Ohhh, I guess that's why

So I think I figured out why I had two days off last week for feeling run down. Apparently my body was trying to tell me I was about to get some cold thingy. Today I am feeling dreadful, with a sore throat and a nose that constantly drips. Joy! I hope Michelle's kids don't come down sick :-/

I had one of the nicest weekends, very relaxing. On Saturday I did a little shopping then went to Steve's place for his birthday. It was just the family and a BBQ and was a nice night. On Sunday I went to Michelle's to celebrate her birthday as well as Alisha's and Jacob's. Today is her and Alisha's actual birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY to them! Almost her whole family was there and seeing as they're like my own it was lovely to see them. Today I'm here at work, feeling sorry for myself, especially because I have an hour to go and the last hour has dragged something chronic.

In other news, I've had songs from the movie Annie in my head all day. The sun will come out tomorrow....

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Weight lost this week: 0.4 Kgs
Total weight lost: 7.0 Kgs

Damn it

It appears my comments are borked again. I'm not sure how long to give it. Last time I gave it three days before contacting the place that hosts them, and then got a completely useless response of "It works for me", not a "Oh, thanks, we've found the problem and it's fixed". So you see, they're not my favourite people to contact.

Anyway, so I'm at home today. My plan was to sleep until about this time, but alas, the phone rang at 8:45am and I've been up since, wasting away the day. I feel quite run down and am longing for a night where I sleep solidly, without waking up for no reason. It's been so long since that's happened.

Work has been full-on lately so I think I needed a break from that too. On top of that, they have a web blocker installed now and so I can't access my Hotmail from work anymore. I'm also scared to visit a lot of the sites I usually visit incase I'm being monitored. I'm applying for a temporary relief position, one pay level higher, and the last thing I want is to get in trouble over something silly. But it makes the days longer and more tedious.

The weekend wasn't too bad. On Saturday I had my hair coloured and then went to help Misch set up for her 40th birthday party. It was about 50 Kms away, at a property up past Wistow, so I was planning to spend the night. Anyway, got there at about 2pm and it was a madhouse with nothing having been done. People started arriving at around 4pm and we were still chopping mountains of vegetables for dinner. Thankfully, the other guests chipped in and we were able to relax a bit. It wasn't a bad night, it was a good mix of people, but by 11pm all I wanted to do was come home to my comfortable bed. So I did. Sunday was just a day of recovery really. I played this game called Still Life for most of the day, I'm completely addicted. It's a bit like a CSI game but a bit more dark and gruesome. Oh and I put on 0.1 Kgs too, I guess it's my own fault for snacking too much at Misch's birthday :-/

Long time readers may remember my desire to get a barking gecko to keep as a pet. Well, now that I'm back in Adelaide I've been having serious discussions with one of the ladies from SAHG and she has not one but two she wants to sell! I mean, just look at how cute they are!

May the force be with you

Last night, Ivan and I went to see Star Wars Episode 3. We'd pre-booked our tickets for a session after work here in the city, and Alex was supposed to come with us but he's sick so it ended up being just the two of us. We collected our tickets, went and got some dinner at Pasta Palace, then headed back to the cinema to settle in for a few hours.

Best Star Wars Movie Ever! It is definitely my favourite film out of the 6. I won't give away any plot stuff because there might be a few people who haven't seen it yet who still want to but it was so amazing, my words here don't do it justice. It's a very dark and sad story, and George Lucas has redeemed himself in my opinion. My only complaint is that a lot of the lightsabre duels were panned in too close so you couldn't really see what was happening (apart from the Yoda battles, they were done well). But it's hard to pick a fault with any of the story. INCREDIBLE!

We were lucky enough to get into a session where the cinema was only half full. Unfortunately, there was some idiot who occasionally had a brain fart and decided to yell out during the film, swearing quite badly too. A good example of why drugs are bad and arrests in Bali are good...

Forget me not

I can't believe it's already Wednesday. Being Wednesday is, indeed, a good thing, because it means another weekend is almost upon us again.

We had a Public Holiday here in Adelaide on Monday so the week has gone by faster than normal, and after the crappy couple of days I had at the end of the week last week, it can only be a good thing.

The weekend was great and relaxing actually. On Saturday I went and had a facial, then Mum and Dad picked me up and we went to the football. Having spent last year in Berri, it'd been quite a while since I'd been to a football match so I was looking forward to going. We got there early, so we went to the Crows Shed beforehand as we waited for the rain to subside. I'd forgotten just how loud Mum gets at the football - it was no wonder Dad bought his headphones. It turned out to be a really nice night, and nice to spend some time with the family.

On Sunday, Ivan, Darren and I went to play golf at Patawalonga. I am still absolutely appalling. My score was atrocious and some of my shots made me cranky but I left thinking I'd try it again and look forward to the next time we go.

On Monday I'd planned to do a lot and ended up doing absolutely none of it. With Star Wars Episode 3 coming out tomorrow, Ivan and I decided to watch the first 2 movies again, to remind ourselves of what happened, so that took up all of the afternoon really. We're seeing Episode 3 tomorrow after work, I can't wait.

That's been about it really!

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Weight lost this week: 1.1 Kgs
Total weight lost: 6.7 Kgs

You have to be kidding me

It has been confirmed today that I am losing my mind. The confirmation came this morning, as I walked out the door to catch my train, ran my tongue over my teeth and thought, 'Hmm, they feel a bit furry'. Ladies and gentlemen, I'd forgotten to brush my teeth.

How in the world does a person simply forget to brush their teeth? It's akin to forgetting to wipe one's arse. Normally, people don't simply forget to do these basic acts of hygiene. I realise some people choose not to brush their teeth on a daily basis but, dear readers, I am not one of those people. I choose to brush, I just simply forget. Astounding...

The day has not improved since that strange start. My days at work seem to be spent waiting for other people. Today has frankly been a bit of a waste. I mean, I've gotten a few things done, but it still doesn't feel like a very productive day, and there's still an hour and a half to go.

In other random ramblings, the 5th series of Big Brother has started and I am once again hooked. I'm not yet as bad as last year, in that I haven't stayed up to watch the Up Late show, but I'm sure in time I'll be doing that too. It's only been a few days and I'm already loving this series. The whole twin/imposter thing is pretty cool to watch.

Finally, what is it with all the freaks in town lately? Seems a person can't go to work without confronting someone a little out of it and announcing this to the world. Yesterday a man was having a frightfully loud conversation with himself. Dude, people don't need to hear yelling at 8:30am, and sometimes there's just not enough room to take a wide berth.

Wow, an hour and 30 minutes to go. Awesome.

Strange days

It's been an interesting few days here, and therefore a long blog post to come, so feel free to skip through it (although I'd forever think of you as rude and uncaring).

I had Friday off work and went to the Friends of Parks AGM at Cummins' Historical House. I'd never even heard of the place but it's a nice place to visit, built in the 1800s. We had some morning tea, then the meeting got underway. As is tradition, the meeting ran a little late but then we had lunch and were taken on a tour of the house which was really nice.

On Saturday Mum, Maria and I went shopping, although it wasn't easy because I'm kinda in-between sizes at the moment so most things were either too big or too small. I ended up buying a couple of pairs of shoes, a handbag, 4 workshirts and some pants. Not bad considering it was hard to find clothes that fit I suppose.

Sunday was Mother's Day so, ofcourse, I went to have lunch with the family. It was an interesting lunch indeed, resulting in Dad taking wire cutters to one of my earrings. You see, I've been trying to take them off for months but wasn't able to figure out the clasp that kept them on. Mum tugged at my ear (causing intense pain, mind you) for a good 10 minutes before we resorted to the wire cutters. After one earring was cut, Dad figured out how to work the clasp. The result - one broken pair of earrings, sore ears, and a few giggles at my expense.

Yesterday I had the morning off work to go to the dermatologist. Not knowing where it was but thinking I knew the suburb, I got off the train station and proceeded to find my destination on foot. Little did I know I'd be walking for 45 minutes, causing my poor feet to ache in my new shoes and making me late for my appointment. There wasn't a chance in hell I was walking back to the train station after my appointment was over, so I had to call a taxi to get me to work. What an idiot. I felt the most stupid when I was walking past the main road I live off. I may as well have walked from home. Note to self: Next time, drive.

So, those were my strange days. They say things come in threes but I'm really hoping I get through today without me being a total idiot...

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Weight lost this week: 0.1 Kgs
Total weight lost: 5.6 Kgs

Theme of the week

Well, today is proving to be a waste of time so far too, with nothing planned for me to do today. Either things will stay dull and today will be a total waste or everything will hit all at once when the people in charge finally decide to show up. Perhaps I will spend the day playing Solitaire or something, but then, I have no idea exactly what or how they monitor our computer use here...

I left my swipe card at home this morning which is going to be a total pain in the arse because the lady on the front counter tells me she isn't allowed to hand out spare cards to staff who have forgotten theirs, so every time I go to the toilet I'll have to bug someone for their card. Total Pain In The Arse.

On top of all that I'm still pissed at Ivan for his attitude last night, but hey, that's why I need a private Blog I guess...

I just want today to be over, one of those 24 hours I guess. Tomorrow I get to relax at the Friends of Parks AGM with no work and a long weekend, and I can't wait.

Sorry for the negativity today :(

One more to go

Well, there's only a couple of hours to the day left and then I'm here at work tomorrow but get a bit of a long weekend. On Friday I've booked an Annual Leave day so I can go to the Friends of Parks AGM, and although AGMs are normally a little on the dull side, a day off work is always welcome.

I feel somewhat guilty for getting paid this week, since Monday was a write-off and then I had yesterday off. I was planning on just leaving early to go and visit Mum but when the boss offered "Why don't you just take the whole day?" who was I to refuse? So I did a little relaxing in the morning then got to Mum and Dad's around lunchtime and spent a few hours there chatting to Mum and helping around with some housework. It eased my mind to see her. Although she's in a lot of pain, I'm sure she's glad to be home and she has the rest of the week off so hopefully she does lots of relaxing to recover.

Today has been ok, but inconsistent. The morning was quiet until around 11am and now it's died down again. I'm hoping the last couple of hours fly but I somehow doubt it. I'm in the frame of mind where I wish I had the whole week off, but what's new?

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Weight lost this week: 0.5Kgs
Total weight lost: 5.5Kgs

Why bother?

Today is proving to be a waste of time and I wonder why I bothered coming in to work today. I was supposed to have a meeting this morning about this project I'm working on because I've gotten as far as I can on my own, but the guy who's supposed to be helping me apparently forgot we were supposed to meet up today and has taken a Flexi day. Joy. I still have my Licensing work to do but I've done all I can at the moment without my boss giving me more work (which I've already gone down and asked for). On top of all that they've moved me down the other end of the building so I can be closer to the project team for a couple of weeks and it's so quiet down here that I keep walking back to my old desk to talk to people.

Anywho, enough complaining (for now).

The weekend was lovely and relaxing. On Saturday morning I just did a little housework and ran a couple of errands and then had the rest of the day to relax. Ivan and I caught up on a lot of TV show watching and watched a couple of movies we've been meaning to watch for a while, and I spent a lot of time chatting online which I just don't get to do as much these days.

On Sunday Ivan had a lot of work to do so I went to my Grandma's by myself to celebrate her birthday. She's 79 now, and unfortunately, we all start to notice that she's starting to fade. It's really sad to see but I think she had a nice afternoon. Maria, Steve and I were there all afternoon, then Mum and Dad arrived around 4pm, when Mum finished work, and I stayed for another hour and a half so I could catch up with them.

Mum goes into hospital today for day surgery and at the moment she's all I can think about. She should be hoem tonight but I'm only going over tomorrow afternoon, as she'll be out of it and not really up to company tonight. I wish I was there though, although she says it's pointless for us all to be sitting there while she's in surgery, so Dad's the only one going. My father can't stand hospitals though, so I'm not sure how well he'll cope. I just called to wish Mum luck, although it hasn't eased my mind too much.

In other news, I've really enjoyed getting back into online gaming after a brief hiatus. We had a bf1942 scrim last night and I love the way the clan I'm in works together. Our war is tonight so I have faith that we'll do well after seeing how well we did last night.

I am really scared I've put on weight this week. I'm 99% sure I have, in fact. It was a terrible week with a lot of takeaway, and for Grandma's birthday we had KFC, and I was devastated to get home and look in my book to find the one piece of chicken I had was almost worth half my daily points total. Terrible. I got on the exercise bike for 50 minutes as a result but methinks I've blown it this week. Oh well, I guess I'll find out around noon today when I get weighed, and no point worrying about it now I suppose, just have to deal with it. One of the reasons I've been posting my weight here is to try and keep me focussed and on track. We shall see if it works when I have to post that I've gone backwards!

Hmm, half an hour of typing and three conversations later and I still have no work to do. I could go home I suppose, but I don't have any Flexi leave left and don't want to use any other leave up. This is going to be a long day...