Heh i know i know i have been slack. I sware one day soon someone will come up and slap me till i update. Last weekend was definately something to talk about. I went to the Sydney OCAU Pub Crawl. For anyone who doesnt know what OCAU is, it is one of the largest online communities in Australia. It is a community with a common love of computers. Most people on this website love computers and we do our best to be sociable and not act like nerds or anything.

So anyway I flew down to sydney last friday night, missed out on VH-VBP, one of Virgin Blue’s Live2air aircraft (bastards). Stayed at the Vibe Hotel Sydney and was meant to stay in this lovely room with a King Size bed and spa bath but they ended up upgrading me to a Junior Suite (had a queen size bed and no spa, but a seperate living area). It was a pretty nice room. After spending saturday randomly moving about the city waiting for people i was meant to meet to call me but that never happened so I ended up meeting up with Flora, Erin and Kevin at around 6ish (stupid daylight savings down there is so trippy) for what would be the start of the pub crawl. We had dinner and a drink at the Star Bar in central sydney then caught the train to Circular Quay for the official start at a place called Jacksons on George. As we walked into the pub i saw a sign saying “Polestars in training” i was like damn i like this place (turns out later on they also have a cage for girls to dance in as well which i missed out on seeing). Met a heap of the sydney people who i dont really remember the names of most of them now, stupid alcohol.

After several drinks at Jacksons (tried a Gin and Tonic in a can on the flight down to sydney and it wasn’t bad so i got a real one at jacksons and its DAMN nice) we moved onto The Orient further into the Rocks. It was an ok pub but nothing special i guess. From there we took the big stab at the crawl. Everyone was spouting some ratio crap that they wont let guys in without girls (sure doesnt happen up here in brisbane). We headed for the Lowenbrau Keller. OMG this place is awesome. We have nothing like this in brisbane. Its a german beer house, Steins, Leiderhousen and Om Pa Pah music (i hope i spelt that right). After walking to the bar and seeing this massive line then realising i have no clue what to order i saw a random girl with some form of beer menu so i asked her if i could see it, this in turn ended up becoming a random meet for the night and we ended up talking. Eva and (cant remember his name) were both at the Lowenbrau for a good time and we gonna hit some more pubs as well so I invited them to join us. From the lowenbrau, Myself, Erin, Navillus (daniel), Kevin, Flora and the randoms headed for the Lord Nelson. Trudged along this dark street to the middle of no where to a pub that ended up being closed (turns out lord nelson is a micro brewery so i wish it had been open) and from their trudged back towards the Rocks and up this long steep staircase to a pub called the Glenmore. Trudged up this even longer staircase almost dieing but the time i got to the top and saw this specatcular view of the harbour. Got booted off the rooftop of the glenmore met up with another one of the crawlers (GTX) and headed back to the Circular Quay maccas. From their we headed to the Ship Inn (right next to our Sydney Office) and from their i waited half an hour for a taxi to go back to the hotel).

Twas a good night till the next morning when i woke up and found that it hurt like a sunofabitch to move my right leg. I could walk without to much discomfort but lifting the leg and walking up and down steps was painful. So anyway i got myself home and on monday went to the doctors. At some stage on Saturday night i have pulled my Groin muscle. This is similar to a footballers injury but i have no clue how the hell i did it. So it means a return to Zone is out of the question for a couple of weeks while it heals.

Anyway thats it for today. Brother arrives tommorrow *sigh*

I know its been a while since I updated. I was promptly pointed out today at work by Bianca (happy now) that I should update my website so she has something to read after she finishes work. I did happen to reply I’ve been lazy. But really it is definately laziness. Lately I have just come home from work and just started playing 2142 or watched “TV.”

Last week was very different at the Star Night. I got myself thoroughly trashed, tried not to make a fool of myself infront of the girls from Stella (Nat, Andrea if your reading this and i said or did something stupid you have my sincerist apoligies). I really don’t remember how much beer I drank that night (i think it was 6 schooners in 3 hours) but i do remember the two shots. Last friday night I was out at Blair’s poker night and came home with $35 which was awesome. Tommorrow night will be an experience. My dad is getting presented with his Defence Forces Medal (i think thats the right one) from when he was in the CMF (the old reserves). That’s at Parliment House tommorrow, so after work i have to quickly make my way up to the mall to meet mum and dad and walk up from there.

Friday is Australia day. The day of all things Aussie (or if your sam kekovitch.. lamb lamb and more lamb). It also means that I get a day off work to be slack and do nothing, also the Triple J Hottest 100 (which again i was to lazy to vote in) and also apparently a party. Saturday and Sunday are gonna be huge though. its time for MOTHERLAN! Thats right in soviet russia lan attends you. Which means i spend all of saturday & sunday gaming with 170 other people and just plain enjoying myself. Fragging at its greatest.

Ok ill do a better update after motherlan and a mini review. for now i feel like watching Numb3rs.

When i first started my current Job, a joke was made in training that my computer was my girlfriend.  Well the funny thing is that no matter what i can never fault my pc.

After the last rebuild when Fridge died (last pc was named fridge because when switched on one day the Temp display showed -4°C) the newest PC needed a name.  I usually name my pc’s something around a look or even a quality of the pc.  For this one when i was carrying it, she weighed what felt like a tonne and was a massive case as well almost as big as a cow.  So i felt it was appropriate to name my pc what is a common name for a cow.  Bessie.

Now Bessie is a lovely machine.  She looks sexy in her Termaltake Soprano case with her half nakedness showing thanks to her perspex window which shows just enough of her inside goodies to make any technophile feel happy.  She sits resplendant originally with 2 x 17″ Benq LCD’s.  Sitty their nice and shiny.  Now one of the LCD’s one day decided to have a problem.  So i thought id be a good boyfriend and give Bessie a face lift.  She now sits happily after neatening her insides, fixing the power meter so it actually stays still and then added to that 2 x 20″ Dell Widescreen LCD’s.  These are like giving a girl a boob job so she looks sexy.

But the thing is, spending time with dear old Bessie relax’s me and people look at me wierd when i say I have named my pc.  Thing is, its totally common.  People name their cars why can’t I name my pc without looking like a wierdo?  In today’s world where technology runs rampant and the technophile is no longer looked down upon as a wierdo, why can’t people accept that a computer is not just a tool, it is a piece of your life.  How else can you communicate with friends, family or even randoms on the other side of the world.  Would life not be easier to share photos on the internet with your friends than having to send them endless copies of photos in the post which could possibly get lost on the way.

The more I look at the world of today the happier I am.  I feel like I can be myself more than I used to.  Being a technophile is no longer a dirty word it is something to be proud of.  Sadly i wish i had more of the knowledge towards IT and was able to earn the big $$$ that are in Tech at the moment but that will never happen.

If you want to see a photo of Bessie in all her sexiness go here.

The Xmas parties are over… Thank god!

Weekend after weekend of parties kind of gets to you. Saturday and Sunday were my final two parties of the year. Saturday night was the AOT Holidays party (my work). It was a semi formal affair with cocktail attire required and everyone required to attend at a new venue at the new Portside Complex. Gianni’s at Portside was a wonderful venue overlooking the Brisbane River (albeit the port part of the river). The food was ok, I was getting vegetarian meals for some reason. The booze however was a plenty and by midnight when they started to kick us out I was having a hard time of walking in a straight line at times. But was totally coherent. Took a heap of photos which i will link to at the end of the post.

Sunday was a nasty wake up but slowly got my body into moving about and headed down the coast to spend the day at Casey’s place. Now Casey has a special place in my heart as she was one of my best mates while I worked at dreamworld. We ruled the Wild Thornberries together, causing havoc and mayhem where ever we went. So I got to spend the day catching up with Casey and some of her friends and her family and met the lovely Fiona and her teapot craze! I felt so out of place without a teapot to drink out of. It was a fun day of fun, sillyness and pure random acts.

Ah the fun weekend I have had. I slept like a baby Sunday night after two days of tiring activities.

Photos for the weekend

Saturday:

Sunday:

Well its that time of the year again. Its december and that usually means Christmas parties. At present so far this month (mind you its only the 7th) I have already had two and i have 4 possibly 5 more to go. What a year i swear. So far I have been to the OCAU Xmas party where a whole heap of us hit Omalleys for dinner and then we headed to Strike for more drinking (where i piked just before midnight). Then the very next day I had lunch with some friends which was a great way to catch up for xmas and to give out some presents.

Coming up this weekend is the BlairBQ Xmas version which will be a good night of food and plenty of people and booze (not for me i have to play Designated Dave). On Sunday I have my Team Xmas party which will be in Captain Burke Park. One little catch though… it could rain. If it does.. I tell you what i wont be going. I’m sure it will be a good day and all but if it rains i’m not getting wet. Bugger that! I have made a special dessert for the day to. Its an old family recipe handed down to me from my dad but I won’t tell you what it is because the girls at work will read this and find out and its a secret 😛

Next week is a big week. Wednesday and Thursday are the Robbie Williams concerts. Can’t wait. Then on Saturday is the big work Xmas party. This should be good because we are going to a place called Gianni’s at Portside. This is apparently a brand new function space run by the same people who run Gianni’s Restaurant in the city. Apparently its a beautiful restaurant. Should be a good night. Then on the Sunday I have to head down to the Gold Coast to spend the day with Casey at her Xmas bbq. Should be a good day if i don’t write myself off the night before as Casey wants to introduce me to a few of her friends.

The only other party after that is a possible OCAU xmas get together at someones place for a BBQ but thats still not official.

Anyway dinner is calling. l8r

I have been so slack lately.  I haven’t been posting much but thats because I have been LAZY!  Most of time though I have been working and what free time I have had I’ve been watching a new TV show I’m now hooked on.  Entourage.  It’s such a good show.  You should check it out.  Also lately I have been working out when to go on my next trip.  I have decided to do another Contiki Tour.  I think it will be heaps of fun.  Going to be doing the “Grand Southern” tour through the USA.  The only problem I have at the moment is when to go.

Not Sure when to go as I would love to go when it wont be so hot in the southern states like Florida etc but that means leaving it till like November.  But then I also want to go around August (can spend my birthday in Vegas).  But then it will be pretty damn hot in the southern states.. and I dont like heat.  I am not sure yet but I might wait until January to really start planning this.  Air New Zealand looks to be the cheapest flights to LA return and then adding on a one way flight from New York to LA.  If I can get the 6 weeks off from work I would love to make a few extra stops, Toronto, Edmonton, Seattle and Hawaii.  All of those stops I could do in the extra 2 weeks I would need.

Anyway time to go.  To many things to do.. Not

GRR im so angry at myself at the moment.  About a month ago I did something to my foot and I have no idea what it was. But it caused me so much pain that i could barely walk.. and now its back again.  Same place, same foot.  I guess i didnt fix it which pisses me off something cronic.  I try so much to make sure that if i screw something up that I dont do it again.  And i fail at it.

I cant believe that i did this to myself again, I dont know what I have done but if I go to the doctor all they will tell me will be “Stay off your foot and rest it.”  Bloody lot of good that will be.  Although I do have plenty of sick leave i can’t afford to take time off and it’s almost impossible to stay off my foot.  So i suck it up and deal with it… But it still causes frustration in my life.

Ok enough emo and complaining.  I’m home alone at the moment and it is great, cooking for myself is always a joy but cleaning for myself is CRAP!  I have always hated cleaning, especially washing dishes.  It probably stems back from when i was in high school and was paid VERY VERY little (read almost $5 an hour) to wash dishes as a part time job.  I was ok with it to start with… but grew to HATE it.  I still despise washing dishes and will avoid it at all times.  However there is a contradiction in that.  I hate a dirty kitchen. It drives me nuts!  I can’t stand working in a dirty cluttered kitchen and I know that stems from when I was at tafe and was doing my kitchen training.  They really drilled Mise En Place into you.  Mise En Place means in its place.  Everything must be in its place before you start, while your cooking and when your finished.

Anyway i have dreadful dishes to do, luckily there is only two pots to do because of the best invention in the world.  The Dishwasher..

BM OUT!

Been a bit slack lately by not updating… but ive been busy i swear. Last weekend was a big weekend. I got to go on my first reward weekend for work. Was fantastic. A weekend full of relaxing, luxury and fun. We spent friday night in the Big Brother house. Lots of drinks, food, fun, dancing and just tom foolery. Saturday got to have breakfast with the dolphins and then i could of gone on a shark snorkel but i piked… cause im chicken. We had a very very quick lunch at versace and then on to Couran cove for a very relaxing night and morning.

Was a sad day at work yesterday with Megan’s last day. Although she worked in Sydney she was a very nice girl and it would of been great if she could of worked up in Brisbane. But i will hopefully get to see her while im in Sydney next weekend. Big night tonight, Off to UJ’s soon and then bowling at Strike for Tom’s birthday. Next weekend should be a lot of fun… poker night next friday, Saturday is Australia vs Paraguay at work and then off to Sydney for a family weekend to bury Grandma’s ashes.

*edit* I have also been slightly less lazy now and uploaded some photos from the Reward Weekend.  They are mainly of the Big Brother house, i tried to get some artistic photos but well some of them turned out some didnt.  From now on all of my phots will be hosted offsite at Picasaweb.  They have given me 250mb of photo storage space and its so much easier to use because rather than having to create the web page from picasa manually, i just hit upload and all done 😀

Photos are here

Why is all this stuff about Steve Irwin still sticking around.  Yes it is a sad thing that he is no longer alive.  Do I think that everyone should stop working for him.. no.  That may sound rude, may sound harsh but something a friend said to me really sums it up.  “Would Steve Irwin be doing this if I died.”  The answer is no.  He is not an idol of mine, nothing he strove for I believe in or to be frank nothing he did I even cared about.  I’ve been to the Zoo.  Its a nice place… doesnt mean i have to worship the man because he made a zoo.  It may sound harsh but frankly… I don’t give a shit anymore. 

I would rather donate money to people who are going to put it to good use, rather than spending money and giving it to some animals :/

In other news, reward weekend on friday, can’t wait.  Been hearing bits and pieces of rumours and gossip about it but all I know is that its this friday after work till sunday on the gold coast and its a suprise.  God damn i wish they would tell me something… I just want to know!!

Other than work life is good.  Its really a smal world with my friend Casey going on tour with Michelle F from the tour I did.  Such a small world and should be good for a reunion if michelle can come to bris because she will get to see me and casey at the same time!!!

Ooops time to go… time to do some work.. no slacking off!