I was walking to the train station after work today and had some brilliant ideas about what to blog about, damned if I can remember them now, though the word "double" springs to mind.
The only thing "double" makes me think of now is Miss Cathy's concert where I met some of her particularly fabulous male friends. M (I love the Bond reference) let fly with the most fantastic double entendre when he mentioned the french horn went wildly flat during that piece and he felt almost compelled to go up and blow it for him. Bless.
My mind has "car" rattling around in it - I think it was just to say that two or three months in, I'm feeling I've almost adjusted to life without a car.
Making friends in Melbourne has advanced nicely with the addition of the lovely DC and zwei Dachshund.
Wine guy - continues to be outrageously hot and I want - if only I hadn't revealed my little habit of trying to say "Maribynong" as many times as possible in a weekend.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Iced Tea anyone?
As I write this post I'm also being hassled by Cathy and we've decided the best way to document everything that has gone on since my last post is something of this nature:
Work
I have started work in Melbourne now, and after a few initial head spins trying to learn new protocols and procedures I'm starting to feel much more at ease. There are regular coffee dates with "American Warships" (cryptic much?) and Cathy. Generally daily coffee involves divulging all the personal stuff that we don't tell other people at work, solving the worlds problems and the monumental decision of whether today is a muffin day or toast day.
Life - Love
Since the last blog my relationship with L has come to an end - I'll miss him as a partner, he can still make me laugh, but we just weren't working together and the distance made that more difficult. I made it all the way back to the sanctuary of my flat before I burst into tears at the end of the era. It was all very amicable and I really want to stay friends with him.
Life - other
Living in a flat which I love, it's still devoid of a few things that other people think are essential, but I have carboard boxes and packing material coming out of the waazoo. Tomorrow my mattress will arrive and thank f*** for that!
That's it for this post, just wanted to get back on my blogging feet again. The "Iced Tea" title is because I bought a kettle that believes that boiling water is far too dangerous.. and so 3 or 4 seconds after you turn it on, it turns off, says it's done and gives you tepid, barely warmed water.. sounds perfect for ice tea!
Work
I have started work in Melbourne now, and after a few initial head spins trying to learn new protocols and procedures I'm starting to feel much more at ease. There are regular coffee dates with "American Warships" (cryptic much?) and Cathy. Generally daily coffee involves divulging all the personal stuff that we don't tell other people at work, solving the worlds problems and the monumental decision of whether today is a muffin day or toast day.
Life - Love
Since the last blog my relationship with L has come to an end - I'll miss him as a partner, he can still make me laugh, but we just weren't working together and the distance made that more difficult. I made it all the way back to the sanctuary of my flat before I burst into tears at the end of the era. It was all very amicable and I really want to stay friends with him.
Life - other
Living in a flat which I love, it's still devoid of a few things that other people think are essential, but I have carboard boxes and packing material coming out of the waazoo. Tomorrow my mattress will arrive and thank f*** for that!
That's it for this post, just wanted to get back on my blogging feet again. The "Iced Tea" title is because I bought a kettle that believes that boiling water is far too dangerous.. and so 3 or 4 seconds after you turn it on, it turns off, says it's done and gives you tepid, barely warmed water.. sounds perfect for ice tea!
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Reminders
Since I last blogged I have been offered a job in Melbourne - which I'm quite chuffed with to tell you the truth. I knew when I accepted the job that I would have moments of doubt on if I was doing the right thing or not. Today at work, a reminder was given to me just how far I won't get at my current employ. As I explained a process to a student, detailing how and why each step was taken, a senior member of staff told me I was making this up as I went along. Now, not being someone who actually is always right I asked what actually was happening. It seems that nothing happens with image subtraction and filtering - really the computer is just "creating moonscapes." Now anytime I have a doubt on if the move is the right thing to do, I need only look at the moon and be reminded - it truly is.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Guess who's coming to dinner.
My best friend and I had a conversation last night about who we would invite to the hypothetical dinner party of life. We limited the discussion to people who are still alive. At my dinner party - I will have:
Gretel Killeen, - Gretel was really the person who started the whole dinner party discussion, after her recent handling of a difficult housemate (who is an idiot, for the record) we decided that we'd love to invite her to dinner to get to know her better, and that she'd be a match for other dinner guests conversations. She can handle herself very well on live television and I think that would translate well to the dinner table. Her invitation would have to be very specific to avoid her being allowed to dress herself - we want to make sure she's not wearing some ridiculous outfit like she does on television.
Hugh Jackman, - Hugh scores an invite for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I saw him interviewed a couple of days ago, he really is the talk of the town at the moment. He came across as a really quite genuine and nice guy. Secondly, he's quite easy on the eye and that's always fun. His lovely wife Deborah-Lee Furness Doesn't score an invite on this occasion I'm afraid, room at the table is limited to six in total. More than happy to invite Hugh, Deb and offspring around for a weekend barbecue though. For those who are interested, during the interview Hugh revealed that he's a "folder" not a "scruncher" but he can't remember when he became a folder.
Ellen DeGeneres, - Ellen is an interesting person in her own right, she had a fairly public coming out that was met with a lack of support and subsequently has gone through some fairly public relationship break ups. My heart went out for her when Anne Heche left her to go back to a man - maybe this is my own fear realised for someone else though. She's an intelligent and funny woman who could keep conversation flowing and meet everyone at an appropriate level. If you're reading this Ellen - remember we love you.
Shane Webcke - I've spoken of my attraction to Shane before, and quite frankly he'd be fun to look at during conversation. I heard him interviewed on radio and he actually came across as quite intelligent by football player standards and I'm willing to imagine that outside the topic of football he can hold his own in conversation. He and Gretel would both have set dress codes for the evening, I'm just not sure whether the Shane I invite would be Suit and Tie Shane, Football Kit Shane or Shirtless Shane (and please, if anyone can furnish a pic to go with that - let me know because I'd love to see it.
Tim Curry. Tim has held our interests for a number of decades now and I love seeing him play the evil character. I think he'd have a wealth of stories, be quite amusing and really mesh in with the dinner crowd. He'd also be another Brit at the table and help provide a multicultural view point. Did you know he's the son of a Royal Navy Methodist Minister?
I think that sounds like quite an evening - can anyone provide the location and get access to these people for me?
Gretel Killeen, - Gretel was really the person who started the whole dinner party discussion, after her recent handling of a difficult housemate (who is an idiot, for the record) we decided that we'd love to invite her to dinner to get to know her better, and that she'd be a match for other dinner guests conversations. She can handle herself very well on live television and I think that would translate well to the dinner table. Her invitation would have to be very specific to avoid her being allowed to dress herself - we want to make sure she's not wearing some ridiculous outfit like she does on television.
Hugh Jackman, - Hugh scores an invite for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I saw him interviewed a couple of days ago, he really is the talk of the town at the moment. He came across as a really quite genuine and nice guy. Secondly, he's quite easy on the eye and that's always fun. His lovely wife Deborah-Lee Furness Doesn't score an invite on this occasion I'm afraid, room at the table is limited to six in total. More than happy to invite Hugh, Deb and offspring around for a weekend barbecue though. For those who are interested, during the interview Hugh revealed that he's a "folder" not a "scruncher" but he can't remember when he became a folder.
Ellen DeGeneres, - Ellen is an interesting person in her own right, she had a fairly public coming out that was met with a lack of support and subsequently has gone through some fairly public relationship break ups. My heart went out for her when Anne Heche left her to go back to a man - maybe this is my own fear realised for someone else though. She's an intelligent and funny woman who could keep conversation flowing and meet everyone at an appropriate level. If you're reading this Ellen - remember we love you.
Shane Webcke - I've spoken of my attraction to Shane before, and quite frankly he'd be fun to look at during conversation. I heard him interviewed on radio and he actually came across as quite intelligent by football player standards and I'm willing to imagine that outside the topic of football he can hold his own in conversation. He and Gretel would both have set dress codes for the evening, I'm just not sure whether the Shane I invite would be Suit and Tie Shane, Football Kit Shane or Shirtless Shane (and please, if anyone can furnish a pic to go with that - let me know because I'd love to see it.
Tim Curry. Tim has held our interests for a number of decades now and I love seeing him play the evil character. I think he'd have a wealth of stories, be quite amusing and really mesh in with the dinner crowd. He'd also be another Brit at the table and help provide a multicultural view point. Did you know he's the son of a Royal Navy Methodist Minister?
I think that sounds like quite an evening - can anyone provide the location and get access to these people for me?
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Monday, May 15, 2006
Self Improvements
Like all people I have areas of my personality that I need to work on, becoming more assertive, sharing opinions etc. The one that came to me tonight is that I need to convince myself that I can't live my life pleasing others, and that sometimes I have to say enough is enough and do something for me, even if it hurts them.
Challenging times are ahead.
Challenging times are ahead.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
One of the only problems with being a gay man interested in contact sports is that eventually you are bound to develop a crush on a player. Last night I went to the rugby league - I'm a Broncos supporter and this week saw them playing the Raiders at home.
Within the first four minutes of the game my crush - Shane Webcke took a mighty tackle and I had to stop myself from running down the steps, onto the field to make sure he wasn't injured.
Shane Webcke and his Wife
Monday, April 10, 2006
Mel, a Collie.
Mel.
Which just goes to show that it's not always a black dog. Facing some reasonable changes at the moment, feeling challenged, feeling a little hemmed in. Time to keep reminding myself "This too shall pass."
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Falling off the wagon
Lately it hasn't been so much that I've fallen off the wagon but more like I've fallen off a bridge directly into an open topped sugar wagon. The amount of sugar I've consumed in the past two days has been awful, just when I thought I'd beaten the cravings. Starting to see a very definite link between excessive sugar consumption and poor performance at the gym though.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Better the Devil you know
I promise I won't start using Kylie tracks for all my entries. I am soon to start gainful employment, back in Brisbane with people I've worked with before - the same people I might add that didn't want to interview me for the position I have experience in - but any income is better than no income. Stay tuned for further news.
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