tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56270272011-04-22T13:48:50.616+10:00Life, love and vodka.Lolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422822110995152727noreply@blogger.comBlogger1531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627027.post-30672074632863169802008-03-08T11:11:00.002+11:002008-03-08T11:52:40.800+11:00

Oh my... a new post after so, so, so long. Yes, special occasions now, folks. Otherwise I just never get around to doing it.And you may well ask what the special occasion is this time around. I'll tell you - it's Mardi Gras!I know it is a big statement, however this year's Mardi Gras has to be the best that i've enjoyed for at least a decade. It wasn't just the party (and it certainly wasn't

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Don't fall over in shock because there is another update within a six month period... ok? It's just, for once, I guess there is something to write about. Believe it or not however it has been a pretty social period for Ant and I lately. In fact, i've been able to get Ant to go out - on a school night no less - till 9.30pm! In all fairness to Ant, he does get up at something like 4.30am every

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After recently calling my friend David to wish him a happy birthday, he mentioned in a return call that he occasionally checked my blog and hoped that I would write again soon as it was often a good way for friends who I didn't speak to as much to keep in touch. Admittedly, i've been absolutely shocking with keeping my blog this year. I was saying to a friend of mine earlier tonight that it

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I have to admit that I feel some resentment that, despite the site indicating otherwise, i've had to sign up to a Google email account in order to continue using this Blog service. Bottom line - not too sure how much longer I will continue to use this one since I do feel strangely funny about such pressuring.Having said that... what is there to say lately? Mardi Gras and holidays have come and

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Yes, it has been a while between drinks. Although, I sat down recently with a friend of mine I haven't seen in some weeks and he asked me what had been happening lately. I struggled to find an answer. Yes, even existentialists can go through periods where routine creeps back into their lives and numbs it a little although I can't honestly say life is bad lately. Perhaps, life is hidden in the

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Last Friday saw a milestone that, personally for me, made it all real. I made my first loan repayment on the home loan. Sure, we may have paid a couple of thousand that would roughly translate to Ant and I owning about $2 of the home so far, but it was more about the fact that we could do it for me. I didn't doubt that we could do it; but to actually reach that first repayment felt good.

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Happy birthday to me... happy birthday to me... happy birthday dear me-e... happy birthday to me!Yep, another year older and, with each passing year, more of a feeling of indifference.Not apathy though. I did explain to a friend recently that I am so fortunate to have such wonderful family and friends who make every day feel like my birthday. As a result, birthdays are a nice excuse to spend

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Well, new year is done and dusted and so far, 2007 has proven to be rather... uneventful. There is still a lot of moving to be done from the previous place, especially now that an old friend of mine is moving back in cutting our remaining two weeks down to one. I had to admit that i've been feeling a little down over the past day or so too, which should hopefully lift soon. And it seems I

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It's been so long since I last 'blogged' that I honestly can't recall where I left things off.A quick recap - we got the place on High St in the old school and have, in fact, already moved in. Or, more accurately, are still in the process of moving at the moment. It appears that my friend Lyle will be moving back into Chez 390 for a third time, which thrills me no end as I didn't want to shut

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Well, the big news is that we scored the loan and, therefore, are now the owners of a two bedroom mortgage. It's been an interesting ride, to say the least. And if the past few months have been anything to go by and, with settlement looming on the horizon, i'm sure the ride is far from over. Is it all worth it? Ask me in January when i'm sitting in my new home. Actually, settlement is in the

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It's going to be one of those days, ain't it...Woke up with a cold, the day before my U2 concerts.Had an sms go off from Andrew upstairs to tell me that someone had smashed one of my rear lights.Suggested I try K Mart auto on the corner of Dandenong Rd and Chapel St in Prahran - apparently they're very good.Whitepages online is useless... type K Mart and it begins at A??? Go figure!And lastly,

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The vendor has accepted our offer on the apartment.We're just waiting now to hear if the banks will lend us the money.Should find out tomorrow or Monday.Other than that - U2 concerts for Saturday and Sunday night as well as checking out Marcia Hines perform late on Saturday night after U2.Guess it's still an exciting time! :)

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From The AgeBilly JoelAndrew Murfett, ReviewerNovember 13, 2006There was an unambiguous, old-fashioned charm to Billy Joel's first Melbourne shows in almost nine years.There was an unambiguous, old-fashioned charm to Billy Joel's first Melbourne shows in almost nine years. Unlike most nostalgic tours, there was no bothersome new album to plug - just the umpteenth "greatest hits" compilation.There

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On Sunday night, I had the opportunity to catch Billy Joel in concert again. I dare not think how many times i've caught him live over the years, but it began with my mother taking me out to Kooyong Stadium to see him in the late 80's and has continued since then. Nowadays though, I like to take my mum with me and shout her for the many times she did the same for me as a child. I did have to

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What a great long weekend we've just had. So good, i'm actually wishing I didn't have to go to work tomorrow. But I do. :(Saturday was spent all very civilised; a little bit of shopping and relaxing before heading over to Jimmy's to have a few drinks for his birthday. We didn't stay too late, especially since we were all going to catch up early the next day to go to a day dance party - Crash

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Time to explore the good, the bad and the ugly.Well, the good news is that there seems to be a lot of good lately. In fact, life is general is pretty damn fine. Lately, there seems to be a lot to do. Last weekend, I got up early on Saturday morning and had my faulty car amplifier taken out for repair. After that, Ant and I went to Chadstone to do a little shopping, and then went to my parents

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Thank you to all the well wishes from people regarding Ant and my recent news. I'm still not sure how, when, what... but we'll keep people in the loop.I've finally finished studying for the time being as well, now being a certified NLP Practioner and clinical hypnotherapist. Yes, I need people to practice on so feel free to drop me a line. Still, I do find it somewhat amusing when people ask

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SO much news... where to begin... and i'm also conscious of the fact that i'm currently on lunch break at work and got to keep it all within a certain amount of time.SO let's try to work through some of the recent highlights, of which there are many.Firstly, I finished my NLP course and i'm now a certified practioner, which is just great. I'm already contemplating what next, thinking that I

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Ahhh, that's the spot.And now that i've scratched myself and still found a moment spare, I might as well share my crazy, wacky, zany world.First off... a feckin' BIRD flew into MY FACE and stole one of my CHIPS when I was walking back to the office yesterday. Can you believe that? Here I am, casually strolling along with chips in hand when suddenly... FLAP, FLAP, SLAP, OUCH!!! MISSING CHIP!

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Am I going crazy at the moment and running out of time?You better believe it!Work is full on at the moment. On average, I don't get out of the office prior to 6.30pm and, for most of this week, it has been closer to 7pm.Then the NLP Practioner Course that I thought was a few weeks away turns out to be starting this weekend... that's every weekend for the next four weeks PLUS Wednesday nights out

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I received an sms from my friend Micheal tonight, asking what Ant and I were up to. 'Um... Influenza', I wrote back. Yes, it has just been one of those months for me. Not more than a fortnight or so ago, I was trying to get over food poisoning. And now here I am with an exceedingly mild case of Influenza. Well, I say exceedingly mild because of how badly Ant has been hit by it, and also

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Another instance where time is just flying a little too quickly lately.Where to begin...Ok... so... food poisoning... from Chadstone... there is this Indian restuarant there named Chili Mamma and I had what I thought was a remarkably hot Beef Vindaloo there a few weeks back. Now, of course, when I say aloud "I got food poisoning from eating Indian at the Chadstone Food Court" then, yes, I feel

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I told a friend of mine recently that I was beginning to realise that your 30's was all about becoming the things you generally mocked in your 20's. You hit that point where you realise that, yes, you will actually stop feeling the urge to go out and party all the time. Yes, you do reach that point where paying a bill seems more important than impulse spending. And yes, settling down at home

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No sooner am I back before it is time for me to head off again. This weekend is an Artisan conference in Portsea, although thankfully, Ant will be at home taking care of the kids. However, I have struggled with the flu for the second half of this week since returning from Sydney and if the truth be known, this is the LAST thing I want to do right now. However, it is unavoidable and so I head

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So, here I am on my final day in Sydney. Ant is up in the room currently dressing and packing his stuff up while I thought i'd sneak down and check out my emails before returning home. We're due out of here at 10am, but our flight isn't till midday so I suspect we're going to be lugging around heavy baggage for an hour or so.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRIP:* The Home Party - definitely a lot more fun

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Greetings - writing from Sydney here at the moment where Ant and I are currently taking a bit of a break.We've come up to Sydney for the Queens Birthday long weekend. We thought we would escape the cold and wet in Melbourne in exchange for... well, the cold and wet in Sydney. The weather on the day we arrived was really lovely but it has since gone down hill a bit from there.We caught up with

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Although an update is around the corner (I promise), I had to share this line that was found in a cover letter to us this week:"In difficult situations, I become child like..."What the hell does this mean?Out of all the stupid things you could write in a cover letter, this one leaves me scratching my head somewhat.Does it mean she chucks a hissy fit if she doesn't get things her way?Or perhaps it

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I thought i'd play a bit of a game this week. To begin with, I love the Shuffle function on my Ipod. Some mornings while walking to work, it seems remarkably in sync with my mood. And other times, songs I haven't heard in ages come on and bring with it a flood of memories or thoughts of a time. And with this in mind, I thought I would grab my Ipod, put it on Shuffle, and write about the first

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Again, I sit here musing over how time flies, and how I seem barely able to keep updates up to... ahem... date. Anyway, i've had two long weekends in a row, which has been a wonderful thing. And, with that, two completely different types of long weekend. Easter weekend could easily be described as spending most of it wandering around dark clubs mostly trashed. In amongst all that was visiting

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I recently thought I should return to trying to complete a book that I started a few years back, tentatively titled 'On Being'. At the time, life was perhaps a little more idealistic than it is now, and it occured to me whilst reading the document that David Knox had been absolutely spot on in stating it was a dogs dinner of concepts that didn't seem to flow, and worst of all, lacked any point.

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And so the email goes... You've been tagged, so here it goes...copy and paste into a new email, delete my answers, replace with your own and send it back to me and to other friends 4 jobs you have had in your life: - Dance buyer, JB HiFi, Camberwell- Marketing Manager, FMR Records- Buyer, CD Fulfillment Australia, Shock Records- Senior Account Manager, Artisan Recruitment4 movies you would watch

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Funny story of the week.The scene: In at Bnews. Daren, the editor, myself and Gary, the entertainment sales person, are discussing titles that Gary would like reviewed.After a few other titles, he puts a Nina Simone Sings The Blues CD down on the table.Gary: ...and this one, because she is touring soon.Stunned silence and dropped jaws between Daren and myself.Daren and I: (in unison) Nina

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This is a real CV - and a great example of how to NOT write a CV... and it gives you an indication of some of the mentalities we have to deal with.Firstly, let me share with you the two opening paragraphs of his 21 page CV...I xxx xxx am honoured & privileged to present myself as a member of the creative elite with high quality skills across a wide range of media. With the power of innovation &

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Actually, I can't remember the last time I wrote an entry... but i'm suspecting it was a while back. And in that time... my word... A LOT has happened. In fact, there has been a few occasions where something has occured and i've thought, "This is going to be a bloody big blog when I get around to it..." And then I don't. And after a while, it all seems somewhat daunting. So, let's just do

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Feb already... I suspect that 2006 is going to fly by just as fast as last year has.I must admit that i'm feeling a little drained at the moment. Summer time fun is all well and good, but can be somewhat exhausting after a while. We had the Artisan Christmas Party last Friday evening. Yes, i'm aware that it sounds strange, but you can understand that there is so many Christmas parties on at

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While it is still fresh in my mind, I thought I would take a few minutes to write about Saturday night's Red Raw. The first i'd been to in many years, I couldn't help feeling a lack of excitment, especially considering the exceedingly fond memories I had from the many I went to down at the Docklands during the 90's. However, I have to say that I did rather enjoy Red Raw this year, although i'm

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Line of the week...During a wrong number call:Me: So, just checking the number: 0400...Them: Not 04 - i'm 03 - i'm in Melbourne.Me: Yeah, but you're on a mobile.Them: (Surprised) Oh yeah!True story.

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My Jesus year... if I hear that term one more time...Yep, i've turned the big 33. Happy birthday to me. yay.I thought i'd take a few moments at the end of my first day back at work to update the blog. Mostly cause, being still at work, I can write a bit but won't spend too long updating it all.What a crazy past two weeks. Christmas. Ant's birthday and New Years. And then my own birthday.

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I was feeling somewhat profound before, and thought writing a blog update would be a smart move. However, if the truth be known, i'm just feeling a little grumpy now, so I have no idea what kind of blog this will turn out to be. I guess I should comment on Christmas; it was actually a fairly good day although extremely tiring. I had thought we had agreed to meet at Russ and Debs at 8am... thus

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Well, it's getting towards that time of year again where I get somewhat nostalgic. It's almost an automatic thing. I actually have little control over it. It just is this natural thing where, as the year draws to a close, I think over the year and reflect on what it has been. I've come to the conclusion that 2005 wasn't actually too bad. It did have some really horrible things, such as

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As usual, as we count down a handful of weeks towards Christmas and New Year, I find myself sitting in the bedroom, wondering just where the year has gone and finding myself surprised at how quickly it seems to draw to an end. 2005... crazy year... I wouldn't say a bad year although it had more than it's fair share of tragedy through out it. But then, i've always been someone who has felt that

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NO APPLAUSE OR CROWDS AT FESTIVAL MUSHROOM AS SALE BECOMES A POISONOUS TOADSTOOLAnalysis on the death throes of the disc dinosaur as it's consumed by the behemoth Warner Music. It doesn't seem like two weeks since the last Loose Cannon unleashed the lawyers from Telstra and I had a hearty laugh with my mate at Mallesons Stephen Jacques. I was surprised not to hear from another set of attorneys

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It's been a while since the last update, but not without good reason. Jumping back to last Saturday, I woke up, had a couple of slices of toast for breakfast, but then proceeded to feel decidedly dodgy for the rest of the day. I spent much of it with Ant and Michael Ritchie down Chapel St, looking at countless clothes, CDs, books, and MIchael trying to pick up store staff. At the end of it all

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It never rains, but it pours. It feels like so much is going on again at the moment that the best I can offer her is lip service. But hey, i'm game! Let's see what I can list here...1) Rob & Ange's engagement party - beautiful affair held out in Port Melbourne. Due to my inability to read invitations, totally missed the point that it was a formal affair and turned up in jeans. Ant and I

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Because a picture can tell a thousand words, i've decided to post a few pictures relating to the recent posts that i've made here.Firstly, for your viewing pleasure, here is a picture of the roof of my apartments the morning after the 'roof fell down'.For those who aren't sure what kind of damage it can achieve, here is a picture of our upstair neighbour's car's after the bricks and debris fell

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Thinking that this week is going to be rather stressful on the work front, I thought i'd take a few moments to update my blog, since this month tis the season of late nights, wild mornings, long work hours, continual promises of catching up, and the best laid plans of mice and men. First thing I wanted to comment on was something that happened to me Friday morning. I woke up, feeling in a

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So, here we ae on the 1st day of September, and I can't help wonder at both how the year is just flying by (as usual) and secondly, what a rather peculiar year it has proven to be. Honestly, I can't recall experiencing a year that has seemingly had so much crammed into it in a long time... well, not since 2003... so I guess I can recall... but still, crammed in such a different way.Things don't

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Monday lunchtime... feels like a good time to write in my blog. It gives me a break from the time sheets and last minute orders that inevitably come in. Today, I have a candidate currently registering downstairs while I type this, and feeling all rather reflective today for various reasons. Weekend... strange one. Ant went to the doctor on Saturday morning to discuss the reoccuring stomach

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What a weekend i've just had, and little surprise as to why i'm feeling so tired and sore today.Began with a marketing breakfast with Michael, seeing me up and out of bed around 6.00am... which for me is fairly unheard of. Interesting topic though, looking at marketing to the baby boomer generation and the myths attached to it. From there, we had a day of brainstorming meetings at work, which

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A survey that I completed on June 11th... always intended to put it up here but, what with everything that happened shortly after, didn't really get around to it. Figured now was a good enough time to place it online.> What Time is it now? 11.37am Saturday 11th June>> What is your full name? Lawrence John Akers>> Single or taken? Taken>> What does your name mean? No idea. St Lawrence is the

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Real things Graphic Designers say, part 1:"I love Helvettica. Other designers say it's crap but I just think it's so good."As heard at 4.30pm today.NB: Helvettica is a type font.

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So, here we are, a week after Mark's funeral, and things are beginning to settle back down again. I have to admit that I still feel somewhat surreal. There is this realisation that, after something that changes our lives happen, there is this disorientation as you look around the world and wonder why it is still happily spinning the same as it did before. I recognize that this is the same

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Just a quick one, as i'm sitting at work on my lunch break at the moment. I've decided to come back to work, although i've yet to decide if this is a good thing or not (I think it is a good thing). I have to admit that my mind is not totally with it still, mostly from the shock of everything and the lack of proper sleep. But I think getting me out of the house and getting back into it is

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In the early hours of this morning, Sunday 3rd July, while REM aptly play 'Everybody Hurts' for Live 8, Sid phoned to tell me that Mark had passed away.Ant and I promptly had a shot in toast to Mark, to thank him for the wonderful brother he was to me, and to the gentle and loving man he had grown to become.In times like this, i'm reminded of a poem which tends to capture my feelings towards

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Surely, this week has to go down on record as being one of the worst in a long time for me. The only things that have really seen me get through it are the support of my family, friends, and Ant. Michael, as both friend and boss has been wonderful and giving me the space I need although i'm sure he would really appreciate all hands on deck at Artisan. Ant has really been there 110% as well,

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Not terribly much to update just yet. A meeting has been called by the doctors with the family at 4pm today, where i'm sure we'll be filled in on where everything is currently at and what we can expect. By nature, I guess we're all fearing the worst, although I did gain some hope when I heard he was breathing without the aid of a machine last night.The mood at the hospital was rather light and

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As I type this, my brother Mark is lying in a coma in a hospital. A dramatic first line, but absolutely factual. As I went to sleep on Sunday night, I could never have predicted the surreal way that my family's world would turn over the course of the next few hours. And I wanted to take a few moments on this Tuesday morning before I get ready to head into the hospital, to remember Mark and to

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I don't want this to come across as a negative post, but I get the feeling it will. Simply because I am just tired at the moment. And if the truth be known, i'm not even entirely sure why. I'm taking a five minute breather from work to write this, to stop thinking about the egos and the numbers and the requirements of my day to day working existence. I find myself swinging lately, from

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Or, simply subtitled, 'a lot of pointless and trivial crap'.Link #1Famous films re-enacted by bunnies in 30 seconds... All class..... Jaws The Exorcist Alien The Shining TitanicLink #2An interesting history of electronic music.Link #3A strange site that ages you.Email #4My favourite chain email of

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And so I sit here, blankly staring at the screen, wondering where the hell to begin this. It's been a couple of months since I put fingertip to keyboard, and so trying to actually ascertain where, what, how to write... it's all a bit daunting. How about I start with this point - in the past couple of months, this has happened:* Scissor Sisters and Good Vibrations Festival* Scissor Sisters

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So, this isn't really an update cause there is so much to write about... more a "I truly haven't forgotten you and i'm sorry for taking so long even just to acknowledge you" kind of email. This year has just been remarkably frantic - we've already got the first quarter under our belts and feeling like the year is fleeing away from us faster than we know what to do. However, when I get a chance,

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It occured to me that it is nearly an entire month since my last posting, so I think I should officially resign to the fact that I am now just as bad at updating the blog as I am at returning friends phonecalls and replying to emails. The start of this year has often felt frantic, which isn't necessarily a bad thing I s'pose. I guess the sense of often being a little overwhelmed ain't great,

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Thought i'd take a moment during my lunch break to try to actually update this thing, especially since this time of the year tends to have so much happening in it but I never seem to find the time to comment or document. So... yeah, another year older as of last Saturday. It was a fairly subtle day actually, especially since I wasn't too concerned about doing it large. Ant made me breakfast in

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First day of 2005. My 85th entry in my blog. Time for me to look back over 2004 and take it all in. As most of my friends know, I don't do new years resolutions. Mostly due to the fact that I believe they're ultimately pointless, and that people rarely actually keep them. What I rather do is look back over the year, take it all in, make some sense of it, and create a new year motto that I

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It still astounds me how fast this year has actually gone. With a mere matter of weeks before 2004 ends, I find myself reflecting on the year just gone, and have come to the conclusion that, while it has perhaps not been the year I would've wanted, it has been a good year on the whole. Certainly, a year that is going to benefit me for years to come. I was kind of hoping that 2004 would be a

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Actually... know what? It's been rather frantic lately. I'm taking a break from work as I type, on my lunch break, thinking it would be good to distract my mind from cranky clients and diva candidates and to write a bit about what's been going on. Strange story to share... The setting: last Thursday night. The scene: Ant had gone to bed. I had shut the kitchen door as I had caught Caspar

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Admittedly, most gay men don't get to go to too many weddings. As they get older, their circles tend to become more 'ghetto inclined', and while relationships with heterosexual friends do continue, they tend to find friendships with more 'like minded' individuals. I believe the reason for this might have something to do with the fact that gay men actually prefer to talk about things other than

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Well, this is a rarity! At home, on a Saturday night. Ant and I sat down and watched 'Shrek 2' before, and he is now watching tv while I do some cleaning up and wotnot... Lately, it seems like all electrical items hate me. My bedroom stereo and car stereo have been playing up for a while, but with work being so close (thus eliminating too much time in the car), and with my computer being a

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I'm not going to go on about feeling guilty for not having done an update for a while. I guess when there isn't terribly much to write about, it would seem little point to actually sit down and write dribble. But that's where the catch is, cause really, that's all i'm doing now. In all fairness, there have been rather a few note worthy events which have occured over the past month. I probably

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I am beginning to remember why it is that I dread September so much. Actually, dread is the wrong word... I both love and hate September though, for the same reason. For the past three weekends in a row, i've had a minimum of two birthdays to attend. And inevitably, it always ends up in a long and messy night, crawling around some dark and seedy club, and then feeling like crap for the rest of

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Got home last night to find Ant had already gone down the street, picked up paint charts, and was frantically running from room to room contemplating what would like right in each one. He kept asking me what I thought. I honestly have no concept of colour. I kind of know what wouldn't work, but generally have even less concept of what does work. I just kept reminding him that he has free

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I've had a realisation lately of how much of a shift i've had in my priorities over the past few years. It sounds corny and slightly 'gay pathetic', but there is something very 'home' about what I have with Ant and Caspar; a bit like our own little family, and it does give me an enormous sense of contentment. I was listening to some of my favourite 'sad songs' this morning, and realised that,

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...cause we all know that nothing in my life can't be reflected via an email rant to my friends! Email rant #1: My 'cat' history and Caspar When I was growing up, my neighbours (the bogan hoons that they were) had a cat who had a litter.  The runt of the litter took to our place.  We'd take her back, the neighbours would take her, and put her straight out the back, and she would jump the fence

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 It was one year ago this week that I parted with FMR.  Its actually remarkable to think of how just one day can potentially change so much, and the subsequent twelve months that I've had have been filled with the often cliched soul searching and related questions.There are those who might wonder why I would choose to commemorate what was a very bleak day in my life.  I guess the answer lies in

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And also proof that i'm still actually alive...   Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO - What a Ride!" Anonymous

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Recently, in my quest to find only the best for Esprit, I've often made... shall we say... some incorrect decisions. In the heat of the moment, I've purchased items that, in retrospect, probably were not the best buy for Esprit. When this happens, instead of sitting there, shrugging and absorbing the cost, I try to find whatever methods possible to move the item again. One way that I've found

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As always, I begin to build up a collection of emails and links that i've often come across in the most unlikely of places and sent to myself to one day correlate into one of these bizarre blog threads and keep forever more... or something along those lines. So... without much futher ado... let's begin this Lol blog extravaganza (thanks Cher!)Entry #1 - Christian Financial Help?Yes, this is real

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I've often received emails from people talking about the world's stupidest criminals, but I never really suspected that I would actually encounter one first hand. It began last night, shortly after we had arrived home from a friends party. Both Ant and I were in my when some strange noises began to be heard. Ant mentioned that he thought Andrew and Mark must be home, but I thought it sounded

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It's 11.37pm. I've just finished processing the majority of the stock that I bought today at the record fair. I've forgotten how much fun it is at record fairs... Or at least, how much fun I find them. We got up early, and got ourselves ready before driving down to Essendon. Now, this is a double nostalgic whammy for me; firstly, to begin doing record fairs again after how many years, and

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Well, i'm not entirely sure what is wrong with me lately. It just seems that I am in this permanent state of sleepiness lately, which is somewhat distracting. Now, I know what you're all wondering, and yes, I have finished my recent course of duramine. "Was it worth it?", I hear you scream. And honestly, not really. It did curb my appetite, but left me often wondering what I felt like eating

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On the Kylie forum Say Hey, someone recently asked the question of how the 30 second snippet of her unreleased track 'Our Lovin'' came to be leaked on the net. In a fit of creativity... or stupidity (you decide... how Big Brother of me), I wrote this reply. Actually, I do have some suspicions of how it came to leak, but I wouldn't want to incriminate anyone. Suffice to say, it isn't me, nor is

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But they do make sure good Blogger material... The email reads: Welcome to the next edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do...and try not to be LAME and spoil the fun! Just give in. Copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it into a new e-mail that you can send. Change all of the answers so that they apply to you. Then, send this to a whole bunch

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Now, I know it feels like ages since i've updated this thing... but boy, has Blogger changed since I was here last. I mean, I feel embarrassed for my old blog cause it must look so... Atari... or Commodore 64... The irony is that Blogger now kindly host your images, and i've only just discovered how to upload and link images to my personal space on Iprimus. So, anyway, enough on that cause I

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More emails... I think we've strongly established the point that I suck at updating my blog when my life seems on track. However, for those who do read this (amusing concept if ever there was one), rest assured that I suck at everything from replying to emails through to making phone calls to friends. Doesn't mean I don't think of you, and it doesn't mean that I shouldn't aim to improve it,

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Recent Emails... This posting, i'm letting my fingers do the talking... via various emails that i've sent to friends throughout the week... To Michael - 19.04.04 Interesting morning. Toilet blocked up yesterday, so we had to get sexy plumber out (YAY! Andrew now appreciates why I would go on and on about this 'hot plumber' that would come out to us whenever we had problems. Suspect Andrew

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Lol's favourite spam continues... Become a legally ordained minister within 48 hours As a minister, you will be authorized to perform the rites and ceremonies of the church Perform Weddings, Funerals, Perform Baptisms, Visit Correctional Facilities Want to start a church? Press here to find out how -----original message----- From: Po box 1200 Oranjestad aruba [mailto:marline@jj.com] Sent:

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A survey from Andrew O'Brien... 1. WHAT TIME DO YOU GET UP? Well, the beauty of living so close to work means that I don't have to get up as early as the rest of the household. Having said that, i'm still getting up earlier now than I was a year or two back. At FMR, i'd generally get into work around 9.30, and work till 6.30-7.00ish. Now, I try to get into work around the 8.30 mark, so I

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Music industry way off track with song and dance about falling sales March 29, 2004 Figures show that we're buying albums in record numbers, despite the internet 'freeloaders', writes Steve Cannane. The Australian record industry has just had its best year ever. But it doesn't want you to know about it. This month ARIA announced its sales figures for last year. In its press release, it talked

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Bits of interest... How to Report Spam email In order to report an unsolicited email, please be sure to include the full, unedited content of the email in question, along with the full, unedited message header and send it to the proper authorities at the originating domain. If the abuse issue is non-spam related (such as Hacking, Harassment, Profanity, etc...) please include all relevant

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Curiosity killed the cat... Ok, don't fret that, from the title, something awful has happened to little Caspar. But it seemed an apt way to begin after my scare this week. It began Wednesday morning. We were due for our first ever staff meeting at Artisan. Ant, Andrew and Mark had all left for work, and none of them had let Caspar out of his room. I had opened the door, and noticed that

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Run To Paradise? You have to find the humour in the situation really. There we were, Ant and I, and Lyle and Damien, out last night to celebrate Damien's sister's birthday... at a straight venue... on the night of Mardi Gras. 'Frostbites' was the name of the venue, famous for their wall of brightly coloured alcoholic slushies, attractive barmen, and clientel that were generally atleast ten

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Happy Mardi Gras, Darlinks! Ahhh, it's that time of year again. It's better than Christmas and Easter combined for the majority of gay men and our lesbian sisters (or systers?) It's time for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras! And once again this year, i'm not going. Now, before I demand my collective 'awww', let's say that this doesn't bother me too much. Although there is always some

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32 strange things, thanks to Matt 1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel. 2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every 2 weeks or it will digest itself. 3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle. 4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up & down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. 5. A female ferret will die if it

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Where do I begin...? This blog really does often reflect my sanity, or insanity as the case may be. Shall we rewind back to August and September last year? As levels of boredom and questions of self worth reached an all time high for me, the blog was a daily ritual. Hell, not just daily, but sometimes even the thing that occupied the day. Trapped in my call centre hell, all I did was answer

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Another entry of email trivia to tide over until the weekend when I can write a proper update about my life... Yeah, yeah, I know that what i've been offering up on the blog for the most part of this year has been filler over anything else, but I guess that is a good sign that life is going well. And again, so many changes, that I will write all about over the weekend... hitting six months with

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SUBJECT: BE ORDAINED NOW! The following is a real email that I received today. Spam has reached an all time new low. This is up there with the spam email on how to get rid of spam email... Minister Charles Simpson has the power to make you a LEGALLY ORDAINED MINISTER within 48 hours! BE ORDAINED NOW! As a minister, you will be authorized to perform the rites and ceremonies of the church!

Lolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422822110995152727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627027.post-1075115032222690782004-01-26T22:03:00.000+11:002004-01-26T22:58:34.686+11:00

So far... so good... Admit it, this year is just flying already. As I sit here, typing this amongst Caspar trying to attack the cursor on the screen, I realise that a blog update is somewhat overdue. I guess it will always be quality over quantity, especially compared to a few months back at Alphalink. But anyway, the keyboard is playing up and so I better get on with it before the technical

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Soundtrack to your life... (The Directors Special Edition) A concept i've been fascinated by for many years now, and recently raised on Kylie forum Say Hey, I thought I would reprint my posting here as, for once, I gave up more of myself online than I normally would in a public forum... it actually felt more like a blog entry than a thread reply, but all the same, it's very me. When I was at

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Lol's highs and lows for 2003...It's 6.27pm on New Years Eve 2003. My cat has just tried to jump up on my shoulder from the floor... a pretty ambitious feat for a small ball of fluff... and failed. He has since landed against the metal foot of my keyboard stand and run under the bed, so i'm feeling a bit awful and callng for him... now 6.30pm, and he is on my lap, attacking my hand while I try

Lolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422822110995152727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627027.post-1072619736145449512003-12-29T00:55:00.000+11:002005-11-27T17:03:37.046+11:00

Fatherhood. It's a wonderful thing. Not that I really know about it. But today was the day where I will probably get the closest to it. Today, little Caspar came into my life. Ahhh, yes... melodramatic phrasing that adds to the corniness of the situation but I have to admit that I am rather cluckly about my little boy cat, Caspar.It all began last week. Walking along, feel somewhat flat, I

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