Because I don't seem to be having much of it lately ... As stolen from Dave

1. How old do you wish you were? I dunno.. 29?
2. Where were you when 9/11 happened? I was at CIA. Gamera was having a bad disk night, and I needed to kick the machine. Marc was there and he was chatting to people who told him about it. We found the first pictures on the BBC website. I then went home and stayed up til 3am watching the coverage.
3. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? It's only ever happened to me once (I rarely use vending machines, maybe this is why). I didn't think the $2 or whatever it was was worth the hassle of chasing it
4. Do you consider yourself kind? No
5. If you had to get a tattoo, where and what would it be? It'd probably be something cute, like a flower, and somewhere inconspicuous
6. If you could be fluent in any other language what would it be? Maybe French or German
7. Do you know your neighbors? Not really, except in passing in the corridors
8. What do you consider a vacation? Going somewhere exciting and taking lots of photos
9. Do you follow your horoscope? No
10. Would you move for the person you loved? Yes
11. Are you touchy feely? To some extent, moreso with people I like
12. Do you believe that opposites attract? Sure
13. Dream job? Pilot
14. Favorite channels? um.. 9?
15. Favorite place to go on a weekend? Stu's place :)
16. Showers or Bath? Shower
17. Do you paint your nails? Sometimes
18. Do you trust people easily? Yes and no. Yes in that I take what people say as the truth, and so hence am quite gullible, but I don't open up to people easily
19. What are your phobias? Don't really have any
20. Do you want kids? No
21. Do you keep a handwritten journal? Nah, I hate writing longhand
22. Where would you rather be right now? With Stu
23. What makes you feel warm and safe? Stu
24. Heavy or light sleep? Fairly light
25. Are you paranoid? Yeah somewhat
26. Are you impatient? Yes
27. Who can you relate to? A few years ago it was Ally McBeal heh
28. How do you feel about interracial couples? No different to "same race" couples
29. Have you been burned by love? Not really
30. Whats ur life motto? Live long and prosper
31. What's your main ringtone on your mobile? The Harry Potter theme. But it's too subtle when I'm out of the office and I don't hear it, so been thinking about using something else, most likely by John Williams
32. What were you doing at midnight last night? Sleeping
33. Who was your last text message from? Stu
34. Who's bed did you sleep in last night? My own
35. What color shirt are you wearing? Teal
36. Most recent movie you watched? Pirates of the Caribbean, it was lots of fun
37. Name five things you have on you at all times? Blackberry, memory schtick, keys, swipe card, glasses
38. What color are your bed sheets? Blue at the moment
39. How much cash do you have on you right now? $10.80 in my purse right now
40. What is your favorite part of chicken? Drumstick
41. What's your favorite town/city? Sydney, although New York was a lot of fun (pre 9/11 at least, haven't been back since)
42. I cant wait till... tomorrow night when I'll be with Stu
43. Who got you to join MySpace? I never joined myspace...
44. What did you have for dinner last night? Leftover pepperoni pizza mmmmmmm
45. How tall are you barefoot? Dunno, about 5'1" I think
46. Have you ever smoked crack? No
47. Do you own a gun? No
48. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Orange juice
49. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex? er, I don't have one
50. Do you have A.D.D.? Don't think so
51. What time did you wake up today? ~6:20. Then decided to turn my alarm off and sleep til whenever, which happened to be about 7:05
52. Current worry? The thought of leaving my job
53. Current hate? People that push in and don't indicate properly
54. Favorite place to be? With Stu wherever he is. Lord Howe Island would be nice
55. Where would you like to travel? Europe and the eastern half of the US
56. Where do you think you'll be in 10 yrs? Canberra most likely
57. Last thing you ate? Leftover beef stew
58. What songs do you sing in the shower? I don't sing in the shower (unless the radio/cd happened to be up loud enough for me to hear it, which it never is)
59. Last person that made you laugh? Dunno.. someone at work maybe
60. Worst injury you've ever had? Broken metatarsal
61. Does someone have a crush on you? Dunno
62. What is your favorite candy? Mint chocolate perhaps

People may think they know why I do or say things. People may read things I say and come to conclusions about me. People may think they know how I've voted based on things I've said.

Well to those people, you are quite wrong. You have no clue how I vote, and could not possibly even *guess*. Just because I can see the other side of an argument doesn't mean I agree with that side as a whole. Even though I personally may actually be better off under one form of goverment or another, doesn't mean I would prefer to see them win.

So whatever conclusions people may have come to about me have no basis in reality.

That is all.

Gosh, it's been a while since I've blogged (a whole four days heh).

Let's see. Friday night the boy arrived in Sydney which was lovely - three weekends in a row - woot!

Friday was also me mum's birthday, so Saturday was her birthday party. Dave, Stu and I were the only people there under the age of about 55, so that was a little .. er.. heh :) But I was assigned task of official photographer, so ran round taking photos of stuff. Mum got a caterer in at Yvonne's suggestion, and that worked really well. The caterer was really nice too, even giving Dave and me offcuts of the end bits of the roasts and the bones to pick at :):) Coolfullness :) Mum did this quiz thing where she wrote a whole stack of questions and everyone had to try and answer them. I think I probably got more right than anyone, but I wasn't scoring cause I really didn't care heh. The prize was a bag of jaffas that went straight into a bowl and got shared around :)

After the party we went shopping and got Stu a new battery for his phone and a coffee and some bits and pieces from Big W, and went and looked at the fish shop at all the cichlids. Then we came home and crashed and ordered pizza - bacon and cheese burst crust - evil!! :) Definitely ate too much though, and ached the rest of the night.. oops...

Today was a complete morning off. Slept in, and just pottered around the house. I patched servers while Stu read his css book. Had two computers setup in the study so we can work on one each which was cool. Then I did some more fish stuff - moved Fred and George into the study, so now I have all my fish in here.

Will probably be going to play a game of Star Wars Trivial Pursuit later.....

From Kevin, who apparently made it up himself :)

1. Driver's seat or passenger seat?
   mm, probably driver's seat, although also happy to navigate or just watch the scenery go by
2. What was the first car you owned (could have been purchased by someone else)?
   A 1984 ford laser. It was kidnapped and murdered four years after I got it
3. What is the first car you paid for yourself?
   Yep. With a bank cheque. The teller said not to spend it all at once heh
4. How many cars are currently housed in your place of residence? How many are still operable?
   Just the one. Well actually there's probably closer to 30, but they belong to other people :)
5. If money were not a factor, what kind of car would you own?
   Maybe a WRX (late nineties models).. always wanted one of those..
6. If a police investigation was not a factor, what kind of car would you destroy any time you see it? Why?
   Any 4WD that has never been off bitumen in its life. They're big and ugly and obstruct my view of the road and waste massive amounts of petrol.
7. Does driving in big city traffic fill your veins with adrenaline or your pants with something a bit worse?
   er, neither really. heh
8. What is your biggest pet peeve regarding driving and/or your fellow drivers?
   Drivers that push in. Either from racing up the inside lane that's about to end and then pushing in, or turning right from the left lane when there's no arrows so they can get through the lights before everyone else turning right from the right lane.
9. What's the most expensive traffic ticket you've ever received (could be monetary or jailtime)?
   Never gotten one. Although I'm sure I would have been thrown into jail if I'd been caught at my naughtiest heh
10. What is the name you've given to your current vehicle (be honest, everyone names their car)?
    I don't really have a name. The first one Gail called the naf-mobile and that kinda stuck. This one is sexy-exy, or exe-file or just little car.

So a bunch of us went and saw The Da Vinci Code last night. For free. Courtesy of IBM. :)

We had canapes and drinks provided beforehand (including constant topups of beer and wine, which annoyed me no end - free alcohol and I couldn't drink because I was driving hehe), amused ourselves with people-fluid-dynamics of the caterers and people wanting to be fed, and reminisced about the olden days of catching buses - before people queued!

The movie itself was ok. I held very low expectations of it, having heard it hadn't gotten great reviews. Which is always the best way to go see a movie - no expectations, then you won't be disappointed :)

What did annoy me (possible spoilers here) is the whole idea of two thousand years of genealogy finishing in one single person. Now I've never studied genealogies, but usually if you start with one person, their family tree grows. Outwards. Not down a single line. Surely? It seems to be a convenient literary escape (not as much of a story if there's actually millions of descendants of Christ). And not the first time I've seen it done. Voldemort the only remaining descendant of Slytherin? Garion the only remaining descendant of that Rivan King? At least in that one it was explained - "oh it was easy to keep track of, because most families only had one child". hrmmmmm :) It's all a bit silly really :)

St George sent me a letter today saying they were changing their fees. One of their changes is to increase the fee-free threshold from $1000 to $3000. Well that's just ridiculous. I'm not going to waste $3000 that could be in my mortgage ($1000 was bad enough!!). And I don't believe in paying bank fees. So I think I will be closing the account. I only keep it as a backup, somewhere for people to put money from ebay, another emergency credit card. But it's not worth it for $6 or whatever it is a month.

Jupiter is close to the moon tonight. Not close enough to be worth taking photos though :)

It's Friday!!

Had a bit of a slow day at work.

Tried to record my ageing Fantasia 2000 video to dvd tonight but it wouldn't let me, claiming it was copy protected. Fraggle. So now I'll have to pay for all my Disney videos *twice*. I wish they'd provide an "upgrade" licence so people like me can upgrade to dvd from video without paying full price twice.

Missing Stu like crazy.

Lots of videos to catch up on.

Knees are warm again tonight.

Oh and I never did mention that Kirk lent me Pirates of the Caribbean after noticing the other day that I'd never seen it. Which is cool. Cause he's the only person I knew in real life first, outside my family, that reads this thing regularly and he not only read the entry but did something about it. It's kinda funny in a strange sort of way :) Now all I need to do is find the time to watch it :)

1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Closet doors? Doesn't really matter (and they're sliding anyway so don't take up room space)

2. Do you ever steal the shampoos and soaps from hotel rooms?
Usually only ones I've started

3. Have you ever 'done it' in a hotel room before?
Technically, no

4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
Nope

5. Do you like to use post-it notes?
Yep

6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?
Not often as mostly I couldn't be bothered even cutting them out

7. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a big swarm of bees?
er .. neither

8. Don't you hate it when people have sex with their socks on?
heh, er.. :) It does look a bit daggy

9. Do you always smile for pictures?
If possible

10. Have you ever taken pictures of yourself naked?
Maybe ;)

11. What is your biggest pet peeve?
People that push in

12. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?
In

13. Do you ever count your steps when you walk?
No

14. Have you ever peed in the woods?
Yes, when bushwalking or camping

15. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day?
No

16. Do you chew your pens and pencils?
I suck more than chew

17. Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
I don't have it where she actually was, but according to my notes she had brown hair, enjoyed tennis, liked jewellry and had a convertible. Sad that I'm so obsessive I not only made these notes, but still have them thirteen and a bit years later .. :)

18. What's your favorite animal and why?
Not really sure I have a favourite. I like lots of birds.

19. Do you like popcorn from those big tins?
er...

20. Have you ever thought about killing yourself?
Yes

21. Would you ever tape yourself doing cartwheels?
Doubt it :)

22. What's your 'song of the week'?
um..

23. Is it ok for guys to wear pink?
Not usually :)

24. Do you still watch cartoons?
Yep

25. What's your favorite scary movie?
The Silence of the Lambs

26. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?
I liked the sound of Woosang's lounge room heh

27. And finally, what's the grossest way you can think of to die?
Probably anything that involves being squished beyond recognition .. hrmm

From Woosang:

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 90 movies, you have no life.
Mark the ones you've seen.
There are 191 movies on this list.
Put your score at the bottom and repost.

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
( ) Pirates of the Caribbean
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) The Mexican
(x) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story (1)
( ) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane (Flying HIgh in Aust)
Total: 5

(x) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
(x) Napolen Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
Total: 5

( ) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
( ) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total: 0

(x) Harry Potter
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Resident Evil
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch.
( ) Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch
Total: 7

(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
( ) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( ) Thirteen Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
Total: 4

( ) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
( ) A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
( ) Meet The Parents
( ) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
Total: 2

( ) A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
( ) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumb & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
Total: 1

( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total: 0

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
( )Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
Total: 2

( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
(x) Se7en
(x) Ocean's Eleven
( ) Ocean's Twelve
( ) Identity
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
TOTAL: 3

(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Boss' Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
( ) Frailty
Total: 2

( ) Best Bet
( ) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She's All That
(x) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
(x) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
Total: 5

(x) X-Men
(x) X2
(x) Spider-Man
( ) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Others
(x) Freaky Friday (I've seen the original with Jodi Foster, not the new one)
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
Total: 6

( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle
( ) Old School
( ) The Notebook
(x) K-Pax
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
( ) Walk to Remember
( ) Boogeyman
Total: 4

( ) Hitch
(x) The Fifth Element
(x) Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Episode II Attack of The Clones
(x) Star Wars Episode III Revenge of The Sith
(x) Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Episode VI Return of The Jedi
( ) Troop Beverly Hills
( ) Swimming with Sharks
Total: 7

(x) Air Force One
( ) For Richer or Poorer
(x) Trainspotting
( ) People Under the Stairs
( ) Blue Velvet
(x) Sound of Music
(x) Parent Trap
(x) Parent Trap Re-make
(x) The Birds
(x) The Terminator
(x) Terminator-2
(x) T-3
Total: 9

( ) Empire Records
( ) SLC Punk
(x) Meet Joe Black
( ) Nightmare Before Christmas
(x) The Silence of the Lambs
( ) Sleepy Hollow
( ) I Heart Huckabees
( ) 24 Hour Party People
( ) Blood In Blood Out
Total: 2

( ) Thirteen
( ) Manic
( ) American History X
( ) Deep Blue Sea
(x) George of the Jungle
( ) Canadian Bacon
( ) How High
( ) The Jacket
( ) My litte pony 1986
Total: 1

My total = 65

Well there you go .. does that mean I have a life after all...? :)

Bit of a blah day today. *stuff* just pissed me off.

Like people that *constantly* leave their chairs in the middle of the confined spaces of our office, so that I have to walk around them or push them out of the way *every single freaking time*. J's high and mighty solution: just push it out of the way and deal with it. Yeah good on you.

Or international phone lines that drop out so you can't hear what they're saying and you have to get them to repeat themselves constantly, with the added fun of two other people *right behind me* on their respective phones making trying to hear what's going on even more fun.

Or people that push in. I HATE people that push in. I hate selfish people. I hate people that don't give a damn about anyone else except themselves.

The new office arrangements are really stressing me out. I don't know how much longer it's going to be before I crack :/

Yay. Fun. I'm going to bed now.