Saturday, February 09, 2008
I am so sick of this plastic bag thing.
I had a lady come up to me with a plastic bag and return it, just like a book.
Yes. She walked up to the counter, handed me her receipt and said "I don't want to pay for this plastic bag, I didn't know I was charged for it".
At this point, I look around behind me to look at the extremely large sign that says "Plastic bags now cost 10c. Because they cost the environment a lot more". And also at the sign that is facing the lady, which is facing away from me, that says the same thing. And, also the one on the pillar. Yeah.
I gave her 10c.
If you are so fucking poor why are you buying stuff from Borders?
Just use your fucking Paperplus plastic bags or whatever, bring a trolley in, use our baskets, !@$*!@ just stop bitching about the 10c
I had a lady come up to me with a plastic bag and return it, just like a book.
Yes. She walked up to the counter, handed me her receipt and said "I don't want to pay for this plastic bag, I didn't know I was charged for it".
At this point, I look around behind me to look at the extremely large sign that says "Plastic bags now cost 10c. Because they cost the environment a lot more". And also at the sign that is facing the lady, which is facing away from me, that says the same thing. And, also the one on the pillar. Yeah.
I gave her 10c.
If you are so fucking poor why are you buying stuff from Borders?
Just use your fucking Paperplus plastic bags or whatever, bring a trolley in, use our baskets, !@$*!@ just stop bitching about the 10c
Thursday, February 07, 2008
You know how we are now charging 10c for plastic bags?
Apparently today, a lady bought about $100 worth of books, and then after she paid and everything asked for a bag and upon being told that they were now 10c, she proceeded to get all huffy and returned all $100 of her books.
Over 10c.
What a bitch.
Apparently today, a lady bought about $100 worth of books, and then after she paid and everything asked for a bag and upon being told that they were now 10c, she proceeded to get all huffy and returned all $100 of her books.
Over 10c.
What a bitch.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Saw IV. Is good, and bad
the FBI agent (he is introduced early) is the worst actor in the world. Watch him in the interrogation rooms. Count how many times he flaps his arms. It's really frustrating.
some of the traps are really kool. i dont think anything has toppped the needle pit yet but there are some good ones in here.
the FBI agent (he is introduced early) is the worst actor in the world. Watch him in the interrogation rooms. Count how many times he flaps his arms. It's really frustrating.
some of the traps are really kool. i dont think anything has toppped the needle pit yet but there are some good ones in here.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Went scalloping today at Clarke's Beach. Very relaxing activity, and its really a weird feeling to look all around you and be surrounded by water; but be standing at the same time. Scalloping is like fishing with your feet...although mostly we caught boring lame starfish. I think we went home with about 6 scallops lol which equates to very little for two people, but it was still an enjoyable experience. Plenty of other people at it too, but I don't think they fared any better than we did.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Today, Borders wins.
First of all, a customer phones in and wants to return his book from Whitcoulls and come in to buy a copy from Borders, a specialer bigger hard back version.
Secondly, a lady comes in with a piece of paper from PaperPlus's computerised store search (try it by the way, its pretty good, much more user-friendly than our system imho) and wants to find it from us, cause PaperPlus doesn't have it.s
by the way.
Eat Pray Love. I said it was a good book, didn't I?
Well, now that OPRAH says it's a good book, it just starts flying off the shelves...
First of all, a customer phones in and wants to return his book from Whitcoulls and come in to buy a copy from Borders, a specialer bigger hard back version.
Secondly, a lady comes in with a piece of paper from PaperPlus's computerised store search (try it by the way, its pretty good, much more user-friendly than our system imho) and wants to find it from us, cause PaperPlus doesn't have it.s
by the way.
Eat Pray Love. I said it was a good book, didn't I?
Well, now that OPRAH says it's a good book, it just starts flying off the shelves...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Got the keys today and moved most of my stuff over to the apartment; still have to move clothes and other miscellany (like half of a computer desk, lol) but yeah. It's begun! Moving! Exciting and tiring. Exhausted.
I wanna go to paperclip this sunday but dont know if i can make it lolllll even though i promised helennnnnnnnnnn gerarararrrrr
I wanna go to paperclip this sunday but dont know if i can make it lolllll even though i promised helennnnnnnnnnn gerarararrrrr
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Someone from Breastscreening called today:
"Hi is Su Ling home"
"no"
"its Wilma calling from Breastscreen can I just confirm the address"
"She's actually dead, so she probably won't need it..."
"oh... i'm sorry"
"its ok!"
I guess I should have had more tact, but it was pretty darkly funny.
===
[$100 week, Day no.2]
Morning:
We had scrambled eggs and sausages for breakfast with a bit of tomato sauce on the side.
5x eggs = $1.00
1/2 pkt sausages = $2.50
Total cost per person: $1.75
Lunch:
Kaiser Rolls and Ham.
4x Kaiser Rolls = $1.50
Ham = $1.00
Lettuce = $0.85
Total cost per person: $1.68
---
Planning to have a stirfry with rice for dinner.
"Hi is Su Ling home"
"no"
"its Wilma calling from Breastscreen can I just confirm the address"
"She's actually dead, so she probably won't need it..."
"oh... i'm sorry"
"its ok!"
I guess I should have had more tact, but it was pretty darkly funny.
===
[$100 week, Day no.2]
Morning:
We had scrambled eggs and sausages for breakfast with a bit of tomato sauce on the side.
5x eggs = $1.00
1/2 pkt sausages = $2.50
Total cost per person: $1.75
Lunch:
Kaiser Rolls and Ham.
4x Kaiser Rolls = $1.50
Ham = $1.00
Lettuce = $0.85
Total cost per person: $1.68
---
Planning to have a stirfry with rice for dinner.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
So, just did the shopping at Pak 'n Save in Sylvia Park. Realistically, in the city when we're at the apartment, we won't have the luxury of getting everything in one fell swoop like this, and it'll probably be from the Foodtown on Quay St...but I digress. (Can always take small things to and from work, anyway.) Here's the final list of things that we ended up buying:
All the meals for the week have been planned out (although to be fair, tonight is Paperclip and Arron is having dinner with his family so some of the planning is not really useful; but basically we know what we're having for the next week. At about $80, all of the required items had been covered, I then backtracked through the supermarket and picked up stuff that would either be useful (ie oyster sauce) or things that were unnecessary (but still nice to have).
So today's plan was:
Morning: Cereal/milk/toast/fruit
(none of which we had because we hadn't gone to buy anything...
Lunch: Ham sandwiches with lettuce
(which we didn't eat because Arron had to go to work before we finished shopping and I'm at home now eating leftovers from a stirfry...)
Dinner: Pasta with mince
(which probably only I will have, because Arron has dinner with his family. I have no money to go to dinner for with Paperclip.)
But yeah. Heaps of food, for $100. I think we'll make it. Even if like the other stuff runs out, we can live on potatoes and eggs. :D
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Big Day Out.
Not too bad, not as good as last year just because of the lineup, but:
+ BATTLES. Oh man. It's just so cool to watch them play it live; their drummer is insane...
and
+ OPERATOR PLEASE. Very high energy and the drummer again, that kid is awesome lol.
and
+ KATE NASH. Very cute and very down to earth I thought. Crazy on the piano :P Probably the only person who can get away with just mashing on the piano and not having people go "wtf"
and
+ BJORK. It would have been awesome if I could see the stage better but yeah. Lavish set, great voice and LASERS
and
+ LCD SOUNDSYSTEM. Although I only knew one of the songs (the daft punk one), they were surprisingly good, very dancable (although at this stage I was extremely tired)
---
I did not watch Rage against the Machine. Rage against the Machine fans, as a generalization, are assholes. Would it have been worth it to fight against all the wankers to get a view? No. About as useful as people pushing forward when there's OBVIOUSLY no room.
!@$*!@$
Like even last year, Tool, wasn't as pushy or dick-like. Oh well.
Not too bad, not as good as last year just because of the lineup, but:
+ BATTLES. Oh man. It's just so cool to watch them play it live; their drummer is insane...
and
+ OPERATOR PLEASE. Very high energy and the drummer again, that kid is awesome lol.
and
+ KATE NASH. Very cute and very down to earth I thought. Crazy on the piano :P Probably the only person who can get away with just mashing on the piano and not having people go "wtf"
and
+ BJORK. It would have been awesome if I could see the stage better but yeah. Lavish set, great voice and LASERS
and
+ LCD SOUNDSYSTEM. Although I only knew one of the songs (the daft punk one), they were surprisingly good, very dancable (although at this stage I was extremely tired)
---
I did not watch Rage against the Machine. Rage against the Machine fans, as a generalization, are assholes. Would it have been worth it to fight against all the wankers to get a view? No. About as useful as people pushing forward when there's OBVIOUSLY no room.
!@$*!@$
Like even last year, Tool, wasn't as pushy or dick-like. Oh well.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Went into the city to look at apartments today. Saw three - originally had about six planned but, first one didn't respond at the gates (so couldn't get into the place; I hear Zest is really small and poo anyway), but yeah; really hard to pick because they are all good with different flaws.
First one was a small cosy $250 a week apartment on Nelson St; pluses are it's really private, has a (rather small) balcony and lots of light and room - minuses are that it's a very small space.
Second one was on Mount St, originally $280 but said it's negotiable and I think we're getting it for $260 - it's fully furnished and bigger than the Nelson St one, but the only problem with it is that it gets no natural sunlight. It has a balcony, that looks opposite to the building that was constructed next door. Lol. So yeah. It's fully furnished also unlike the Nelson St one, bed TV whiteware the works, so pretty much that one is ready to move in as it is...and it's ultra close to university.
And the last one we looked at was one on Wellesley St, a non-negotiable $270 p/w - this one was easily the largest one, although the door to the room was a bit busted, it comes with an air-conditioning unit. The problem with this one is the price, which doesn't seem like *that* much more but considering it's also unfurnished (with some whiteware incl. and miscellaneous items) it's still...yeah
We've decided to apply for the Mount St. one - if that fails we can always go for the Wellesley St one, which has only just started showing. It was basically a toss-up between the cheapest (but furthest and smallest), the closest (but no natural light) and a good allrounder (but most expensive).
---
BY THE WAY DO NOT SEE ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR REQUIEM !@$(*!@$ DO NOT!!!!
First one was a small cosy $250 a week apartment on Nelson St; pluses are it's really private, has a (rather small) balcony and lots of light and room - minuses are that it's a very small space.
Second one was on Mount St, originally $280 but said it's negotiable and I think we're getting it for $260 - it's fully furnished and bigger than the Nelson St one, but the only problem with it is that it gets no natural sunlight. It has a balcony, that looks opposite to the building that was constructed next door. Lol. So yeah. It's fully furnished also unlike the Nelson St one, bed TV whiteware the works, so pretty much that one is ready to move in as it is...and it's ultra close to university.
And the last one we looked at was one on Wellesley St, a non-negotiable $270 p/w - this one was easily the largest one, although the door to the room was a bit busted, it comes with an air-conditioning unit. The problem with this one is the price, which doesn't seem like *that* much more but considering it's also unfurnished (with some whiteware incl. and miscellaneous items) it's still...yeah
We've decided to apply for the Mount St. one - if that fails we can always go for the Wellesley St one, which has only just started showing. It was basically a toss-up between the cheapest (but furthest and smallest), the closest (but no natural light) and a good allrounder (but most expensive).
---
BY THE WAY DO NOT SEE ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR REQUIEM !@$(*!@$ DO NOT!!!!
Monday, January 14, 2008
>:( the courtyard one has been taken!!!
!@$*!@*$ garrrr and i really liked it.
well, i liked the idea of it, didnt actually see the apartment. still looking at another one tomorrow (lol it'll be the samae one we tried to get to before the new year and went there and she didnt turn up and coldn't get a hold of her)
grrr
i am so calling other places now
!@$*!@*$ garrrr and i really liked it.
well, i liked the idea of it, didnt actually see the apartment. still looking at another one tomorrow (lol it'll be the samae one we tried to get to before the new year and went there and she didnt turn up and coldn't get a hold of her)
grrr
i am so calling other places now
Friday, January 11, 2008
After five hours of wrangling, both last night (until 3am) and this morning, I've finally stopped my computer from BSOD'ing.
I only noticed after I ran some Windows Update stuff - which didn't agree with Vista, apparently, and started it in a BSOD loop (crash, restart, crash, restart)
But I managed to glean enough information to make an educated guess that there was something wrong with the driver for the HDD - reinstalling it seemed to have worked (well, at first the whole pc wouldn't even get up to the Vista loading screen, citing "no hard disk" found, but it's found it now I guess)
So yeah. Windows is updated now. And not crashing. And I think it's not doing that random "stalling" thing anymore.
Good.
---
Sideeffect; I've managed to destroy MediaDirect. Then again, considering I didn't even know it existed until today, it's really unimportant...all it does is let you run your PC without loading windows to play music and stuff....but..it just loads another OS so why would you bother? Just go into Windows instead...
but yeah. That partition is taking about...13gb and it's hidden. One day I'll reclaim it (that requires work though and frankly my laptop is running fine now and I still have like 160gb free...dont wanna screw it up again...)
---
So yeah. Vista impressions? I say wait a couple more years. It's nice and pretty and stuff but lol that was a pain
I only noticed after I ran some Windows Update stuff - which didn't agree with Vista, apparently, and started it in a BSOD loop (crash, restart, crash, restart)
But I managed to glean enough information to make an educated guess that there was something wrong with the driver for the HDD - reinstalling it seemed to have worked (well, at first the whole pc wouldn't even get up to the Vista loading screen, citing "no hard disk" found, but it's found it now I guess)
So yeah. Windows is updated now. And not crashing. And I think it's not doing that random "stalling" thing anymore.
Good.
---
Sideeffect; I've managed to destroy MediaDirect. Then again, considering I didn't even know it existed until today, it's really unimportant...all it does is let you run your PC without loading windows to play music and stuff....but..it just loads another OS so why would you bother? Just go into Windows instead...
but yeah. That partition is taking about...13gb and it's hidden. One day I'll reclaim it (that requires work though and frankly my laptop is running fine now and I still have like 160gb free...dont wanna screw it up again...)
---
So yeah. Vista impressions? I say wait a couple more years. It's nice and pretty and stuff but lol that was a pain
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Amber Spyglass...not bad. Too many scenes of "oh look a pretty fantasy world" though; totally know they're on a ship don't need to show it sailing into the horizon for 5 minutes three times in 20 minutes.
I am Legend is pretty good. Arron says 28 days later is better which would be true if they were both just horror but i am legend has other things going for it as wellllll more soppy teary stuff; the book however sounds reallly cool as well, not so clean cut morally.
FINALLY viewing an apartment next tuesday, seems like a really goood one
I am Legend is pretty good. Arron says 28 days later is better which would be true if they were both just horror but i am legend has other things going for it as wellllll more soppy teary stuff; the book however sounds reallly cool as well, not so clean cut morally.
FINALLY viewing an apartment next tuesday, seems like a really goood one
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Real estate agents are so !@&@$! hard to track down....so this particular one now told me to call her on Friday (yesterday) when I called her on Monday to arrange a time to view on Saturday (today) - and I've been trying to get through to her all day yesterday and up until now and all I can get is an answering machine...also left a message yesterday but haven't gotten anything yet...
Not going so well, this apartment crap....
---
At Borders at the moment, we've got 20% off all crime and thriller books. So I'm at info, and a guy comes over;
I lol'd in my head.
Not going so well, this apartment crap....
---
At Borders at the moment, we've got 20% off all crime and thriller books. So I'm at info, and a guy comes over;
Guy: Hey, is there anything off Self Help books?
Me: No sorry, there's only a discount on romance and crime books.
Guy: You should be encouraging self help, not encouraging crime.
I lol'd in my head.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
So I've finished Crysis.
It's a pretty good game; not particularly long really, but *very* pretty. Very very pretty.
But yeah, is it worth upgrading to a supercomputer for? No, not really. But it's pretty.
I am very satisfied with this laptop. The keyboard is a bit weird to the touch though, but the screen resolution is insane, and Vista is pretty good (apart from the - ARE YOU SURE ARE YOU SURE ARE YOU VERY SURE confirmations)
:P
It's a pretty good game; not particularly long really, but *very* pretty. Very very pretty.
But yeah, is it worth upgrading to a supercomputer for? No, not really. But it's pretty.
I am very satisfied with this laptop. The keyboard is a bit weird to the touch though, but the screen resolution is insane, and Vista is pretty good (apart from the - ARE YOU SURE ARE YOU SURE ARE YOU VERY SURE confirmations)
:P
Friday, December 28, 2007
Monday, December 24, 2007
It is Christmas Eve. Last night I got about 4 hours sleep.
I was on a coffee high but now I've sunk. my throat hurts i am sick this is christmas eve.
strepsils do nothing tissues are not enough i have a headache
it is crhstimz efve
yes
y6ou heard me. CHRIZKTAMNAS.
i i had to mow the lawn with a three wheeled lawnmover
mover lol lawnmove
ok bye time to buy crackers
I was on a coffee high but now I've sunk. my throat hurts i am sick this is christmas eve.
strepsils do nothing tissues are not enough i have a headache
it is crhstimz efve
yes
y6ou heard me. CHRIZKTAMNAS.
i i had to mow the lawn with a three wheeled lawnmover
mover lol lawnmove
ok bye time to buy crackers
Friday, December 21, 2007
So I just road-tested (read: rode around for like two minutes) my bike again just to make sure it was still in working condition and everything, and it seems to be.
(sidenote; i only wore a helmet this time and man does it feel really weird; like im naked lol, without the gloves and the jacket. that's why people riding scooters die, cause they dont wear protective gear!)
So the only damage to my motorcycle thus far was:
Rear light adjustment (which i promptly moved back into place anyway)
Keylock munted (keys still work but its obviously been tampered with)
Unparalleled paranoia and stress over the whole situation
stabbed people, stolen bikes, whats next, terrorists?!
I don't know if this warrants a call into the shop or not; I'll probably get it up to the first service first at least...get it all done at once, maybe get them to install one of the Steel Mate alarms if they have one...fucking thieves i worked my fucking ass off for that bike
(sidenote; i only wore a helmet this time and man does it feel really weird; like im naked lol, without the gloves and the jacket. that's why people riding scooters die, cause they dont wear protective gear!)
So the only damage to my motorcycle thus far was:
Rear light adjustment (which i promptly moved back into place anyway)
Keylock munted (keys still work but its obviously been tampered with)
Unparalleled paranoia and stress over the whole situation
stabbed people, stolen bikes, whats next, terrorists?!
I don't know if this warrants a call into the shop or not; I'll probably get it up to the first service first at least...get it all done at once, maybe get them to install one of the Steel Mate alarms if they have one...fucking thieves i worked my fucking ass off for that bike
sometime between 1:30am and 9:30am today, some fucking cunt has tried to steal my motorcycle
okay. so maybe this neighbourhood isnt so safe after all
maybe no neighbourhood is safe.
some dick had taken the cover off and moved it about half a metre (cause i had the steering locked and it only moves in circle), and they tried to jam something into the keyhole to turn it off...and all they managed to do was make it look mangled.
im so fucking angry
so okay on one level its kind of my fault that i leave something under a cover outside the house not in plain view
but i was sleeping
and
man, first people get stabbed in howick, then my bike gets tampered with....
fuckin hell. so angry.
like, its not even worth that much (okay maybe 1-2 grand but once you bust the lock who is going to want it??) and its my baby
its like someone just tried to steal my child! BASTARDS
and now im really paranoid that its not going to work properly when i ride it.. they were dumb enough to try and jam what seems like a blunt rock into the keyhole, what other fucktarded stuff would they have tried
FUCK.
this is CHRISTMAS SEASON
F!@!@(*%*(!@%!@(*@%
okay. so maybe this neighbourhood isnt so safe after all
maybe no neighbourhood is safe.
some dick had taken the cover off and moved it about half a metre (cause i had the steering locked and it only moves in circle), and they tried to jam something into the keyhole to turn it off...and all they managed to do was make it look mangled.
im so fucking angry
so okay on one level its kind of my fault that i leave something under a cover outside the house not in plain view
but i was sleeping
and
man, first people get stabbed in howick, then my bike gets tampered with....
fuckin hell. so angry.
like, its not even worth that much (okay maybe 1-2 grand but once you bust the lock who is going to want it??) and its my baby
its like someone just tried to steal my child! BASTARDS
and now im really paranoid that its not going to work properly when i ride it.. they were dumb enough to try and jam what seems like a blunt rock into the keyhole, what other fucktarded stuff would they have tried
FUCK.
this is CHRISTMAS SEASON
F!@!@(*%*(!@%!@(*@%
Friday, December 14, 2007
hi guys
if u wonder why i n blogq
is cause i HATE YOU
lol
qno not really
its just cause the internats hates qme.
yes. there are also some mysterious qs appearing in qmy messages.
i wonder where theyq are from.
ok. qsqo qyeaqhq i am workqqinqg qheqapqs qoqer qqthqer qqqhoqlidqay qperqioqdq.q
q
qandq lqotqs oqf qliqkeq, q q q q q q midnight closes.
money!!! i wants
ok bye!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Okay so we all know that YouTube is a cesspool for stupidity, but today I came across
quadruple kickflip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_nw_mQF6RE&NR=1
Read all the comments too!
And then...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFUS3CapH5Q&feature=related
...
and then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFUXl4jHhOc&feature=related
...
and then on this one, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4CQJND7eDA&feature=related
quadruple kickflip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_nw_mQF6RE&NR=1
Read all the comments too!
And then...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFUS3CapH5Q&feature=related
...
and then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFUXl4jHhOc&feature=related
...
and then on this one, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4CQJND7eDA&feature=related
0
dude thx for not doin that gay screeming like all the others lol
Thursday, November 29, 2007
11 hour day, today, just because you know, 40 hour weeks just aren't enough punishment for me.
(But seriously I didn't ask for the hours they asked if I could do the extra, and I figured they really needed it, but the person they thought wasn't going to turn up was there when I started, but the store was busy enough to justify my presence anyway so yeah that's that side-rant out of the way)
And working at Borders, you get to see the broad spectrum of humanity. Usually customers are nice and friendly and thankful.
Today, I got a customer who was angry. Why?
Because on the envelope for her gift card that she just bought, I wrote the amount down for her.
She basically shot me daggers, said "I wanted to do that"
And I thought she wanted to fill in the to and from for herself so I pointed out they were still blank
and she just menanced out of her lips "no i wanted to write the price down"
so i chucked out my hideously offensive envelope and offered to get her another one, but she said "no, i'll get it myself, and I'll hold on to it, so that you can't write on it".
...
-_-
seriously woman i was just trying to do you a favour, and it's not like I'm stupid and gonna immediately write on the second one right after you shit on my face for trying to be helpful
her writing had better be fucking gold embossed to be causing such a huge fuss about it
---
like the new gift wrap we just got in! omg. its like....furry
its so cool lol it's hard to explain there's patterns on it, and some areas are fuzzy/furry.
its aWESOME
(But seriously I didn't ask for the hours they asked if I could do the extra, and I figured they really needed it, but the person they thought wasn't going to turn up was there when I started, but the store was busy enough to justify my presence anyway so yeah that's that side-rant out of the way)
And working at Borders, you get to see the broad spectrum of humanity. Usually customers are nice and friendly and thankful.
Today, I got a customer who was angry. Why?
Because on the envelope for her gift card that she just bought, I wrote the amount down for her.
She basically shot me daggers, said "I wanted to do that"
And I thought she wanted to fill in the to and from for herself so I pointed out they were still blank
and she just menanced out of her lips "no i wanted to write the price down"
so i chucked out my hideously offensive envelope and offered to get her another one, but she said "no, i'll get it myself, and I'll hold on to it, so that you can't write on it".
...
-_-
seriously woman i was just trying to do you a favour, and it's not like I'm stupid and gonna immediately write on the second one right after you shit on my face for trying to be helpful
her writing had better be fucking gold embossed to be causing such a huge fuss about it
---
like the new gift wrap we just got in! omg. its like....furry
its so cool lol it's hard to explain there's patterns on it, and some areas are fuzzy/furry.
its aWESOME
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
You know how I said "someone is going to explain this today"? I went in at lunchtime to the Sylvia Park branch, and I did most of the explaining. The stupid Indian lady was under the impression that there was nothing wrong with me being charged $35.00.
I complained about her. Hopefully a manager gives her the "shame finger".
I complained about her. Hopefully a manager gives her the "shame finger".
The National Bank has just tried to fucking charge me a $35.00 account fee for my credit card.
From the website:
Tertiary Plus is a mix of banking products and services designed specifically for students studying full or part-time*. The package will give you a good steer on how best to manage your money and take control of your finances.
From the website:
Tertiary Plus is a mix of banking products and services designed specifically for students studying full or part-time*. The package will give you a good steer on how best to manage your money and take control of your finances.
With Tertiary Plus you can apply for:
- Current account with no monthly account transaction or automatic payment fees
- Cashpoint card - giving you easy ways to manage your money including access to money machines, EFTPOS & touchtone phone banking and Online Banking
- Thoroughbred Goal Saver
- Interest-free overdraft on application of up to $1000 for your first year of study, and up to $2000 for your remaining years on the package
- $5,000 personal loan
- Thoroughbred Card or Visa Classic credit card, with no annual account fee
- Affordable contents insurance with Plus Cover contents insurance.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
| BMBS COMPSCI 335 Distributed Objects and Web Pass A 15.00 |
| Services |
| BMBS COMPSCI 345 Human-computer Interaction Pass A+ 15.00 |
| BMBS COMPSCI 367 The Practice of Artificial Pass A- 15.00 |
| Intelligence |
| BMBS MUSIC 217 Electronic Music 2 Pass B 10.00 |
| BMBS MUSIC 311 Composition 6 Pass B+ 20.00 So yeah. A+ A A- B+ B. All five grades lol. Same GPA (7, A-) as last semester only more spread out. I'm happy with these results, considering I did very little work, and totally don't deserve them. But yeah. |
omg lol guess what i just found today on my desk...
my gareth farr concerto notes.
LOL
oh well i already got my marks back so B+ is fine with me lolz lolzlozl
---
The rarest shirt colour to find in Sylvia Park is orange.
I bought an orange t-shirt yesterday.
That makes me rare! Speshial!!! YAYZ
---
The most annoying thing about working at Borders? Well, when the sticker prices are higher than a price written on the product itself, clearly indicating $NZ. I can't find a good explanation to tell customers as to why instead of $24.99 as on the box, we're charging $26.10.
I can't explain it.
my gareth farr concerto notes.
LOL
oh well i already got my marks back so B+ is fine with me lolz lolzlozl
---
The rarest shirt colour to find in Sylvia Park is orange.
I bought an orange t-shirt yesterday.
That makes me rare! Speshial!!! YAYZ
---
The most annoying thing about working at Borders? Well, when the sticker prices are higher than a price written on the product itself, clearly indicating $NZ. I can't find a good explanation to tell customers as to why instead of $24.99 as on the box, we're charging $26.10.
I can't explain it.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Muse concert last night!
Highlights
IMPECCABLE playing from the band, it was really tight and after songs they would do little jam sessions that were really impressive. The drummer was especially solid and Matt Bellamy had his piano with him this time, and it was sweeeeeet. And okay so the bassist doesnt have anything cool to do but he didn't screw up in the slightest so they're awesome. Incredible lightshow, strobes and colours and really well timed with the music, balloons filled with confetti, awesome smoke plumes...and did I mention awesome music? Man. It's like the album x 50.
Lowlights
People not managing to clap in the right tempo as the band...like, they'd end up faster and it would be annoying...luckily Muse ignored the bad Auckland timing. The girl who told me to shut up while we were singing along. I think I gave her ridiculous evils and she said sorry. But then again lol I did yell shut up during Matt Bellamy's piano solo...the ridiculously sweaty people who would walk past and force your contact with them...like people with t-shirts that were *drenched* in sweat...urgh. And then there was this tall dude who had one stance (jumping up and down with his hand raised with a finger to the air) and he had long hair sort of slicked back and he was really sweaty so everytime he jumped it sort of rained sweat behind him onto us...and yeah at first we didn't have a good view and it was really cramped but for some reason about halfway through when we made our way forward it actually got looser. Strange.
As you can see, none of the lowlights are the band's fault. Muse is excellent. I hope they return again!
Highlights
IMPECCABLE playing from the band, it was really tight and after songs they would do little jam sessions that were really impressive. The drummer was especially solid and Matt Bellamy had his piano with him this time, and it was sweeeeeet. And okay so the bassist doesnt have anything cool to do but he didn't screw up in the slightest so they're awesome. Incredible lightshow, strobes and colours and really well timed with the music, balloons filled with confetti, awesome smoke plumes...and did I mention awesome music? Man. It's like the album x 50.
Lowlights
People not managing to clap in the right tempo as the band...like, they'd end up faster and it would be annoying...luckily Muse ignored the bad Auckland timing. The girl who told me to shut up while we were singing along. I think I gave her ridiculous evils and she said sorry. But then again lol I did yell shut up during Matt Bellamy's piano solo...the ridiculously sweaty people who would walk past and force your contact with them...like people with t-shirts that were *drenched* in sweat...urgh. And then there was this tall dude who had one stance (jumping up and down with his hand raised with a finger to the air) and he had long hair sort of slicked back and he was really sweaty so everytime he jumped it sort of rained sweat behind him onto us...and yeah at first we didn't have a good view and it was really cramped but for some reason about halfway through when we made our way forward it actually got looser. Strange.
As you can see, none of the lowlights are the band's fault. Muse is excellent. I hope they return again!
Monday, November 19, 2007
So I was having a really bad day: put on Calendar Kiosk again (it's like being banished from the store, it really sucks) and also having heaps of difficulty getting time off from work to go on the PaperclipTrip (since they won't give me the days, I had to find people to swap shifts with and it was really stressing me out) and I was just in a really foul mood...
but then!
Holly came along and offered to take one shift and was really nice, and then I found the opposite of OGL (old german lady, bane of music students everywhere) - NGL was formed! It was just this German lady (actually she wasn't that old, less than OGL but like 40 50 maybe and ANYWAY), and she was walking around with a notebook jotting stuff down...at first because I was still in a semi-foul mood I thought she was from a competitor taking notes or something but it turned out she was just writing down the names of calendars she liked so she could come back and buy some on Thursday...we ended up talking and it was a really lovely conversation, about students and my name and how she likes it and Henry James the poet and what an Engagement Calendar was...really gave me the uplift I needed to get through the day.
Here's hoping I don't get CK for the whole day again tomorrow....
but then!
Holly came along and offered to take one shift and was really nice, and then I found the opposite of OGL (old german lady, bane of music students everywhere) - NGL was formed! It was just this German lady (actually she wasn't that old, less than OGL but like 40 50 maybe and ANYWAY), and she was walking around with a notebook jotting stuff down...at first because I was still in a semi-foul mood I thought she was from a competitor taking notes or something but it turned out she was just writing down the names of calendars she liked so she could come back and buy some on Thursday...we ended up talking and it was a really lovely conversation, about students and my name and how she likes it and Henry James the poet and what an Engagement Calendar was...really gave me the uplift I needed to get through the day.
Here's hoping I don't get CK for the whole day again tomorrow....
Sunday, November 18, 2007
I saw Chace today at the calendar stand! It was one of those weird "life moments" you know; I think it was pretty obvious we both recognised each other but still needed a bit of time to remember exactly who the other person was. I was tempted to ask her if she still worked at the Rec Centre but I was only that she used to work there while I was there, after she had left. I also only remembered her name after she left, hence me not referring to her by name. She didn't use my name either yay for shared situational experience, and also asked if I still did basketball there...it wouldn't have helped anyone if I'd pointed out her mistake and said I did after school care so I just said no (since the answer would have been the same in either case)
yeah. yay.
---
I love it when people approach me while I'm working and say things like "I bought ****** from here last year".
You know...that year when...Borders was....not even open....
---
Since Calendar Kiosk days are days where I get lots and lots of time to just stand around aimlessly (although not so much today, it didn't go as excruciatingly slow as it normally does for some reason), I made a list of things that need to be bought if one was to move out to an apartment that didn't come with furnishings of any sort. The sort of things you just sort of walk around in your house and take for granted and use on a daily basis without even realising it.
Here's the list (I warn you, it's long):
and also if anyone is stuck on christmas present ideas for me (lolz)
you can get me:
lint remover (you know those rolly things that remove lint from clothing)
or
that page-a-day calendar with the kittens SO CUTE
or
a new electric shaver yay
but dont you all go getting the same thing now, i dont need 5 lint removers, thanks >.>
<.<
yeah. yay.
---
I love it when people approach me while I'm working and say things like "I bought ****** from here last year".
You know...that year when...Borders was....not even open....
---
Since Calendar Kiosk days are days where I get lots and lots of time to just stand around aimlessly (although not so much today, it didn't go as excruciatingly slow as it normally does for some reason), I made a list of things that need to be bought if one was to move out to an apartment that didn't come with furnishings of any sort. The sort of things you just sort of walk around in your house and take for granted and use on a daily basis without even realising it.
Here's the list (I warn you, it's long):
- nail clippers
- rubbish bin
- can opener
- grater
- bath mats
- clotheshangers
- spatulas
- cooking utensils
- eating utensils
- laundry basket
- glad wrap
- torch
- candles
- matches
- stapler
- scissors
- tape
- paper
- rubber bands
- clothespegs
- mirrors
- towels
- teatowels
- dishes
- cups
- vacuum cleaner
- sponge
- im bored of typing this out now
and also if anyone is stuck on christmas present ideas for me (lolz)
you can get me:
lint remover (you know those rolly things that remove lint from clothing)
or
that page-a-day calendar with the kittens SO CUTE
or
a new electric shaver yay
but dont you all go getting the same thing now, i dont need 5 lint removers, thanks >.>
<.<
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
grrr....land transport declined my application for exemption for restricted hours, because i could technically take my full if i had taken a defensive driving test....grrrrrrrrrr i dont want to do no silly defensive driving.....bah.
there goes my $20 application fee...most expensive letter i ever paid for, lol
there goes my $20 application fee...most expensive letter i ever paid for, lol
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
just "customized" the most INSANE laptop on Dell. $9100.
:o
but it has a Solid State harddrive. whats that? well you know how normal harddiscs have mechanical spinny bits....solid state doesnt. its like a vey very very big flashdisk. that works faster than a hard drive
yeah
ABEBAET(!U#%(!*@%*!@% but 9100 piss off lol that's THREE MOTORCYCLES
wouldnt you rather THREE MOTORCYCLES than some dumb computer
hurry up and follow moore's law!!
:o
but it has a Solid State harddrive. whats that? well you know how normal harddiscs have mechanical spinny bits....solid state doesnt. its like a vey very very big flashdisk. that works faster than a hard drive
yeah
ABEBAET(!U#%(!*@%*!@% but 9100 piss off lol that's THREE MOTORCYCLES
wouldnt you rather THREE MOTORCYCLES than some dumb computer
hurry up and follow moore's law!!
Monday, November 12, 2007
Filled up my motorbike today.
Okay, okay, so technically, the guy who I asked to fill up my bike @ shell filled up my bike today...but anyway the point is it cost $10.72. Yes.
I mean sure it wasn't an empty tank I don't think, but....you know, filling my car halfway is $40.
---
Okay so at work its lunchbreak and im just in the staff room sitting reading my Death's Head book by some guy I don't even remember the name of, and my phone is on the table
so a fellow staff member (who i will not name) comes in....and then without asking just picks up my phone and starts playing with it
:s
why
why you do that
gosh some
Okay, okay, so technically, the guy who I asked to fill up my bike @ shell filled up my bike today...but anyway the point is it cost $10.72. Yes.
I mean sure it wasn't an empty tank I don't think, but....you know, filling my car halfway is $40.
---
Okay so at work its lunchbreak and im just in the staff room sitting reading my Death's Head book by some guy I don't even remember the name of, and my phone is on the table
so a fellow staff member (who i will not name) comes in....and then without asking just picks up my phone and starts playing with it
:s
why
why you do that
gosh some
Saturday, November 10, 2007
1408.
It's not too bad actually.
THERE IS A BORDERS BOOKSHOP IN THE FILM!!! although the dude totallyt should be fired what crap customer service
but yeah you can totally tell its borders from the font and the bookcases and the images on the endcaps LOL
ok and yeha its a prety good movie. th ending is a bity meh but oh well
kk
It's not too bad actually.
THERE IS A BORDERS BOOKSHOP IN THE FILM!!! although the dude totallyt should be fired what crap customer service
but yeah you can totally tell its borders from the font and the bookcases and the images on the endcaps LOL
ok and yeha its a prety good movie. th ending is a bity meh but oh well
kk
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Is it really that hard to know which shop you are in?
Why do people try to use PaperPlus gift vouchers at Borders? Did they not notice the trillion signs that announce what store we are? I mean, I can understand trying Westfield (we're not, by the way), but PaperPlus? Whitcoulls? You might as well come in to our store and slap us.
Well actually ok it's not insulting, just confusing as to how people can be so irrevocably retarded.
Why do people try to use PaperPlus gift vouchers at Borders? Did they not notice the trillion signs that announce what store we are? I mean, I can understand trying Westfield (we're not, by the way), but PaperPlus? Whitcoulls? You might as well come in to our store and slap us.
Well actually ok it's not insulting, just confusing as to how people can be so irrevocably retarded.
Monday, November 05, 2007
hey guys, how was your guy fawkes? smokey and HOT?
mine was spent indoors putting books onto shelves.
but, at least I'm getting paid for it, yeah?! YEAH?!
miao miao
Band for you to DISCVOER RIGHT NOW:
Battles
they're awesome. its like philip glass meets progressive rock
--
theres a funny book of "spells" @ borders
so yeah scared of ghosts like I am?
apparently all you have to do to ward them off is to flash your genitals.
women, at any time. guys, only if you're erect.
apparently.
WHO COMES UP WITH THAT CRAP
--
heres some lyrics
====
If I could reach the stars I'd pull one down for you
Shine it on my heart so you could see the truth
That this love I have inside is everything it seems
But for now I find it's only in my dreams
That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
If I could be king even for a day
I'd take you as my queen I'd have it no other way
And our love will rule in this kingdom we have made
Till then I'd be a fool wishin' for the day
That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
mine was spent indoors putting books onto shelves.
but, at least I'm getting paid for it, yeah?! YEAH?!
miao miao
Band for you to DISCVOER RIGHT NOW:
Battles
they're awesome. its like philip glass meets progressive rock
--
theres a funny book of "spells" @ borders
so yeah scared of ghosts like I am?
apparently all you have to do to ward them off is to flash your genitals.
women, at any time. guys, only if you're erect.
apparently.
WHO COMES UP WITH THAT CRAP
--
heres some lyrics
====
If I could reach the stars I'd pull one down for you
Shine it on my heart so you could see the truth
That this love I have inside is everything it seems
But for now I find it's only in my dreams
That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
If I could be king even for a day
I'd take you as my queen I'd have it no other way
And our love will rule in this kingdom we have made
Till then I'd be a fool wishin' for the day
That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
Friday, November 02, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
lol...yup, this semester hasn't been very good for me i dont think.
got another B, in Electronic music. Well, I figure it will be a B, dunno what the final grade will be but that's what I got for my final work anyway which is like 60% or something. and do i care?
kinda, a bit, but not really. the worst that can happen is...they could cancel my conjoint...or my scholarship...but,.....if they cancelled my conjoint then i could probably already graduate, and if they cancelled my scholarship, i have enough money to pay them back.
yeah!
so yeah.
@!#%(!*#)%(
you know the kind of tired you get, when you get home from a hard day of work, and you know you'd been giving it your all the entire day? yeah, like that right now.
got another B, in Electronic music. Well, I figure it will be a B, dunno what the final grade will be but that's what I got for my final work anyway which is like 60% or something. and do i care?
kinda, a bit, but not really. the worst that can happen is...they could cancel my conjoint...or my scholarship...but,.....if they cancelled my conjoint then i could probably already graduate, and if they cancelled my scholarship, i have enough money to pay them back.
yeah!
so yeah.
@!#%(!*#)%(
you know the kind of tired you get, when you get home from a hard day of work, and you know you'd been giving it your all the entire day? yeah, like that right now.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
res:evil 3 is really meh
i igve it 5.5
doesnt follow any plot story thingy blah
some really shit acting
bizarre pointless scares from loud noises
lack of logic - alaska?!
suffers from matrix-problem: main character suddenly gets inexplicable powers outside of their scope (like when neo can work shit OUTSIDE the matrix its like oh ok yeah whatever)
i igve it 5.5
doesnt follow any plot story thingy blah
some really shit acting
bizarre pointless scares from loud noises
lack of logic - alaska?!
suffers from matrix-problem: main character suddenly gets inexplicable powers outside of their scope (like when neo can work shit OUTSIDE the matrix its like oh ok yeah whatever)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
There's about 90kms on my motorcycle now....
it's still a bit finicky, i mean the engine only cut off...once? I think? but the good thing is that it happens when I'm coming to a stop, and you can restart motorcycle engines (not car engines!) from any gear, so I just restart it anyway, usually there's enough time for me to do it and not piss off the people behind me.
I really need to set my rear view mirrors so that I can actually see behind me...but....just haven't....
So yeah, I think it's coming up to the time where I need to do my first fill-up! That will be fun. I totally have no idea how to do it. Might ask one of the shell dudes, so if they spill any petrol, I don't have to pay.
OR do I?
Hmm.
And yeah, it was great weather today even though metservice said it would be poo.
oh well, im not complaining,....except for the wind which was really freaky on a bike. you take so much for granted in a car, travelling in your own little atmosphere...whereas when you're on a bike you're very much at the mercy of it. Across the bridge of the South Eastern is particularly daunting. But I lived! And it was exciting. And there' s just something about riding a motorcycle that is just...
cool.
I thoroughly recommend it.
it's still a bit finicky, i mean the engine only cut off...once? I think? but the good thing is that it happens when I'm coming to a stop, and you can restart motorcycle engines (not car engines!) from any gear, so I just restart it anyway, usually there's enough time for me to do it and not piss off the people behind me.
I really need to set my rear view mirrors so that I can actually see behind me...but....just haven't....
So yeah, I think it's coming up to the time where I need to do my first fill-up! That will be fun. I totally have no idea how to do it. Might ask one of the shell dudes, so if they spill any petrol, I don't have to pay.
OR do I?
Hmm.
And yeah, it was great weather today even though metservice said it would be poo.
oh well, im not complaining,....except for the wind which was really freaky on a bike. you take so much for granted in a car, travelling in your own little atmosphere...whereas when you're on a bike you're very much at the mercy of it. Across the bridge of the South Eastern is particularly daunting. But I lived! And it was exciting. And there' s just something about riding a motorcycle that is just...
cool.
I thoroughly recommend it.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
YES
got all my assignments in on time
not necessarily on quality, but meh
(esp my electronic music piece, could have done far better but i am glad i handed something in anyway)
so yeah
my last lassignment was due at 11pm.
i just submitted.
and yeah believe it or not it took me like 40 min to come up with this:
^http://[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*(:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*(/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+))?$
so 20 min margin
everything else is in (had 4 assignments due today)
and also, llewelyn jones; my performers did really well! yay!
so just one more assignment due friday
yeha
got all my assignments in on time
not necessarily on quality, but meh
(esp my electronic music piece, could have done far better but i am glad i handed something in anyway)
so yeah
my last lassignment was due at 11pm.
i just submitted.
and yeah believe it or not it took me like 40 min to come up with this:
^http://[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*(:[0-9]{1,5})?(/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*(/[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+))?$
so 20 min margin
everything else is in (had 4 assignments due today)
and also, llewelyn jones; my performers did really well! yay!
so just one more assignment due friday
yeha
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Threadworms SUCK.
Man. I feel like a damn kid. Urgh. How did I get them? I don't have a clue...gah.
Honestly. so itchy.
---
Lilburn was okay. Robbie won again. lol. yeah, the argument can be made that its about a good piece not about giving money out
yeah
but still lol
i guess the rest of the ensemble pieces just weren't good enough?
---
great new technology called Microsoft Silverlight, basically lets you run .NET crossplatform within your browser as a plugin.
http://www.junkship.org:8000/silverlightdemo/ is really good (follow the instruction at the bottom to get the 1.1 alpha)
Man. I feel like a damn kid. Urgh. How did I get them? I don't have a clue...gah.
Honestly. so itchy.
---
Lilburn was okay. Robbie won again. lol. yeah, the argument can be made that its about a good piece not about giving money out
yeah
but still lol
i guess the rest of the ensemble pieces just weren't good enough?
---
great new technology called Microsoft Silverlight, basically lets you run .NET crossplatform within your browser as a plugin.
http://www.junkship.org:8000/silverlightdemo/ is really good (follow the instruction at the bottom to get the 1.1 alpha)
Friday, October 12, 2007
I know it's pretty last minute, but if you don't have any plans tonight, come listen to the premiere (and probably the only time it'll ever be performed live, ever) of my piece, Brillig, in the Music Theater in the Lilburn Concert, sometime after 6.30pm.
Free! Free!
lol but yeah its ok i forgive you for not going :P
Free! Free!
lol but yeah its ok i forgive you for not going :P
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Thursday, October 04, 2007
I was late home from work today.
Why?
Because we closed 5 minutes late.
Why?
Okay so this old balding man comes in at about 9.30, and gets angry. Why? Because we don't have the January issue of the Australian Cleo. Yeah. JANUARY. This is from a company whose policy is to only have the most current one on the shelf...
So yeah. He gets all bitchy, and then when he's told that he could try contacting the magazine and seeing if they have back issues, he asks us to do that.
Now, let me make it clear that normally, I really like customers. I do my job to make them happy. But that guy was just being a lazy ass. I mean, if we called, we wouldn't be treated any differently. And the difference is, he's the one who wants the magazine. We wouldn't be making any money (actually probably losing some from the lost productivity) and its just a general no.
But then he gets angry.
And then he talks about how we have heaps of wasted space in the store, and we should use it to hold old magazines.
Idiot. We get money back on returns.
Why?
Because we closed 5 minutes late.
Why?
Okay so this old balding man comes in at about 9.30, and gets angry. Why? Because we don't have the January issue of the Australian Cleo. Yeah. JANUARY. This is from a company whose policy is to only have the most current one on the shelf...
So yeah. He gets all bitchy, and then when he's told that he could try contacting the magazine and seeing if they have back issues, he asks us to do that.
Now, let me make it clear that normally, I really like customers. I do my job to make them happy. But that guy was just being a lazy ass. I mean, if we called, we wouldn't be treated any differently. And the difference is, he's the one who wants the magazine. We wouldn't be making any money (actually probably losing some from the lost productivity) and its just a general no.
But then he gets angry.
And then he talks about how we have heaps of wasted space in the store, and we should use it to hold old magazines.
Idiot. We get money back on returns.
So yeah. Buying presents for people....m'goshkoshbosh
it's hard, really hard, i mean, you always want to mean well, but theres always the "what if"
"what if im being stingy"
"what if they wont like it"
etcetc etc but anyway yeah pt1 done anyway
so yeah i was walking out of the store and this fat ass maori dude asks me for change
and i gave him the dollar coin i was holding
now
you could say "i gave it to him to make myself feel better because im giving to society"
but if society is a fat maori dude who's sitting on a bench, will it REALLY make you feel better?
i mean, how'd he get fat anyway
eating cardboard? wth. you know?
but anyway i gave it to him and that was that
it's hard, really hard, i mean, you always want to mean well, but theres always the "what if"
"what if im being stingy"
"what if they wont like it"
etcetc etc but anyway yeah pt1 done anyway
so yeah i was walking out of the store and this fat ass maori dude asks me for change
and i gave him the dollar coin i was holding
now
you could say "i gave it to him to make myself feel better because im giving to society"
but if society is a fat maori dude who's sitting on a bench, will it REALLY make you feel better?
i mean, how'd he get fat anyway
eating cardboard? wth. you know?
but anyway i gave it to him and that was that
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Just downloaded Ratatouille OST...so cute! I love the ending theme, "End Creditouilles" :D
Here's a couple of books I want to read:
Stardust - Neil Gaiman
The Da Da De Da Da Code - Robert Rankin
Darkly Dreaming Dexter - ...someone
Digging To Maerica
The Dreaming Void - Peter K Anderson or something like that.
And yeah. There was this hungus poly woman upstairs by the bargain table, and she was enveloping the table, and slapping her hands down on the books for no apparent reason.
At the tills.
Henry: "would you like a bag with that sir"?
*thwack*
Customer: "No, it's okay"
*thwack*
*thwack*
Here's a couple of books I want to read:
Stardust - Neil Gaiman
The Da Da De Da Da Code - Robert Rankin
Darkly Dreaming Dexter - ...someone
Digging To Maerica
The Dreaming Void - Peter K Anderson or something like that.
And yeah. There was this hungus poly woman upstairs by the bargain table, and she was enveloping the table, and slapping her hands down on the books for no apparent reason.
At the tills.
Henry: "would you like a bag with that sir"?
*thwack*
Customer: "No, it's okay"
*thwack*
*thwack*
Sunday, September 30, 2007
A silly woman at work said: " is it casual day at borders today??"
Why is that silly? Because we don't have a uniform. And yet, just because we dont have uniform doesnt mean I can't wear a shirt that says Borders Sylvia Park and then a hoodie over it.
Lolz!
Sold a copy of The Host today. I was so jealous :( The lady i was serving was really surprised cause when I realised it was The Host the host, I was like "OMG THIS IS AWESOME"
lol
but yeah.
oh yeah! I also sold stuff to my old Farm Cove Intermediate teacher, Fay Bellamy! She looks the same. She didn't really remember me though, apart from the fact that perhaps I was in her Maths group. Which I totally don't remember, anyway. I just remember we did Korean (for a bit, and then I sort of wagged it and didn't do anything, cause the Korean teacher didn't take attendance, so I just showed up somewhere else instead of Korean lectures, but I went to enough classes to know khamsahamnida and domanayo!!!
And speaking of FCI, it also reminded me that I got told off there one time for calling someone else a dildo lol. And guess where I heard the word from? Yes, South Park
TV is the devil ;)
Why is that silly? Because we don't have a uniform. And yet, just because we dont have uniform doesnt mean I can't wear a shirt that says Borders Sylvia Park and then a hoodie over it.
Lolz!
Sold a copy of The Host today. I was so jealous :( The lady i was serving was really surprised cause when I realised it was The Host the host, I was like "OMG THIS IS AWESOME"
lol
but yeah.
oh yeah! I also sold stuff to my old Farm Cove Intermediate teacher, Fay Bellamy! She looks the same. She didn't really remember me though, apart from the fact that perhaps I was in her Maths group. Which I totally don't remember, anyway. I just remember we did Korean (for a bit, and then I sort of wagged it and didn't do anything, cause the Korean teacher didn't take attendance, so I just showed up somewhere else instead of Korean lectures, but I went to enough classes to know khamsahamnida and domanayo!!!
And speaking of FCI, it also reminded me that I got told off there one time for calling someone else a dildo lol. And guess where I heard the word from? Yes, South Park
TV is the devil ;)
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
So today I rode my motorcycle to the library yay practicing and keeping that machine running (only died from stop clutch even in-ness once (okay that only makes sense if you know what im talking about))
borrowed new book, "For one more Day" by mitch albom. It's very nice.
and then i finished reading it in 1 1/2 hours today so lol
nothing to read
so i've taken out my first bookloan from borders; flowers for algernon by Daniel Keyes
check out the blurb:
"According to Charlie Gordon, who tells his own story through his journal, he is a mentally retarded adult. He works in a bakery as a janitor, but he is ambitious and hard working. He yearns to have friends and to be smart, like his fellow workers. As such, he is a perfect candidate for an experimental brain operation that promises to increase radically human intelligence. Already tested on Algernon, a mouse, the procedure promises wonderful success. Both mouse and man become brilliant. But Charlie the man now must question his new self and what it is to be a person and to be happy. He confronts the cruelty that marred his childhood. Soon, Algernon’s intelligence diminishes, and Charlie has to face the inevitable reversal."
borrowed new book, "For one more Day" by mitch albom. It's very nice.
and then i finished reading it in 1 1/2 hours today so lol
nothing to read
so i've taken out my first bookloan from borders; flowers for algernon by Daniel Keyes
check out the blurb:
"According to Charlie Gordon, who tells his own story through his journal, he is a mentally retarded adult. He works in a bakery as a janitor, but he is ambitious and hard working. He yearns to have friends and to be smart, like his fellow workers. As such, he is a perfect candidate for an experimental brain operation that promises to increase radically human intelligence. Already tested on Algernon, a mouse, the procedure promises wonderful success. Both mouse and man become brilliant. But Charlie the man now must question his new self and what it is to be a person and to be happy. He confronts the cruelty that marred his childhood. Soon, Algernon’s intelligence diminishes, and Charlie has to face the inevitable reversal."
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
I never noticed. But here's a (not exhaustive) list of songs with girl names.
Kim by Eminem
Roxanne by Sting
Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs
Mary by Scissor Sisters
Sophie by Goodshirt
Virginia Moon by Foo Fighters
Victoria by John Mayer
Cecilia by Simon and Garfunkel
Lily by The Smashing Pumpkins
Amy's Song by Switchfoot
Katie Q by Thirsty Merc
Stephanie Says by The Velvet Underground
Glorifilia by Zed
Gloria by Vendetta Red
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles
Adrienne by The Calling
Delilah by The Plain White Tees
Amie by Damien Rice
Jamie by Weezer
Fishing For Lisa by The Feelers
Nakita by Elton John
Stacy's Mom by Fountain of Wayne
Lydia by Fur Patrol
Latin Simone by Gorillaz
Emily by Joanna Newsom
Believe me Natalie by The Killers
Jackie Big Tits by The Kooks
Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson
Grace Kelly by MIKA
Dani California by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Natasha by Rufus Wainwright
Ana's Song (Open Fire) by Silverchair
*****
Academy trip was JUST what i needed. Unstressed now. Now I can get some work done. And if I don't get it done, well, oh well, whatever lol
yeah
Snells Beach is beautiful. The motel was very good!! And um....yeah. WEather sucked today
I dunno if i should join academy next year....i probably should....but i dont want to be leader and go to all rehearsals and Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i'll mull on it some more
Kim by Eminem
Roxanne by Sting
Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs
Mary by Scissor Sisters
Sophie by Goodshirt
Virginia Moon by Foo Fighters
Victoria by John Mayer
Cecilia by Simon and Garfunkel
Lily by The Smashing Pumpkins
Amy's Song by Switchfoot
Katie Q by Thirsty Merc
Stephanie Says by The Velvet Underground
Glorifilia by Zed
Gloria by Vendetta Red
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles
Adrienne by The Calling
Delilah by The Plain White Tees
Amie by Damien Rice
Jamie by Weezer
Fishing For Lisa by The Feelers
Nakita by Elton John
Stacy's Mom by Fountain of Wayne
Lydia by Fur Patrol
Latin Simone by Gorillaz
Emily by Joanna Newsom
Believe me Natalie by The Killers
Jackie Big Tits by The Kooks
Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson
Grace Kelly by MIKA
Dani California by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Natasha by Rufus Wainwright
Ana's Song (Open Fire) by Silverchair
*****
Academy trip was JUST what i needed. Unstressed now. Now I can get some work done. And if I don't get it done, well, oh well, whatever lol
yeah
Snells Beach is beautiful. The motel was very good!! And um....yeah. WEather sucked today
I dunno if i should join academy next year....i probably should....but i dont want to be leader and go to all rehearsals and Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i'll mull on it some more
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
All is fair
I'm trying to make you notice me but you don't care
You play me like a broken game of Snakes and Ladders
Or cards or piano or a record that's been thrown in the trash
I like you
I've liked you since I saw you walking down my street
I like your little vibe and your clothes and feet
And your hair and your eyes and your
nose and your face and your life
I know your name
And I've got your number
I don't wanna save the world
I just wanna waste some time with you
We're both so young
We might as well face it
I don't wanna change nothing
I just wanna waste some time with you
Three blind mice
I may as well be asking them for stable advice
Instead I'm on a seesaw all day and night
And all week and all month and all year all my life
I'm only human
If only you could see
You do some pretty crazy little things to me
And I don't wanna change the course of history
I just want you to be, next to someone like me
And be free
'Cos I know your name
And I've got your number
I don't wanna save the world
I just wanna waste some time with you
We're both so young
We might as well face it
I don't wanna change nothing
I just wanna waste some time with you
Wasting time
Wasting time with you
Wasting time
Wasting time with you
Now you know
My thoughts about where I would like the story to go
I feel that if you really like to play it cool
We should do it, do it, do it, yeah
I know your name
And I've got your number
I don't wanna save the world
I just wanna waste some time with you
We're both so young
We might as well face it
I don't wanna change nothing
I just wanna waste some time with you
I know your name
I got your number
I don't wanna save the world
I just wanna waste some time with you
We're both so young
We might as well face it
I don't wanna change nothing at all
I just wanna waste some time with you
I'm trying to make you notice me but you don't care
You play me like a broken game of Snakes and Ladders
Or cards or piano or a record that's been thrown in the trash
I like you
I've liked you since I saw you walking down my street
I like your little vibe and your clothes and feet
And your hair and your eyes and your
nose and your face and your life
I know your name
And I've got your number
I don't wanna save the world
I just wanna waste some time with you
We're both so young
We might as well face it
I don't wanna change nothing
I just wanna waste some time with you
Three blind mice
I may as well be asking them for stable advice
Instead I'm on a seesaw all day and night
And all week and all month and all year all my life
I'm only human
If only you could see
You do some pretty crazy little things to me
And I don't wanna change the course of history
I just want you to be, next to someone like me
And be free
'Cos I know your name
And I've got your number
I don't wanna save the world
I just wanna waste some time with you
We're both so young
We might as well face it
I don't wanna change nothing
I just wanna waste some time with you
Wasting time
Wasting time with you
Wasting time
Wasting time with you
Now you know
My thoughts about where I would like the story to go
I feel that if you really like to play it cool
We should do it, do it, do it, yeah
I know your name
And I've got your number
I don't wanna save the world
I just wanna waste some time with you
We're both so young
We might as well face it
I don't wanna change nothing
I just wanna waste some time with you
I know your name
I got your number
I don't wanna save the world
I just wanna waste some time with you
We're both so young
We might as well face it
I don't wanna change nothing at all
I just wanna waste some time with you
Sunday, September 16, 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_Man
I'm about 1/3 into it. It's very funny, causer well ok the main story is sweet, but it's all the random advice and comments that the otaku/geeks make that crack me up! They talk about Subservient Chicken (the BK thing). lolz
---
Also, I think all shopping malls should have "Job Vacancy" boards where they collate it all...
and the borders toilets really need to have something on the wall like a poster or something cause its boring as hell in there
k
I'm about 1/3 into it. It's very funny, causer well ok the main story is sweet, but it's all the random advice and comments that the otaku/geeks make that crack me up! They talk about Subservient Chicken (the BK thing). lolz
---
Also, I think all shopping malls should have "Job Vacancy" boards where they collate it all...
and the borders toilets really need to have something on the wall like a poster or something cause its boring as hell in there
k
Saturday, September 15, 2007
4. If you run a website or blog yourself, no matter how small, post about the album release with a link to the album site (http://ff7.ocremix.org).
Today has been a busy day. The theme is sort of "hey let's remind Henry he knows a lot of people".
+ Sonny nicely gave me a ride into Tamaki. I forgot that tutorials on Fridays are before instead of after the lecture, so I spent the tutorial reading The color of magic, and then went to class, and then read the color of magic when I realised I'd missed the tutorial.
Side effect? I have finished The Color of Magic. Great book; not really a gripe but an observation is that, well, it really does seem like the first book in a line of many. Terry Pratchett introduces heaps of alluring characters, but you never really go very far with most of them (of course, you're left wanting more but that's besides the point). About the only constant pair are Rincewald and Twoflower for most of the book.
So yeah. Finished that, and then recorded some rubbish noises in the Electronic Studios, then my piece was played at workshop by Jessica and Alice. The two pianos one.
It went alright. I mean, okay, the players made quite a few more mistakes than there were in the quick practice beforehand, but a lot of that can be attributed to nerves, I reckon. It's kind of weird standing down there addressing the workshop. It's like...yeah. Hmm. I dunno in a way it's like you're in a position of power, really. I was just being a smartarse to some guy who thought my piece was confusing (as if, just stop trying to typeify and understand everything)
28th, 28th...am I busy on the 28th? Isn't that Thomas' 21st? The other two piano piece I know of is being performed then, Joseph's. He is a cool guy.
Okay. So yeah, then that happened, and then I walked down to Britomart to meet Arron who had finished school and headed into town and then we bummed around for a while, had dinner at Wendy's with the Steakhouse Double Melt (oh my god, a more impossibly meaty burger you won't find. I swear. It was like, bread, cow, bread)
And then I read a txt from Helen asking about a book that I'd mentioned earlier in my blog. And she was at Borders in town, and me and Arron had finished eating, so we went over to gather for a bit. Then we left.
And then I saw Jessica outside Borders! Random eh. But yeah, I had just been texting her about the next practices for the two piano piece (it was decided none for next week)
Then we watched The Pillowman, at the Maidment Theatre. Man. I sure can't analyze it like you know, weird English students can, but I sure did appreciate it just as much. Very dark, very absurd, and very funny. It kind of makes you feel bad in a way, that you're laughing at such horrible deeds, but I guess that's the whole point of absurdist plays, isn't it? Nothing is worth very much. Something like that. Anyway, the steal of the cast I felt was the detective man. Perfect character, absolutely spot on.
So the three hour play finishes, we make it to Britomart in time for the last bus home. And guess who I see on the last bus home? Jocellin. Yes. Omg. Haven't seen her in AGGGGESS she came back from Korea and she's on break at the moment. Was doing Law, but feels like dropping it for Anthropology. Wants to work for UNESCO (the dudes who do the world heritage sites). Was going to go to America for a student exchange, but now doesn't want to. So yeah, spent most of the bus towards the Pakuranga transfer talking to her.
And then Simon gets on the bus. Simon from Borders Sylvia Park (from work) who used to work at Borders Queen St. Yeah. What the, eh. And he's carrying a borders bag also. Yeah. Um.
And then well, I transfer onto the 52, and then I see Ada Chu and Arunim.
And now I'm here at my computer.
That was far too long and detailed, but I just felt that this was a good day, and now there's a record of it. Awesome, or something.
People count: 11
+ Sonny nicely gave me a ride into Tamaki. I forgot that tutorials on Fridays are before instead of after the lecture, so I spent the tutorial reading The color of magic, and then went to class, and then read the color of magic when I realised I'd missed the tutorial.
Side effect? I have finished The Color of Magic. Great book; not really a gripe but an observation is that, well, it really does seem like the first book in a line of many. Terry Pratchett introduces heaps of alluring characters, but you never really go very far with most of them (of course, you're left wanting more but that's besides the point). About the only constant pair are Rincewald and Twoflower for most of the book.
So yeah. Finished that, and then recorded some rubbish noises in the Electronic Studios, then my piece was played at workshop by Jessica and Alice. The two pianos one.
It went alright. I mean, okay, the players made quite a few more mistakes than there were in the quick practice beforehand, but a lot of that can be attributed to nerves, I reckon. It's kind of weird standing down there addressing the workshop. It's like...yeah. Hmm. I dunno in a way it's like you're in a position of power, really. I was just being a smartarse to some guy who thought my piece was confusing (as if, just stop trying to typeify and understand everything)
28th, 28th...am I busy on the 28th? Isn't that Thomas' 21st? The other two piano piece I know of is being performed then, Joseph's. He is a cool guy.
Okay. So yeah, then that happened, and then I walked down to Britomart to meet Arron who had finished school and headed into town and then we bummed around for a while, had dinner at Wendy's with the Steakhouse Double Melt (oh my god, a more impossibly meaty burger you won't find. I swear. It was like, bread, cow, bread)
And then I read a txt from Helen asking about a book that I'd mentioned earlier in my blog. And she was at Borders in town, and me and Arron had finished eating, so we went over to gather for a bit. Then we left.
And then I saw Jessica outside Borders! Random eh. But yeah, I had just been texting her about the next practices for the two piano piece (it was decided none for next week)
Then we watched The Pillowman, at the Maidment Theatre. Man. I sure can't analyze it like you know, weird English students can, but I sure did appreciate it just as much. Very dark, very absurd, and very funny. It kind of makes you feel bad in a way, that you're laughing at such horrible deeds, but I guess that's the whole point of absurdist plays, isn't it? Nothing is worth very much. Something like that. Anyway, the steal of the cast I felt was the detective man. Perfect character, absolutely spot on.
So the three hour play finishes, we make it to Britomart in time for the last bus home. And guess who I see on the last bus home? Jocellin. Yes. Omg. Haven't seen her in AGGGGESS she came back from Korea and she's on break at the moment. Was doing Law, but feels like dropping it for Anthropology. Wants to work for UNESCO (the dudes who do the world heritage sites). Was going to go to America for a student exchange, but now doesn't want to. So yeah, spent most of the bus towards the Pakuranga transfer talking to her.
And then Simon gets on the bus. Simon from Borders Sylvia Park (from work) who used to work at Borders Queen St. Yeah. What the, eh. And he's carrying a borders bag also. Yeah. Um.
And then well, I transfer onto the 52, and then I see Ada Chu and Arunim.
And now I'm here at my computer.
That was far too long and detailed, but I just felt that this was a good day, and now there's a record of it. Awesome, or something.
People count: 11
Thursday, September 13, 2007
The Pillowman tomorrow night.
I want to watch Shortbus. Don't ask me why. I just do.
Ummmm how was work um well work was alright I guess? I mean, what did I really do? Not much. Email slipping.
Customer Service Pet Hates
====================
+ people who just stand there with their credit cards out...
hmm hang on a minute i have a feeling i have talked about this before, so i shall stop.
tell me if i haven't.
but here's someting that happened todayz yes
I totally stunned this canadian lady, she came up to the counter and I started talking and she just had the weirdest look on her face, then it went something like this:
"You have a beautiful voice!"
"haha, thank you"
"Yeah, it's just that, I wasn't expecting a voice like that from a face like that"
I want to watch Shortbus. Don't ask me why. I just do.
Ummmm how was work um well work was alright I guess? I mean, what did I really do? Not much. Email slipping.
Customer Service Pet Hates
====================
+ people who just stand there with their credit cards out...
hmm hang on a minute i have a feeling i have talked about this before, so i shall stop.
tell me if i haven't.
but here's someting that happened todayz yes
I totally stunned this canadian lady, she came up to the counter and I started talking and she just had the weirdest look on her face, then it went something like this:
"You have a beautiful voice!"
"haha, thank you"
"Yeah, it's just that, I wasn't expecting a voice like that from a face like that"
I have started Discworld.
And I must say. Pratchett is a genius. He lulls you into a false sense of security, thinking "oh ok this is just same lame archetypal fantasy book, how overhyped was that" and then BAM here comes the hilarity and subtle trickery. Turtle sex hasn't been funnier.
Maybe the feel of the thing can be summed up by this extract. "It was all very well going on about prue logic and how the universe was ruled by logic and the harmony of numbers, but the plain fact of the matter was that the disc was manifestly traversing space on the back of a giant turtle and the gods had a habit of going round to atheists' houses and smashing their windows."
Even when he doesnt write certain things, it's funny. GAHGAHGHAEHGAHEGHAEGH go read
And I must say. Pratchett is a genius. He lulls you into a false sense of security, thinking "oh ok this is just same lame archetypal fantasy book, how overhyped was that" and then BAM here comes the hilarity and subtle trickery. Turtle sex hasn't been funnier.
Maybe the feel of the thing can be summed up by this extract. "It was all very well going on about prue logic and how the universe was ruled by logic and the harmony of numbers, but the plain fact of the matter was that the disc was manifestly traversing space on the back of a giant turtle and the gods had a habit of going round to atheists' houses and smashing their windows."
Even when he doesnt write certain things, it's funny. GAHGAHGHAEHGAHEGHAEGH go read
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
I really wanna whip out that Eyetoy Kinetic again. It was cool and actually very exercisey. I should get back into it. Finish a programme. OMG MOTIVATION (at totally the wrong time this semester is busy AS)
Cool thing to buy from Borders today:
TRANSFORMERS RISK. Woot! It's a bit dear at $78.00 though.
Weird thing to find in Borders today:
Chicken soup for the Ocean Lover's soul. Yeah. Wth.
That, or the Manga Tarot cards :P
I should read some Mitch Albom
Cool thing to buy from Borders today:
TRANSFORMERS RISK. Woot! It's a bit dear at $78.00 though.
Weird thing to find in Borders today:
Chicken soup for the Ocean Lover's soul. Yeah. Wth.
That, or the Manga Tarot cards :P
I should read some Mitch Albom
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
yay thanks everyone who has wished me happy birthday!!! i would list you all out but I'm bound to miss someone out and even if they personally don't care, I DO, so I won't but every text that came in throughout the day was like a pleasant surprise!
woo
and thanks for the fluffy AS towels from bed bath and beyond omg beter thabn from bed bath and table :P :P and they're nice feeling woo
and thanks for the t-shirts and man you must have spent ages wrapping them they're so well done :O if only i had that sort of talent and skill lol
and thanks for the 3 awesome cute candies and the photo in the frame and the dvd which i mentioned that would be cool to watch and the OMG totally mint shoes which are very comfortable and OMG CUTEST SOFT TOY!!!! i have picture
here is puictreu
his name is nibbles (yes, HIS. i dont care wut you think, nothing that cute can be girly)
no relation to nibbler
AND THANKS for GREAT dinner with exquisitely paired foods and wines, i am a fan of the pinot gris and the champagne at the start, the sav was pretty good, and the pinot noir looked cool!! omg such yum food and limo service yay THX!!! :D:D:D:D:D
thanks guyz u guys are koolz
woo
and thanks for the fluffy AS towels from bed bath and beyond omg beter thabn from bed bath and table :P :P and they're nice feeling woo
and thanks for the t-shirts and man you must have spent ages wrapping them they're so well done :O if only i had that sort of talent and skill lol
and thanks for the 3 awesome cute candies and the photo in the frame and the dvd which i mentioned that would be cool to watch and the OMG totally mint shoes which are very comfortable and OMG CUTEST SOFT TOY!!!! i have picture
here is puictreu
his name is nibbles (yes, HIS. i dont care wut you think, nothing that cute can be girly)
no relation to nibbler
AND THANKS for GREAT dinner with exquisitely paired foods and wines, i am a fan of the pinot gris and the champagne at the start, the sav was pretty good, and the pinot noir looked cool!! omg such yum food and limo service yay THX!!! :D:D:D:D:D
thanks guyz u guys are koolz
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
My car is all serviced and wof'd and good to go. (although I've been driving it around with the fuel on E for quite a while, and the tank light lit up for about 3 seconds yesterday and then went away, so...hmmm....)
The nice people at mitsubishi motors gave me a ride home and picked me up again also. Their car greets them in japanese when you turn it on lol. It's such a crackup.
---
Borders is having a 7 day CD/DVD sale! I think it lasts until Sunday and there's heaps of really cheap cds and dvds; just a couple mentions:
(if you missed out on the fathers day 12.99 ones, they are now:)
The Prestige - $14.99
The Departed - $14.99
Children of Men - $14.99
Batman Begins - $14.99
Se7en - $14.99
V for Vendetta - $14.99
Apocalypse Now Redux - $9.99
The Bourne Supremacy - $9.99
2001: A Space Odyssey - $9.99
Theres a couple of good cds as well, liek Kaiser chiefs for just 14.99 and other thangs
come buy something and keep me in a job :P
The nice people at mitsubishi motors gave me a ride home and picked me up again also. Their car greets them in japanese when you turn it on lol. It's such a crackup.
---
Borders is having a 7 day CD/DVD sale! I think it lasts until Sunday and there's heaps of really cheap cds and dvds; just a couple mentions:
(if you missed out on the fathers day 12.99 ones, they are now:)
The Prestige - $14.99
The Departed - $14.99
Children of Men - $14.99
Batman Begins - $14.99
Se7en - $14.99
V for Vendetta - $14.99
Apocalypse Now Redux - $9.99
The Bourne Supremacy - $9.99
2001: A Space Odyssey - $9.99
Theres a couple of good cds as well, liek Kaiser chiefs for just 14.99 and other thangs
come buy something and keep me in a job :P
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Man, I am exhausted...
early mornings are not good if they are in a row and if you are on holiday and want to sleep in, dammit.
Well, only one more early start tomorrow until I can sleep in...car needs to go in on Monday, and then Tuesday WOOO i can sleep in
I rode my bike today, finally got sick of my own lame excuses (oh it might rain oh you might stall oh it might be dark when you get back)
well guess what
It rained, I DID stall (three times, once right outside Sylvia park's exit onto Carbine Rd with about 5 cars behind me...and then once at home and once on the pakuranga highway), and it was dark when I got home.
And it was fun. Oh man. David you think driving a car is fun, try a motorbike. just turning feels cool, and you feel every little bit of the road through you; not that it's a crazy uncomfortable bumping spree, but you know every inch of the surface like you don't get through a car.
But yeah. I don't care about the people who were inconvenienced behind me. (embarrassingly) I've gotten really good at wheeling my bike out of the way after stalling (clutch in, roll!) And also, really good at restarting in first gear. And anyway, I didn't block up the roads for that wrong. I did realise that I had stalled lol and I got out of people's way asap. And plus I have the big L PLATE immunity. Beep all you want, but you're beeping at someone who already knows they deserved to be beeped at so you get no satisfaction as your beeping won't be conducive to any sort of improved behaviour!
There is something wrong with my bike though, I think. It likes stalling even when I stop properly (slow down, pop clutch in, change gear down to 1, hold clutch in). Hopefully it's not really a problem. I mean, it's fine when I'm on the South Eastern (and god that is scary if you sit back and think about it, the wind is heaps strong, etc) but if I have to stop, it likes to die on me. It's only at 50ks and the first service is at 1000km.
Maybe I just need to break it in more.
early mornings are not good if they are in a row and if you are on holiday and want to sleep in, dammit.
Well, only one more early start tomorrow until I can sleep in...car needs to go in on Monday, and then Tuesday WOOO i can sleep in
I rode my bike today, finally got sick of my own lame excuses (oh it might rain oh you might stall oh it might be dark when you get back)
well guess what
It rained, I DID stall (three times, once right outside Sylvia park's exit onto Carbine Rd with about 5 cars behind me...and then once at home and once on the pakuranga highway), and it was dark when I got home.
And it was fun. Oh man. David you think driving a car is fun, try a motorbike. just turning feels cool, and you feel every little bit of the road through you; not that it's a crazy uncomfortable bumping spree, but you know every inch of the surface like you don't get through a car.
But yeah. I don't care about the people who were inconvenienced behind me. (embarrassingly) I've gotten really good at wheeling my bike out of the way after stalling (clutch in, roll!) And also, really good at restarting in first gear. And anyway, I didn't block up the roads for that wrong. I did realise that I had stalled lol and I got out of people's way asap. And plus I have the big L PLATE immunity. Beep all you want, but you're beeping at someone who already knows they deserved to be beeped at so you get no satisfaction as your beeping won't be conducive to any sort of improved behaviour!
There is something wrong with my bike though, I think. It likes stalling even when I stop properly (slow down, pop clutch in, change gear down to 1, hold clutch in). Hopefully it's not really a problem. I mean, it's fine when I'm on the South Eastern (and god that is scary if you sit back and think about it, the wind is heaps strong, etc) but if I have to stop, it likes to die on me. It's only at 50ks and the first service is at 1000km.
Maybe I just need to break it in more.
Friday, August 31, 2007
You know what is the worst? When you turn up somewhere expecting to pay $x but having to pay $2x instead. And then realising you have to go back again on Monday, and pay another $x.
Yeah, my car's WOF was coming up (2nd sept), so I thought hmm its pretty close to being due for a service as well anyway, lets do them both at the same time
so yeah. Ahahah. Costs lots. At least they replaced the brake pads (man so much better, you can really tell the difference in braking power...)...but I have to go back in on Monday again. Arrr.
Lol. Okay, so like, today because my car was at the service thing, I wasn't able to make it for my group meeting. And for the 3 or so hours the rest of my group was in the city, they didn't get anything done. It's awesome lol. And then the text i got (which i assume was at the conclusion of their meeting) was all like : "yo can't get the pictures working". I pop on my computer just now, and I get some working in about 5 minutes... lol
And I swear I told them .bmp
Ah well
>.> its not even worth that many % anyway
Yeah, my car's WOF was coming up (2nd sept), so I thought hmm its pretty close to being due for a service as well anyway, lets do them both at the same time
so yeah. Ahahah. Costs lots. At least they replaced the brake pads (man so much better, you can really tell the difference in braking power...)...but I have to go back in on Monday again. Arrr.
Lol. Okay, so like, today because my car was at the service thing, I wasn't able to make it for my group meeting. And for the 3 or so hours the rest of my group was in the city, they didn't get anything done. It's awesome lol. And then the text i got (which i assume was at the conclusion of their meeting) was all like : "yo can't get the pictures working". I pop on my computer just now, and I get some working in about 5 minutes... lol
And I swear I told them .bmp
Ah well
>.> its not even worth that many % anyway
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Tonight, Jason Baer and... what's her face I dunno ANYWAY the leads in the movie The Tattooist were in Hoyts for a while.
---
I think James Patterson is shit. He honestly like, is one of those lame authors who churn out a book every month and urgh I just think you should stop saturating the market. Like Dean Koontz. Ok well I liked some of the books I've read of his but when an author keeps hogging the "new releases" bit, it's a bit of a stupid look.
---
---
I think James Patterson is shit. He honestly like, is one of those lame authors who churn out a book every month and urgh I just think you should stop saturating the market. Like Dean Koontz. Ok well I liked some of the books I've read of his but when an author keeps hogging the "new releases" bit, it's a bit of a stupid look.
---
Monday, August 27, 2007
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Good news: not sick.
Bad news: I think I'm getting RSI in my left hand pinky from playing teh cello, it hurts when I apply pressure oh noes?!
It's just a series of complaints with me, isn't it? Haha, but no, I am happy now :) Because I'm feeling heaps better!!
Normal just became super.
---
King Lear last night I saw, it is very good! Like the plot itself is very cool to be honest; a madman leading the blind? Treachery, loyalty, madness, age; it's all under scrutiny in a brilliant play. And yeah I mean c'mon how often you get to see the Royal Shakespeare Company? And Sir Ian McKellen being a crazy king?
Not often!
Bad news: I think I'm getting RSI in my left hand pinky from playing teh cello, it hurts when I apply pressure oh noes?!
It's just a series of complaints with me, isn't it? Haha, but no, I am happy now :) Because I'm feeling heaps better!!
Normal just became super.
---
King Lear last night I saw, it is very good! Like the plot itself is very cool to be honest; a madman leading the blind? Treachery, loyalty, madness, age; it's all under scrutiny in a brilliant play. And yeah I mean c'mon how often you get to see the Royal Shakespeare Company? And Sir Ian McKellen being a crazy king?
Not often!
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
So I just went to the doctor.
The receptionist at Vincent St Family Doctors....in a word, sucks. Like, like, lol. I don't want to be mean, but I really have to. she is horrible.
But the doctor himself is cool
luckily he doesnt think there is anything wrong with me.
Very thorough checkup. It involved a stethoscope. That always makes me feel better.
I have prescription,
he said i woiuld probably get better without it also
but at least now i can say yeah i saw the doctor.
The receptionist at Vincent St Family Doctors....in a word, sucks. Like, like, lol. I don't want to be mean, but I really have to. she is horrible.
But the doctor himself is cool
luckily he doesnt think there is anything wrong with me.
Very thorough checkup. It involved a stethoscope. That always makes me feel better.
I have prescription,
he said i woiuld probably get better without it also
but at least now i can say yeah i saw the doctor.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)