How excitement! Edumacation is soooo important if you want to get a good job. This is my third second year of university and we seem to be recieving the same lectures about how if we fail we are going straight to hell.
I realised that university text books are significantly over priced and that the cafe food sucks. Isn’t it funny how being away from a place for an extended period of time opens your eyes to reality?
I woke rather early this morning in a hot sweat at around about 5:00 am*. I couldn’t get back to sleep so I decided to take a look around on t3h internet via my laptop.
At 8am I abandoned any plans to go into the city for another photo tour of Melbourne so I ended up kicking around the house mainly watching Futurama and Family Guy on DVD for the rest of the day. I didn’t have the appetite to eat so I drank mainly orange juice and coffee.
Later on the afternoon, I got sick of staring at the TV screen so I decided to do some programming on my computer (you will appreciate the irony, folks).
Mum cooked some pasta for dinner which I ate but felt even worse after - most likely because I will ruin my diet. After taking a couple of Panadol, I decided it was time to have a shower and shave. The first was easy… The latter was very difficult. I recently changed over to an electric shaver so I was still getting used to it. I also spent some time in the bathroom messing around with my hair trying to create a new style**.
I’m writing this from my room while listening to a Carpenters record. Hopefully if I am feeling better tomorrow I am going to go into the city and continue the photo tour of Melbourne.
* I don’t have a clock in my room.
** The Dr says I’m going bald due to stress.
Even in my cough medicine induced state, the Quitely Loud stupidity-o-meter still works very well. This weeks TGI award goes to G.P.S or General Passenger Stupidity.
That’s right tram users of Melbourne I have my blood-shot eyes fixed squarely on you. You know people, G.P.S is a real problem. Although there has been no know cures to this decease, a square kick up the backside has been know to work quite well. Why am I in such a crappy mood about tram users? Well why don’t I just create a list of deserving recipients of this weeks award…
1. Passengers who fare evade assist in driving the cost of fares up.
2. People who stand in the exits increase the time it takes others to exit.
3. People who put bags, feet to stop others from sitting.
4. Students who leave their bags lying around and make noise.
5. Passengers who talk loudly on their mobile phones.
6. Parents who bring large prams onboard.
7. Backpackers… Where do i begin?
8. People who don’t know how to use validators.
9. Parents with uncontrollable children.
I believe that there is nothing wrong with public transportation. I think the real problem is with the passengers who do not express common courtesy to others and performing stupid acts that do not help anybody. So Melbourne, give yourself a pat on the back and complain about the fact that you did not receive this award any sooner.
Wow, I’ve heard my share of funny blonde jokes but this one takes the cake. Marty’s insight has the full story. Click to read.
Gather ’round kids I want to give you a bit of advice. Remember when your mother would always tell you never to walk around barefoot because you would most likely catch a cold? Well this is sort of along the same lines…
At Uni, the computer labs are all located on one floor every room is cooled to about 18 degrees. Here is the important lesson: Never sit underneath an air conditioner vent for extended periods. Know why? Because you will most likely catch a cold.
The office of quietly loud has become a small infirmary with various tablets which, if you mix them all together make the sneezing go away. Unfortunatly the catholic religious overlords that sign my paycheque doesn’t believe in allowing staff to take sick days so I have decided to the true, catholic thing and share my cold with the other staff.
Today was an uneventful return to monotonous University life.
Fin.
Today was my first trip into the city to get some snaps with my new digital camera.
The camera itself is a Canon EOS350D (Click for link) I brought it in late november for a steal ($1000) and it’s been sitting in the box ever since. Today was the first chance I had to actually go out and and get some pictures.
My day began like any other, with an argument and loud slamming of doors. I caught the bus outside my house and changed over to take the train to the city via royal park. Upon arrival in the city I decided to walk along southbank and took some pictures of the water taxis and the casino.
I walked back to the arts centre and took some photos of the famous spire, concert hall. I continued walking toward the NGV when a hobo started following me and said I could take his photo for $5. Unfortuantly I didn’t have $5 to give him which made him very sad.
Seeing I had filled up my first CF card I decided to take a look around the NGV. The current exhibitions are fantastic and are most definently worth the money.
At 4 I decided to leave the gallery and go home. Then after a little more arguing I uploaded these photos and wrote this blog entry. Now I having my hot milk and will go beddy byes.
Click for updated Flickr photostream.
Seeing everybody enjoys handing out awards I decided to introduce TGI Fridays. A weekly award for stupidity at the highest level. This week the commendation goes to catholic environmentalists.
I work for a catholic religious organisation. My office is located on the landing on the stairwell between the ground and first floor. on the ground floor is some office space which is leased by a catholic environmental lobby group. Whenever they have to go to the offices upstairs to use the photocopier one of the staff members always sticks her head in to door and starts this spiel about how my stereo wastes some much electricity and that i should open my window instead of having the fan on, using lights was evil and using so much paper in the printer makes baby jesus cry.
Normally she would have received an instant glassing for just walking into my office. But hey, these people live unto God.
Anyway, after taking this for the past three weeks I decided to take her up on suggestions. I turned off and unplugged that stereo (she also said the stereo was ungodly), threw the printer out the window and planted a tree for every leaf of paper I used just to get this woman to leave me alone!
So fast forward to this Monday. A truck from Canon rolled up and out came a brand new photocopier, and a new printer. Asking the man where they were going (I don’t recall ordering a copier) he said they were going to the environmental group. After a short walk across the building it turned out that the environmentalists were not as earth loving as I first thought. That particular day the office was a buzz with lights on, fan going, TV with days of our lives on* and some old nun that I had never seen before shredding paper in the corner of the room.
Next week the office of Quietly Loud with return to death metal music playing and printing of hate mail with 10% more snark. Also CFC emissions will increase through the installation of an air conditioner from 1975.
Catholic environmentalists you have been served.
* It is 100% true.
People, today is the day where every man, woman and goat get together and make shweet shweet lurve. But not me. I cannot remember the last time I had relations. So rather than dwell on has become my curse, I will share with you some of the things that I love with all my heart:
1. The Local Bus Company.
I heart the bus company because no matter how early I am you are always late.
2. Salespeople.
I heart salespeople who drone on about something which is of no interest to anyone.
3. Bogans.
I heart my next door squatters who dump their shopping trolleys in my front yard and stay all night listening to the thong song.
4. Co-workers.
See number 2.
5. Country Folk.
I heart Rex and Bazza for driving on the wrong side of the road and causing a 4 car pileup outside my house. Extra heart for you.
6. Well meaning people.
For reminding me about the following:
- My recent lack of interaction with the female kind.
- My lack of shaving for three weeks.
To all of you I heart you.
