The random thoughts of...

Skating

2010-02-25T09:48:00.006+11:00

So when I was younger I used to rollerblade quite a bit. Not when I was as young as the child in the above picture I assure you but when I was younger. I remember skating down the biggest hills I could find, wind in the hair. I remember going to the roller-arena to enter all the speed skates. I remember spending ages perfecting those jumps, backwards skating, grinds. Then slowly but surly I started doing it less and less.

Next week I turn 23. It looks like I may be getting a pair of rollerblades for my birthday. I can't wait to get back into it...

Professional Dilemma

2010-02-25T07:05:00.003+11:00

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;"

- An excerpt from 'The Road Less Traveled' by Robert Frost

This is where I currently stand at the moment. The is a new position open at my company in a different department. It is a tempting job, more money, different sort of work. Shifts rotate between 7am and 11pm rather than the 8:30am to 6pm at the moment. In the new position, if you finish after 6 then you get a cabcharge home. The job is basically a advanced data entry position. I would at least be off the phones.

My dilemma is that my work at the moment is becoming enjoyable. I am getting more and more work so I am no longer bored. I am being trained on the back-end systems and how to run the mangerial reports. I am responsible for running the statictics each day and creating the reports for the GM to view.

My dilemma is that do I apply for the more money and new type of work or do I stay where I am and get further development in my current position for a better position in the long run?

Sigh.

Sorry wut?!?!?!?

2010-02-24T23:08:00.001+11:00

What.... The... Fuck....

More terrible decisions...

2010-02-09T20:11:00.002+11:00

I know what your thinking but this is not mine. Every now and again there is a news article that really annoys me (It might be my fault for reading www.news.com.au. The online version of The Daily Terrorgraph). Today I managed to come across this article. Some of the comments have some sort of commonsence about them but majority don't.

I am a smoker. I don't smoke anywhere near as much as I used to but I still do. I have been asked in the past "why?". I enjoy it. Its been quite a few years since smoking was banning in pubs and clubs within Australia. Yes, it happened state by state but it is now Australia wide. It is ok, a minor inconvienice but still, ok. Earlier this year, a ban was put on smoking in cars with children. This I can understand also. Unfortuantly, this is one ban that I can see being adopted Australia wide and I am against it.

I can understand where people who don't like it come from but these are the same people that walk around cities where hundred of tonnes of carbon dioxide are pumped into the air (and their lungs) by peak hour traffic. These are clear, open areas that people are smoking and general public places. The smoke disapparates and just fades into the general pollution.

Besides all of these point, the most basic one is that it is legal. Soon, the only place that people will be able to smoke with be in their own backyard. Its absolute garbage. The government would love to ban it i'm sure but that love all the money that the taxes bring in. I feel that this is a attack of civil liberties and they are trying to make people who smoke into petty criminals.

This is me. Outraged.

My Hottest 100 Of All Time

2010-02-02T23:42:00.003+11:00

Each year, Triple J radio station gets their listeners to vote and they have the Hottest 100 of that year. Recently they had the Hottest 100 of all time.

I decided to sit down a create my own list of hottest 100 of all time. Below is the list. They are not in order as that would be a mammoth task and tbph (To Be Perfectly Honest) I can't rate them between each other. If you are not sure you know the song, I have provided a Youtube link to the video (possibly a live video). Enjoy

Nine Inch Nails – Hurt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJKVKglIRs)
New Order – Blue Monday (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJN_vgyx74M)
David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyMm4rJemtI)
Lamb Of God – Laid To Rest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOWB6rmSd4I)
Duran Duran – Rio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3W6yf6c-FA)
Blondie – Rapture (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRL9NLQqP8)
Justice – Waters Of Nazareth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqJu_3CPhC4)
Cream – I Feel Free (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZIN2H0ZKgE)
Daft Punk – One More Time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-0s0pRleg)
ACDC – It's A Long Way To The Top (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1iR2Wi3u5o)
Eric Clapton – Layla (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX5USg8_1gA)
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jammin' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WlCdiU9IzA)
Fear Factory – Replica (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qJjrESPwb8)
Cake – Never There (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbzt1HnVzIQ)
Bloc Party – One Month Off (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9wFlfrxSBk)
Frank Zappa – My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Annie – Heartbeat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRxSW3Kac_A)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Into My Arms (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4gRmvvDsU)
Blur – Girls And Boys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATWnH-yb6-o)
Frenzal Rhomb – Punch In The Face (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9-jBticD00)
Country Joe McDonald – Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdeCxJmcAo)
Aphex Twin – Windowlicker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUc4ZyLAsAM)
Cog – Open Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77scCh5nxqc)
At The Drive-In – One Armed Scissors (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caEYU9_hAlo)
Lady Sovereign – Gatheration (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z21DuM8CDo)
Boston – More Than A Feeling (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm_-sW4Vktw)
Janes Addiction - Stop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjjUq2nioJw)
Cassius – Toop Toop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBZM6RSqW-Y)
Electric Six – Gay Bar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTN6Du3MCgI)
2 Unlimited – No Limit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQGzcu1ha3s)
Cornership – Brim Full Of Asha (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDe6regyJnU)
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_hEdt1Xes)
Corey Hart – Sunglasses At Night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlZNMzSLTQ4)
A.F.I – God Called In Sick Today (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNTFf4V5UjA)
Nine Inch Nails – The Perfect Drug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4SO_tWe4R8)
Chicks On Speed – We Don't Play Guitars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK9XQLSpFBA)
N.W.A – Gangsta Gangsta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jEbr6zPrAA)
Babylon Zoo – Spaceman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBV-FH2_SXc)
Peter Gabriel – Solsbury Hill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMwn_hnoS5Y)
Mindless Self Indulgence – I Hate Jimmy Page (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqwKatmKIoY)
Combichrist – Without Emotions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10ztYexCCTs)
Backstreet Boys – Everybody (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6XE1XRiLeY)
Polyphonic Spree – Two Thousand Places (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHySBlLBn7E)
Death From Above 1979 – Blood On Our Hands (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEtBcEo7rK0)
Rage Against The Machine – Wake Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1T8xgHdMEM)
ABC – The Look Of Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xdz7KjVhpQ)
House Of Pain – Jump Around (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwQbPgouUYo)
Buck 65 – Wicked And Weird (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wyyVh3uc5Y)
Incubus – Vitamin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_HnGx0t1Q)
Barry White – Can't Get Enough Of Your Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGNj77gDgP4)
Hilltop Hoods – Nosebleed Section (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSFT2OKcdk0)
Prince – Gett Off
Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH1UmMu3R7o)
Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lDCYjb8RHk)
Placebo – Nancy Boy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxGBuvOCs9o)
Billy Idol – Dancing With Myself (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1NrQYXjLU)
Klaxons – Magick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDqNcCuFIzE)
Busy P – Rainbow Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFVDcysmQU)
Jamiroquai – Canned Heat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1u3w3jJaCM)
Limp Bizket – My Generation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE9CXWV1alg)
Kraftwerk – The Robots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXa9tXcMhXQ)
The Church – The Unguarded Moment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osz-GQbX37o)
Outkast – B.O.B (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2-IVJ2NL58)
Black Sabbath – Paranoid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aIhh9nFYv4)
Ben Lee – Cigarettes Will Kill You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJAorQM7sL8)
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ii8m1jgn_M)
Johnny Cash – A Boy Named Sue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89c3hWx3RQ)
Alive Cooper – School's Out (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbNEOJMGFAo)
Korn – Got The Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUZcTNznmdU)
Beyonce – Single Ladies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyHVQT8aIBM)
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five – The Message (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o8TeqKhgY)
Rammstein – Asche Zu Asche (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu5pC4sLiHA)
Ian Dury & The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq4NZEtNTAo)
Foo Fighters – Monkey Wrench (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ0we7NmojM)
Billy Talent – Red Flag (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VhJWH2eDUA)
Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkKxGzm98AU)
Peaches – AA XXX (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an0ce8kfYOc)
Ben Folds Five – Brick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV4hIy0zfps)
Hot Chip – Shake A Fist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGfJ4shG4ak)
Black Eyed Peas – Weekends (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnYiQ2FVG8I)
Lords Of Acid – Rubber Doll (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYmRdd0yJTg)
Dizzee Rascal – Fix Up, Look Sharp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZGvnI37mxk)
Regurgitator - ! The Song Formaly Known As (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMos7XjwacY)
Rob Zombie – Living Dead Girl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvsMPOfblfg)
Cherry Poppin' Daddies – Drunk Daddy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqFpkIn25FY)
Simian Mobile Disco – Hustler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHnYntZzaiQ)
Green Day – The Grouch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1c4_kPZZxY)
Air – Cherry Blossom Girl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mcPxVBuIj0)
Kelis – Milkshake (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AwXKJoKJz4)
Grinspoon – 1000 Miles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsnTh5H7o64)
The Dandy Warhols – You Were The Last High (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiZHmwzNAqE)
The Music – Bleed From Within (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri-8Wq3GIg4)
The Offspring – Bad Habit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wMa_t5cBgY)
The Presets – Cookie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4HV_MOwibA)
The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfcisnVHtA0)
The Streets – Geezers Need Excitement (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AeBS-R2xJE)
Tiga – You Gonna Want Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoTkTSJb9Wc)
VNV Nation – Fearless (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5CYmkbfDHs)
Frank Sinatra – I Get A Kick Out Of You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtwO2tKZmwQ)
Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georgia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDm_ZHyYTrg)

Somethings you need to see to believe.

2010-02-02T21:11:00.002+11:00

Some things you need to see to believe. This statement holds true, especially when it comes to the internet. Today I stumbled upon 3 particular videos that make me shake my head in amazement and I would love to share them with you now.

This one I have already posted on my facebook today. I think what gets me is the back-up 'dancers'. Also just doesn't really have the balls to scream "Aye esé! Que pasa?"

Now, if you live in Sydney area you will know where Kingsgrove is. This is just bad on the fact that these guys wish they lived in the ghetto rather than an area that is populated with middle class white people.

As always, you leave the best for last. This video just leaves me speechless. Pink Floyd boxers that leave nothing to the imagination and Bronski Beat have never sounded so great.

A stroke of Genius

2010-02-02T16:33:00.004+11:00

I can imagine the scene now. All the Apple Developers sitting in a room trying to think up a new product until one of them stands up and shouts...

"Lets just take the iPod Touch and increase the size by 500% and add an email feature"

Well, they certainly earned their bonuses this year.

Stuck.

2010-02-02T00:51:00.002+11:00

Seriously...

What am I doing with my life?

I have a great girl. I live in a great place. Alright roommate. Its just that something is missing. My sisters are off in South Africa. I have plans to go to the USA/Canada at the end of the year but I can't save for the life of me. I'm growing a beard for something new but like everything else I don't think that will last. Its itchy. Good friends of mine have left my life, they are moving forward. Here I sit, watching Saved By The Bell (as much as I love it) drinking a scotch and doing nothing. I will get up in the morning and go to work, come home, doing mindless stuff and then back to work.

Gaming fills the gaps, don't get me wrong, I love it but there is still something missing. I need release. I have been tempted to try it but don't know if I can. There has to be more to life than this.

I am getting in over my head.

Producing block is much like writers block. Frustrating.

Bed time. Tomorrow morning I will wake up and then try to ignore the inner thoughts.

For the nookie..

2009-02-16T19:40:00.000+11:00

“Cos we don't, don't give a fuck and
We won't ever give a fuck un-
-til you give a fuck about me
And my generation “

This was our anthem when I was 13. It was a generation of kids brought up on the attitude of 'Fuck everyone else and I am right” through the plague known as Nu-Metal. I heard this song today and it made me think back. I used to think I was so rebellious at home by myself, my Limb Bizket/Papa Roach/Korn singles downloaded off Napster blasting through the house at full volume with me singing every word and giving the finger to those imaginary people in my lounge room. Truth is, as soon as my mum came home, I turned off the music, did my homework and then went to play pokemon.

I used to think it was so rebellious, as most people do at that age when becoming a teen. Is it mass media that does this? No. Its just that we get to an age when we have to feel like we run the place when in reality we don't. I listened to eminem as well, while I played with lego. It was a way to feel like we have power and could do what we want. We were getting older, hormones flowing, actually do damage if in a fight, nobody was gonna mess with me.

When I heard 'Break Stuff' come on randomly on my Winamp today. I thought back and in reality, back then we are not that much different to the Emo kids of a few years ago or the Hardcore kids of today. Soon enough they will grow out of it and become a useful member of society listening to songs occasionally for nostalgia purposes. They are, I was, no different to the generations before me. All have done it and it will continue. Try to be hard, showing they are awesome but in reality they are blimp in the continuous time line of fads.

Although, after what I have said today, that is not to say that it was completely pushed out of my mind. The standard viewpoint of Gen-Y in the workplace and the public is general viewed as an attitude of “Its my way or the highway”. In a way that is true, I have been guilty of expressing this opinion on more than a few occasions and there is a lot of my people my age that do. The ideals don't completely leave us, they shape our future attitude a little, that is why from generation to generation the world attitude changes. The world will continue to change and there is nothing to stop it, I say just let kids be kids and then in 30 years take hold and go for the ride.

Remember, I did it all, for the nookie.

The Syncopation Files

2008-11-17T13:27:00.001+11:00

Hey pals,

I have sort of started a music blog over at http://syncopationfiles.blogspot.com/

Go check it out, link it, support it. Go all out.

Laters.

Lost.

2008-08-03T22:52:00.002+10:00

Lost is the best way to describe how I'm feeling at the moment. Yes, I have been at my current job for almost a year now. I hate it. I want a change. No, I NEED a change. I have been working in the same industry since the end of 2005. Thats almost 3 years of basically being a phone monkey. I am getting really sick of it really fast.

In the past I had dreams that I would grow up, be doing something I love and be happy with my work situation. In this dream I went to university, studied hard and got descent results. I went on to work in a field that I liked. As I went through school from the age of 8 that changed between Bio-chemistry, being a chef, Psychology, Sound Engineer and High School Teacher.

I like where my life is at in relation to everything bar my job. I would go back and study but I don't know if I could sacrifice other parts of my life let alone be willing to. Apart from all that, I look through the job searching websites, all the better jobs require qualifications that I just simply don't have. Not only that, I don't know what area I would like to work in. The same goes for when I look through the courses at the university and TAFE websites.

We all have to earn money someway. I am believe that staying in a job that I hate is not good for my mental health but I don't know what else I would rather be doing. I am officially lost.

Fragile! Handle Carefully.

2008-08-03T10:49:00.002+10:00

Relationships are very fragile things I have noticed. Ever since being in one more. However, this applies to all relationships, not just romantic relationships. Friendships, Work relationships, even the guy behind the counter at the coffee shop that you go to everyday. However, for this discussion I am going to be basing most of my examples on a romantic relationship.

Everything can be all going fine and dandy. All it takes it one thing to be said or done and fraction of a second later the whole balance in the relationship has been shifted. Sometimes this can be for the better, the better being either the couple break up or the bond between the 2 becomes stronger. It may be whats best for both people.

However, more times than not I have noticed that things don't work out link most people want it to and things fall apart (Not saying its not for the best). Occasionally certain things can not be taken back, other times things can be forgiven. Its all just very fragile and it based on each person responses.

I would say that most of the time, relationships are always on the edge of a cliff looking down, it is very very hard to bring it away from the edge to saftey, even then it is not a guarentee of saftey as it very easy to give it a push as force it over the edge.

It has been 11 months with Miss Trash now. It is solid. I think we are sitting away from the edge, not looking over it at all. As solid as we are, I still hate when mutual friends do stupid shit and make you start being all paranoid in the back of your mind. Its those sorts of things that mess things up and you just have to ignore them.

This is Thomas, signing out.

Songs Listened To While Blogging
- Bonde Do Role - Gasolina (Radioclit Remix)
- Gameboy/Gamegirl - Sweaty Wet Dirty Damp (G.L.O.V.E.S. Remix)
- Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
- Futurecop! - Starworshipper
- Lily Allen - Guess Who Batman
- Rick Ross - Hustlin'
- Thunderheist - Jerk It (Nacho Lovers 'Jerk Your Body' Remix)

All artist/s I have seen live (so far)

2008-01-22T00:49:00.004+11:00

After being inspired, I have decided to create the elusive list of all the artists I have seen live. Here you go, so far I have seen 158 different artists, some multiple time in the 8 (almost 9) years I have been going to gigs.

*UPDATED* More Bands Again...

Bands I've Seen:
(Alphabetical)

1200 Techniques x3
2ManyDjs
A Street Light Song x2
AC/DC
Adam Freeland
Afrika Bammbaataa
After The Fall
Against The Odds x4
Air
Amen
Anti-Flag
Antonomasia x9
Aphex Twin
Archaic x3
Bang Gang x15
Basement Jaxx x2
Beastie Boys
Ben Morris x3
Bluejuice
Bodyjar
Butterfingers
Chemical Brothers
Christina Aguilera
Cog x2
CSS
Cut Copy x4
Daft Punk
Dead Inside The Chrysalis x3
Digitalism x2
Dinkibike x4
DJ Bexta x2
DJ Diplo
DJ James Taylor
DJ Mark Murphy
Dlvir
Dukes Of Windsor
Duran Duran x2
Elbow
Electric Six
Eric Clapton
Eskimo Joe x4
Fanesky x3
Fear Factory
Felix Da Housecat
Foo Fighters
Franz Ferdinand
Frenzal Rhomb x4
Garbage
Gerling x4
Glass Candy
Gnarls Barkley
Goose
Grinspoon x5
Groove Armarda
Groove Terminator
Guttermouth
Gyroscope x2
Hatebreed
Headman
Hilary Duff
Hilltop Hoods x3
Hoodoo Gurus
Hot Hot Heat
Iggy & The Stooges
Incubus
Jet x4
John Butler Trio
Justice x2
K.I.M x5
Kato x3
Kavinsky
Kid Kenobi & MC Shureshock
Killing Heidi
Killswitch Engage
Koolism x2
Lamb Of God
Levitikus x6
Lily Allen
Luke Vibert
Lyrics Born
M.I.A
Machine Gun Fellatio x4
Magic Dirt x4
Maya Jupiter x2
Metallica
Mindless Self Indulgence x2
Modest Mouse
Modular Lounge
Mr Thing
MSTRKRFT
Mudvayne
Muph & Plutonic
Muscles x3
Muse
National Pronographic
New Order
Nine Inch Nails x2
Not Write Now x6
One Way Exit
Paul Mac
Peaches x3
Poxymusic x2
Regurgitator x7
Riot In Belgium x3
Rise Against
Robyn
Pet Shop Boys
Phoenix
Placebo x2
Powderfinger x2
Prince
Prodigy
Queens Of The Stone Age x2
Sarah Blasko
Scott Cain
Sebastian
Silverchair x2
Simply Complicated x5
Skulker x2
Slipknot x2
Smashing Pumpkins
Something Corprate
Something For Kate x3
Sonicanimation x2
Soulwax x2
Southdown x4
Spankrock
Spiderbait x4
Surkin
Sunkloto
Superheist
System Of A Down x3
That 1 Guy
The Butterfly Effect x3
The Cops
The D4
The Dandy Worhols x2
The Darkness
The Donnas
The Drugs
The Fast Crew
The Futureheads
The Grates
The Heat
The Hives
The Howling Bells
The Lawrence Arms
The Level Elevens
The Living End x4
The Mars Volta
The Medicated
The Music x4
The Offspring x4
The Outlaws x3
The Polyphonic Spree
The Presets x20
The Rapture
The Rolling Stones x2
The Spazzys x2
The Strokes
The Streets x3
Ticker x5
Tiga
Tourettes x2
Tripgauge
Trivium
Tuesday's Child x3
TZU
Under The 8 Ball x8
Unearth
Unpaid Debt x2
Van She
Wolfmother x3
Youth Group
Zombie Ghost Train

Gigs Coming Up:

VNV Nation
Peaches
Soulwax
2ManyDjs
Diplo
Boy 8-Bit
Familijen
Van She Tech

KFC's Policy

2007-12-03T08:33:00.000+11:00

Last night while driving Miss Trash home we decide to grab some KFC for dinner. I knew the KFC, we had been there before. Now whenever I go to a KFC for some of that great chicken I usually get the same thing cause it is awesome. I get the ultimate/extreme burger meal with the burger as a Zinger with no mayonaise and replace the peice of chicken replaced by a chicken strip. Its not that much to ask for. I have been getting this same combo with these alterations for the last few years with no problems.

Last night however, I walked up to the counter and asked for the usual and then when I got to the chicken strip part I was slapped in the face with a "I can't do that". I promptly replied with "Sorry, what do you mean you can't do that?" and was told "Its against store policy. We can't change it". So apparently, every KFC I had been to in the last couple of years and ordered my combo with alterations(including that store I was standing in) had been breaking company policy even though all they all were kind enough to do it and add $1 to the price (that store included). What a crock of shit.

In the end I just had a Zinger burger combo upsized. Then while eating it, I had the privledge of listening to a 18 year old (According to what she told the security guard) who looked like she was about 15 who was great reprasentative of KFC. She had just finished and was out the front chatting away loudly. I could have dealt quite happily with just eating my zinger combo if only they offered to chop my ears off for free so I didn't have to listen to that little twits mindless ramblings. Although, here is a simple list of things I learnt that I didn't know about before listening to her talk:

- Everyone at schoolies is a slut and they all have diseases
- Education isn't important because she was smart enough (immediatly said after she said a sentence like "Can I borrow a smoke" but managed to use the work fuck 5 times in it
- Fresh chips are disgusting. Better if you leave them for a bit so you get steamed chips
- Re-edits of Justin Timberlake songs are amazing when the lyrics are changed to be talking about the shaving of back hair
- Drugs are horrible. Tabacco is ok because alot of people do it. Other drugs are terrible and thats why not many people do them

I'm sure there was other things but Miss Trash might remember them. She really really made me wish that I wasn't born with the ability to hear or born with the ability to make people explode at my stare. Fuck she was annoying.

Well, until next time, keep eating those steamed chips.

Cure of Social Networking

2007-12-01T07:51:00.000+11:00

I know. It is an arguement that has been asked for quite a while (well, since the sites were created). "Social Networking Sites" as people would know have become quite popular. Now, for this arguement sake we are going to ignore the little ones that are insignificant such as Bebo and focus on the 2 big hitters. Myspace and Facebook.

Myspace. I love it. Its good. Easy to comment. Easy to see peoples pictures and comment them. Easy to view 'bullitens'. It is simple to use and has a nice layout. I like the build in flash music play that you have on there for your personal profile and can add songs that bands have on their profile to your profile.

The only downside to myspace is that people become offended too easily. You decide to have 8 top friends on your profile. Picking 8 people can be a hard choice. Who do you give this elusive privledge to and who do you say "Sorry but your too retarted" to.

Luckily. With a little bit of fancy html work on your profile, you can hide your friends list so nobody know and you can also hide your comment so that a sibling can't see comments like "OMG! Last night was great. You did so much cocaine. YEAH! PILLS! WOOOOOOOO" from your fucked up drug friend who you went out with for one night or the "I just want your rock hard cock between in my tight pussy right night like it was ast night" comment that comes from the town bike who honestly believe the world will end if she stops having sex for 5 minutes.

Now, facebook. Face book doesn't have the easy to use music player or the fancy profile layout creation but it does have Apps. Now, I know, how are apps meant to make up for all that Myspace has to offer. I thought for ages that facebook was crappy and just to make up for its crappness with millions of apps. Much like the football stud calls every 2nd person a fag to make up for the fact that he is secretly a fudge packer.

Well, i thought it was crapy until I came across the app knowns as 'Pirates'. This is fantastic. Its like a really basic RPG (Role Playing Game). You are a pirate. You sail around and search land for booty. Raid towns for booty. USe the booty for upgrades so you can attack other people playing pirates. The people at work got me onto it (Psssht. Sif facebook decreases workplace producivity by 10%) and they all play it as well.

Other apps include one called 'Booze Mail' which bascially means you shout people virtual drinks. Alot of use that is. Next time someone goes to give you one, be abusive back, when they look offended just say you are cyber drunk from all the free drinks they have been giving you before you cyber vomit on their shoes.

In the end though, after much deliberation, as fucking awesome as the pirates app on facebook is, it still doesn't match the quality of myspace. I will keep playing pirates though. Its awseome.

In the end, this blog is just for me to say...

Myspace >>>>> Facebook.

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My Myspace
My Facebook

2007-11-30T08:52:00.000+11:00

My first post from work. There is no calls in queue and I am thinking that the IT departments filter thingy is down because I can actually get on here to blog.

This morning on the train I was thinking about how much things have changed in the last 5 years. 5 years ago I would be home at the time. After school I would come home and play computer games. The weekend would generally be the same. I wouldn't go anywhere, I wasn't invited anywhere. I became happy just sitting around at home, listening to my music and shooting head crabs.

2 years ago, I was going out every now and again. Only on the occasional Thursday or Friday night. The rest of the time was spent at home. Listening to music. Building soviet armies.

Nowdays, things are very different. It seems I am somewhat of a social butterfly compared to how I used to be. Every weekend seems to be booked out 2 or 3 weeks ahead. Always with different friends. For the rest of this month I have 3 21sts, Housewarming party, Xmas party and Daft Punk. I like it. Always going somewhere or doing something fits my personality for some reason. I wouldn't change it for the world....

(Except I wish I could have build a soviet army full of head crabs... That would have been awesome)

Self-Realisation

2007-11-29T13:22:00.000+11:00

Its a little weird to be honest. I don't know what to thing. You know when you have those relisation that just smack you in the face so suddenly that you almost get up to fight back but can't. It wasn't so much that I didn't know it, its just that someone else didn't know it and I just tried to ignore it. It happened to me. I thought someones opinion would change but it hasn't. I am glad that it hasn't. I think that if things did change then I wouldn't handle it real well at all.

Its just that apart from a few people who I hold really really close. I really don't care what happens to anyone else. I could run over a random person and they are just that, a random person. I have no connection to them. I didn't know them before. I didn't care before. I wouldn't care now.

It is just... odd.

V Festival line up for 2008 was announced this morning. Looks like a fantastic line-up. Last years festival was a fantastic day full of artists such as Soulwax, Pet Shop Boys, New Young Pony Club, The Rapture, Beck, Gnarls Barkley, Groove Armada, Bang Gang Djs + more. Best sound I have ever heard for an outdoor festival and a excellent venue. They have come back this year with just an impressive line-up.

The Smashing Pumpkins
Duran Duran
Queens Of The Stone Age
Mika (east coast only)
The Jesus & Mary Chain
The Presets
Air (east coast only)
CSS
The Tough Alliance
Plug In City
+ more still to be announced!

While this is absolutly fantastic news. I can't wait to hear the other acts announced. I will be attending. I mean really, how could I not, its Duran Duran. Below I have put a couple of Mp3s of a few of the bands playing. Enjoy.

CSS - Art Bitch
Air - Cherry Blossom Girl
Queens Of The Stone Age - Little Sister

"The time has come"

2007-11-27T22:39:00.000+11:00

Apparently the walrus said it. I am not so sure.

It has been quite a while since I blogged. Much to mention.

Where too start... where too start...

New Job! - I left my old one. Was given the option to either quit on the spot or be fired. I took the quitting option. There was a few hard weeks after that but I have soon found myself at a company known as 'People Telecom'. So much better. Less stressful. Yes, I stil ldeal with a constant supply of morons but they actually have a right to whinge most of the time and I would be doing the excat same thing if it was me in their position.

Another bonus about this job over the other one is that this one is not through a recruitment agency. I am permanant. Sick leave, Holiday pay, Salary. The whole thing. Only downside is that I am getting paid monthly but it is alot more than what I was getting at Magshop.

Latest Outings! - Frenzal Rhomb. Yet again I saw them and yet again they put on a fantastic show. Security stage diving, lots of moshing, lots of sings and random punky type stuffs. Afterwards was followed by Ted's little sisters b'day at Oxford St. This recuslted in me getting way to drunk and dancing a bit but was a good night had by all.

Daft Punk in less than a month. I am fucking excited.

General Life! - New change in parliment for Australia. About fucking time. Its about time people in this country woke up to themselves and reliased what should happen.

Miss Trash and I are better than ever. Seems like it has been going for ages but it is not quite 3 months yet. I am loving it.

DAFT PUNK! DAFT PUNK! DAFT PUNK! DAFT PUNK! DAFT PUNK! DAFT PUNK!

That is all.

2007-10-04T14:01:00.000+10:00

Parklife 2007
30th September, 2007. Kippax Lake, Moore Park

Parklife. One of the many dance music festival to hit Australian shores this year featuring yet another line-up of quality acts. Well, that was the expectation anyway. Saturday night, had a quiet one in because after the result of me going out the night before the 'We Love Sounds' festival back in june, I learnt my lesson. So, it was up at a descent hour with a good amount of sleep the night before. Got ready and were ready to go. Its just that myself and Miss Trash had to wait for Sam to get to my house so we could leave.

Sam finally arrives. After Jagerbombs, we leave and meet Rachael at the station before heading in. We arrived at Parklife (after consuming a lot of alcohol on the way), met up with Karen so she could get her ticket off Sam, went through the gates and headed straight to the fire stage to see Gus Da Hoodrat and Jamie Doom do their thing. As usual, they were great. They got the crowd moving and in true Gussy style he was drinking his vodka straight from the bottle throughout the entire set.

Not long after, Sam and myself ventured off to gather some beverages as we were parched. While standing in line, Rachael and Miss Trash turned up as they had left the crushing crowd in front of the fire stage. Soon enough, we were sitting on an empty patch of grass to sip our drinks and enjoy the sounds of Muscles. Now, I think Sam summed up his performance the best "His songs are good on their own but play them all together and it all sounds excatly the sound".

Next up, a bit of Ajax. The other member of Bang Gang at Parklife doing his thing. It was good, he played the usually. Mixed well. Everyone went nuts for 'One More Time' by Daft Punk and he even dropped in the Futurama theme. At this stage we were a little drunk and dancing crazily (As you can see below)

After Ajax was Goose. They are a band from Belgium and were very Soulwax like. Highlight of the day. Very tight performance and a heap of energy. Very enjoyable.

Next up was MSTRKRFT but right before they came on we were dancing up the back. Now, I had enough of fucking idiots at 'We Love Sounds'. People just barging through while trying to dance without an excuse me or any sort of indication you are there. During Ajax we had 2 drinks spilt because of idiots like this treading on them while barging through. It started happening again and I wasn't gonna take it so after 3 people had barged through, a 4th tried to follow and I gave him quite a large shove in the back. He turned around and glared at me. Miss Trash wouldn't let me fight him.

Anyway, MSTRKRFT came on. One of the acts I had been most looking forward to. They turned out to be absolutely shithouse. Sure, they were doing a DJ set but when your own stuff is fantastic you don't play only 30sec of 2 of your own songs in the space of 30mins. Miss Trash and I ended up going to get food whilst Sam and Rachel went and caught the end of Yelle. Wish I went and saw all of Yelle to be honest.

After food it was time for Digitalism. We got not a bad spot, a bit off to the side of the main crowd. Yet another group that I had been looking forward to and yet another group that was a disappointment. Their sound was horrible (may have been the fault of the sound guy at the sound desk) but they were boring live. I could have gone home and put on the cd and it would have been excatly the same. Just will less energy. By this stage, Sam had left to go and get a good spot for Lyrics Born so Rachel, Miss Trash and I headed over in that general direction and found that the area was 1/2 empty so we just chilled on the grass 1/2 listening to Lyrics Born and 1/2 listening to Adam Freeland. Both of whom were quite good.

Soon enough, Sam was done and met up with us and we headed over to Justice. They were the main reason I went to Parklife. I havn't stopped raving about them to everyone since Big Day Out this year when I saw them. They were good. Sound quality was good. Crowd was ok. I went nuts a couple of times and I think I scared a few people around with my dancing. Not as good as their Big Day Out performance but still quality. Best was 'We are your friends' mashed up with Rammstein then mixed into 'Waters of nazareth'.

We finished the day with a walk back to central before getting the train home making jokes making inapporiate jokes all the way. When we got back to Campbelltown we reliased that because it was a public holiday there was close to no taxis around. Very very annoying. Luckily for us however, my dad was still awake and came down to pick us up.

The day overall... 6.5/10

1/12th of a year

2007-10-04T08:28:00.000+10:00

So, its been one month since Miss Trash and I have been together. Now, I know a lot of you are thinking "Psssht. Thats not much. Get over yourself" but it is actually. Anyone, that has spent as much time with me as she has this last month and not be wanting to kill me is a big thing. Yes, we have have our arguments, all just working out the kinks.

Its good though. Really good. I think the whole her being my best friend for the 1 year and 9 months or so before we became a couple eliminated the whole 'Getting to know you' part of a new relationship where you find out all their bad habits, intrests, music types, their past, meeting their friends, meeting their family. Its all done already.

Also, one of my sisters really likes her. The other one is ok with her now but still sticks to being the anti-social gangster that she is, sitting in her room listening to 50 cent. My dad, as far as I can tell, likes her. Also, Ted likes her too, "so much better than any of the others" as it was said.

So, its been a month today. There will be many more months to come.

Drunken Blogging ftmfw!

2007-09-23T02:25:00.000+10:00

I love drunken love and bloging. Its tue. Nothing is really bettter. Except sober love.

I was playing singstar with ted, miss trash and ali. Ali being my sister and me sneaking her drinking all night. I drank way too much. There was only about 3cm left in the bottle of scotch by the end of the night.

I am really lucky to have miss trash as mine. I really do love her. I can't help it. All this time we have known each other... So many moments... *sigh*. Its ok now, I am genuinly happy. There is nothing more to it. Happiest I have been in a long long while. I am glad I get to see her almost every day. If I am worried, all I have to do is look into her eyes and I know that everything will be alright as long as she is going to be there with me.

Monday is the big day. Should be an intresting result. I don't want it to ever come, I had the thought of it, stresses me out a little.

Its 2:30 in the morning, I am way too drunk to be blogging at this time.

Nine Inch Nails: 16th Septermber 2007

2007-09-17T21:05:00.001+10:00

Nine Inch Nails
16th September, 2007

It was the most amazing gig I have ever been too. Better than their previous efforts. Better than any other band. The stage setup was amazing, the lighting, the sound, the energy put into it by the band. It was the last show of the world tour. They went out with a bang. I got a sticker for my car.

Setlist

Hyperpower
The Beginning Of The End
Heresy
Terrible Lie
March Of The Pigs
The Frail / The Wretched
Closer (The Only Time)
Ruiner
Survivalism
Gave Up
(Screen comes down)
Me I'm Not
The Great Destroyer
Eraser
Only
(Screen goes up)
Wish
The Good Soldier
Reptile
Piggy
No, You Don't!
The Day The World Went Away
Hurt
The Hand That Feeds
Starfuckers Inc.
Head Like A Hole

They haven't played 'Starfuckers Inc'. anywhere in the world since the 2005 tour when some idiots were clapping out of time at the Sydney concert and Trent chucked a hissy fit (I was there for that too). They rarely play 'Piggy' also. 'The Great Destroyer' was absolutly mind blowing and I went fucking nuts to it when it was played. I honestly don't think any other concert will beat the one last night. I stood there for the 1st 1/2 an hour with my mouth open in a stunned look.

Now I leave you with some videos that I found on youtube from last night. No, the sound quality is not the best on some of them but you can veiw the stage setup for some.

Head Like A Hole/Starfuckers Inc.

The Great Destroyer

March Of The Pigs

The Wretched

Me, I'm Not

Survivalism

Wish

Heresy

Closer

Hurt (This was from the night before at Luna Park but same thing on sunday)

I'm Britany, Bitch.

2007-09-13T17:41:00.000+10:00

Britney Spears Gimme More Mtv vmas 2007 live

Britany... Britany... Britany....

What are we ever going to do with you? Now, most people have heard or read about her performance at the VMAs this year. Now, the song, 'Gimmie More' is not that bad of a song. I can sit there and listen to it. If that is a preview of what the album will be like then it will be pretty alright.

Now, the performance. She looked akward, unsure and possibly drunk. She was clearly miming and I don't know if it was meant to be sexy but there is nothing, absolutly nothing about that dancing that every made 'little thomas' budge.

Oh dear. What happened to the good ol' days of 1998?

Amazing Photos

2007-09-12T17:31:00.000+10:00

Dead On The Beach [1943] - George Strock

Haunting photograph of a beach in Papua New Guinea on September 20, 1943, the magazine felt compelled to ask in an adjacent full-page editorial, "Why print this picture, anyway, of three American boys dead upon an alien shore?" Among the reasons: "words are never enough"

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On a forum I visit and post regularly (Big Day Out forum) it is not very often that someone makes a thread that everyone on the forum is in forms the same opinion. In this case, a forumer named 'Omerta' put up a thread featuring a whole lot of historic pictures and a small description of each one. There are some amazing photos in there. There are some sad ones too. The photo above is the one of the lot that really stuck me.

If you would like to check out the pictures, you can go here to visit the thread on the forum

Singstar anyone?

2007-09-12T11:20:00.000+10:00

I love Singstar. Easily the best game series ever to be brought out on Playstation (closely followed by the Guitar Hero series). I can't help myself. Put in the disc, give me a microphone, turn up the volume and I am dancing around the lounge room singing my heart out.

This blog comes from my triumphant return to the world of Singstar. A while ago, whilst in the middle of a kick-ass rock move during Alice Cooper's Poison, I dislocated my knee. Even now, i still get a twing of pain through it. Anyway, last night, Miss Trash came over and wanted to play some Singstar. I was a little weary of it. Questions and thoughts were rushing through my head. 'Will I still be awesome?', 'Will I hurt my knee again?', 'I will prob be singing at a high pitch than Miss Trash'.

As the playstation turned on and Singstar Anthems loaded up, I was nervous. Although, as soon as those first notes left my mouth, I was back. It was like I never stopped playing. I was awesome. Motived to keep playing now.

From much research on the internet there actually appears to be some very intresting Singstar titles to be coming out before the end of the year. Some I will have to get as soon as they come out. Here is a list of all the Singstar titles and the ones to come out in the near future.

Singstar (own it)
Singstar: Pop
Singstar: Party (own it)
Singstar: 80s (own it)
Singstar: Anthems (own it)
Singstar: Legends (own it)
Singstar: Pop Hits
Singstar: 90s (Get it in a week or so)
Singstar: Rock Ballads (Coming Soon, 21/9/2007)
Singstar: Amped (Coming Soon, 18/9/2007)
Singstar: Bollywood (Coming Soon, 26/10/2007)

Until next time, keep singing.....

Flux Capicator Anyone?

2007-09-10T22:32:00.000+10:00

This evening I have grabbed my trusty Indiana Jones style hat and loaded up The Internet Wayback Machine for an adventure. First thing I searched for was my old modblog. I couldn't help myself. Immediatly it returns with results. I pause for a moment before opening the first entry with the date April 20th, 2004. I had only been 17 for a bit over a month.

As it opens the old grey and green colour scheme bring the memories rushing back. Of course, the first actual blog is about Slipknot. As I go through the blogs I just shake my head at the horrible writing, the layouts, the pictures and the silly things I wrote about.

Short list of things I noticed:

- There is comments from me saying how good Wolfmother are.
- There are very very harsh blogs about un-named persons (those people will stay un-named).
- Blog about me meeting Tom
- Blogs about Caitrin
- The first party at Toms that I blogged from where there is no chance of me reading it sober
- Me drunkly typing I love you to Miss Trash less than a month after meeting her
- Suicidal blogs
- Drunken rapping blogs
- Blog mentioning drunken emails to Miss Trash which were sent the evening after seeing Zombie Ghost Train

*sigh* After reading all that I'm feeling a little angsty and want to listen to Marilyn Manson...

Its been a while

2007-09-10T16:46:00.000+10:00

Since I have felt this way
Like this about someone
Falling hard
Each time my phone plays that message tone
Each time I see a picture
Each time 'our' song plays
Each time you say 'I miss you'
Each time you smile or make me smile
I fall that little bit harder

Transmission

2007-09-10T11:46:00.000+10:00

So, on Saturday night was the event known as Transmission (you can visit the website here)

The group for the evening was Tom, Tim, Rach, Saman, Kate & Douma (who were to turn up later), Miss Trash and myself. It was raining, it was cold and i was tired. After working out who was driving us there to drop us off and having to double back because Tom left his ticket at his house we finally arrived at the sports centre at homebush. Made our way through the ticket people, stright past the sniffer dogs (more to that later) and into the event.

Now, I don't like trancy or happy hardcore type of dance music at all. However, I have always been told I should go to at least one rave so this was the one. My first thoughts when we walked in was 'Fuck this is tiny'. I had heard about how big these raves were and that with the combination of the light show was once of the things I was looking foward too. There was the main area which was only about the size of a basketball court and then most of the other 'arena' were just little back rooms/change rooms where they had stuck a DJ in.

So, whilst Tim and Tom went off raving and moving about like they do to that horrible music, Myself, Miss Trash, Saman and Rach went looking for the 'Electro House' area. We ended up at this tiny outside/courtyard area where some guys were playing what was mostly dirty house. Miss Trash decided to dance herself silly. Even though that was the best music there, it was still horrible.

So after getting there about 9:30 when it started, Saman, Miss Trash and myself were leaving at about 12:30. Rach went to dance with Tim and Tom. We went and met up with Miss Trash's mum who is a ranger at the complex where Transmission was being held and she ended up getting us a taxi. When we finally got back to Tom's after dealing with a retarded taxi driver who has no fucking idea where he was going we decided to retire to bed.

So, rave events such as Transmission really aren't for me where as Tom and Tim really enjoyed themselves. Different strokes I guess....

Moving house.

2007-09-10T07:25:00.000+10:00

Back I am again. Another blog site shut down, another blog starting elsewhere. It seems to be a continuous problems. This will be my 3rd. Well, I had this back in 2004 after the infmaous modblog shut down. I made 2 posts and then discovered efx2. Well, just recently, that has shut down as well and along my travels across the internet I found this one so I am now here permantly.

I will do a more indepth blog later but I think alot of design work has to be done of the blog. Stupid black. So, design work + layout work + proper blog entry to come. At the moment, RL work is calling.

Until then...