Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Well, It finally happened...

Just like the Olympics, that very rare time that only shows up every few years has rocked around once more. Fucking election time.
Some people get all giddy at their supposed ability to have a say in the way this great land is being run. Some people enjoy spirited debate over who would be the better choice to vote for, or the wiser choice. Some people don't care.

Now, Since I have only this year come of voting age, me and my first time voters are in the same boat; wading through weeks of political bullshit only to inevitably make a donkey vote on the day.

Here are the facts;

1) We know that every politician is full of shit. That is a given.
2) We know that if we are remarkably lucky, maybe 25% of what is promised at election time will be delivered. In reality, the actual figure is probably about 4%.
3) We know that no matter WHO wins, they will inevitably do something to piss off 50% of the Australian public, then something else that will piss off much of the remaining 50%. You aren't going to be seeing gravestones with "Beloved Prime Minister and Saint" on them carved any time soon.
4) Its a given that no matter who is elected, in 10 years time the Australian Public is going to be taking it up the ass from decisions that were directly contrived from this election.

It is also a given that there are two main types of voter, Voter A - Right wing prat and Voter B - Left wing prat. Rarely will consider the other side of the equation. This is why I believe that it is the indifferent who walk among us who hold the true power.

I am so indifferent I am past the point of caring. I know its meant to be a secret, but I'm going to tell you who I'm voting for.....

I am going to vote for the person/persons and/or party who pisses me of THE LEAST during this election campaign.

Now I practically heard that eye roll followed by a "Bah, Donkey voter" but its not a donkey vote. Look at it this way:

-I have an incredibly low tolerance for bullshit and I irritate very easily.

-I know that myself and the rest of the Australian public are bending over and taking it up the ass no matter who we vote for.

-I also know that there are going to be things that piss me off about all the choices.

So, If I have to hear about government and political decisions, etc etc until the NEXT damn election, I would rather hear about it from someone who I can look at and go "meh, at least they don't piss me off as much as the other guy"

So here it is. Whoever it is that approaches me the least, I will vote for. That goes for Television, movies, radio, magazines, newspapers, annoying little bitches in the street who come up to try to bend me one way or the other.

NOT.... FUCKING.... INTERESTED.



BAH! Just writing this damn post has made me realise yet again how much I actually hate politics. It holds about as much intrest for me as documenting and catalouging tinea samples.
Its a pain in everyones ass!


ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHAAAAAAAA!

Sunday, August 29, 2004

Three Quick Questions

1) Why cant I ever keep my mouth shut when I know I'm meant to?
2) How in hell did I forget the anniversary of the death of SRV? Yet Kiela remembered. (Probably because I was working)
3) Why can't you show Rob's face on TV just because he is a dentist?

Sure, I have no life and no friends, but look at all this swell money!

The maths of my weekend: (For the purposes of this excercise, the time period "weekend" is the hours between 5pm Friday and 12pm Sunday)

Total Hours on weekend: 55
Hours spent conscious: 33
Hours spent working: 22 (Friday Close, Saturday Close, Sunday 12-9)
Hours spent driving to and from work: 30 minutes each way, 3 hours total.
Total hours dedicated to work in general: 25.

Ergo, I am le tired.

Other useless numerical statistics:
Number of Injuries sustained:Six Total. 3 pan burns (Thumb, 2 fingers) , Head injury (Slipped, fell, Put head through the plasterboard of the bathroom wall), graze on right forearm (hit on fire hydrant), rolled ankle (Oil covered floor)
Litres of chocolate milk consumed: Six. (You could say 1 for each injury)
Number of times I slipped and almost fell: About 400.

So yeah, I pretty much literally spent every waking hour either at work or driving to work, sleeping or thinking about going to work. It was not fun. Hence I have absolutely nothing to say about my weekend except the fact that I worked.

Its your turn world!

Thursday, August 26, 2004

Uni is boring, so Nick and me (this is Alex Daw) decided to have some fun and put our favourite Jim Carrey characters into a top ten list!

So with out further adeu, the all time top ten Jim Carrey movie characters are...

11 -Honoura-BLEAH mention to Truman Burbank of "The Truman Show" fame.


10 - Bruce Nolan -
"Bruce Almighty"
Man loses faith in God, thus God (Morgan Freeman) gives him almighty powers. One of his most recent roles, and also his return to the comedy scene after a few dramatic turns. An under-seen movie. Recomended to anyone who would enjoy seeing Carrey make Jennifer Anistons boobs bigger.
Highlight - Bruce testing out his new powers on an unsuspecting world.
Memorable Line: "I've got the power..."



9 - Officer Charlie Baileygates/Hank Evans - "Me, Myself and Irene"
Local Police officer is dumped by his wife for a midget and eventually suffers from split personality disorder. Don't watch this if you are easily offended! Recomended to anyone who wants to see Carrey beat himself up.
Highlight - Hank
Memorable Line: "Someone's got a little too much chese on the taco..."



8 - Stanley Ipkiss - "The Mask"
A man finds a mask which turns him into a cartoon character like man. Ok, it's actually a lot better than that makes it sound! Recommended for people who want to see Cameron Diaz's first major movie role.
Highlight - The la cucaracha scene where he dances with the entire police department.
Memorable Line: "Somebody stop me!!", "P-A-R-T why? Because I GOTTA!"



7 - The Grinch - "The Grinch"
Based on the popular Dr Seuess (who knows how to spell that!) book of the same name. Hey, it might be a 'kids' film but we still like it!
Highlight - The Grinch stealing Christmas
Memorable Line: umm, we can't remember one because we only watch it at Christmas time. *Ahem.*



6 - Ace Ventura - "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective", "Ace Ventura, When Nature Calls"
Alex : The first one was way better than the sequel. Nick : No way! Any movie in which Carrey regertates food and feeds a small bird is ok in my book!
Highlight -
Pet Detective - The bit where he finds out she's a man (y'all know what i'm talking about!)
Nature Calls - Cliffhanger rip off
Memorable Lines -
Pet Detective - "Alllllllrighty then..." "Do NOT go in there, WHOOOOOOOO" "Your gun is sticking into my hip" "Hello, I'm looking for ray finkle... and a clean pair of shorts"
Nature Calls - "SHICACA" "Excuse me, your balls are showing" "Everyone loves a slinky" "And you must be the monopoly guy!" "Do I have something in my teeth?"



5 -
The Riddler/Edward Nygma - "Batman Forever"
Third in the Batman series, some say the best, some say not the best. Val Kilmer as Batman is... interesting. Carrey is a SHIT load better as a Batman bad guy than Arnie!
Highlight - Seeing Jim Carrey in a green jump suit!
Memorable Line: "Riddle me this, riddle me that, who's afraid of the big black bat"



4 - Joel Barish - "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Latest art house flick from the man. A bit of a mind-fuck, but a bloody good movie! Don't expect a stereotypical Carrey role though. He actually acts really well in the serious role, considering previous efforts (note, Man on the Moon).
Highlight - Carrey's brain literally getting ripped apart while we are in it.
Memorable Line: "Get them out of my head!"



3 - Fletcher Reede - "Liar Liar"
A boy wishes that for just one day his father can not tell a lie. This movie is comedy gold, riotous laughter often causes riots thorughout. A good time is guarunteed for all! Goldmine of one liners and guotable quotes!
Highlight - The bit when he can't lie.
Memorable Lines : "
I sped, I followed too closely, I almost hit a chevvy, I ran a stop sign, I sped some more, I failed to yield at a cross walk, I changed lines at the intersection, I changed lanes while running a red light and SPEEDING!" "I have unpaid parking tickets" "Whatever takes the focus of your head!" The GODDAMN pen is blue!" "STOP BREAKING THE LAW ASSHOLE!" "I've had better..." " So what I'm going to do is piss and moan like an impotent jerk and bend over and take it way up the tail pipe!" "Simmons is old" "I'm taking this!" "I OBJECT! because it's devastating to my case!" "I'm kicking my ass, do ya mind!"



2 - Cable Guy - "The Cable Guy"
Many don't like it because they think it is not funny, however it is hilarious, it is just different type of funny to most Carrey movies! I mean, he is a cable guy who stalks Matthew Broderick!
Highlight - Carrey beating shit out of Owen Wilson in the toilet.
Memorable lines: "no thweat of my thack" "i'm just jerking your jeans" "The pathword is (wispers) vagina" "the path word is, oh I can't even say it, you know that little bit of skin..." "silence... of the lambs!" "the red knights going down. Down down down." "You actually want to know my name"



and the all time greatest Jim Carrey character is...



1 - Lloyd Christmas - "Dumb and Dumber"
This is still one of my all time favourite movies. One of the films that first gave Carrey his fame. The only bad thing about it is that they made a sequel a decade later that nobody saw! This movie is dumb, but fantastic!
Highlight - Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.
Memorable Lines: "So, why are you going to the ariport... Flying somewhere?" "They always freak out when you leave the scene of an accident..." "We got no food, we got no money, our pets HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!" "Senior citizens, although slow and dangerous behind the wheel, really can serve a purpose!" "If I know her half as well as I think I do, she'll invite us right in for tea and strumpets" "That's as good as money sir, those are IOU's" "You sold your headless bird to a blind kid?!?!?!" "Harry, your hands are freezing!" "Wow I expected the rocky mountains to be a little rockier, that John Denver is full of shit!" "Just when I thought you couldn't get any dumber, you go and do something like this... AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF" "Wow this party really died..." "I can't stop once I've started... it stings!" Cop: "Pullover!!!!" Harry: "NO, it's a cardigan, but thanks for noticing!"



Wednesday, August 25, 2004

I can feel the spring a springin'

Someone again today ordered us a genuine spring day again. And it kicked ass.

I have this theory that noone wanted pizza tonight cause it was such a nice day.
See, nice days make people happy and horny, and happy and horny people like nothing more than to screw each others brains out. So while they are screwing their brains out, they dont want pizza.

Later on however they will probably want post-coital pizza.
But I have news for them. I am at home now bitches! Make your own pizza!
HAHAHAH

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Its OK....

You have my permission, just go. GO NOW

Lying under the table and dreaming.

Everyone should shirk responsibility and go to the beach on a day like today. MAN its nice outside. Sunny and Blue skied and nice smelling.
Tasty.

What is not tasty is the 1800 word Archaeology report that I have to write on 3 different bottles.
Sexxxy.

Im going out to enjoy the sun.
(That might take me away from that pasty faced geek by a computer image)

Friday, August 20, 2004

If I could proofread all the shit I say in life, that would be an amazingly good thing for me.

I think that all the time. Every damn day something stupid comes out of my mouth that I wish I could just have the little editor in my head go "Whoa whoa, dude you really need to revise this before you put it out there." My little editor has died, and was eaten by the little sarcasm cannibals. The wise-asses in there had something to do with it too.

For those of you who are super observant, you may have noticed a brand new link appear up on your left (Right under the 100 things) link. Well, I had some time to kill this week at uni, so I thought just for poops and giggles, I would stick together a "Day in the life" style thing. Which is exactly what I have done. If you feel like you want to know exactly how the shit went down this Monday the 16th of August, (Or if you want to look at some nifty random pictures) give it a looksee. Also, The music section has had a few additions, that might be worth a peep too. I keep up a strangely hectic posting schedule, really. Considering that the rest of you fuckers dont seem to do much at all.

Heres what I want you to do, if you are reading this post, I want you to stick the URL down on a little piece of paper, maybe a yellow post it, maybe some random piece of paper you tore off the bottom of that English essay you just got back, Hell, if you are dedicated to the cause, give yourself a little "Dont eat the yellow snow" tattoo ala "Memento" I don't care. I just want you to take that little URL and I want you to give it to someone. That someone could be your brother, your sister, your teacher, your tutor, lecturer, mother, girlfriend, boyfriend, best friend, biggest foe, that girl you have a secret crush on, or a random person you met online but have never spoken to in real life. Hell, Post it on a message board or discussion board for all I care. Just get it out to someone you know doesnt read here. I want to see random new people coming through this page and going "Sweet holy crap what the fuck is this dude on!"

If you do that for me, I'll wait till you quiet down, then I will make love to y'all.
Deal?

Anyway, It's been one of those busy ass weeks where you work your butt off every damn day, and by the time Friday rolls around, you are not only tired to the bone, but you have nothing to show for it and you are like "Where the fuck did my week go mother fucker?" Its about then you realise that you are trapped in a horrible routine and are spending most of your life on autopilot.


Here, have some random useage stats bitches.

User Stats
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Recent Posts 9
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Wasn't that fun? They are some lovely stats Its just one of the seemingly useless things that the new blogger has supplied me with lately, (Like that little search bar at the top of your screen.) That count doesn't take into account this post, or any of the other sub pages (Like the "about" page, they are considered other blogs). I average 6 posts per week, thats one every day considering I am normally too hungover to do anything on Sunday


Not that I am feeling depressed (and I know you arent going to believe that), But its been a draining week all round, so it hasn't been the best. Anyway, I feel the need to rant and ramble for a bit. AND YOU WILL LISTEN TO EVERY GODDAMN WORD I SAY! (Thankyou Mr. Sandler)
Every single day that passes I realise with more and more clarity that people are idiots. People as we know them are idiots in everything they do. I'm not saying that I am above all of you. I am possibly the biggest idiot of them all, (I might be an idiot, but I am one cool ass motherfucker and there aint nothing you can do about it yo.) I don't care if you are a 12 year old MSN addict to whom life is everything between the "LOL!!!!!!!HI HOW R U??!?? OMG WTF" and the "OMG!!! C U L8R!!!!!LOL!!!!~" you punctuate your life with or if you are a nobel prize winner. You are an idiot.

People are especially stupid when it comes to matters of the heart. People will take love , they will take a good thing, and then they will piss it away. A smart person would take it, stick it in a little box and keep it somewhere in a dusty ass attic until the end of time. Maybe not, but at the very least you would hang it on a little necklace like those tiny litle broken heart pendants. But no, people go ahead and piss it away for no real good reason. I mean you get excuses like "How am I supposed to know what love is if I have been with this person so long?" Bullshit. Thats an excuse. It doesn't need a concrete definition, it is what it is to you and you alone. I blame Hollywood. Back in the day, Love was an emotion that you felt, you knew when you felt it and you knew what it was. Nowadays, everything has been so stylised so perfected that people are expecting their life to run like a movie. They are expecting to be completely swept of their feet by that perfect one person that they are meant to be with. Horseshit. and I reckon you have ruined a good thing for a lot of people. There may not be one all powerful all conquering ONE person that you are meant to spend your entire life with. Cause that would be stupid. And God isn't a stupid mofo. I mean, roughly six billion people in the world, roughly half male half female, you are looking for the one perfect match of 3 billion possible choices. The chances that your one person is gonna go ahead and die on you, or live in another country or be shovelling mud in some rice paddy in China, cut off from the rest of the world is far too high. Have you ever gone to meet one of your friends and missed them by like 5 minutes? Imagine how difficult it would be to catch 1 out of 3 billion people. Let alone running into them, finding an excuse for small talk, and actually getting the whole dating thing going. If everyone is only allocated 1 perfect partner, Newsflash, You arent ever going to find them. Finding people is hard enough as it is. I mean what are the odds that I am going to find someone who is equally as fucked up as I am and likes what I like. I would have more chance going through the phone book looking for them. I know that out there somewhere there is someone one day who is going to take a step into my life and fuck shit up completely, change me in ways that I never thought possible and totally alter my perspective on everything, but all I have to say is, WHAT THE FUCK IS TAKING YOU SO LONG!

I think people have their goals messed up from the start. People go out on a Saturday night, all dressed up, all clean, all smelling nice, all expecting that in that few short hours that they are going to run into someone they can build something on. Looking to pull, pick up, get laid, whatever. I personally dont think that thats a huge thing. I mean, kissing someone you just met might be exhilarating for 13 year olds, but by the time you reach adult hood, I'm sure its starting to wear kind of thin. Even worse, the sort of 13 year olds that get into that, start sleeping with random people. I mean, whats the point? Call me a killjoy if you wish, but I think that having sex with a stranger is about as thrilling as fucking a rockmelon fresh from the microwave. Its when there is some sort of history, some sort of emotional connection that it becomes special. I might as well make out with the poster advertising "Suddenly 30", at least then my brain would be engaged. I dont get why people bounce from one partner to another. I especially dont get cheating. I dont know what the thrill is of being with someone for 2 months then moving on. It sure as hell isnt to sit there and wonder what could have been. A wise man once said that it was better to have one massive long 2 year relationship and be really fucked up emotionally at the end of it, than to go in and have 12 little 2 month relationships and wind up more fucked up and with far more STD's. Thats why I dont get cheating. I think for me its just because I take great delight in learning little things about another person, little intimate things. I think there's a certain power in knowing exactly how someone likes their coffee, or what order they eat their vegetables. Its the interesting little facets of people that I learn and never ever forget (*cue the sound of ex-girlfriends getting nervous*)
Not that this is a rant particularly about ex-girlfriends, and I really wish I hadnt just had that thought cause now what I am going to do is go back through the body of this post and remove anything specific that could apply to anyone I have ever dated, just in case I piss them off. I avoid conflict like that. Not that I am on particularly bad terms with anyone. I just dont speak to them any more, not by choice, by circumstances. If you are reading (you guys know who you are) Call me. Talk to me for 20 minutes about your boredom.

The girl for me isn't in a club on a Saturday night. She isn't in a bar on a Saturday night. She probably isn't even out on a Saturday night. What she is probably doing is sitting on the couch with her now boyfriend watching bad movies that I own. She's looking at him going "Man, I love him but...." All she is doing right now is getting a reference point so she has someone to compare me against. So, when I spill coffee on her while I'm out somewhere doing God knows what and not concentrating and don't have a snappy comeback to hit her with, I know exactly who she is and what she's doing there. And we could just stand there in that "This is a movie that should star Matthew McConnaughey" moment and smile, even though she is getting third degree coffee burns up her left arm.

We all want someone we can trust. Someone we can tell shit to. I think that what I really want is a girl that I can go shopping with and still ogle the form but not get in shit for it. Like if you get caught perving and all you get from the lady is a nudge and a smile. Every dude wants a gal who can appreciate 1) The male instinct to perve and 2) a fine ass.

I dont get phone calls anymore, I dont get messages, all I get is that depressing little beep your phone makes when its telling you that it has been on for 72 hours and noones has still called you and its time for you to recharge the battery.

Ever tried spending a whole night without sleep? I'm not talking like a "Ooh, I'm at a teenage slubmer party" kind of no sleep, nor am I talking "I had so much work to do I got no sleep" I am talking a "There is no good reason why I shouldnt be able to sleep, I've been lying in bed staring at the ceiling for 4 damn hours and there is nothing I can do to doze off" I have had more and more of those lately. And I can tell as soon as my head hits the pillow that its going to happen. I think my mind hears that little noise of head hitting pillow and goes "Not tonight fucker."

The most frustrating part with having large periods of time devoted to only your own company is I have all these random thoughts buzzing around in my head and I have noone to share them with. Except you kids of course, but then again, most of you stopped reading about the time that I said "Deal?" If you are infact still reading, good on you. You are listening to the collective filth that is spewing out of my brain and via my fingertips to the blog.

Maybe one day I will get off my ass and actually finish a song. I have a couple in construction, but nothing finished. Ill hit a song writing mood, then 20 minutes later I will abandon it like "Nah, that shit will never work"

Reading back I realise that I probably sound like my psyche is comprised of equal parts whining bitch, smooth sensitive new age guy and sarcastic asshole. The term "meth-head" springs to mind, which is really sad because I am not on drugs, nor am I even drunk right now. I hear that lack of sleep can affect you just as badly as alcohol can.. I think what is happening is that it is almost 3 am and I am making less and less sense to even myself. If you wanted to imagine how that was meant to sound, picture those bums on street corners ranting at the top of their lungs as fast as they can without pausing for breath. Thats probably as close as you are going to get.

I'm real deep sometimes. Sometimes when I'm not masturbating or putting burning bags of dog crap on peoples doorsteps. Real deep.

Anyone out there still listening?

Hello????

(Click) *Beeep Beeep beeep*

*Dial tone*


Fuck.

Goodnight.

Sunday, August 15, 2004

The Perils of the Pizza Boy

Mmm, Work again this weekend. Lots and lots of fun. It;s not actually that bad when you get into the swing of things.

Like the little nuances of every job.

There is an unspoken code amongst pizza delivery drivers that you should make known where all the good tippers/hot customers are. A standard exchange might go something like this....

Returning driver: Wow, THAT address is good to deliver to!
Other driver: What address?
Returning driver: 123 Fake street!
Other driver: Why? Big Tipper?
Returning driver: No, hot daughter.
Other driver: ooooooooh. *writes 123 fake street on speedy delivery list*

Thats not actually all true. There is no speedy delivery list, or list of hot customers either, and 123 Fake street is probably a real address, but it isn't in my delivery area. But that exchange is reasonably close to one I have had with my assistant manager in the last few days.

I think to avoid lawsuits/being fired, I should probably not mention any names of persons or the pizza place I work for. So I won't.

Also, For those of you giving me static about my action figure purchase, well, fuck the lot of you!
Its not that childish! It says on the box "Ages 4 and up." I am "up". So blow it out your ass.

Today I got up at 1pm, and watched "The Butterfly Effect". Although I was initially cynical (Considering it stars Ashton Kucher, whose acting ability I am not overly confident in.) It turned out to be a pretty good movie. (It was saved by the writers and directors junking the "Happy Sappy ending" that was planned and resorting to the more depressing and intelligent ending)

It was also saved some what by the performance of not unhot newcomer Amy Smart (Who I had only ever seen as T.C.W (Or Tasty Coma Wife) Jamie Moyer in Scrubs)

She also had a cameo in "Starship Troopers" which I found interesting.

Saturday night consisted of regular town related hi-jinks.

By the way, now that blogger is somewhat updated for my blog, links are a feckload easier for me to do, I'm sort of going nuts with them right now. I guess I am just seeing how dedicated you are to following them all? No? Too bad, you are really missing out on some good stuff.

Thats just about all I have to say right now.

Shout outs to Emma, Francesca and Hannah overseas, I promise I will get back to all those emails you have sent me when I have a moment to spare.

Speaking of which, Sarah? Jess? You still reading here? If so, get in touch damnit! It's been too long!

Early start tomorrow morning.
So long!

Thursday, August 12, 2004

I know something you don't know!

You might already know that I am a big fan of doing childish childish things as a way of reminding myself to stay young at heart and to not take life too seriously. My Star Wars quilt is a big reminder of that.

Today I bought an action figure.

Its actually surprisingly good therapy really.
Nothing makes you grin more than buying a kids toy and then laughing about it after.
Its gold! Makes you feel good inside.

For the record it is a Gambit action figure, he is my favourite of the X-men and I didn't even know that they MADE Gambit action figures. It is stone cold bitching and has 36 points of articulation and a big stick.

So yes, I am a child, and I don't care.
(And its not as bad as my own Spongebob Squarepants costume)


Nick's quote of the day is "Having sex is a lot like playing racquetball, you work hard for a half hour, work up a sweat and try not to get hit in the eye."

Seeya!

Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Operation Extreme Redundancy

Well, I'm once more coming to you from the cozy cozy computer labs at uni while I kill time between classes. Today being a Tuesday, I hauled my lazy ass out of bed to get here at 9am for my forensics seminar and now have nothing of importance to be at until 1pm, so I got some time to kill. Thats ok, I also have work to do to fill the time.

Those of you who read often are not strangers to the fact that I am occasionally (often) prone to bouts of mild irritation (Unholy and irrational anger.) Roads and the government are not free of my wrath. Now, I suck at getting places on time. I am late to everywhere I go about 90% of the time. Most people understand that if I say "I will be there at 4pm" it probably means "I will be there sometime within 2 hours after 4pm" Anyway, one thing that doesnt help that is people making me drive slower. This has just happened recently, Anyone out there know Flagstaff Hill road? For those who dont, it is essentially a mini freeway that connects the suburbs in my area with main South Road and surrounding area. It consists of two lanes in each direction, that merge in the last 150-200 meters to form 3 lanes, 1 up, 1 down and one variable that is regulated by overhead signals (Down until 10am, Up until some other random time in the morning). The speed limit for this road is and always has been (as far as it has affected me) 70kmph, which seems logical considering that all other roads that it connects to have speed limits of that or higher. However, just recently, they have changed the last 150-200 meters of this road down to 60kmph. Now, some local residents have been saying that it is a good idea, I however typically dissagree. Praise for the new speed regulations and reasons for its change are...

1) It will stop people crashing along that section.
2) It will cause a cease to the accidents at the merging section.
3) It is safer for the local residents
4) It gives the police something to do, by sitting in their cars with speed cameras waiting to catch out the poor innocent people who have been driving that road at 70 for the last 15 odd years and dont know any better.


All seemingly valid arguments, but still possibly the stupidest and most redundant move I have ever seen. It is a foolish move for several reasons...

1) As stated, connecting roads all have a speed limit of 70kmph or higher.
2) This new slow section is on the steepest part of the hill, meaning that regulating that speed both coming up and going down is more difficult.
3) The new speed requires you to hit the brakes sharply at the merge point. eg: You are travelling down the hill at 70 kmph, (or higher due to the incline) , reach the merge point and have to slam on your brakes and ride them for the steepest part of the hill.
4) The local residents consist of about three houses 20 meters back from the road on the side of a hill and a large paddock and septic tank.
5) It is common knowledge that police speed cameras are somewhat innefective when working on hills or bends, this section of road is a bendy hill.
6) Even if the cameras DID work, there would be nowhere relevant for the police to stand and operate them due to the nature of the road.
7) (The most important point) Reducing the speed along that stretch of road isnt going to stop fuckbags in their fuckbaggy cars from crashing into things!

So thats why there is a government conspiracy to keep me from getting to everywhere on time. The bastards.

Irrational anger? Check!

I have pre-labs to do. Peace out yo.

Monday, August 09, 2004

Phone ahead to take away!

Coolio! Been a busy weekend. For those out there who don't know, I have taken the nifty job of delivering pizzas! Sure, it isn't the most glamorous or romantic job, but it keeps the ol' bulldog from barking. It's actually pretty fun being paid to drive around listening to music and delivering food to people. Everyone is always happy to see the pizza boy!

Anyway, feel like another top ten? I do!

Top Ten things I have learned after 3 shifts of Pizza delivery!

10: The chances of being paid in a handful of shrapnel increases as the weekend goes on. Friday night you get all the $50 notes, Sunday night you get the handfull of $1 and $2 coins.
9: Despite their innocuous appearance, Pizza boxes are sharp and can cut fingers at will (especially after folding over 100 of them)
8: Stacks of 36 pizza boxes are surprisingly easy to balance while you walk around.
7: People who order sweet corn on their pizza almost always look creepy.
6: Driving while inhaling pizza fumes and listening to music is really a lot funner than it sounds.
5: Chicken Chippies are surprisingly tasty.
4: People who have really really bright numbers on their house = my friend.
3: The smell of garlic is hell to get out of upholstery.
2: People who tip their pizza guy get 95% less bodily fluids on their next pizza
1: EVERYONE should ALWAYS tip their Pizza boy.

Wednesday, August 04, 2004

I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain!

That's right, torrential downpours in Adelaide have resulted in flooding, traffic delays, car accidents and religious nuts pairing off animals and sticking them in boats. I, however, have been spending my time wandering around uni, studying and the like, in the rain. Considering the distances that I have to walk to get from class to class, it makes for not fun.

Plus, on the Flinders campus there are a fuckload of ducks anyway. The ducks are cocky enough when the sun is out, but they get far far too ballsy when they are in their element. Scary. If one of them comes after me and my samich again, I will kick them in their little duck balls so bad!

Here is another thing. Ten new things I have learnt in my two weeks back at uni...

1) Intro Lectures? Equally if not more boring the second time around.
2) Textbooks are FUCKING EXPENSIVE. Especially considering that I will only use them for like 10 weeks.
3) Ring road? 2.3 Kilometers long. Ask no questions.
4) Schnitzel is le tasty and chips and gravy still rock. The combo? Practically orgasmical.
5) There are people who are doing honours degrees in "The analysis of inorganic explosives." Which sounds really really really really really really really really cool.
6) Ducks are still scary. Geese are scarier.
7) 9am lectures suck. Spilling scalding hot coffee on your crotch while you are driving at high speet to get to 9am lectures sucks like the hoover factory.
8) People who try to argue with the lecturer in lectures deserve to be jumped in the carpark and beaten with a sock full of pennies.
9) My internal monolouge is more sarcastic than I give it credit for.
10) Free beer = good. Being unable to drink free beer = Bad

Thats it! Peace out Yo!

Monday, August 02, 2004

Uni Post!

Wow, It's the first post for a long time that hasn't come from out of my house. Yeah, Im killing some time between classes and have decided to talk all about it. Booooooring. Coming to you from the darkest bowels of the library.

Things that rhyme with bowel are always bad. Like Scowl, Growl, Howl, or Movies with Andie McDowell (Who I always confuse with Mary Steenburgen for some reason)

Anywho, I had archaeology at some ungodly hour this morning, followed by maths which is of course always a laugh riot. Now I have nothing to do till I am due in the forensics lab in an hour.

My timetable has been finalised, I'm here Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9-5 most weeks, Wednesday, 9-2 and Friday not at all. It's a suitibly heavier course load than I grew accustomed to last semester, but thats because Forensics is boosted from 1 hour every 2 weeks to 5 hours a week, and legal (which I sat in lieu of Archaeology) was 1.5 hours a week compared to Arch's 4. Fun fun fun. But for those blog readers who know me on campus, find me and say hi. I get bored easily.

For the most part it is good to be back. If I sit with my brain idling for too long, I start to feel stupider, and forget things that I used to know. Its not healthy.

My parents bought a treadmill. God knows why. But it means that I can study and run at the same time. Who'd have thunk it?

In other news, Saturday night was your fairly standard rainy Saturday night in town. Haunted Mansions, as I traditionally do, due to their cheap cheap beer.

I won another $75 bucks on an instant scratchie, making this my most succesful gambling streak ever. People are starting to either a) Disbelieve that I even won at all or b) Hate me with a vengance. For most it is both.

I'm hungry. Its about lunch time and I should eat before I head into my prac session. The Coopers bar schitzel meal seems to be calling me. That and the scary guy in the corner is giving me the eye and freaking me the hell out. Going to run.

Till next time,