.21.04 (9:24 pm) [edit] |
[i]I, along with many (most?) people here on tblog, have a tendency to lament about how boring life is. After all, my general day-to-day routine is usually just that: Routine! I get up, go to work, mess around on the 'net, probably go to a pub/bar or a club, come home, mess around on the 'net again, and then go to bed.....if I'm lucky!
Round and round the merry-go-round we go!! :(
While talking to one of my friends at lunch today though, we both started laughing. Cos when I come to think of it, my life hasn't really been that boring at all! Over the past four months I have blogged abt various things that have happened or occured in my life and they aint that boring if I say so myself!! One must take care when making blanket statements......
I've bought a top-of-the-range computer, been seconded thru work to Shell in TX for a year starting in June, started blogging here on tblog, been able to watch three home matches of Newcastle United at St James' Park here in Newcastle (Had to include that!), have acquired a host of 'internet' friends who with time will become 'real' friends when we meet up along the way, had my blogsite go to #1 on the tblog hotblogs list (how I managed that I'll never know!).
Seen my little brother get engaged, been to the BRITS (the British equivalent of the Grammy's), had my first visit by my folks since I left home many years ago, had my first ever Valentine's day since I can remember alone (not that I'm proud of that btw!), went to the 'Joe' concert in Birmingham, established the "Thursday Evening Drinking Club" (a support group for young, dynamic, good-looking, preferably single, and loaded workaholics to relax and chew the fat in Newcastle), got more involved with politics by blogging abt it and writing to my local MP, lost my camera, bought a new digital camera to replace it, been on a few dates (hurray!!) and even now I'm at a loss of how to top that in the next four months?!.
[b]Not bad for a "boring life", eh?[/b] :shock:
I know that's all gonna probably change sometime next week or this, when I'm stuck behind my desk at work doing the shittiest and most boring work ever from early morning to late evening, then I'll dare myself to say that life is never boring :P For now, I'm at home off work and thinking of going out tonight..... what abt you? [/i]
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| Only in America..... |
| 04.21.04 (8:37 pm) [edit] |
[i]..... could such a travesty occur. No offence all you sabre-rattling patriots but what the fuck is going on? A few months ago while on my lunch break, I read a story about [b]William Hung[/b], the kid who had gained fame and notoriety for a inimitable rendition of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" on American Idol. Since I don't bother with watching American Idol on TV, that was the first I'd heard about this little mini-phenomenon, but I thought it was a cute little story......as stories go!
Imagine my surprise the other afternoon when I discovered that the [b]iTunes Music [/b] now has William's rendition of "She Bangs" — along with three other equally cringe-inducing songs available for download! I'm not bothering to download any of them — the thirty-second previews were more than enough for me — but it was more than enough to give me a good laugh. :lol:
Has he really become an Idol? What a freaking joke! Only in Ameriac tho....... **shakes his head in bewilderment!** :P [/i]
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| Just messing around! |
| 04.21.04 (4:40 pm) [edit] |
[i]Been checking out books at Amazon.com and came across a really good one and these are excerpts from the book which I intend to buy today. Really cool stuff in it. The book is called [b]"Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You"[/b] Chiasmus and a World of Quotations That Say What They Mean and Mean What They Say
by Dr. Mardy Grothe.
Recognise this famous line? [b]"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask whay you can do for your country"[/b]
Quotations like these have been used for centuries by the worlds greatest thinkers, leaders, and entertainers - from Aristotle to Skakespeare, John F. Kennedy to Mae west. There is a name for the expresion apparently ..... [b]"Chiasmus"[/b] - n : inversion in the second of two parallel phrases i.e a reversal in the order of two words in two otherwise parallel phrases.
Examples:
"[b]Love[/b] makes [b]time[/b] pass, [b]Time[/b] makes [b]love[/b] pass."
"It is the [b]dull[/b] man who is always [b]sure[/b], And the [b]sure[/b] man who is always [b]dull[/b]."
"[b]Say[/b] what you [b]mean[/b], And [b]mean[/b] what you [b]say[/b]."
"Here's [b]champagne[/b] for our [b]real[/b] friends, and [b]real pain[/b] for our [b]sham[/b] friends."
"You have to know how to [b]accept rejection[/b], and know how to [b]reject acceptance[/b]."
"It's not the [b]men[/b] in my [b]life[/b], It's the [b]life[/b] in my [b]men[/b]"...... Mae West.
[b]This got me thinking and I've come up with a few of my own: :P[/b]
"I don't [b]pray[/b] because I don't want to [b]bore[/b] God; and I don't [b]bore[/b] God because I don't [b]pray[/b]!"
"There is a charm about the [b]forbidden[/b] that makes it unspeakably [b]diserable[/b]; and a charm about the [b]desirable[/b] that makes it unspeakably [b]forbidden[/b]."
"Anyone who has never made a [b]mistake[/b] has never tried anything [b]new[/b]; and anyone who has never tried anything [b]new[/b] has never made a [b]mistake[/b]"
"My [b]understanding[/b] of women goes only as far as the [b]pleasures[/b] I've got; and my [b]pleasures[/b] of women goes only as far as the [b]understanding[/b] I've got."
"People rarely [b]succeed[/b] unless they have [b]fun[/b] in what they are doing; and people rarely have [b]fun[/b] in what they are doing unless they [b]succeed[/b]"
"Remember, [b]today[/b] is the tomorrow you worried about [b]yesterday[/b]; and [b]yesterday[/b] is the [b]today[/b] you worried about tomorrow"
"What matters is not the [b]length[/b] of the [b]magic[/b] wand; what matters is the [b]magic[/b] in the [b]length[/b] of the wand"
"[b]Drama[/b] is [b]life[/b] with the dull bits left out; and [b]life[/b] is [b]drama[/b] with all the dull bits left in."
As you can tell I have a lot of time on my hands, just messing around with this lot. Gotta go get some lunch now methinks, I'm really in the mood for summin fattening..... so I'm off to the pub for some good ol pub-grub. Cy'all later :wink: [/i]
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| Quote of the day..... |
| 04.21.04 (3:06 pm) [edit] |
[i][b]"Who is more foolish — the child afraid of the dark, or the man afraid of the light?"[/b] — Maurice Freehill.
Like I'm supposed to know?? :? :roll: [/i]
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| Am I Addicted?! |
| 04.21.04 (2:07 pm) [edit] |
[i]..... I must warn y'all, I'm in one of those retrospective moods today. Woke up this morning, realised I wasn't going into to work and the first thing that popped into my mind was "go check out what's happening in blogland" Now that isn't such a surprise I guess, in as much as it's a thought that pops into my mind almost daily when I have a few minutes to myself. What's really worrying tho, is the ease with which I then blank out things that I shd be attending to in the real world!
Computers are wonderful things. A computer plus the Internet is even more so, with the ability to connect easily, quickly, and in many different ways with people around the world. But the real world is a very important thing, too — and it scares me when people will abandon their lives for the sake of online interactions.
I've seen this happen with friends and colleagues, too.
I've watched one friend lose his friends, girlfriend, and job because he did nothing except surf the net, from sunrise to sunset. I've found myself having to console the girlfriend of another mate when he ignored her attempts to coax him into bed, preferring to play games online. what's with all that? (I know which I'd choose!) Since when did the internet become a substitute for our real life interactions?
Of course, it's not just games, but virtually all forms of online interaction that can prompt this sort of behaviour in people. Online channels, web-based chat, online gaming, discussion boards, forums…even weblogs (like ours here on tblog ....gasp!) can interfere with people's real lives — and it's not just the people who surf that are directly involved — if these web options are allowed to have too much influence. The scary thing is, I've noticed that I spend probably way too much time online nowadays too.... could I be turning into one of these peeps? Could it be possible that I am also, even if minutely delving deeper and deeper into the web's embrace to the detriment of my 'real' life? :?
I've always tried to keep a fairly strict hierarchy for my interactions, and it's rare that I'll deviate without good reason. I've listed them below in order, from most to least important, with each able to be superseded at any time by the item above:
1. Real-world, face-to-face interactions. (I do love socialising)
2. Phone calls. (love my cell, as y'all already know!) :P
3. IM messages. (when I'm online)
4. Online chat. (try this once in a while..... not so good at this btw!)
5. Online games (just included just to fill out the list, as I've never really been much of a gamer, let alone an online gamer).
Personally, I find it somewhat amazing that people can approach the world with a different set of priorities, but it's obvious (and somewhat sad) that they do. Are computers, the internet and online interations really taking over our lives to such an extent that we aren't even aware of it? Funnily enough, I always seem to get really frustrated if the internet plays up or a site I want to get to is down, but if I cant reach someone by phone, or cant get a signal on my cell phone I am less stressed..... what's that all abt then?
Well, I might not have noticed it before, but I'll be keeping a very watchful eye out now, and rein myself in from time to time if I see myself sliding down that slippery slope....... what abt you, does this ring any bells?! :?[/i]
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| Can it get any worse?! |
| 04.21.04 (1:14 pm) [edit] |
[i]Been somewhat of a roller coaster morning here in Newcastle so far! It's my day off and I'm supposed to be chillin out having fun, but hey that would be way too easy wouldn't it?! :roll:
[b]Elation:[/b] Finding a Customer Service rep who's competent, and who discovers that due to some billing irregularities BT owe me £108, and credit that to my current telephone account. Yay!! :)
[b]Frustration:[/b] Discovering that I may have to put off my trip to London for this afternoon as I'm needed back at the office tomorrow for a client meeting that was scheduled after I had left y/day! I swear they only gave me the bloody cell phone so they could make my life hell!! :evil: I now wish I never picked the bleeding thing up this morning!
And the day just keeps getting [b]better![/b]. :evil: Cant seem to get my computer to work properly.....It's all of 12pm, and I'm having an amazingly shitty day already!. Hope y'all having a better day than I am?! :( [/i]
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| Viagra Sucks!! |
| 04.20.04 (6:01 pm) [edit] |
[i]Got this via email, just a few minutes ago from a pal in the US. Made me laugh, but then again I laugh at anything..... :lol:
One man's experience with ordering Viagra online, and the results thereof…
[b]Man[/b]:…my reasoning went like this; maybe if I bought some of their sweet precious Viagra, they would shut the hell up. As a bonus, I would actually own some Viagra, which I could use to surprise my wife on Valentine's Day. "Oh, darling!" my wife would exclaim. "Twelve hours of painful, nonstop intercourse? You shouldn't have!" :roll:
So I did it. I took the bait. I spent a day surfing the Viagra sites, and I was shocked by what I found. With shipping, it ran me $100 for three tablets, but that was a small price to pay for what I was about to do with it. You see, I was most intrigued by this claim on the Viagra web site:[/i]
[b]You will not get an erection just by taking this medicine. VIAGRA helps a man with erectile dysfunction get an erection only when he is sexually excited.[/b]
[i]There was only one way to test this outlandish claim: I would take Viagra at the one place I knew I wouldn't get sexually excited, and then I'd see what happened.[/i]
[b]I would take Viagra in church!.[/b]
[I]…it's the recovery, my friends, that really works. There is no down time. Rebooting (or should I say, "rebootying") is instantaneous. You're the Insatiable Loggerman! It's like the Energizer Bunny, who instead of banging that drum, he was banging the crap out of his gay lover. That's what the drum represents, you know. That rabbit is as gay as a French horn.
Anyway, partway into the seventeenth or eighteenth time, I suddenly realized that my wife hadn't taken a drug. She was this way naturally. Do you see what I'm, ah, driving at here? Suddenly I was made aware of how little I had been doing all these years to satisfy my wife! [b]Viagra SUCKS![/B] :evil: [/i]
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| Ramblings..... |
| 04.20.04 (2:34 pm) [edit] |
[i]I'm around, I just haven't been feeling overly talkative today. Not sure why, really, but figured a couple of hours away from the blog wouldn't really hurt anyone.... so I'm gonna go recharge my batteries and come back later.
Nothing much going on here in my neck of the woods anyway, got to work nice and early after a night of blatant reveling.... was surprised I didn't wake up with a hang-over after guzzling quite a few jugs of Vodka and Red bull..... (definitely a pick me up to be tried by all!) :wink: Thankfully, I'm only here till 4pm today, after which I'm off for a couple of days. Planning to go see my pals in London just to get away from Newcastle for a bit.
Anyway, in a fortuitous bit of serendipity, I just re-discovered a website I'd found a few months ago, but forgotten to bookmark — It's called [b]'All Consuming'[/b] http://allconsuming.net/, which scans recently updated weblogs for Amazon book links, and uses that data to track what books are currently popular in the weblog world. Nifty stuff to explore!
Amusingly enough, there's a feature in the top right that lists the first line of a book for you to attempt to guess the source, which reminded me of a bookstore up on Broadway on Capitol Hill that does the same with a readerboard on the sidewalk. (Saw this while I was in the US a while back!) As it turns out, that very bookstore is where All Consuming's webmaster got the idea! Small world, I tell ya. :)
Incidentally, though, I've never run across a first line up at the bookstore that I knew. Hmmm. Guess I just haven't read enough books yet! Althought I did think of [b]Kate[/b] http://chicalookate.tblog.com... and [b]Lynne[/b] http://lynne.tblog.com when I saw this site again..... seeing as they seem to be the book boffins here on tblog, maybe they woulkd like it? :P So ladies go check it out, that's if you haven't already been there mind you :roll:
I'm bored as you might well be able to tell. It's probably a bad sign when I start to bore even myself! :shock: Of course, that doesn't mean that I'm likely to stop blogging anytime soon, boring or not. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing — or just indifferent — but somehow, I just don't see myself closing up shop and walking away. I'm just not sure that I'm really contributing that much, and if that's the case, where do I want to go from here? Any suggestions?? :?
I guess I'll snap out of it, and be back to my sizzling self soon..... until then bear with me! :wink: I'm gonna go get some grub now. Ciao....[/i]
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| Work stuff! |
| 04.20.04 (2:05 pm) [edit] |
[i]Looks like I'm leaving work early tonight. I'll be here until about 4pm or so, and catching a ride home with one of the other guys in the office. I'm so bored today though!!— blah! :(
On the upside, I finally got a chance to talk with my line manager about my future with AG, a conversation that I'd been itching to have for a while now. When working for AG, a consultant such as myself can be go a maximum of 18 months before his/her situation gets re-evaluated. I've known that the tail end of my 18 months was coming up fairly quickly, but wasn't at all sure about what I'd be looking at when it did. Some of my questions finally got answered today.... especially with the one year secondment coming up.
So, all in all, it was a good talk, and I ended up a bit more optimistic than I had been before. I'm still somewhat undecided, and definitely keeping my option of just renewing my employee contract and then look for something else in the back of my head, but at the very least, it's worth seeing what my options are and what AG offers me. As long as I'm at least maintaining my status quo, it'll be worth thinking about — maybe I'll get lucky and things might even improve a bit. Who knows?
There are also various training options that I could take advantage of down the line, from internal training classes certified by the Institute of Civil Engineers to possibly going back to Uni with AG's help financially (on the assumption that whatever I'm going to school for would benefit AG in some way — networking or technology classes I guess they'd pay for, but anything not related I'd have to pay for out of my own pocket).
That's enough abt work, I did say I was in a boring mood and pretty bored myself.... no excuse tho for me to pass it along to you guys here..... I'll go now if that's ok?! Cya peeps..... I wish I had more interesting stuff to blog abt today :( [/i]
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| Cigarettes dont put themselves out!! |
| 04.19.04 (9:54 pm) [edit] |
[i]Wow — scary stuff. Apparently there was a fire at James and Kemi's apartment complex in Stevenage yesterday afternoon. Marc was kind enough to let me know about it via email.
Thankfully, according to Kemi, everyone is okay, including the kids. Here's bits of her email:
[b]Anyways, aside from being just another exciting day in Stevenage, we're doing okay. The fireInspector called us and was pleased to tell us that our apartment was not the source of the fire. He couldn't talk any further about it, but I suspect my neighbors are going to get into trouble because they left a burning cigarette on their back porch that happened to catch a cardboard box that was holding their ashtray. There was also a propane canister explosion. It was the explosion that woke James up, but the fire was already filling our apartment with smoke and the fireman ordered him out before he could get the kids. But they got them![/b]
I'm just glad that everyone is fine. You all know that if you ever need a floor to crash on, my place is always open?! Oh, sure, there's that little matter of me being a few hundred miles away and all…but the offer stands anyway :P
Jokes apart, just goes to show... put it out! dont leave it to chance!! :roll: [/i]
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| Hypocritical or what? |
| 04.19.04 (6:37 pm) [edit] |
[i]Just read abt this and had to post it here: There are two groups of people out there today that think violence is either good or bad... and the worse thing is they seem like the same friggin group to me!! which are you? :?
Interesting ruminations…
[b]Group One [/b] blames violence in video games and movies for the behavior of today's youth.
[b]Group Two [/b] buys out entire theaters for church groups, youth groups and families to see Mel Gibson's "The Passion".
[b]Any bets on just how separate those two groups really are?[/b]
I'm guessing that while there are definitely people solidly in one camp or another, there are probably quite a few people in both groups (and I'll be damned if I can remember the name of that kind of diagram — you know, the one with two overlapping circles…) that see absolutely no conflict between the two positions. How they would manage that, I'm not sure, but I wouldn't be at all surprised. (just being sarcastic y'all"!) Hypocritical or what?? Heh? :P [/i]
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| Get the f**k out..... |
| 04.19.04 (5:43 pm) [edit] |
[i]......of my life!! I could swing for somebody one of these days! :evil: Why is it that friends have the nak of pissing you off summin rotten?! I've recently come to a conclusion that the people in your life either have positive or negative influence on you. With that in mind I've decided that all the negative influencing people in my life have got to go! [b]"Well-intentioned"[/b] people; nearly every one knows at least one. In fact, we could all probably rattle off a few names in a matter of minutes. They are the ones that are constantly advising you about habits or lifestyle in the most well-meaning of tones; the ones who can't help but comment on some misfortune you've had or who mysteriously appear when they need something from you. :roll:
And, they are the ones who are slowly, and not so silently, zapping the life and happiness from your life. The worst part is that you may not even realize it is happening! :shock: I've just decided tho, that I'm gonna take active steps to either minimalise their effect in my life or eradicate them altogether! :evil: I guess the first step is to realize there is a problem. So, to start with I'll need to understand how they are harmful to ME! I've narrowed it down to the following areas:
Do they make harmful comments? Do they fail to be supportive? Do they fail to contribute equally to the friendship? Do I find myself feeling better or worse after spending time with them? Are they draining me emotionally or financially? Do they call constantly to rattle off their problems, but never help with mine? Have I offered countless solutions to help them out, but they never seem to take any advice? Do they continually visit without notice? (doesn't that just piss you the fuck off?, it does me!!) These are but a few questions I've been asking myself in this regards.....
The most appalling thing tho... is that if I'm honest, a few of my so-called friends fit the bill! :? The most effective way I've come up with is to remove them from my life completely. That means no more communication, unless it is completely unavoidable. Unfortunately, you can't go around breaking off ties with every person you may find disagreeable. This is especially true if the trouble source is a family member, co-worker, long-time family friend or part of some other integral aspect of your life. In such cases, I'll need to apply a more realistic approach...... but what that is, beats me!
Realistically, I need to cut off communication for as long as I possibly can. I've got to view this period of time as one of getting back to what's important…without the distractions. We all need time alone to remember what it's like without the interrupting influence and, to be honest, just to unwind. I may only need a weekend or maybe a few weeks. I guess I'll know when the time is right to make contact again, if ever!!.
I've decided I've also got to find ways to limit their effect on me.. For example, make sure the time I spend with them is limited, such as going to a movie, dinner or just hanging out. Meet them at the destination, and make sure they know ahead of time I need to leave when I want to. Bottom line really is, realizing that the only way someone can have a real negative effect on me is if I let them. Sometimes just knowing that I don't need to take what they say or do personally is enough to make the time spent with that person more pleasant.... If that's at all possible?. (Cos I know, I do let it get to me!)
All a bit drastic and dramatic I know, and after writing this I did consider that maybe I had too much time on my hands hence the long mulling over what someone did or didnt do to piss me the fuck off and get me into such a state to even consider all this..... but hey, I never said I wasn't a drama queen did I? :P On the level though, what has been your experience with other's who may be having negative influences on your life? Any takers??! Might be good to share ..... go on, you know you want to .... :wink: [/i]
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| Busy busy busy..... |
| 04.19.04 (3:30 pm) [edit] |
[i]Hey peeps, it's been a busy morning so far, but I figured I'd grab myself a break to catch upon some blogging for a bit. I ended up having a pretty nice weekend — a good balance of getting out and doing stuff, and kicking back and killing time at home as well as catching up with Pascale after about 11months...... Missed all you blog-pals here on tblog tho, so I figured I've got to make up for lost time and see what's what in the land of blog!! :D
Work is going well. It's been really interesting so far…a very big change from the other depts I've worked at in the past. Definitely takes some getting used to…I'm not really sure if I can say if it's better or worse, but it's definitely different. :? One thing's for sure though — I miss my Sarah! I got really spoiled by my years of working with her...she always made the coffees or teas when we had breaks..... I know what a dag I am!! :P
As this dept is much smaller and has a much more limited job specification, they don't have the high-end equipment I've been able to play with for the last few years, also limits the amount of time I spend in the office to blog. We are always on one site or another and meeting with clients...which is good but very tedious!! A big switch from the relaxed if somewhat boring dept I was in a month or so ago. It seems like every time I turn around, with almost every job I do here, I'm seeing ways it would be easier and/or faster for both myself and the client, but I'm not gonna rock the boat seeing as I leave in roughly a month :wink:
Soanyway, that's about it for the day so far. It may very well be another week before I get to another post, due to my work schedule (only joking!!) :P In the meantime, I'm going to write a blog about a few friends who have been pissing me off lately..... watch this space! :wink: Later peeps :D[/i]
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| Another week begins...... |
| 04.18.04 (9:58 pm) [edit] |
[i]Had a very pleasant weekend — just staying at home and relaxing for most of it. Saturday I went out with Pascale, Riaza, and Jenny for a bit. We started with lunch at Waterside Palace Restaurant, a nice little spot up Forth Banks a bit, then we all headed down to the Gateshead Indoor Market to do some birthday shopping for Debbie. Of course, as we were wandering around in a cooking store finding her present, who should we run in to but…Debz! Just the way these things work, I guess. In any case, everyone got things hidden in time, and we chatted with her and her sister Megan for a bit before they took off again, and we got the gifts and skedaddled...... close shave!! :roll:
Yesterday evening spent a good few hours catching up and just chatting with Pascale, since we hadn't had a chance since Friday. She and her friend Riaza had spent Thursday with Riazia's friend Marty down in London, and then the two of them came up to Newcastle on Friday evening so that Pascale and I could visit. Was a lot of fun — I keep telling her we've got to get together more often than just once a year! :roll:
Much of the fun of the evening was chatting with Riazia. Pascale and I had made plans to go out to a couple of the clubs here while she was in town, and as the two that I know best are Cuba Cuba and the Jazz cafe, those were our destinations for the night. While I didn't have any worries about Pascale fitting in at my usual haunts, it was a little entertaining shepherding Riazia along with us — people of indian background, while not completely out of place at Cuba Cuba, aren't often seen in the domain of the Jazz Cafe! :P
Still, she was a good sport, and it made for a fun evening. Tony, one of the people I've met at the Jazz Cafe came up and talked with Riazia for a while after checking with me first to make sure it'd be okay, since I was obviously with the two of them. His first question; "So, do you feel a little out of place here?" As it turns out, she'd been a bit worried at first, but quickly realized that she was perfectly safe, and nobody was going to screw with her. Didn't surprise me, of course, but it was fun to watch the initial reactions. (I know... I'm soo evil!) :P
All in all, a very fun evening — a little drinking, a little dancing, and a lot of catching up, until they had to head back to my pad to sleep and prepare for the drive back to London today. Sunday has been spent mostly cleaning up at home, after getting them breakfast. I love women who aren't fussy abt what they eat in the morning.... made it so much easier getting brekkie! :) So they headed off a few hours ago and I caught up on some much needed sleep..... let's just hope I'm not lethargic tomorrow! Always good to see old friends again. Now, who's next to visit Newcastle? :? [/i]
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| Tribute to my Dad!! |
| 04.17.04 (10:12 pm) [edit] |
[b]Except in the life of a hero, the whole world is meaningless. The hero sees values beyond what's possible. That's the nature of a hero. It kills him, of course, ultimately. But it makes the whole struggle of humanity worthwhile.[/b] — John Gardner, [i] Grendel
My Dad always was and always will be my [b]Hero[/b]!! I know it's soppy and sentimental, but gawd dammit! it's TRUE!! This is for you Pops, you are a true Hero...... luv ya :lol: [/i]
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| Religion, faith and belief. |
| 04.17.04 (10:03 pm) [edit] |
[i]Had this blog in mind for a couple of days now, since reading a post that 'J' :http://j.tblog.com "Quick question" had on her site about Religion. Thought abt it and decided to write summin abt it. If Religion bores the shit outta you, then you need to stop reading this now.... otherwise carry on.
Over the years, from time to time, I've surprised people when they find out that not only was I raised in a Christian family, but I still count many of my core beliefs as Christian. Apparently, I don't "come across that way," as one friend put it in high school. My primary colour of choice is generally black altho I'm partial to blue at times too.
I listen to a lot of dark music or alternative music. I've always run around with the alternative crowd. I have never had any problems with people believing in ghosts, magic (or majick), Gaea, or any form of "paganism" (popularly described as anything that's not one of the major forms of religion).
On top of it all, I count my beliefs as mine, and other people's beliefs as theirs. If they want to talk about it fine — but I'm not about to attempt to convince them that I'm "right" and they're "wrong", and I expect the same respect from them.
At the same time, while the base of my personal belief system is rooted in the Christian church (specifically, the Anglican church), I certainly have my times when I struggle with it. The existance of any type of god is not always something that's easy to hold on to, when faced with the things that go on in the world all the time.
Some days I see sunbeams cutting through trees and making the golds and reds of the fallen leaves glow against the mossy ground, and it's hard not to believe in God. I have a friend studying massage therapy and kinesthesiology, and for her, the more she learns about how the body works, how all the systems interact with each other to keep us moving, it convinces her more and more that there must be an intelligence behind it all, and helps to keep her faith in God intact.
At other times, I see the atrocities commited by man upon other men, upon the world we live on, and find it very hard to believe that there can be anything "keeping an eye on us." It's all part. It happens. It's how you deal with it, and what decisions you come to, that help make up who you are — and I personally think that there aren't necessarily any "right" or "wrong" answers to any of it.
So when we talk abt Religion or faith or belief, shouldn't we just be talking abt life itself? I have no compunction in going to a mosque, synagogue or a shrine if need be..... all I know is that Faith is subjective and whatever you believe in, as long as you believe it, then it's good for you! Live and fucking let live I say...... easy to ridicule a religion, but then ignorance is bliss isn't it?? :roll:
I'm off out, catch you dudes later :wink: [/i]
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| Springtime, and life is easy... |
| 04.17.04 (3:37 pm) [edit] |
[i]Just had to comment on the weather up here in Newcastle! It's gorgeous weather outside. Sunny, clear skies, temperatures in the high 40's to low 50's — and I haven't got to go to work. Yay!! :lol:
I dont know what it is with the Sun, but up here in Newcastle any hint of Sunshine and all the tight tops, short skirts, bra tops and whatnot come outta the closet. Have you noticed how even minging girls kinda look hot in skimpy outfits? (Not that I was gawping or anything, mind you!) :oops:
More on the plus side, it should be a gorgeous day for the London Marathon being run tomorrow, and a few of us are thinking of going down to catch the action! As soon as we can figure out who'll do the driving.....Expect lots of pictures from that if we go, sometime Monday!
..... off to get that lunch now, Ciao peeps :wink: [/I]
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| A visit from Pascale.... |
| 04.17.04 (3:20 pm) [edit] |
[i]Poking my head up for a few moments to say hello! :D
Pascale came in to town in the early hours of this morning from New York, which was a surprise. She's featuring in a theartre production in London and decided to come pay me an impromptu visit. Kirsty and Dennis showed up at my door this morning too, and the four of us have been having fun just fooling around town and hanging out. Did some wandering around last night, did a stop by the Chinese for dinner, after the Barluga wine bar ...... of course, that I'll gist y'all about later. :P All I can say is that it was GREAT Fun last night, although y'all know a gentleman never reveals all!! :wink:
That's the excitement so far… about to head out for some lunch, catch y'all later :lol: ....[/i]
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| Quote of the day!! |
| 04.16.04 (7:36 pm) [edit] |
[i][b]"In a world of pollution, profanity, adolescence, zits, broccoli, racism, ozone depletion, sexism, stupid guys, and PMS, why the hell do people still tell me to have a nice day?".......[/b] :evil:
Nothing much going on today, cant wait to get outta here!! :roll: [/i]
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| It's Friday!! |
| 04.16.04 (2:12 pm) [edit] |
[i]First and foremost, please join me in wishing my 'Mumsy' a wonderful and Happy Birthday! She is a Mum in a million, and deserves a day filled with treats and lots of happiness. Wouldn't change her for the world.... just a pity she cant read this (my fault, she knows nothing abt my blog!) but I'm sure apart from the customary phone call from me and the prezzies, she'll feel the warm, heartfelt best wishes exuding forth from me at this very moment. Happy Birthday Mum, luv ya to bits!! Yay!! :D
Been a busy morning so far, but I figured I'd grab a couple minutes to babble away for a bit. I ended up having a pretty nice evening y/day — a good balance of getting out and doing stuff, as well as just kicking back and having a chat at the pub. After that we all went to see the late showing of Monster, the new Charlize Theron film about the serial killer Aileen Wuornos. We had a laugh, sorry but I became one of those people I hate at Cinemas who chatter all the way thru and laugh at everything. Might have been the drink.... who knows?! But I hereby apologise to all the peeps that I might have upset at the Cinema last night, yeah we were the rowdy group in the back aisle! Sorry!! :oops:
This evening I'm going out with Helen, a girl I've met here at work. She works for one of the other businesses in the building, and after getting talking after running into each other a few times, we figured we'd get together sometime. So to be on the safe side (just in case she sucks!) we're going out with a group of peeps from work this evening to "Barluga" a wine bar in town.... hopefully it'll be a very pleasant evening — and I figure that any girl I mention 'Straight Out of Brooklyn' to in passing, and have her know exactly what movie I'm talking about (it's not the most well-known flick out there!) has got to be pretty cool. Anyways, we'll see what happens from here, I suppose.... and yeah I'll fill y'all in. :wink:
And that about brings us up to the here and now, as I continue muddling my way through another day of paperwork, and constant meetings..... I'll be back after lunch peeps. Keep it real! :P [/i]
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| Jazznote Rocks!! |
| 04.15.04 (7:30 pm) [edit] |
[i]Just a quick note to say that [b]"Jazznote"[/b] is all sorts of 'Cool', and that I hereby bestow instant 'Celebrity status' upon her (at least among the ten or so people that read my blog)...just kidding!. :D She only went a made a gorgeous banner for mua, and it will soon take pride of place on my site... (just as soon as I can figure out how to get the bleeding thing to show-up after pasting it!) :roll:
Well, that's it for the moment......just had to get that done. I'm a bit late in mentioning it, is all..... Jazznote you Rock!! Yay!! :wink: [/i]
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| Restaurant or Bar ? |
| 04.15.04 (7:18 pm) [edit] |
[i]All those years in restaurants and bars I never did understand why someplaces that serve liquor and food are restaurants and some are bars. Not that I had any particular preference, as long as they sold alcohol then either was fine by me. The food aspect was always inconsequential! :wink:
But thanks to a blog I read! I have this handy guide. It's got a handy list of ways to tell whether you're at a restaurant or a bar, here they are:
[b]If your napkin feels like linen, it’s a restaurant. If your napkin feels like the Yellow Pages, it’s a bar.
If you need reservations, it’s a restaurant. If you have reservations about admitting where you were till 2 a.m., it’s a bar.
If an 8-ball flies across the room and lands in your taco salad, it’s a bar.
If the floor show involves a baby grand piano, it’s a restaurant. If the floor show involves a garden hose or a large vat of chocolate pudding, it’s a bar.
If the patrons in the men’s room believe that all of the porcelain fixtures, including the sink, were put there for the same purpose, it’s a bar.
If you can’t recall your waiter’s name, it could be a bar or a restaurant. If you can’t recall the name of the person you went home with, it was a bar. :P
If the waiter challenges your choice of wines, it’s a restaurant. If the waiter challenges you to a fist fight over the Miami-Virginia Tech score, it’s a bar.
If the floor crunches when you walk, it’s probably a bar – unless it’s a restaurant with an “all-you-can-eat” seafood buffet.
If the menu features the word 'fromage', it’s a restaurant. If the menu features the words “at your own risk,” it’s a bar. :lol:
If you are greeted by an elegant woman dressed in Prada, it’s a restaurant. If you are greeted by a topless woman on a trapeze or rollerskates, it’s a bar.
If the chef is wearing nicer shoes than you are, it’s a restaurant. If the chef is the shirtless guy who checked your ID at the door, it’s a bar.
If a man with a violin strolls through at 11 p.m., it’s a restaurant. If the Shore Patrol strolls through at 11 p.m., it’s a bar.
If the waiter recommends a dish made famous in Tuscany, it’s a restaurant. If the waiter recommends a dish made famous in Buffalo, it’s a bar.
If there are flames coming from a saucepan, it’s a restaurant. If there are flames coming from your pants pockets, it’s a bar.
If the Friday Night Special is advertised as a “pasta toss” it’s a restaurant. If the Friday Night Special is advertised as a “buy-one-get-one-free” it’s a bar.
If your blind date is waving a Nokia, it’s a restaurant. If your blind date is waving a Smith & Wesson, it’s a bar.
When the evening ends and a valet named Yves has your car keys, it’s a restaurant. When the evening ends and a tow-truck driver named Spud has your keys, it’s a bar.[/b]
Good thing, too peeps are constantly getting confused aren't ya?! :? :P [/i]
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| Am I a bicycle-hater?! |
| 04.15.04 (5:44 pm) [edit] |
[i]Woke up this morning with a head cold (I slept with the window wide open last night! :oops: ) and it's just gotten worse as the day's gone by. I've been drinking OJ like it was water all day and going outta fashion, and I just popped two Nuerofen tablets, so hopefully I'll be feeling a little more human this evening. Altho, aint nothing gonna stop me from going for the "club" meeting later on! :wink:
Anyway, was driving to work this morning and had a run in with a cyclist. Now, dont get me wrong, I'm not a two-wheel snob, but by heck they do get on my last nerves!! :evil: I could even go as far as saying "When it comes to the great debate about motorists sharing Newcastle city streets with cyclists, I say you're either with the motorists or you're with the terrorists!!" A bit extreme, I know but what is with cyclists? Do they all seem to have some kinda death wish or summin? :?
I realize that it's only some cyclists who don't obey traffic rules and fail to make proper turn signals..... and I know many would ask how this makes them any different from car drivers? I also realize some drivers feel inconvenienced when they have to pass those slow-moving two-wheeled contraptions. But what really gets up my nose is the non-chalant attitude they have when faced with a precarious situation all of their own doing!! I have been known to give plenty of hostile attention in the form of honking horns, unkind comments and whatnot, but never seems to work! :shock:
Why you'd want to ride a bike all the time anyway is beside me.....imagine all the eating of energy bars to compensate for all the extra work it takes to peddle one of those things? :? It would undoubtedly be easier on everyone if bicyclists rode on bike paths or, at the very least, bike lanes. Of course, that would be too easy wouldn't it!! :evil: In as much as I'm ranting I do believe that this is a casualty just waiting to happen.... but I aint gonna let one of the little fuckers get me mixed up in a crash. Was a close shave this morning tho.... I nearly knocked the fool over, cos he didnt signal that he intended to cut across me to change lanes... what a plank!! :roll:
My advice to all Motorists that come across these pain-in-the-you-know-what s...... be careful, and if cyclist slows you up for a few seconds, don't give in to the temptation to get past em, cos that'll only give the prats the satisfaction of knowing they are getting to you. I'm sure you wouldn't have guessed that the prat from this morning got to me would you now? :P *hmpf* :roll: [/i]
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| Last Night!! |
| 04.15.04 (4:47 pm) [edit] |
[i]Sorry folks, I got side tracked y/day hence my abrupt vanishing act from tblog last night. The good news was that my boys the "magpies" (That's Newcastle United for all you that dont know!) won their quarter final match last night, so we are through to the Semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. I've a good feeling we might just go on to win our first trophy in 35yrs this year!! :wink: Forgive me if that bored the pants off you..... couldn't help myself! :P
So finished work early (cos of the footy!) and went down to the pub to watch the match on the big screen. Tense affair, but we celebrated in style. Some of the guys raised the fact that our club hadn't met up recently so, this evening the "Thursday Evening Drinking Club" is meeting for a session. Please feel free to come join us after work, but you'll have to undergo an initiation ceremony that entails drinking a few choice cocktails as well as a few concoctions of our choice..... any takers?! :? :P
Then I finally get home last night and walk into my apartment building and practically get a "contact-high" while in the entryway. Now, I've got nothing big against pot, or pot smokers, it's just not something that I choose to do, and I'd rather not have to smell it every damn day when I get home. Apparently someone in one of the apartments right near the entryway to the building is one heck of a smoker, and roundabout 10pm like clockwork is their time to toke up, because I've been catching whiffs every day when I get home for about the past three weeks, at least. :evil:
Last night was the worst it's been — the smell was incredibly strong, strong enough that I was surprised that I couldn't actually see the smoke, even so I could still smell it at the top of the stairs on the third floor. I had a good mind to go bang on their door and say summin, but thought better of it seeing as I wasn't excatly in a state to have a ding-dong after the drinking session in the bar. Hell! I was more or less asleep immediately I got in, so didnt dwell on it too much....... and that was last night, or as much of it that I can remember!. :D [/i]
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| Obituary of Common sense!! |
| 04.14.04 (5:00 pm) [edit] |
[i]I got this in an email from my pal Baba. I thought it was funny and had to pass it on to y'all! :D
[b]Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of "Common Sense" who had been with us for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth
records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons, such as 'knowing when to come in out of the rain', 'why the early bird gets the worm' and that
'life isn't always fair'.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not kids, are in charge).
His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well
intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place
Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a
teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
It worsened even further when schools were required
to get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student; but, could not inform the parents when a
student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Finally, "Common Sense" lost the will to live as the
Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better
treatment than their victims.
Common Sense finally gave up the ghost after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot, she spilled a bit in her lap, and was awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents,
'Truth and Trust', his wife, 'Discretion'; his daughter, 'Responsibility'; and his son, 'Reason'.
He is survived by two stepbrothers; My Rights and
I'm a Whiner.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.[/b]
Did that make you smile, giggle, laugh or even gaffaw a little? If not..... you are a miserable so and so .......[/i]
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| Belonging?! |
| 04.14.04 (2:11 pm) [edit] |
[i]Just random thoughts! .......Have you ever at any point felt like you dont fit in? You dont belong, dont quite fit the bill as the "normal" or "archetypical" person? Ever felt like a "square peg in a round hole"? I know I have and sometimes do..... why is that? :? Apologies beforehand — this blog is somewhat rambling, disjointed, and more than a little bit self-indulgent. Feel free to skim right past, if you so wish. :wink:
I'm not sure exactly what started me on this track or train of thought — blame it on turning 30, I suppose — but while I haven't sat down and given it serious thought, the general concept of 'belonging' has kept returning to my mind lately. Or, more specifically, not belonging, a feeling I've had for most of my life.
Most people I've known, met, or encountered in just about any way over the years have had a very definite group that they were part of. Some people have had many groups that they could flit between, some only had a few, but it's a fairly common thing for most. Whether it's a specific group of friends, or a more general "clique", just about everyone is part of some group that they can turn to when they need, for support in times of trouble, jubilation in times of triumph, or any other such situation.
For one reason or another, this is something that's always seemed to escape me. I've mentioned occasionally here that I've always been the classic extrovert, and this is one area where it really seems not to show the most in a bizzare kinda way. As a child, I was very much of a loner, and it wasn't until I was in high school that I formed a much of a friendship with anyone, let alone multiple people. That would probably be cos I was a bit of a snob with a serious chip on my shoulder as a kid..... I had this aloof thing going on! (Why? I really dont know!) :roll:
I've only really had two groups of friends over the years — one during my last years of high school, and another set during the height of my Uni years — but even then, I never felt entirely like I was a part of it all. I could be the life and soul of a party and then still hold summin back..... it would come down to me sitting back and watching everyone else interact atimes, wondering why I was so much more reserved and aloof than the rest of them. (Idid say I was a bit of a snob!) :P
Can't say that I've ever found an answer. Something in my make up usually ends up casting me in the role of the "observer" — almost always present, but generally somewhere in the background, keeping an eye on the proceedings. Enjoying it, to be sure, don't get me wrong — but never as much of an active participant as most other people would be. There are some definite advantages to this, of course. Never being entirely part of any one specific group generally left me free to move around from clique to clique fairly easily.
All in all, though, there are definite times when I wish I wasn't quite as much of a loner as I tend to be. That said, though, I wouldn't trade any of the friends I have made over the years for anything. I'm one of those people who has few friends, but tons of acquaintances... if that makes sense?!
Anyway, no real point to much of this, I guess. Just a little self-indulgent whining...... well I did warn you at the beginning of this post didnt I?! :P :wink: [/i]
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| Follow-up: Living in Regret! |
| 04.14.04 (1:31 pm) [edit] |
[i]This is a follow-up..... to the blog about living in regret that I wrote last week. It was about a colleague of mine Joe who fancied another colleague in our office. Well, here's an update on the Joe and Shana saga...... was gonna blog abt it y/day but not enough time! It would seem that my little talk stirred Joe up, he must really have liked Shana cos he went and told her how he felt abt her. So now apparently she's confused an doesnt know who to date of the two guys.
How do I know this? Well, for some odd reason she came and spoke to me abt it seeing as I work in the same dept as Joe I guess. Now, I had to keep my feelings abt her buried — she's a known flirt and the fact that she's now confused abt who she shd date made me question her seriousness abt my buddy anyway! [b]"Yes, Joe and I are good friends,"[/b] she said. [b]"We hung out together as friends, but I had no idea he had these strong feelings for me, so when this other guy approached me I thot why not."[/b]
[b]"So what's made you confused?"[/b] I asked her. [b]"Well I do like Joe a lot"[/b] she replied. [b]"He's a fantastic friend, I feel comfortable in his company and, if I'm honest, I did secretly like him. I just never felt comfortable bringing it into the open." "Does the other guy know how you feel?"[/b] I asked. [b]"No, I havent brought it up with him and I dont want to hurt him, but the fact that I'm even considering Joe says to me that maybe my feelings for the guy are not strong after all."[/b] She said that and I just thought, this is how so many peeps just date people they are not suited to — they just go with the flow.
To cut a long story short, I told Joe he was in with a shout and to work his magic..... which he did apparently, cos as of y/day they were officially a couple! Fuck me side-ways that was hard work wasn't it?! :roll: But it did kinda support my notion that [b]"..if only we all stopped being so guarded abt our true feelings and shared our emotions more, wouldn't the world be a much better place for it? Cos there's nothing worse than living in regret, is there?!...."[/b]
What's worse a life time of knock-backs and set-backs or a life time of regrets? I know which I could handle, what abt you?! :? [/i]
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| One night stands!! |
| 04.14.04 (1:01 pm) [edit] |
[i]Was told this story was in the papers the other day and it really brought home the need for guys and girls alike to be careful when they dilly-dally into one-night stands and the like. Here's the gist of the story:
[b]A 19yr old girl called Claire, yes I am saying here name so that young men out there can beware. This girl shagged a club bouncer, whom she had previously known as a friend in an alley, an ALLEY!! The girl then went home and told her b/f and told him she'd had sex with a guy. She realised that her b/f may not like what she was telling him and then proceeded to embellish the story..... it went from sex to RAPE!!
Obviously the b/f told her to tell the police, which she didnt want to. Clare thot her guy would just leave it, but he didnt. He then told her parents and they all made her report it to the police. To cut a long story short the bouncer got charged, faced a sentence and got death threats. Luckily justice prevailed, (or shd I say common sense) she told the truth, the guy got off and she was sentenced to a few months for perjury and wasting police time.[/b]
Now for christsake!! :shock: ( I dont have any problems with kinky sex as long as I dont need to take a beating! but in an "Alley"?!) I wouldn't go have a piss in an alley, let alone pull down my trousers and hold up a woman in mid-air for 15mins (If it lasts that long! :P ). Besides avoiding all the dirt, I like my women to be a bit on the curvy side, so picking her up for more than 30 secs could cause a problem, if you know what I mean..... :P :shock:
That girl is what I call a "Jezebel" Now you probably wont find that in a dictionary but trust me, if it was in there.... it 'd be with a picture of the likes of Clare's smiling with "whore" stuck on her forehead!! Men be careful cos there are many Clares out there, and from now on this is what I'm gonna do when I meet a girl and we go back to my place to do the "Nasty":
[b]Cyber:[/b] Would you like to have deep passionate sex now? (Loud and clear!)
[b]Lady:[/b] Rah..... well yeah yeah...
[b]That's when I'll interrupt abruptly and say:[/b] "Is that a YES or a NO!?"
[b]Lady:[/b] YES!
[b]Me:[/b] "Okay could you repeat that into this dictaphone. Also turn to your left, look directly into the camera and repeat those lines and sign this declaration form..... Perfect - now assume the position and let's get down!"
Nuff said!! :P[/i]
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| English Sucks!! |
| 04.13.04 (11:34 pm) [edit] |
[I]Dad, made a comment the other day abt the way he's noticed that the English suck at speaking English (My words not his!) At the time all I could do was laugh at him, but thinking abt it today this quote came to mind:
[b]The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary. [/b]
Hehehe :D aint that the truth tho? :P What happened to the good ol days of "Victorian or Empire speak"? Dad lammented the days when English was polished, articulate and spoken with class...... Well bugger that... it's good ol' gibberish now! :P[/i]
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| An Underachiever? |
| 04.13.04 (8:12 pm) [edit] |
[i]With my folks over this w/end, I had to face the usual questions like "What are your plans for the future?" "where do you see yourself in 5yrs time?" "What financial plans have you put in place for the future?" et al. They just did my friggin head in!! :evil: But it did get me thinking, what exactly have I achieved so far? I'm not trying to be melo-dramatic or anything.... but when I really think abt it, the answer is not much!! :oops: But of course I'd never admit that to my folks, hell NO!!!
Some days I think I'm doing okay in my life. I may not have a set career path or a ton of money or anything along those lines, but I'm not doing too badly. I have my own apartment( ok! still paying the mortgage but it's mine!), I have a great car... fully paid for, I have a bit of disposable cash as well as some tucked away in ISA's (savings portfolio) and a pension of some sort. But then, I find things like this: [b]Things Other People Accomplished When They Were Your Age :http://www.museumofconceptual... and I start to think.......
At age 30:
Mark Twain published his first short story, "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog."
Danish novelist Hans Christian Andersen published his book of fairy tales.
Nat Turner led a slave rebellion.
U.S. mariner Moses Rogers made the first ocean steamboat voyage.
Donald Trump persuaded bankers to lend him $80 million so he could buy the Commodore Hotel.
Samuel Morse's assistant, Alfred Lewis Vail, devised Morse code.
Physicist Armand H. L. Fizeau measured the speed of light.
Dr. Narinder Kapany invented fiber optics and designed a glass gastroscope which can be snaked down the throat for a detailed view of the stomach.
Hank Williams overdosed on drugs and alcohol.
Bill Gates was the first person ever to become a billionaire by age 30.
Earl Vickers started the Dollar Project, in which dollar bills were rubber-stamped as being lost, with a reward offered for their safe return.[/b]
And before any of you kind hearted people start to give me advice on combating depression and the like, I'm not depressed just reflective!! I know the quickest way to drive yourself crazy is to start comparing yourself to other people, but I am only human! Let's just put it this way, I'm a do summin with my life even if it kills me. Cos there is no way I'm going to work for my Dad! I know that's where they were heading with all the questions. Dad's got an Engineering Consultancy firm in Nigeria and I'm sure he wants me to head it..... but I just aint interested!
Either way, I'm abt to move soon and I just want to do summin new. You guys ever wonder or worry that you haven't achieved much or achieved as much as you'd thought you would at this age? I know I do.... and I seem to do it more often than not once I've seen the folks! Typical!! :roll: [/i]
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| I dont like Tuesday's!! |
| 04.13.04 (7:40 pm) [edit] |
[i]Arrgh!! :evil: I'm tired, grumpy. Pissy. The worst thing is, I'm not entirely sure why. Guess it has just been one of those "Tuesdays". I've had a slight headache for about a full day and a half now. Nothing major, and Nurofen seems to work, but it doesn't quite seem to go away. So that was a fun way to wake up this morning.
Stumbled through my usual morning blahs (never having been too much of a morning person), and made it off to work. Got to work, and was immediately handed a large pain in the butt of a job that I'd worked on, on Thursday but that still had a couple small problems. Fixing that took about the first hour of my day. Finished that off, started writing down my time on the billing sheet, and asked what the date was. The Thirteenth? Oh, crap — that means Mum's birthday is on Friday, and I'd completely spaced out, forgetting to buy summin, let alone posting summin there that she'll get before then. Hence the mid-day "Shopping" dash to secure a prezzie and get it off by DHL to reach there hopefully by Friday!! (Fingers crossed!!) :oops: Cant believe I forgot... now I know what all the hints were abt this w/end, just went straight over my head! Better ring Dad when I get home, cos he'll have forgotten too! :roll:
From there on out, it has been just a grumble of a day. No job seemed to be simple, none of the clients seemed to give actual clear instructions of what they wanted, and perating systems has been fighting me at every opportunity. Every day I have to work with that damned operating system, it reminds me more and more why I'm not a "Windows" person. Things that should be easy never are, and even the things that I know how to do are made more difficult than they should be. Arrrgh!! :evil: Anyway, yeah...... Windows sucks. Office sucks. Microsoft sucks. I want to use a computer, not fight with it.
Anyway, I think I'm done for now just had to bitch for a while. Time to go find some food… still here for a couple of hours and I need to catch up on some blogging as well as finish up with my work here. I'll be back in a jiffy! :wink: [/i]
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| The weekend continued...... |
| 04.13.04 (7:23 pm) [edit] |
[i]Wrote this on Monday, never got round to posting it! Sorry!! :(
Okay, so…yeah. It's been a few days since I paid any attention to my website. Sorry for being so lazy…there's been a fair amount of hosting going on as you well may know with my folks around. To be honest, I just wasn't in the mood to blog and apart from that the time wasn't exactly available. It's been a pretty eventful weekend with the old's and I must say I've really enjoyed having them around. Mum's been pissing me off as usual, but she wouldn't be Mum otherwise and Dad, well we've got on like a house of fire. I can trully say, Dad has really mellowed with age and that can only be a good thing! So, I apologise for my absence…and now it's time for me to babble. :lol:
This, then, is the lowdown. I'd already mentioned that at the beginning of the week that my folks would be in town. Last night we just chilled at home, and Dad got me to sign some papers regarding his estate and stuff. Was kinda worried but he reassured me it was just a formality and that he was fighting fit! Mum cooked dinner, a Nigerian speciality which I didnt enjoy..... just not into all that kinda grub, but ate it anyway just to keep the peace.
Mum went shopping, and came back with a ton of stuff. She just has to get summin for everybody whenever she travels.... I'm just worried about her having to pay for extra luggage when she checks in. Took Dad to Castle Keep, Maritime Museum, Military Vehicle Museum, and the Shipley Art Gallery. He had a lot of fun, while I was bored to death... imagine him saying " I shd get a bit more culture into my life..." like not in this lifetime!! :roll: Love Museum's dont get me wrong but just was not feeling it all today.
We all met up in the City centre for lunch and then it was back to the apartment for Mum to re-pack yet again, before dropping them off at the airport for their onward flight to London. Had to confirm their booking at their hotel too, as they will be flying back to Nigeria tomorrow morning. On a scale of 1-10 the whole weekend was a wonderful 10!! Been such a long time since I spent any quality time wih my folks, that I had almost forgotten what it was like to live with a family! But then I snapped out of it when Mum started her Mumsy routine with all my friends... guess she just cant help herself?! :P
Will fill y'all in, in more detail maybe later on in the week. This has to have been one of the very few w/ends that I can remember that Dad was so relaxed and not for once bothered about work and whatnot. I'd say was huge success as a whole!! :D[/i]
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| Weekend so far..... |
| 04.11.04 (10:03 pm) [edit] |
[i]My parents stopped over in Newcastle for the weekend on their way home after visiting Florida for my Uncle's 50th birthday. They got into London Thursday night, so in the afternoon Friday I picked them up from the airport here in Newcastle. Got them settled in and spent a very pleasant evening with them. We ordered pizza from Pagliagi's, sat in the front room, and talked for a few hours. My family being who we are, the conversation bounced all over the place, from catching up on how the various members of the family were doing to everything that's going on in the world at the moment.
Apparently I have a cousin who had a meeting scheduled in the World Trade Center on September 11th. She'd gotten to the meeting early that day, and since no-one else had shown up yet, decided to grab something to eat, and headed back out of the building to go get breakfast, and it was while she was outside of the building that the attacks started. She had to duck a fair amount of falling masonary and other debris, but managed to get out of the area, and is apparently doing well. Pretty freaky — I'd heard that my friend Kunle was in New York at the time of the attacks, but this is now my closest direct link that I know of between myself and the attacks. Thank goodness this is as close as I got, though.
Saturday morning I got a call from my lill brother — he and Tosin had finally made it to Newcastle! They came by my apartment, and we all had breakfast which my Mum insisted on cooking. After a couple hours with them, catching up and hearing about their trip down, Mum went off to commence shopping, and I spent most of the rest of the day watching footy with Dad.
I'd had plans for dinner with parents that evening, and had made plans with Ryan to see if we could get a hold of Meena, Femi, Sarah and Deb's and a few others to come round afterwards to meet them. As it turned out, Mum insisted on cooking dinner for all my friends.... her chance to meet them all in one place I guess. So a cosy dinner for five became a spread for about 12. You shoulda seen her, she was in her element playing the hostess in my cramped apartment. :roll:
Sunday morning, Mum insisted on going to church. Dad wasn't really bothered either way, but gave into Mum's wishes even tho we out-voted her 4-1 :roll: So went to church, then to lunch at a lovely restaurant in town. Then took Dad to the match at St James's Park between Newcastle United and Arsenal. Cost and arm and a leg to get the tickets, but was worth every penny just watching Dad go potty during the match. Dad's never been to a live match before, so the only thing that appalled him was the incessant swearing going on thru out the match. He cant wait to go to another one in the nearest future tho... :wink:
The only down-side to the whole day was, Dad's an Arsenal supporter and I support Newcastle, so you can imagine the banter on the way home. Newcastle drew 0-0 btw just in case you were interested. :P Dad's crashed out at the moment, the poor guy's exhausted from all the shouting and noise at the game. Mum on the other hand proceeded to re-arrange my whole flat while we were out! Typical Mum!! Said there was too much clutter, and that I needed to take better care of my apartment... Bless! :roll:
So, that pretty much wraps up the weekend so far — family showed up, friends showed up, and it was just a lot of fun. Very relaxed, now for tomorrow… Mum wants to see what she can get in the Bank Holiday sales and Dad wants to visit the Museum's and stuff at Gateshead and in the city centre. My brother has offered to take Mum shopping, that leaves me with the some what boring prospect of traipsing round Museum's with Dad all day :( They're off tomorrow evening (Thx Gawd!!) and then it's all back to mormal ......then back to work on Tuesday….
Loads more to blog about, but seeing as they are napping at the mo, and might walk in any moment.... I guess I'll just leave it till tomorrow. Mum's been driving me mad with innuendo's and stuff abt settling down and was even cross-examining all my female friends present on Saturday night to see if any of them were my girlfriend..... I wont even begin to regale y'all abt the embarrassing bits, I'll leave that till a later time... if at all :roll: One good thing to come out of this all, was that they were okay with the Texas move... Dad gave his seal of approval with the wise words "... if it's what you want..." :? wtf does that mean?? :?
More later, I'm off! my bro wants to check his email and stuff. Hope y'all had a great Easter celebration and a good w/end. I'm holla at y'all soon :wink: :D[/i]
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| I'm Off!! |
| 04.09.04 (5:40 pm) [edit] |
[i]I'm heading off now to go get my folks from the airport, their flight lands in 45mins. Might be back later, might not. Either way have a great day y'all, much luv
[b]Cyber[/b] :wink: :lol: [/i]
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| Re: Politics .... from Lynne's blog. |
| 04.09.04 (4:25 pm) [edit] |
[i]Last weekend, when Meena was visiting, she asked me, "what's up with all the political stuff on your blogsite lately?" Well, this sums why up quite well — when this is the situation, I often find it reprehensible for people not to care. To shrug their shoulders and turn away. To deem it "somebody else's problem." It's in times like these that we must pay attention, and do what we can to prevent things from getting any worse, and to right the wrongs already in practice. I just read a piece by Lynne on her blog that made me think of this....
This may be somewhat new in my life — but it's hardly a new idea…
This sums it up for me:
[b] --We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
--That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
--Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
--But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security....[/b]
We owe it ourselves and others to be politically aware and participate in what will ultimately affect our futures whether we like it or not!
I kinda went off on one there.... I do apologise :oops: [/i]
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| "Hands-free doesn't equal Accident free"!! |
| 04.09.04 (1:48 pm) [edit] |
[i]Like I said in my post just now, was down at the supermarket and the deli getting some last minute provisions for the folks visit. Now I know I've ranted a few times abt mobile (cell) phones and how I just hate the way people misuse them. Well, aint it just friggin great that I nearly had a run in with someone again who cos he was prattling away on his phone nearly pranged my car from behind!! He did dent it a little but nothing of consequence to warrant getting the insurance companies involved. To say I had a few choice words to say to the idiot, was a bit of an understatement!! :evil:
Personally, I've got a habit of hanging up on people if I know that they're calling me from a cell phone in their car. I've been grumbled at abt this on more than a few occasions, especially lately when they can use the excuse that they're using a 'hands free' headset, so they don't have to have one hand on the phone. I'll still get off the phone — I've never believed that jabbering on a cell phone while driving, with or without a headset, is safe.
Looks like researchers agree with me.
Talking on a mobile phone while driving your car is just as dangerous whether using hands-free equipment or when holding the phone in your hand, according to a Swedish study published a while back. (read this somewhere, when checking up on the amonut of accidents caused by cell phones.... geeky I know!!) :oops:
The National Road Administration (SNRA) tested 48 people in driving simulators, dividing them into two groups -- one with and the one without hands-free mobile phone devices.
The drivers in both groups received about 10 phone calls each during 1.5 hours of simulated driving in different conditions. The test revealed almost no difference in reaction time between the two groups.
"It is the distraction of the phone conversation that is the problem," Ingemar Skogo, the SNRA director general, told Reuters.
So, please — if you're going to call me — get out of the damn car first. And if you're gonna make a bloody phone call, park up first... you hear that Mr. Phillips??(name of dude who nearly pranged my car!!) :evil: He was lucky this time around, next time it could be much worse..... all this when I'm stressing abt the folks' visit as well... just my friggin luck heh? :roll: [/i]
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| Easter W/end.... |
| 04.09.04 (1:22 pm) [edit] |
[i]It's Easter Weekend, good friday to be exact and I'm off work till Tuesday cos of the bank holiday here in the UK. Know you guys in the US dont have that luxury and I empathise I really do :P The folks will be here in a few hours so I'm furiously cleaning and tidying up the flat, getting things clean and in top shape for the inspection my Mum is most definitely going to commence from the minute she walks in the door :roll:
Here's wishing all you guys a great Easter w/end, and for those of you who are a tad religious have a great day without meat of any kind today. Just got back from the Super market to stock up on groceries and stuff. Had to get the exact stuff Mum and Dad like. Mum's a sucker for ferrero roche chocks and Dad appreciates a great bottle of merlot, so got a couple of those. Also got some spicy sausages and other delicacies from the deli that Mum just adores... hopefully that'll make up for all the other things that I'm more than likely to forget before they turn up.
Gotta get back to the tidying up, as usual had a few people over last night so I have to air the place out too. The carpet could do with a hoover too, as well as some dusting in the livivng room. Wish me luck peeps, cos somehow I dont see me completing all this before I go pick them up at the airport... oh well, they'll just have to bear with me! :wink: Ciao....[/i]
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| Mundane II: What Habits....? |
| 04.08.04 (6:02 pm) [edit] |
[i]So further mopre to my mundane tasks, a colleague was asking about odd or wierd habits today. I know I've got more than my fair share… so I'm gonna post some, feel free to do the same :wink:
[b] I've got something of an unusual vocabulary — choice phrases that I really do say, both online and in the real world, include "holla," "peeps," "later," and others that I'm blanking on at the moment because I'm actively trying to come up with them.
I'm a fidgeter. Always have been, always will be. Must have something to do with my hands, whether it's playing with something, tapping my fingers to music, talking with my hands while describing something, or anything else.
I will, on occasion, completely randomly start hopping or skipping, or generally bounding around. This usually happens when other people aren't around to witness it, but I've been caught out on more than one occasion.
Years after cutting my hair off, I still tend to try to run my hand through my hair when thinking or stressed out.
Certain events must be described as "friggin great!"
I quote movies constantly — but rarely entirely accurately. Close enough to make my point, but I'm often corrected by my friends after spouting off.
Quote whatever comes to mind, but more often than not will not remember who said what or when.
It's been pointed out to me that I tend to start humming whatever random song is floating through my head at any given point.
After my few years of DJ'ing, I'm incredibly critical when I'm at a club and the DJ isn't up to my personal standards. And they rarely are unfortunately!.
I'm as likely to watch a Disney film as I am a horror flick or bizarre surrealistic art film (NOT!! on your nelly!) :roll:
If there's a way to make a lowbrow, crude, gutter-level joke about something, I'll probably go there and regret it later!.
I tend to be very judgemental off the bat, so I jump to conclusions always and hence very dimissive...I cant help myself :([/b]
I think that's enough for now. I'm sure there's more… but feel free to list yours too :wink: [/i]
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| Today's Mundane Task.... |
| 04.08.04 (5:36 pm) [edit] |
[i]I'm bored silly, just got back from lunch and I have a few hours to kill before I leave for home. So, I've come up with a few somewhat silly but entertaining ways to keep me pre-occupied here in the office. The only thing is I'm gonna need your help with this, okay?! :wink:
Today's mundane task is to ask for 15 objects in your immediate vicinity.... anything goes, whether you're in the office, in a cafe(internet cafe), at home, in your bedroom(even better!) .... where ever, just let us know what 15 things you can spot in your immediate vincinity!
The sad thing is, I could quite honestly take the easy route out and give "Fifteen empty Diet Coke cans spread across the office or desks, computers and stacks of paper work" as my answer. Good thing that more home cleaning is on the schedule for tonight, but no I'm gonna tell you 15 things I can picture in my apartment right now.....
[b]1. My camera, waiting for me to empty out the last round of shots from 5mths or so.
2. A stack of pictures from Olumide from our last trip to New York last year.
3. A Matrix Revolutions DVD that I wanted to watch.
4. An ESPN keyring that I got from "The ESPN Zone" in New York on 42nd last March (this amuses me, because in true sterotypical sports fanatic fashion, I couldn't care less about ESPN, but loved the sports all day long).
5. A novelty cigarette lighter shaped like a hand-gun that I saw at my orner shop and couldn't pass up.
6. A stack of CDs that, for one reason or another, I've discovered haven't been ripped into my .mp3 collection yet.
7. A stuffed figure of 'Simba' from 'The Lion King' that sits on top of one of my book shelf, keeping watch over all I do.
8. A printed copy of the safety audit I did last week that needs putting on power point.
9. Beginning PHP4, which one of these days I'll actually start digging through so I can learn a bit more about what I can do with PHP on my website.
10. My cheque book, which these days I use only to pay my mortgage with each month.
11. My coffee table littered with last night's plates and cutlery.
12. My mail from Monday, still unopened on the side table next to the lamp.
13. My Dell laptop next to my pc (Pride and joy!)
14. Two pairs of dirty socks rolled up into a ball under the leg of my sofa :P
15. My ipod player that I forgot to pick up on my way out, on the floor near the sofa.[/b]
... what can you spot peeps? Fascinating, isn't it? :P :lol: [/i]
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| Embarrassing parents.. |
| 04.08.04 (2:44 pm) [edit] |
[i]My folks are in town tomorrow for the weekend and knowing them, they are gonna want to meet some of my friends and stuff. The only thing is, this is their first time coming up to Newcastle. I usually go down to London whenever they are in the country... and to be honest that suited me fine! Why do parents always have to change the rules eh? :evil: Dont know what we're gonna do over the w/end... cant exactly take Mum clubbing now can I? :?
Another thing that fills me with dread abt this, is the apparent ease with which parents can still embarrass the life out of you without even trying. Even as an adult, Mum still says the most embarrassing things, and she'll have this look of pure innocence... like "what? Did I say summin wong?" Like heck you did!! :oops: I wish there were more Museum's and stuff up here, at least that way I could keep 'em so occupied, there'd be no time to want to meet my friends. Dont get me wrong I love my folks to bits, just not too hot on the whole hangin out thingy, especially when I know they'll be passing judgement on everything from my furniture to my choice of food!! Help!! :(
I can still remember a time in my youth when Mum embarrassed the life out of me infront of my friends and I never ...I repeat 'never' lived it down!! As a rule, my family doesn't curse much (at least not in the presence of my folks!)— there are far too many effective words in the english language for all sorts of circumstances to limit yourself to the standard over-used four-letter vocabulary. Sure, as a teenager, I could curse up a storm with the best of 'em, and even now I have my moments, but it's not a necessary component to my vocabulary.....this blog excluded! :P
One day while I was a teen, Mum and I were driving around London with two of my buddies in the car. I have no idea where we were going, what we were doing, or even how old I was to be exact, but I'd guess around 14 or 15 or so. At some point during our travels, we saw a car painted the most hideous shade of 1960's era not-quite-advocado green with black bumpers. (hideous!!)
"Wow," I said, and pointed it out. "That's got to be the ugliest color car I've ever seen!" My mates were laughing in the back....
"Yeah," Mum agreed. "A beautiful shade of [b]'baby shit green'."[/b]
Dead silence. :shock:
"What?!?" (My friend's in the back stiffling their laughter and failing miserably....)
I'd never heard Mum curse before. Up until that point, I don't think I really knew it was possible. Mothers don't do that! They're sweet, and nice, and kiss skinned knees after you fall down, and tell you not to ride your bike out of the boundaries of the neighborhood — but they don't describe cars as [b]"baby shit green!"[/b]
Okay, maybe they do. Not often. But they do. And I've never, ever forgotten that.... neither did my friends, they ribbed me all summer and still remember it once in a while.
Let's just hope she doesn't come up with any gems this time around.... I'll warn my mates in advance just in case. [/i]
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| Mutterings..... |
| 04.08.04 (1:23 pm) [edit] |
[i]It's Thursday the 8th of April, that's significant for two reasons: The first being my buddy Baba's birthday, hey Baba.. happy birthday boyo, many happy returns and best wishes! The second, being that it is now roughly a month before I leave the dreary city of Newcastle for the Sunny climes of cowboy country in Texas.
I just looked outside.... Clouds? Grey skies? Cool temperatures? Wind? Even a hint of rain? If this keeps up, I might start to think I live in Newcastle or summin! Cant wait for summer and all that it brings..... hmm! :wink:
This just popped into my head. Earlier this week, I described my level of computer experience to someone as "somewhere between [b]'occassional user' and 'geek'[/b] — in other words, I know enough to get by and be dangerous, but not enough to get paid for it." :P
It amused me at the time and the colleague I was talking to, and I meant to blog abt it, but I didn't then. But now I remembered, so I did. Yay!! I'm sure you're all fascinated, just utterly fascinated.... what can I say?! What would you say your computer know-how was like? Krazedone need not comment, we all know she's a friggin genius with graphics and stuff..... :roll:
I'm going away now, to do some work (Yeah right!!) :roll: [/i]
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| Random thoughts II... |
| 04.07.04 (11:22 pm) [edit] |
[i]When the universe gives you the finger, you know it's all[/i] [b]pointless[/b].
[i]Silly advantage to having a shaved head: after going clubbing on a weekend night and getting the stamp on your hand or wrist, next time you're in the shower, get a good head full of shampoo lather, then, before rinsing off, rapidly scrub your hand or wrist across your head. That sixteenth of an inch stubble makes a great impromptu scrub brush! Hey presto!— no more stamp!
Yes, I know that a washcloth, or loofah, or bath poof, or sponge or any number of other things work just as well. But they're infinitely less entertaining to blog about..... so there!! :P [/i]
[i][b]English is the preacher's language, because it allows you to talk until you think of what to say.[/b]
— Garrison Keillor
Boy oh boy!, ain't that the truth. I know I talk like that. I even sometimes blog like that, too, tho I try not to do it on too much of a regular basis...... like now, seeing as I've nada to write I'll say good night y'all before I die of boredom. :wink: [/i]
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| Ban the word... like!! |
| 04.07.04 (10:05 pm) [edit] |
[i]Just read someone's blog and I must say that after reading it I want to propose that we ban a certain word from the English Language. I know I'm just being silly, but what the heck, it's alright by me. At my last count this particular word was repeated 21 times in one blog... wtf?? :shock:
So I think, [b]like[/b], I want to propose, [b]like[/b], banning the word, [b]"like[/b]," from the English language, [b]like[/b]....... totally [b]like![/b], you guys know what I mean [b]like[/b]? Get the picture [b]like[/b]?.
OMG! [B]like[/b] aint it just annoying, [b]like[/b] already? :? :P I know this is common in adolescents but hey what's all that abt?[/i]
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| Random mundane thought.... |
| 04.07.04 (7:34 pm) [edit] |
[i]Was the phrase [b]"another day, another dollar"[/b] coined (no pun intended) :P...... at a time when that was actually the average wage for the day? :?
Dont ask me why, but just came to me and I thought I'd ask. So all you budding researchers out there, holla at me if you know, alright?! :D[/i]
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| Living in Regret. |
| 04.07.04 (6:02 pm) [edit] |
[i]Just got back from a quickie lunch and while there we got chatting abt Guys and their feelings. This is kinda like a follow-on from my blog y/day. You gotta feel for us guys sometimes. We just cant seem to get it right, can we? Wey're either overtly cynical with their heads in the clouds, or too earthy and go around breaking women's hearts, or too nice and get over-looked ass potential boyfriend/husband material.
Joe, one of the guys in my office, was complaining abt this at lunch. It all came pouring out, He had been developing a friendship with a lady in our office, but unknown to him she was developing a friendship with another guy in our office, but in a different dept. Joe never told her how he felt or his true feelings and so she thought they were just "friends". Altho, Joe was very much into her.
Everybody chipped in with their two cents worth and I finally said "tell her how you feel. You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. Even if she doesn't feel the same way. you'll have no regrets cos you've let her know how you feel..." (The funny thing is, if it were me I probably wouldn't listen to my own advice... like heck I was gonna tell her, when she obviously has a crush on someone else. Hell No!!) :roll:
Our conversation ended on a pleasant enough note, but it did make me think that if only we all stopped being so guarded abt our true feelings and shared our emotions more, wouldn't the world be a much better place for it? Cos there's nothing worse than living in regret, is there?!
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| Obssessions, Superstitions and The Occult. |
| 04.07.04 (4:51 pm) [edit] |
[i]There's something of a mini-theme regarding obsessions, superstitions, the occult, and all things that go bump in the night running around right now on tblog — see the links below to visit the blogs of the two lovely ladies that got this whole thing started..... (that is me thinking abt it!)
Jenn: http://JennsAbsent.tblog.com
Susan: http://Susanofpudlin.tblog.co...
(Hmm. Random side note — not all things that go bump in the night I'd elaborate on, but I'll try to keep this blog somewhere in the PG to PG-13 range, as it's a bit early in the day to go veering into R territory. But I digress [oh, boy do I digress....]...) I figured I'd go ahead and just start tackling the subjects in order. Given my tendency to babble, however, you'll have to keep reading… quite long( Sorry!)
[b]Obsessions[/b]
There are two areas of my life that could easily be classified as falling into the "obsession" area — music and movies.
I'm a complete music whore. I come from a hugely non-musical family we cant string a note together let alone play an instrument of any kind. I always have some sort of soundtrack going in the background. Taste-wise, I range all over the place — when I have my .mp3 player on, it's not at all unusual to bounce from hard rock to hip-hop to techno to Irish pub songs to country to pop. Pretty much anything goes, and I'm always up to trying something new.
So does all that qualify for obsession status? :? Well, some quick statistics so you can judge for yourself: my .mp3 library currently encompasses 7,960 songs from some 971 albums over 75.28 GB, it would take 40 odd days or so to listen to all of it straight through, and roughly 98% is from CDs I own (I tend to limit my downloading to rare tracks that cannot be found otherwise).
My love of movies comes mostly from my dad — even at times when we were at logger-heads and couldn't talk about much of anything without fighting, we've always been able to bounce movies off each other. For a while I got a job at 'Virgin' to help build my movie collection, and I now have roughly 400 DVDs to my name. I also have a disturbing tendency to be able to quote random bits of most movies I've seen at any given moment.
[b]Superstition[/b]
I've never really been overly superstitious, actually. Black cats crossing my path I try to stroke, broken mirrors just go in the trashcan, and while I do tend to walk around ladders, it's more because that way I don't have to duck to get under them seeing as I am over 6 feet tall. Besides, it's bad luck to be superstitious, aint it? :wink:
[b]The Occult[/b]
I have always had a fascination with the occult — however, that tends to be more of an intellectual fascination than anything, for the simple reason that I've yet to have any real personal experiences in that vein. Something of a frustration, to be honest even tho I am definitely cynical abt it all anyway. :roll:
I had a conversation with my Mum a long time ago about everything ranging from ghosts to aliens and various supernatural things. Now, I come from a fairly religious background — however, thankfully enough, one that is very open and allows you to think and make decisions for yourself. The religious aspect came up in the discussion with mum, partly because so many people of a religious leaning tend to condemn anything that could even remotely be labeled as "occult" as either ridiculous claptrap or the "devil's work," an attitude that never made sense to me.
One thing that Mum mentioned that I always liked was that if Christians can believe in us — mankind, as a physical being, bound by the rules of the physical world — and can also believe in God — a spiritual being, at the other end of the spectrum from mankind — why is it so difficult to believe in the possibility of beings or states all along the spectrum between mankind and God? I've never had an issue with believing that there is far more to this universe than we know about, or that our sciences have yet discovered.
However, despite a lifelong fascination with things like this, I've never really encountered anything. I've never tried Tarot readings, and the stars column in the papers and magazines are a joke— at times it seems to give a reading that's dead on, other times it's so far off base as to be laughable. Astrology I've never been very convinced of, primarily because it doesn't seem to apply to me. Ouija boards, quite honestly, I think are a crock of shit!— far too susceptible to conscious or unconscious manipulation to be of any use whatsoever.
Many of my friends and girlfriends over the years have also been into various areas that fall under the 'occult' banner, and have seemed to be far more 'open' to that realm of existence. It's been hypothesised a few times —by different people, under different circumstances, with no prodding on my part — that if one subscribes to any sort of 'past life' theory, that it's possible that in some past life something happened to me that I'm repressing, and have therefore blocked away any part of me that could allow me to get more in touch with the 'spiritual realm.' I've been told that they feel that I have strong untapped potential, but that for one reason or another, it's potential that I can't access.
Could they be right? Or is it just mystical mumbo-jumbo? I don't really know, and don't expect that I will. I believe the possibility exists that there is far more to the world than what we know of, or is commonly accepted. On an intellectual/emotional level, I believe that the possibilities are there, and because of that, I don't disbelieve people who claim to be in touch with that particular area of the unknown. However, on a personal, experience-based level, I just don't have any evidence or knowledge of anything but what I can see, touch, feel, taste, or hear in the everyday world around me. I think there is, or at least could be, 'more' out there — but if it's there, I'll likely have to settle for dealing with it on a purely theoretical basis.
[b]The end.[/b]
So that's it — my own little contribution to this particular conversation. Nifty, eh? Make of it, what you will… this is just my view on it all. :lol: [/i]
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| New Position At Work. |
| 04.07.04 (1:52 pm) [edit] |
[i]Wednesday, and I've got a new position at work! My first full day was yesterday -- I hadn't written about it yet, both because it all happened fairly quickly, and because I don't like to jinx things too much before they happen, if you know what I mean?!
Last Friday, my boss came up to me and told me that one of the guys in the ODS (where client submitted files are tweaked, adjusted, set up, and sent to the sites) was leaving, and asked if I'd be interested in taking a shot at the spot in there for a few months? Hmmmm, Was I interested? You bet'cha I was, anything to get me outta that dept. :wink:
So starting this week, I'm now a member of the ODS team at AG. I'm finally away from the Big Bad Wolf! I'll now be spending my days bouncing from site to site and dealing exclusively with clients to make sure their projects are up to speed-- and probably more, those were just the details I got told yesterday -- making sure everything we're working on is ready to go, and up to speed. Fun stuff! :D
I've been told I need to stop posting so much information on my site, as the subsequent preponderance of posts was threatening to take over one of my reader's time totally as she always seems to be playing catch-up if she misses a day or two.
Not wanting to cause any undue stress to any of my "five"(Tongue-in-cheek!) loyal readers, I will promptly resolve that henceforth. I shall no longer blog about anything other than my pets, what I ate for lunch each day, my lack of sleep, and the annoying things that my co-workers do daily.
Unfortunately, I don't have pets, I tend to forget to eat lunch on a fairly regular basis, I finally slept for the first time in a long time y/day and now that I've moved to a new position at work, I'm not dealing with annoying co-workers on a regular basis. So I'm afraid y'all just have to put up with the usual ramblings and rants. :P
My humble apologies....... :wink: Cya in a bit :)[/i]
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| "Something I Am Happy About In My Life"! |
| 04.06.04 (9:43 pm) [edit] |
[i]Midway through the day today, I got some very nice texts from Dave and Kirsty. It was too busy at work for me to respond at the time, but it was exactly the pick-up I needed in the midst of a crazy day at work. You're both wonderful! :wink:
Turns out that the whole shebang was started over at my place the other night by Kat. Basically, you text to your friends what it is you are happy abt in your life. Quite cool for her to get something like this started and even cooler to be among those things in Dave and Kirsty's list! And in the sprit of the thing, [b]"something I'm happy about in my life"[/b] I'll add a comment or two in my blog.
Something I'm happy abt in my life:
An ever expanding circle of friends, some of whom I've met, and some of whom I've yet to meet. A job that — finally! — I'm enjoying, even when it does get pretty crazy. Days like today, when the Newcastle rain finally blows away all the cobwebs and reminds you you're alive. Being financially okay for the first time in a long time. Finally finding a prezzie for my Mum that actually has some small amount of visual appeal to it, instead of being trapped in multitudes of boxes! Lots, lots more too.......
What are you happy abt in your life today? huh?! :? [/i]
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| Rebel Without a Cause..... |
| 04.06.04 (8:48 pm) [edit] |
[i]Hey peeps, howz it going? Boy oh boy what a day I've had. Been away from the office all day on site, hence the lack of posts from mua. Been one of those days, when you just wish you had never got outta bed in the morning at all. Got back a few minutes ago, and just wanted to do a quick blog before I head home to a hot soak, some wine and some grub! :)
I had an amusing thought this morning that I figured I'd ramble about for a bit, as long as I'm posting somewhat more introspective blather thoughts. I'd just gotten out of the shower, on a morning when I was running just a bit too late to bother with shaving, and was looking a bit scruffier than I normally care to, when I remembered Kemi (an ex) commenting that she liked the way I looked when I was a little scruffy. Somehow, this triggered a small cascade of theory-building as to how I appear to people, and why I'm attractive to people who get to know me.
(Yeah, okay, so this is starting off sounding kind of egotistical — and it may very well continue to sound that way — but it's not really meant that way) :P Heck, I'm not even sure how much of what follows is actually grounded in the real world, but it's a fun concept to play with, at least. There are also a lot of generalizations and stereotypes in here — so just bear with me, okay?At least I warned y'all! :)
To start with, there's the Stereotype of women being attracted to the [b]"bad boy/rebel"[/b] image (yes, a stereotype, though I've found that most — if not all — stereotypes have some grounding in reality, right?!). The [b]"strong silent"[/b] type. The guy with just a hint of danger about him. Not enough to really scare you, but enough to make things just that much more titillating and exciting than the [b]"safe"[/b] guys are. One could make a strong argument that the attraction to that image is something of an 'ingrained evolutionary holdover'(whatever that means?! :? ):
Who's more likely to be able to support a household and defend both himself and "his woman"? — the nice, sweet, soft-spoken [b]"safe"[/b] guy with the English History degree, or the dark, brooding, possibly somewhat [b]"dangerous"[/b] guy with the leather jacket and Harley-Davidson motorcycle or sports car with blacked out windows?
Unfortunately, many of the men who project that somewhat dangerous image .... do so because, well, they're somewhat dangerous. Anything from just self-centered and inconsiderate on up to emotionally or physically abusive, they make great Alpha Males, but end up being painfully inadequate when it comes to being caring partners. Where I'm starting to wonder if I come into the picture is the odd space in between the two extremes. Cos I just cant seem to pigeon-hole myself into either of the above.....
I do manage to capture some of the "bad boy/rebel" mystique through the way I dress (predominantly black clothing, black leather jackets atimes or trenchcoat), the way I look (in the past, half-shaved head, ear-stud, and goatee; currently sporting a shaved head and trim beard — not as 'counter-culture' as it used to be, but still not exactly a 'prep' look), the circles I tend to run around in (generally the hiphop/garrage/party scene), and the whole extrovert/loner aura that I had going on in my past life too. There's a definite "dark" side to my personality that often comes out in my sense of humour, or the music, movies, or artwork that I'm drawn to.
At the same time, I'm actually a fairly decent guy (yeah, cue the ego…). I've developed all these silly habits over the years of actually respecting people, being able to listen to what people say, to talk to and with people rather than at them. To hold discussions with people, even when I don't agree with them, instead of rapidly denigrating into arguments or namecalling (or violence). I'm lucky enough to have two or three brain cells to rub together(bit of a genius, if I may say so myself!), and I don't mind doing so from time to time.
End result? I'm the [b]"safe bad-boy"[/b] — or, as I titled this post, the "rebel without a cause" .....Enough of an oddball dark side to catch someone's interest, but still quite able to make a good impression on the folks when I come by to meet the family. "Dangerous" enough to be entertaining, yet "safe" enough not to be threatening. Hmmm!
So — any thoughts? Did any of this actually make sense? Could I have actually stumbled upon something here — or am I just entirely off my head and as well as rambling insanely, desperately trying to inflate my own ego? Also would like to know where y'all stand on this type of stereotypes.... you a "safe" or "dangerous" kinda guy or do you if your a lady, like either? :?
Cya :wink:[/i]
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| Blogs- when reality intersects with the virtual world. |
| 04.05.04 (10:06 pm) [edit] |
[i]Aaahh! — the eternal debate of nearly everyone who's found themselves with a dual life: how do you cope when the two start to intersect? Right?! I just remembered this form reading Eve's blog abt hotblogs or summin like that....
A while back earlier last month, a jarring moment occurred when I walked up to one of the people I worked with and saw that he was reading my weblog. I've never had such an obvious mix of the 'real' world and this virtual world before, and I found it uncomfortable to say the least. He's a very likeable person, friendly and personable and now a budding weblogger -- but it was still a moment that stopped me dead in my tracks. The worst thing is he didnt know it was mine, probably still doesn't.
I've rarely ever stopped to worry about the two worlds intersecting for me. In fact, there are often times when I wish they intersected more. As my circle of friends has grown and started to go our seperate ways, it's gotten far harder to keep in touch with each other over the miles. We're not always able to afford long distance phone calls, not all of us are as good with keeping in touch via e-mail as we should be…all the usual reasons and excuses for not keeping in touch. I've thought many times that I wish more of the people I knew in the "real world" also had presences in the "virtual world." So far, I've managed to get my brother's and my friend's Meena, Femi and Baba to start exploring the world of weblogging, but that's been it. Still, it's a start.
But admittedly, there are considerations to be taken when you know that it's not just a random collection of cyber-strangers reading the words you toss into the void, but people that you're going to need to see face-to-face. Suddenly posts get second-guessed, certain topics seem a little to dicey to bring up and some you just cancel.
…I have a strong suspicion that those people who write weblogs read by spouses, kids, and employers tend to write differently than people like me who are, for all intents and purposes, obscured from view because we've kept the two worlds far apart. I've got a very small regular readership of my site (at least, that I know of), and primary among those that I know read my ramblings are my two friend's Meena and Baba. I feel lucky that we've managed to build a good enough relationship that I generally don't have to censor my ramblings. While I'm not one for great amounts of profanity (most of the time at least!), I know they're not going to look down their noses at me if I choose to toss the occasional expletive in; they know that I've experimented with smoking in the past, so I don't have to worry about mentioning that; and I'm fairly positive that they're not laboring under the illusion that I've made it to the tender age of _ a virgin.
Of course, if they were, I've just blown that right out of the water, haven't I? :wink: In any case, the point is that, at least for me, it's rare that I hesitate on posting something because of anyone who might read my site. Not unknown — no matter how good my relationship with my parents, or anyone else, may be, some things I'm just not quite willing to tie to my public website — but rare. I'd like me folks to be able to read this, that way Mum would know that I did eat occassionally..... but she'd also know that I got hangovers from excess and went out nearly every other night! So that's never gonna happen, is it?! :P
What say you? :?: [/i]
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| Love it! Loathe it! |
| 04.05.04 (4:18 pm) [edit] |
[i]I have previously done a blog a while back on a few of my pet peeves or hates for want of a better word. I was listening to the radio, in the car yesterday evening and there was a phone-in abt pet peeves. Made me think of mine and I've decided to write a blog just for the occassion! I'll also add a few things I love for good measure :wink:
[b]Cyberpal loves.....[/b]
[b]Clean Sheets[/b]- At the end of a really long day, after you've changed the bed in the morning (Like I did today)... there's nothing quite like or nicer than slipping in between clean sheets. It's at that moment you think, "maybe life is alright, after all".......(I only, need to be able to actually fall asleep now!) :(
[b]Flying Club Class[/b] - I just love the feeling of space and comfort. Yes, it's hideously expensive, but well worth it for the leg room alone. :wink:
[b]Being right[/b] - You'd never have guessed right? :P well, I hate to lose, am very competitive, and above all love being correct always. I guess you could say I'm a bit anal when it comes down to it. But I make no apologies whatsoever!!
[b]White Wine[/b] - Nothing like a chilled glass of something fruity to unwind when you get in from work. Not a huge fan of 'Reds' but have been known to have a glass or two. Good wine, good food, good company and you are well on your way to heavenly bliss!
[b]Cyberpal loathes.....[/b]
[b]Body Odour[/b] - No comparison on the scale of hatred. This is my numero uno!! I have been known to have a discret word in a pal's ear, when I couldn't take it any more. No substitute for cleanliness is there? And the ol aftershave or 'perf' trick doesn't work.... I can smell a 'hummer' miles away!
[b]Service Charges[/b] - I hate diners being rude to waiters in restaurants. My Mum taught me that good manners cost nothing. But then I am qually irritated by being brought a bill on which a 10% service charge has already been added, only to find that a gap has still been left next to the total amount. Ivariably, they are hoping you wont notice and will add a further 10% tip.... thieves!! :evil:
[b]Queue jumpers[/b] - I cant stand being in a traffic jam and watching someone nip past in the bus lane, then expecting me to let them in further up the queue. I throw my hands in the air, shrug my shoulders and shake my head.... what I cant understand is they always look suprised by my reaction? If I have to queue for 10mins then so shd everybody else!!
[b]Reality TV spin-offs[/b] - I usedto find reality TV fascinating, but now that we've got spin-off of the spin-off stage, I just wonder! I know it's cheap and Iknow it's popular, but you're never going to find me asking abt what's happening in the jungle or anything like that!
[b]Mobile phones[/b] - Dont hate phones, just the way they are used. You'd think, wtf did people do when we didnt have them? It's more to do with how rude peeps are than anything else!
I'll add more to this later as I remember them. Please feel free to add to this list, or if there is anything here you disagree with, go ahead and say why..... dont mean I'll change nowt tho...... Gotta go get lunch peeps, Cya :wink: [/i]
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| Monday - blues... |
| 04.05.04 (2:51 pm) [edit] |
[i]Hmmm - Monday morning, I'd love to say I was up early today, bushy-eyed and raring to kick-start another week..... I wasn't!! :( I'm knackered, and feeling the pinch cos yet again I've had to endure another sleepless night. This is getting beyond a joke now! :evil: I'm that desperate I'm now willing to try anything, even the dreaded sleeping pills..... anything, as long as I can get a decent night's kip!
Last night, went to check out a club called "Cuba Cuba" with Ryan and some guys. Was okay, but after a few hours made my way home so as to get an early night. Hmpf! I wish!! :roll: just tossing and turning all night long... I'd even understand if I was actually thinking abt anything, but nada.. absolutely nothing just there!! I'm thinking of going to see the doc, cos if this continues, I'll be no good to anybody let alone myself. And we all know what happened the other day when I missed out on my sleep!
It's been quite easy-going today. Meetings later on, with the big one being the one with the guys upstairs at 4:30pm. Why is it that these guys never fix meetings in the am when you can at least "fake" some semblance of interest to the proceedings, but rather in the afternoon when all I wanna do is get the hell outta there and head home or to the pub for a cold one? :? Beats me?! :roll:
I have a few blogs to write, but only if I have the time and space.... hope y'all had great weekends? Have a good day peeps, laterz :D [/i]
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| Getting Old!! |
| 04.04.04 (4:05 pm) [edit] |
[i]Yeah I know, was supposed to be watching the match, well just thought of this and wanted to put it down before I forgot. So I've got one eye on the TV and the other trying to focus on the keyboard as I type this. Was just thinking about tomorrow and work and it suddenly hit me that I was old!! what else do you call it, when your life is so regimented and rather amazingly dull, all laid out like that? Doesn't seem all that long ago that I was getting up between noon and 2pm, going to bed at six in the morning, and spending as much time as possible out with friends or at clubs, either DJ'ing or just having fun.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen!! :(
Okay, so that last line was a bit of an overstatement. Or maybe a big overstatement and exaggeration. But still…does growing up — or at least getting older — really necessitate slipping into a routine so uninspiring that it actually inspires me to whine about it here in a blog? I certainly hope not!! Realistically, I can reassure myself that my current somewhat boring (and, therefore, bored) existence is a side effect of the move I made up here to Newcastle.... we all know you cant compare it to living in London. My "sphere of influence" is limited to where I can go in a reasonable amount of time in this city, whereas in London it was 24/7 party town!!
Is it just me? Do we tend to get boring with age and responsibility? I hope to gawd not!! Cos if that's allI've got to look forward to - a life of work, work and more work, interspaced with the occassional tryst to the pub, then I give up now!! :shock: Anybody feeling like me out there? :?
There just had to rant for a few moments. Things certainly aren't all bad down here — my job is good, if not the most exciting in the world, I'm sound financially, though certainly not loaded, my social life will pick up eventually, as there are things to do when I can find out what they are, and all in all, I'm really enjoying things as a whole. It's just the niggling little details that can add up and look worse than they really are. Of course, even when I claim that life is boring and I have nothing to do or say, I can still fill up pages on this little blog of mine about my lack of anything to write about :wink: Like that will come as a surprise to anyone who knows me......
I'm done now.... back to the footy!! [/i]
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| Weekend so far... |
| 04.04.04 (3:16 pm) [edit] |
[i]First off — with as many complete morons as there are running around out there in the world today, it's always nice to be reminded that there actually are some truly cool people out there, too. A couple days ago I posted a bit of a whine/moan/rant about how the combination of lack of sleep on the home front and people at work pissing me off, was getting to me. Since then I've gotten a couple e-mails and a couple comments with some very kind words of support. Much as I try not to let things get to me, and keep a healthy and happy outlook on whatever's going on in my life, sometimes it's neccesary to let my frustrations rip! — and when I do, it's wonderful to get the occasional "buck up, Cyber" from people out there. Thanks to all of you —you rock, you really do! :wink:
Saturday day I spent just hanging out at home. As you'd already know if you read my blog from y/day. Later on in the evening, Meena called round so we went got a few drinks and stuff. The others joined us later, and we just had a very relaxing evening of having fun, talking and joking around a lot, listening to music and stuff — and hosting it all is something I don't get to do very often — and I generally enjoyed myself. :lol: Much of today has been spent kicking back and waking up, as various people reappeared from wherever they'd passed out for the night. I ended up at one point watching the Adam Sandler comedy 'The Wedding Singer' — and I have to admit, for some reason I found it absolutely hilarious..... why? I'll never know! :shock:
Eventually everyone was up and mobile, and we headed out for brunch (as it was now almost 12pm) at Charlie's, a restaurant on the Quay. After a good meal and more general hilarity and whatnot, I wandered my way back to my flat to tidy up (looked like a bomb had hit it!) and that my friends, brings me up to date (i.e the here and now!). Today's been pretty standard so far — got the papers on my way home, and have browsed thru them. Tonight I'll be meeting up with Ryan at a bar called
"Cuba Cuba" to catch some of the down tempo beats being spun. Hopefully that should turn out to be pretty good…and hey, it's exploring some place new, which I generally enjoy doing anyway. We'll see this evening, but I have to take it easy seeing as I'm supposed to be in work tomorrow morning nice and early.
So anyway, that's about it for the day so far. It may very well be another couple of hours or so before I get to another post...... footy is on the box and I wanna see the match. So later peeps :P[/i]
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| I'm Off! |
| 04.03.04 (4:49 pm) [edit] |
[i]Not much of anything going on today — other than that I was the only person in my close circle of friends off work. Femi took off to his job working on an oil rig for one of the oil companies, and Ranti, Erica, and Meena were all at work. I dunno who got the better end of the deal…probably me, even though I'm bored!
My folks will be over next weekend, so that's gonna be a blast (Not!) :roll: ..... I'm off to do some grocery shopping, think I'll eat healthy tonight and the fact that all those guys mentioned above are coming back to mine after work to hang out I'd better fill my cupboards and fridge with grub! Who knows, might have more to write abt when I get back.
[b]**Cyber creeps to the front windows and peeks thru the blinds to see if he isn't being watched**[/b] :P (Krazedone, I included that last bit just for you!) :wink:[/i]
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| Yikes!! |
| 04.03.04 (1:54 pm) [edit] |
[i]Got up around 10:30, and I must say I'm surprised seeing as I didnt hit the sack till around 5am this morning. Just got back, Femi and I were wandering up to return a couple movies I'd rented from blockbuster's (last week — I owe another fine now) :roll: when we bumped into a couple of girls we had met last night when we hit the town. Let me just run y'all thru the evening as it went. As much as I enjoy the PowerHouse (club near my digs) it does have one definite downside — there is very little ventilation in the club, so it gets incredibly hot most nights. Thankfully, the club has a fairly relaxed dress code, so it's not at all uncommon for people to lose articles of clothing as the night goes on (so maybe it's not that much of a downside after all…if it's women) or just head outside for some air.
Last night, my buddy Femi and I went outside to get a breath of air. As I walked out, I noticed a couple girls out of the corner of my eye, one of whom was doing a fairly obvious "oh-there-he-is-look-wait -don't-make-it-obvious" motion to her friend. Not being used to this, and rather amused that I'd caught her, I turned around with a grin and told them, "Oh, go ahead and point, it's okay.... nothing rude abt that at all." :roll:
What I wasn't expecting, was to have the girl laugh, then say, [b]"No, no, wait — you're from quayside, right?"[/b] (quayside is the area of town I live in.)
[b]"Um…yeah…"[/b] (me)
[b]"You're the guy who lives at...... and drives the ....... car, aren't you? And you go to that little place up above Surteees Hotel?"[/b] (Another of my frequent places of interest!)
[b]"Holy shit! Yes!"[/b] (me with my jaw on the ground!) :shock:
[b]"I knew it![/i] I told [i]you it was him! We used to go there to, and I remember seeing you there. One of our friends lives in the area and that's how we know where you live and the car you drive!"[/b]
Just incredible. Sharon and ("oh, lord, I hate being taken for a blonde bimbos…Gemma"!) had been clubbers when I was frequenting The Quay Club, and then later at the Lounge. They'd seen me dancing and thought they recognized me, but since I've shaved my head since they'd seen me last, they weren't sure. It wasn't until I went outside into the light that they were fairly sure, and Gemma tried to point me out to Sharon. Too freaking cool you'd think, but Sharon's voice was one of those that grates like a mutherfucker!!! Urgh! We spent a good amount of time talking outside the club and catching up, I met their friends Kate and Beth (now she was hot!!). Femi got busy with Sharon, but I'm just assuming it had summin to do with the "beer goggles" he was wearing at the time! Wehad a few drinks and then once the club closed, they headed off for some early morning sustenance, and Femi and I came home. They said they should be back at the Powerhouse at some point, though, so I made a mental note never to chance running into them again, by never going there again!
Dont you just love it when stuff like this happens..... I dont!! was my worst nightmare come true, there they are in front of blockbusters. Now someone please tell me the odds of that happening? Do I have a stalker?? :shock: Cos, they apparently just happened to be passing by..... help someone please, fatal attraction or what? Sharon wanted to come back to ours to hang out, I suddenly remembered a trip we were making to Gateshead at 12 and promptly said our goodbyes. Femi was pissing himself with laughter, after seeing the dread on my face.... but when I explained the ramifications if indeed they were stalking us, he soon saw it wasn't so funny after all. So, I'm here at my laptop, blinds drawn hoping nobody can see in, cowering away..... yikes!! Yeah right!, but it was spooky to say the least! :P [/i]
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| Drab day! |
| 04.02.04 (7:40 pm) [edit] |
[i]You may have noticed that I haven't put a surprising number of posts up at all today and it's very strange this late in the day for me to only just be getting started. That's simply because I've spent the past two or so hours watching Windows XP chew through security updates, software patches, and other sundry changes to the OS. Running a web browser was about as intense an activity as I wanted to tax the machine with during that process.
Added to that the fact that instead of blogging, I concentrated on converting the 'bare-bones' of the project I need to hand in on Tuesday. Cos I know (& y'all know) I aint gonna get nada done this w/end. I'm so proud of myself, not only did I get it done but printed, archived, and placed it on power-point all in one day.....(for all you efficiando's out there might not be a big deal, but for me... hell that was a friggin breakthru!) :P
So nothing much to blog about today unless you're dying to read my assessment on the safety factors involved in one of our new construction gigs?... Didn't think so! :D Yeah, so I'm a little narky this evening. I've spent all day barely restraining myself from beating the ever-loving crap out of my work PC for various other bugs and oddities, which has left me in no great frame of mind when it comes to PCs or Microsoft in general. But at least in this one instance, they did what they could in the I.T dept and came good!
So this is just a quick note right now — about to head out to the bars, about half an hour depending on traffic. We are going play it by ear as to whether we hit any of the clubs later. So peeps, it's adios and g'nite.... was more I wanted to post actually but I'm hard pressed for time as we'll be outta here quarter to... Hope y'all had a great day and hope you have an even better evening. Cya! [/i] :wink:
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| Move you morons!! |
| 04.02.04 (11:08 am) [edit] |
[i]Morning peeps, it's friday the 2nd of April which happens to be my lill' broda's big day, so join me in wishing the rascal a happy b'day!! Yay!! :lol:
Decided not to drive to work today, seeing as I know for sure that we'll all be going out after work. (Sick and tired of being designated driver!) So I just got public transport and what dop ya know, some inbred idiots just pissed me off!! So this is a rant just for them:
To the group of prats walking down Monarch Rd this morning around 7:45am by the business park, while I was walking up. There's five of you, all grouped together in your power suits and nametags, on your way to or from whatever conference you're at. Five idiots, stretched across the entire width of the pavement.
Meanwhile, there's only one of me. And a fairly average sized me, at that. I don't take up much space. So why did none of you move enough to let me by? It doesn't do any good for me to move to one side or the other, I'm still faced with a wall of corporate morons that I can't get past. Would it kill you to leave a little space for people walking in the other direction?
So that's why I stopped dead in my tracks and watched you all. Not talking, not trying to be threatening or obnoxious, as your puzzled looks when I stopped seem to imply. Merely waiting for you to get your little posse the fuck out of my way so I could get to work!! :evil:
Argh!! :roll: [/i]
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| Is the day over yet? |
| 04.01.04 (10:32 pm) [edit] |
[i]Today is just dragging on, and on…and on. I've just got home and to just top the day off I have a bit of a headache, that hasn't gone away all day. Not enough to be extremely painful or debilitating, just enough to sit a couple inches behind my forehead and make sure that I don't forget that it's there. Urgh! :evil: Like someone's beating a bloody drum on the back of my skull... that's all I frggin need. :(
On the bright side, not at work. On the down side — well, I'm starving and I cant be arsed to cook diddlysquat!. I'm home alone tonight, there's nothing overly pressing on the box, and I'm bored out of my mind. Hence this otherwise pointless post. I've bounced around some of the tblogs on the recently updated list, randomly hit a few other sites, and so far, everything has completely failed to catch my attention. Just one of those days, I guess.
Okay, enough of this. Back to pretending I'm relaxing at home after a hard day at the office.... I wish!!
Nighty night peeps, then again I might be back. :lol: [/i]
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| Boys Vs Girls |
| 04.01.04 (7:58 pm) [edit] |
[i]Picture this....... Little girls in the bedroom playing with dolls, boys in the back alley kicking a ball around. Lads at the pub having a swifty, women round the photocopier gossiping abt a colleagues' indiscretion. - Blatant sexual Stereotypes I know, but like most stereotypes they contain at least a grain of truth! We do often tend to hang out with friends of the same sex more often than not, so why? :?
Heated debate abt this earlier on... one of the girls was asking "why her b/f loves spending so much time with his buddies in preference to spending some 'quality time' with her?" [B]Sexual segregation!! pure and simple! I told her it's just one of those life mysteries that is obvious in kids, but harder and trickier to spot amongst adults.... but exists all the same. It's logical, we'll tend to gyrate towards people with "shared interests", "common outlooks on life", "and who have the same status".
Or we could break it down and simplify it with the age old traditional stereotype of "Men doing the hunting" and "Women gathering food"...... and before I hear all you females screaming "chauvinist pig" .... I said that tongue-in-cheek, so back up! :D She kinda bought my theory but still believed that cos they were in an "exclusive" relationship, he owed her more of his time than his mates. (Kinda makes you think dont it, if she's like this now ..... imagine if they got married) :roll:
So I'll ask y'all, Why is it that we tend to segregate so? Dont get me wrong I love nothing more than hangin out with my girls and shooting the breeze, but nothing beats the banter, comaraderie, and bustle of having a few suds with ma hommies (or buddies if that suits!), while watching the footy or summin. So are we so entrenched in our ways? Should we be more receptable to the mixing of the sexes? Picture this... a group of men and women having a few cold one's while chatting abt the Saturday footy results??? Somehow I dont think so do you? :P
Well the girl in question is gonna take her b/f to task when she gets home apparently, I forecast fireworks of grand proportions. I'll fill you in tomorrow!
Honest comments please, no P.C riff-raff!! :wink: [/i]
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| Weird day... |
| 04.01.04 (7:28 pm) [edit] |
[i]Been a pretty weird kinda day today y'all, was so pissed-off this morning I couldn't think of anything else to blog abt... all I had were murderous thoughts abt a certain someone, if you catch my drift?! :roll: The worse thing is, I've spent so much time and energy ruminating over it.... I'm even more pissed off, but this time with myself for getting into such a state!! :evil:
*taking deep breathes to calm me down as I think abt it for the umpteenth time today* ... hopefully I'll be over it in the morning. Not much in terms of gist today, actually got a lot of work done... surprise surprise, seeing as I didnt blog much! :P I can go home tonite in the full knowledge that I have earned my crust today (even if it is the first time this year I can say that) :oops:
This foul mood could also have summin to do with this bout of Insomnia I have for the past couple of days. Doesn't matter how knackered I am, I still dont drop off until the wee hours of the morning only to have to get up at 5:30/ 6am for work. Arrghh!! It's doing my friggin head in! :evil: Anybody got ideas apart from sleeping tablets, cos I just dont do those?!! I so desperate I'll try anything y'all...... :( Help!!
Got summin I wanna share with y'all, just gonna write it up now seeing as it was abt summin the guys were talking abt at lunch.... be right back! :wink: [/i]
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| All is Quiet (Haiku) |
| 04.01.04 (3:01 pm) [edit] |
[b]All is Quiet
At a loss for words
Nothing much to write about
Entertain yourselves[/b]
[I]....Cyber :wink: [/I]
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| Fear of failure. |
| 04.01.04 (2:14 pm) [edit] |
[b]"Fear is the darkroom where negatives develop"[/b] — Max Walker
[i]Isn't that so true tho? Had a meeting earlier on this morning and different projects and assignments were assigned to various members of staff. The thing is, usually these assignments are kinda voluntary (i.e you can pick which project you want to work on) the only thing is our boss decided to just delegate them as he saw fit. You should have seen people having kittens all over the place. :shock: Shock, horror!! "I cant do it", and "I have no experience in that", and "what am I supposed to do?"...... anyone heard of trying?? :?
Why is it we fear the unknown? Why do we feel out of place when faced with summin new? Why do we do our darnest to wriggle out of trying? Why are we as people so negative? Why is fear such an [b]albatross[/b] around our necks? Dont get me wrong I do have my own fears and what not once in a while, but isn't the whole purpose of life after all, to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly without fear for newer and richer experiences? :?
The Roosevelt's had it locked down when they said:
[b]"You gain strength, courage & confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do"[/b] — Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
[b]"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we get nothing save by effort."[/b] — Theodore Roosevelt
So what's the deal with fear then folks? :?: [/i]
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| Oh! no she deint!! |
| 04.01.04 (11:28 am) [edit] |
[b]DISCLAIMER: [i]This is me at my most cynical. I make several broad over-generalizations and assumption in the following rant. Some or all of what follows, may very well be offensive. I don't necessarily believe that all of the following is true, nor am I normally this pessimistic (or this much of an asshole), but hey, I have my moments and I make no apologies!!. Take the following as mad ranting, or a thought experiment, but whatever you do, please take it with several grains of salt. That said…continue on, if you wish and once again no offence intended!![/b]
I've long maintained, simply by virtue of daily observation, that the vast, vast majority of people are idiots and I mean buffoon, retard, neanderthal-type people. Not just gullible, unquestioning, media-programmed bigots with tabloid vocabularies no!— rather, actually of very low intelligence. So, aside from what science says, why does this state of affairs exist (as it undoubtedly does)?
My personal (sometimes more serious than others, depending on how many morons I had to deal with daily) opinion is that, quite simply, we (i.e., the human race) are progressing into oblivion by breeding people who make stupidity their main aim in life. Thanks to the miracles of modern medicine, nearly any disease, physical infirmity, or handicap that in bygone days would remove someone from the gene pool can now be cured, repaired, or compensated for. But unfortunately that doesn't apply to stupidity!! :evil:
Intelligent people — those with more than two brain cells to rub together (like most of you reading this blog right now, cos you know a good thing when you see it :wink: )— look around at the world and realize that it has a tendency to be a pretty drab place, and either resolve to be cynical like me or look at the world we live in with less than generous terms. Less thoughtful and intelligent people, though, seem to be popping up everywhere nowadays like there's no tomorrow. Whether it's through lack of educational and intellectual stimulation, more and more we see retards in places of work and even in positions that entail decison-making as well as having to get results. End result — the average IQ of the world drops incrementally with each new retard born.
Why am I so pissed today? Well, you know I thought I was a bit over the top y/day with a colleague of mine.... well, I take it all back (the apology, and remorse I felt y/day) the girl is from another galaxy!! She's always been prone to gaffs but I realised last night that the lady is just plain stupid, period!! The nonsense she spouts is painful in the least and just darn right silly.
We all went for a drink as I mentioned and she came over to chat, which I thought at the time was a good sign..... only to begin spouting theories like [b]".....Men like you are intimidated by my superior intellect and subtle sexuality, hence you take a condescending tone when talking to me.."[/b] Now blow me away with a feather!!..... wtf was all that abt? :? :shock: To say I was stunned, was an understatement and a half!! But you know what? y'all would have been proud of me, cos for just this once I bit my tongue and answered [b]"my bad! I stand corrected and will make an effort to change that"[/b].... I bit my lip all in the name of keeping the peace! :roll:
To say that I was peeved, doesn't quite cover the flood of emotion I felt at the time..... the stupid cow was lucky I didnt blast her away in a hail of profanity and angst! Hence my ranting here on my blog! At least this way I get it off my chest as well as refrain from telling the stupid biatch what I really think of her. Phew!! now that felt good :lol: .... y'all should try it sometime, I would definitely recommend it. Was very therapuetic and is good for the soul! :wink:
So how are y'all today? :D [/i]
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