You know what bugs me......

So...uhh.. good news everybody!

2010-08-04T11:50:00.000+10:00

I'm Pregnant! 16 Weeks along so far and very excited. Sorry I've been AWOL, but didn't know how to post without talking about it, and didn't want friends and family to discover through the blog, (bit awkward)

Diamonds for the soul

2010-04-30T18:34:00.000+10:00

I lost a diamond out of a ring yesterday :( It wasn't my wedding ring or anything, but its super annoying just the same! They're expensive little buggers (please forgive the australian-ism in the use of the word "bugger") to replace. Its a dress ring I have, and the other reason its so annoying is that it only has 7 stones in it, sort of like this, but a lot plainer, so the missing stones are

Happy to see me?

2010-04-23T17:09:00.001+10:00

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net Hahahahaha

This is so not in my job description

2010-04-16T09:45:00.000+10:00

Great post from Evil HR Lady I commented on today, on "Additional Duties as assigned" or adhoc duties. I left a comment, as below on some I've encountered, anyone else want to add theirs? Ad hoc duties, the bane of Admin staff everywhere! My (least) favourites to date - Having to organise and work the Sunday before Christmas, for the company Kids Christmas Party. This still irritates me.

Gargh! I am adrift in this technological world

2010-03-12T11:23:00.000+11:00

Our laptop has kind of shit itself, in a black screen of death kind of way. Which has severely hindered my ability to blog and upload my flickr photos, as the work computers have restrictions (on the photos particularly) Of course, since we live so far from so-very-many-things not sure when we will have an opportunity for someone to look at the lappy either. Stay tuned :(

{Carefully neutral post title unrelated to nudity}

2010-02-18T08:45:00.001+11:00

Flickr can be really interesting.This is my most viewed photo (497 views). Key words that brought people to the photo, were mostly searches for a combination of "nude, beach, sydney, nudist."Because I made a quip about how frequently I accidentally look like I'm not wearing any clothes in photos.My next viewed photo has held the top spot for most of its Flickr life (until it was overtaken by the

My kingdom for a book

2010-02-17T10:57:00.000+11:00

I'd love to write a book. I don't know what topic I could know enough about to be an authority on the subject. And have no story in my head that would make a good novel. Why is it always "the great American novel"? Isn't it more inclusive to say "the Great Novel"??? I apologise in advance for my next comment, to anyone that has ever written a book, for I am sure I trivialise it. (here it is) I

And thats just really sad.

2010-02-15T20:48:00.000+11:00

So while I see the obvious advantages in this style of SMS conversation, I also find it highlights how infrequently you keep in contact with some people. I texted a friend over the weekend, who had come down to visit. In the course of the conversation I saw that the last message I got from him was on my birthday, 4 months ago. While I would have suspected this, knowing it for sure is just sad.

Mini oreos are the best.....

2010-02-12T07:58:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Mini oreos are the best....., originally uploaded by dataceptionist. Just part of my (mostly healthy) cache of food I keep at work. I got so addicted to these while we were in Europe, and then sister in Canada brought me

Patriotism at its best?

2010-02-08T20:53:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Australia Day 2010 Toga house (41), originally uploaded by dataceptionist. well the best its been in my life so far anyway.

Realisation

2010-02-05T16:26:00.000+11:00

I made a very over-ambitious stab last year to read all the back catalogue of Questionable Content; this totally great comic I found online. It started back in 2003 and I’m currently up to #1254. Yeoaw. So I have had two huge hiatus’ (ses?) from reading it. And now, after finally getting to 2008, (only ONE year behind) I’ve just realised its 2010 now, and I’m that much further away again. *Sigh*

Our new house!

2010-02-01T11:14:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Our new house, originally uploaded by dataceptionist. We are officially property moguls with our second property under our belt! While we won't be able to move in until we move back to Sydney, its still very exciting.

Who comes up with this stuff????

2010-02-01T08:49:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Lingerie football, originally uploaded by dataceptionist. Ummm, while I can see the entertainment value in this, doesn't it seem more like some guys wet dream rather than an actual sport? A throw away joke in a bad teen

WTF is a Jegging?????

2010-01-27T22:31:00.000+11:00

Ummmmm...... Miss Selfridge online has things called Jeggings, which appear to be Jean Leggings. (Flash picture, go visit the website to see the Fugitude) Who comes up with this crap!?!?!? And by giving it a name, don't we give it permission to stay?

Hello!

2010-01-06T14:38:00.002+11:00

Happy New Year!Post currently in draft. Internets at home on the fritzstay tuned!x

Gosh, Four months, How did that happen.

2009-07-17T16:06:00.001+10:00

Feeling an unholy amount of guilt about my lack of blogittude. Sorry dudes. Some recent developments - Got my motorbike learners. Bought a helmet. Naturally it is pink. Tried to go to the snow to go skiing on the weekend. But it was too foggy :( New job is good. Extremely busy, so have been super slack at internets. We haven't hooked up the internet at home yet, so haven't had time

Whoa

2009-03-19T14:32:00.000+11:00

I am spending an unholy amount of my time at work reading this webcomic I found through Sadistic Manager. (of which SM, I don't know whether to tip my hat to you or beat you over the head with a blunt instrument) After reading through the several most recent, I went right back to the beginning of the strip and started from the beginning. Unlike Cyanide and Happiness, a comic which I also read

Because I know you care

2009-03-11T16:52:00.001+11:00

K, you didn't ask me to, but I did it on you anyway. Now I'm sorry I don't know you better! Three words to describe me: Loud, vivacious,content Three words to describe you: funny, upfront, busy Three words to describe somebody I love: gentle, supportive, amazing Three words to describe my blog: eclectic, entertaining (i hope?), fluff Three words to describe my past: incriminating, middle-class

M thinks we need one of these

2009-03-11T12:08:00.002+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } I wonder where you buy these, originally uploaded by dataceptionist.Yes, and I think he should get nicked. Ok no not really. I can't remember if I told this story, but one night as he was getting into bed, he seriously ran

Sunrise at our place today

2009-03-11T11:13:00.002+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Sunrise, originally uploaded by dataceptionist.I'm going to be really sad to leave our apartment, I totally love it and views like these will be sorely missed.

We're leaving the big smoke!

2009-03-05T19:07:00.000+11:00

Well, we're moving out of Sydney. Why, do you ask?So M can have an enormous shed!Um. No.So we can enjoy the peace and serenity?Sort of.Mostly its so I can enjoy the convenience of the shops NOT being open on Sundays (seriously, I didn't think anywhere did that anymore)So. yes. Moving. To a country town. With a pretty lake. And an awesome weir. I love weirs. I have no idea why. I think its about

Erm. A face a mother could love?

2009-03-05T10:33:00.000+11:00

Somehow this is apparently what our future child will look like. Hmmm.....

oops

2009-03-04T15:54:00.002+11:00

I fell asleep at Yoga last night.Kind of embarrassing to wake up and realise everyone else is sitting up and the class is about to end.I heard her saying "hands to your breastbone.....namaste" and thought"what? she normally says that at the very end".... ....."oh wait. shit."And I sat up and everyone else was already sitting with their legs crossed, finished.

How to go Number 2 at work

2009-03-04T12:22:00.000+11:00

Sorry for the extremely lowbrow subject matter, but really funny. From a discussion on Pooing at work at Punk Rock HR Linda March 3, 2009 at 2:58 pm HOW TO POOP AT WORK We’ve all been there but don’t like to admit it. As much as we try to convince ourselves otherwise, the WORKPOOP is inevitable. For those who are pooping at work, following is the Survival Guide for having a dump at

Breakaway

2009-02-27T11:52:00.000+11:00

Bah, silly bits of fun floating around. What does your music library say about you? *Put Your iTunes, winamp, mp3 player or whatever on SHUFFLE* For each question, press the next button to get your answer (no cheating!!) *You must write down song/artist even if it doesn't make sense *Include any comments in parenthesis *Post with #25 as your Title*I'm trying this with my work music, which is

you gotta be f%#$ing kidding me right?

2009-02-24T11:03:00.000+11:00

Better Off PopularLifeguard | Princeton, NJ, USA (I was lifeguarding and jumped in to help a boy who had wandered into deep water. This interaction happened with his mother after I helped the boy out of the water.) Mother: *running over* “What happened?!” Me: “Everything is OK, ma’am. Your son just went too deep into the water. He should be fine.” Mother: “Well, why the h*** did you help

Morning tea!

2009-02-24T11:01:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } morning tea!, originally uploaded by dataceptionist. I'm having real trouble today getting motivated to....well anything really. I'm hoping a caffeine and sugar hit might help. Just so.....blah... today.

So Jealous.

2009-02-13T16:30:00.000+11:00

I have found that there is a range in the US called M&M's Premiums. (link needs Flash)I *wants* some.Triple Chocolate, Mint Chocolate MOCHA! Raspberry Almond and Chocolate Almond. YUUUUUUUUUMDid you also know you can get Custom Print M&M's!!! I think its likely to be confined to the States too. Damn I wish I'd found that before our wedding. (I'll just tell myself they weren't available instead)

Best. Cake. Mistake. Ever.

2009-02-13T15:35:00.001+11:00

I "wish" they made "more" Novelty Cakes in "Australia"*

2009-02-13T15:15:00.032+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } I have been crying with laughter for the last two days at work as I read through the archives on Cake Wrecks, a blog dedicated to "When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong." Thabo's Belly Cake, originally

Top Gear Live - awesome

2009-02-06T16:25:00.001+11:00

365_day2

2009-02-04T20:07:00.001+11:00

My First Day - 365 Days

2009-02-03T15:25:00.002+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } My First Day - 365 Days, originally uploaded by dataceptionist.So, as I mentioned a few posts ago, I'm starting the 365 day project on Flickr, and this is my Day 1 photo. (Yes, a little saturated, what can I say, I love

The only good cockroach...

2009-02-03T13:51:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Cockroach (a.k.a. plantation bug), originally uploaded by slippay. is a dead one.I was sitting in my cafe near work yesterday morning, and noticed a cockroach sneaking toward me. I was concerned it was headed right for my

Wingman

2009-02-03T13:38:00.000+11:00

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

What punctuation mark are you?

2009-02-02T16:43:00.003+11:00

Because I know you're DYING to find out. You Are a Colon You are very orderly and fact driven. You aren't concerned much with theories or dreams... only what's true or untrue. You are brilliant and incredibly learned. Anything you know is well researched. You like to make lists and sort through things step by step. You aren't subject to whim or emotions. Your friends see you as a

Pink Wii!

2009-02-02T11:17:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Pink Wii Fit Board cover (1), originally uploaded by dataceptionist. For Christmas M gave me a pink silicon cover for the Wii fit Balance Board. So here it is, in action!We're trying to continue to use the Wii, and we're

Anyone else find this weird?

2009-02-02T08:51:00.001+11:00

We're off to see our broker, the wonderful broker of....Oz?

2009-01-29T16:44:00.006+11:00

We're off tonight to talk to our mortgage broker about buying a house. An exciting time, as it may be the first step to becoming property moguls, as we plan to keep our unit. *fingers crossed*

This will go perfectly with the fridge...

2009-01-29T09:05:00.001+11:00

I Just Lost My Appetite…Frame Shop | Moscow, ID, USA (A customer comes in with “artistic” nude pictures of herself and her husband, and throws them on the counter.) Customer: “What kind of frame should I put on these? They are going in the kitchen.” Me: “The kitchen, huh? Well, I can start you off with a few options.” *I show her a few frames* Customer: “…and how much would this be?” Me: “

Well yeah its a bit judgemental....

2009-01-28T16:11:00.010+11:00

Fit To Be WideRetail | Missouri, USA (An angry, overweight female customer approaches me with a Nintendo Wii Fit and hands me her receipt.) Me: “Hi, what can I help you with today?”Customer: “I’d like to return this.” Me: “What seems to be the problem with it?”Customer: “I think it’s broken.”Me: “All right, what’s going on?”Customer: “Whenever it weighs me and calculates my BMI, it labels me

Sunset in AZ

2009-01-27T09:19:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Sunset in AZ, originally uploaded by Vibranttaste. Amazing! These kinds of photos are why I love Flickr. Its so much more than just somewhere to store your photos.

I'm getting better___

2009-01-26T21:20:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } SNC00190, originally uploaded by dataceptionist. ______________at making coffee on the machine at home. I bought a new macch glass. Still playing with it

M has gone away for a boys weekend.

2009-01-24T16:22:00.000+11:00

I totally hate sleeping alone. I don't share the sentiment with other girls that love when their partners go away so they can "spread out" in the bed. I just feel lonely.

365 DAYS

2009-01-22T16:23:00.003+11:00

A friend of the blog, Network Geek, has started a 365 project on Flickr. It's been around for a while on Flickr, and NG is the first person I "know" to have attempted it. And its a big project. The idea, for those of you unfamiliar-The Challenge: Take one self portrait each day for a year. Each day, take a self portrait, tag it with "365days", and submit it to the pool. It's that simple! For

I'm sorry....

2009-01-22T16:16:00.000+11:00

I know I haven't posted much lately. I'm just not really feeling the blogging vibe lately.

66th Annual Golden Globes - Red carpet

2009-01-12T12:49:00.002+11:00

Misses Not horrid, but certainly not good. And Deer-in-headlights-look she's sporting doesn't help...Satin bedsheet never a good idea for a dress

Things I don't want to see when House-hunting

2009-01-10T15:50:00.000+11:00

A webcam set up, pointed at your bed, attached to a monitor AND two Tv's. A douche/bidet/garden hose nozzle attached to your toilet (both of them) The contents of your fridge, strewn across the bench because you're in the middle of cleaning it out Crayon ALL OVER the walls And this was just one house.....makes me wonder if you actually want to sell.... Honourable mention to an incident when we

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T14:33:00.000+11:00

Milky coffee yuk

2008-12-23T11:38:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Milky coffee yuk, originally uploaded by dataceptionist. Today's coffee.The Coffee lady has gone on her yearly break again. So begins again the Great Mona Macch Hunt.

Yahoo! stuff up

2008-12-19T10:52:00.000+11:00

Holy cow, a memo has been leaked about how Management are to "handle" the lay-off of over 1500 staff.Check out the whole Memo at ValleyWag ;;Yahoo's script for performing the layoff begins when the boss walks up to an employee getting the sack. And then he says, "Thank you, [FIRST NAME HERE], for coming in. I have some information regarding our organization I'd like to tell you in person." The

To iPhone or not to iPhone...that WAS the question

2008-12-16T09:34:00.001+11:00

Very excited, have decided once and for all that I'm going to get the new Samsung Omnia. Had quite a debate raging for a while, Omnia vs iPhone vs Blackberry Storm. The Nokia version wasn't ever really in the running because from reports they haven't really developed a contender yet, but I can't see it being far off. Eca has an iPhone, and I've had a play, and they ARE very cool. Plus their

Hehehe christmas is silly

2008-12-12T16:18:00.000+11:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Well I'm freakin' exhausted...

2008-12-08T15:47:00.000+11:00

5 pairs of shoes 3 handbags 3 dresses and 2 outfits 5 cups of coffee 1 energy drink copious glasses of champagne 25 bobby pins too little sleep too much glitter and $800. Thats what a weekend looks like in retrospect when you're trying to figure out where it went....And a crippling desire for a foot massage Event # 1 - The RacesEvent # 2 - Costume xmas party Event #3 - Lunch with the

Mumbai Terror on Flickr

2008-11-27T15:03:00.001+11:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } IMG_5480, originally uploaded by Vinu. ~Amazing pictures have been posted from Mumbai already by a guy called vinu on flickr, this is just one of them.

Just desserts or bad taste?

2008-11-27T14:51:00.000+11:00

Can't decide whether this is brilliant, or a frightening vision of the future and the lack of privacy that Facebook type sites result in.MELBOURNE restaurateur Peter Leary has used Facebook to track down bill dodgers in his up-market establishment, Seagrass. Full StoryCheck out the story yourself, and let me know what you think....

I will also take a magical coat

2008-11-22T10:31:00.000+11:00

If That Doesn’t Work, Try Hogwarts Clothing Store Manchester, UK Customer: “Oi you! I need a coat and it’s not here!” Me: “Certainly miss, do you have the catalogue number?” Customer: “No! I’ve told you it’s not here!” Me: “Okay, describe it.” Customer: “I want one that will keep me dry and warm in winter, but cool in summer.” Me: “Sorry, we don’t stock magic coats.” Customer: “

It helps when you sleep with the creator

2008-11-21T11:51:00.000+11:00

Courtesy Fug GirlsI think everyone always knew that Sarah Brightman only got to play Christine in the Phantom of the Opera because she was married to Anthony Warlow.Here she is, driving that point home, at her Concert in Washinton DC. The immensity of the fug is awe inspiring. Amazing. And does anyone else look at this photo and think she looks like she is holding her right arm back behind her

6 years later, this still angers me

2008-11-21T11:19:00.000+11:00

Fingerprint Bundy clock. The way of the future I supposeSomething that has always bugged me in my working life happened fairly early on in it. Its one thing to know that the company you work for is stingy beyond belief, its another to KNOW they will screw their employees willingly.I've never worked for the government, so my only work experience is in private enterprise, which I split (mentally)

Storm about to break

2008-11-20T13:44:00.001+11:00

Unintentional voyuerism....its the best

2008-11-20T09:12:00.000+11:00

While I was off work for our Europe holiday, some of my work was sent to our other office in another city. Unfortunately even in this day and age, some work must still be done on paper, and cannot all be done electronically.Personally I think the solution is a touch screen, a stylus, and being able to scribble your notes directly onto the screen.Oh and a system that is 100% failsafe so you never

Whats bugging me today

2008-11-17T16:07:00.004+11:00

Pet Hate # 978Why oh why when I am walking down the footpath/sidewalk, if I am a single individual, do pairs of people think its ok to "push" me off the path? Below, a diagram. The left, is what irritates me so (I am the pink dot). Why is scenario 2 (right) so hard to accomplish? That's how I walk on paths in a pair?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Why do girls going to school now carry nothing but

So Annoying!

2008-11-13T12:10:00.001+11:00

I'm ANNOYED enough to USE UPPERCASE! I trundle over to get my coffee this morning, it was really quiet early in the day so I thought I would pop over a bit earlier than normal, give me something to do. I'm not sure what the barista-lady was concentrating on, but it obviously wasn't my coffee today. Since I got back from our Trip, she seems to be gearing up her staff to be able to handle her not

Wii-Fit - a discourse

2008-11-10T11:59:00.000+11:00

Ok so I have been studiously Wii-Fit-ing since we got it. As you do the activities and exercises you accrue "FitCash" in the form of minutes. So far I've done something like 3.5 hours worth of Wii-Fit and have just clocked into my third week, so doing well.There are four sections to Wii-Fit. Yoga Poses - As the name suggests these are a series of Yoga stretches and poses where you focus on

Obama vs McCain, South Park style

2008-11-07T10:27:00.004+11:00

Only 23 Hours after Obama won the Election, the South Park guys had made and put to air the episode dealing with the victory. It even includes actual dialogue from the speeches of McCain and Obama. This is the first episode, and the relevant material is about 2.30 mins in.

Parental indulgence reaches new heights

2008-11-07T10:07:00.002+11:00

Daddy I want you to get this pen mark tattooed on you! (Only short) From Defamer

Sexy Foam?

2008-11-06T12:15:00.001+11:00

Make That A Triple Non-Fat Sexy Latte sexy foam?Coffee Shop Vancouver, BC, Canada(A woman walks into the coffee shop and orders a latte with “sexy” foam. I make what I thought was a latte with really “sexy” foam.) Customer: “F***! This isn’t right. I want it with really sexy foam.” Me: “Okay…” (I make her another, with lots of really thick foam.)

Melbourne Cup oddities

2008-11-05T16:38:00.006+11:00

Carson Kressley & Candace Bushnell in the Emirates Marquee.Now, being the sponsor of the event, you'd think they'd have a better system than those tacky wristbands??? Not that I want people getting all "don't you know who I AM?!?"....The cutest little Cup goers A poor showing by Miss Universe Australia. Bit boring! Kate Mac from 2DayFM had her hair "done" by Joh Bailey, and this is what he did

Obama wins and ushers in a new era

2008-11-05T15:37:00.001+11:00

How exciting! What amazing times to be living through! I wonder how many Americans sat up to watch the tally and see the result? Now, repeat after me Mr Obama, "I will not F*** it up"From the Washington PostDemocrat Barack Obama has secured enough electoral votes to be elected the first African-American president of the United States, capping a meteoric rise for the freshman Illinois Senator

2 down 60+ to go

2008-11-05T08:55:00.002+11:00

Our two year wedding anniversary was yesterday. Hasn't time flown! Being Melbourne Cup Day, we initially planned to go to dinner the night before, but circumstances dictated that we ended up going to dinner on the day instead. I didn't think we were doing a gift exchange, I'm not sure why, its not like we talked about it. But M did get me something. Picture the most romantic gift you could

EXILE - Richard North Patterson ****

2008-11-04T15:54:00.001+11:00

David Wolfe's life is approaching an exhilarating peak: he is a successful San Francisco lawyer, he is soon to be married and he is being groomed as a future Congressman. But when the phone rings and he hears the voice of Hana Arif - a Palestinian woman whom he had a secret affair at law school - he behins a completely unexpected journey. The next day, while visiting San Francisco, the Prime

7 Deadly Sins (of Style)

2008-11-04T14:33:00.000+11:00

As Per Trinny & Susannah (Reproduced From Marie Claire April 08) ENVYaka "Stealing your Best Friends Style"Everyone has one - a fashionable friend who just can't seem to put a Jimmy Choo clad foot wrong. But trying to copy a friend's entire style can have a disastrous result if you have different body shapes or colouring. "Its about dressing for YOUR body shape, not trying to emulate the style

This can't be true....

2008-11-02T10:07:00.000+11:00

What. The. F***. (From Not Always Right) Deli Knoxville, TN, USA (I work in a deli, and the new girl gets a call about party trays; she hands the phone to me.) Me: “Okay, sir. Sorry about the wait. Do you know which tray you want?” Male caller: “I just need some information about party trays.” Me: “Alright, what would you like to know?” Male caller: “How many should I order for a

Prepare yourself - this ain't pretty

2008-10-31T11:13:00.000+11:00

And I don't mean Tori Spelling's impression of Sonny & Cher (which is also APPALLING). This is a music video that Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott made for their reality show NoToriOus, about their magical relationship being "so in love". Watch and marvel, suffice to say, Tori Spelling cannot sing. Nor can either of them write music lyrics, to save themselves. Its just.....I can't

Your boyfriend did WHAT to your boob?

2008-10-31T11:01:00.002+11:00

*shudder* Some people should be kept in padded rooms for their own protection.Rudolph The Boob-Nosed ReindeerMedical Supply Call Center California, USAMe: “Thank you for calling ***, this is Bill in the breast aesthetics department. How may I help you?”Customer: “My left boob popped.”Me: “Okay, so the implant failed?”Customer: “Yes.”Me: “Are your implants silicone gel or saline?”Customer: “The

Australian School Captain Graduation blunder

2008-10-31T08:05:00.000+11:00

This Gary Rego guy sounds like a tool. He's blasting the Principal and acting Principal in his speech at a Graduation dinner, and now he's got to sit his HSC at another school. Clever idea, idiot. Listen to his speech here.

This is the swimsuit I want

2008-10-30T09:18:00.000+11:00

SUNSET HAZE by SeafollyPart of their summer late release, alas, I have difficulty beleiving my breasts will fit into it. *sigh*

Impressions of Belfast

2008-10-29T12:01:00.000+11:00

UPDATED - Full Post below*Disclaimer - I mean no offence to anyone in this post, this is simply the observations and impressions of a touristSo irritating, I had this entire post trying to publish when IE and Blogger shit themselves and it deleted all the text.*scream!*So. Belfast was not what I expected and the beautiful sunny day did even more to make the experience surreal. We did a Black Cab

Pop tarts are back!

2008-10-28T13:40:00.003+11:00

pop tart's back!, originally uploaded by dataceptionist.Woot Woot! I bought these at the Fruit Shop near work today! So excited.I previously blogged about the lack of Pop Tart action in Oz So very pleased to know they are available again. Nothing like not being able to have something to make you want it!Afternoon Tea here I come *shoves fruit out of the way*

Sorry! I AM Home, I swear

2008-10-27T14:33:00.000+11:00

WATCH THIS SPACE, ---------->POSTs TO FOLLOW... as soon as I get a chance to write them....I will whet your appetite however by putting the titles up....I'll change the date of each post as it's published so it will show at the top of the page immediately after posting. :)

Love at first Wii

2008-10-27T14:32:00.003+11:00

*Girl in picture may not be a true and accurate representation of how I look Wii-ingWe bought a Wii, and a Wii-Fit, and they're completely awesome. Our first Wii-related experience was at a friends place a week ago. They'd borrowed it and we had a play, and it seemed horribly fun and wholesome. So when M unexpectedly received a $500 David Jones Gift Card, we thought we were set for towels, sheets

European Holiday Wrap-up

2008-10-27T14:31:00.002+11:00

Favourite spots, worst spots, and any other random stories I can conjure up. Working on a "best of" Photo Album on my Flickr page, so will try to co-incide the post with the album completion so I can link to it. Some "top shots" to be included at the very least. STAY TUNED!

Let's Make Melbourne Cup Day a National Holiday

2008-10-27T10:58:00.002+11:00

Let's Make Melbourne Cup Day a National Holiday^ SIGN THE PETITION by clicking the link Above ^

Home again home again jig-edd-y-jig

2008-10-16T17:38:00.000+11:00

Ahh where to begin. Our journey has ended, and we’re home again. Why don’t they serve the food in accordance with where you’re going instead of where you’ve come from? Doesn’t that make sense to anyone else but me? I’d prefer breakfast in the AM time of the destination, which I’m trying to eventually acclimatize to. Pleasantly surprised we weren’t over-weight with our baggage, which I

Things I hate about Hotels

2008-10-12T09:13:00.002+11:00

The water save stickers/cards you find in EVERY hotel bathroom now So much water is wasted in the hotel industry every day for washing...... towels on the floor mean please replace them, towels on the rail mean I will use them again…thank you for your cooperation in helping the environment… Now clearly I have nothing against this policy, but I am thoroughly sick of housekeeping ignoring the

London; redux

2008-10-06T06:00:00.002+11:00

Location Belfast, IRELANDWeather cold! Avg temp about 10 degrees, but getting used to it Local time 8pm Well it appears the Punk/ Alternative scene is still very much in style in London. Or at least parts of it. We visited Camden having been recommended to see the markets there. I wish we’d walked as far as the Lock however, as I am a fan of all things water control, not sure why.Could have

Oh Venezia let me hold you close a moment

2008-09-25T02:01:00.000+10:00

Location - SWITZERLAND, LucerneWeather has been cold!!! More on Swiss experiences later, but at the top of Mt Titlus it was -5 degress C!Local time 6.05 pm My whole life (so far) I’ve always said if I never went anywhere else in the world, I wanted to go to Venice. I’m not even sure where my love affair with the Italian city started. Probably a film or book around my pre-teens or something. A

Its all Greek to me

2008-09-18T01:47:00.000+10:00

Greece is not what I expected at all. And I can’t help but feel disappointed with what I got, to be honest. I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting, and perhaps on the whole, in comparison to Rome, Barcelona, and Paris, its MORE what I wanted than ever, in that those cities were so much more developed than I expected. For me, to sum up Greece in a few words, I would say smog, desolate, and

Come to the cabaret my friend

2008-09-17T07:43:00.000+10:00

UPDATED with M's escargot videooh boy did we go to the cabaret and it was totally worth the 60 euro p/p it cost (we have a Euro symbol on the keyboard, two actually, do I know how to make them work? No.Grr.We went to the Lido show, which is located on the Champs- Elysees, he main avenue in Paris. It was so magnificent, I wish we had been allowed to take pictures but alas we weren't.Unfortunately

English? hand gestures ???

2008-09-14T04:02:00.004+10:00

LOCATION Olympia, GreeceWeather is VERY humid. Very warm, unpleasantly so with no breeze. Annoying the internet service is only working for us in the lobby, where they have no air-con going!!local Time 9.02 PMWe've reached the half way point of the tour, and not for the first time we've counted ourselves lucky that we speak English at least. Because we're with a tour guide, we don't have too many

Nice is nice

2008-09-07T16:31:00.001+10:00

LOCATION Nice, FranceWeather is beautiful, but very warm. You're almost sweating at 10pm still. So an eventful departure from Barcelona. When in the breakfast room, one of our tour group had her handbag stolen. It was so fast it was incredible, she put it down, went to get something, not even her whole breakfast, and when she came back it was gone. Afterward a bunch of people remembered seeing

English people are weird

2008-09-03T00:50:00.000+10:00

I have heard, on more than one occassion that Australians are in denial about the weather. Some people think we pretend its not cold, shirking warm clothing for thongs and singlets. While this is not always true, I agree with it for the most part. The sunday before we flew out of Sydney, the sun came out and I perservered with shorts, for the first time in 3 months or so. It was awesome, for

Memo-Narita is NOT Tokyo

2008-08-29T11:42:00.000+10:00

LOCATION: Narita Airport JAPAN Local Time 10.47 am Weather is overcast but very warm and humid. Shorts and singlet weather! So we’ve landed in Japan and we're about to head off again, currently sitting in the Free Yahoo cafe in Narita Airport, which is cool! Note we're at Narita Airport, NOT Tokyo as we previously thought. Having told everyone we were stopping in Tokyo we feel like right idiots

We're almost away!

2008-08-27T15:47:00.000+10:00

Whee! Busy packing, can't chat, looks like it will be warm tomorrow when we land in Tokyo though!!!

Jesus needs more Carrie Underwoods

2008-08-26T17:35:00.000+10:00

For those of you unacquainted, and too lazy to watch the video (or too busy vomiting after watching it) Carrie Underwood is a country singer that is very pretty, very blonde, and this song is very catchy. Because I am a giant sucker for catchy Country and Western, I can't help but like it. I like it, even though I loathe the subject matter in its syrupy, saccharine vomitude-Chorus Jesus take the

Richard Dawkins reads his email

2008-08-26T09:54:00.000+10:00

Are you my type?

2008-08-21T10:49:00.004+10:00

I most definitely have a type. Thankfully M sits squarely in the middle of it, so I feel I can discuss it freely.As a Married White Female, I don't find myself "checking out" guys very often anymore. Not that I ever really wandered around as a single gal gawking at mens butts and letting out a low whistle everytime I saw something I appreciated. I just find that when it comes to looking at men

Its a lovely day today

2008-08-20T12:50:00.000+10:00

Had one of those bizarre, do I know you.... moments this morning at the Post Office of all places. I locked eyes with this guy, pleasant surfer looking fellow, and thought where do I know you from....hmmm before moving into the line. I kind of got the vibe he was thinking the same thing....I couldn't stop wondering, and am still wondering where I've seen him. I didn't ask him where I knew him

Ew

2008-08-19T11:26:00.002+10:00

As a non-beer drinker I am completely upfront about the fact that I think beer tastes and smell like ass.Ok so I really dislike the smell of beer. I can only imagine that beer smells much like it tastes, but I can really only guess as I've only ever had two sips: from a Corona, (as the "girly beer" apparently. I thought perhaps it would be slightly less than vile, and I was.....wrong), and a

Oh, so Stupid!

2008-08-15T16:14:00.002+10:00

From Runaway Bride To Ex-WifeVideo Rental Store | Texas, USA (A few years ago I was working at a video store when there were still late fees, and this exchange occurred after I scanned a couple’s rentals:) Me: “Okay, sir, with the late fee from your last rental, your total is $9.50.” Husband: “What do you mean a late fee? I ALWAYS return my movies on time, so you need to remove that late fee