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| Monday, June 5th, 2006 | | 9:45 am |
1 Year Anniversary
Last tuesday was mine and sheryl's one year anniversary. To celebrate the occasion we went to Lazy Moe's for dinner. I couldn't believe the size of the meals. Neither of us were able to finish our main. The food was really nice, but the biggest problem is that we weren't full of our food, just over it. Too much of any food can get a bit much, but at least it felt like we got more than our money's worth. The dessert there was even nicer. We shared a Mars cake, which they microwaved for us to melt all the caramel in the cake. Then on Friday night, we went away for the weekend in Daylesford. We stayed in a small cottage called Al Qassr. It was a nice cosy cottage with a spa, a fireplace and a four poster bed. On saturday, we went shopping in Daylesford. We found some cool shops, one of which was a 50's memorabelia shop. After the shopping we went for a drive around the surrounding area. We checked out Trentham falls, which wasn't too spectacular. The falls were fairly dry and there was little more than a trickle going down the waterfall. After the falls, we continued on to Hanging Rock for a look. When we got there, we couldn't see much of the rock from all the trees in front of it, so we decided to take the 1800 metre return trip to the top of the rock. It was a steep and tiring walk, but after seeing the view from the top, it was well worth it. On the way back down, we got a little lost and almost ended up slipping down some steep rocky areas where we wouldn't have been able to get back up. We backtracked a bit and found the arrow markers that showed the way back. For dinner that night, we went to the Jack High bistro. Sheryl had a parma and I had a parma, but with chili. Mine was all pink in the middle, but it was cooked, so I think they must have given me veil instead of chicken. They offered me a refund, but I told them it was ok as I ate alot of sheryls chips. After I ordered my dessert they brought the money back for it and told me the dessert was on the house. They wouldn't let me give the money back to them. On Sunday morning we went to a little european breakfast place that served beer with Breakfast so I had a big breakfast and a german beer. Sheryl thought it was too early for drinking at 9am, so she just got a coffee with her pankcakes. We left Dayleford after that and headed to Ballarat. We went to the site of the eureka stockade, but it was $8 each for us to go through the tour so we skipped it. It really didn't look like much was in there, plus we had to rush to Kryal Castle. Kryal Castle was cool, but you can tell that the owner has let it go a little. Parts of it look a little run down and alot of the things have nothing to do with medievil times. Although cool, there was alot of model boats, including a model of the titanic. Every hour the staff put on a different play type thing. We got to see a wench getting whipped (andy would have loved it), a guy getting hung and a cool magic show that sheryl had to get up on stage for. We didn't think we would be at Kryal long, but it ended up being 4 hours to experience everything, so even though there were a few problems, it was well worth the price of entry. All up it was a great weekend, that I don't think will be topped for a long time to come. Current Music: hum of the heater |
| Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 | | 2:12 pm |
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| 1:05 pm |
Kill The Government
Damn I am slack at updating this account. Went to a Nintendo DS competition the other day. I got into the semi-finals of Mario Kart, but I got beaten by two 12 year old kids. Also got to play a heap of games that haven't come out in Australia yet, some crap, some awesome. Super Princess Peach was surprisingly fun and felt like an old SNES game. I'm going to see Mudvayne this week :D This will be my third time at seeing them. Found out this week that Static X are touring with Ill Nino in March and Korn/Disturbed/Hatebreed/10 Years are playing in April. Presidents are playing in March aswell and I have to go to my cousins wedding in Tassie at the start of March. I wish there wasn't so much on. Still haven't found a job. I really hope I get one soon. Centerlink are being bastards and giving me a hard time. They are trying to tell me that I shouldn't be just looking for IT jobs, even though I have been studying it for 4-5 years and have a diploma in Network Engineering. Aparently it doesn't matter that I have a qualification. I think they would rather have me working at McDonalds. Current Mood:  annoyed |
| Monday, January 9th, 2006 | | 6:39 pm |
It's illegal to kill people, but are ex's really people.
This is a rant for me to vent my frustrations. It's my own personal rant, just to get shit off my chest. I'm so sick of Sheryls ex. He is such a whiney little baby that needs to grow the fuck up. Sheryl told me that the only reason he didn't like me is because I don't like him and he has gotten over everything. So a few days ago he asks sheryl if he could borrow a cd off her. She didn't know where it was, so I told her I would burn it from him. He said he would rather buy it than to take it from me. I'm trying to do the mature thing here and he goes off and decides to be a fucking two year old. On top of that, his friends continue to invite sheryl to parties, but don't invite me along. Every couple I've ever seen have been invited to parties together. If its a birthday party, it's customary to invite couples. It's a given. So why the fuck aren't I being invited. Me and Sheryl have been together over 7 months, and still people are trying to shield Jason's eyes from me. He's almost 21. Shouldn't he be able to cope. If he can't cope, why is he staying friends. I just know that if one of my friends didn't invite sheryl along to a party, I would tell them that I'm not coming to the party, but would happily meet up with them for a coffee or drink to say happy birthday. But then, even friends that don't like sheryl would invite her to parties out of respect for me. End Rant Current Mood: annoyedCurrent Music: Rollercoaster Tycoon Soundtrack |
| Monday, January 2nd, 2006 | | 11:16 am |
Welcome to 2006
Ok it's been a long while since my last update. Alot has gone on between. We've had Christmas and started a new year. Well, I'm finally a Network Engineer. After 5 years of Studying IT, I finally have a Diploma. I've been searching for a job since the start of january, still nothing, but I'm keeping optimistic. I'm sure something will come up soon. For christmas, I got a New DS game, Pac N Roll. I got a Marilyn Manson tshirt and I got a queen sized air bed for camping. I went to Sheryl's place for Christmas lunch, which was really nice. Then we came to my place for Christmas Dinner. We felt so sick by the end of the day, too much food, but it tasted great so it was worth it. We spent New Years in Sorrento with a bunch of close friends. It's the third year I've spent in Sorrento and it was great. Every year though, there seem to be less people going. I was happy we had so many people in our group going because if there were only a couple it probably would have been boring. The night started with a downer though, because my bottle of absinthe leaked all through sheryls bag and there was none left in the bottle :( Luckily I still had some tequilla to drink. So in the end, I got drunk, watched a nudie run along the beach and spent New Years Eve with the girl I love. So I find the night to be all I could wish for. Current Mood:  happy |
| Tuesday, December 27th, 2005 | | 10:04 am |
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| Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005 | | 9:43 pm |
I'll be the one when you decide you've had enough
Well, it's been a pretty busy last few weeks. I've been spending most of my time with sheryl. Its been awesome. We went to Sexpo on the weekend. Was an interesting jaunt. I got a showbag full of nasty goodies :P The last month or so, I've been working on our major project for school. It's due in tomorrow and we finally finished it today. It's been mostly finished for a week, we have just been spending the last few days optimising it. testing for errors, etc. Our major project is 4 computers and an xbox all networked together with wireless. Each computer has a different operating system, one of them being a media center box that is streaming movies from the server. I'm so proud of my creation. It's getting me all pumped up for actually getting a job, which hopefully wont be too far away. I finish school for good next Friday. I will be a fully qualified Network Engineer. Well, as long as I pass everything, which I am pretty confident that I will. So now I have two assignments due tomorrow, a major project due tomorrow. Next week I have 2 exams, 1 assigment due and the write up for the major project we are passing in tomorrow. Its the first time I've been excited about exams. All because it means that my schooling years are almost to an end. After 5 years of studying IT I can finally say "fuck that was boring" :P Current Mood:  exhaustedCurrent Music: Powderfinger - Pick You Up |
| Sunday, October 23rd, 2005 | | 6:30 pm |
I met the Presidents Of The United States of America
Last week I met the Presidents Of The United States Of America. The real ones, not that George W. Bush wanker. They did a small free gig in the city. Played six songs, then signed cds and had photos taken. I got my three cds signed and a poster. Then a guy I met there asked me to join him in a photo of Chris Ballew (the singer) It was my childhood dream come true. The Presidents were the first rock band that I ever got into. This week the concert is on. It's going to be so mad. Haven't been up to much else. exams are coming up in just over a month, so I gotta get my arse into gear with all my study and assignments. I didn't realise the end of school was so far away. This semester has gone so fast. Really is time to stop my bludging. Current Mood:  still numbCurrent Music: Nightwish - Once |
| 6:26 pm |
"Tarja Turenen Parts Ways With Nightwish." I can't believe it's true.
NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) has issued the following "open letter" to the group's singer, Tarja Turunen: "Dear Tarja, "It's time to choose whether the story of NIGHTWISH ends here or whether it will still continue an undetermined period of time. We've been working with this creation for 9 years and we are not ready to give up yet. NIGHTWISH is a way of life, something to live for, and we're certain we can't let it go. "Equally certain is the fact that we cannot go on with you and Marcelo any longer. During the last year something sad happened, which I've been going over in my head every single day, morning and night. Your attitude and behavior don't go with NIGHTWISH anymore. There are characteristics I would never have believed to see in my old dear friend. People who don't talk with each other for a year do not belong in the same band. "We are involved in an industry where the business side of things is a necessary evil and something to worry about all the time. We are also a band which has always done music from the heart, because of friendship and the music itself. The mental satisfaction should always be more important than money! Nightwish is a band, it's an emotion. "To you, unfortunately, business, money, and things that have nothing to do with those emotions have become much more important. You feel that you have sacrificed yourself and your musical career for NIGHTWISH, rather than thinking what it has given to you. This attitude was clearly shown to me in the two things you said to me in an airplane in Toronto: 'I don't need NIGHTWISH anymore,' and 'Remember, Tuomas, that I could leave this band at any time, giving you only one day's warning in advance.' "I can't simply write any more songs for you to sing. "You have said yourself that you are merely a 'guest musician' in NIGHTWISH. Now that visit ends and we will continue NIGHTWISH with a new female vocalist. We're sure this is an equally big relief to you as it is for us. We have all been feeling bad long enough. "You told us that no matter what, the next NIGHTWISH album will be your last one. However, the rest of us want to continue as long as the fire burns. So there's no sense in doing that next album with you, either. "The four of us have been going over this situation countless times and we have realized that this is the thing we want to do in life. It's all we can do. In December 2004, in Germany, you said that you will never tour again for more than two weeks at a time. You also said that we can forget about U.S. and Australia because the fees and the sizes of venues are too small. "In interviews I've mentioned that if Tarja leaves, that would be the end of the band. I understand that people will think this way. NIGHTWISH is, however, a scenery of my soul and I'm not ready to let go because of one person. A person who wants to focus her creativity to somewhere else, a person whose values don't match mine. "We were never bothered by the fact that you didn't participate in writing/arranging songs, you never in 9 years came to rehearse the songs with us before going to the studio. Not the fact that while on tour you always wanted to fly, separately from us with your husband. Not the fact that you are an undisputable front image of the band. We accepted and felt OK about everything except greed, underestimating the fans, and breaking promises. It was agreed by the five of us that NIGHTWISH would be the priority in everything that we do during 2004-2005. Still so many things were more important to you. The ultimate example being the already sold-out show in Oslo, which you wanted to cancel because you needed to rehearse for your solo concerts, meet frieds and go to the movies. Those were the words Marcelo used in an e-mail explaining the cancellation. This being just one example of so many. I couldn't think of a worse way of being selfish and dismissing our fans. "NIGHTWISH is a way of life and a job with many obligations. To each other and to the fans. With you we can't take care of those duties anymore. "Deep within we don't know which one of you drove us to this point. Somehow Marcelo has changed you from the lovely girl you were into a diva, who doesn't think or act the way she used to. You are too sure of your irreplaceableness and status. "It's obvious that you blame your stress and misery on us four. And you think we don't respect or listen to you. Believe us; We have always had the uppermost respect towards you as a wonderful vocalist and as a friend. And very often during the past couple of years the plans were made according to your decisions only. You were always the only one who wanted more money from the shows. "This 'compensation and more money from everything' attitude is the fact that we are most disappointed of! "We wish that from now on you will listen to your heart instead of Marcelo. Cultural differences combined with greed, opportunism and love is a dangerous combination. Do not wither yourself. "This decision is not something we are especially proud of but you gave us no choice. The gap between us is too wide. And the decision is made by us four unanimously. We are beyond the point where things could be settled by talking. "All the best for your life and career, Tuomas." NIGHTWISH recorded the final show of their "Once" world tour — on Friday (Oct. 21) at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki — for an upcoming CD/DVD, entitled "End of an Era". "As you can imagine, the atmosphere in the arena was wild but also quite blue," the band write on their web site. "This was the ending for a one and a half year lasting 'Once' world Tour. NIGHTWISH wishes to thank everybody for an unbelievable tour. Unfortunately, the title 'End of an Era' also holds a deeper meaning." Current Mood: numbCurrent Music: Nightwish - Once |
| Monday, October 10th, 2005 | | 6:30 pm |
Absolute Awesomeness
On the weekend I went to Sheryls 21st bday party. It was a great night. Lots of her friends and family showed up. I was drinking vodka and pepsi samba. I didn't feel very drunk, but when I think back about some of the conversations I had I must have been a little drunk. Chris got on with one of Sheryls friends. I don't think I've seen him so happy. During the night, Sheryl decided that she was ready to give us another go. So now we are officially back together :D. A few of her friends congratulated me and told us that we make a good couple. Mainly because we are both a bit ditzy, have a similar taste in music and we can both be a little clumsy at times. It feels good that we are back together. Don't feel as stressed out and I'm going out with a really wonderful girl. I also had my nipple sucked by Sheryls friend Tom. It was a very interesting experience. :P Last night we both went to the Coca Cola Live N Local. Spazzys werent too bad, P-Money butchered a few good songs and pretty much sucked. Dallas Crane was pretty good, but I don't know any of his songs to get fully into him. Spiderbait were shocking, one of the worst live bands ever. Living End were awesome live, as always. All up, my weekend was pretty good. Probably the best weekend I've had in ages. Current Mood: ecstaticCurrent Music: Living End - Hellbound |
| Wednesday, September 21st, 2005 | | 10:31 pm |
Miscellaneous Happenings
I got myself a ticket to go and see the greatest band of the 90's. The Presidents of The United States of America. I'm so pumped. The concert is going to be so awesome. Also found out that Arch Enemy are touring. So I'm going to have to save some money so I can go and see them. Not a huge fan of the band, but it would be worth the price of admission just to see the chick go off. I accidently smashed my mobile last week. I sat down on my chair, and the mobile was sitting underneath it. So today I went and got a new phone and a new phone number. So message me if you want my new number and I'll decide whether I want you to have it :P Have to go and buy sheryls bday present next week sometime. Hopefully she likes it. And no Sheryl, I'm not telling you what it is or giving you a hint :P Went and saw Dukes of Hazard tonight. It's worthy so go watch it. Current Mood: contentCurrent Music: Presidents - Freaked Out And Small |
| Friday, September 16th, 2005 | | 5:59 pm |
The Revolution Has Begun
Nintendo have finally released details and a video of the Nintendo
Revolution Controller and all I can say is "OH MY FUCKING GOD THAT'S
AWESOME !!!:D!!!!"
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If you want to see more pics and read up on details of it, go to http://cube.ign.com
The controller has motion sensors built in that let you move it in any
direction. Front, Back, Up Down, tilt left and right. And it can detect
the speed on which you move it. You could for example, play a cricket
game and swing the controller to hit the ball. The speed of the swing
would determine how hard you hit the ball on the game.
The sensor on the controller could also possibly be used to play
lightgun games. point the controller at the screen and shoot. it could
also be used like a mouse for first person shooters, point and click
adventure games or strategy games.
While I'm not sure if every game could work with the controller, it
opens up the possibility for more fun games and something a little bit
different. The controller comes in two parts, while the main part that
I've talked about is held in the right hand, there is an attachment for
it that also has an analogue stick and two small buttons.
I feel so geeky at the moment, but god damn the controller looks so
cool. I think nintendo are trying to appeal to the people that are less
into gaming and want something a little less complicated. Current Mood:  geekyCurrent Music: Bloodhound Gang - Hefty Fine |
| Thursday, September 15th, 2005 | | 6:51 pm |
Meh
Life hasn't been overly productive lately. Just been taking it a day at a time. I got my labret pierced last week. I think it looks really good. I was expecting it to hurt like hell, but it didn't really hurt as much as when I pierced my ears. Been going to a few gigs lately. Basically one a week. The gig last week wasnt too bad. I wasn't in the greatest state of mind to fully enjoy it though. I still have a few days where I get a bit mopey, but mostly I've been really good. But I got a free System of a Down cd thrown to me from the stage. Going to see The Deadly at the Espy on Saturday night. should be a good gig. The Deadly are a pretty awesome band. Definately not going to sydney now, So I guess I need to figure out a pirate costume for steph's bday party. :S Too bad she wont let me dress as a software pirate. I could just go dressed in the clothes I'm wearing now :P I really need to put in more of an effort to start the job hunting. I have my resume made. Need to do a bit more study so I feel more confident and get this exam out of the way next week. I really need a job so I can move out of this house. My family is great, but I need more space. I feel like I'm getting too old to still be living with my parents. Most of my friends were out of home when they were 17-18. Current Mood:  blankCurrent Music: Trapt - Trapt |
| Monday, September 5th, 2005 | | 12:29 am |
Always loved this quote
"If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were." -- Kahlil Gibran Current Mood:  contemplativeCurrent Music: Voyager - Element V |
| Sunday, September 4th, 2005 | | 5:41 pm |
LAN, Charlie and the Best Local Gig of All Time
Thursday night I had an awesome LAN at my place. Damn power went out twice and interrupted gaming, but apart from that and Simon sending a virus across most peoples machines, it was great. We mainly played Strike Force and leeched movies, music and games off each other. We also went poster hunting. I got this kick ass Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poster from a bus stop. The next morning my kick ass Kevin Smith figurine came in the mail. And it was signed. And no Drew, you are not getting it. Friday night I went to see Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. This movie was mostly faithful to the book. The back story wasn't needed and made Willy Wonka more emotional than he should have been. The Oompa Loopa songs sucked aswell, but apart from that the movie was absolutely great. Johnny Depp did a fantastic job at playing a sadistic Willy Wonka. It's what I've been wanting since I read the book in grade 3. Last night i went with Sheryl and Chris to the P.B.S. Benefit gig at the Corner Hotel. Yes, me and Sheryl are talking again. Eyefear, Black Majesty, Voyager and Vanishing Point played there. Some dodgy local band played on the second stage between each band setting up. I went there mainly to see Vanishing Point, but Voyager were the hilight of the night. They were absolutely awesome. They had music similar to Bal-Sagoth, but the singing was really varied. Some times he would be really melodic, then other times he would scream like Dani from Cradle of Filth. They have some awesome keyboarding throughout their songs too. The gig was one of the best gigs I have ever been to. The show was so much better than Nine Inch Nails and they were all Australian bands and the whole night cost $20. I would have easily paid $50 for the night I had last night. Absolutely brilliant. Current Mood: contentCurrent Music: Voyager - Element V |
| Tuesday, August 30th, 2005 | | 12:25 pm |
Feeling a Little Better
I started feeling a little better last night after a few drinks. I woke up this morning, feeling absolutely great. Then the last half hour or so, the cough has been coming back. It's a real chesty cough, which makes me feel like throwing up. :( I think maybe the cold I had has started me feeling sick. Maybe a little stress added to it, but definately wasn't the main offender. I'm off soon to go and do some more taste testing. I'm taste testing Iced Coffee. Have I ever mentioned that I really don't like coffee? I'm going to like it even less after taste testing it for another 3 days. But it's $90, I would eat steak or even mcdonalds for that much money. Current Mood: crappyCurrent Music: Dope - American Apathy |
| Monday, August 29th, 2005 | | 10:05 pm |
Nothing numbs the pain like a shotgun blast to the head
Ahh, I feel like such an emo kid. The last few days I've been sick constantly from what I thought was stress from what I've been going through with Sheryl. So we ended things so I could clear my head. All this morning I felt absolutely great. I got a heap of homework done, heaps of study, did some market research......where I tasted different iced coffees. Now tonight I'm back to feeling sick. I do miss Sheryl a bit, but I'm far from stressed. It's only the night times that I start feeling sick. I'll feel crap, then start caughing, then need to run to the toilet to throw up :S . Maybe it's partly to do with this cold that I'm getting over. Even when Sheryl was here last night I felt a bit sick at times, not as bad as other nights, but apart from that last night I felt fantastic. Maybe I'm not getting sick from the stress. Maybe something else is getting me sick. boredom perhaps, too many hours sitting in front of the computer screen. It's really not good. I've barely been eating and what I have been eating has been coming back up. If I'm still feeling sick in a few days time, maybe I should see a doctor. At least I know it's not the crap with Sheryl that's making me sick now. I have no animosity toward her in any way and I'm still feeling like crap. I'm not even angry towards Jason anymore. I don't like what happened with him, but I have to admit that at times, well once or twice, he has shown he cares about Sheryl, even if he was a complete asshole to her the night I met him. Current Mood:  sickCurrent Music: Dandy Warhols - Odditorium |
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| 7:32 am |
It's all over again
Today, me and Sheryl ended our time as "cuddle buddies". All the cuddling and making out was getting to me, so we had to stop it. It was great while we were together during the week, but while she was gone, I just felt so alone. I hated it when she made plans without me, and it's been hard to try and distance myself. I still absolutely love her, but she needs time to be single and I don't like her feeling attached to me when she needs to sort herself out. I'm still staying single until the end of the year as planned and I still hope that one day Sheryl will want to get back together, but at times it feels like my heart is going through a blender and I need time to get my emotions in order. Current Mood:  okayCurrent Music: Bloodhound Gang - Use Your Fingers |
| Friday, August 26th, 2005 | | 4:46 pm |
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