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The List 09

2009-03-06T10:43:00.007+13:00

Here is the new List for 2009/2010! Let me know what you think... I know I am posting this on the 6th March but I will still be finishing it on the 5th March 2010. Wish me luck!

Health/Food

1. Try 10 new fruits/vegetables I’ve never tried before or thought I didn’t like
2. Take up Yoga
3. Make each of the book marked recipes in my copy of Tatiana’s Table
4. Hike 6 mountains (can repeat if necessary)
5. Start taking Spiralina at least 3 times a week
6. Buy a piece of exercise equipment and use it properly

Giving to Others

7. Make a donation to a large charity
8. Make a donation to a local charity
9. Become a volunteer
10. Buy dog food when doing the weekly shop and give it to the RSPCA
11. Donate blood whenever possible
12. Donate to all charities that I see during the day (at least once per organization)

Arts/Theatre

13. Attend 2 Concerts - Myself Destruction, Sounds of Spring, Britney Spears, Dead Letter Circus
14. Attend 2 plays - Statespeare, The Crucible
15. See an exhibit at the art gallery or museum - Statue of David in Florence
16. Go to 2 wine tasting events

Travel and Vacation

17. Go camping for more then 1 night
18. Take Boy away for the weekend without him knowing we are going anywhere
19. Swim in the ocean
20. Go to a theme park
21. Visit a zoo

Trying New Things

22. Build something
23. Paint a wall a colour other than white
24. Get my scuba diving license
25. Do a TAFE course
26. Do a first aid course

Writing/Arts & Crafts/Reading/Photography

27. Learn another craft
28. Write a letter to Boy once a month
29. Start reading the Harry Potter series from the beginning again
30. Get an external hard drive and back up my photos and music. Including things on disk
31. Watch 30 movies I have never seen entirely before
32. Print out some of my favorite photos, frame them and create a “photo wall”
33. Support a craftsperson – buy something handmade (either online or in person)
34. Make a canvas painting

Monthly Challenges

35. Work out 3 times a week for 1 month
36. Walk every day for 1 month
37. No TV for 1 month
38. No alcohol for 1 month
39. Eat only vegetarian meals for 1 month
40. Record total amount of money spent on food for a
41. Photograph my outfits’ everyday for a month
42. Have a dinner containing at least 3 vegetables at least 6 days a week for 1 month
43. Have no sweets/desserts for 1 month
44. Keep my nails clean and manicured for 1 month
45. Use reusable grocery bags every shopping trip for 1 month
46. Wash my face and brush my teeth every night no matter how tired I am for 1 month
47. Make our bed every day for 1 month
48. Make lunch the night before work every day for 1 month

Budgeting and Organization

49. Save all change left over at the end of each week
50. Keep the budget going and update when needed
51. Organize finances and other important documents into a filing system and update monthly with new papers
52. Set up a cleaning schedule so dust does not overwhelm my house again!

Miscellaneous

53. Go to the farmers markets
54. Make at least one new friend IRL
55. Document 100 things that make me happy
56. See five sunrises
57. See five sunsets
58. Go one week without calling Boy a name
59. Compile my favorite recipes into a book or box
60. Go on a picnic
61. Go out for dinner with Boy one night a month
62. Watch all 6 Star Wars in order
63. Watch Buffy and Angel from the beginning
64. Plant a veggie garden
65. Read at least one book per month
66. Subscribe to a photographic or nature magazine
67. Set up an ABN for the crane company
68. Open a bottle of the worlds best, most reasonably priced, champagne to celebrate completing the list!

The List

2009-03-05T20:20:00.004+13:00

I am finished! 365 days ago I started the task of completing 60 random tasks and today its finished!

To start with I can not begin to explain how glad I am that I took this on and how much more exciting the last 12 months have been for it. I really stress to everyone that they should create a list, it not only kicks your arse into gear to do things that you wouldn't usually do but it also makes you feel like you have accomplished something, even if its as small as a trip to the fruit markets!

I started off by printing my list out on nice pink paper, folding it up and putting it into my diary so I could keep it on me every day. I didn't start this with the idea that I HAD to complete EVERYTHING on the list, just to give them a shot and try some new things. And I admit, I haven't completed it. I am a little let down in my self for that but more so I am so excited/proud/happy that I completed the things that I have!

I didn't tell any of my real life friends or family about this for about the first 6 months (with the exception to Boy and Rumbles) not because I was embarrassed but more because I was scared I would fail it like I usually do. I'm like a fish in that way. Ohh something shiny!

So tomorrow I will be starting my new list, I wont post it until then. For now I will give you a recap of what I have (and haven't) done in the last 365 days!! :D

Health/Food

1. Try 10 new fruits/vegetables I’ve never tried before or thought I didn’t like

Durian - this was pretty awesome, I will be eating them again in the future!

Butternut Pumpkin - nothing overly exciting but I did quite like it!

Tomato - I used to HATE tomato (but love tomato sauce... go figure!) But now I will eat it raw, I'm not going to be having tomato slices on my sandwich tomorrow but I will eat it on brushetta and things like that.

Celery - Now this one I'm still on the fence with, I will eat it when its mushy in a soup but NOT raw! EW!

Pomegranate - I really wanted to be impressed by this but sadly I wasn't. It didn't taste to bad but it was a pain to eat!

Beetroot - still a big NO

Squash - I like!

Mangosteen - YUM!

Date - OMG I threw up! It was just WRONG!

Fig - I liked this, I will be having it again. I want to try it with a desert next time!
2. Buy proper cupcake making things and make fancy cupcakes

Boy bought me this stuff for Valentines and I made some lovely cupcakes. They were delish and I will be making them again soon!

3. Do 50 push ups (boy style) in a row

Yeh... This one didn't happen! I got up to 40 at one stage but sadly, no go :(
4. Do 50 sit-ups/crunches in a row

DONE! I actually did 100 which I totally think makes up for not doing the push ups... right? RIGHT?
5. Hike 6 mountains (can repeat if necessary) in 12 months

Flinders Peak, Mt Barney, Eungella x2 ... Ok so I didn't complete it, But I was close.
6. Eat only raw foods for an entire day

Done! It was very painful though. There was one failed attempt. When I did succeed I cheated a little, I had balsamic vinegar on my salads. Lemon juice just wasn't enough for me!
7. Buy a piece of exercise equipment and use it properly
Boy bought me sneakers for my birthday, I had only had hand me down ones before that so it is so good having sneakers that fit me and aren't warn out! I love them!

Giving to Others

8. Make a decent donation to a charity

$20/mth gets transferred to Amnesty International... Its not massive but it helps
9. Send my mum flowers

Done, with the help of Rumbles I got a bunch of Sunflowers (her favorite kind) delivered to her apartment. She was very happy with that.
10. Donate blood every 3 months for a year

I have attempted and attempted this one... the first half of the year I was still anemic. I then got to give blood (yay!) but when I went back the next time I didn't weigh enough... More reason to eat a big dinner! YAY!
11. Make a donation to a local charity

Guide Dogs Queensland
12. Write a letter to both grand mums

Done! Even if one of them can barely see it let alone read it!
13. Spend one day being a “servant” to Boy

Done! Hehe I kind of cheated on this one though... I didn't actually tell him that I was doing it until midnight. But he still got everything he wanted that day!
14. Send a small gift or letter to some of my favorite flickrites/bloggers

DONE! Muirnait got a CD, Becca got some sockies for her beautiful little girl, Germ got a card, GeekBrat got a lip gloss and a bunch of you got Christmas Cards
15. Buy birthday presents for everybody in both families

DONE! Nearly... Big Bro 12.03.08 Boys Mummy 15.03.08 Boys Lil' Sis 11.04.08 Big Sis 29.04.08, The champ 11.06.08, big big sis 13.07.08, Mim 15.07.08, Gral 18.08.08,Potato Head 19.08.08, Daddyo 25.08.08, AH 22.10.08, Lil' Miss PBB, Trevor, the Dominator and Mummy... I still owe Boys Step Dad a present from his birthday last weekend but with the move and everything it hasn't gotten to his hands yet. It is here and waiting though!

Writing/Blogging

16. Post a real blog (not just from Flickr) on ChickenTherapy at least once a week

Yeh... this lasted 4 weeks.... I suck
17. Write a short piece of fiction

Its better that I didn't...
18. Write a letter to each family member (who can read)

Presents we rent enough?? Honestly! Some People!
19. Hand write a blog entry and scan it to the blog

I FAIL OK! I KNOW THIS! WRITING AND BLOGGING IS NOT MY FORTE! I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF FORTE IS THE RIGHT WORD! OR IF THAT'S THE SPELLING! BAH

Arts/Theatre

20. Attend a Concert

Millencolin 5.4.08
21. Attend a play

The Anatomy of Titus 25.08.08
22. Attend a musical

We have two booked for when we are in London! I havent seen one no... but I think it counts!
23. Attend a non-mandatory lecture or seminar

I attended two! One was a marketing seminar run by the local paper and another was a AXA Admin thing
24. See an exhibit at the art gallery or museum

Mackay gallery... Not very interesting...
25. Go to a wine tasting

At the Ginger Bread Factory! Plus we have a wine tour booked for when we are in Florence

Travel and Vacation

26. Travel out of Australia

LONDON! Its booked and paid for! We leave in 10 days! WOOO
27. Go camping for more then 1 night

This didnt happen :( I booked it in a dozen times but something kept coming up. I am actually really sad this one didnt happen...
28. Ride a roller coaster

Mackay Show!
29. Visit one of the Islands in the Whitsundays

HAMO!!
30. Stay 1 night at the Harbor and have dinner at one of the good restaurants

This one was half done... We went to the nice restaurant but we didnt get to stay there as it turned out there was only one hotel and it was booked out on the night we were going out for dinner :(

Trying New Things

32. Wear a skirt/dress every day for a week

DONE! This was actually one of the hardest tasks! I tried it a dozen times but I just couldnt go a whole week. The only way I got around it was by wearing stockings most of the days!
33. Build something

Boy and I built my bike but I also built a TV cabinete
34. Sew something

I fixed the bed sheets and all of boys work clothes!
35. Wear fingernail polish for a whole week

Done!
36. Help Boy out at work for a day

Done!
37. Get my boat license

Done!
38. Get a new piercing or a small tattoo

Done! Nope I'm not telling!

Arts, Crafts, and Photography

39. Attend one of those pottery classes/days

I'm anti social... Didn't happen...
40. Support a craftsperson—buy something handmade (either in person or online)

I just bought this beautiful Necklace of Etsy! I TRIED to get hold of the awesome Artsy T to buy one of her prints but she didnt reply to my comments :(

41. Document a “day in my life” with photos

Done!

42. Do a photo essay of some of my most sentimental possessions

Done!

43. Find a local photography group/class and go to at least 1 session

Again with the anti social...
44. Learn more about the DSLR

I read a dozen books and feel I know a fair bit more. I'm not going to be quitting my day job anytime soon but I can have heaps of fun and now end up with some really nice photos out of it :)

4 5. Learn a craft

I made mosaic photo frames for the fam for Christmas and I taught myself to knit! Thank you Internet!

Monthly Challenges

46. Work out 3 times a week for 1 month

Done!
47. Walk every day for 1 month

start 21.03.08 finish 21.04.08
48. One month without TV

I LOVED this one! I have always had the TV on as background or watched TV while eating breakfast and dinner so a month was pretty crazy but now I do NOT like TV! I HATE the ads! I still watch a couple of shows when I am really bored or watch the news when something big happens but I have lost nearly all interest in TV and I am SO glad about it!
49. Record total amount of money spent on food for a month

Done! We spent $480. I really dont know what happens to the rest of our money! I blame drugs.
50. One month without sweets/desserts

This was painful. I got two weeks through then a charity person came around selling chocolates and I was a good person and bought one COMPLETELY forgetting about the no sweets thing.. I had to start again! But its DONE!
51. Photograph my outfits everyday for a month

Done!
52. Have a dinner containing atleast 3 vegetables atleast 6 days a week for a month

Done! This was really good. We are eating so many more and so many different types of vegies because of this!

Miscellaneous

53. Learn a language – even if just basics

Gemacht! Ich habe ein kleines Deutsch gelernt!
54. Go to the Saturday fruit markets

Done! I totally want to keep this one up!
55. Buy a piece of Victoria Secrets anything

Done! I got pants, a couple of singlets, some girlie things and some socks!
56. Subscribe to a photographic or nature magazine

Nat Geo!
57. Plant a herb garden

Ok... It may be dead now but I did plant one! Plus I now have a big basil plant so that still counts!
58. Read at least 1 book per month

I didnt do this per month. But I read twelve so I think that counts. Life of Pi, Annakarenina, Angel, Christopher, the Bronze Horseman (x 2), Twilight, Tully, New Moon, the Alchemist, Red Leaves, Life of Reptiles
59. Rent and boat for a day and take Boy on a cruise (after I get my boat license)

This didnt happen :(
60. Set up Make-up Company and begin trading again

Done and thriving! WOOOOOOO

So thats the 08/09 list done. Now onto the new! Thanks to everyone for your help and support I had so much fun with this and cant wait to keep going with next years!!

nerves suck

2008-11-07T10:04:00.001+13:00

nerves suck
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

I have ebola

2008-10-02T12:02:00.001+13:00

Ok more just a stomach bug, but seriously, Im dieing! I've spent two nights camped in the bathroom. And that one I'm not lieing about. I had a towel as a mattress, a robe as a blanket, a pillow, a glass of water next to me and a good book for those less nausious times.

A perfect day for a dentist appointment!

I jingle and I jangle with my dangle

2008-09-03T15:03:00.003+13:00

Boy: (While watching 'Two and a Half Men') OMG You totally just saw his wang!
Me: What? Where?
Boy: Below his chest but above his knees. Around his boxers.

staws

2008-08-29T23:40:00.000+13:00

whys is it whenever Im drinking out of a straw I have to try and fit each of my 4 top front teeth in the top of the straw. Does anyone else do this?

And yes, I am posting again, I am taking notes from the Amazing Amalah, and will try and post more!!!

(I say that everytime, minus the Amalah thing, everytime, dont I? :s)

Seven Deadly Sins

2008-07-09T16:49:00.003+13:00

WRATH
1. Who did you last get angry with? Boy... but it was because of someone else so does that count?
2. What is your weapon of choice? Words. Or cross bow.
3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex? Daily :s
4. How about of the same sex? I have but I dont like to
5. Who was the last person who got really angry at you? People dont really tell you when they are angry with you.... My mother? Maybe one of the guys that live with me.
6. What is your pet peeve? Bad parenting.
7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily? Keep them... bad trait

SLOTH
1. What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you don't? shower :s
2. What is the latest you've ever woken up? Im not sure about ever... Im sure there are some crazy times from the teenage years, but of late? 10am
4. What is the last lame excuse you made? "I just cleaned the car so I cant be bothered cleaning the room"
5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through? sadly.
6. When was the last time you got in a good workout? last month
7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today? 3times usually

GLUTTONY
1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice? Jam donut shots or martinis
2. Meat eaters: white meat or dark meat?? dark meat. I usually feel better for eating white though
3. What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event? I dont often remember after those nights. I think I did a bottle of tequila, the worm, a few cocktails and too many chick drinks to count.... that was probably the biggest night.
4. Have you ever used a professional diet company? no.
5. Do you have an issue with your weight? many.
6. Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy? salty.
7. Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought "lunch"? am I that weird? yes. but not in a way that I would actually eat them!
LUST
1. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family): 10+... im not really sure.
2. How many people have seen YOU naked (not counting physicians/family): Evil question.... 6+....
3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of the opposite gender during a normal conversation? haha yes
4. Have you ever kissed two people in one night? yes
5. What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice?Just one? boobs. Or sholders on boys mmm
6. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute? No.

GREED
1. How many credit cards do you own? Two.
2. What's your guilty pleasure store? Tiffany & Co. but more often is Victoria Secret.
3. Would you rather be rich, or famous?Rich
4. Would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make megabucks?yep
5. Have you ever stolen anything? yes
6. How many MP3s are on your hard drive? Computer just got wiped so none

PRIDE
1. What's one thing you have done that you're most proud of? Bought our house.
2. What one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of? probably bought a house.
3. What things would you like to accomplish in your life? Be a mother. Be a vegitarian. Be self sufficient. Have an empire.
4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place? yes.
5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors? yes.
6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score? yes.
7. What did you do today that you're proud of? Cleaned the evil car.

ENVY
1. What item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have for your own? The Champ? Hes good to give back though. My sisters new necklace!
2. Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with? Big Sis.
3. If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be? im happy being me. Maybe Angelina Jolie though.
4. Have you ever been cheated on? yes.
5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own? hourly.
6. What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself? whats the opposite of laziness?

thanks to Muir for letting me copy that (ok, she didnt let as I didnt ask... but shes nice so I will assume she would approve ;p)

I created post its...

2008-04-24T20:46:00.004+13:00

OK so on paper it sounds really good - I am 21 and run my own business as a make-up artist, and own a home with my partner of nearly 4 years. Good right? I sound kinda successful?

Out in the real world - I am nearly 22, I am living out in a shit hole of a small town. I just quit my job and am trying to set up a company which I've already closed down once in an industry I have not worked in in nearly 2 years. I still have a decent debt on my one house that I own with my partner of 3 years who I fight with constantly (that's a healthy thing, I like the fighting).

I have my high school reunion in exactly 1 week and I'm starting to get scared. I think I've gone over the kind of school I went to once before but to recap - Private all girls school, snobs, feminists and all round spoilt petty bitches. Of course there was exceptions to that but they were few and far between and had usually gone through so much shit keeping the friends they had that they didn't want any more.

I don't know why I am going back, quite a few of my friends aren't going for the sole reason of why go visit the people that we tried so hard to escape from for 5 years. All of the people that I want to catch up with I have on Facebook and the others? Well its like when you see some thing really gross, you really really don't want to go there but some masochistic part of you wants to look.

So I'm doing the best I can, I'm putting on my armor. Hopefully there will be less that can be picked on if I wrap my self up in something I know and try to hide the little holes of failure that creep through. I started today with my nails, this weekend will be the tan, next week will be the waxes, scrubs and hair.

Wish me luck!

Retribution

2008-04-18T15:24:00.001+13:00

**UPDATE*** So as my last day progresses on these are a few of the things I have heard that have been said about me:
I
am bulimic, that is why I cant keep my food down.I faked going into hospital last month just to have a few days of work.
There is nothing wrong with my stomach I should just get over it and shut up
I am a slut
I do no work at all, the other girl has to do work for two people.

And there is more to come....

Any advice on how to return the favor this thing has persented me would be muchly appreciated!

60!

2008-04-12T19:20:00.002+13:00

Yep this is my 60th post, pretty pathetic for how long this blog has been going but still pretty funky!!

I've not really got much to say today. I did the whole IM QUITTING thing over on my flickr YAY I did a trial for the wedding make-up today, came out rather pretty I think. I've just emailed the photos to Big Sis to see what she thinks, hopefully she likes it. If you didnt catch it over on Flickr I reactivated my ABN this week, I am officially a trading make-up artist and I am soooo excited by that!!!

Im starving so Im going to go make a chicken sandwhich and make me a cocktail, hey its 4:30 on a Saturday arvo, you're lucky im not slurring my typing already!!!!

ill leave you with this hilerious email I got from Potato Head this week. I sent him my list and these were his replies... well I found it funny :)

Health/Food

1. Try 10 new fruits/vegetables I’ve never tried before or thought I didn’t like (tropical fruit world down the coast) Emma and I can take you.
2. Buy proper cupcake making things and make fancy cupcakes (yum)
3. Do 50 push ups (boy style) in a row (I am push up king, lets do it together, will be hard)
4. Do 50 sit-ups/crunches in a row (easy)
5. Hike 6 mountains (can repeat if necessary) in 12 months (mount coolum, Mt warner, Mt Barney, Mt Adam he he he he )
6. Eat only raw foods for an entire day (easy, fruit , sashimi, water )
7. Buy a piece of exercise equipment and use it properly Running shoes

Giving to Others

8. Make a decent donation to a charity (decent compared to your income)
9. Send my mum flowers ( suck up)
10. Donate blood every 3 months for a year (once the anemia clears) (needles yuck)
11. Make a donation to a local charity (Adam holiday fund)
12. Write a letter to both grand mums (on old paper)
13. Spend one day being a “servant” to Boy (Why??)
14. Send a small gift or letters to flickr/blog friends (Ah nice)
15. Buy birthday presents for everybody in both families (make them, it's more from the heart)

Writing/Blogging

16. Post a real blog (not just from Flickr) on ChickenTherapy at least once a week (blah blah blog)
17. Write a short piece of fiction (You do that everyday when you email me)
18. Write a letter to each family member (who can read) (count me out then)
19. Handwrite a blog entry and scan it to the blog ( then people can copy your handwriting and steal you money)

Arts/Theatre

20. Attend a Concert (easy, done)
21. Attend a play (Frankie)
22. Attend a musical (boring)
23. Attend a non-mandatory lecture or seminar (Pole dancing not included)
24. See an exhibit at the art gallery or museum (Andy Warhol was good)
25. Go to a wine tasting (that is a lot of fun)

Travel and Vacation

26. Travel out of Australia (Check)
27. Go camping for more then 1 night (spiders everywhere)
28. Ride a roller coaster (3 times in a row)
29. Visit one of the Islands in the Whitsundays (Hamo)
30. Stay 1 night at the Harbor and have dinner at one of the good restaurants (Whatever)

Trying New Things

32. Wear a skirt/dress every day for a week (Your a boy)
33. Build something (With wood and nails - A bird box)
34. Sew something ( buttons on)
35. Wear fingernail polish for a whole week (Toes and feet)
36. Help Boy out at work for a day (???)
37. Get my boat license (way overdue, got mine when I was 16)
38. Get a new piercing or a small tattoo (no tats, Go the nipple piercing)

Arts, Crafts, and Photography

39. Attend one of those pottery classes/days (boring and too expense to set up for yourself at home)
40. Support a craftsperson—buy something handmade (either in person or online) (hand crafted food)
41. Document a “day in my life” with photos (not the toilet bits)
42. Do a photo essay of some of my most sentimental possessions (not the toilet bits)
43. Find a local photography group/class and go to at least 1 session (strange lonely people go to those you will get stalkers)
44. Learn more about the DSLR (??????? camera talk)

45. Learn a craft (There are some really old crafts, wickery? Karma Sutra? )

Monthly Challenges

46. Work out 3 times a week for 1 month (check, makes you feel good)
47. Walk every day for 1 month Run or walk on your hands)
48. One month without TV (excellent)
49. Record total amount of money spent on food for a month (no way you will stop eating)
50. One month without sweets/desserts (No way, sugarrrrrrrrrrr goooodddd)
51. Photograph my outfits everyday for a month (Boring)
52. Have a dinner containing at least 3 vegetables at least 6 days a week for a month (pooo)

Miscellaneous

53. Learn a language – even if just basics (Spanish )
54. Go to the Saturday fruit markets (You will need to as it is all you will eat)
55. Buy a piece of Victoria Secrets anything (Nice, get the wings)
56. Subscribe to a photographic or nature magazine (Nat geo)
57. Plant a herb garden (Grasshoppers eat it all)
58. Read at least 1 book per month (puts me to sleep)
59. Rent and boat for a day and take Boy on a cruise (after I get my boat license) (go fishing)
60. Set up Make-up Company and begin trading again ( done nice work)

I QUIT 2.365/2

2008-04-10T10:37:00.001+13:00

I QUIT 2.365/2
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

i suck

2008-04-09T10:09:00.002+13:00

i do, majorly. I didn't post last week. I'm sooooorrrryyyyyyyy! I kept meaning to then this horrible black cloud would come over me and all would be bad and I would just want to curl up in a ball and go to sleep. mackay is not my friend. I'm hating it here. We're flying back enough that missing family isn't a big thing but just the people are backwards. See where as I know I haven't seen much in this world, they think Mackay IS the world. Its very depressing.

Plus my work has banned any non work related Internet so I have nothing to get me through the hell of work.

Blah blah blah Arly is sad, now shut up.

Ok.

So I didn't post last week but I will post three, yes you heard right, THREE times this week to make up for it!!!! One extra post free of cost just for you my readers!

We flew down to Brisbane on Saturday morning for the Millencolin concert. If you dont know who Millencolin are check them out this second, awesome Swedish semi-punk bank. Very fun.

So we're sitting on the plane its just starting to take off and "SHIT" Boy is all, "omg what??? Did the wing fall off???" and I'm all "omg.... i left the tickets on the fridge" Great big stress out. By the time we land in Brisbane we've calmed down with the resolution that I will go in to Ticketec, ask for the tickets to be reissued and if not then buy new ones. Well.... Concert is sold out. Great. Oh and the Tivoli doesn't reissue tickets. After bursting into tears in the ticketec office and begging the lady to double check she calls head office, stays on hold for half an hour and in the end yes they could reissue our tickets at the gate if we go an hour early. All good!! The concert rocked, I have many a bruise from the barrier! AND I got the set list WOOOOOO

I also spent the weekend dress shopping with Big Sis. She chose her wedding gown and omg I cried when I saw her in it. I cant even describe how stunning it is... I'm so proud of her :D

And I think we chose the bridesmaid gowns. We're going for black because the reception is black tie and she wanted something we can wear again. I think its going to be a corset which is white with black lace over it and a black satin belt with a floor length black satin skirt. And seen as its in the middle of winter we need some little fluffy thing to keep us warm. Not sure about that yet though.

Oh and last big news - I AM OFFICIALLY A TRADING MAKE-UP ARTIST AGAIN! See I trained with Napoleon back in 2004. Absolutely loved it. But in order to buy a house I needed a full time job (being 18 the banks don't have much faith in you) so I had to put the company on hold and go work behind a desk. After a while I gave up on my dream and deregistered my company. I cried a lot that day. But ever since when someone would ask me what I "was" I always said "I'm a make-up artist but I'm working in admin at the moment" The admin bit always made me feel kinda dirty and wrong.

So last post i wrote about how scared I was about doing the make-up for my sis' wedding but something has clicked in me. I AM a make-up artist. This is what I've always loved. Talking about it gives me a rush and changing someone from drab to stunning is just a feeling I cant explain. So yesterday I reregistered my ABN and went to Napoleon and restocked my bases. I'm going back later this week to buy some new colours and omg I cant explain the excitement.

Ohh and thats two more crossed off my list :D

Woe-is-me

2008-03-26T22:08:00.003+13:00

Work - I mentioned a few weeks ago to remind me to mention work next time but you suck and didnt remind me... well I remembered now didnt I!

I like to think I am a fairly good person. I am friendly, I'm trust worthy, I try to be happy and smily even when I'm not, I laugh when I dont even find jokes funny. But I seem to be surrounded by people that don't like me and I really dont know why... I go to work everyday and I feel like I am back in high school. I have never seen such petty bitchiness in anyone over 16. Like to the point where I will say good morning and not get any responce, sure claim that you didnt hear me once but every. single. day. ??? Righto!

I am stuck doing shit kicker work because the girl that is meant to be training me doesnt even look at me anymore. I have no idea why other then she is a screaming homophobe (we all know what thats hiding!)

Thats another thing, I have never met a bunch of people that are so bigoted! They call Aborigines "Blackies", they call gays "faggots" and any of you on here that know me well know that word makes me want to throw up I just dont know how people can be so closed minded. They see something that is different and want to ruin it.... I just find that pathetic.

Meanwhile at home my Big Sis is going wedding dress shopping and planning the wedding and I cant be there to help... My dad is crazy stressed (as always) and wish I was there to spend more time with him. PLUS I own a beautiful home which I have big plans for that I could be working on and it has a huge back yard where I could have my puppy....

On another note, I spent $97 on drugs today, and Im not talking the fun kind.... god that makes me sad... More stuff for my stomach to help with my reflux, oh I also have a urine tract infection - pissing out needles, now thats a WHOLE lotta fun!!! Ohh wait.... its really not...

You really wanted to know that didn't you?

Ohh but on the list side I have walked for 5 days in a row now! No where near my 1 month mark but its a start...

The most rambling and incoherent post in the history of rambling and incoherent posts

2008-03-19T14:08:00.002+13:00

Look at me, third week in a row! Woot! Yes I just Woot-ed for the second time ever, :s Well I’ve not made much progress on the list this week, things were a bit crazy between the flights and the hospital and the casino and the hangovers but lots of stuff happened so I can update on that :D.

I finally tried both the Durian and Butternut pumpkin last night so I can OFFICIALLY cross those off my list! I am not sure the Durian was completely ripe but it was rather smelly! I didn’t hate it so I am going to buy another one from the markets this weekend and eat it when it is ripe this time. The butternut pumpkin was a hit in my special salad. Boy still rates Sweet Potato and Pumpkin over it (in that order) but it has totally overtaken Pumpkin in my stakes. (on another note I am sure you are loving my vegetable rambles, it is what you come here for right? Not the naked pictures? Damn because I was going to add one of those but I wont now)

I neeeeearly bought proper cupcake making things, but then I found Homer Hudson ice-cream here for the first time and decided to buy a million tubs of those instead. Even though I’m not even a huge fan of ice-cream, and I bought flavours I didn’t even want thinking Boy wouldn’t get so angry at me if I bought them in the flavours he likes… it didn’t work L

I told my Big Sis and Potato Head that I have to do 40 sit ups and push ups within a year, so that’s kinda like doing them…. My sister laughed at me but that’s not the point!

I donated $5 to the RSPCA lady out the front of Woolworths the other day. It was a proper note not just spare change!! I was proud of that. Plus I have started buying dog food each time I go shopping again. No I am not crazy, I know I do not have a dog (yet… shhh) BUT what I do is each time I go to the shops I buy a can of dog food, I collect a whole bunch and take them to the RSPCA so they have more food for the puppies so they can keep them alive for longer! I do not really have money to give at the moment but I can give food J Now this is a great idea, and we collected HEAPS of food, but then we moved to Mackay and it is all still sitting in my sisters pantry, they do not have a dog either….

I bought a present for one of my favourite flickrs/bloggers, but seen as I think she is, at this moment, popping out a little Bex then I doubt she got the email saying “give me your address pregnant woman!” L So that is sitting in my bag at the moment mocking me and my childless state.

We bought birthday presents for both my Big Bro and Boys Mummy, this keeps us on track with presents for everyone!!

We received the tickets to the Millencolin concert in 2 weeks!!! YAY!!!

I am totally, as I write this calling about getting my boat licence! Wait ok voicemail…. Nope do not like leaving voicemail, I’ll call back later… bugger

I have totally been looking for a photography group in Mackay but I think they do not exist L If any body knows of/can find one pleeeease let me know!

Hmmm I went for a walk this morning so I might start my “walk everyday for a month” thing now… Let’s try it, I am sure I am going to fail a few times so better start trying early!!

Now the make-up company thing… This is getting scarier and scarier. You know how when you love something a lot you are really scared at failing. Like my friend Catty who had her first daughter over Christmas. She was really worried about being a bad mum or hurting Lil’K somehow. I know this is like a HUGE scale of what I am talking about but I just have this HUGE fear of failing at make-up. I have no friends in Mackay to practice on so all I can do is just jump back in and book a job, but then what if I get someone’s wedding or something and I fail. I turn them into Miz Bobbi Brickhouse the Manly Goddess?? What if I ruin some ladies wedding by making her look like a drag queen?!? That scares the crap out of me. It is even giving me nightmares. See I have some awesome news…

MY BIG SIS IS GETTING MARRIED!!! She got engaged to her partner of 11 years on Sunday night. (you are toally wondering what this has to do with my fear of make-up right? Did I confuse you with my jump? No I do not have ADD just keep reading and you’ll figure it out… that’s if you have lasted through the other ramblings…) This is sooo exciting. Even earlier that day she said to me “how are you going to be my make-up artist, photographer and Bridesmaid?” It was a funny little joke until she rang me up the next night and said “so will you be my bridesmaid” and I was all “OMG OFCOURSE!” And I am so excited and I just can’t even imagine how stunning she will look on the day (which is only 3 months away, no - not shot gun, they are moving to London so kinda shot gun but no babies involved). But what if I fuck it up? What if it is all exciting because I am going to be her make-up artist and I crack and ruin it? Will she always hate me? Will her extremely attractive, successful, wealthy friends laugh and mock and it will be on my head. I actually woke up screaming last night from a horrible nightmare. Do you want to know what happened? Ok it may sound stupid to most of you but it is horridly scary to me….

I was doing a trial make-up run for Big Sis wedding. (A trial run is exactly that, you get all of the bridal party together and you do their make-up as a test to see if they like it and how long it will take and what colours will be used on the day.) So I was doing this trial but for some reason there were two other artists their doing two other bridesmaids. Those artists were both younger, prettier and less experienced then me. And for some reason I just kept stuffing up. I didn’t have all of my equipment so I had to keep running around the house looking for it. I streaked concealer ALL over my models face. I forgot to put lashes on. I used a pink base on a yellow tone. And I hadn’t even finished my base when the other two artists were finished the whole face and packing up. They were really mean as well. And omg it is making me hyperventilate just thinking about it.

There is no way I would make Big Sis pay for a make-up artist for the big day when I can just do it but omg…. I have to deal with this fear….

Ohh HAPPY EASTER everyone! If I dont post before the weekend have a great time and eat lots of chocolate!

I did it!

2008-03-12T16:55:00.003+13:00

Look at me, posting for the second week in a row! Amazing right? I know you are amazed. I'm pretty darn excited as well. Because, not only do I get to subject my 2 readers to the excitingly dull week I have had BUT I get to cross another thing half off my 'To-Do' List!! Lets see what else I have gotten off it in just 1 week since I started it...

1. Try 10 new fruits/vegetables I’ve never tried before or thought I didn’t like Ok well I've not tried 10 vegetables but I have made a start. I bought a Durian and a Butternut Pumpkin, both of which I DO plan on eating at some stage... just not right now. But I will add them to the list once I've eaten them :)

14. Send a small gift or letter to some of my favorite flickrites/bloggers
The lovely Muirnait/Heather got a CD. So that is a start!

15. Buy birthday presents for everybody in both families
It is my Brothers birthday today (HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BRO!) And I've already bought his present. It is also Boy's mums birthday this weekend and although we haven't bought the present yet we have ideas and WILL be buying her one.

16. Post a real blog (not just from Flickr) on ChickenTherapy at least once a week Here is my start!!!

20. Attend a Concert
I booked tickets to see Millencolin next month. Sooooo excited about that but I wont add that to the list till after we go!

54. Go to the Saturday fruit markets
We went and other then getting in trouble by one of the stall owners for taking a snap of her fancy soaps (after asking if I could and being told it was fine!) it kinda rocked and I now plan on going EVERY Saturday!

57. Plant a herb garden
Done! YAY!

60. Set up Make-up Company and begin trading again
My hairdresser has asked me to do a hair competition she is doing in July so that is a start. I still have to set up the company, re-stock my kit and regain my confidence but hopefully that will come!

Ok So I think I have done fairly well for the first week. I just hope I keep it up from here!!! I am really proud of the list and thank you all for your great feed back on here, flickr and emails. Its been a great push to actually follow through (I hate saying follow through, ever since watching that Ali G movie :s)

Other then all of that I've not done much else this week. Boy and I spent the weekend at the Harbour which is lovely. Beautiful sunny days, good beer, good food. Nothing more I could ask for. Got a bit burnt at the beach on Saturday and instead of my horrid English skin peeling it has settled to a hot tan! Woo don't have to pay for it this time!!!

I also got my hair done, again, last night. I got my mullet cut off which is the last of my spiky hair gone! I cant believe its grown so much since September! But damn happy that it has!! Its now kind of a long bob with a large sweeping fringe with a pink foil. I will try and get a good photo of it later for Flickr.

We are heading back to Brisbane tomorrow, again! Very excited! I am going into hospital on Friday for more stuff to do with my stomach, most of you would remember but for anyone new you can read about it here. Yep its still going on. Nearly 2 years now. Hopefully this time I will have some proper answers.

Remind me next time to talk about work.... and the hell that it is.
:D

number 57

2008-03-10T12:31:00.001+13:00

number 57
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

The list

2008-03-05T19:48:00.005+13:00

Ok I keep meaning to do up a list of things I want to do for ages and I've done a couple but none more then 10 things. All pretty useless really. But I have been given inspiration from the fabulous Miss Zoot and her '101 things in 1001 days' list. Now we all know I am way to lazy and uncommitted to follow anything through for 1001 days, hell I couldnt even get through 365. So I have cut it down a bit just to get through things I want to do without having too much pressure. Now I am giving myself 1 year to do all of these things. I'm pretty sure I can handle that and I hope that I get them all done but if I dont its no big let down because its not a thing. I will be crossing them off and dating them as I go and Im sure I'll make a big song and dance about each one on here and Flickr so not much chance on missing out on any!

So here we go, let me know what you think or if Im missing anything!

Health/Food

1. Try 10 new fruits/vegetables I’ve never tried before or thought I didn’t like (1/Durian 18.03.08 2/ Butternut Pumpkin 18.03.08 3/Tomato 4/celery 5/)
2. Buy proper cupcake making things and make fancy cupcakes
3. Do 50 push ups (boy style) in a row
4. Do 50 sit-ups/crunches in a row
5. Hike 6 mountains (can repeat if necessary) in 12 months (Flinders Peak, Mt Barney, Eungella x2)
6. Eat only raw foods for an entire day
7. Buy a piece of exercise equipment and use it properly (Runners! 15.10.08)

Giving to Others

8. Make a decent donation to a charity ($20/mth to Amnesty plus I give my change to whatever charity I see at the shops or that comes into work)
9. Send my mum flowers
10. Donate blood every 3 months for a year (04.11.08)
11. Make a donation to a local charity
12. Write a letter to both grand mums
13. Spend one day being a “servant” to Boy
14. Send a small gift or letter to some of my favorite flickrites/bloggers (CD sent to Muirnait 5.03.08 Sockies sent to Bec 26.03.08ish, birthday card to Germ 10.08)
15. Buy birthday presents for everybody in both families (Big Bro 12.03.08 Boys Mummy 15.03.08 Boys Lil' Sis 11.04.08 Big Sis 29.04.08, The champ 11.06.08, big big sis 13.07.08, Mim 15.07.08, Gral 18.08.08,Potato Head 19.08.08,Daddyo 25.08.08, AH 22.10.08,)

Writing/Blogging

16. Post a real blog (not just from Flickr) on ChickenTherapy at least once a week (wk1. wk2. wk3.wk.4)
17. Write a short piece of fiction
18. Write a letter to each family member (who can read)
19. Handwrite a blog entry and scan it to the blog

Arts/Theatre

20. Attend a Concert (Millencolin 5.4.08)
21. Attend a play (Titus 25.08.08)
22. Attend a musical
23. Attend a non-mandatory lecture or seminar
24. See an exhibit at the art gallery or museum
25. Go to a wine tasting

Travel and Vacation

26. Travel out of Australia
27. Go camping for more then 1 night
28. Ride a roller coaster (Mackay Show)
29. Visit one of the Islands in the Whitsundays
30. Stay 1 night at the Harbor and have dinner at one of the good restaurants

Trying New Things

32. Wear a skirt/dress every day for a week (11.11.08)
33. Build something (Built my bike 11.04.08)
34. Sew something (fixed the bed sheets 27.10.08)
35. Wear fingernail polish for a whole week
36. Help Boy out at work for a day
37. Get my boat license
38. Get a new piercing or a small tattoo

Arts, Crafts, and Photography

39. Attend one of those pottery classes/days
40. Support a craftsperson—buy something handmade (either in person or online)
41. Document a “day in my life” with photos
42. Do a photo essay of some of my most sentimental possessions
43. Find a local photography group/class and go to at least 1 session
44. Learn more about the DSLR
4 5. Learn a craft

Monthly Challenges

46. Work out 3 times a week for 1 month
47. Walk every day for 1 month (start 21.03.08 finish 21.04.08)
48. One month without TV
49. Record total amount of money spent on food for a month (start 11.11.08)
50. One month without sweets/desserts
51. Photograph my outfits everyday for a month (start 11.11.08)
52. Have a dinner containing atleast 3 vegetables atleast 6 days a week for a month (start 11.11.08)

Miscellaneous

53. Learn a language – even if just basics
54. Go to the Saturday fruit markets
55. Buy a piece of Victoria Secrets anything
56. Subscribe to a photographic or nature magazine
57. Plant a herb garden
58. Read at least 1 book per month (month 1 - Life of Pi by Yann Martel)
59. Rent and boat for a day and take Boy on a cruise (after I get my boat license)
60. Set up Make-up Company and begin trading again

5 March 2009 here I come!!!

sunday arvo cook up

2008-03-04T12:30:00.001+13:00

sunday arvo cook up
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

Sunday afternoons with Boy just seem to get better and better. It might be being stuck in a town and only knowing each other (knowing, liking, same all same) or it could just be a good stage but Im having fun and I kinda like him a lot :)

sad

2008-02-29T17:11:00.001+13:00

sad
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

brandon

2008-02-28T12:38:00.002+13:00

brandon
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

mmmmmmm Brandon.... HE ACKNOWLEDGED ME!

Yes I was close but the better thing... BRANDON BOYD ACKNOWLEDGED ME!!! nope I will never get sick of saying that! And Dj Kilmores girlfriend waved to me, that was exciting but not quite as awesome as BRANDON BOYD ACKNOWLEDGING ME!

Im suprised I got such a still shot, the mosh was NUTS by this point!

waiting

2008-02-28T12:26:00.001+13:00

waiting
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

waiting for my Incubus!!! Had a great weekend in Bris - more photos to come :)

boogy boarding down the hall

2008-02-15T12:32:00.001+13:00

boogy boarding down the hall
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

We've had over 3meters of rain today. This is fucking awesome!

Oh!

2008-02-12T10:39:00.001+13:00

Oh!
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

light

2008-02-10T00:32:00.001+13:00

light
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

back to barbie. Hopefuly blondes really do ave more fun.

chickentherapy

2008-02-08T10:32:00.001+13:00

chickentherapy
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

If you didnt know, I love chickens :D

wind

2008-02-05T12:01:00.001+13:00

wind
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

sick in bed.

friends

2008-02-04T10:36:00.001+13:00

friends
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

feeling down.

wood layers

2008-01-31T10:03:00.001+13:00

wood layers
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

thought I would update with something.... more to come I promise!

I wrote this post at work and now I am dieing of a headache. Excuse me while I go put my head in a bucket of ice. A dark quiet bucket of ice.

2007-11-07T21:18:00.000+13:00

Ok prepare to be bored! I’m not sure what preparing to be bored would involve but I have a feeling it would include one of those small travel pillows, a bottle of water and maybe a life jacket. I have a million things I want to talk about but only about 2 lines on each. So maybe less bored more confused. Whatever, just prepare!

Well by now most of you would have heard my big news! If not then you’re a looser who doesn’t watch my flickr and you are hereby banned from all contact to me. The move is kicking off in the first week of December. Before then though there is much to do!

This Friday night we are moving out of the apartment and back in with my Big Sister. Staying with her and Potato Head last time was a hoot so I can’t imagine this time being any different. We all get along really well but are each out of the house enough that we don’t feel like we are sitting on top of each other. Plus we will only be there for 3 weeks, not enough time to cause too much tension!

On the 3rd of December it is my 21st, pretty darn excited about that. Mainly the excitement comes from having my WHOLE family in one place. My Big Big Sister lives in Sydney and I don’t get to see her much. Plus she has 2 little kiddlies, one of which I have never met. I feel like the worst Auntie in the world but we just haven’t been in the financial position to get down and see them this year. Hopefully next year things will change. But in the meantime it is my birthday and my folks have agreed to bring them all up for it. Plus I will have my best friend, Rumbles, there who rocks every party. Even if my Mother and Big Big Sis go all explosive on us again I know that Rumbles and I will still party on!

We will probably head off on our move 2 or 3 days after my birthday. Very scary BUT on the plus side I plan on posting a lot more, I can hear your excitement! The blog and my flickr will be announced to my family before we leave so they can keep up with us there. This scares the crap out of me. They all know that when I am taking photos of them chances are it will end up “on that site of mine” but actually having to sensor things or going “ok I swear 5 times in that sentence… do I really want Daddyo reading that?”. There was one time when Daddyo did some how track my blog down… I received a phone call that afternoon from him saying that I had “some potty mouth on” me! Where do you think I learnt that one from Daddy? :p

The next few weeks are going to be pretty full on for us so to help me out a little bit I invite everyone to send in a question and I will try my hardest to answer it. You can email me it if you would like it kept anonymous or just post it in the comments section. I do reserve the right not to answer certain things so nothing that I can get in trouble for (M@) :p

On that note I will leave you with this little thing that I stole from Heather who stole it from Kristina

1. Describe your dream house/environment.
I want a couple of hundred acres, I don’t really mind where. As long as there is a town within 30 mins and it’s not tooo sweltering in summer, nor toooo ice-y in winter. I would like it to be kind of Balinese, lots of polished bamboo and stainless steel leading out onto a pool. A huge bedroom with an open plan bathroom with an open shower and 4 shower heads. Maybe a horse for me and a track for Boy to go moto riding. And a flight strip for our small plane. Nothing too extravagant :p

2. Favourite physical feature of the same and opposite sex.
Same sex – facial structure, stomach and boobs
Opposite Sex – the V………. sorry what oh yes and defined shoulders and arms. Gotta have a nice smile and eyes as well
3. What’s the last entire CD that you fell in love with and couldn’t stop playing?
Jewel – Goodbye Alice in Wonderland. I don’t buy many CD’s.
4. What song do you want played at your funeral/wake?
Angel by Sarah McLachlan. It’s unoriginal but so amazing. Maybe Wild Horses - the Sundays version as well.
5. What’s your least favourite errand to run?
Yeh I don’t really have many that I don’t like…
6. Three things that really steam your broccoli! (make you angry)
1: Bad parenting – when I see a parent slap or yell at a child for something small it makes me so angry. I know most mothers would be all “she knows nothing, don’t see her having to deal with kids” but there are different levels of parenting. That one I just don’t agree with.
2: People talking bad about my family. I will snap you.
3: Not being listened to.
7. Do you believe in an afterlife?
I’m not sure but I don’t like the idea of there being nothing.
8. Favourite children’s book.
Magic Far Away Tree by Enid Blighton
9. Why is __________ your all time favourite movie?
The Princess Bride. I have watched it more times then I could possibly remember and I still find more things that I have missed. Plus it never fails to make me laugh!
10. BONUS QUESTION: How many licks does it take to get to the centre of a Tootsie Pop?
What’s a Tootsie Pop?

Ok it ended up a lot more then 2 sentences on each topic but meh, you’ll live.

Moving time....

2007-10-30T22:08:00.000+13:00

Things have finally calmed down after the holiday. Having to wake up and go to work isn’t such a shock to the system anymore.

But no sitting back and relaxing for this chicky ohh no, god forbid I get into a routine or anything!!!

This weekend we are moving AGAIN. Yes I know, I can hear you, “But you just moved there!” well if by “just” you mean “6 months ago” you would be correct! You win a cookie! Just have to make it to my place to pick it up :p

Yep we moved here 6 months ago, I can barely believe that. This year has gone so fast. I remember when it was just the old codgers that said that the years were getting shorter and as I refuse to believe I am becoming an old codger then I have to agree with them. The years really are getting shorter. It’s November in 2 days for Golly Sakes! Not only are there Christmas decorations in Woolies there are Christmas CAROLS playing in Woolies! OMG! Woooo (Any of you who know me would know my all time LOVE for Christmas Carols. So this little point makes me so happy!) And its only 1 month and 4 days (also makes me happy!)!

I lost track somewhere there… I was talking about moving. Back to the topic.

So we started cleaning out boxes and crap last weekend. We have got about 20 or so boxes down to 2 which is pretty impressive seen as I have inherited a bit of my mothers hoarding habit. Also, we have decided to get rid of basically everything we own.

Want a Queen bed? Come on down! Double Door Stainless Steel Fridge? Bring a trailer and it’s yours (I’m not lifting it though)! 2 Lounge suites? Chest Freezer? BBQ? Table? Chairs? Bed Side Tables? Side Boards? TV Stands? Microwave? Washing Machine? Kitchen Sink? All of it please take it! As long as I don’t have to lift it or move it around then its free game!

We are keeping both TV’s, our killer sound system, my baking equipment, our new leather lounges (and by new I mean previously belonging to my sister for 4 years and before that my parents for 10), my old Buffy stuff, a couple of boxes of clothes/shoes, a box of memories and… actually that’s about all

It’s actually a really great feeling to know we don’t have to worry about all of this stuff or where it’s going to go. Every other time we’ve moved its had to go into storage (aka Boys Dads house) or be a nuisance at who’s evers house we are staying at between finding somewhere to live. Also, and more importantly, I get to go shopping!!

Now you’re probably thinking that getting rid of ALL of our junk is pretty drastic. Ahh but that’s where you’re wrong. There are bigger things a’brewin’ Stay tuned and you might get a hint ;)

Oh just a side note:

My favorite band in the whole wide world are playing in Brisbane early next year and I am stoked!!! BUT they are playing at a festival only, which sucks a lot. Here are a list of the other bands. I’ve never really heard of any of the others (except for the obvious but who wants to see 50 year olds jump around a stage pretending they are “Punk” which they never were?). So if any of you (Germ) recognise any of the names or can recommend I check them out please do. Otherwise I will be at the festival for 1 bad and that’s pretty crappy. Please don’t let me resort to moshing to the grampa’s!

Soundwave Festival: The Offspring (USA), Incubus (USA), Social Distortion (USA), Killswitch Engage (USA), Coheed & Cambria (USA), As I Lay Dying (USA), Motion City Soundtrack (USA), Red Jumpsuit Aparatus (USA), Chiodos, Saosin (USA), Plain White T's, Jim Ward, Scary Kids Scaring Kids (USA), Boys Like Girls, Cartel, Mindless Self Indulgence, Shadows Fall (USA), Mewithoutyou, The Dear Hunter (USA), Bleeding Through (USA), Carpathian, Sugarcult, Arthur Enders, All Time Low, From Autumn to Ashes (USA), The Starting Line (USA), Dan Nigro, Kevin Devine, Mae, The Receiving End of Sirens (USA), Still Remains, Socratic (USA), Divine Heresy, Envy on the Coast, Haste the Day, Madina Lake, The Matches (USA), My American Heart, Halifax, Fall of Troy

home sweet hell hole

2007-10-23T21:14:00.000+13:00

Being back in reality sucks major balls. Major. The holiday was amazing and I was spoilt for 5 days straight, and now I have to work and clean and cook, seriously, I am a princess what is this shit!

I started the holiday writing a little journal, I got to the second day and forgot about it. Partly because I wanted to enjoy my time every moment not be scribbling in a book. Secondly because Boy threw it in the back of the car and there was no chance I was going searching for it! I now wish I had finished it but here is what I have anyways…

Day 1
Drove for approx. 8 hours,
Started at home, went to South Bank, Boonah, home, Maryborough, Bundy, the boat, Bundy, the boat, Bundy, and finally, one more time, the boat.
Lowlight – nearly taking out a Mercedes at a roundabout then blaming Boy. Because that makes sense… to me…
Highlight – Meeting the boat and falling in love. Sitting on the bottom deck with a rum watching the sun set over the ocean… indescribable….
Funny quotes-
Boy “Just keep your eyes on the Far in Cunt” (read: “Car in Front”)
Boy “As they say, ‘When in Bundy…’”

Day 2
I was sure I did day to but I guess not :s

So yes, that was my journal skills… remind me never to become a reporter!

We had an incredible time. Did a lot of sleeping. If I wasn’t zonked out on the beach I was having an afternoon nap on the boat or lazily sitting in a pub playing cards and drinking rum. Did a lot of that, both rum drinking and playing cards. We had 3 meals a day out usually at some little pub or other.

The anniversary was amazing. Not to many details for everyone other then our Anniversary dinner was had at this incredible restaurant right on the water over looking the harbor and only a stumble away from the boat which was grand!

I can’t remember if I mentioned this before but we did have plans to head up to Mackay and Emerald and do a whole 5 days driving. We really did mean to do this, until we made it to the boat and were blown away not just how luxurious the boat is but the whole town of Bundaberg and everywhere around it. The harbor itself was mind blowing but then that was just a 20 min drive from Bagara beach (where we spent most days) and about the same distance from the Bundaberg town centre. So once we realized how gorgeous the area was we set up camp and stayed for the whole 5 days.

We had plans to come back on the Friday but decided we had too much to do and returned on Thursday. I literally had tears in my eyes when we entered Brisbane. I really didn’t want to go home, why couldn’t we stay on holidays forever?!!? This is still running through my head even as I sit at my work desk. Actually I think more so that I'm sitting at my work desk!

When we got home I had to start planning for the baby shower I was hosting on Saturday. I’ve mentioned a few times that my buddy Catty is up the duff and I have the amazing honour to be God Mummy. So there was lots of shopping, cooking, shopping, preparing and shopping to get done in the ONE day I left in-between returning and the actually party. I am smart like that sometimes!

I had never been to a baby shower so I didn’t have the slightest as to what to do at one so I tried to keep it short and sweet, 2 hours at the house then heading out to a nearby pub for anyone who wanted to stick around afterwards. Also, there was a range of people invited most of which I had never met and the others which were old friends from school. Sadly, as in most cases, I hadn't seen many of the girlies since we graduated so I had the big ol’ fear of “what if they’ve changed?” “what if I’ve changed?” “Will we have anything in common?” “Do I care if we have anything in common?”.

Add to the stress the fact that I got my hair cut the day before the shower. I requested a trim and my roots touched up. I now look like a middle aged lesbian who has a penchant for zebras.

Then there was the cooking. Not too bad at first. I had a deadline of 1pm which is when I was meant to get to Cattys house to help set up. So I started at 8am and all was going well. Meanwhile, Boy was helping out his Mummy with something which ran a bit later then first thought. Never mind, soon enough my cooking was a bit behind schedule too. I blame that on the bacon. I needed to dice a kilogram of cooked bacon. This would be fine if I owned a food processor or even a sharp knife. But guess what? I don’t! So by hand, I ripped eat piece of burning hot bacon into tiny tiny pieces. This set me back about an hour to being with.

By the time Boy got home it was 2 pm, the party was due to start at 3pm, the cupcakes were still baking and I was in dire need of a shower. I put Boy in charge of cupcake watch and I went off to beautify. Well rinse and dress. Shampoo and make-up I would have to do without!

The cupcakes got iced while I sent Boy down to Cattys with the first load of food and presents. Luckily we only live a 2 min drive from each other or else I think I would have missed the whole party!

The party ended up being a complete hit! Everyone complimented my food and bought Catty some amazing presents. All of the girls from school that I was so petrified of seeing got along amazingly. We all sat around chatting until close to midnight and have made plans to try and catch up for a monthly dinner from now on. Whether or not this ends up happening I have no idea but the thought of having friends again is so exciting I can’t explain it!

So I’ve ranted a heap, I’m sorry, I’m good at that Oh one last thing. If you have noticed my typing is even crappier then usual I do apologize. I had a bit of an accident last night which involved plastic wrapped salami, a blunt knife and 2 fingers on my left hand. Suffice to say there was lots of blood, on-the-phone hysterics to Boy begging him to come home (I am sure he thought I had actually cut my fingers off. At one stage he even asked “Calm down, tell me, Where are your fingers???”) and a magical angel in the form of Catty and some very nice gentleman coming to my rescue with Band-Aids and frozen rum bottles while Boy was racing across town to collect my fingers and get me to the hospital!

Being home really does suck!

We're all goin' on a Summer Holiday... do do dood do doo Skys are Blue!

2007-10-12T21:08:00.000+13:00

I know I said I would add another few posts before I left but yeh, I suck. Plus I have been busy as all hell. Ok not really. But I have got a puppy! Ok no that’s not true either, but kind of because there are these puppies that live in the apartment next to mine and they keep digging under the fence and I am sure one of them wants to come live with me so I've decided she is now my puppy not my next-door neighbours. I don’t care what the council records show. She loves me!!

I also think I’m going a bit insane. This has something to do with it being Friday and being all excited about my Summer Holiday starting tomorrow! Yes, Summer Holiday. In Spring. But what's a holiday without being able to sing “We’re all going on a Summer Holiday.. do do do do doooo… Skys are blue!” I really have to learn the middle words sometime. I’ve been singing it like that for as long as I remember. Meh, why ruin a good tradition?

So I am leaving tomorrow morning for a 5 day drive. I didn’t want to say much about it till now because I was sure I would jinx it. Either Boy would have to go somewhere and work or the car would break down or we would get a huge bill and be even more in debt. But I think its pretty safe to say I’m headin on my Summer Holiday doo do do do dooo Skys are blue… tomorrow! (If I am on here tomorrow crying then damn you cosmic balance, DAMN YOU!)

We are heading up North. Not sure where exactly we are going but either we will head out west first and visit some small towns before heading North closer to the Whitsundays. Or we will just go straight up to the Islands and stop off at the boat along the way. I guess we will decide as we go along, half the fun of the trip

Sadly, as I still live in the middle ages and not yet know the joys of wireless, I will have no internet connection for the week. That in its self is nearly enough reason to call the whole thing off. But seen as it is the Anniversary holiday and Boy has been extremely patient with my net/blog/flickr obsession I feel I should give him my full attention, even if it is only for a couple of days.

Oh, I forgot to mention that little part didn’t I? Its our anniversary. I can hear all of you married peeps growling that “its not an anniversary until your married” To that I say “Pooie!” What about those of us who might never get married? I want my annual presents too! I put up with the same amount of crap only I don’t get a pretty 2 caret to remind me why I'm doing it!

So we are coming up to our 3 year on October 15th. Pretty exciting/scary. Exciting because Oh! Presents! Scary because Crap! I’ve lived with him for 3 Years!

But yes, to the point. I didn’t want everyone thinking that Johnny Depp and Kate Beckinsale had whisked me away to a tropical island for 3 with 5 bottles of Bacardi and lots of coconut tanning lotion. Because really, that’s a horrid thought. Have a lovely week everyone, see you when I get back :D

Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.

2007-10-02T21:07:00.000+13:00

Sorry about that little essay the other day, I have really not been in the mood to write about my life plus I figured most of you are sick of hearing my “I’m so sick, cry me a fucking river” tune! So I gave you a break but guess what?! Here comes my “I’m so sick cry me a fucking river” tune all over again!

I had my crazywordIcannotsay operationthingie and the doctors didn’t end up finding what they thought I had, which I am kind of glad about because YAY no bacteria in my tummy! But also Nay, because now there is no sure-fire fix for it

Ends up I have a loose sphincter. I spent the first week after I found out telling everyone that asked how it went that I had a loose sphincter. People kept looking at me all funny and walking away slowly, other then one guy that was suddenly acting like I was the coolest chick in the world. Then I told my sister (Ms. Nurse-Doctor-Lawyer) that I had a loose sphincter and she laughed at me:

Me: “What is so funny??”
Ms. NDL: “Tell me you are talking about the one in your stomach”
Me: “Yes, what else would I be talking about?! Duh!” Realisation Dawns….. “Oh crap! I didn’t realise that was called the same thing!!

So just for clarification, I do have a loose sphincter but this one connects my oesophagus to my stomach, there is no other one. End of story!

Well not really end of story because I have more to tell you!

I have now changed my whole diet. I am the girl that has no tastebuds so I pile every meal full of flavour. So basically everything I cook you can be sure that there will either garlic, onion, chilli or curry in it and usually a mixture of all. Now I can’t have any of these. Alcohol is a no no too but that's OK because my body seems to be rejecting it at the moment so that's no biggie. And chocolate is meant to be out but I laugh in the face of anyone that tries to take away my chocolate! Laugh and then cut them… evil little fuckers. Who do they think they are taking my god damned chocolate!?!

I am also on tablets for the next 4 months. Once that is up I go back and see how it is all going and if its gone then no more tablets YAY but if not I am back on them for another 4 months. Rinse and repeat… well swallow and repeat really…

Sadly the new diet thing is something that I have to stick to long term. Once it all settles down I will be able to slowly introduce them all back into my diet but definitely not in the excess as I have had in the past. That makes me cry. Luckily chocolate fixes the crying.

But on the plus with the exception of the weekend and when I am lying down I have only had baaaaaaad indigestion around 5 times this week which is heaven for me!!!

Oh just a quick note that I am going away on holidays as of next Friday so I will try to get a few extra posts in before then because there will be no updating for a full week, omg I think I’m going to pass out just thinking about it! We are going out to the middle of bumfuck (also known as “loose sphincter”) nowhere on a Road Trip! So I will have a bazillion photos when I get back

Here is a funny little convo that I had with boy about my Flickr a few days ago as well, enjoy!

Me: “Woo, I got another photo explored!”
Boy: “What is it of? My bum?”
Me: “No! As if!”
Boy: “Why not! My bum would so get explored!” Realisation dawns… “Holy crap! No it wouldn’t No it wouldn’t!

(Boy would like a disclaimer here… he does NOT have a loose sphincter!)

Cheer up, emo kid!

2007-09-27T22:45:00.000+13:00

Before I start I would like to put in a very strong disclaimer. I do NOT support Emo’s, I hold no time for them and really, they make me throw up in my mouth a little.

Now, onto the point of the day.

I like individuality, I am all for it which is why some weird miniscule section of my brain is feeling some sympathy towards today’s “Emos”. How is it they are any different from past mistakes? Do we not look back on the 80’s and cringe? The 70’s and sigh. Hell, those 1500’s broads weren’t too fashionable either!

I know it is hard to think that anything could be as tragic as those little rats hanging out around Hungry Jacks (wasn’t that my spot 5 years ago?!) so lets go on a little trip shall we?

I am going to leave out everything prior to the 70’s as this was when TV had started to mingle with music and was taking not just the sound but the “looks” to a much wider audience.

Now I know I will step on a lot of toes with my first look as most of you guys sway towards the punk friendly spectrum but really… I have to. And I am going to back it up with quotes n shit so don’t expect anything else I write to be as good as the next paragraph…

In the 1970’s we had the “punk” style. This was seen to be the hight of originality each person thought they were paving the way in their own style and fucking “the man” at the same time. Siouxsie Sioux was famously quoted as saying “What people don't understand is when punk started it was so innocent and not aware of being looked at or being a phenomenon and that's what everyone gets wrong.” Exactly, everyone was looking at them and copying. Original? My arse. In the back ground they had Malcolm McLaren and Vivian Westwood manufacturing their “originality”. But really I have to wonder if anyone truly thought that pimpled faces and torn pants, shirts, shoes… well everything, was a good look.

New wave… can I just say… that hair!

As much as I adore make up and think that the Pamela Anderson look is a stunner I just can not get my head around the New Romantics… that is just scary!

Goths with their moon tans attempting to dress Vampire-esque but only getting as close as corpse. They look even more then stupid in daylight and as much as I hate to relive that horrible teenage phase I have hung out with more then my fair share at “the deck” complaining their little undead hearts out about the heat. Here’s a tip – COLOUR! White! Try it; you might not suffer from dehydration next summer!

Ok this is the bit that will hurt me the most. This is my era of love and the styles that I actually enjoy wearing but really, grunge? People, shower! In the words of George Thorogood, “Get a haircut and get a real job!” And nobody ever looked good in a flannel. Other then A.J. in Empire Records…mmmm….

The new Millennium brought with it the Ravers, resembling semi-retarded kids with a penchant for fluro spandex.

And then M&M got everyone on the white boy homie bandwagon. Grown men with their pants around their knees showing off their Christmas boxers with giant tissue boxes on their feet and the inability to figure out which way a hat is meant to go.

And now? We have Emo. As much as I really wish I could say “skinny little white boys”, I can’t really segregate it to the weightless population, as Australia has a growing trend in obesity. This has lead me to have seen many more muffin tops overflowing from the skinny leg black jeans then I can care to remember. Skinny Legs only EVER look good on Kate Moss or the Olsen Twins, please remember that!

However this generation must have done some research, they have taken their whole look from past trends. We have the tight pants of Elvis, the skin care of the punks, the hair of a New Wave, the make-up of New Romantics, a colour chart rivaling any Goth, the emotional maturity of those damn ravers and I am sure under all that black somewhere they have the boxers that mummy bought them for Christmas.

So let us not boo and hiss when ever we see them (was that just me?) just think back to that horrid photo you have of your self from 5, 10 even 20 years ago that you can’t bring yourself to throw out but wouldn’t show it to anyone for the world. Maybe they’re not so bad after all (too far?).

Convictions

2007-09-19T13:32:00.000+13:00

If you are in or around Philidelphia between the 17-21st October stop in at the Big Bang Film Festival and catch the film Convictions which I did Make-up for a couple of years ago. You will even see my name in the credits :D And if you send me a photo of you in the film I will send you a prize! Not sure what that prize will be yet but you can be sure it will be pretty damn awesome!

Check out the website for more info:

Big Bang Music Festival
Convictions: the movie

Young cat, if you keep your eyes open enough, oh, the stuff you would learn! The most wonderful stuff!

2007-09-18T09:40:00.000+13:00

First off – the endoscopoengong went well. I sat in a waiting room for 2 hours with my mother. Lovely of her to drive me and all, less lovely of her to act as if I am 12 and try to read all my medical forms and speak to my doctor as if I am not there, “She gets this pain all the time and she is doubled over constantly” WTF?! You have no idea! No it is not constant and no the reflux does NOT double me over it makes me stand straight- you have NO idea just SHUT UP! But thanks again for driving me. Then again this is the woman that insisted she came into the doctors office with me until I was 18 and I finally decided to get my own doctor. Only now I am stuck with stupid ones that know nothing  Oh I’m ranting again. Sorry.

So I was wheeled in to the surgery room and the lady put the drip in my arm and told me to roll on my side. About 5 seconds later everything is all swirly and I’m all “Bitch has drugged m---“ Then I woke up coughing and it was 3 hours later. Thank kinda rocked! I need me some of that shit!

They didn’t find anything too interesting, just a bit of reflux that I could have told them was there. I get the results from my biopsy in the next couple of days, and then I will find out if I have what the doctors think I have. Will tell you all about that when I know more :)

Now, I bet your all like “Dude! Its 6:30am! ON A TUESDAY! WTF are you doing blogging! Get to work!” And I will be all “Dude! I’m sick as shit, leave me alone. But first, get me another roll of toilet paper, those tissue things are to damn expensive!”

Yes, I am holed up in bed with the flu. See the thing about the flu is when you don’t have it; you always forget how bad it really is. Boy has been suffering from it the last few days and I’m all “You’ll live, drink water. Can’t be that bad it’s just a flu. Now get up and make dinner I just have to upload this photo then check my comments and Ill be right there…. not” and now I’m all like “ooooohhh I’m dddiiiieeeeiiinnngggg *sneeze* love me!! Spoil me!!!! But if you touch me or laugh at me your balls will be come sultanas”

The doctor said this might happen. See because of the reflux whenever I lie down the acids come up my throat and make me sit up – basis for a crappy nights sleep! Spread this over 12 months and my immune system is working as hard as the pimply shit at Domino’s that always forgets to put garlic on my Olive and Garlic Supreme, fucking idiot. So yeh, I get the flu, grumble grumble grumble.

Now excuse me while I go get my camera and take a picture of myself all fluie and load it to flickr, nothing like cyber-sympathy to make everything ok :)

End note – funny little ditty for you – ways NOT to start a convo with someone that is expecting doctors results from you.

Me – I’m dieing
Anon – Oh shit… Is it from that fucking stomach thing??
Me – Ohh no! Not really dieing! I just have the flu!

Endosocosomeandsomething

2007-09-12T22:11:00.000+13:00

I finished off last week with an intense feeling of hatred to all things PhD (other then the PHD straightening irons, those things are great for curling your hair. Yet they call them a straightener... I've never figured that one out!). I have since gone to see someone that knows something out side of the common house hold flu and have been given a referral to an Endosocopoligist.

Sounds funky huh? Well it would if it were real. I don't actually know what the dude is but I know he's going to stick a camera down my throat and take pictures of my stomach.

I am really considering asking for copies of these to post on Flickr, reckon I could get one Explored?? Not that they will really be putting a Canon Rebel down there or anything, not sure how good the quality would be on those itty bitty cameras. Then again they have to pick up really small problems in your stomach so it's got to be pretty decent or at least have a serious zoom...

I digress.

So I am going to the hospital on Friday for that. A little worried about what they will find, but more worried that they wont find anything and I'll be back where I was with this devil pain and no diagnosis (Mylanta 12 times a day is not a cure people!!!). And really the thought of free morphine completely out ways all bads because seriously? That shit ain't cheap!

Also, I get to eat as much ice-cream as I want. Much like having your tonsils out, only I am 20 not 5 and I can enjoy the effects of the drugs, and when you eat ice-cream when you're sick it doesn't make you fat. It's a rule, like eating off someone else's plate. This is also a bonus as Boy and I went shopping on the weekend and both bought ice-cream for each other. We now have 2 litres of Boysenberry and 2 litres of Butterscotch Crunch. Neither of us eats ice-cream often. So it's a good thing I am getting this done, I am making sure we don't waste food!

Plus 3 DAY WEEKEND!!! I figure not only will the drugs give me a nice little needed rest I get to go on holidays where ever in the world I want without ever leaving my bed!!!

Once all that's done I am on to doing up the Baby Shower Invitations for the beautiful Catto.

If the invitations turn out crappy I am so blaming the morphine!

Doctors. I hate them.

2007-09-04T21:18:00.000+13:00

And I don't just hate them for the normal reasons like the stab needles into your flesh or give you news that you will die in the next 3 months. No, I have bigger fish to boil with them.

From my experience, they dick you around.

Any thing that takes more then a pump of a blood pressure monitor and printing of a script, for the same little white antibiotics that must be saved on their desktop, is much too much work! Because really, the $100 per 10 minute appointment just can not cover them doing anything more then that!

I have recently had my 4th appointment in the last 12 months for the same damn thing. And you know what the doctor did this time? Put me on the same bloody tablets I was on 12 months ago, which, I pointed out to him, did NOTHING the first time!!!

See, I get heart burn, indigestion, gastro-reflux, whatever you want to call it I get a bloody painful feeling in my gut a LOT of the time. It all started about 1 year ago. I went to the doctors about it and she printed out a script for 20grams of Somac and pushed me out of her office, literally (suffice to say I never went back to her!)!

The drugs did nothing so 3 months later I went to another doctor. She sent me off for blood tests which all came back with nothing so no follow up appointment. Great job there!

By now I am getting a bit annoyed with doctors in general so I decide I can live with it. Heartburn is a bitch but I don't think its going to kill me. That is until I start throwing up daily.

Let me just say this. Nausea... Nearly as evil as doctors! There is nothing worse then sitting there for an hour being too scared to move one muscle because you know there will be a renactment of 'The Exorcist'. Regans got nothin on my projectiles!

So off I trudge to another doctor. This one thinks I must have a tummy bug (yes a 10 month tummy bug) and goes ALL out and sends me, not only for a blood test, but a urine test too (you really wanted to know that didn't you? I thought so.)! And, when both come back negative, he did nothing! Can you possibly believe?! A doctor doing nothing OMG!!!

By this stage I am ready to kill someone. I wake up with heartburn which gets worse if I don't eat straight away. Then during the day if I don't eat every 3 hours I get it. But, if I eat anything more then a few mouthfuls, up it all comes. So if I don't eat its indigestion, if I do eat I spew. Gotta love my body sometime!

I was ready to decide I am just a freak and I will have to live my life with a constant stack of Mylanta and water bottles next to me. But, that niggly little voice in the back of your head that tells you that something serious could go wrong here caused me to pick up the phone and make another doctors appointment.

I went back to the same guy as last time. Told him I was Jack of his shit and he better fix me or I was taking his arse to small claims tribunal for negligence! Ok, more I asked him to please fix me because I was getting sad.

And yes, he put me on the same drugs I was on a year ago. Told me to wait 2 weeks if it's still bad he will put me on more drugs.

So after 1 year, 3 doctors, 3 doses of medicine, and hundreds of dollars I still have no idea what is wrong with me, I still have to eat every few hours and I am still throwing up whenever I eat.

God I hate doctors!

This just in! A Rugby player has been caught taking drugs!!!! Shock horror!

2007-08-31T22:10:00.000+13:00

Can you possibly believe it? A Rugby player! Part of the most upstanding, moral section of Australian society... Oh wait.. I think I have heard this one before... No no that was the one about the Rugby player that raped that Gold Coast girl... Or was it the one that got into a bar brawl and put the other guy in a coma?.. Gosh, darn, there is just too many to remember these days!

So I opened the news paper this morning and Andrew Johns, Australian Footy player, has been caught with drugs, this time in London (what's with London? Aussies think they don't have police there or something??). But this is the thing that really gets me, the guys excuse was - "There is just so much pressure [in foot ball], drugs were an escape"

Now if I was on $200,000+ wages a year to do something that I was passionate about, eat well, keep in shape and run around an oval, I personally would think my life was pretty well blessed. Now you may be saying - 'we donâ't know what goes on in his personal live' The dude is newly engaged, he owns property and he is the Australian Rugby CAPTAIN!

I work with a couple of Footy players and I got into a bit of a conversation with one of them a while ago. I was wondering why the majority of professional players felt the need to go out do drugs, beat up other males and rape young girls and his defence was along the lines of "Their career is so stressful, its not just a 9-5 job, they have to play weekends and once they are off the field they have media surrounding them. When they go out to let of a little steam every other guy tries to pick a fight with them and they have women throwing themselves at their feet."

Bias much?

Ok, so given, I can understand there would be a fair bit of pressure from the media following their whole life. But, did they not get into that industry not knowing there was that little catch? I know that if I become a chef I will get lots of burns; therefore I don't become a chef.

I get that other guys might be a little jealous of the footy players status and may pick a fight. I myself have been in a few biffs before because some girl was jealous I was talking to her boyfriend or thought I was prettier (and modister. And smarter), so I will give them a little tip on this one. Ready for it... Walk Away! OMG! And while you are doing it, just think about your $200,000 contract, I am sure that will calm your nerves a little bit.

However, the little one about women throwing themselves at them; so of course they are going to sleep with them! Then the women just make up a story that it was rape so they can get attention. That just makes me sick.

Sure there might have been one or two cases over the last few years where this happens but I can not count how many times I have read in the paper 'Rugby player investigated under claims of rape' or something much like it. But, being a very important part of our society Jail is just beneath them. That would be sacrilegious! What next, lock up the Pope for touching little boys?!?!

So they get off, in all meanings, and go about their merry way.

So to Andrew Johns I say this- You are a big strong foot ball player. Instead of crying into your meth over the pains and sorrows of your horrid career I suggest you pick up one of those $100 bills, shake the cocaine off it, dry your tears, and TOUGHEN THE F UP!

2007-08-29T21:35:00.000+13:00

I am bald!

Ok not bald exactly but I have very very short hair!

I have been in a bit of a rut lately and needed to break out and do something crazy. As I don't exactly have the money to get a tattoo or go to England I decided to hack off my hair!

It all started when I changed jobs.

The new place is great, the people are lovely, and working on the beach instead of the CBD is like heaven but the work... Minimal. I used to be really good at my job. Give me a report to be sent out and I'd have it done within the hour. Now there are no reports to be done, I have no work at all. I have become that stupid receptionist that sits on her arse reading Perez and doing her nails (although my nails are looking stunning if I do say so myself!).

I hated that girl! Now I am her!

So I work at my mediocre job then wait for my crappy old bumpy bus which is always at least 30mins late which means I get home about 2 hours after I leave work. I get home to the shitty little town house which always feels messy and cluttered because it is so tiny. I cook dinner (or sit on the net while Boy cooks), watch neighbours, watch Futurama, go up to bed, watch some random crime show and fall asleep. Wake up and do it all again.

Weekends don't hold much more excitement either. Friday nights we do the usual weekly routine only add a few more beers. Saturday we go out to the farm, light a fire ride minibikes and get drunk. Wake up Sunday feeling like crap, clean up, and come home. Do washing. Make dinner. Go to bed. Do it all over again.

So last Thursday I woke up feeling all flu-ie, fairly average for this time of year but still not happy about it. It was all rainy and windy and dark outside so I slept in. By the time I woke up I could only throw some clothes on and run out the door without grabbing and breakfast or lunch. It was beginning to look like a shitty day!

I was on my way to work from the bus stop; the wind was throwing my hair every which way, really adding to my growing migraine when all of a sudden a huge gust of wind caused my umbrella to snap. This day was just getting better!

By the time I got to work I was soaking wet, my hair was a mess, my head was pounding, my nose was running, and I was fed up. Not just with the day but with everything. Nothing has been going right so I thought fuck it! I need to do something for me!

I rang the beauty salon across the street from my work.

"Hi do you have any appointments for right now? ... Great, anything sooner? Say in the next 5 mins?... Wonderful, see you then"

So up I went shaking with fear and got all of my hair cut off! It's meant to be kind of like Keira Knightly in Domino (I was pissed off ok?!) I like it, it's done the trick. I am sedated for now.

There not many other changes I can make in my life at the moment with out some huge repercussions that I am so not ready to take on but some small differences would be nice. If anybody has any ideas please let me know 'coz god knows what I might do next!

my light

2007-07-23T22:23:00.001+13:00

my light
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Flinders Peak me

2007-07-23T22:19:00.001+13:00

Flinders Peak me
Originally uploaded by ChickenTherapy

moving.... again

2007-05-11T11:18:00.000+13:00

So much has happened! Let me start from the soonest and work our way forward (yes nothing has really happened yet - it is happening)

Well we have spent the last few weeks living off my sister and Potato head but the time has come for us to find our own feet. We are moving. Yes Again. I know we only just moved. Yes most of it is still packed. No I am not planning on doing it any time soon. STOP GIVING ME THAT LOOK!

sorry.

So yes we are moving. I get to pick up the keys to our new little abode today. (Half day of work WHOOOOO) We are moving to a beautiful little (rental) town house. It is two levels - the bottom level has a small L-shaped court yard (YES WITH GRASS!! yes I plan on using gray water. Yes I know we are in a drought. YES I KNOW AND I AM STILL EXCITED LEAVE ME ALONE!) a large lounge with an open kitchen (with dishwasher! And some cockroaches thrown in) a small sun room/dining room and small laundry. Then upstairs is all polished floors with a renovated bathroom, new modern paint with feature walls and a HUGE bedroom. Ohh yeh and the winner - A FULL WALL OF MIRRORED CLOSET! Yes! FULL WALL! MIRRORED! WITH SHOE HOLDERS!

Ok sorry just fainted for a bit.

This will be the first time in.... 2 years (other then that brief terrifying stint back with my parents) that I have had closet space - that my clothes have had somewhere other then a box or a chair to live. I am in heaven! And yes it does cover up the pain of $260/per week rent.

So my lovely new little town house is in perfect walking distance from my bus I need to catch to get to my new job. Yes you heard right - NEW JOB!

I quit my job at The Finance Hell last week and will be finishing up on the 17th and starting my new job on the 21st. It is another finance company but is a satellite office of the big international branch. I will be working with 3 gentlemen who all seem very friendly and my desk over looks the ocean - that’s right the office is across the street from the beach!!! Trust me to get a job on the beach just in time for winter! Ohh but the winner in this one - $4,000 extra pay NOT including the 4, yes FOUR, bonus' a year! YAY! The job will also be a lot more responsibility - I will be running the office, being the only admin worker there and playing PA to the two owners and running reception. I am very scared but I know my beautiful Kimmy Chick from The Finance Hell has taught me well and I am fairly certain this is something I will Rock at :D

On that note I should be doing my work – lots to finish up in my 4.5 days I have left ;)

Toodles

but her thoughts wont let her hit rewind

2007-04-16T18:19:00.000+13:00

I suck. Life has been busy. Blogging has fallen by the way side behind moving, flickring and drinking. So here we go with the updates coz I cant stand another email from someone thinking they are doing me a justice by informing me that I am lazy. Because this is something I have never realised myself!!! (But the emails can continue, please... Makes me feel special :) )

First off we have rented our little home out and moved in with my Big Sis and Potato Head. So far it has been lots of fun. Fairly relaxing but with a large dash of rum thrown in for good measure.

I have made a huge decision to put on hold my number one love for a little while. As much as this is beyond painful and heartbreaking for me I just don’t believe things can keep going on as they have been over the past few weeks. It is not only taking a toll my own mental state but my work life is being affected and things are getting a bit over my head. Or more to the point over my belt buckle. Rum is making me bloated and bellied. So much so that I have decided to have a few days off it so I can slim down just in time for my binge with Elisha this weekend. We need to look half decent so we can rag on our boyfriends and not be ugly while doing it!

I have started going to a solarium to get rid of a skin thing on my shoulders. It seems to be making my hands very attractive and brown but alas the rest of me still looks like a pasty Pom :(

In all my life right now is consisting of work, rum, reading, flickring, Photoshop, point and shoot, rum, rarararara SHUT UP rarara, poker and a little bit of rum to top it all off. Tonight will be painful. I want a rum :( ... Luckily I have half a bottle of baileys in the fridge and some vodka waiting on ice. Life isn’t always a bitch.

ba

2007-03-29T11:53:00.000+13:00

eyes are shut. ears are blocked. fists are clenched. rock rock. all I want to do is scream.

And an old rocking chair....

2007-03-27T19:31:00.000+13:00

We finally have the house rented out! The tenants actually seem quite nice and much like us - add 5 years, minus some brains - so we are happy to trust our house in their hands. Ok they are not as pretty as I as hoping but I can live with that. This is Ipswich - I should be glad they don’t have two heads.

The newbies are moving in on Tuesday thus we are now in the mad rush to get our stuff out and have it as clean as we want them to keep it.

The lovely big sis and Potato Head have agreed to let us bunk at theirs for a while until we find a nice apartment with a kitchen big enough for my fridge, a small - but usable- balcony and a decent bathroom. Any suggestions?

I took today off work to get some of the packing done so we can be out before the weekend and use that time to clean. Well... THAT was a stupid idea! So far I have about a total of 5 boxes packed. I seem to be just making piles of shit everwhere. Really, where was all of this crap hiding?! I didn’t even know I owned a stand to use in the microwave let alone bank statements from 3 years ago!!

In between moving piles of crap from one side of the room to another – with little to no boxing inbetween – I seem to of collected some extra clothing. Right now I am wearing 7 pieces of 3 shirts a pair of stockings and my jeans – how the stockings got under the jeans that I started off in I am at a loss to remember. I also have 4 ribbons scratching their wat between my wrists to my head. Oh and my tiara (cant forget that!!) and some bangles. Is it just me or does everyone do this? I seem to think that if I am wearing it then it won’t get lost in all of the other junk. OR, is it that if I am wearing it then its less effort then just throwing it in the box right next to me? Who knows...

Meanwhile my neck is painfully itchy from one of these evil ribbons. Excuse me while I go get rid of it before I get too many marks on my neck - don’t want people thinking Boy actually likes me!!!

*Side note - Babs left work on Friday to go to the evil Corporate Capitalist Doom that is Morgans. Good luck and remember - The force is with you :p NERD!

Don't mater what side it lands on if it's someone else's dime

2007-03-16T11:06:00.000+13:00

Well, I just want to punch my self from reading the last few posts. I am such a whiner. Really woman SHUT UP! Lots of things have been icky lately and they don't seem to be letting up just yet but that is no reason to come on here and whine like a little bitch with a skinned knee. I smile everyday (even if it is forced). I am not going to die tomorrow (please don’t hold me to that). I have a stable job (with a slut face behind me that I want to punch). I own a home (if I punch slut face and lose my job then the bank will take it). I have a wonderful relationship (...).

Ok, maybe the complaining will never stop. Maybe that’s just me. See I know there are children dying in India; America voting in George Doubbleya; wives being beaten in England; America just being… well... America. But when I don’t get my full nights sleep (for a month) and when I have a big arse tumour on my neck and when my office desk is right under the air-conditioning vent which is set at 17C and I am dressed for 37C temperatures outside then I want to complain dagnamit!

However, if you feel the need you are more then welcome to buy me this and I will stop complaining :)

just a step, on the boss mans ladder

2007-03-08T20:51:00.000+13:00

I got into work at 6:20 this morning. This is fairly average for me. Boy starts work at 7am so he drops me in the city on his way through. I don't technically start work until 8am. However, Boss man, gets in the office at 7am so of course he wants stuff completed as of 7:10am. Usually this doesn’t fuss me, it means I am able to take time off to go to doctors appointments or leave early without loosing any money (I also spend a lot of my day on flickr without getting in to much trouble :s ).

It is now 5:56pm and I am still sitting at my desk. I have been here for almost 12 hours. I would like to go home now.

Boy rang this morning at around 10am to tell me he had to go down the coast on a job and I would have to catch the bus to TAFE. Of course the TAFE course I am doing is Hydraulics A and there was NO WAY I was going to be overhauling a hydraulic pump in my work clothes and 3" heals in a classroom full of males, call me a bimbo, I don’t care. NOT HAPPENING! So I told Boy to call when he knew what time he was finishing and I would let him know where I was then.

At 3:30 I got a message saying "Be back at work at 5:30. See you then". Ok well that will only be an hour and a half staying back. I can wait. Give me some time to take some pics of the office.

5:00 comes and I give Boy a call, you know they might have been running ahead of schedule or something. "Hello. The person you have called is unavailable..." hmm, his phone is off. That’s OK. He is probably out of reception on the drive back.

5:30 "Hello. The person you have called..." Ok... maybe his phone has turned its self off and he hasn't checked.

5:45 There is only one person still in the office and he keeps giving me funny looks "Hello. The per..."

5:55 Everyone has left the office and the cleaners are now vacuuming under my feet "Hello. T..." hmmm

6:00 OK, he is back in Brisbane and his phone is off, he has assumed that I have gone to TAFE but being the caring person he is he will stop off at a payphone.

6:05 Every pay phone he has stopped off at is broken.... "Doo do dooo dododod/Buzzzz buzzzzz buzzzz" Yay, he just rang and will be leaving work in a minute. FINALLY after 12 hours I am going home WOoOOOOOOO

I am normal I tell you! NORMAL

2007-03-08T15:44:00.001+13:00

I DONT have a sty in my eye dear liza, dear liza. I DONT have a sty dear lliiiiizzaaaa. :D YAY

Oh but I might have a tumor in my neck :s Lets vote which is worse, shall we?! :D

Swollen Freak

2007-03-08T14:04:00.000+13:00

I have a sty in my eye, dear liza, dear liza. I have a sty in my eye, dear liiiizza

Meat-loving cow eats chickens

2007-03-08T12:36:00.000+13:00

March 08, 2007 12:00am
Article from: ReutersFont size: + -

WHEN dozens of chickens went missing from a remote West Bengal village, everyone blamed the neighborhood dogs.

But Ajit Ghosh, the owner of the missing chickens, eventually solved the puzzle when he caught his cow - a sacred animal for the Hindu family - gobbling up several of them at night.

"We were shocked to see our calf eating chickens alive," Mr Ghosh said.

The family decided to stand guard at night on Monday at the cow shed which also served as a hen coop, after 48 chickens went missing in a month.

"Instead of the dogs, we watched in horror as the calf, whom we had fondly named Lal, sneak to the coop and grab the little ones with the precision of a jungle cat," Gour Ghosh, his brother, said.

Ohh no... now I have to worry about cows eating me as well :(

UPDATE UPDATE

2007-03-06T09:48:00.000+13:00

I am at work so I have to make this quick-

I went to the doctors on Friday and they told me I have Gastro-reflux insomnia. This is basically that my stomach acids feel the need to march up my oesophagus whenever I lay down which gives me really bad heartburn and stops me from sleeping. This goes on for a week or so until my body has lost the habit of sleeping and the insomnia kicks in. They gave me some Somain for the reflux which I have to take every night but will take around 3 weeks to work properly, and Stilnox for the sleeping. I have a hatred of sleeping tablets... actually no, I have a love for them which is very bad and unhealthy so I really don’t want to take them.

So far I have taken 3 and with the exception to seeing some people that are not really there and thinking kissing Boy meant I was in an Opera it hasn't been too bad. I will keep going with them for another few nights and then stop. But YAY I had a whole night of sleep last night! Hooray for me!

Yesterday I found a big lump in my neck and it is hurting a bit. I am not fussed on it but Boy wants me to go to the doctors – If it is still there tomorrow I might think about it. Meh.

I have been obsessing over flickr.com the last few days. So if you haven’t gone to my link below – GO THERE NOW!

If my daddy is reading this (even though he promised he would never look at it again… he is such a liar!) then I MISS YOU!!! Have fun overseas and don’t work too hard. Try to have a bit of a rest please. We want you to come back healthier then you are leaving :)

I still haven’t been speaking to my mother. She will come around eventually. Oh, but my Big Big Sister in Sydney rang on Saturday!! I love talking to Snoz. I used to find it a bit hard because she had lived away from home for so long but we have been talking a fair bit lately and I love it :D So, I will leave you with a quick note that she taught me many years ago

BE A WARM FUZZY NOT A COLD PRICKLEY!

::ChickenTherapy::

Look at it people, look at it!

2007-03-03T23:26:00.000+13:00

Or I will hurt you.... or hug you which ever one will be worse....

D-

2007-03-02T10:23:00.000+13:00

I have cheated :s

I completely forgot I had written a post until I was on the way to work this morning. As soon as I read the first line even I wanted to hit myself for my shittastic spelling! So I have gone back and rewritten some bits of it. I know, sue me. Well it is better then spelling hilarious hilareious :s!

Have a Great Friday WOOOOOO

(oh I watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Benny & Joon this week - I didn’t think it was possible but I am officially even more in love with Johnny Depp then I was before!)

the Sweetest Thing

2007-03-02T01:10:00.000+13:00

Thursday, TAFE day. For those of you who don’t know Boy and I are taking a Hydraulics course at TAFE. It runs for 3 hours every Thursday. So far it is gone pretty well – with the exception to being the first female to ever take the course, therefore there are no female toilets in the WHOLE block. Oh and the extreme tiredness of late - sitting up listening to the drone of fans and a lecture on the significance of an orifice to reduce turbulence in flow might actually be a good cure for insomnia. I should write a paper on it! In all it is pretty interesting - the math can get a little over my tiny brain but I have had a few light bulb moments.

Tonight was not one of those nights.

For any of you who have had sleeping problems you will know the stage when tiredness starts to slip and just plain craziness sets in. Tonight happened to be that moment for me.

We were in the middle of learning about gears and the teacher started talking about Fisting Gears. I thought it was one of the funniest things I had ever heard. Boy, however, didn’t seem to find it quite as humorous. This might have been because he had heard what the teacher had REALLY said – Piston Gears (which in its self I still find fucking hilarious!). We then went on to learn about aeration and cavitations’. The teacher mentioned that air can not be compressed. Before I could think my hands were up in front of my face trying to compress the air. I AM SO SMART! S-M-R-T!! And when the 1ft tall pistons came out of the cupboard, well, anyone who has ever seen one of those things will know EXACTLY what I was thinking! Very disturbing!

My extreme intelligence didn't stop there! Oh no, the 1 hour ride home was full of passenger seat musicals and long long encores. It was here when Boy said the sweetest thing to me.

You may find this shocking if you have read any of my previous posts. Boy and I have a love/hate relationship – we love to pretend we hate each other. Nothing amuses us more then paying the other out. So when I said something extremely ridiculous on our long journey home at 10pm I was so surprised to hear the following words come out of Boys orifice (sorry, mouth – too much hydraulics for one little mind!).

“Aww. You are so gorgeous my little retard.”

Well I thought it was sweet. Guess that gives you an idea as to how he usually talks to me. ;)

Dont let the bed bugs bite

2007-02-28T11:23:00.000+13:00

Another night of no sleep – this is starting to annoy me. I am too tired to get out of bed and do anything but too awake to go to sleep. I don’t drink coffee; only drink soft drink on weekends with spirits so I don’t have a large amount of caffeine. I don’t eat much sugar – I love chocolate but can’t be bothered spending money on it at the moment so sugar isn’t a problem. I eat meet and vegies and carbs for dinner every night. I don’t go for runs or anything but I do a lot of exercise just around the office and city during the day. So WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?!?

rsm - you suck at commenting - silly little green, wrinkly yoda!!!

Down will come baby, cradle and all

2007-02-27T10:11:00.000+13:00

Ok I suck - I have been to lazy in the past couple of weeks to post anything of interest. I haven't really been sleeping much... or at all... so blogging is not at the top of my priorities this week either. BUT I will give you a bit of a run down.

Spent the weekend at Boy's mummies house. Had lots of fun! It was his step-dads birthday so we all drank much too much, played some poker, and Boy and I ended up fighting over who was King of the Castle on a pile of dirt (I so won that!). Then yesterday I had a big interview at a really good international finance company which pays more then I could ever dream of getting where I am now so fingers crossed! I have been asked back for another interview there today - this time with one of the directors so I am shitting my self right now - AGAIN! Two interviews in two days is not good for the heart or the stomach acids!

Oh speaking of hearts I have had horrible heart burn for the past few weeks. I am getting a strange feeling that I might need to go to the doctors (I HATE DOCTORS!) but I think I will wait another few months for that.

So yes my body is full of drugs right now, when I walk you can hear me rattle - Zantac for the heart burn, some herbal thing for the sleeping (doesn’t work :( ), No-Doze to keep me awake during the day, and nurofen because I have been getting migraines from the lack of sleep -wooo look at me, I am a walking chemist!! Come and dispense me.

I am going through a bit of a Photoshop LOVE at the moment - I blame rsm but I will forgive her if she comments on my pics!!! They are pretty crappy but I am only starting so I will keep playing and hopefully have something better up next week.

Ignore my ugly toes - i should have kept the chuckies on!

modern marvel

2007-02-20T16:46:00.000+13:00

I just read the most amazing story about a baby called Amellia Jones who was born premature. So premature she was born just 21 weeks after conception. She weighed just 280 grams and measured 240cm, slightly longer than a ballpoint pen.

Today she has gone home with her parents happy and healthy. Awwwwww

Happy Crappiest Loneliest Day of the Year!

2007-02-13T16:44:00.000+13:00

Bwark Happy Valentines chicken

my wish for valentines day....

Who wants to make a bet on me getting this???

Finished. Done. Over. Complete. PRETTY!

2007-02-08T13:09:00.000+13:00

Yay my little house is going up for rent today. I feel very pround/nervous/releaved.

We have finally finished the renovations, which is the biggest relief. We have weekends back and a lot less to tiff over! Hooray! But it is also kind of sad. We have put so much effort into our little home over the last 10 months its sad to see someone else getting to move in and just enjoy it. Here is a little list of what we have gone through

o The first night we moved in we had a table top on one of the removal boxes to eat our take away pizza on
o Sugar soaping every wall/bench/shelf/nook and cranny(I just realised I hate that word, reminds me of fanny)
o Chipping away the evil tiles in the entry way-- which were glued straight to the pine floors—that took about a month of every night sitting there with a screw driver and hammer trying not to damage the floors only to realise that Boy was allergic to the glue so he had to be covered head to foot before going anywhere them!
o Pulling out all of the staples which covered the WHOLE house spaced about two inches apart. Yeh, figure that one out! One month, extemely ugly hands and a ruined posture!
o Having to camp out in the garden in the middle of winter while the floors were being sanded. We had a lounge room set up on our little (uncovered) deck. This had a TV, couch, bar fridge and a microwave – I have never eaten so much take away in my life (and I’m not talking good Chinese, oh no, we were poor, I’m talking dodgy pizza)!
o Cutting the phone line while sanding the floors so we had the home phone hooked up under the house… so many unanswered calls!)
o Taking down the walls in the kitchen only to have bug/rodent poo shower down on you – not nice sunshine shower either, I mean like full on Perfect Storm kind of shower!
o The mouse carcass that got stuck in the end up the vacuum cleaner while sucking up the mountains of shit fallen from our walls
o Trying to plumb in the new bathroom vanity but not having the right tools so boy had to cut through the brand new polished floors with a steak knife – kudos to him it turned out perfect!
o The bedroom being storage the lounge room being the bedroom and the dining room being the bedroom. Then the kitchen being the bedroom and the deck being the lounge/dining/kitchen. Then the bedroom being the bedroom and the lounge room being the lounge room and the dining room being the kitchen
o Gloss paint. That is all the needs to be said. EVIL.
o And lastly- Me deciding – the day before real estate agents came out to value the house - “how hard can it possibly be to replace a showerhead? Honestly, there are instructions on the back!” Only to tear the whole thing out of the wall and have to remove the window trims and half the wall to fix it. Gosh that was smart!

It has been a huge ride; we have learnt so much its kind of scary. Coming in to this I didn’t think it was possible to take out a wall unless you had builders a few thousand dollars! But alas, we have come through the other side with heaps of great memories, an amazing house and calloused hands. I have to thank Boy’s family for their continued help and 6 am phone calls asking if they have drill sets or if Jack of All Trades (Boy’s awesome Step daddy) could come over because we have no idea how to cut cornice or hang walls or do just about any of it!

Here are the photos from the real estate agent. Hooray!

This is the side of the house, not a great shot but you get the gist.

This is our bedroom with our fishies and our very squeaky King sized bed

This is our pretty vanity which Boy picked up from the auctions for $260. He has good taste for a male, yes?

Lounge room - LOOK AT THOSE FLOORS PEOPLE! LOOK AT THEM!

And lastly, my beautiful pride and joy kitchen. You can see my little Cookie Knight down in the on the left hand side. He protects my cookies!

*tear

2007-02-07T22:42:00.001+13:00

I am sad. Like sad sad. I seem to be crying a fair bit. I came home and found another of my fish was dying… this makes it 3 in a week… I have not done anything… There is no reason they are sick… They just keep dying. I guess that happens with fish… but still, I am sad.

My mother rang this afternoon. There is a really long story to this but I will cut it short and also loose the really personal stuff. Last time I spoke to my mother it was near the end of the sudo-divorce thing that was happening and I told her I agreed with my dad and that she had a fairly large issue that I believe she needs help with. She didn’t quite take the constructive criticism as it was meant and basically told me to f* off and stay out of her life. So, I have.

I got a phone call from her on Monday, the day Pippa passed, having a teary to me. I know she only called me because no one else was answering their phones and she needs to be the centre of every drama. There was no apology. No mention of the fact we were never meant to be talking again. Just her crying and talking about how she HAD to go to Big Bro’s house and how SHE felt.

She then called this afternoon talking about her 50th birthday on Friday. There was still no apology or mention of THAT night so I made the conversation short and sweet and hung up as soon as I could.

I then went in to check on my sick fish and it looks like there will be no recovery… I thought he might have just had a muscle spasm or something as he was kind of folded over swimming sideways but now he is just sitting on the bottom barely able to move.

Big Bro just rang. I we spoke about Pippa for a bit which got me crying. I then told him that we have signed our house up with an agent to be rented. He then went on to tell me what a bad idea he thinks it is and that he has two friends who have tenants in their houses who are behind on rent and rarara. I know he was just trying to give me advice as all good Big Bro’s should but I just am not in the mood for it. I went through enough shit buying the house “so far out of the city” (YOU TRY BEING A 19 YEAR OLD AND BUYING A HOUSE! TRY FINDING SOMETHING IN THE CBD IN YOUR PRICE RANGE – NOT F*KING LIKELY!) All I want right now is a “congratulations” or a “you have done a great job” or god forbid a “we are proud of you” I guess that’s what family is for hey…..

Tomorrow will be better…. Maybe I will get a puppy and a little ring for my left hand. Then all will be ok J I like to dream.

Laziest Laze in all the Lazy world

2007-02-07T11:35:00.000+13:00

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I am lazy.

Oh was there meant to be more of an excuse? Ok, here we go.

Last weekend I was busy finishing off the house (will have pictures this afternoon as it is going on the internet for rent woohoo) Its very pretty and I want to cry as we have put in all this work and now someone else will move in and enjoy it.

I lost all internet at home for 4 days! OMG! We thought our phone had been cut off (poor lowly 20year olds with no money to pay their bills! ), so I called Telstra after 4 days of no phone or net and it ended up we had a problem with the line… good thing I called! Its all fixed now but again I am lazy and have not been on the internet at home yet, only work.

Then there was a horrible tragedy… our family dog of 16 years, Pippa, passed away. She was the most amazing pet and friend ever, I grew up with her from when I first started school and went through everything from learning to read to going out with out any supervision to my first boyfriends to parties where she would bark her little head off at anyone who walked in the gate. She saved my brother from drowning once when he was sitting on the bottom of the pool for to long so she dived in and grabbed his shirt and pulled him to the steps. She nursed a little kitten Big Big Sister found, as in she cleaned him and would pick him up and take him to his bowl every morning and night. They grew to be best friends until Boris was hit by a car in 1999. We all thought Pippa was going to pass then but she made it through her depression. Then when my parents moved in to an apartment she went to live with Big Bro and his beautiful family. She was very happy their having little ones to play with again. But alas her time had come… 16 years is very old for a pup and we all know she had an amazing life. She will be much more then missed but forever remembered.

I also lost 2 of my fish this week. That takes my 9 down to 5. The rest seem ok but I am sad. I have promised Boy that I wont cry when they die so that has been hard especially with the rest of the week but I have done it and hopefully I can get some more when we move house.

Work has been crazy hectic. I am very tired of it. No one wants to explain properly what needs to be done but then I get in trouble if its not done perfectly. This is a job where I am on minimum wage and no benefits or bonus’and i start work at 6:30am (meant to start at 8am) and leave at 4pm… sometimes I wonder why I bother trying so hard. Hopefully things will get better soon though.

My parents were divorcing but seem to have gotten over that after dragging all the kids into it and having us all very sad and worried. I am very annoyed at them and have to wonder how two 50 year olds can act so young sometimes.

In all it hasn’t been a great start to the year. But I will not dwell. Boy and I are healthy and very happy at the moment, there is not much more I could ask for. Oh and we watched an awesome movie last night – Waking Ned Divine – watch it, it is awesome! Nothing better then English humour to cheer you up... in a kind of morbid-weed-smoking-guiness-drinking way!

Fairy - Floss - Party!!!!

2007-01-22T21:01:00.000+13:00

This is the list of things I was meant to get done over the weekend:

o Clean dishes
o washing
o Gap fill the trims on the ceiling
o Gap fill the 4 doorways in the kitchen
o Gloss paint all the kitchen door trims
o Wall paint all the skirting in the kitchen
o dump runs
o gardening

This is the list of things I ended up getting done over the weekend:

o Clean dishes (which have since multiplied at the rate of bunnies on Viagra)
o washing (I got the necessary work clothes done… does that count?)
o Gap fill the trims on the ceiling … ok Boy did this for me. I blame my mother and my extreme lack of height. Seriously did he think someone 5’2” would be reaching the ceiling?! Ladder? What’s a ladder?
o Wall paint all the skirting in the kitchen (YAY I completed something!)
o dump runs – we did 2 of these, I no longer have half of my 1000m2 block covered with rubbish… literally, real rubbish.
o gardening… I picked up the sticks so Boy can mow the over grown grass, and I started pulling out some weeds til I saw a grasshopper AHHHH and then swept out the gutters on the road in case we actually get some rain sometime this year.

But the exciting part of the weekend – 5th Birthday!! My beautiful niece, Miss Princess-Ballerina-Barbie turned 5 last week so the family made the trek out to my house to 1. See my house for the first time since I bought it in March (other then Big Brother who has helped us out on many occasions – thank you Big Bro, i feel loved :)) and 2. I have a fairy floss machine and what more do you need for a rockin’ party other then a hairy floss machine?! (Maybe a jumping castle but we still haven’t fixed those prickles :s it would have EXPLOADED on my evil grass!)

Boy bought me the fairy floss maker for my last birthday. At first I was a little confused… Why a fairy floss machine? Do I really act like I am 3? Is he trying to get me fat so he can chop me up and eat me? But THEN I used it…. It’s amazing. It’s like little sugar spider webs flying through the sky and I am catching them on my magical fairy –floss- wand. Ok maybe I have had too much sugar…. But at any rate it is great entertainment for children’s parties. We all stood around – mind you 7 adults and 2 kids – making fairy floss for a good 15 minutes. I am positive next time I go to big sisters house there will be one on her bench.

Also, a very valid point was raised by my sisters boy, Potato Head, usually when we have drinking game nights we have red bull involved to make it last longer – lots of sugar and caffeine to keep the night going. But in future we can have FAIRY FLOSS – because seriously all you do to make a small cone is heat up a tablespoon of sugar – AWESOME!

Awesome was not my tummy after a very sugary cake and lots of fairy floss and toffee though! It took many hours for my stomach to settle down enough to ingest anything other then water. I still have not been able to have anything sweeter then a glass of Bailies! Ah, who am I kidding! This wont last long! I will be back to my block of chocolate a day by tomorrow!

Huge Fight

2007-01-21T22:34:00.000+13:00

Me: You're a looser!
Boy: Are not!
Me: Are to!
Boy: Are not!
Me: Are to!
Boy: D to! Haha get it! R2D2! From Star Wars! Haha im so funny!
Me: Point made.

I am as skilled at driving as what I am at talking!

2007-01-19T11:26:00.000+13:00

On Monday I am able to start driving with boy in the car. (I know I know I am so lazy just 4 years behind when I SHOULD have got my licence. But I am smart you see – I have not had to worry about counting drinks or driving too and from work every day. My brain surpasses my own expectations… occasionally) Anyway, sometimes when Boy is driving I will grab the wheel and steer to show him how responsible and skilled I am! So yesterday we were driving home and our exit was coming up and the following conversation insured:

ME: Can I steer!
BOY: No not today
ME: Pleeeeaassseee, I am good! I can steer us off the road!
BOY: THAT IS MEANT TO CONVINCE ME TO LET YOU STEER??? I CAN STEER US OFF THE ROAD AS WELL! WANT TO SEE???

Of course sometimes I have problems saying what I am thinking. See in MY head steering us off the road was actually steering us off to our exit. Woops!

Hooray for Fridays!

2007-01-19T10:31:00.000+13:00

See this is something that I think every Friday morning (actually more like all week) I get so excited that it is Friday and the weekend is nearly here but I never think “oh shit another whole day of work” but that is all it is. There is nothing special about a Friday. Ok, you can have a few more drinks after work but really you still have to spend your whole day slaving away at your crappy job. There is no party. We don’t get cake just to celebrate the day of Fri. It’s just another day. And for this I am sad.

I want cake. Well no not really, I’m feeling rather nauseous this morning (DON’T EVEN THINK IT! I DON’T WANT TO HEAR THAT OBSURD THOUGHT SSSSHHHHH). What I really want is for it to be tomorrow. I want to sleep in. I want to get up and go for a walk to the park. I want to come home and get changed jump in the car and cruise up (never down. Gold Coast = EVIL) to the beach. Lay in the sun for a few hours and tan -- haha like that will ever happen to my pasty English skin! – *rephrase* burn but sleep while burning. Maybe moasie on over to the wharf and buy a frozen coke and some fresh donuts from the yummy donut place.

One day left… damn it.

But even if it was tomorrow I would not be doing those wonderful things. Want to know why? I own a house. Damn it who came up with THAT idea! I want my weekends back!! Here is my list of things that need to be done this weekend.

o Clean the dirty dishes
o Do like a bazillion loads of washing (how can two people wear SO MANY clothes???? And seriously we only use the one bed and even that only has the sheets changed every few weeks – why the mass of dirty sheets in my laundry then????)
o Gap fill the trims on the ceiling
o Gap fill the 4 doorways in the kitchen (yes my kitchen has 4 entries. That’s normal isn’t it??)
o Gloss paint all the kitchen door trims
o Wall paint all the skirting in the kitchen
o Do like a million dump runs - we still have the old kitchen sitting in the garden :s
o do the gardening so i stop getting attacked by over grown grass and stabbed by a million prickles while running to the car at 5am

And in all this I have to go buy a birthday present for my beautiful niece who is a whole 5 years old and is making me feel ancient! – Who gave her permission to grow up anyways huh?? I didn’t! Tessie I DEMAND that you stop growing RIGHT THIS MINUTE! Oh no Tessie no don’t cry I didn’t mean to yell at you…. Ohh Tessie…. Its ok….-- sorry woops yes anyways….

There is one plus in all of this though. We had real estate agents come over this week to give us a rental appraisal (any female out there will know how extremely stressful it is having another female come and assess your house! I have barely slept all week with nightmares of the principal from the book/movie Matilda yelling at me “LOOK AT THOSE SKIRTING BOARDS! YOU COULD SUFFOCATE A BABY WITH ALL THAT DUST!” and “YOU CALL THOSE WINDOWS CLEAN?! GET DOWN AND GIVE ME TWENTY OR I WILL POUR THIS CRAPPY $2 BOTTLE OF BLEACH THAT YOU STUPIDLY THOUGHT WOULD CLEAN YOUR BATH DOWN YOUR OVERWEIGHT THROAT!”) so my house is extremely clean – exception to last nights dishes :s so I don’t have to worry about crawling over a pile of clothes to get to my bed or being way to sickened to have a shower because of all that mould that looks like its about to jump out of the bath and take over my whole body like something in the X-files and I will be found in a weeks time and all that will be left of me will be some bones, stomach acid and a lump of mould. In other words my house is Clean. I think this is the first time it has happened since we bought it last March but its time has come and we actually feel kind of grown up and like home owners. 'Bout Damn Time!

So yes, the point of my whole story was meant to be that Friday SUCKS ARSE. My house is clean! And my weekend will be a whole lot of not fun :(

I hope you have a great weekend and go to the beach for me. Please light a candle or something in respect for the death of my weekends.

2007-01-06T21:38:00.000+13:00

Saturday – a day for rest and relaxation, following the stressful working week.

NOT FOR ME! No, I had to be pulled (kicking and screaming) from my beautiful feather doona-ed king sized bed to paint. Note: I am not talking about the colourful canvas type creative painting. No, I am talking about the evil sticky gloss door and trim style painting!

After about half an hour of my legs being pulled by the boy, then myself starting to cry and wriggling back under the covers to again have my legs yanked back out, I agreed, begrudgingly, to get up. Off I went to put on my once-very-expensive-very-slinky-now-hole-ridden-paint-splattered jeans to paint some doors. -- This, I may add, was under the pretence that it was our final day of painting. “Only a couple of doors and the kitchen trims” I was promised. MY ARSE!

10 hours and one trip to Bunnings later and I have left the boy to his own devises with a pot of ceiling paint and a ladder and I am being entertained by a bottle of red wine and a Lisa Loeb CD.

However, as much as I may complain about it, in all it was a nice beginning to the weekend. In comparison, that is, to many others over the course of our renovations. E.g. there was no removal of walls resulting in the discovery of mouse corpses nor was there any camping out in the garden while the floors were being polished.

What tomorrow may bring, who knows! Perhaps a trip to the movies, maybe a spot of shopping, more likely more evil sticky gloss door and trim painting! I will let you know how it goes when I know!

SMILE!

The Beginning

2007-01-04T21:28:00.000+13:00

Well now, this is a bit of a bizarre concept to start off with. Am I meant to say “Hello, how are you today” or just start blabbering about me? I will take from what I have seen of other peoples blogs and just start with the blabbering.

First off I will start from the beginning, as all good stories do (with an exception to that movie Memento - really good story and the beginning was the end!).

My name is Arly, I was born a chubby little thing with a Mohawk of black hair and 3 siblings to spend the next two decades bickering with. (I will come back to those crazy ones in due time) I spent the majority of my younger years doing all the average stuff. You know- learning to walk, talk, eat, sleep, add 1 + 1 and most importantly pout and flutter eyelashes. Then there was the learning to shot vodka, say “I’m just staying at Penny’s house” to my mother with a straight face and stay up all night to get that pesky assignment in on time (blame being placed on the previous two lessons).

And then today came….

As of this moment I am 20 years old (Please don’t run away screaming right now – this will not be a blog about black eyeliner and depressive music - unless you include my gorgeous Napoleon Black liner and the occasional need for some dodgy Country music to sooth my achy breaky heart. Think more a lust for Jimmy Choos’ and a love of all things sparkly) and currently reside in Brisbane, Queensland, Sunny Down Under. Well actually I live just outside of Brisbane but for privacy sake I will stick with the city.

I own a house with the person I call “the Boy” or as he is more commonly known “Christopher”. These are two things that you will hear a lot about as we are renovating said house and all of you out there who have renovated will know the need for a stress outlet. That is the reason which is turned me to this thing - blogging.

This little ditty will be my source to vent frustrations, pass a boring day, add yummy recipes and some interesting gossip (I am so pathetic!). I would love some comments or even drop me an email what ever takes your fancy.

On that note I am going head off to bed with some leftover Christmas chocolate (also another good stress reliever however will not help with that New Years resolution!).

Good night!