The Internet Sex Blog

I thought I'd share this hear, it's a blog of scam personal ads and the replies they generate - I'm still giggling like a schoolgirl at the Clown Sex.

I Know What I Want To Be When I Grow Up.

As I mentioned here I went off for a weekend of working on myself. I thoroughly enjoyed it for the learning experience it was, and also for the results that I received.

For a long while now I have been frustrated about what I really wanted to "do" in life. I had managed to shed the I must work for someone else thinking some time ago, but had nothing to replace it with. I know I want to work for myself and create and fulfill my own goals but did not know just "how" that was going to happen.

It's funny when all the pointers and hints that have been dropped in the past by other people, and what idle thoughts have floated across my mind have been ignored while I have concentrated on how shit I felt or how work was annoying me. Get into the right environment with the mind concentrating on the right things rather than the wrong and just like a lightbulb *ding!* the fully formed idea leaps out of my subconscious and goes taaaa-daaaa.

Soooo I have decided to become a life coach type of person. I get a huge thrill out of helping my team at work reach for and achieve their dreams (though my work wouldn't be too pleased as one is leaving to go overseas to study and one is planning to go overseas to be a ski instructor).

I am sure more about this will come up in future posts, especially around May when I go for my NLP & Leadership accreditation* training.



* Accreditation is a funny word in this business though as it is an unregulated area and so any accreditation would only be recognised within the community of practitioners. Just so you don't think I have my eyes closed to some things *wink*

Going To Disappear Up My Own

....arsehole if I keep running in circles, as I currently feeling I am. I am getting things accomplished but the days are getting away from me. The issues are all work related and by the time I get home I am a shambling zombie unable to then put in time to getting my trip organised or the extra work things I want to do before I leave.

Anyway enough whinging.

This weekend to add a little more pressure, I am off to a seminar on the weekend. I have fears it will be all a load of codswallop but we shall see. To ensure I don't get sucked into a cult I am going with a friend from work.

I'll miss playing World of Warcraft with my new little character.

Grumble Grumble

Something has been irking me for a few days now. Well, a few things. Aside with the positives in life for just a quick moment for I wish to complain...

1. My goddamned belly is bloody itching all the time. Already. It's the stretch marks starting already. Just coming up to 4 months? How will I stand it? I swear it didn't start until month 7 last time. Grrr Grrr Grrr!

2. Restless leg syndrome. I've had it for about 6 weeks now. At first it was only when I laid down but now it's when I'm sitting too. Grrr Grrr Grrr!

3. Every morning I wake up to clear blue skies and by 11am it's covered in storm clouds which then rain mid afternoon. Now, I'm all for rain but why can't it hold off for a few more hours and let me get some walking in first? Grrr Grrr Grrr!

Now for some good news. No heartburn so far. I had to have a pack of quikeze a day last time.

They Are Shit And Wear Ghey Hats!

Thus made me laugh the other day

Scream!

With the count down on till I change jobs it seems like pressure is just getting heavier and heavier. I could alleviate some of it by putting in some extra hours but I really don't want to start pushing more shit up hill taking that route.

I've been keeping my sanity by making mental lists of things I have to buy before Vietnam.

* Back pack
* Travel powerpoint converter
* Larger memory card for camera
* Comfortable cargo pants (or cargo shorts)
* Antibacterial wipes
* Soft tooth brush

Well I am off to research some more on where to go and what to do without actually getting any preconceived ideas (I hope).

I'm Baaaackkkk!

I've had a problem getting on to this site for a while. I kinda knew it was something Spent had done to the network and I was right. We got a fixed IP and then he started hacking the smoothwall box here from the outside and was disgusted at how much he could access so he closed almost all ports and did God knows what else knowing that we may have the odd problem but that we were getting a firewall router soon.

Last night we received the router and now I can post again.

YaY!!

The good news is that there has been absolutely nothing in my life worth posting about so who gives a toss? Heh...except for a few opportunities to fulfil my Peg Perego pram fetish :D

Update Update Update

Sacrificial Newt the other regular poster here has had some issues getting to the blogger site and so isn't able to post at the moment. I hope she gets access back (or maybe using the new Blogger via Word tool)

Yesterday the boss announced my moving to a new position outside of my current department. An exciting move for me but a bit scary too after 5 years in the same department and creating my own position really. Had quite a few congratulatory emails from colleagues which was nice.

You can find anything on the internet....anything

Cross Posting

Over at the atomicmpc forums there has been an effort to create a "day in the life of atomicans" type of net publication. For an allocated hour over the 24 hour period, individuals could take pictures of the every day things they do. I chose 6:00 to 6:59 as sunrise fell in there (just). Nature decided that it was a great opportunity to throw in some colour and pageantry, so dawn was prettier than the watered down grayness it has been during winter.

Because there will be a slight delay until the whole day In The Life thing is totally put together I thought I would post one of my unsubmitted pictures from the series.





Hope you like it.

Left Jab

Went off to the Travel Doctor last night to have the shots needed for a trip to South East Asia. To my pleasant surprise I only ended up having two injections

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Typhoid
Tetanus, Diphtheria
Measles, Mumps, Rubella
Rabies
Other Vaccine Considerations
Japanese Encephalitis
Chickenpox
Antimalarial Drugs

Took the opportunity too to work from home in case my arm was too sore. Though it is a little sore it's aching less by the minute. And it's a beautiful day outside....

Still need to buy a backpack, comfortable walking shoes and break them in and some anti-bacterial wipes. I have been looking on eBay at backpacks but think the sensible thing would be to pop into a shop and try some on to see what is comfortable, and then look on eBay for similar.

Theatre Exploration

Went through a trashed/abandoned/due for demolition shortly, theatre very briefly today and took some happy snaps

First snap



stitched up 180 degree shot



X-post from my blog

I Don't Care

Sounds harsh doesn't it? It's how I feel about a hell of a lot of things at the moment. I can't seem to empathise with teens agonising over boy/girl shit. I can't give two hoots about the opinions of the unenlightened that are still blaming everyone/everything else for their problems. I don't even really want to talk to people in case I find out they aren't taking responsibility for their own lives.

Meanwhile I am working my arse off while every one sits around and watches.

Communication Breakdown

I don't know what to do about my daughter. She's 10 now and still can't articulate what she's trying to say, either vocally or in writing. I've just spent days trying to get her to complete a little project from school. She had to make up a game and make a list of rules for it. This was her first effort...

TICK TOCK

How To Play

You need two players or more to play. You will need to set the clock that came with the package. Then tip out the letter dies then pick them up and shuffle them into place five times. Who ever gets the most words over tree letters wins the game.

Kinda explains nothing. I had to send her back to her room repeatedly over a period of days explaining that she needed to write it out point by point. She would stay there for 1/2 an hour and say she'd finished. I'd go look and she'd done absolutely nothing extra. I ended up having to put words in her mouth and I don't think that's a good thing at all.

If this was a once off it wouldn't be so bad but it's all the bleeding time. She stands there and Jeremy and I say "what do you want, Caitlin" and she can't spit it out. I have to fill in the blanks and substitute the ums and ahs and 'things' for what they represent. It's hard work listening to her and it always has been. It makes me growl and Jeremy can't handle it either.

She used to go to speech therapy for a few years as she had glue ear and was a late talker. She was deemed almost normal when she started kindergarten but she really is 3 years behind now. In fact, I think she's gone backwards but her teachers keep telling me she's fine. I know she's not fine. her father has the same problem and he dealt with it by quitting talking. He just nods and grunts most of the time. He's also great at ignoring any constructive criticism levelled towards him and Caitlin shares this trait too. It means that she's happy to accept mediocrity. Hell, her father hasn't had a single girlfriend since I left him 9 1/2 years ago. I asked him why once and he said "you should know, nobody would have me". I'd hate Caitlin to settle for a shit job and a shit life because she can't communicate.

I just don't know what to do with her.

Dunno How To Title This Shite

I have learned...



to look at the strawberry before sticking it in my mouth!

I have also been immortalised in South Park fashion. How cute. Thanks Grams.

'ray...

...for you.

It only took me two months, but I finally worked out how to sign up and post on here.

Sadly, I barely get to update my private blog these days, so I doubt I'll be contributing much to this public one : )

My friend Trey Said

You too can be South Parked

Surfing The Blogsphere

Another sign I may be hyperthyrodic again is the hours of blog surfing I am putting in. While it is great entertainment and I learn so much, at this time of post-natural disaster in the US there is little variation in the diet of words.

What I have learned from reading blogs about people's opinions (often stated as fact) re: New Orleans
* Cuba has well developed, though low tech, methods of dealing with mass evacuation
* New Orleans levy funding was cut by the Bush administration
* The majority of National Guardspeople who could have helped in this situation are in Iraq
* New Orleans is 2/3 African American
* Logistical mistakes were made in telling people to move to certain areas and not following up with action/ communication of progress to those people

What I am seeing is a lot of finger pointing and blame. There is certainly the expectation that "somebody in power should do something about this". I really wonder how much of what the media is reporting is close to what is actually happening.

Recently in Sydney a new series of under city tunnels were opened and the media reported there would be weeks of traffic chaos and people boycotting the system. I was in the city 2 days after the tunnels opened and saw none of what the media had been predicting. Their feast of misery had not arrived.

My personal opinion about the Katrina aftermath is here is a country that has the gall to go into other countries and tell them they are bringing a better life, democracy and stability, yet on the homefront they cannot do that for themselves (and don't tell me that pre Katrina there weren't parts of American cities that weren't known as warzones). I find no happiness in pointing out the hypocrisy, I wonder how many of those in power would even acknowledge it exists.

The Smell Of Burning Eucalyptus

Coming out of work this afternoon I looked to the north and saw the true indication that Summer is on its way. The sky was smudged with the orangey brown smoke of controlled burning, which looks just like the orangey brown smoke of the Summer bush fires.

With the warming of weather in the last week my spirits have risen with the flush of spring hormones (or whatever it is that makes you happy the end of waking up in the dark). But I have again started thinking about dying. It just pops into my head for no reason. I haven't been back to the endocrinologist in months. Maybe I am hyperthyrodic again.

Will make appointment tomorrow. And an appointment with the travel doctor for a heap of injections

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Typhoid
Tetanus, Diphtheria
Measles, Mumps, Rubella
Rabies
Other Vaccine Considerations
Japanese Encephalitis
Chickenpox
Antimalarial Drugs

I think I'll pass on the Measels, mumps, rubella and the Japanese encephalitis and the "other vaccine considerations"

I am even excited about the vaccinations!