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Monday, 24 September 2007
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Blogtrayal?
Yes. I've been on Facebook. What of it? You have too. I saw you there.
Well, because I've been there doesn't mean I've been blogging elsewhere. I just haven't been blogging at all. That's quite lazy, isn't it?
News: I have managed to organise a whirlwind trip to the USA and back. More details to come (when I can get a nice-looking itinerary made up), but it's pretty much for Jason and Dayna's wedding in Port Richey, FL. So that's news.
I need to start sleeping more regularly. My mind produces ideas such as this after very little sleep:
Goodnight!
Edit: This is the Itinerary.
All times are local (24hr). All sales are final. All bets are off. Your journey begins... now.
Adelaide to Melbourne Tullamarine
Thursday 27th Sept. Qantas - QF 696 Depart ADL 19:20 - - Arrive MEL 21:05
Melbourne to Los Angeles
Friday 28th Sept. United - UA 840 Depart MEL 11:15 - - Arrive LAX 10:14
(I know, time travel!)
Los Angeles to Kansas City
UA 0814 Depart LAX 11:15 - - Arrive DEN 14:32
UA 0362 Depart DEN 15:23 - - Arrive MCI 18:03
Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare
Sunday 30th Sept. UA 1294 Depart MCI 08:15 - - Arrive ORD 09:42
Chicago to Tampa International
Monday 1st Oct. UA 1568 Depart ORD 18:35 - - Arrive TPA 22:11
Tampa (via Dulles) to Burlington
Sunday 7th Oct. UA 1572 Depart TPA 09:15 - - Arrive IAD 11:26
UA 7961 Depart IAD 12:15 - - Arrive BTV 13:51
Burlington to Washington DC, Dulles
Tuesday 9th Oct. UA 7986 Depart BTV - - Arrive IAD 20:34
Dulles to LA
Thursday 11th Oct. UA 0947 Depart IAD - - Arrive LAX 20:18
LA to Melbourne
UA 839 Depart LAX - -
Saturday 13th Oct. Arrive 09:35 MEL 09:35
Melbourne to Adelaide
Virgin DJ543 Depart MEL 12:00 - - Arrive ADL 12:50
Whoa.
Currently Reading
The End of Mr Y
By Scarlett Thomas
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Friday, 13 July 2007
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Seriously, I'm Not Dead. Seriously.
It feels as though an aeon has passed since my last blog.
This is not because so much has been accomplished, but because I've been stuck in the groove like a record stylus, going around and around and around. I feel dizzy and sick now. Help!
I've been going to work at the call centre (outbound sales, if you care) every day, and I haven't been sick - even in this wet and blustery winter season - at least not since that last case of laryngitis. I'm beginning to feel that this whole 9-5 thing is a plot to make me try to lose the very core of my being. Providentially, there's a few people at work that liven things up. For instance, a guy who sends grammar tips, deconstructing co-workers' emails point by point.
We also have foosball now. And the 14th floor has some good views, too (when people don't complain about glare on their computer screens - they should do what I do, and use them as little as possible.) On Monday and Friday, we can wear casual clothes. The foosball and the clothing is supposed to keep us motivated.
I started going through this cycle of going to work, coming home, vegging out on the couch and getting to bed a little later each night, until I was tired and drained. I've stopped watching TV as of this week (even though I'm missing Lost and Heroes) and cooking a few more meals myself. Ironically, doing more rather than less is making me feel much better.
I still have great appreciation for people who can work at a regular, dull job for years at a time and still hold on to their individuality. And God is most merciful - He will not let me slip up without correction, and he never stops pushing me forward into the Kingdom of Heaven.
In music news, the new album by The Polyphonic Spree is really good, and as choc-full of happiness as the band is with members and eclectic instruments. And the book I'm reading is very, very funny. It has me grinning manically on the bus.
Nobody But You
nobody can save you but
yourself.
you will be put again and again
into nearly impossible
situations.
they will attempt again and again
through subterfuge, guise and
force
to make you submit, quit and/or die quietly
inside.nobody can save you but
yourself
and it will be easy enough to fail
so very easily
but don't, don't, don't.
just watch them.
listen to them.
do you want to be like that?
a faceless, mindless, heartless
being?
do you want to experience
death before death?nobody can save you but
yourself
and you're worth saving.
it's a war not easily won
but if anything is worth winning then
this is it.think about it.
think about saving your self.
your spiritual self.
your gut self.
your singing magical self and
your beautiful self.
save it.
don't join the dead-in-spirit.maintain your self
with humor anf grace
and finally
if necessary
wager your life as you struggle,
damn the odds, damn
the price.only you can save your
self.do it! do it!
then you'll know exactly what
I am talking about.- Charles Bukowski (1920-1994)
Currently Reading
Confederacy of Dunces
By John Toole
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Monday, 11 June 2007
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Back With A Bliggety Blog!
So... it's been a while. I just recently got a laptop, so now I think the blogs will become a bit more frequent. It's a lot easier to type on a keyboard than a num-pad.
It feels like I haven't been doing much, but also like I've been doing a lot. I'm getting the hang of the whole nine-to-five existence (technically it's to 4:51; permanent 'part time' so they can pay me less). I've been doing really well - I won an award for MVP on my team (or equivalent). It's a pretty good work environment. Yeah, it's a call centre, I know, but it's not high-pressure. The sales I make are just part of my bonus.
I'm saving up to go to Stateside in October-ish. Jason Field, possibly the awesomest guy I know, is getting married at the ripe old age of 26. That's sensible. Have you noticed how Christians always get married really young, on the whole? I prefer to think that way round, rather than bemoan the fact that I'm single.
So, I might get a chance to do a bit of road-tripping when I'm over there. That would be great. We'll see.
Also, in early August, the Shins are coming to Australia. That is good.
How are you?
Currently Listening
Welcome To My World
By Daniel Johnston
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Wednesday, 02 May 2007
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Like A Crab With A Slingshot
I'm dangerous and surprising, comin' atcha sideways.
Ping! That was a barnacle on your noggin.
By the way, I tried my hand at another comedy gig and it went great! People laughed, I was less nervous - I feel as though I can only get better from here.
I focused on the theme of not being bored when I'm alone. It involved fear, bad ventriloquism, wizards and a dinosaur impression.
Work is going well, but can be frustrating at times, since I deal with people, who sometimes conspire to make me angry about things that don't matter. Also, I work with ancient mystical computer programs from days of yore, so they crash a lot. I've started to think of my headphone mike as a kind of latter-day slave-galley shackle.
Tonight my free internet on my phone runs out, so I'll be blogging either more or less, more or less. I've been downloading loads of free and legal mp3s to listen to on the bus to and from work. I've got some Beck, White Stripes and Polyphonic Spree, plus a whole cartload of mash-ups. They're all over the internet. My favourite so far is Daft Punk (Da Funk) plus Queen (Another One Bites the Dust).
Friday, 20 April 2007
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From A Phone?
It is 11pm. I am lying sidewise on my bed, wearing warm clothes, typing this up on my phone. Don't worry, data usage is free. For now. I'm listening to a band called Yo La Tengo and I have a laryngitis-type flu.
And I just found out how to press enter.
I know, it's been a while. I've been reading your posts but not responding because jamming my thumbs onto this phone is the best way to communicate, and it's too darn fiddly.
'I have no computer, yet I must blog'. At least I have predictive text on. It's all book, innards (cool, hombres).
Way back when I did that comedy competition for relative newcomers, I was asked back. Specifically, it's next week, on Wednesday. (By the way, don't go into a competition for relative newcomers if you've never, ever, ever done it before. Guitar, bowling, kareoke, etc, just get a tiny bit of experience first.) So that will be my 2nd time ever on a comedy stage.
Call centre work is still good. It's low-pressure, but fast-paced. I had yesterday, today, and I'll take tomorrow off as well. The doctor told me to, and gave me a note. How awesome is that?! If only I wasn't sick, I could enjoy myself!
Good night. My thumbs are tired, my palms are sweaty, but at least I didn't resort to any 'txt abrvtn rofl' or whatever normal people do on phones.
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- Name: Chris
- Country: Australia
- Metro: Adelaide
- Birthday: 3/13/1982
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 7/21/2004
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Born deep underground in a secret subterranean Martian space pyramid somewhere near Bristol, U.K. Raised alternately by wolves, ninjas and a nice missionary couple, Dave and Win Knight. With windswept teeth, dashing ears, and an elbow to die for, it's easy to see why the girls call him: "Wobenlassungsfallheittyp." He reads some books and every once and again a pedal-powered television is used in his canvas-brick peace-hut in Adelaide, Australia.
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