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| Old Friends.... and breakfast! |
| 05.30.04 (5:14 pm) [edit] |
[i]Hey, just a quickie to update as promised. Got to hang out with Funmi and her Fiance Gary and their friends Carla and (insert name here when I figure it out) as well as the gang at Cuba Cuba last night. Was great to see Funmi again — we got to talking about it, and we figured that the last time I saw her she wasn't even old enough to vote, let alone get into a bar! Too funny. We used to be neighbours in London years ago.
Bounced around and caught up with each other at the Cuba Cuba, then we all grabbed breakfast at Kirsty's, drove around for a bit chatting and listening to music {a group that she(kirsty) wanted to introduce me to}, and then it was off to our respective homes.
All in all, a good night. No women I'm afraid.... :( :P [/i]
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| Cyberpal's Picture ......finally!! |
| 05.30.04 (3:41 pm) [edit] |
[i][b]Gotcha Suckers!! :P :P :P (ROTFLMAO!! he he he!! ) :D :D :D[/b]
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[b]Sorry I just couldn't pass up the opportunity.... in a bit of a silly mood today, maybe it's the sun?! :P [/b][/i]
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| Memorial/Bank Holiday Weekend! |
| 05.29.04 (9:35 pm) [edit] |
[i]Hey peeps, thx for the umpteenth amount of comments on my last post/rant/vent.... it was just meant as a release for me, but all your comments were appreciated as always. :D Didn't get a chance to check back in last night... had a meet with my boss and a few bigwigs abt the move.... unfortunately I'm still not any closer to getting a definite date on when I go.... I'm actually beginning to think that all my crowing abt it might just have jinxed it!! :roll: :( Hopefully not.....
So last night I was down the pub drowning my sorrows with the guys. Didn't help tho, as I woke up this morning with a gawd awful hangover for my troubles. :evil: When will I learn eh?..... Today has been rather sedate, been lethargic but I'm off to a Club later on with some of the guys to let off some steam and just have fun. Of course I'll be gisting y'all abt it tomorrow or Monday as and when possible.
We have a bank holiday over here in the UK, and seeing as this is Memorial w/end for you guys in the States and Canada too...I just wanted to say have a fantastic Memorial/Bank Holiday w/end ....one and all! :) Dont do anything I wouldn't (which doesn't leave much, but hey what the heck!) and I hope to read all abt your fun things next week.
Gotta go and make myself look handsome and smell good..(Not that, I dont already on both counts :wink: ) for my night out..... I intend to have loadsa fun and drink!! Woohoo!! Later peeps, dont forget this w/end is all abt the F-U-N!! I'm out! Ciao :D [/i]
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| Stereotypes!! |
| 05.28.04 (1:19 pm) [edit] |
[i]Been surfing the net almost all morning today. Nothing much in the guise of work to do but I did come across a few blogs and sites that got me thinking! For most sane people we are blogging abt stuff we hold dear or are intrigued abt, the mundane, the funny, the outright crazy in some cases but not slinging insults and false stereotypes. I read the crap someone posted on Lynne's blog:http://lynne.tblog.com y/day as well as some others today and I'm just appalled at the level of crap people get away with!! :evil: I wont mention names, but I do think [b]tblog[/b] needs some kinda code of practice or summin.
[b]Would you say that all black people are lazy and eat fried chicken on the porch, or that all fat people are disgusting pigs that don't bathe, or that all women should know that their place is barefoot and pregnant in front of the stove, or that Southerners (In the US) are racist rednecks that have sex with their sisters, or that all Muslims(Worldwide) want to kill Americans?..... I could go on..[/b] Of course you wouldn't, and chances are that at least one of the above statements is offensive to you. And you are right. They are offensive. And they are also incorrect; none of those statements above are accurate or factual descriptions of the people they pretend to describe.
None of them sound very intelligent or reasonable either, do they? It's all pretty insulting. And if I said something like that in an argument, you would likely dismiss whatever else I had to say because of the nature of the one offensive remark. You'd also likely think to yourself "I've just lost a lot, if not all of my respect for him", or something even worse. Right?! :? Well I know I would if the shoe was on the other foot!
No matter what you stereotype, it's usually false, it is offensive to many people, and it makes people lose respect both for you and for your argument. From personal experience, people that do this often feel that their factual argument is lacking and they need something shocking to make their point. If that is the case, and you feel the need to make a [b]"stereotypical/cultura lly insensitive/racist remark"[/b], why dont you instead do a Google search and use what facts you find there instead. Your argument will be stronger, and people will often have more respect for a well-thought-out argument than an argument littered with stereotypes.....even if they disagree with that well-thought-out argument.
You can also go to your local bookstore and buy a book on debating and reasoning skills, might be helpful while writing your blog!! These books can be very helpful (check local university bookstores) and they'll help you learn how to make effective arguments and judge the things you read and write......without using insults or stereotypes. In plain-speak.... help change your moronic and trashy posts!! :roll:
To sum up, stereotypes, racial slurs, and culturally offensive comments are extremely ineffective and unreasonable debating tactics or of any value for getting a point across. Please realize this and come up with arguments that either attack facts, or (at the very least) don't insult a large cultural group. You can say "I think this is wrong" without making offensive remarks. And you can also use shocking examples to prove a point, without venturing into this kind of territory. You can present your facts and your argument in direct, cutting ways without it being anything like the examples I gave above.
I for one try to avoid the kind of statements I mentioned above, and instead use other ways (searching for facts, simply saying "I think this is wrong", or use tasteful shock-value posts) to illustrate a point I want to get across. Why are people such imbeciles?? :evil: I just hope the idiot(s) that set me off on this rant actually get to read it!
Nuff said, I'm gonna go and calm down a bit...have some lunch and a drink (Non-alcoholic!! :P).... I'll be back in a bit peeps. I'd like to know what y'all think abt Stereotypes too.. am I over-reacting or what? :? [/i]
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| Just For Y'all!! |
| 05.27.04 (8:54 pm) [edit] |
[i]I'm off out now, I'm going for a few drinks with the guys. It's "Thursday" night after all.... and we all know what that means, right?! For those of you who dont.... I'm [b]NOT[/b] telling ya! :P
Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day, with a more positive outlook! Well, we can live and hope right? :lol:
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[b]And this little pic is just for y'all... for being great bloggers and pals. Much love peeps, G'nite!! :wink:[/b] [/i]
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| Baby Pics!! |
| 05.27.04 (8:16 pm) [edit] |
[i]I've got some fascinating tidbits just for you, they cheered me up a bit, maybe they'll get a laugh or two from y'all too! :D [/i]
[b]Disclaimer: No children were harmed or mis-treated in any way during the taking of these photos. The blog-owner denies any responsibility for the images you are abt to see![/b] :lol:
[i][b]Time Management:[/b] Now that's what I call Multi-tasking!! :D
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[b]Michellin Man:[/b] Who needs the plastic mould, when you can get the real McCoy? :oops:
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[b]Basic Instinct:[/b] Wouldn't you, if you were near a politician? :evil:
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What d'ya think? Cute or What? :P [/i]
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| Blah! Blah!! Blah!!! |
| 05.27.04 (6:03 pm) [edit] |
[b](Warning: long, rambling, self-indulgent, and quite possibly slightly whiny babbling follows. You've been warned….)[/b]
[i]This spring thing, seems to be hitting me especially hard. For the past couple of weeks I've been battling what I can only describe as a bout of depression, with all the usual symptoms. General listlessness, apathy, lack of motivation, etc., etc., yadda yadda, and so on. Not to the point of becoming self-destructive or suicidal by any means — But in all seriousness, I honestly can't envision getting that depressed — but I'm definitely fairly far removed from my usual fairly chipper and bubbly self. :(
The causes (or, at least, some of them) are easy enough to pinpoint, especially as I've gone through this for the past few years: the combination of my anniversary of escaping London and moving up here to Newcastle and the loss of one of my best friends, fall just about a month and a half apart (May 3rd and June 16th, respectively), and each trigger the yearly [b]"and just what have I done with myself?"[/b] question (I had the same thing going on before I left London too, only with the single trigger event of my friend's death). This year, it seems to be harder than usual to come up with a satisfactory answer to that question.
Coupled with the feeling of being left in a bloody limbo at work!! I still haven't got a clue as to when I'm actually leaving and we are fast approaching the end of May!! Arrgh!! :evil: I've already had to put off the management company handling the letting of my apartment from showing prospective leasee's seeing as the place looks like a bomb-site and I'm still there!! :roll:
The job I have, while certainly not bad by any stretch of the imagination, is also not all that great. I'm at a stage where I know that if I dont move on, I'll stagnate and grow roots! I've worked in the engineering industry for just about three years now. While in many job fields three years worth of experience would be worth something, it seems like I in my infinite wisdom managed to choose one field where all the experience in the world hardly means much of anything. As technology has progressed, the machines have gotten "smarter" and easier to work with, and jobs are easier to remote supervise. Now all that knowledge and experience I have is essentially pointless. Unless I go back to Uni, which is a non-starter anyway!!
It's something of a clichč, but it's almost to the point of being literally true that trained monkeys could run today's big construction projects without a hitch....
I've also been finding myself missing my old friends of late. I left some good friends behind in London when I left, and while I've got some new friends since I moved up here to Newcastle, differing schedules and commitments keep us from keeping in touch all that often. Not really a bad thing in and of itself, of course, and a perfectly natural thing…but that doesn't mean that it's not a bummer at times. :(
I may seem to be fairly social in some ways — heading out to go to the pub, clubs and bars, or dancing at least once a weekend nearly every week of the almost three years I've been in Newcastle, — I still find myself comparing it all to London. I'm glad I've met the people that I have, and I hope that friendship's I've found continue to grow (not only is it nice to form new friendships, it's even nicer when those friends are attractive women…didn't foget you guys too!), having said all that, I can't help but wish at times that I were somewhere else.
I've just been realizing how much I miss some of the things I used to take for granted about my life in London. The past few nights, I've had a really strong urge to grab a friend or three, find an all-night cafe somewhere, and spend a good few hours kicking back, drinking way too much coffee, smoking way too many cigarettes(well I used to!), and talking into the wee hours of the morning until we realize far too late that we actually have things to do the next day and that we'd better drag ourselves home.
Oh, and the smoking thing — I'm having cravings (again) and that only starts when I'm stressed out. Trying to stay off them, while battling the blahs doesn't help, either, to tell the truth. Either I'm stressing over life, the job, or general boredom and start jonesing for a cigarette, or I might just start smoking and then get pissed at myself for not being able to just put them down and walk away. Gah. Not an easy task. Some days I think I'm making progress…some days, it's pitifully obvious that I'm not. I bounce back and forth. Still, I haven't given up yet tho.....I will stay strong gawd dammit!! :x
Sigh.
Anyway, that's more than enough of this for now. A little seasonal depression, brought on by a general feeling of getting older and a feeling of standing still. I'm dissatisfied with the way they handled my move and I'mma tell someone abt it soon if they continue this crap!! :evil:
It'll all work out in the end, one way or another, I'm sure. It's just been a rough few weeks, and in an unusual turn of events, I don't seem to be kicking myself out of it as quickly as I normally do (usually this mood will last for a few days, not a few weeks, and it doesn't seem to be improving). Ah, well. Life goes on....
And that's it for my once-every-couple-months personal whine.
Now back to the usual linkage, political outrage, and humorous drivel, along with cynical stuff that I'm more inclined to post. Later peeps :wink: [/i]
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| Shrek2 Anyone?? |
| 05.27.04 (11:44 am) [edit] |
[i]Hooray!! Tblog is working again!! But I'm not holding my breath :roll: We saw Shrek 2 last night, which was a far more enjoyable experience than Troy. (Even if it was a pirated DVD copy!) :P
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Not quite as strong as the first overall, but still very enjoyable, and quite funny. Eddie Murphy was actually funny (which only ever seems to happen in animated films anymore), and Antonio Banderas absolutely stole the show as Puss in Boots. The animation continues to get better and better, of course (some of the facial expressions are stunning to watch, especially Fiona's as she faces the trial of introducing Shrek to her parents).
The real fun, though, was everything in the background. There is so much going on behind the actual action that it will easily take multiple viewings to catch it all, from references to other movies (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Mission Impossible, and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, were among some of them) to the stores in Far Far Away (Abercrombie and Witch, Tower of London Records, Old Knavery, and — of course — multiple Farbucks coffee stores [one of my favorite gags, in fact, was panicked people running out of a Farbucks under attack from a giant Gingerbread Man — directly into another Farbucks just across the street]). Geddit---- farbucks/starbucks?? :? :D
The humour felt to me like it was pushed a little further to the adult side of the spectrum than the first Shrek was, too. Not so far that parents should question taking their children to the film (though do keep in mind that it is rated PG, not U), but definitely a lot for the adults to laugh at.
This one's definitely worth checking out, but dont just take my word for it. :wink: [/i]
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| Race Wars... |
| 05.26.04 (7:04 pm) [edit] |
[i]Been a very busy day here and I haven't had any time to myself let alone to blog or read any blogs.... I do intend to get up to speed asap!! Sorry I haven't been around, but that coupled with tblog and the tempermental sign-on I wasn't too pushed to take a peek anyway!! Just a quick blog abt summin that I wrote y/day but didnt have the time to post. Just a rant of mine, so please feel free to skip on to the other posts if you are so inclined! :)
[b]Race[/b] is such a huge topic nowadays and is worryingly becoming a pain in the back-side too. Why is it such an issue, in such a diverse and inclusive society? I only ask, cos the "Race Police" would have us believe that the world we live in bears little or no resemblance to the one I see around me everyday!! :roll:
You open the newspapers, switch on the TV, listen to the radio, ect and all you hear or read projected is a society of 'racism' and 'oppression' where every white person is a potential 'Nazi' and every one with a different skin complexion is a 'victim' in need of constant protection.... which is absolute and utter rot!! Yes there are idiots out there who are racist, but they are few and far between!!
Do these racial equality 'types' ever step outside their commitee rooms and workshops? Do they actually know what is going on in society at large? Me thinks not!! They spend the weeks trying to eradicate things that may cause offence to the ethnic minorities that they project a negative image. Dont get me wrong I still believe there is much to do in making sure people change there age old ideologies abt ethnic minorities, but that is only a minority we are talking abt..... inherently people are more politically correct than they are given credit.
They should stop being so ridiculous and patronising!! Ask any 'minority' as they so commonly lump us all together and you'll find that they would like nothing more than to stop being referred to as "ethnic minotities"..... I'm British gawd dammit!! and I'm black and I happen to be proud of both!! I dont see myself as a victim, so why should anybody else? :evil:
It's time the Race Police started treating people as grown-up's, capable of making up their own minds. Yes society has evolved, but you can never really win the battle of changing people's thoughts and feelings by continually pointing out the differences of people. Britain is an evolved society, as are places like Canada, America, most of Europe and others. So why not treat them like such and stop painting it as a society at war with minorities?
I for one, see people living together in harmony, with no hang-up's abt colour or creed.... why cant the people in their ebony towers who purport to be fighting the good fight for ethnic minorities? Just this w/end I saw young and old, black and white, Asian, etc sitting at packed picnic tables.... playing ball, cricket and just co-habiting.....and you know what struck me the most?... It was how British it all was!! Where were the equal rights people then?... Busy plotting the next silly, useless and politically correct scheme to inflict on people who in reality have no gripes at all with each other, and this I can say is from both sides of the divide.
I know I've gone off on one again, but I just had to have my say (Rant!) as I just feel so frustrated by all the "good deeds" these people think they are doing all in the name of racial equality... feels more like a discrimination of another type to me!! But enuff said! :wink: [/i]
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| Friends or Lovers? |
| 05.25.04 (8:33 pm) [edit] |
[i][b]Is there any truth to the saying that "friends make the best lovers".... or are you just better off as friends?[/b]
That was the topic of discussion this morning at work. (I know... is that all we ever do at work?) Dave my pal who I have blogged abt here on tblog, fancies one of our friends Josie. Now bearing in mind we have all been friends for a long time and hang out in the same circles socially, do y'all think it's a good idea?
[u][b]I told him, I thought it might be a wrong move[/b][/u], but everybody else thinks it's a good idea as long as they both know what it is they are getting themselves into. He hasn't actually asked her out yet, but they always seem to be flirting with each other and are really good friends. My view is that if it doesn't work out, they end up losing a wonderful friendship and come on is the end result really worth the risk at the end of the day?
So, he's still in a bit of a twist abt what to do. I have a sneaky feeling he's gonna ask her out anyway, and I really hope it all works out, cos he's a decent guy and she's a lovely gurl. But I'm gonna be one of those who'll have to pick up the pieces if it all goes belly-up!! :roll:
What say y'all? Is it worth it? Do friends really make the best lovers? Or is it all just a myth? Holla at me peeps! :) [/i]
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| Troy!! |
| 05.25.04 (8:13 pm) [edit] |
[i]Jenny, Kirsty, Dave and I saw [b]Troy[/b]:http://troymovie.warnerbros.c... last night.
It wasn't supposed to be a comedy, was it? Or summin else that just passed me by? :?
It was so, so disappointing!!. :x
For the longest time, I didn't think much of Brad Pitt. His acting didn't impress me much in many of his earlier films, and he always struck me as little more than a pretty boy with long blonde hair for the ladies to drool over. Then came Fight Club, and suddenly it became clear that the man could act, and could do a damn good job of it, too. Unfortunately, with Troy, he seems to have gone back or reverted to the "pretty boy" routine. Strike a pose on screen, look good, pout a lot, and try to let that carry the movie instead of actually acting.
I was, however, amused by the constant camera angles that highlighted a nearly naked Brad Pitt putting the very bottom of the shot just barely above where it would otherwise have been indecent. I'm not entirely sure what amused me more: that this shot was a recurring theme, or hearing Kirsty beside me muttering, [b]"Just a little bit lower….please... a little lower"[/b]
Also, during the big fight sequences, Achillies had one particular move that was featured in every major fight: a leap into the air, twist to the left, and stab downwards with his sword. My thought each time was that, that's got to be his hidden "power move" — left-right-left-down-A-A- B-A, and WHAM, Achilles wins again! :roll:
I think I've figured out why Helen was considered such a prize tho...... Apparently — at least according to this film — she was the only blonde woman in Greece :shock:
Other than that…bad dialogue, bad music, and overall, some pretty bad acting. A few pretty pictures, and only one halfway interesting fight (Achilles vs. Hector), but that was about the most it had going for it. Honestly, I can't even recommend it as a rental.
Anybody else seen it? What did y'all think of it? Or maybe I just have to watch it again to see if I missed out on any hidden gems in the film..... somehow I doubt that though!! :roll: [/i]
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| Tblog strikes again!! |
| 05.25.04 (8:07 pm) [edit] |
[i]This has gone beyond a joke now!! It's just become a bit tedious now trying to log onto tblog!! It wouldn't really grate on my nerves if I actually got some info telling me why the bloody site is down all the time, but that would be just too much to ask, right?! :shock: I've gone to check out Xanga.com, seems like they are more reliable, just not as welcoming as tblog tho.... but at this rate, welcoming or not .....summins gonna have to give if this isn't sorted pronto!! :evil:
Loads to blog abt, but having to remember it all is the bummer now! I'll drop a few posts in a moment. Work has been just that... work! and it's only Tuesday, gawd help me!! :roll: Hope you guys are all having a better day than I am? Be right back with a post or two, and btw... thx to all you guys who replied the last blog... I intend to print that so my friend can read all the comments for herself. Cheers all!! :D [/i]
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| Living in the past...... |
| 05.24.04 (6:39 pm) [edit] |
[i]Last week, was a bit of an eye-opener for me. I had a friend who was in a serious predicament and I had to help her out. We then started talking abt how past experiences affect the present and the future too and stuff along those lines. Then as if by coincidence I was reading Smokey's blog:http://smokeycat.tblog.com and we had the same kinda discussion too. So I'm writing this for her today, and hopefully she'll read this and move on with her life.
Now, the past is something we should use to guide our future, not something that should control or direct it. When we allow our past to dictate what we do now, we are no longer in control of our person. Instead, it is our past that is in control. Unfortunately, many people are not aware that this is what is going on. They know the past is affecting them, but they are not aware to what degree or how it is changing them as a person and their outlook on life. Even I can relate to that atimes!
How many times have I heard a person say they don't want to get involved because they don't want to get hurt again? While this seems like a reasonable outlook after dealing with a "controlling, abusive, lying, or cheating" partner, it is really just a crutch. When a person compares everyone in their future with the people of their past who have hurt them, they are voluntarily letting them control their future as well. They are still attached to them in a way that is even worse than when they were together. Because now, it is isn't even a real person who controls them, but a memory. Is that f*&ked up??! :?
The best way of releasing yourself from the past will be to find out why it's still there. This isn't figuring out what a person may have done to you, but rather working out why you feel the need to have the past hanging over you in the first place?. You also have to forgive and forget. You can't go forward if you're stuck on someone in the past. Agree with yourself that you were a great partner, you did the best you could and if it's not meant to be, then it's just not meant to be. Things work out the way they do for a reason. Sometimes the reasons are not always clear right away.
Trust in yourself that the right decisions were made, and know that you don't need anyone else to make you happy. Only you can truly do that. I guess you need to love yourself first and foremost so that you can move on, but the criteria for future happiness isn't dependent on past mistakes. It's all abt a clean slate and the ability to live for the present. That's just my take on it, and I hope you read this hun!
What are your thoughts on this peeps?! :) [/i]
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| W/end shenanigans....... |
| 05.24.04 (5:13 pm) [edit] |
[i][u]Saturday[/u]
Hmm, saturday was one of those days you'd rather forget abt. I was feeling a bit poorly Friday so I stayed home and just potted around the flat. Let's just say come Saturday, I was climbing the walls with boredom! :roll: To my subsequent regret I let myself get persuaded into going out for a few drinks...... let's just say it wasn't pretty by the time I left for home. Medication and alcohol are just not a good mix!! (That's if you didn't know that already!!) :oops:
Boy!! did I overdo it Saturday..... It was so bad, I wasn't actually sure how I got home! I woke up to find that Jenny had got me home and had stayed the night just to make sure I was alright.... She just couldn't stop laughing when I told her I couldn't recall a thing abt the latter parts of the evening. At this point I was worried I had said or done summin stupid that I'd later regret, but thankfully I hadn't!! Phew!! :P That was a relief!! :wink:
[u]Sunday[/u]
Woke up, still a bit groggy from my bout of flu or whatever it was that ailed me along with the effects of my over-indulgence the night before. Slept all the way thru to 1pm, now that is a record for me... usually I'm up when the sun comes up, but this sunday was a struggle. Obviously, the first thing I did was go get the Sunday papers (News of the world included!) Got to read the weekly gossip......obviously, just to keep me in the loop. :wink: Couldnt be bothered to drive to the greasy spoon for a fry-up. Just got a few croissant's and Jenny made some coffee to wash it down with, as well as sober me up a bit.
Papers took all of around 2hrs to read (I know... mad really, but that's one of the few pleasures I have on the w/end!) Then by around 5pm, was feeling a bit better and went round to Kirsty's for dinner and a movie... after dropping Jenny off at her place so she could get changed. Dinner was summin else! Kirsty pushed the boat out and we dined as Royalty. We had a four course meal, and I'm sure she musta spent the whole day rustling up such a feast. But trust us guys, didn't even taste the food... just guzzled it all down, so we could head to the pub and get some drinks in before last orders! :roll: (You'd think I had learnt my lesson?!.... nope!)
Had a few at the pub, and then like a good boy I went home and straight to bed. Very unlike me, but was worth it, cos I woke up this morning feeling great and ready for work! That was my w/end in a nutshell, nothing too grand, but quite good all the same. :) [/i]
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| Back at work! |
| 05.24.04 (4:40 pm) [edit] |
[i]Back at work today, and what a day it has been so far! Walked in this morning to a cresendo of "..hello stranger", and "....good to see you back on ya feet.." type greetings.... now if that dont make a guy's head swell, what would? Was actually good to be back, and to get stuck into the office banter and jokes again. Talking about jokes...... I had a first aid kit stuffed in one of my desk drawers, with a note attached saying [b]"Sicknote no longer required"[/b] whoever the clown was, need never give up his/her day job!!..... you weren't funny moron!! :evil: (Seeing as they have already pulled that one before!!)
As you can tell from the above, I was a bit under the weather on Friday and didn't go into work. There's a certain odd irony in [b]'Spring'[/b], when the days are getting longer, temperatures are getting warmer, and the world is getting greener also tends to be something of a difficult time for me — something of an inverse take on [b]Seasonal Affective Disorder[/b], I suppose...... anyway, I'm in tip top shape now and just need to get the final okay as to when I leave this NOT so wonderful job, for my new placement, at the mo.... your guess is as good as mine! :shock:
I'm almost packed,.... well I lie. I've packed the things I'm likely to take with me. My brother is gonna come up and help put the rest into storage and sort out leasing out the flat while I'm gone. I never knew how much stress was involved in moving till now. Before cos I've always rented, it's been easy... just pack and get the hell out!! Now I have to think abt things like direct debits, council tax for next year, maintenance costs ect... it's driving me potty!! :roll:
Enough abt all that, so what's shaking in blog land today? Hope y'all having a great day and I must say tblog seems to be working like a dream..."touch wood" for the moment, except for the "other users online" and "hotblogs"..... abt hotblogs, I see there are a new set of peeps on it. They have rather interesting blogs dont y'all think? :shock: :P ...... I'm out, later peeps! [/i]
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| 05.23.04 (8:01 pm) [edit] |
[i]First off, about the downtime for the past few days.... It's all tblog's fault!! :evil: As you might have guessed I was pretty pissed off with the whole fiasco and just thought a break would be better than getting here everyday and finding summin wrong with the blasted site!! Hopefully that's all been sorted and we can blog to our hearts content once again? Well, here's keeping everything crossed!! :roll:
Secondly, it's gotta be said y'all, I've missed every single one of ya!! Really I have!! :D I'mma spend this evening checking out all the backlog of blogs and catching up with what's been going on with y'all. Thx for all the replies to my msg's and to all the funny lines (you know who you are...) You guys here on tblog are the best!! :wink:
Been an eventful week and an even more eventful w/end. I'mma holla abt my week and w/end in a bit. This is just to let y'all know that I'm back in blogland and will be posting real soon. Much luv, peeps! :lol: Mwuah mwuah!! :P [/i]
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| Recent blogs... |
| 05.20.04 (8:25 pm) [edit] |
[I]These are a couple of the blogs I have been trying to post over the last few days..... late now, but what the hell I'll post em anyways!! :roll:
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[u][b]ALMOST FAMOUS!![/b][/u]......[b]Wednesday, May 19, 2004[/b]
Last night I watched [b]'Almost Famous'[/b]... it was showing on the TV, and I have got to say that I'm not a great fan of rock and roll or that ilk, but this film was off the hook!! I know I have often reviewed films/movies here on my blog, but I take it all back. This is definitely in my top ten films to watch.
Kate Hudson was worth the Oscar she won for the role portrayed. From beginning to the end, you are hooked on the characters and the end of the film leaves you with that feel good feeling that makes a great film. Well, for those of you who haven't watched it, you need to go get this on DVD, as I intend to do asap! Almost famous is a wicked movie and amust see for all!! 'Nuff said! :wink:
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[u][b]REAL SEX![/b][/u]........[b]Wednesday, May 19, 2004[/b]
Following in the film/movie line of thought, I read y/day abt a British film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival which actually has 30mins or so of real sex in it. (Real, as in not simulated but actual bumb and grind!) The film is called [b]"9 Songs"[/b] and shows a couple in several steamy positions for more than half of the 65mins movie.
Apparently, the producer excused the film as not being [b]'porn'[/b] cos [b]"there is no abusive sex involved — they play a couple in love"[/b] Well blow me over with a feather!! — dont nearly all sex scenes in movies have summin to do with the cahracters being in love or lust as the case maybe? :?
Dont get me wrong, I'm all for it and cant wait to watch the film myself, but what a flimsy excuse! If you wantewd to start a trend I'm all for it, but if you want to shoot a porn-flick — just go ahead without trying to justify your actions. Kinda makes it seem like a mish-mash of directorial sincerity and an industry cynicism to me....
Like come on, sex books are explicit, so why not films, eh? I just hope the pedantic Censors give it a certificate that allows it to be shown in cinemas rather than the 'R' rating that will only allow sales via the internet and shops. (Not that I have ever been to any such establishments, mind you!) :oops:
But I can say this, if this film gets rave reviews and distributors come on board...there are likely to be more like it very soon. I cant wait to see it tho..... what's your take on [b]'real sex'[/b] in films? hmm? :?
[b]PS:[/b] Read y/day, that the gurl in the film has decided not to help promote it, cos she's embarrassed or summin, well luvey shda thought abt that before hand shouldn't ya??! :roll: [/I]
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| Doing my head in!! |
| 05.20.04 (1:42 pm) [edit] |
[i]I know, probably everybody has had a moan, said their piece and generally ranted and raged abt what has been going down on tblog over the last few days..... well, TOUGH!! Cos I'mma have my say too......[b]This had been doing my f*&king head in!![/b]
It's not so much the down time that has pissed me off, but the lack of accurate and prompt info. How do you run a site of this magnitude with thousands of members and not have an efficient way of diseminating info to those members? It's bloody outrageous, that's what it is!! :evil:
I'm all for moving to a new server, better features, faster links, even better incentives and what not, but only when and if I've been informed abt what is likely to happen. It just isn't good enough!! When we have to read shit like [b]"tblog is moving to a new home, will be back in an hr, give us time to settle in..."[/b] or summin along those lines for virtually 72hrs... that is just fucked up!! (Dont excuse my french!!) :evil:
I have never been so frustrated abt this kinda crap before, and I had to check myself and say "Matt it's only a friggin blog...." :roll: but that's besides the point......
72hrs and counting the site is still not functioning properly, you cant comment, you cant access some areas of the site, and above all my freaking tbucks have been reduced to 60!! Wtf is going on?? :?
[b]Rocky!! I for one, commend the job you have done with the place before this last debacle, but it has to be said.... the whole furore over the last few days is just NOT good enough and I expect along with everybody else on this site, some kinda explanation as to why we weren't informed or at least updated with events.[/b]
This whole sham has left a sour taste and I have to admit I am tempted to jump ship if this kinda crap continues!! :x The only downside to that would be leaving all you wonderful peeps here at tblog behind... which I'm not sure I could do, especially those of you who I have bonded with over the past months.... we'll just have to wait and see what tblog does next! Watch this space!![/i]
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| Checking out another gurl.... |
| 05.18.04 (7:25 pm) [edit] |
[i]As usual, we all sat around at lunch today, just shooting the breeze (seeing as tblog was down!! :roll:) And someone raised the issue of men and the way they are always checking out other women. Now let me just clarify, these 'men vs women' issues always seem to come up whenever one of the gurl's in the office is having a bad time of it. At that point it always seems to be "Let's bash men" season. What's all that abt??! :?
Well as the story goes, Tracy and her b/f went to the store over the w/end. Apparently, when they pulled into the parking lot there was this gurl (who looked about 15... according to Tracy) standing there putting shorts on top of her bikini. So her b/f comments "hmm I love summer, this is the reason I love summer, half naked females all over the place"
Now she got a little offended. Partially because he said these things out loud so that the gurl in question could hear him. Then while they were in the store and they ran into her again and he commented on the food 'she' was buying in her trolley.... so obviously, Tracy deduced that he had been watching her all along? She thought it was rude.
Now, being the devil's advocate that I am atimes.... I asked what her reaction would have been if he had thought those thoughts but didnt raise them as in vocally, would that have been better? Her answer was yes, that even if she suspected he was eyeing up another gurl at least she wouldn't know for sure if he didn't say nowt!!
Her take was, If you have those feelings why say them out loud so your girlfriend could hear you or everybody else, so that she looks stupid for being with you?. That is just typical though.... at least he was honest enough to admit he found her attractive, what's wrong with that? :?
[b]My questions are:[/b] We all check out other members of the opposite sex, so why not be able to talk abt it? Do you do it? If so why? Do you think that it was right of him to do that? Would you feel threatened by your S/O checking out someone else? This is all just me being nosy, so feel free to answer any or none as may suit....
Let's just put it this way, Tracy was surprised that even some of her female colleagues, thought it was no big deal!! Women do it too, they just might be a bit more subtle than men, doesn't mean it doesn't go on tho does it?..... We men need to get sharpe!! :wink:
What do y'all think?! :? [/i]
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| Arrgh!! WTF??! |
| 05.18.04 (6:51 pm) [edit] |
[i]Apart from the fact that TBLOG suck big time, today has just been another mundane day here in Newcastle. Work has been okay, and I'm so looking forward to heading home. The weather has been fantastic, and the word on the street is that it's gonna even get hotter!! Woohoo!! :wink:
I must apologise for y/day, all I could think of was to blog abt sleep, cos I was so desperate for some... eventually nodded off around 2.30 summin this morning. Woke up at 6.45am and it seemed like I had only been asleep 30mins.... I so need to catch up on some tonight!! If I can....
So what's the deal with tblog and the slow server? Rocky, what the hell is going on??! :? ...Was the same the whole of y/day, couldn't log on and when you could it was taking forever to post a bloody comment I just had to give up! :evil: Today hasn't been any better either, I think moving to a new home as the message said y/day, has just fucked it up even more..... now I know why peeps are leaving for more reliable web hosts that dont go 'awol' at the drop of a friggin hat! :roll:
Summin has got to be done abt this... I'm even ready to pay for the service as long as they can guarantee 24/7 service that is fast, reliable and smooth...none of which tblog is at the moment!! :evil: I feel sorry for the peeps already paying for a crap service now!!
Phew!! now that I've got that outta my system, hopefully I can get on with reading a few blogs, posting a few comments and just generally enjoying my time here... which hasn't been the case over the last two days!! That's not too bloody much to ask for, is it now??! :evil:[/i]
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| Sleep.....I need some! |
| 05.18.04 (12:21 am) [edit] |
[i]Salvadore Dali has long been one of my favorite artists, so I chose his painting "Sleep" to help me sleep. I'mma write a few words about sleep, seeing as I'm in serious need of some. :P
[b]Sleep… [/b]
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My body slowly drifts towards what seems to be the ground, and soon settles softly into something that feels exactly like what i think a cloud should feel like. I drift ever so softly and gently to that realm between the conscious and subconscious, where dreams become reality.
[b]"Sleep…"[/b] Whether this is a command or a wish I do not know, nor do I get the opportunity to ask, for I suddenly find myself rising. I float higher and higher, but I resist trying to make myself more and more snug in the warmth and comfort of it all. I snuggle up on my pillow, try to block out the world and all it's reality...delving deeper and deeper into the fantasy that is my dream...
But then I awake, to find myself at odds with my dreams and having to face the 'real' world once again!! Why oh why did I have to wake? What was my dream abt? That is the question I ask everytime I awake...... Oh wonderful SLEEP!
I wish I could get to [b]SLEEP NOW!! [/b] G'nite y'all! :) [/i]
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| Oddly Enough!! |
| 05.17.04 (5:33 pm) [edit] |
[i]I am really struggling to stay awake, I should never have stayed up that late, trying to type up my last post. I must have typed words 10 times and at one point all I can remember was looking at the screen and thinking I was seeing hallucinating or summin! :roll: Oddly enough I just came across this news tidbit, and apparently I aint the only one falling asleep at work. This did make me wonder what we Europeans get up to in the evenings tho, 1 in 4 sleep at work!! Fancy that!! ..... hehe :D
[b]Reuters | Press Association | AFP | Photos
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Monday May 17, 09:52 AM
One in four nods off at work
HELSINKI (Reuters) - One in four Europeans has fallen asleep in the workplace, with the Irish leading the pack and the Dutch able to stifle their yawns best, according to a survey.
"Long workdays, routine tasks, meetings that drag on, and staring into the monitor are prompting workers around Europe to fall asleep at their workplace," one of the survey's co-authors, Internet jobs site Jobline, said in a statement on Monday.
The poll showed 24 percent of respondents had fallen asleep either at their desk, in a meeting or in the toilet. Thirty-nine percent said they had not fallen asleep at work, but had to make an effort to stay awake.
Close to 40 percent of Irish participants said they had fallen asleep at work, usually at their desks, while 80 percent of Dutch respondents said they had never slept at the office.
The poll from Jobline and Monster Worldwide was carried out between March 29 and April 13, and received responses from some 21,500 people in 14 European countries. [/b]
Anybody else feeling sleepy out there in blogland? I'm off to get me another hit of coffee!! :D[/i]
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| Weekend Update. |
| 05.17.04 (4:00 pm) [edit] |
[i]I had so much fun over the weekend! I'm up way, way too late (it's 4:28 AM as I type this), and work is going to suck tomorrow (I have to be there at…8am…really shouldn't be typing this right now), but it was worth it, and I know I'll be pushed for time tomorrow.
I kicked off my trip by going to see my friend who I blogged abt last week. I was a little nervous going — while I'm used to impromptu speeches and what not, it had been a while since I'd seen her and I was still thinking if there was anything I could say to ease her grief — I really shouldn't have worried, she was fine and we just chatted away abt this and that. She seems to be coping really well.
Around 3pm went to this roof garden get-together in Clapham which is in south London. A place called the 'Whitehorse' got there and had a real blast. Caught up with quite a few peeps. There was Dele, Tope, Phil, Alex, Patience, Collette, Colleen ect ect and DJ Spoony showed up not long afterwards to set up his turntables (He's a mega DJ on the r'n'b, hip hop scene in the UK).
Everybody who was there seemed to be enjoying the night…I saw a few faces I hadn't seen in a while, and apparently there was a lot of good word going around both about the place and about the DJ'ing — woohoo! They ran out of Redbull at one stage too, due to the sheer number of peeps drinking it and cos it was a special offer for the night! :P — I'm hoping to go back there sometime. The place was really cool! — I stayed for a few hours but left around 8pm as I was supposed to be catching up with some other friends for dinner and bowling
We had a good night, got picked up by my friend Amy, and we went out to 'Chiquitos' for some 'tex-mex' dinner (one of the few places left that you can get dinner and enjoy a cigarette, if you're so inclined) and then headed out to Roller Bowl to meet Will, Cylin, Josie, Andrea, Vince, Ben, and Rich for some serious bowling. I got a 148 my first game (great, since my average right now is 108), and went steadily downhill from there. Afterwards we went back to my brother's pad, and Amy passed out for a bit while Will and I talked and the others just listened to music and drank…but, once it hit 4:30 in the morning, I figured it was time to get them home and get me to bed.
Sunday was a sedate and easy day, got up late went and had brunch with Amy and her sister, we then went Harrods in central London to do a bit of shopping. That is one of the few things I miss abt London, the abundance of places to go and shop as well as great restaurants and bistro's. Had another snack at the One bar, then headed home to get my gear together for my trip back.
Okay, that's all the babble I can squeeze out of my overloaded little brain for tonight…time to see if I can get at least a few hours sleep before work tomorrow...... or is that today? :shock:
[b]PS: I FELL ASLEEP BEFORE I COULD ACTUALLY POST THIS......[/b] :oops: [/i]
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| What a trip!! |
| 05.16.04 (10:34 pm) [edit] |
[i]I made it to London(just about's) — although, to be honest, I really didn't think I would for a while. I had the single worst flight I've ever been on on the way down. Most of it went fine, but then about half an hour before we touched down, we had this guy going nuts in the plane. All cos they wouldn't serve him any more alcohol.
The dude was tanked up like a mofo and still wanted more. He started banging on the cockpit door and causing people to panic like made. I wanted to beat the crap outta him personally, but was told I could get arrested for assault..... duh!! I'd rather get arrested than end up dying cos some fool was trying to get into the cockpit!! :shock:
However, we did make it through (after the crew subdued him), and eventually landed in London. I've never been so happy to get off an airplane in my life. It's kind of frustrating really — I've never been worried abt flying before, but now I'mma be watching out for drunks before I ever board one again!! :evil: Safe to say the idiot was arrested on the plane as we landed, and frog-marched off, shouting and cursing like mad!! Just got back, the return flight was uneventful....Thx gawd!! :roll:
I'll gist y'all abt the trip later, need to call the 'olds' apparently they've been trying to track me down all w/end, but never thought to call my brother in London who I stayed with! Typical parents!! :roll: Hope y'all had great w/ends? Mine was a blast from start to finish...excluding the trip down, and I had a super time to say the least! Weather was great, and I caught up with quite a few people... so that made it doubly good! :wink:
Been a long day, need to un-pack, un-wind and get some stuff ready for work tomorrow, so I'mma head off and get with that, but I'll try to post later today or at some point tomorrow. Missed you guys .... it's so weird how you really feel the effect of just being absent for one day from tblog and the world of blogging! Well it's good to be back... Laterz peeps! :D [/i]
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| Thx Y'all! |
| 05.14.04 (11:38 pm) [edit] |
[i]That's me done for the week. Off to London for the weekend...hopefully the weather forecast will be right and we'll have a sunny and hot w/end! You never really know with these MET office people... saying one thing and then all you get is bloody rain! :evil:
Have a great w/end y'all. I'mma try to blog while there, but if not I'll be back on Monday to gist y'all abt my escapades in the "Big Smoke". [b]Thx also for all the best wishes, thoughts and prayers for my pal and her family... was very much appreciated y'all. You all rock!! [/b]
Much Luv peeps, I'm out!! :wink: [/i]
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| The greatest 9-11 conspiracy theory ever... |
| 05.14.04 (6:11 pm) [edit] |
[i]A link to a somewhat sloppy article on 9-11 conspiracy theories on Metafilter led to a very worthwhile discussion a while back, including one of the best comments I've seen on there in a while. I'm reproducing it in full here — hopefully mokujin doesn't mind, seeing as I am writing this in the third person. Make of it what you may.... :)
[u][b]Warning:[/b][/u] This is a rather long post, you've been warned.
[u][b]The greatest conspiracy theory ever:[/b][/u]
19 men (at least four of whom are, according to the BBC, still alive) of whom 14 are Saudi nationals engage in a coordinated Kamikaze attack on the symbolic centers of American military and financial power. 3000 innocent civilians are murdered in cold blood in about one hour.
Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Ladin are immediately blamed, but the U.S. government fails to provide any substantial evidence for this claim. A war on "terror" is declared. Strong ties are demonstrated between the president of the U.S. and the Bin Ladin family, but never really investigated by the media or the government.
The attacks become the justification for an enormous bill called USA PATRIOT. Democrats threaten to block the bill. At about this time a series of letters containing an advanced strain of Anthrax is sent to political and media figures including Democrat leader Tom Daschle. The USA PATRIOT act passes, even though most of the congressmen and senators had not had a chance to read the full text of the legislation.
The person or persons behind the Anthrax attacks remain unknown and at large. The president attempts to prevent a congressional inquiry into the kamikaze attacks but, under pressure from the media and survivor's families and after much wrangling, relents. The white house is given final edit of any report emanating from this commission. Much of the testimony given before the commission is secret and not revealed to the public. No one in our government is ever fired or reprimanded and no one resigns for their failure to prevent the attacks.
Meanwhile, an administration that has closer ties to the petroleum industry than any other in history uses the attacks as justification for two land wars against nations that offer important access for a proposed oil pipeline and vast oil wealth, respectively. The second of those nations, Iraq, the administration openly admits had nothing to do with the attacks.
Congress hardly debates before handing over their constitutionally mandated power to declare war over to the president without a fight. Saudi Arabia, a nation that gives more private (and possibly public) money to terror than anyother is still a major recipient of U.S. aid. Also untouched by American vengeance and much touched by American dollars is Pakistan, a longtime Washington ally, whose security agency, the ISI, was a major backer of both the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
Over a period of about two and a half years about 800 american and allied troops die. In this same time period at least 10,000 Iraqi and Afghan civilians and an unknown number of soldiers are killed in the name of avenging the attacks on America. Also, the U.S. military and intelligence services begin interning large number of foreign nationals in overseas U.S. military bases outside the reach of American, and, evidently, international law. These men are declared to be "enemy combatants" without rights.
Two and one half years after the attacks it is revealed with little fanfare that the President and his close advisors had planned both wars months in advance of the attacks. The American people remain largely supportive of the president even as the truth about this comes out. Most Americans also continue to believe, as they have been subtly or unsubtly encouraged to by the President and his closest advisors, that Iraq was in some way behind the attacks. The illegal weapons stockpiles and programs used as the official justification for that war are never found.
So that is a series of facts. I have strung them together in a way that might induce someone so inclined to falaciously infer causal relations where they may or may not exist, or it might not. How is 911 not a conspiracy? 19 men is a conspiracy. The old man in the caves is a conspiracy. So-called "neo-conservatives" who have been calling for war against Iraq since 1992 and who include in their number our secretary of defense, at least one assistant secretary of defense (Wolfowitz, also Feith?), vice president Cheney and scores of others in the government and media are the very definition of a conspiracy. The axis of evil is a conspiracy theory. The liberal media is a conspiracy theory.
got to catch my breath...
"Conspiracy theory" is a term people use to discredit other people's arguments and ideas, it is an expression of power that is used to limit discourse and, by extension, thought. In the posted article it is being used to discredite the very sane and reasonable words of John Judge. Decontextualize his words from the foil-head stuff that surrounds them and you will find that he is asking for something that every American should be asking for: the truth. I hope that nobody reads that article and thinks that John Judge is crazy.
I think it is quite obvious to anyone who has been paying attention that the government of the United States of America does not want a full and accurate public accounting of the events surrounding September 11. At the same time, the media is not and has not been doing its job. That is a conspiracy that more people should be angry about.
The attacks on September 11 and the events before and after are a vast web of conspiracies, anyone who denies that is confusing ignorance for truth. These conspiracies may not be as baffling or sinister as the ones mentioned in this article, but they do have the advantage of being real, and the hardcore "skeptics" are being just as irrational as the looniest of the conspiracy theorist. It should be remembered that government is the greatest conspiracy of them all. Our fellow citizens working together for the good of all. Ideally government is just, honest and transparent. At this moment in our history it is not any of those things. The many conspiracy theories about 911 are an honest, if irrational, reaction to this sad fact.
[b]— mojukin
What do y'all think about this? Is this close enough to the truth to make you wonder? Well, I did and I still am.... :? [/b][/i]
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| Down in the dumps... |
| 05.14.04 (2:01 pm) [edit] |
[i]A bit down in the dumps today, got some bad news relating to a very good friend of mine and was totally devastated for her. Life can be so so cruel atimes. :(
I'm not going to link to her out of respect for her privacy, but a good friend of mine could really use some good mojo and wishes sent her way right now.
Last month, her father was diagnosed with n-stage postate cancer and was flown to the States for treatment. Unfortunately, by the time he was diagnosed things had moved pretty far along, and he died just a few days later.
Wednesday morning, her younger brother was killed in a car accident in Nigeria. I hate seeing friends go through hard times, and this has got to rank right up there with the worst of them.
Few if any of you know her, but any kind thoughts, words, prayers, good mojo, or anything else that could be sent her way would certainly be appreciated.
I just wish there were more I could do to help. Why is life so cruel, eh? :cry: [/i]
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| When Virtual meets Real.... |
| 05.13.04 (8:18 pm) [edit] |
[i]Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to meet the people you chat to, joke with, flirt with, comment to, argue with, agree with, exchange ideas, messages and mail with..online? Have you ever thought of what they would actually look like, assuming you'd never seen a picture of them? I must admit I do quite a lot. Funnily enough I made it a rule of mine not to post pics of myself here on the net, cos I never wanted my 'virtual' world clashing with my 'real' world. But then I find myself in a connundrum...
Having got to know quite a few peeps on here at tblog, I have had to reassess my initial rule of not posting pics. I've seen pics of quite a few people and kinda feel obligated to reciprocate in the same vein. So why do I still feel like I shd stick to my original stance? I must admit, my initial idea of blogging was that I'd be a faceless entity spouting out my diatribe of rants and mundane ramblings without ever getting involved with people that commented on my blog.
Well, that supposition is well and truly fucked!! Cos not only have I engaged, but I do honestly believe that I could actually make long and lasting friendships with quite a number of people. So my predicament is still the same :( What happens when the Cyber world meets reality? or as the image shows; [b]WHEN THE CYBER DREAM MEETS REALITY?[/b] Any takers? :P
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| Sex with an Ex?? |
| 05.13.04 (2:53 pm) [edit] |
[i][b]First and foremost I have got to say that tblog is really beginning to piss me off!! What's with the freaking breakdowns that have now become a regular occurrence? :evil: I spent the good part of an hr trying to sign in today and I must say I am NOT impressed!! Cos the bloody thing is free doesn't mean it has to be so crappy!! Arrgh!! :evil: Well.....[/b]
Another day, another series of meetings and what not. Still haven't got confirmation abt my leaving date yet, beginning to wonder what the hell is going on with regards that? :roll: Isn't it funny how you discuss the most bizzare of things while at work? Well, we seem to discuss the mundane to the down right ridiculous here!
So, Julie(girl at work) said she bumped into her ex from 3yrs ago on Tuesday, and a few drinks and a bit of catching up later one thing led to another and they ended up in bed. According to her, it was like they had never been apart. Hmm!! Well as they say "old habits die hard — especially when it comes to the bedroom! But as much as the temptation to go there again is there, is it really a good idea? :?
People seperate for various reasons; some cos they feel their relationship is stale and predictable (boring!), some cos one or either wasn't committed, some cos of compatibility and other underlying issues etc... and as a result go off have some fun with someone else then recognise that what they had was actually worth hanging on to, whereas others just move on and draw a line under it.
There is always an advantage to being in a relationship apart from the constant sex :wink: you reach a general acceptance of each other. Sometimes tho, having a period of seperation creates an atmosphere of being able to be frank abt what's wrong in the relationship. You tend to feel more able to ask, and discuss more without the added strain of the other person taking it as a criticism. And to be honest I've found persoanlly that on-off relationships are very very passionate. :wink:
So, sex with an Ex is tempting, but is it advisable? Julie thinks that with an ex, they know exactly what's right for you and there is no fear of a damp squid between the sheets. But what I was trying to point out to her was that she's overlooking the reasons for the original break-up in the first place. Cos lets face it, tensions can take a few days to re-surface once the initial LUST has died down. So what do y'all think: [b]Is sex with an Ex a good idea or a path never to be trod again?[/b]
I've been there and I know from experience, that sex might be great but there are still the same old issues there. Getting with someone new you tend to make more of an effort and try not make the same mistakes..... what's your take on this peeps?[/i]
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| That sucks!!!! |
| 05.13.04 (12:31 am) [edit] |
[i] [RING…]
"Hello?"
"Hey, this is Omar from Domino's."
"Okay, I'll buzz you up."
I hit the key on the phone to unlock the front door of the building, and hung up the phone.
[RING…]
"Did that not work?"
"No, I'm not at the door. The driver just left with your pizza, he's on his way up. I just had a quick question."
"Oh! Okay…"
"Do you have a metal hanger or anything? I locked my keys in my car, and if you've got one you could give the driver…"
I laughed. "I'll check."
Unfortunately, I didn't. Hopefully he gets back in his car without having to pay a cabbie to break in. In the meantime, my pizza has appeared, and it's dinnertime for me.
I should be a bit more sympathetic, but I'm starving so he is on his own! But that has gotta sux!! :lol: [/i]
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| Daily update. |
| 05.12.04 (3:18 pm) [edit] |
[i]Wasup peeps? Got into work this morning just in time. Just couldn't seem to get moving this morning for some reason, even tho I woke up on time and all that. Fairly ok day so far, have a client meeting later this afternoon, so all that 'schpeel' abt remaining calm y/day will be tested to the limits. Seeing as this particular client gets off on ball-breaking at every meet! :roll: (Beginning my mantra now.....[b]"I am calm, I am stress-free...."[/b]) Yeah, I'm that desperate!! :P
Watched my "Master and Commander DVD" last night and it is quite simply, a must-see, and I'll be very surprised if another film from last year bests it this year. That may sound a little odd at not quite five full months into the year, but yes, the movie was that damn good. Trust me on this one.!! And that's all I'm going to say for the moment, as it's best to go into this movie with as little foreknowledge as possible if you haven't already seen it. Altho having said that I am looking forward to watching the epic 'TROY' out this week!! :wink:
Meanwhile, for the past couple of days, I'd been trying to arrange the delivery of a package from UPS which was consistently showing up at my apartment between five and six in the evening, when I'm at work. I redirected the package to work, and it showed up sometime earlier this morning. Turns out the package was my birthday present from my Uncle, (only 5 months late, but hey better late than never right?!) But all was forgiven when it turned out to be a couple of tickets to visit him and the family in India in September as well as an embossed "Avante Garde" Rotary watch. (He's a doctor out there, so shd be fun!) Thx Unc' :D
Just off for lunch, and a quick con-fab with the other department reps who'll be in this client meeting later this afternoon. So not sure if I'lll be able to get the couple of post's I have in before then... we'll just have to wait and see. How y'all going today? In case you haven't, check out this story about the US civilian contractor beheaded in Iraq:http://story.news.yahoo.com/n...
The US govt, say he was asked to leave but refused, his family say on the news this morning that he wasn't allowed to leave Iraq and was actually arrested by US forces out there and held without charge. What's going on? Is this just another case of gross negligence by the coalition, or the govt trying to cover it's arse over yet another cock-up in this never ending soap-opera called "Iraqi Freedom"? That's been the main topic of discussion here today in the office, what you guys talking about today? :) [/i]
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| I'm out!! |
| 05.11.04 (11:47 pm) [edit] |
[i]I'm getting a bit bothered at the mo.... I just posted my last one for the night and the silly thing vanished!! Grr! :evil: So this is the short version of what I initially wrote!
Just a quick note right now — about to head out to the City centre for some food and then home. The guys are all off to this festival, about half an hour outside of Newcastle which I was gonna go to too. But I just aint feeling it for some reason and had to cancel. They are seeing [»oops forgot who....] and was actually the reason I wanted to head out here early.
I guess buying the new release of the "Master and The Commander DVD"is just an added bonus. I'll be chilling with some wine watching that later. Hope you guys all have a swell evening too. :)
All in all, it's been a great day, and many kudos to all the cast and crew, here at tblog — (that's you guys!) it was an entirely great way to spend the afternoon, otherwise boredom would have set in and spoilt my mood. Both my "alter-ego" and I have had an absolute blast today. Much luv peeps, I'm out! :wink: [/i]
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| Voluptuous Vs Thin..... |
| 05.11.04 (7:41 pm) [edit] |
[i][b]Disclaimer:[/b] This is not a usual 'Cyberpal' post, but it piqued my curiousity and I just want to put it out there and see what happens. So feel free to ignore this if you are so inclined!
Was trawling the net as you do and over at another site I visit, I read about how Women agonized about their weight and how hard it is to reach the [b]'ideal'[/b] body weight. What does that mean? "The Ideal Body Weight?" Why are we (women in particular) obssessed with weight? If it was a health issue, I'd understand but in most cases it isn't, what's the deal then? :?
What women dont seem to know is that most men like a woman to look like a woman. And this does mean having ample (not to go too overboard!) hips, breasts, and curvy lines. All sexy and shapley! Personally, I love my women to have curves and mounds in all the right places if you know what I mean?! :wink: (Not being a perv, just stating a fact!!) :roll:
My question to all you guys (and gurls, so inclined) out there, so as to put this myth to bed once and for all... is : [u][b]"Do you prefer a curvy, voluptuous woman (a woman with meat on her bones) or the slenderness of a supermodel?"[/b][/u] Y'all know where I stand!! :wink: Please ladies, feel free to comment too.... :) [/i]
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| Stress Relief! |
| 05.11.04 (4:07 pm) [edit] |
[i]Afternoon peeps, :D hope y'all having a good day? Surprisingly I am having a good day. Work has been a breeze so far (and touch wood, it'll continue to be stress-free for the rest of the day!) Just sitting here sipping a cup of Camomile tea (sweetened of course!) and watching the world go by around me. :lol:
If your mornings are a mad rush and you cant find enough time in the day to treat yourself, it's easy to see how the stresses and strains of life, work, family, friends, money(or lack thereof) etc can begin to wind you up and get you down.
Often it's the little things in life that leave you feeling completely stressed out. And as the issues begin to pile up, the physical symptoms of stress can become familiar. A racing heart, a burst of energy and muscle tension are all signs that we're facing another stressful situation.
And if it happens too often, it can lead to major health problems. I know that as I go abt my daily business — rushing to work, having to deal with traffic jams and idiot drivers, irate clients, and colleagues who just rub me up the wrong way.... it's easy to see how, somewhere along the line, feeling 'stressed out' becomes an almost everyday complaint.
So how do we relax, stress-bust or just un-wind? Well, I've been experimenting with [b]natural remedies[/b](No not the illegal type :roll: ), and I must say I'm [u]pleasantly[/u] surprised to note that they seem to work. It's even tackling my somewhat abhorent insomnia too. I've found that altho they taste like shyte, they do work! :P
Anybody into natural remedies, herbs, organic stuff like that? I'd be interested to know what types of tea y'all drink to help relax, curb stress and just help have an all-round healthy life? I've been taking [b]CALMOMILE[/b], [b]VALERIAN[/b] (but it's as bitter as hell!, yuk!), also been taking [b]KAVA KAVA[/b] (helps with the sleep deprivation) and finally my fav... [b]LEMON BALM TEA[/b] (especially good after a long drinking session in a bar or pub) :wink:
They seem to have become extremely popular recently, as people want to try different things for their health.... I happen to be one of those peeps, and I must say it Works!! Funnily enough, natural remedies have long been the norm in African and Carribean cultures since time immemorial..... just taken yours truly a while to cotton on to that fact and go with the flow!! :roll: I'm a Champion for Herbal Tea now.... let's get drinking y'all and get rid of all that Stress!! :D [/i]
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| G'nite Peeps!! |
| 05.10.04 (10:27 pm) [edit] |
[i]I'm outta here! Another day over, I need to head home and do some serious housework. The place looked like a bomb had hit this morning when I left for work (and unless a fairy godmother has worked her magic, it'll bethere when I get in!)... laundry to do, plates to wash, hoovering to be done... anybody know a good cleaning service with accommodating rates? I need HELP!! :shock:
Read summin abt Mark Twain on Jazz's blog earlier, and it made me remember a quote of his from his autobiography that I happen to have and I thought I'd share it with y'all. Make of it what you will....
[b]It is human life. We are blown upon the world; we float buoyantly upon the summer air a little while, complacently showing off our grace of form and our dainty iridescent colors; then we vanish with a little puff, leaving nothing behind but a memory--and sometimes not even that. I suppose that at those solemn times when we wake in the deeps of the night and reflect, there is not one of us who is not willing to confess that he is really only a soap-bubble, and as little worth the making.[/b]
- Mark Twain's Own Autobiography (North American Review, May 3, 1907)
Na night peeps, for those of you who's day is ending, have a good evening... and for those of you still toiling away at work, school, home etc.. have a good day. Much luv peeps :wink: [/i]
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| Being Nekkid!! |
| 05.10.04 (8:49 pm) [edit] |
[i]Just had a mind blowing discussion with some of the guys in my dept (by guys I'm refering to both sexes... just so you know!) Started, as a laugh... one of the guys(I'm talking abt a guy now!) was looking at a nude pic on page three (The Sun!) and asked if any of the girls would ever pose naked? You can imagine the answers, well funnily enough the general concensus amongst the women was the stigma of it all.
I dug a bit deeper, discussing various views on nudity, comfort and discomfort, and similar things. I asked if there was no stigma involved, would they be comfortable enough with their bodies to ever pose naked for photos? Most weren't!! Why so? What's the deal? Why is it that people are so self-conscious when it comes to nakedness or nudity for want of a better word!
Being naked..... is summin that every single one of us experiences in varying degrees of pride, shame, audacity and reserve. What's the big deal? We see naked bodies all the time. (Well, we see well-crafted, smooth, air-blown ones in magazines and slim cellulite free ones on TV.)
The fascination with nakedness is seen as a draw-back to the fact that in most cultures to discuss the human form in all it's glory is 'taboo'. Why? The naked body is probably the only remaining true art form that society has tarnished. Nudity, isn't automatically synonymous with 'sex'... well, at least not all the time :roll:
Now, I'm not talking abt Supermodels or famous actors, neither am I talking abt Icons and Rock Stars.... I'm talking abt real, ordibnary people like you, me, us!! Why are we so terrified of getting nekkid? :?
Just some questions that sprang to mind during the discussion:
[b]1. When do you first remember being naked infront of someone?
2. When did you realise that there maybe something wrong with being naked?
3. When did you first go naked in public as an adult?
4. Do you compare yourself to others when you see them naked?
5. How did you feel abt your body in the past?
6. How do you feel abt your body now?
7. Have you ever tried to hide your body from others cos of how you feel abt it?[/b]
Amazingly, when you look at kids they have no concept of shame, embarrassment or timidity... but when is it exactly, that the whole Stigma of nudity sets in and all of a sudden you get the whole complex associated with being naked? This is not an advert to encourage flashing, or brazen acts of debauchery... just a questioning look at what makes our psyche go into over-drive when the issue of nudity comes up. I'm fascinated to know what y'all think?
[b]Footnote:[/b] Being someone who's been occasionally described by my friends as a [b]"closet nudist"[/b] (if I'm at home, and the apartment's warm enough, why bother with clothes?), I wholeheartedly approve of nudity or nakedness in all it's glory!! :P [/i]
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| Custom-made Kids. |
| 05.10.04 (5:26 pm) [edit] |
[i]I read this tidbit of news last night, and I must say that even tho I've stated here on my blog before that Cloning could be a good thing if researched properly and not abused... having read this story, I'm a bit unsure abt that premise now!
[b]Babies Born With a Mission
Associated Press
03:52 PM May. 04, 2004 PT
CHICAGO -- In a growing practice that troubles some ethicists, a Chicago laboratory helped create five healthy babies so that they could serve as stem-cell donors for their ailing brothers and sisters.....to read the full story click here :http://www.wired.com/news/med...,1286,63336,00.html[/b]
How would you feel if a major reason for your existence in the world, possibly the [u]primary or only[/u] reason for your conception, was to act as a genetically gauranteed donor to cure your older sibling of a disease?
Kind of weird to think about. eh?
Sure, this kind of thing has been done for years, just without the benefit of [b]Gattaca-style[/b] genetic screening to ensure a compatibility match, but it was a far more private matter. With the news stories surrounding these more recent children, how might they feel if somewhere down the line, when they're old enough to understand, what if they somehow find out that they are one of these kids?
"Well, we weren't planning on having another child, but then your brother got sick…."
Better or worse than finding out you're adopted? :?
What if there was any favouritism — real or perceived — in how the two children were treated before this aspect was discovered? If the older child (the recipient) was seen as the "favourite", how much could that affect the younger child's perception of themselves? Or if the younger was perceived as the "favourite"?
That could easily be enough to screw you up for a long, long time, couldn't it?! This is just a timebomb just waiting to go off! Then again, being objective... I did consider if I had children and one of them needed a stem-cell donor, would I consider it? Funnily enough I would! What does that make me then?! Scary when you really think abt it!!
Anybody got thoughts on this? [/i]
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| About Me!! |
| 05.10.04 (4:33 pm) [edit] |
[i]Hey peeps, how we all doing? It's Monday afternoon, I've been working my behind off all day and this is my first lull in proceedings since 8.00am this morning! I'm really earning my bacon today!! :roll: Had a relatively easy w/end which I'll probably gist abt later on, but as promised I'mma blog a bit abt myself and there will be a follow-up shortly too. Feel free to skip this if you so wish....
Prompted by Jenn (a.ka JennsAbsent), I realized that I don't have any sort of [b]"about me"[/b] info here. Guess it's time to rectify that, huh? :wink:
[b]The basics:[/b]
1. Matthew, nicknamed "Mathers" (or "Matty", or any variations of the real thing).
2. Resident of Newcastle, North East England, in the UK since June of 2002,
3. after living the majority of my working life prior to that in London, England.
4. A long-time Dell fanatic,
5. I've been through seven or eight different types of Dell computer over the years,
6. and currently have a laptop and a pc in my apartment. (one of which isn't actually mine, and only one of those is actually functional at the moment).
7. Also a music and film fanatic.
8.Got a few hundred books too.... bit of a nerd in my time! :P
9. Off-work time is spent here on my laptop, socialising, watching movies or wandering around Newcastle.
10. I can often be found at any of the hunderds of drinking establishments in Newcastle on Saturday nights.
11. I'll be easy to find if you stop by — I'm the one dressed in black and looking a bit worse for wear in the corner!
There's the basics, at least. Still curious? Anxious for more? Glutton for punishment? Then read on.....
[b]More details:[/b]
12. Born Jan 2nd, 1974, at 5:01pm in St' Thomas's Hospital London, England (just in case anyone wants to do a star chart and yes that makes me 30!).
13. The first few years of my life were spent bouncing around London
14. until they decided to send my Dad to the culturally challenged city of Jo'burg, South Africa.
15. My brother O, was born a year later and then the other dude came along 3yrs later too.
16. Been to school in 5 different countries & 3 continents as a result of my folks moving around
17. and went to Uni in Nigeria... studied Civil and Structural Eng'g.
18. While I'm sure my parents would find plenty of quite valid reasons to disagree with me on this, I find most of my life prior to graduation from High School rather unworthy of recounting.
19. Being of above-average intelligence, and correspondingly below-average in social skills, I spent many of my early years as the stereotypical "trouble-maker".
20. Constantly getting myself either into trouble at school or at home.
21. Friends were made and broken with impunity, though some of the real friendships I did form in those years have been lasting —for example, exhibit A: Femi F.
22. Some time after I graduated high school, I had something of a moment of clarity and realized that not only did I have a personality, but it was actually a fairly personable one!
23. The next decade was something of a rollercoaster, as I unleashed myself on an unsuspecting world at Uni....
24. and attempted to pack all the social experiences and experimenting that I had missed in the prior years into as little time as possible.
25. Some of those experiments worked better than others, but overall, I think I came out fairly healthy in the long run.
26. Along with socialising and partying non-stop, my circles of friends and acquaintences grew nearly exponentially.
27. Close friends were still fairly rare,
28. but I never stopped meeting and talking to new people.
29. I moved out of my parent's house when I was 18, have been on my own since then,
30. and until I moved to Newcastle, always had anywhere from one to three official roommates —
31. unofficial roommates sometimes hit the double digits, especially during the height of my partying days! :roll:
32. Some of the less sucessful social experiments included a one-year stint travelling and working round the US.
33. Sleeping rough and bedding down in dingy motels was just not my thing, if you know what I mean?!
34. few months into it I gave up and came home to become a serious, responsible grown-up ... as my Mum eloquently put it. :P
35. In retrospect, while much of that period was a lot of fun, and I can't say that I regret doing it, I am glad that it's over and done with. The real world is quite entertaining and bizarre enough on its own, without my non-chalant attitude making it even wierder.
36. As the years wore on, I became more and more dissatisfied with the sameness of London. The drive to get out and live somewhere else got stronger and stronger,
37. until I finally decided that I'd had more than enough, and in the spring of 2002 finally started making arrangements to leave after landing my present job with AG.
38. I trashed, gave away, or sold off most of my belongings, bought my ticket, said my goodbyes, and moved down here to Newcastle.
39. Since then, I've been working on establishing myself here — first making sure I was settled and wasn't going to have to slink back to London with my tail between my legs, then starting to explore more of the town and see what I could find, as well as my professional career.
40. Coming up on my 2-year anniversary of having escaped London,
41. I'm quite happy I did, altho I do miss the old haunts and that.. It's a very different world out here —
42. And now? I'm about to move on again to another country and see what fate holds for me out there.....
That's enough about me for today, I'm starving and wanna go get some food. I'll finish up with this sometime soon. Sorry I couldn't make it simpler by just writing 100 things, but wasnt sure I'd be able to come up with the right number of things...... so tough! And anyways, who says I have to be the same as everybody else anyway?! :P[/i]
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| It's My Blog!! |
| 05.09.04 (10:01 pm) [edit] |
[i]Wasup peeps?! :) Apparently I pissed someone off with my self-righteous indignant babbling earlier on today. Well tough!! My blog, my space, my f*%king words.... you dont have to friggin read it!! :evil:
Ok! now that I've got that outta the way, let's move the hell on!!
Anyway. Yeah. In the midst of replying to an e-mail from my Mum, I realized that while I've been putting a lot of links up (hey, I think they're interesting…). Any content actually dealing with my life has been pretty sparse recently. Mostly that's just because there hasn't been a whole lot to say, but it's also because I've been posting mostly from work recently — things have been slow, which gives me time to bounce around the 'net.
Once I'm home in the evenings, I'm dealing with food, e-mail, the occasional movie, hanging out with the gang, and other such things. End result — a veritable plethora of ways for people to [b]leave[/b] my website, but not much to make them [b]stick[/b] around. Yeah…I'm a professional, can't you tell? :P Well I'm about to change all that. Tomorrow I'll start with a blog about myself and give a bit of info on who Cyberpal really is.... not that you would have figured that out already if you've been judiciously reading my blog for the past three or so months :roll:
"What was all that abt?" :? .......I hear you say aloud?! Well, hell! Even I dont know what the blazes I'm on abt most of the time either!!... Just indulge me.. ok?! :)
Being silly here ......But do you feel like harassing me about what I listen to? Here's the place to do it…. These are the last ten tracks in no particular order, that I listened to in iTunes earlier on today:
[b]1.This Love....Maroon 5
2.Naughty Girl....Beyoncé
3.Roses....OutKast
4.Hey Mama....Black Eyed Peas
5.Don’t Tell Me....Avril Lavigne (Not bad! if I say so myself!!)
6.My Band....D12
7.The Reason....Hoobastank
8.Ch-Check It Out....Beastie Boys
9.Times Like These....Foo Fighters
10.Ocean Avenue....Yellowcard[/b]
Feel free to comment or to praise or condemn me — or if you're feeling rich and/or adventuresome, use the link :http://www.apple.com/itunes/s... and pick up something new to listen to...... or even go one better and buy summin for mua! :P [/i]
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| Grrr! The cheek! |
| 05.09.04 (4:51 pm) [edit] |
[b]Okay, first things first!!.[/b]
[i]This is a personal weblog site. I speak for myself, and myself alone: not for my employer, my friends, my neighbour, my government, my country, or anyone else for that matter. Just lil' ol' mua. And, me being me, I will occasionally be a bit — or even more than a bit — of a boneheaded, ranting ass. I might even enjoy it, once in a while. That's just the way it happens every so often.
Now, I don't mind at all if someone calls me on it — matter of fact, it's a good thing that there are people who will call me on it when it happens. I'd hate to see where I could end up with an entirely unchecked ego! :wink:
Some of my posts are written in a fit of frustration (and really, one that I go through just about every time I'm at work). While my "screw it" attitude is often a bit extreme (and probably wouldn't really have lasted more than a couple days) — I just tend to shoot my mouth off instead of stewing quietly until a solution is found. I fully stand behind the sentiments behind all my posts. Other people have said it before me, and many will say it again (though possibly with more tact). F*%k it!! :evil:
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. :wink: (I cant actually remember now, why I was writing this rant in the first place!) :shock:
Anyway, here's wishing a [b]"Happy Mother's Day"[/b] to all our US tbloggers, especially those of you who happen to be Mum's..... Congratulations on jobs well done!! :D
I've remembered now..... This blog is for those nincompoop's who leave smart arse comments under the username of 'newbie'. If you wanna tango with me over whatever I write here on my blog, then do so with a name I can reply to as well as cuss! You get that you stupid imbecile?! Mofo!! :evil: [b]Grrr! The cheek![/b]
I'm done, I'm off to watch the footy again. I'll blog abt last night later on. Hope y'all having a great day? Later :D[/i]
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| Off to dinner.... |
| 05.08.04 (10:23 pm) [edit] |
[i]Woke up about 45mins or so ago. I've got like 10 missed calls on my cell, with voicemail messages asking 'where the hell I am'? Cant a man take a nap in the afternoon anymore or what? :roll:
I've checked every blog I usually read or comment on and I think I need to sign off now. Cos I'm bloody BORED!! :( So, I'm off to get ready and go meet the gang for dinner and drinks. Ciao peeps and have a very good w/end y'all :wink: [/i]
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| Tempting! |
| 05.08.04 (4:52 pm) [edit] |
[i]Ooers…talk about a (potentially, at least) agonizing decision. :?
A while ago, a colleague I was talking to about moving jobs pointed me to a webpage advertising positions for Engineers abroad. I figured what the heck, and sent off an e-mail. Yesterday when I was checking my e-mail, I finally got a response, inviting me to call if I was still interested, as they had a few positions available that suited my qualifications and experience.
So, now comes the question. Seeing as how I just landed this position (secondment) with Shell for a year, and that I know they'd like me to commit to at least a year, do I stay with the safe bet with good future opportunities? Or do I chase a dream to see if I can get a spot with an international conglomerate? Ergh…I'm at least going to call the number I was given to talk to the 'Head-hunter' people to see exactly what the deal is — talking can't hurt — but until I know more about it, I'm not sure.
It sure sounds like a great opportunity, though. Get a minimum 2 year contract to go to who knows where, and have a blast doing it. They also take care of all work permit applications and travel documents that maybe needed. Sounds ideal, doesn't it?
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