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I finally entered the housing market a year ago as of last month, it took quite some time but the end result has been pretty swell.

I have been to quite a few shows over the past year highlight of which would definitely be Editors

I have just (within the last five minutes) finished Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman which I really enjoyed (no I have not got to the latest from Iain Banks but it is on my list!)

I have not seen alot of movies that I would classify as decent lately

I finally got onto facebook and I now consider it a full time job

More Updates to follow

Its sad to think that this blog has pretty much turned into what I always hoped it wouldn’t. What I once thought was a great idea has sadly lost its way over the last year or so. For various reasons I just have not felt like I should update at all. When I look at it I am only reminded of what we once had.

I still remember being excited about registering the domain with John and finally having a space online where I can put everything that I get asked for all the time (we were geeks through and through). We had such a common interests that at times it was scary. When we would always argue or discuss various things, we could go on explaining things and filling in each others gaps in their knowledge of a particular subject for hours (and if we didn’t know we found out). The rants and raves were always flying around. I miss that the most.

I think it is time that this gets updated and as of today I have made a promise to myself that it will. It shouldn’t be a place where it gets updated simply to remember the passing of a great friend.

I managed to score myself a sweet shirt from the online store only to find out that I won the competition I entered a few days previously.

So I wound up getting the two available designs for the cost of one (Absolutely awesome, thanks to Dan Illic on the show for the free shirt!)

I have also made it on the official site in the High Five A Muslim Gallery with the alot of familiar looking DBS staff and of course Spanky made an appearance as well…oooh that monkey gets about alright

So now its time to start with the regular updates.

The number one thing I’ve been asked is “So, what have you been up to lately?”

I thought I would rip out a chunk of my calendar (good old iCal saves the day) and here it is!

• The Hotel (6 August 2005) – I was very disappointed by this movie unfortunately. I was expecting so much more but got nothing.
• The Bravery (13 August 2005) – What better way to celebrate my birthday than checking out the band responsible for one of my fave albums of the year with my little sis.
• Carmels Wedding (20 August 2005) – Fantastic, the celebration of the coming together of two beautiful people.
• Tamblane (3 September 2005) – Not too bad, not too bad at all. First time at The Rev and a good show to experience it with.
• Fantomas (10 September 2005) – Third time I have seen them live and they were better than ever, one of the most solid bands I have ever seen perform.
• Hot Hot Heat (16 September 2005) – Great show, Great Company.
• Company Boat Trip (23 September 2005) – Its always great when the company comes together for a social event, went on to the wee hours of the night.
• Maximo Park (29 September 2005) – Couldn’t wait to see these boys from NewCastle and I’m glad I got in early and got tickets! Louder and faster live than they are on the albums.
• Men Who Stare At Goats (1 October 2005) – A discussion/talk back with Jon Ronson and John Safran, the two of them were scarily alike in their backgrounds, looks and mannerisms.
• Howls Moving Castle (2 October 2005) – Very different to what I was expecting but I still enjoyed it alot.

(*phew*)

So as you can see its been busy busy busy!!!

A few things left to go and I am seriously considering going to the Big Day Out next year (very good line up heading our way)

Well thats that for now, until next time…toodles.

I’d say its a mixture of jetlag and lack of wanting to sleep for various reasons.

Sydney was awesome. I clocked off work after lunch and ran home to pack my bags and get everything ready for the flight down (yes I left everything to the last few hours as usual)

Zena, Mona, Nadia and I all managed to get to the flight on time and in typical fashion I was the only person to get stopped for a “random” bag inspection for explosives.

The flight was good. Started with a game of sudoku (which is my new brain heroin, I even have a sudoku dashboard widget on my ibook) and pretty much slept the rest of the way much to Nadias annoyance.

We got to Sydney to be greeted by Tamar (who from now on will be referred to as “The Host With The Most” or Tim Edwards) Dumped all our stuff in his house and went out to check out sydney.

The first stop was Opera Bar which was totally funky and got to meet all of the host with the mosts buddies and pals. Then off to the Tank which was a two level dance club). We managed to rock in by about 6AM which was pretty decent since I had a wedding to get to at 3pm.

Since that was the main reason for me being in Sydney it was important that I focused on that. Right??? Well guess who messed up and wound up showing 15 minutes late. Yep thats right me. Through my disorganization and misunderstanding of the geography of Sydney I left everything to the last minute and managed to miss half of what was a nice, small, cozy ceremony that really didn’t need me blundering in half way trying to find Mannys girlfriend in the rows because I was supposed to be keeping her company as she didn’t know anyone there. ARGH.

As I mentioned the wedding was lovely and nothing went horrifically wrong, they even had a Bag Piper WOOOTTTTT.

So now we had to kill time till the reception. So i insisted before we do anything we get a Liquid Mars from this cafe I know of round the corner. I love that drink so much I even took a photo of it the last time I was in Sydney. Then off to Manny’s womans friends house.

As you can see I keep referring to her as Mannys Girlfriend this is not because I dont know her name, far from it I can say her name, I even know how to pronounce it properly but I’ll be damned if I can remember how to spell it. She even admitted herself that it is a made up spelling of the name so its 100% original so until I get the proper spelling expect to see the words Manny’s followed by woman, girlfriend, wench, parlor maid, bedchamber lady alot when referring to her)

—–^ Others may be offended by what i just said there but I think of it to be very polite and mature way of handling the situation. I’m sure Manny and his side kick will appreciate it. I hope.

So yeah on with the story. Reception was great, lovely speeches, great food, good company (both Manny and his butler were great company) with many laughs to be had by all.

After the reception it was off to the Cherri Jam to meet up with the sisters (I mean that in the sister as in relation way and sisters and in the female crew way, we are all sisters at heart…..It’s early leave me alone.) All three of us got there and the rest were running late and it was FREEZING. Then we found out it was only for people who prebooked to get in earlier. I panicked and called the Host with the Most and he had already handled that because we were already on the guest list but we needed him to be there (this is why he’s called the host with the most you see he knows stuff like this)

Eventually the others arrived and we had to queue for about an hour because there were too many people inside and we were supposed to be there an hour earlier. What was supposed to be 20 people in our group turned out to be over 30 but The Host managed to weasel them all in sure enough because that is what he does.

There were several occasions that we nearly lost Manny and his Pet Parrot to the cold (wanting to go home because they couldn’t take it) but they stuck it out and made it in with us. Thankfully they did.

The Cherri Jam was quite possibly one of the best clubs I’ve been to in ages. Latest house tracks with a live drummer and live saxophone. This combination made me want to just funk all night and find a Jazz or Sax club in Brisbane ASAP (any suggestions) by the end of the night I was screaming “MORE SAX IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY PLEASE MORE SAX” (I can hear you chuckling from here). I will definitely have to check that out if Im ever down in Sydney again.

6:10AM need to be up for work soon. MMM breakfast be back in a sec.

ARGH 3 packets of cornflakes with about a thimble full of flakes left. Ah well settled for Bagels.

Right so where was I, dont worry the story is nearly over.

Sunday was a very windy/dark day. We went to a market that wasn’t open on Sundays (Who would have though it was only a Saturday market?). Then went to the Fox studios shopping area thing where i bought crap loads of CD’s. After all that we went off for Dinner then I got dropped off at Sydney Domestic Airport where I was greeted with a delayed flight ARGH!

I rocked in at home at about 1AM and had to clock inn at work the next morning so I crashed out and managed to wake up at 4:30AM and so started the present vicious cycle of sleep depravation which i believe I am faring through pretty well considering.

Question sleep people, we dont really need it. Its when the overlords come and you know (*makes gestures with hands*) you.

So there you go my latest boring mundane blog entry (or as Rhiannon likes to point out “ITS NOT A BLOG ITS A WASTE OF SPACE SINCE YOU DONT TALK ABOUT ANYTHING IMPORTANT AT ALL ONLY M&M’S, SPORKS AND SPLADES” yeah I was pretty insulted too since I put alot of effort into those no more than 70 word posts and Billy with his “UPDATE YOUR SITE ETC ETC ETC”)

Anyway time to gets ready for work. Photos will be up 2night hopefully and you can all laugh at how silly we are.

(*Takes a bow*)

Saw that one on my treks through Camden Markets in London.

Yes I am back in Abu Dhabi, its hot, its dusty and I am full of food.

The room is pretty much unpacked and I have separated the stuff I want from the stuff I no longer want. Slowly but surely I will start receiving these pieces of my youth though my and family members bags as the years go by.

Its been pretty good going though my stuff. I laughed, I cried, I wondered why I kept alot of it and I regret getting rid of alot of it but there is just not enough room back in the house in Brisbane.

I got alot of pictures from London which I will be uploading in the next few days.

The trip was great I had heaps of fun and bought lots of goodies. Sadly my package from Amazon didn’t get to me on time so it will be sent through to Australia by my Uncle when it finally gets there (hopefully shortly after I get back)

Me and Spanky parted ways in London, he is now off to our hosts in the US where he will meet up with Billy and go around with him on his travels and then off to the Tokyo Expo.

It was sad to see him go since he was my travel buddy throughout the trek. Introducing him to all my friends and family was an experience I shall always cherish. Its just not the same without his eyes watching over me while I sleep.

Right enough of all this sentimental stuff its time to head off to bed, nite all.

I am alive and well and having a blast in nodnoL.

I should be making my way up to Hull then Middlesbrough by early next week (which should be fun)

I hate you all for going to Wil Andersons secret show and I hate Team Sleep for touring Australia while I am not there.

Me == ultra peeved.

At least I have finally found and successfully drank about 4-5 cans of Tizer which I have discovered is simply red coloring with fizzy water that stains (seriously thats all it says on the can). I relive my childhood with every sip of that tooth rotting drink it really is that good.

Ta Ta for now