| There's nothing that can stop you/ from becoming popular ... larrr |
[Jul. 15th, 2008|05:56 pm] |
This isn't actually a post about my desire to learn the proper poise when I talk to boys (nor about hanging with the right cohorts and being good at sports).
No, it's actually me saying that I passed university, have therefore earned my Bachelor of Arts and am never fucking going back ever. Ever.
(Also, it's not about aptitude, but the way you're viewed). |
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| One month at sea, I was sure we would drown! |
[Jun. 18th, 2008|11:51 pm] |
Well, having almost killed Sweeney Todd for myself, but failing because Stephen Sondheim is a great guy, I finished my essay. It was severely undernourished: it had the seed of a good idea behind it, but I was way to lazy to capitalise on this and just presented something half arsed. I really shouldn't be writing this online in case it somehow affects the cosmic balance and I get worse marks than were already coming my way, but there's not much I can do about it now.
So let's hope I get a pity pass, and then I take everyone out for a night on the town to celebrate the slaying of university! The definitions of "everyone" and "a night on the town" will change as I deem fit.
Work is starting to sour, but I bought about ten video games today. I hope they all turn out okay! Hah - as if I'm ever going to play them!
Catch you dudes on the flip side. |
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| No, in all seriousness |
[Jun. 17th, 2008|02:43 am] |
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This essay is a goddamn travesty. I only need to get 45% to pass, but can I pull that off? I honestly don't know anymore. |
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| Blandventures in Academia |
[Jun. 16th, 2008|11:55 am] |
This is going to be the most boring essay ever presented. And I really doubt my ability to stretch it to 5,000 words. Why do people tell me that they're sure my productions will be great when clearly they will not? I'm trying, but I really haven't done enough research to spin this into something interesting.
Why do I need to do research anyway? I prefer presenting my own opinion rather than farming those of others.
Just think, Alex: put this in tomorrow, no more university. Ever.
Also, I drew this new avatar. Simpler than the Iron Man one I did, and cleaner. |
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| Who has bad academic work ethic? Me! |
[Jun. 12th, 2008|03:56 pm] |
Anyway, I'm sitting here at my computer, not strictly working on my accursed Sweeney Todd essay (who decided that getting people to devise their own questions for 5,000 word essays was a good idea?) and some kid at the school across the road is playing the Indiana Jones theme on a saxophone or clarinet. Of course, I've been drummed out of the union for having enjoyed Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but that doesn't mean I can't listen to one of John William's few works that isn't a piece of sameness.
In an amazing true story, Jiao says that National Treasure: Book of Secrets was a better movie.
PS. Now they're playing "Iron Man". |
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| The brief and mystical ventures into uncharted waters |
[Jun. 9th, 2008|07:16 pm] |
I don't tell you very much, my dear Livejournal, because there's never very much to tell. Today I cancelled my subscription to World of Warcraft, not because I had a crippling addiction to it, but because I got it in January, played maybe 40 hours of it, and never bothered again after that. I have no idea why I did the six month subscription bit - I saved $12! - but one could argue that I actually lost somewhere in the area of $55 because I didn't actually use the account.
I have a new "girlfriend" in the form of Anna, with whom I used to work. She abandoned our office so she could do legal work experience, but we still keep in touch. She's like Liz Mk II except she actually responds to my messages. I think she's pretty cool, much moreso than my stalker (but my stalker is a story for less public consumption).
The following anecdote is something that I worry about relaying, given my potential audience, but I'll tell you anyway. Yesterday I caught a train. Some Chinese people also caught this train, and conversed in Mandarin (I think; honestly, I can't tell the difference off the top of my head). There were also three people sitting at the front part of the carriage. At least one of them had a blacked out tooth. They, too, could hear the other passengers talking, and one of them said to his girlfriend "This is Australia, cunt, speak English or fuck off. I'm going to go to China and not speak their language to them. Fucking rude."
I was surprised that there are people who think and talk like this. I mean, really, who gets offended that there are foreign languages? But I really shouldn't be shocked. This is the world that registered "niggerobama.com" as a website (and I honestly can't tell if it's real or satire, I mean ... surely people can't be that stupid? Or perhaps satirists don't have to try any more because frequently people are unwittingly self parodying?). Well, it was charming, I'll tell you that.
The other part of yesterday's adventure involved two guys looking at a poster for Wanted, and one of them saying "Angelina Jole is Wanted! By who I don't know; she's a fucking skank." I felt vaguely better about having gone out after all.
I'll leave you with words that aren't my own. You shouldn't watch this if Nathan Lane or guys in dance belts offend you. Keep in mind, Hillary never campaigned in a dance belt, and that's where she went wrong.
"Cause I've got Tony fever, Mister Nathan Lane!" |
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| I am? |
[May. 3rd, 2008|01:01 am] |
Hey guys, Iron Man is pretty good. You should probably check it out and stay for the end credits.
This here! is my initial review, which is a bit all over the shop and if you hain't seen the movie don't read past the bolded section.
This harrr! is the follow up, when I saw it the second time.
Laws of the world, my friends. Laws of the world. |
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| Attack of the Witnesses |
[Apr. 6th, 2008|10:03 am] |
I have found, in my many years, that Australian Jehovah's Witnesses are liars to the maxtreme. Once, many years ago, they came to my door, telling me that they had a brochure about arthritis and stuff. I took it to calm them down, only to find that it was a copy of The Watchtower. They had not mentioned religion at all, and to be fair to me I was like fourteen at the time and did not realise an ulterior motive.
My good experience with the Witnesses came one day when I was home sick from work. They found out that I was sick and said "sorry to bother you" and went on their way. Either they were afeared of my germs or they were respecting them (although what is the difference between fear and respect, you ask?! Philosophical conundrum!).
This morning I was attacked once more. This time they were offering a Watchtower which they claimed was about the consequences of Global Warming. To this guy's credit, he directly quoted the passages from the bible that were written in the thing. When I took their brochure, I saw that the title was actually "What is Armaggedon?" but, eh.
When my mother went to the hospital this morning she left the wooden door open. After the Witnesses left, I made a point of shutting it. Light and air should not be let into my house if it compromises my solitude vis a vis the 144,000. |
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| It's Good News Week? |
[Feb. 11th, 2008|09:10 pm] |
I'm confused. Why is Good News Week on Channel Ten right now? Jam packed with audience reaction shots, it's probably pretending to be a combo of The Chaser, Thank God You're Here and Spicks and Specks.
Of course, GNW is older than all of that, but it's not been on TV for years so it's somehow come out the other side to be derivative of its successors. Has ... crap, I can't even remember Paul McDermott's Saturday night show ... been cancelled and he's crawled back to Ten? Turns out that the show's been brought back as a direct result of the US writers' strike. Damned US writers.
And who is this woman who has replaced Julie McCrossin? |
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| I concede defeat |
[Jan. 20th, 2008|03:11 pm] |
I decided to check my university email for the first time in a few months today. I generally dread checking that email in case I get some sort of phantom mail telling me that I've failed something. This was in many ways a direct result of my apathy towards academia last year, but to a degree I've always felt this way.
I have one semester left, but I've only got five or six weeks left on my travel concession. This means that for the rest of the year - indeed, the rest of my life - train and bus travel in Australia will cost double what I'm used to. Still, I was able to look at the travel concession eligibility form - and I found out that technically, I've never been eligible for it. Did you know that if you're employed at all, you're not actually entitled to your concession? Look, buddy, $34 a week in train travel is pretty expensive! I ... well, I guess I'll stand for this.
In news of massive sanity, I consented to work five days this week.
"But Alex," you say. "You used to work non-stop all Summer, with weekends your only reprieve!"
Well, I tell you what: this new job (yeah, I changed jobs in September!) is more soothing to the soul but it's more physically demanding. I lack any stress from it, although it can get hectic. It's just ... very tiresome. With yet another attempt to cut down on the Coke I'm tired all the time, but we shall overcome.
Other news in brief: new laptop, total lack of addiction to World of Warcraft, I've seen six movies over the last nine days, bought some good, cheap games I'm unlikely ever to play, and still haven't finished Cryptonomicon. That was much easier than writing up six months of neglect.
I also need new LJ icons, but do you know what a hassle it is to cull them and so forth and zzzzz ... |
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| Wedding Alert |
[Jan. 19th, 2008|07:46 am] |
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So I've got a wedding today. I must make a concerted effort not to comment on the "irony" of the rain. That said, if they can't find a knife for the cake, but rather ten thousand spoons, then I will summarily lose it. |
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| Hey, check it out |
[Nov. 24th, 2007|10:54 pm] |
Looks like we have a new leader. Let us join hands in prayer and hope that the new policies involve barring Creepy Old Men from Oxford Street.
(Creepy Old Men™: It's not an age, it's a mentality.)
PS. Despite an unprecedented two Election Party invitations, I had a death of exhaustion and stomach today. So don't take offence, sirs! |
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| Hahaheh urgh |
[Nov. 18th, 2007|05:59 pm] |
Due to my total lack of vigilance, I have two complete sets of all six Urusei Yatsura movies. Who wants one? Yeahhhh!
I should pay more attention to what's going on, I thought I was missing some but I had all of them? I clearly haven't been paying the price of freedom well enough.
Looking at my shelves, I've got 61 Urusei Yatsura DVDs, not counting these woeful doubles ... is the damned series any damned good? I've never actually watched any of it. Damnit. |
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| Gah. |
[Nov. 6th, 2007|03:03 am] |
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3900/5500 words? CLOSE ENOUGH. I'm going to bed. |
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| Truly Epic Lulz |
[Aug. 19th, 2007|12:53 am] |
No one fills my site with twinks! No, seriously, this is hilarious. I know it's really old, but ... wow. I love that "Anonymous" is a terror organisation. America, I bow to your news service. |
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| Australian DVDs suck |
[Aug. 12th, 2007|06:16 pm] |
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Way to cut out the documentary and commentary from the Shortbus DVD, Australia. |
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