When I move...
I wanna take the nudey cherub dude in the front garden with me.
And the lion from the back garden...
*innocent look*
But I probably won't.
It might be hard to explain to police, if it came to that, that you took a nudey cherub dude holding a plant thing and a statue of three lion's heads with you when you moved because you thought it was kind of amusing at the time...
;)
Monday, September 26, 2005
Swings and roundabouts
Wow...
One of my best friends is starting work here on October 17!!!
Oh my God!
*dances*
This is so awesome :) We're going to probably be sharing a house, provided that we can find one that allows pets, and that will be interesting at least. I've never shared a house before with someone who's not family for a long-term thing. Dorm life doesn't count either *lol* Still, hopefully it'll be good.
And I'm definitely excited.
Nervous, hopeful, excited, all of these other sorts of things, but yeah, over all pretty amazed with what God works out in the end. I mean, just a couple of months ago I was wondering where things were going with life, whether I should buy a house here, what I should do with moving, etc, etc. But now? Well, it's still not really any more certain, but things are lookin' up.
So thanks God :)
You definitely do work in some mysterious ways...
One of my best friends is starting work here on October 17!!!
Oh my God!
*dances*
This is so awesome :) We're going to probably be sharing a house, provided that we can find one that allows pets, and that will be interesting at least. I've never shared a house before with someone who's not family for a long-term thing. Dorm life doesn't count either *lol* Still, hopefully it'll be good.
And I'm definitely excited.
Nervous, hopeful, excited, all of these other sorts of things, but yeah, over all pretty amazed with what God works out in the end. I mean, just a couple of months ago I was wondering where things were going with life, whether I should buy a house here, what I should do with moving, etc, etc. But now? Well, it's still not really any more certain, but things are lookin' up.
So thanks God :)
You definitely do work in some mysterious ways...
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Ouch...
I hate it when you get news that kicks you in the teeth, especially after you've been having a great day.
I mean, I slept in, got up late, had a great shower, made some nice rasin bread toast, took the dog for a walk down the street, bought some really delicious things to cook with, played with the dog from next door, got in and hopped on MSN for a while to check messages and stuff.
One of my friends from kinda way back starts talking to me, I asked why I hadn't seen him around for or heard from him for ages and said, 'Oh my Lord, you're still alive!' His reply was that he mightn't be for much longer. I thought he was joking until he told me his cancer's come back.
:(
I mean, I slept in, got up late, had a great shower, made some nice rasin bread toast, took the dog for a walk down the street, bought some really delicious things to cook with, played with the dog from next door, got in and hopped on MSN for a while to check messages and stuff.
One of my friends from kinda way back starts talking to me, I asked why I hadn't seen him around for or heard from him for ages and said, 'Oh my Lord, you're still alive!' His reply was that he mightn't be for much longer. I thought he was joking until he told me his cancer's come back.
:(
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Ich hab' keine Lust
Hmmmm.Marriage.
One of my friends was saying how his parents think he should settle down, and it's made me think more about marriage (which I'd thought about as I spring cleaned the house today and about how kind of scary it is).
As I've gotten 'older' (at the ripe old age of 22), more and more of my friends have gotten married. Nice for them, of course, and I think I'm happy for them, but at the same time I do tend to think, 'Hey, why not go throw your life under a bus?'
Marriage hasn't ever really been anything on my immediate list of things to do in my life. Never was something I thought about much as a child. Hell, my Barbies and Kens were living in some kind of weird polygamous-sharing-do-whoever thing. I liked weddings and being in them, but they never made my heart flutter at the thought of doing that one day. Fairytale endings were okay, but what happened after the endings?
On the contrary, they kind of made me think, 'Yikes. Isn't it scary to be contracting your life away to someone?' It's a nice thing, I guess, but it also seems like losing a part of yourself.
Maybe I just like my independence too much to want to have someone incorporated into that.
Of course, I'm not ruling it out. It's more of a thing of if it happens, it happens. But it's not my life ambition. I don't feel like I need another person to be validated as a being. If I'm happy with my life, it's all good :)
Mmmm, wheatgrass...
If I have any more chocolate this weekend, I think I'll go into a chocolate coma.
80% cocoa Lindt dark chocolate.
Mmmmmmmm...
*jitters*
Other than that, I am re-arranging my house! And it looks awesome. Going with a more minimalistic feel in a cluttered French provincial kind of way. FINALLY have a spare room that looks not like a chaos room, too. It's a special moment.
Just a bugger the lease expires soon and I must find another house. Drat it.
80% cocoa Lindt dark chocolate.
Mmmmmmmm...
*jitters*
Other than that, I am re-arranging my house! And it looks awesome. Going with a more minimalistic feel in a cluttered French provincial kind of way. FINALLY have a spare room that looks not like a chaos room, too. It's a special moment.
Just a bugger the lease expires soon and I must find another house. Drat it.
Schtiel - Rammstein
Shtil' - veter molchit
Upal beloj chajkoj na dno
Shtil' - nash korabl' zabyt
Odin, v mire skovannom snom
Mezhdu vseh vremen
Bez imen i lic
My uzhe ne zhdem,
Chto prosnetsia briz!
Shtil' - shodim s uma
Zhara pahnet chernoj smoloj
Smert' odnogo lish' nuzhna
I my, my vernemsia domoj!
Ego krov' i plot'
vnov' nasytit nas
A za smert' emu
Mozhet, Bog vozdast!
Chto nas zhdet, more hranit molchan'e
Zhazhda zhit' sushit serdca do dna
Tol'ko zhizn' zdes' nichego ne stoit
Zhizn' drugih, no ne tvoia!
Net, grom ne grianul s nebes
Kogda pili krov' kak zver'e
No nesterpimym stal blesk
Kresta, chto my IUzhnym zovem
I v poslednij mig
Podnialas' volna,
I razdalsia krik:
"Vperedi Zemlia!"
I promise myself I will learn how to pronounce the Russian in this! One day... *shakes fist*
Upal beloj chajkoj na dno
Shtil' - nash korabl' zabyt
Odin, v mire skovannom snom
Mezhdu vseh vremen
Bez imen i lic
My uzhe ne zhdem,
Chto prosnetsia briz!
Shtil' - shodim s uma
Zhara pahnet chernoj smoloj
Smert' odnogo lish' nuzhna
I my, my vernemsia domoj!
Ego krov' i plot'
vnov' nasytit nas
A za smert' emu
Mozhet, Bog vozdast!
Chto nas zhdet, more hranit molchan'e
Zhazhda zhit' sushit serdca do dna
Tol'ko zhizn' zdes' nichego ne stoit
Zhizn' drugih, no ne tvoia!
Net, grom ne grianul s nebes
Kogda pili krov' kak zver'e
No nesterpimym stal blesk
Kresta, chto my IUzhnym zovem
I v poslednij mig
Podnialas' volna,
I razdalsia krik:
"Vperedi Zemlia!"
I promise myself I will learn how to pronounce the Russian in this! One day... *shakes fist*
Friday, September 23, 2005
Commonpoor Bank!
Pfft.
I've been thinking about term deposits lately with the bank, so I've been checking out rates and stuff. Of course you want to get the best interest rate, so it all has to work from there...
The other week I went to the Bendigo Bank, and checked out stuff with them. Then this morning I went to the Commonwealth Bank. I wasn't entirely sure about the Bendigo Bank rates. BUT when I went to the Commonwealth Bank today, I realised that BB is definitely the way to go.
After all, Bendigo Bank is offering over 5% interest per anum/on maturity. Commonwealth Bank is UNDER 2%.
Bollocks to the Commonwealth Bank.
"Don't make me he-bitch man-slap you!" - TJ, Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo
I've been thinking about term deposits lately with the bank, so I've been checking out rates and stuff. Of course you want to get the best interest rate, so it all has to work from there...
The other week I went to the Bendigo Bank, and checked out stuff with them. Then this morning I went to the Commonwealth Bank. I wasn't entirely sure about the Bendigo Bank rates. BUT when I went to the Commonwealth Bank today, I realised that BB is definitely the way to go.
After all, Bendigo Bank is offering over 5% interest per anum/on maturity. Commonwealth Bank is UNDER 2%.
Bollocks to the Commonwealth Bank.
"Don't make me he-bitch man-slap you!" - TJ, Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Spring fling? Hmm!
I swear to God I am not hallucinating. I haven't had any coffee, I'm well rested and I don't take any recreational drugs. But I had to wonder when I looked out my window just about five minute's ago and noticed that there seem to be more leaf shoots on the tree outside than there were about three hours ago. I swear there are! Oh well, it'll be nice to have the tree re-foliated *teehee* I was getting bored of looking at the mountain on the other side of the valley and half of the church. Although by the time Summer is finished, I'll probably be ready for the view of the mountains again. Convenient how things work out, isn't it?
One of my friends sent me an MP3 for Benzin and I can't stop listening to it *lol* *sends profuse happy nicenice thoughts to them* Really, really, really excited about Rosenrot now, although it's over a month until it'll be released here. And yeah, there's probably stuff that's downloadable, but I just love having the album, y'know? Like all of the album art, all of that stuff. But it's only worth spending that much money to buy an album if you really like the artist/group/band a lot. And I have a passion for Rammstein... And Til Lindemann is an Adonis of a man.
I bought Jamiroquai's Dynamite recently, and it's not too bad, but it's not great either. Coldplay's X&Y truly is dismal elevator music, so I'm tempted to turn it into a $25 coaster or give it away. Out, out foul spot! Out of my CD collection!
Oh my God
Clip for Rammstein's new single, Benzin.
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God!
*faints*
This site has the clip for Benzin. Can we say symbolism? Meaning? Utter amazing-ness? Eye-gasm!? Ear-gasm?! Oh, I can't wait for this to be out in stores. Well... the single is meant to be out in Australia on October 7, but as download only or something like that. Well, we'll just have to wait to find out more about that, I suppose.
Appparently, Rosenrot will be out on October 28, although I'm not sure whether that's the release date for Australia, or just in Europe. Still, I will definitely be rushing out to buy a copy when it's released. I've been waiting for this since last year when there were hints that there was more to come from Reise Reise. Something about there being a special 2 CD/DVD edition of Rosenrot as well.
AND there is news that there's going to be a live concert 2005 DVD released in December or something like that.
If you feel like a German-injection for the day, you can have a read of the official press release on Rosenrot here. I read it earlier and enjoyed getting to learn some new German words, like kompromisslosigkeit and Dornröschenschalf. Figure those out if you can ;)
Es fließt durch meine Venen
Es schläft in meinen Tränen
Es läuft mir aus den Ohren
Herz und Nieren sind Motoren
White-collar workers look for an excuse to vote Labor by John Black
Now this is an interesting article, particularly because I think it has far more relevance to the next election than Mark Latham's books, interviews and general public tantrums will. It's all about tax, economics, money and white-collar workers.
Tax, economics, money and white-collar workers that could win Labor the next Federal election...
Aside from the current Labor party lacking interest (even with the Latham kerfuffle), I think that this could definitely be something that could get them up and over the line in 2007. If the Labor party can offer a "better" way of doing things with tax and the economy (especially the minimum wage and petrol prices, if the claims of price gouging are to be believed), they might have a chance of beating the Coalition.
I think people were willing to NOT vote for the Coalition last year. Australians are sick of the government back-flipping on everything, such as the implementation of the GST by John "I'll never introduce a GST" Howard. Just think back to the children overboard scandals, too. And the war on Iraq. And the refusal to sign the Kyoto Protocol. And the way that the government seems to leap through hoops for George Bush (Australians do like Americans, but we aren't a fan of their policies). How the rich seem to get all the tax cuts while the lowest income earners don't get any cuts and the government sets up new procedures to try to ensure that the minimum wage won't be reviewed until sometime in the distant future.
A lot was made of the Latham plan to cut logging in Tasmania, which is something that is vitally important to do. Logging is one of the biggest industries there, but if they keep destroying the environment like they currently do, there won't be anything left there in 20 year's time. There's barely anything interesting about the place as it is, other than its natural resources. To get rid of them is definitely economic suicide. Much more could be done in Tassie with eco-tourism. People are interested in that sort of thing now days, provided that there are some creature comforts associated with it. I went to Tassie about five years ago now and it is a gorgeous place - beautiful forests and amazing wildlife. But they're being killed off by the forest equivalent of strip mining, where everything is knocked down and poison baits to kill the wildlife is put out by the logging companies. The main vehicles you saw on the more 'remote' roads in Tassie were logging trucks. Lots and lots of them, loaded up with the remains of trees. Oh, and did you know that the Commonwealth Bank is the biggest shareholder in Gunns, the major logging company in Tasmania? Yup. I have real ethical reservations with banking with them now *sigh*
But Tasmania and logging wasn't what lost Latham the election, I think. Sure, John Howard came along and said, "Hey, let's keep raping the environment here! It's worked for years. We don't want these poor people to lose their jobs for the sake of keeping a few old trees that could be made into some nice woodchips," so people in Tassie thought that was great and probably voted for him because of that one damn fool reason.
But in other States where we're a lil' bit less isolated and don't have six fingers on each hand, I think other economic factors were at play in why the Howard government retained power. If Latham and the Labor party had been offering up some great tax reforms and looking to reduce the rates for lower income earners, who really need it now with the increase in the cost of living, it would have been a much closer result.
Quoting from the article on SMH: If these higher-income professionals had an alternative low-tax party with a more independent foreign policy on offer - like a Greenish Pauline Hanson, but with brains - professional seats across the country would be lost to Labor and the Liberals. And if Beazley wants to avoid the mistakes of his 1998 tax package, he perhaps could consult the Labor MPs for Melbourne (Lindsay Tanner), Melbourne Ports (Michael Danby), Sydney (Tanya Plibersek) or Brisbane (Arch Bevis)... Before the last election, if Latham had listened a little more to these MPs and to what his fellow Sydney professionals were saying about tax reform instead of the US alliance, and had done his economic policy homework, he'd be implementing his new tax scales now, instead of retailing gossip about himself."
Hmmmm...
Now this is an interesting article, particularly because I think it has far more relevance to the next election than Mark Latham's books, interviews and general public tantrums will. It's all about tax, economics, money and white-collar workers.
Tax, economics, money and white-collar workers that could win Labor the next Federal election...
Aside from the current Labor party lacking interest (even with the Latham kerfuffle), I think that this could definitely be something that could get them up and over the line in 2007. If the Labor party can offer a "better" way of doing things with tax and the economy (especially the minimum wage and petrol prices, if the claims of price gouging are to be believed), they might have a chance of beating the Coalition.
I think people were willing to NOT vote for the Coalition last year. Australians are sick of the government back-flipping on everything, such as the implementation of the GST by John "I'll never introduce a GST" Howard. Just think back to the children overboard scandals, too. And the war on Iraq. And the refusal to sign the Kyoto Protocol. And the way that the government seems to leap through hoops for George Bush (Australians do like Americans, but we aren't a fan of their policies). How the rich seem to get all the tax cuts while the lowest income earners don't get any cuts and the government sets up new procedures to try to ensure that the minimum wage won't be reviewed until sometime in the distant future.
A lot was made of the Latham plan to cut logging in Tasmania, which is something that is vitally important to do. Logging is one of the biggest industries there, but if they keep destroying the environment like they currently do, there won't be anything left there in 20 year's time. There's barely anything interesting about the place as it is, other than its natural resources. To get rid of them is definitely economic suicide. Much more could be done in Tassie with eco-tourism. People are interested in that sort of thing now days, provided that there are some creature comforts associated with it. I went to Tassie about five years ago now and it is a gorgeous place - beautiful forests and amazing wildlife. But they're being killed off by the forest equivalent of strip mining, where everything is knocked down and poison baits to kill the wildlife is put out by the logging companies. The main vehicles you saw on the more 'remote' roads in Tassie were logging trucks. Lots and lots of them, loaded up with the remains of trees. Oh, and did you know that the Commonwealth Bank is the biggest shareholder in Gunns, the major logging company in Tasmania? Yup. I have real ethical reservations with banking with them now *sigh*
But Tasmania and logging wasn't what lost Latham the election, I think. Sure, John Howard came along and said, "Hey, let's keep raping the environment here! It's worked for years. We don't want these poor people to lose their jobs for the sake of keeping a few old trees that could be made into some nice woodchips," so people in Tassie thought that was great and probably voted for him because of that one damn fool reason.
But in other States where we're a lil' bit less isolated and don't have six fingers on each hand, I think other economic factors were at play in why the Howard government retained power. If Latham and the Labor party had been offering up some great tax reforms and looking to reduce the rates for lower income earners, who really need it now with the increase in the cost of living, it would have been a much closer result.
Quoting from the article on SMH: If these higher-income professionals had an alternative low-tax party with a more independent foreign policy on offer - like a Greenish Pauline Hanson, but with brains - professional seats across the country would be lost to Labor and the Liberals. And if Beazley wants to avoid the mistakes of his 1998 tax package, he perhaps could consult the Labor MPs for Melbourne (Lindsay Tanner), Melbourne Ports (Michael Danby), Sydney (Tanya Plibersek) or Brisbane (Arch Bevis)... Before the last election, if Latham had listened a little more to these MPs and to what his fellow Sydney professionals were saying about tax reform instead of the US alliance, and had done his economic policy homework, he'd be implementing his new tax scales now, instead of retailing gossip about himself."
Hmmmm...
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Quotes of the Day
There were just too many good quotes! I couldn't bring it down to just one...
"It couldn't have been more magical even if you were penetrated by a magician." - Drawn Together, SBS.
"He's just lucky the fax machine couldn't kick him in the balls." - Defamer.com
"Looks like an extra off the set of a porno called Julius Pleaser: Et tu Bootay?" - Go Fug Yourself
"See what we're saying about sluts? I mean, it's kind of fun - that night... But after you're like, "I don't want to eat candy and watch TV all day. I feel sick. I want to have a shower and go exercise or something." - Viceland.com
"Of course he's replacable. Just not with anyone who's any good..." - Anorak.co.uk
"It couldn't have been more magical even if you were penetrated by a magician." - Drawn Together, SBS.
"He's just lucky the fax machine couldn't kick him in the balls." - Defamer.com
"Looks like an extra off the set of a porno called Julius Pleaser: Et tu Bootay?" - Go Fug Yourself
"See what we're saying about sluts? I mean, it's kind of fun - that night... But after you're like, "I don't want to eat candy and watch TV all day. I feel sick. I want to have a shower and go exercise or something." - Viceland.com
"Of course he's replacable. Just not with anyone who's any good..." - Anorak.co.uk
stuck in my mind
delusional i believed i could cure it all for you dear
coax or trick or drive or drag the demons from you
make it right for you sleeping beauty
truly thought i could magically heal you
far beyond a visible sign of your awakening
failing miserably to rescue sleeping beauty
drunk on ego truly thought i could make it right
if i kissed you one more time to help you face the nightmare
but you're far too poisoned for me
such a fool to think that i could wake you from your slumber
that i could actually heal you
sleeping beauty poisoned and hopeless
far beyond a visible sign of your awakening
failing miserably to find a way to comfort you
far beyond a visible sign of you awakening
and hiding from some poisoned memory
poisoned and hopeless sleeping beauty...
coax or trick or drive or drag the demons from you
make it right for you sleeping beauty
truly thought i could magically heal you
far beyond a visible sign of your awakening
failing miserably to rescue sleeping beauty
drunk on ego truly thought i could make it right
if i kissed you one more time to help you face the nightmare
but you're far too poisoned for me
such a fool to think that i could wake you from your slumber
that i could actually heal you
sleeping beauty poisoned and hopeless
far beyond a visible sign of your awakening
failing miserably to find a way to comfort you
far beyond a visible sign of you awakening
and hiding from some poisoned memory
poisoned and hopeless sleeping beauty...
You know when you have the 'flu and it totally impairs your judgement and later on you're thinking back about some of the 'flu-induced stuff and you just think, 'Woah... crazy...'Example: I *actually* liked Mariah Carey's We Belong Together when I had the 'flu. Then I made a recovery and didn't mind it so much, but didn't want to listen to it ever again. Of course, there were some unfortunate incidents of hearing it while shopping, but it didn't make me want to run from the stores. Now that I'm almost 100% better, today when the song started playing on my iTunes listy thing, I just thought to myself, "What on Earth!? Where was my sanity? This song is absolute bosh from one end of it to the other!"
I feel like I've dishonoured my usual music selection *hangs head in shame*
Perhaps I am a music snob in some ways, although I will listen to almost anything if it catches my interest (including Scottish bagpipe music, which is best played loudly on Sunday mornings whilst cleaning the house - nothing gives you a spring in your step like a nice jig to dance along to!). It's just that, in general, I don't like mass-produced pop crud. Most of it is annoying, most of it's not interesting or amusing (like the Backstreet Boys stuff of sobbing-into-tissues-romantic-serenades - like I care?), a lot of it is really skanky, heaps of the r'n'b/rap/hiphop stuff is violent and/or misogynistic and almost all of it makes me feel like my brain is rotting or something.
But happily, the next Rammstein album will be out in October, which is ear-gasmic. Cannot wait for it! *jumps around excitedly* Rosenrot, Benzin... hmm... yay! I think it's going to be called Reise, Reise Vol 2 or something like that, although it was originally going to be called Rosenrot. We'll see when it arrives, I suppose. YAY!
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Give up the day job!
One of my friends from SA was talking to me on MSN tonight and told me I had gotten it all wrong with my job and should become a photographer instead. Hmm...Tempting...
There seem to be a lot of people travelling at the moment who I know, so to all of my friends who are coming, going, staying, wandering, searching and finding, all of the best to you. Traveling mercies go with you and may your luggage never get lost :)
And come back! That means you Kristin *lol*
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And the rain fall soft upon your fields,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand...
- Irish blessing
And come back! That means you Kristin *lol*
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And the rain fall soft upon your fields,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand...
- Irish blessing
Doggy style?
I love serious news in the morning that has a bizarre twist...
Bush and Hitler 'back' stray dog campaign from Ananova.com
Mmmm... now getting visions of George W Bush talking to his doggies...
GWB: Aww, Spot an' Barney, you know I don't feel like nobody loves me no more, 'cept for Condi, but her teeth frighten me, y'know... But I know that you guys are always gonna be happy to see me when I get home an' we can go out and play on the ranch now that that scary lady who was protestin' the oil search in Iraq and how her son had died or something silly like that is gone...
*dogs look at him adoringly*
GWB: Now why don't Dick look at me like you guys do? I'da thought by now he'd love me! But no... I feel inse... inse... insecure in that rel-ay-shun-ship even though I do just what he tells me!
*pats dogs*
GWB: Y'all know, I read a book in school the other day called Spot can run. Spot can run! 'Cept he didn't look nothin' like you do, Spot, an' I couldn't make much sense of the book until Condi said I was holdin' it up the wrong way! I just thought all the kids was laughing because they was happy I'd caught a big dic-tay-ter... That was kinda embarrassin'. But I just laughed it off with them an' then had the school bombed. That'll learn 'em and then they'll love me for settin' them free! Gosh darn, I guess you could say I was the best President-shal lib-er-ay-ter ever!
*goes all misty eyed while dogs chew on White House furniture. GWB suddenly notices furniture chewing going on*
GWB: Hey, stop that or I'll have ter bomb you! Ha ha ha ha, y'all know that's my favourite joke!
*picks up dogs and cuddles them*
GWB: You make me so happy even when everyone else is hatin' me an' saying nasty things, like that mean, mean former President Bill Clinton who says I was just lookin' after middle-class people in New Orleans... An' you know that ain't right, 'cos I was lookin' after the upper class people because they have the oil, y'all know? The only oil some o' them not rich people in New Orleans have is in their hair! Ha ha ha ha ha! Geddit?
*dogs look non-plussed*
GWB: Y'all know, none of them people at the UN Summit got that one neither... Even Johnny Howard, who I think is the only other world leader who loves me! An' if I didn't love him so much we could invade Aus-traay-lier for the oil of mass destruction if they have some. But then I don't think I never saw none when I was there on holidays. But they have these things called kang-ger-oos an' y'all gotta see them, they're so cute, but they ain't as cute as you of course. Or Laura! Now if she ain't the cutest lil' thing... I'ma gonna go 'liberate' her now! Ha ha ha..!
*GWB wanders off, humming. Spot returns to chewing the furniture. Barney wees on the carpet*
Bush and Hitler 'back' stray dog campaign from Ananova.com
Mmmm... now getting visions of George W Bush talking to his doggies...
GWB: Aww, Spot an' Barney, you know I don't feel like nobody loves me no more, 'cept for Condi, but her teeth frighten me, y'know... But I know that you guys are always gonna be happy to see me when I get home an' we can go out and play on the ranch now that that scary lady who was protestin' the oil search in Iraq and how her son had died or something silly like that is gone... *dogs look at him adoringly*
GWB: Now why don't Dick look at me like you guys do? I'da thought by now he'd love me! But no... I feel inse... inse... insecure in that rel-ay-shun-ship even though I do just what he tells me!
*pats dogs*
GWB: Y'all know, I read a book in school the other day called Spot can run. Spot can run! 'Cept he didn't look nothin' like you do, Spot, an' I couldn't make much sense of the book until Condi said I was holdin' it up the wrong way! I just thought all the kids was laughing because they was happy I'd caught a big dic-tay-ter... That was kinda embarrassin'. But I just laughed it off with them an' then had the school bombed. That'll learn 'em and then they'll love me for settin' them free! Gosh darn, I guess you could say I was the best President-shal lib-er-ay-ter ever!
*goes all misty eyed while dogs chew on White House furniture. GWB suddenly notices furniture chewing going on*
GWB: Hey, stop that or I'll have ter bomb you! Ha ha ha ha, y'all know that's my favourite joke!
*picks up dogs and cuddles them*
GWB: You make me so happy even when everyone else is hatin' me an' saying nasty things, like that mean, mean former President Bill Clinton who says I was just lookin' after middle-class people in New Orleans... An' you know that ain't right, 'cos I was lookin' after the upper class people because they have the oil, y'all know? The only oil some o' them not rich people in New Orleans have is in their hair! Ha ha ha ha ha! Geddit?
*dogs look non-plussed*
GWB: Y'all know, none of them people at the UN Summit got that one neither... Even Johnny Howard, who I think is the only other world leader who loves me! An' if I didn't love him so much we could invade Aus-traay-lier for the oil of mass destruction if they have some. But then I don't think I never saw none when I was there on holidays. But they have these things called kang-ger-oos an' y'all gotta see them, they're so cute, but they ain't as cute as you of course. Or Laura! Now if she ain't the cutest lil' thing... I'ma gonna go 'liberate' her now! Ha ha ha..!
*GWB wanders off, humming. Spot returns to chewing the furniture. Barney wees on the carpet*
Orange alert!
Why are minor celebrities in Australia following the trend of minor celebrities in the UK and turning a startling shade of tangerine?!
I was watching the soccer for a bit this morning, but was depressed by our lack of a$$-kicking, so flicked over to the Today show and was shocked to see that Tracy Grimshaw had, against all conventions of good taste and sanity, turned orange! Bright, startling orange! And something had happened to hair to turn it into a wet straw colour, so she looked somewhat like an elongated citrus fruit under a bit of old oat grass.
Arrgh!
So very, very wrong on so many levels.
There is such a thing as a healthy-looking tan (shush, health professionals that say otherwise... people got by for centuries with healthy tans). Unfortunately these d-list celebrities seem to have forgotten that natural looks with tans are the key and have just said, 'Oh, what the heck, Giorgio, make me glow in the dark! Bright orange is the new black!'
I was watching the soccer for a bit this morning, but was depressed by our lack of a$$-kicking, so flicked over to the Today show and was shocked to see that Tracy Grimshaw had, against all conventions of good taste and sanity, turned orange! Bright, startling orange! And something had happened to hair to turn it into a wet straw colour, so she looked somewhat like an elongated citrus fruit under a bit of old oat grass.
Arrgh!
So very, very wrong on so many levels.
There is such a thing as a healthy-looking tan (shush, health professionals that say otherwise... people got by for centuries with healthy tans). Unfortunately these d-list celebrities seem to have forgotten that natural looks with tans are the key and have just said, 'Oh, what the heck, Giorgio, make me glow in the dark! Bright orange is the new black!'
Monday, September 19, 2005
Quote of the day
"I think we've had enough peppermint schnapps for one night, Mr Brogden..." - The Glasshouse
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!
Currently reading some stuff on the Sydney Morning Herald site about the Mark Latham diaries, which came out today, and I have to say I'm looking forward to seeing Enough Rope tonight with Andrew Denton interviewing the former Labor leader.
It's interesting how people are saying that the diaries show that Latham has a 'narcissistic personality disorder.' But honestly! It's a diary *lol* Diaries are all about being narcissistic and considering yourself and yourself alone in a totally shameless way. In diaries, you don't have to be empathetic or sympathetic or even focus on another's perspective. The book isn't being marketed as a serious, unbiased, in-depth look at a political party or the times of one of its leaders, either. The word 'diary' does give that away somewhat.
Admittedly, I was unsure about Latham's suitability as a leader of the Opposition here in Australia at first. That was probably because of the way that he went about his politics, speaking his mind in a whatever-comes-to-the-surface-is-gonna-get-said way and not shying away from the good ol' political habit of name-calling. He was some variety of political bully who went in to shake things up, and it was interesting when he did. Him calling the Prime Minister, John Howard, a 'suckhole' was the stuff of wet dreams for people who had long desired to hear such a thing said, too (inappropriate as it was, of course *attempted serious look*). Even better was when he honestly pointed out that George W Bush is the most incompetent and dangerous president in the history of American politics.
Still, it's somewhat disappointing to feel all of the negativity and anger from Latham about the party that he led in his diaries and interviews. Believe it or not, I actually agree with some of the comments our PM made about the matter, especially that we should remember that there are people on all sides of politics working for the best of the nation. Of course, there's backstabbing done by Latham in the book, but then there was backstabbing done to him when he was in the party... a vicious circle, no? Whatever the decision on that is, I still don't want to think about the implied affair between the PM and Pru Goward, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner.
The mental image of them throwing their wrinkly bodies together in a frenzy of carnal lust makes me want to unleash a technicolour yawn onto my computer monitor for daring to bring that thought up ( Goward rejects claim of affair with PM by Mark Metherell, Wendy Frew and AAP).
As the current Labor party stands, they're uninteresting and uninspiring. Wishy-washy. Their in-fighting and constant lack of seeming to 'gel,' as well as never seeming to stand up for the Australian public in times when it really matters for there to be a voice that challenges things that are happening under the current government, makes them look like a group of squabbling school kids couldn't organise to find their own rear ends with both hands and a road map. Kim Beazley is an uninspiring leader, at least to the public. I mean, he's not someone I'd really want to vote for because he seems to be lacking charisma, fire in the belly and the desire to make a difference.
Latham describes Beazley in The Latham Diaries as being indecent, duplicitous and unfit to clean the toilets at Parliament House. But goodness me, aren't all politicians indecent and duplicitous and unfit to clean toilets? They don't fit down into the bowls of toilets very well, anyways... Whatever the case may be, I don't think Beazley is really that dreadful. It's just he's not an interesting leader.
But really, the Labor party's lack of success and lack of viability as an option when it comes to voting on a Federal level is something that has to be addressed. If all of the States and Territories in Australia have Labor governments that have been in office for quite a long time and seem to be relatively well-liked by the people, why isn't that translating to the Federal arena?
There are those who will say that it's because no-one votes out a government who has seen them through times of financial and economic security, which is somewhat true, I guess. But then we've had quite a lot of problems. And we've been lied to about stuff that does matter. And laws are going nuts when it comes to anti-terrorism stuff. The whole move towards the right instead of keeping balanced. Dismissing the voices of Australians who don't agree. Hmmm...
Let's close with some thoughts from Sting of truth in this suicide mission by Paul Sheehan.
"Once again, the hypocrisy of the media has been breathtaking, as it was with the John Brogden bloodbath two weeks ago. The media has engaged in an orgy of exploitation of Latham's brutality while pretending to be appalled by it. Once again, The Daily Telegraph has distinguished itself, this time publishing extracts from The Latham Diary under the headline: "Mark Latham's diary of a loathsome loser", as if the paper has not been financing, promoting and exploiting this resource.
Latham's behaviour is not so far removed from what the media serves up every day as it subjects politicians and the electoral process to an unremitting campaign of belligerence, cynicism and ridicule. The media condescends towards democracy because it competes with democracy. It competes for power and control of the national agenda. The biggest contest in Australian politics is thus not between the Coalition and Labor, but between the elected and accountable against the unelected and unaccountable.
Mark Latham may hate the media, may refer to "animals", but what is contained in The Latham Diaries is little different to what can be heard on any given weekday on radio 2UE. He would blend right in."
It's interesting how people are saying that the diaries show that Latham has a 'narcissistic personality disorder.' But honestly! It's a diary *lol* Diaries are all about being narcissistic and considering yourself and yourself alone in a totally shameless way. In diaries, you don't have to be empathetic or sympathetic or even focus on another's perspective. The book isn't being marketed as a serious, unbiased, in-depth look at a political party or the times of one of its leaders, either. The word 'diary' does give that away somewhat.
Admittedly, I was unsure about Latham's suitability as a leader of the Opposition here in Australia at first. That was probably because of the way that he went about his politics, speaking his mind in a whatever-comes-to-the-surface-is-gonna-get-said way and not shying away from the good ol' political habit of name-calling. He was some variety of political bully who went in to shake things up, and it was interesting when he did. Him calling the Prime Minister, John Howard, a 'suckhole' was the stuff of wet dreams for people who had long desired to hear such a thing said, too (inappropriate as it was, of course *attempted serious look*). Even better was when he honestly pointed out that George W Bush is the most incompetent and dangerous president in the history of American politics.
Still, it's somewhat disappointing to feel all of the negativity and anger from Latham about the party that he led in his diaries and interviews. Believe it or not, I actually agree with some of the comments our PM made about the matter, especially that we should remember that there are people on all sides of politics working for the best of the nation. Of course, there's backstabbing done by Latham in the book, but then there was backstabbing done to him when he was in the party... a vicious circle, no? Whatever the decision on that is, I still don't want to think about the implied affair between the PM and Pru Goward, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner.
The mental image of them throwing their wrinkly bodies together in a frenzy of carnal lust makes me want to unleash a technicolour yawn onto my computer monitor for daring to bring that thought up ( Goward rejects claim of affair with PM by Mark Metherell, Wendy Frew and AAP).
As the current Labor party stands, they're uninteresting and uninspiring. Wishy-washy. Their in-fighting and constant lack of seeming to 'gel,' as well as never seeming to stand up for the Australian public in times when it really matters for there to be a voice that challenges things that are happening under the current government, makes them look like a group of squabbling school kids couldn't organise to find their own rear ends with both hands and a road map. Kim Beazley is an uninspiring leader, at least to the public. I mean, he's not someone I'd really want to vote for because he seems to be lacking charisma, fire in the belly and the desire to make a difference.
Latham describes Beazley in The Latham Diaries as being indecent, duplicitous and unfit to clean the toilets at Parliament House. But goodness me, aren't all politicians indecent and duplicitous and unfit to clean toilets? They don't fit down into the bowls of toilets very well, anyways... Whatever the case may be, I don't think Beazley is really that dreadful. It's just he's not an interesting leader.
But really, the Labor party's lack of success and lack of viability as an option when it comes to voting on a Federal level is something that has to be addressed. If all of the States and Territories in Australia have Labor governments that have been in office for quite a long time and seem to be relatively well-liked by the people, why isn't that translating to the Federal arena?
There are those who will say that it's because no-one votes out a government who has seen them through times of financial and economic security, which is somewhat true, I guess. But then we've had quite a lot of problems. And we've been lied to about stuff that does matter. And laws are going nuts when it comes to anti-terrorism stuff. The whole move towards the right instead of keeping balanced. Dismissing the voices of Australians who don't agree. Hmmm...
Let's close with some thoughts from Sting of truth in this suicide mission by Paul Sheehan.
"Once again, the hypocrisy of the media has been breathtaking, as it was with the John Brogden bloodbath two weeks ago. The media has engaged in an orgy of exploitation of Latham's brutality while pretending to be appalled by it. Once again, The Daily Telegraph has distinguished itself, this time publishing extracts from The Latham Diary under the headline: "Mark Latham's diary of a loathsome loser", as if the paper has not been financing, promoting and exploiting this resource.
Latham's behaviour is not so far removed from what the media serves up every day as it subjects politicians and the electoral process to an unremitting campaign of belligerence, cynicism and ridicule. The media condescends towards democracy because it competes with democracy. It competes for power and control of the national agenda. The biggest contest in Australian politics is thus not between the Coalition and Labor, but between the elected and accountable against the unelected and unaccountable.
Mark Latham may hate the media, may refer to "animals", but what is contained in The Latham Diaries is little different to what can be heard on any given weekday on radio 2UE. He would blend right in."
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Kristin, this is for you!
*fanfare*
Della presents...
The Grumpy Judge!
But later that day...
Flashback...
The End.
Management apologises for the poor quality of the photos here - webcams are always dodgy when it comes to taking snapity-snap pix! Hold your complaints!
Della presents...
The Grumpy Judge!
But later that day...
Flashback...
The End.
Management apologises for the poor quality of the photos here - webcams are always dodgy when it comes to taking snapity-snap pix! Hold your complaints!
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Easy come, easy go...
As my little dog does a header into his beanbag, rights himself and gets comfortable in front of the fire, I'm sitting here thinking about love of all things. It's rather an un-Della thing to think about. But there we are. Contrary to what it may seem like, my heart is not a little piece of flint *lol*Actually, I do love lots of people and things, and I don't mean in the 'romantic' way, of course. It's just that the word 'love' is one I don't splash around on things.
Just talking about the topic of romantic love with a friend at the moment, and saying that it's something that can make you fly with the eagles or crash to the ground with your heart ripped out and shredded before your eyes. And unrequited love. It's hard to like someone and not know if they like you back... Mmm... those good old coldness-in-the-stomach feelings.
So what's the point of love?
I still don't know, for the 'romantic' version of it. Maybe it's what makes you tolerant of someone and all of their failings and faults and good stuff for long enough until it wears off and you settle down into that deep kind of silent love that just is where you don't care about the failings and faults because you're satisfied with that person. Or something.
*ponders*
I don't think love is like poems, though. Hallmark poems at least. They're too neat and surgical and there's no throwing of plates or feeling like you've been ripped in half and put back together again in a strange way or moments of utter bliss.
Love is a strange beast.
Quote of the day
"A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others." - The Wizard in The Wizard of Oz.
Don't you hate it how people who you used to have a crush on walk back into your life? And on MSN of all things. There's a guy I know who there was a mutual interest thing happening with when I was first going out with my ex and we had our first lot of problems. And now he's talking to me on MSN, and it's reminded me of all of the things I liked about him.
Arrrghhh!
*shakes fist*
At least he lives too far away now for me to make a twit of myself over him *lol* Even if he's so cute you could just almost like eat him or something... and yes, shuddup *lol*
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