Friday, October 28, 2005

The Curse Of The Wet Biscuit

Its funny, but they go soggy. You dip the biscuit in a coffee or hot chocolate, and it goes as limp as a man in a nutcracking contest. Then it simply disintegrates in your mouth. Is there anybody out there who could invent a biscuit that wont simply turn to paste when dipped in liquid....?

I wondered when I would finally get around to writing this blog, because things at work have been hectic, and thats the only place I get to have internet access these days. Oh well, soon we'll have the phone co over and they can set things up at home. Oh for broadband.

You know, I am really tired at the moment. i dont know why, but I am just so tired. I got about five hundred hours sleep last night (in bed by ten) but am still knackered. And i must remember to turn my clock forward on Saturday night for Daylight Savings. Darn daylight savings.

Oh well, going now Blog. Lunch is almost over.

Bye

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Movie Night Conundrum

You know how you want something, but dont want to put in any effort, and then you dont want it; only to later regret not wanting it and then wanting it again?

Might take a bit of a think, but I bet you do.

For weeks and weeks, Movie Nights were a part of my life, in one form or another. Years passed and movies came and went under the auspicious gaze of the Pad Crew, that lucky bunch of people who got to watch the big films in absolute luxury! But I went and got myself married, and felt that I needed to take a break from weekly movie duty. I was getting jaded. Getting bored...

Well, after getting married and now beginning to settle into the home life with my wife, I began to miss the good old days of movie nights. So I asked my wife if it was okay to kick of movie nights again, albeit not on such a regular basis. She agreed and we went ageah and had one. Batman Begins. People arrived, fun was had, and a great movie was seen. And I realised that I missed the Movie nights more than I originally figured. Problem was, people had moved on, gotten on with their lives. I felt like the movie nights had lost their uniqueness whilst on hiatus.
Do I go back to a weekly format, or do I go with a monthly, bi-monthly format...? I can't decide. I want to go back to a weekly format, but I am worried that it will put added pressure on Lisa and I that we dont need in this early part of our married life. Am i worrying over nothing?

perhaps I need to reassess the movie nights.....

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

News from the Front

Hi all,

Well, looks like the job hunt didn't go as planned. Apparently Lisa was unimpressed with the hospital and doesnt think she'll take a job there. This is disappointing, but I guess I shall find out more tonight when I get home. It's a pity, coz i dont think the Queen Liz is a private hospital, so if she was expecting everything to be bright, shiny and new she made a big mistake. Oh well.

Watched a new DVD last night, Gia, starring Angelina Jolie. Its about a model from the 80's named Gia Garanda, and her struggles with the fashion industry and life in general. Its actually pretty good, if slowly paced, and the Unrated edition contains a tad more nudity and adult themes than I thought possible for television viewing.... but then it's all part of the story. Recommended for fans of Jolie (of which Lisa is one) and for fans of fashion tragedy such as was found in the 80's.

On a more serious note, I played some SimCity4 last night, and have found that i can make more money by cheating. using cheats in computer games appeals to me because i hate the way games make you work to achieve something. I play games to escape, not to have to work for something. Anyway, just thought I'd share.

Catchya.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

To The Terrorists

Dear Mr Terrorist,

Get rooted.

From All Australians.
Especially me.

And especially those people in that hotel in Baghdad right now.

Bastards.

To get a job, or not to get a Job

Yeah, its that time. Is it time to go out and get another job, or to stay with the one you hate (but pays great money) and put up with it for the sake of a few more months before your annual leave is due. I guess only one person can tell.

My wife.

Hopefully, she chooses the right option. Obtion A. Get a new, more enjoyable, less stressful, job. Please pray for my sanity as this will hopefully be resolved on Wednesday......

Apart from that, it now appears that the Chinese government will not let Box access this website. Apparently I have something on my Blog site thats either culturally insensitive (yeah right!) or highly contagious. I dont think the Bird Flu can be transmitted via binary code, yet I guess there are those in positions of power who think otherwise.

I saw the recent terrorist bomb in Baghdad this morning on the news, and apart from a big "bloody friggin hell" I cannot think of any reason why any sane person would want to blow themselves, and others, to bits. I mean, the truck was still being parked when it went off! What kind of lunacy are these people subscribing to? Insanity Weekly? Is it a regular magazine, or some kind of underground cult newsletter? Bizarre. You'd have to wonder, when they are actually dead, whether they suddenly realise what a stupid, moronic and utterly pointless exercise they have engaged in? I guess not, otherwise they wouldnt do it. But how do they think setting off several tons of TNT in an inhabited area is actually going to help their cause?

Idiots.
Well, thats about it for me today. Catch you back here next time for more blithering insanity.

Monday, October 24, 2005

The New Pad

Its back!

Finally, after a few months away, the Pad is back in all its glory. But not in the old form, or even the old format. The New pad, as it's come to be known, is the upgraded West Beach cinema in a new locale, in a new time, and with slightly less frequency than before. On Saturday night just gone, the Pad crew watched Batman Begins, and with a few new faces, it made the night a really cool one. Great film, great company, what more could I ask for?

The next movie night will take place in Mid-November in time for the release of War Of The Worlds on DVD: it promises to be a blockbuster in more ways than one!!!!

Thanks to all who came along for the New Pads inaurgual screening of a film: it was a great event and everybody there enjoyed themselves!

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Married Life Pt 1

Married life is certainly not like you see on TV or in the movies. Its better than that. Apart from the badgering to get stuff done, it's pretty good all told. Having somebody to cuddle when going to sleep, or waking up next to looking like a cross between Cousin It and The Hair Bear Bunch, is such a cool thing.... I love it. Of course, the downside to having a woman in your life 24/7 is that they dont want you to do things you enjoy doing by yourself, like watching boysy movies up loud, or spending time developing the latest metropolis on SimCity4. But if thats the only thing I can whinge about, then life is pretty good. Anyway, I just wanted to check in with a quick debrief about being married for just over a month now. Hope this keeps you happy.

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

A WALK IN THE BLACK FOREST

Chocolate covered gherkins have obviously caused a ruckus over the last week or so, so I thought I'd post something new to take your mind off things for a while. Here is a little something i tossed off recently in the Caribbean.

THE WINDOW

I sat in a chair
and faced the wall
the window i looked thru
was really quite small

I couldnt see much
I stared and I stared
my eyes went dry
and nobody cared

the wall was quite rough
like an old painters work
peeling and scuffed
like a bad day at work

the window was darkened,
no light came on through
the feeling of dread though
was not something new

shadows and darkeness
all skittered and skewed
behind the wall something
quite evil was brewed

the noises came quickly,
the noises mored fast
from all around me
each louder than the last

my eyes were awash with
fear and with dread
i wished i was safe at home
tucked up in bed

but no, i was here, on the
other side of my room
and facing the onslaught
of impending doom.

the monsters were coming
their claws and their fangs
all lined up like soldiers in
some teeth-shaped gang

i shivered and sneezed
and worked up a sweat
i wasnt quite sure what
the darkness would beget

oily and sliding they came
right from out of the night
the incandescent glow that
followed was stunningly bright

the intergalactic, transwarp tear
was enlarging with impossible speed
i throught about closing the window
but knew that in my pants i had just peed

clawing and tearing the
creatures did not cease
i struggled to keep a
scream from the beasts

they rent and they impaled
their bodies upon my room
blood seeped the floor
and i started to swoon

the stench and the motion
was making me sick
i knew i would have to
escape, and right quick

i slapped at the creature
that lunged towards me
and felt something soft
and ever so squidgy

the roar of the tear
was overpowering now
and i wanted, but i wanted
to throw in the towel

but something inside me
forced me to go on
and try and hard as i could
to make myself live

gravity was working
to marked effect
I was dragged like a moppet
with claws at my neck.

i reached the sill
with faculties intact
i had been bitten, beaten
and utterly smacked

then, like a fog, the
vision, it lifted.
i awoke, from my slumber
where I had drifted.

i looked across my room
from my bed, nice and warm
to the window of my dream
where the monsters swarmed

there was no more dark,
no oppressing velvet dank,
the monsters and creatures
of all size and rank

had buggered off back
to wherever they hence came
and left me with dark dreams
and thoughts just the same.

............

not the end.

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Cheesy Toast

It is yummy.
I like cheesy covered toast.
In fact, i think I may have some for tea tonight.

This is merely window dressing.
The colours of the sky infinitely educate me, and I am immediately impressed.
Conjoined nouns and pronouns do not and adjective make.

I am really a walrus in need of a gherkin.

Figure that one out if you dare.