For a moment, nothing happened

The land of London

2006-10-23T12:34:38Z

Note, this is the email i sent out, just too lazy to write a new one for LJ.

Hello all, just thought I'd start chronicling my adventures thus far. Landed in London at about 8am to be greeted by a dark, wet and grey sky, which cleared up about 20 minutes ago, although it has since clouded over. Spent the first day trying to stay awake until night time to defeat jet lag, a pursuit in which I was mildly successful. Since then I've started doing the whole tourist thing, Journeying into Canterbury and wandering around the Cathedral there, which really makes anything in Australia look rather pathetic in comparison. Journeyed down into the crypts below, where there was a cellist and pianist playing, which sounded absolutely fantastic. Everything here is quite quintessentially english. I know that this comment would appear rather superfluous, but everything you see is so different, they have all the taxis and buildings and small lane ways that you see in the movies, all shrouded by the typical overcast sky. Everything is quite green though.

The family I'm staying with is very nice, and live in a house straight out of notting hill or some other hugh grant film (I think he was in notting hill, I really can't remember). Yesterday I went into London for the first time, and visited the British National Museum, where an enjoyable morning was spent wandering around Egyptian, Greek and Roman historical exhibits. Saw the Rosetta stone, which was quite cool, and some great big statues.

Wandered back outside where it had begun raining, although my mood was lightened by Anna's ridiculous bright yellow raincoat, which was both ineffective and amusing. Found a small Pizzeria where I learned that you shouldn't trust the description of pizza's on the board, as 'pepperoni' obviously means cheese and tomato sauce. It was warm though, which was nice.

Aimless wandering was the order of the hour for the next stint, and we decided to head to Hadley's, the most giant toy store in the world. Never ended up making it, but discovered the Museum of Natural History instead, which was fantastic, as there was a dinosaur exhibit on, complete with 75% of a tyrannosaurus rex (no tail or left leg), but they had lots of others. There were also some other things there about plants, mammals and people, including large novelty mirrors, which resulted in far too much amusement for my age.

Rest of the day was spent travelling back to Kent, which took an inordinate amount of time due to services being closed or delayed. We were lucky enough to get a carriage with 7 small children however, so all was not lost. The final leg involved anna being accosted by an old man about her chocolate eating.

Anyway, that's the end of the first installment, congratulations if you've made it this far. I'll update later.

Ciao

Aww

2006-10-23T12:28:38Z

Because I care

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

2006-10-12T07:44:31Z

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-10-internet-defamation-case_x.htm

Apparently this is quite reasonable, and precedent setting. Who cares if there was no actual lawyer there to defend the right to free speech of the defendant. Who cares that the defendant wasn't actually there. This is a victory for the reasonable, decent people of the world.

Happy Birthday

2006-08-27T11:58:23Z

Happy Birthday

that is all. :D

atheist

2006-08-22T13:44:49Z

Apparently atheists are the least trusted minority in America, ranked bellow Muslims, immigants and even homosexuals. I must say that it tears me up on the inside that I don't have the trust of a group of people who are collectively moving towards teaching creationism as a science.
Also, an interesting fact.
Christians 75% of population
75% of prison population
Atheists 5% of population
0.2% of prison population.

What does this tell you? that's right, atheists don't get caught.

Robot Chicken

2006-08-07T06:40:06Z

I now have the first series on DVD. Go me.

Weather

2006-08-05T15:42:23Z

tehehe

2006-07-25T15:30:43Z

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/15313/Daily_Show_Ripping_on_Cheney.html

Sigh

2006-07-13T08:48:18Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBrKmoIhFLQ

psychotic_pengu @ 2006-06-13T01:04:00

2006-06-12T15:06:31Z

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AUSTRALIA IS THE AWESOME

CAHILL, YOU ARE A LEGEND

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TAKE THAT BIASED REF!

Pink

2006-06-09T16:08:21Z

sigh. (added for symmetry)

why must i be a hopeless romantic at heart. the callous exterior thing is far easier. It's called hopeless romantic for a reason. damn sentimentality and damn love actually.

sigh. (added for symmetry)

Flash

2006-06-07T13:45:46Z

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/32842/Animator_Vs_Animation.html

Sob

2006-06-06T05:38:52Z

I just finished reading a book, and for your benefit, I shall not name what book it is incase you choose to read it, but the author (bastard that he is) decided to kill one of the main characters in the final pages of the novel. It was all very poignant and touching, but the end result is that his death has made me sad. After being basically an arrogant jerk for the second and third books in the series, he was finally becoming a likeable character again, and he was in love with another character and now he's dead. And I am unhappy. I must go and read a book with a happy ending, as before this I read The Amber Spyglass which has a similarly poignant yet depressing ending.

The Post

2006-06-01T03:14:15Z

I am updating today specifically for teh purpose of saying that nothing has happened worthy of an update. The last few days have been so uneventful it seems a to be a crime. Thus, I am hoping that by updating now, I can move on to more interesting days.

Lazy

2006-05-24T03:37:35Z

I am having a delightfully lazy day today. So far I have read 350 pages of a book and watched Serenity, which incidentally was several awesomes. I now leave to go and watch Sin City. Ciao all, much love.

Adventure

2006-05-23T01:17:17Z

If I can save up enough money in the next few months, I shall be going to Europe at the end of the year to travel around with annabelloni(make LJ linky thing).

Happy Birthday Lemel!

2006-05-21T05:41:52Z

May your day be filled with many gifts and laughter

Coolness

2006-05-20T16:05:41Z

I have a new favourite movie. It is quite possibly the most nerdy thing in existance, but i downloaded Final Fantasy: Advent Children tonight and watched it and dear god! I've never seen a movie with such gratituous use of motorbikes, outrageously large swords and fight scenes. Suffice to say that the hairstyles, being a Japanese anime were incredibly awesome and all the men looked like women. The animation was jaw dropping. So yeah, this is merely a shameless plug for the movie, but I don't care.

tee hee hee

2006-05-20T09:51:29Z

I went to the store the other day, and I was in there for only about 5 minutes. When I came out there was a motorcycle cop writing a parking ticket.

So, I went up to him and said, "Come on, buddy, how about giving a guy a break?"

He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. So I called him a pencil-necked Geek.

He glared at me and started writing another ticket for worn tires! So I called him a piece of horse s**t. He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first.

Then he started writing a third ticket! This went on for about 20 minutes...the more I abused him, the more tickets he wrote.

I didn't care.

My car was parked around the corner. I try to have a little fun each day.

It's important.

chuckle

2006-05-20T08:06:44Z

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/28846/Family_Guy_The_Big_Bang.html

South Park

2006-05-19T18:08:42Z

Just watched the best episode of south park, Family Guy is showing a cartoon with the Prophet Mohammad in it and the Islams are thus attacking America. The solution? The entire nation of America literally bury's their heads in the sand so they have no part in watching the show.

Rape! Rape!

2006-05-14T01:24:14Z

Had a fantastic night last night at Kairsten's how to host a murder party. I was Miles, the dashing english race car driver who hid the shocking secret that he was really french. It's no small wonder he wanted to keep that fact quiet. I was also the 'murder', but that is of little consequence apparently as the victim, rather than suffering death at the hands of my cunning plan, was suffered death by a thousand corks, when the wine in his cellar simultaneously showered him with corks, driving the priceless dagger into his chest. Hughboy played the debonair jewel dealer who was also a dirty dirty thief. He also hopped on the good foot and did the bad thing with Lexie. A fact she spent all evening swooning about. Lexie was also a prostitute for those of you who care. Janya played a Russian countess who, although very well accented, had little effect on the outcome of events. Other than running the brothel within which Lexie offered her services. I think that just about wraps up the escapades of those LJ inclined who attended the party. murderess

I was going to update

2006-05-08T02:01:19Z

but now i'm not. I may later, depending on my mood.

Fill in thing

2006-05-02T00:33:48Z

1. Your name spelled backwards?
werdna

2. Where were your parents raised?
hmm, father is about as australian as you can get, ballarat and all that. Mother was raised by two dutch parents in australia. The dutch are weird.

3. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
The only difference between suicide and matyrdom is press coverage - panic at the disco

4. What's your favourite restaurant?
One at the blue mountains which closed

5. Last time you swam in a pool?
about 17 minutes.

6. Have you ever been in a school play?
Lets not go there. Sufficient to say that I am remembered for said play even though i didn't have a main role...

7. How many kids do you want?
I would say two but not for a loooooooong time.

8. Type of music you dislike most?
Rap. Hip hop. It isn't really music.

9. Are you registered to vote?
Arg! i should be :S

10. Do you have cable?
nope

11. Have you ever ridden on a moped?
I've driven one. at age eleven. in bali.

12. Ever prank call anybody?
Si. *knowing chuckle*

13. Best friends?
I would have to say hughboy, justin, gandalf and ms belloni.

14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving
I doubt it. I'm not really scared of heights but i wouldn't like to put my trust into something which can fail.

16. Do you have a garden?
I have an agabe.

17. What's your favourite comic strip?
Dilbert. I am dogbert's protege.

18. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
I prefer the jimmy barnes version sang by Will Anderson at the comedy festival.

19. Bath or Shower, morning or night?
Shower when i feel like it.

20. Best movie you've seen in the PAST MONTH?
V for Vandetta. Orchestra music! and explosions! and an intelligent and verbose protaganist!

21. Favourite pizza topping?
Several animals.

22. Chips or popcorn?
Neither. Maybe corn chips.

23. What is your favourite rock band?
Are chilly peppers rock? if not then i don't really know.

24. Have you ever peed somewhere besides the toilet?
ummmmm... at what age?

25. Have you ever been in a talent show?
better yet, i've won a talent show.

26. Orange Juice or apple juice?
Orange

27. Who was the last person you went out to dinner with and where did you dine?
Father. Some restaurant i don't remember the name of with an amusing old man who called the waiter over "i've eaten at all the best restaurants in the world and i've never had pasta cooked like this". Needless to say we spent the rest of the night talking in very loud voices about how shocking it must be for a man of his taste and sophistication.

28. Favourite type chocolate bar?
Can't pass kit kat chunky.

29. When was the last time you voted at the polls?
Possibly in some past life i was a dictator.

30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
Yup. I grew it for an assignment.

31. Have you ever won a trophy?
Yup.

32. Are you a good cook?
Passable. Very few deaths so far.

33. Do you know how to pump your own gas?
yup.

34. Ever order an article from an infomercial?
KNIVES!!!!

35. Sprite or 7-up?
Sprite mixed with other more tasty things.

36. Last thing bought @ walgreens?
saywhat?

38. Ever thrown up in public?
I believe so.

39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or find true love?
True love ... who is absolutely loaded :)

40. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Not really. Because light is faster than the speed of sound, some people only appear interesting until you hear them speak.

41. Can exs be friends?
I haven't really seen it work.

42. Who was the last person you visited in a hospital?
Cousin who had a stroke :(

43. Did you have a lot of hair as a baby?
Yup, i had a lovable basket of curls.

44. What message is on your answering machine that's left for you?
I'm not cool enough to have people leave me messages.

45. What's your favourite colour?
Green.

46. What was the name of all your pets ever owned?
Eddy (was a 15 year old mutt, bless his heart), harry (i hate tiger snakes), ace, and the ever loveable jack.

47. What things are in your backpack?
Books, iPod and headphones and books i carry to create the illusion of work.

48. Favourite thing to do before bedtime?
Turn my music on.

49. What is one thing you are grateful for today?
Intelligence, or at least the insanity to believe i'm intelligent. Both work.

50. What are you thinking about?
What is something witty i can type here?

View from the top

2006-05-01T01:36:17Z

Last night was a singularly good night, I had an awesome roast dinner, discovered that the assignment which I had not completed was due, not today, but on thursday, and downloaded the new chilly peppers song, which, I hope, signals that their next album will swap out of the long-overdue category and into the recent-release category. I have also commenced downloading two studio ghibli films, howls moving castle and princess mononoke which are both quite awesome, although the former is more awesome than the last. I ran into someone today who i hadn't seen in about 3 months and spent the next few minutes tormenting them as they didn't remember me. I'm not sure if this is something to be celebrated or not, but there you go.

I have also commenced writing a story, my first non-school-english story in about 8 years, and, although it is of singularly poor quality, I am enjoying writing it. Welcome to a world of plot holes and spelling errors main characters! Hopefully we will get a large storm tonight, which, apart from soaking me, will look quite cool.