Overdue update
Nov. 25th, 2009 | 07:49 am
Job: Still working at Statseeker. I've been there since 2006. 3 years, yay! Moving towards working from home. Work bought me an awesome desk. Sweet. Will set up the soon-to-be spare room as a study.
Home: Jason is moving out after living with us for 11 months. More expensive for me, but it means I get a spare room to use as an office, plus I got to buy an awesome fridge (Fisher and Paykel, natch) and an awesomer front-loader washing machine (Siemens). I can't wait to spin the fur off my shirts.
Peta and I got to raise three kittens for Pet City for a few weeks. It was hard to let them go, especially the ginger one. Stupid three cat limit.
Social life: What social life? I'm still in the long running Exalted campaign, but that's pretty much it. Going to Further Confusion 2010! I want to finish my gryph costume.
Fitness: Still having personal training twice a week. I've managed 1 RM of 135kg for bench press, which is mad. Doing boot camp twice on Saturday mornings, plus the last few weeks I've been running 4+ km most mornings. Got my weight down from ~86kg to 82kg. I want to get trim for FC!
Also cleaned up my eating. Avoiding carbs for lunch and dinner (I don't really miss bread). I've cut out junk food and candy, and mostly avoiding fruit juice too. Water is fine! Plus I want to keep my eating sustainable, so I'm still eating tasty enjoyable food, and if I eat something unhealthy (eg chicken burger) once a week then that's fine.
Home: Jason is moving out after living with us for 11 months. More expensive for me, but it means I get a spare room to use as an office, plus I got to buy an awesome fridge (Fisher and Paykel, natch) and an awesomer front-loader washing machine (Siemens). I can't wait to spin the fur off my shirts.
Peta and I got to raise three kittens for Pet City for a few weeks. It was hard to let them go, especially the ginger one. Stupid three cat limit.
Social life: What social life? I'm still in the long running Exalted campaign, but that's pretty much it. Going to Further Confusion 2010! I want to finish my gryph costume.
Fitness: Still having personal training twice a week. I've managed 1 RM of 135kg for bench press, which is mad. Doing boot camp twice on Saturday mornings, plus the last few weeks I've been running 4+ km most mornings. Got my weight down from ~86kg to 82kg. I want to get trim for FC!
Also cleaned up my eating. Avoiding carbs for lunch and dinner (I don't really miss bread). I've cut out junk food and candy, and mostly avoiding fruit juice too. Water is fine! Plus I want to keep my eating sustainable, so I'm still eating tasty enjoyable food, and if I eat something unhealthy (eg chicken burger) once a week then that's fine.
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Sep. 22nd, 2009 | 09:57 pm
I'm not dead, just on Twitter. I haven't even read LJ in about two months.
Do not tickle the bird
Sep. 2nd, 2009 | 10:29 pm
mood: angry
mood: angry
Yes, I am severely ticklish. No, I do not enjoy being tickled. In fact, I find it extremely unpleasant. I can only tolerate it briefly. One day I'm going to snap and lash out when someone tickles me. Please don't let it be you. Just don't do it.
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Jul. 1st, 2009 | 09:59 pm
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rosequoll has designed a "Bubby Bunyip" toy on Patch Together! She needs to fill 50 pre-orders before they start production. Check it out! http://www.patchtogether.com/?ProduAquarium photos
May. 26th, 2009 | 09:50 pm
mood:
sleepy
mood:
sleepy |
| Aquarium |
These are horrible photos but I'm tired and cranky and fish are surprisingly difficult to photograph, so this is the best I'm taking tonight.
I'm really happy that I found an effective solution for mounting the light inside the lid. There's no way that's coming out unless I want it to. If I want to take it out, it's simply a matter of cutting two cable ties. =D Smarty bird is smart.
Zzzz. *flop*
LoudTwitter poll
May. 21st, 2009 | 10:22 pm
Poll #1403370 LoudTwitter
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May. 15th, 2009 | 11:41 pm
So today I was sick with the flu ... I think? I was definitely coming down with it yesterday, and this morning I didn't feel too great, but since about lunchtime I haven't had any symptoms besides a slightly sore throat. Slightly. Maybe I've just got hayfever? I'm confused. Maybe my immune system kicked viral butt.
Anyway, I answered a work email this morning and spent the rest of the day doing laundry. I think I ran about 7 loads through the machine today. The shower curtain I bought two months ago from Ikea is covered in mould. I tried washing it to no great effect. I'll probably just throw it out. Maybe we need more fresh air in our bathroom. Stupid mould.
Had dinner (fish n chips) with parents and a brother this evening and watched a bit of rugby league on my brother's new telly. One brother bought a 40inch Sony Bravia (must be a crappy model because it looks ugly, the remote feels cheap and it doesn't even have picture in picture), and the other brother bought a 7.2 (*snicker*) surround sound system. Mum looked horrified when Dad and my bro unpacked all the speakers. I have a feeling only some of them will be hooked up next time I visit. I've had my 5.0 setup for four and a half years now and I still haven't bothered getting a subwoofer. Two is just silly.
Got about halfway through setting up the fish tank today. I rinsed it out good and filled it with about a 2cm layer of gravel. I need to add another centimetre of gravel before I can fill it with water. I spent about another half hour rinsing gravel when I got back from my parents' house, but decided to call it a night. There's always tomorrow!
Anyway, I answered a work email this morning and spent the rest of the day doing laundry. I think I ran about 7 loads through the machine today. The shower curtain I bought two months ago from Ikea is covered in mould. I tried washing it to no great effect. I'll probably just throw it out. Maybe we need more fresh air in our bathroom. Stupid mould.
Had dinner (fish n chips) with parents and a brother this evening and watched a bit of rugby league on my brother's new telly. One brother bought a 40inch Sony Bravia (must be a crappy model because it looks ugly, the remote feels cheap and it doesn't even have picture in picture), and the other brother bought a 7.2 (*snicker*) surround sound system. Mum looked horrified when Dad and my bro unpacked all the speakers. I have a feeling only some of them will be hooked up next time I visit. I've had my 5.0 setup for four and a half years now and I still haven't bothered getting a subwoofer. Two is just silly.
Got about halfway through setting up the fish tank today. I rinsed it out good and filled it with about a 2cm layer of gravel. I need to add another centimetre of gravel before I can fill it with water. I spent about another half hour rinsing gravel when I got back from my parents' house, but decided to call it a night. There's always tomorrow!
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May. 14th, 2009 | 05:47 pm
mood:
sick
mood:
sickSaw Star Trek (2009) with rosequoll last Thursday. We wore our TOS shirts. XD We're such geeks. We were very out of place. Stupid Garden City.
I drank heaps of caffeine so that I could stay awake during the movie. I didn't get to sleep until 2am, and woke up at 6. Four hours of sleep. D= I was a wreck Friday, but somehow managed to survive the day without passing out at work.
So since last Thursday I've avoided caffeine. I have been drinking one or two cups of tea each day, but certainly not the three or four cups of coffee plus random energy drinks like I've been imbibing. I've been relatively caffeine free for a week now and it's great to finally sleep properly again! I'm surprised that I haven't been nodding off at work like I used to. Monday was probably the hardest to avoid coffee but I haven't really missed it.
I had to drive my housemateroxxychan (Peta) to the hospital because she'd been sick for a couple of days and had painful joints. I dropped her off at 8pm, hung around for an hour, then went home to wait (and sleep). Peta called me to collect her at 3am! Remind me never to go to the hospital. :p
Anyway, turns out that she has a flu-like virus. Today I seem to have come down with it. I had a suspicion around noon that I was ill. By 3pm I was feeling pretty crappy and on the train home early. Some of my workmates are going to Interop in Las Vegas next week and I don't want to get them sick. That would seriously suck.
I think I'm going to take tomorrow off. Bleh.
rosequoll last Thursday. We wore our TOS shirts. XD We're such geeks. We were very out of place. Stupid Garden City.I drank heaps of caffeine so that I could stay awake during the movie. I didn't get to sleep until 2am, and woke up at 6. Four hours of sleep. D= I was a wreck Friday, but somehow managed to survive the day without passing out at work.
So since last Thursday I've avoided caffeine. I have been drinking one or two cups of tea each day, but certainly not the three or four cups of coffee plus random energy drinks like I've been imbibing. I've been relatively caffeine free for a week now and it's great to finally sleep properly again! I'm surprised that I haven't been nodding off at work like I used to. Monday was probably the hardest to avoid coffee but I haven't really missed it.
I had to drive my housemate
roxxychan (Peta) to the hospital because she'd been sick for a couple of days and had painful joints. I dropped her off at 8pm, hung around for an hour, then went home to wait (and sleep). Peta called me to collect her at 3am! Remind me never to go to the hospital. :pAnyway, turns out that she has a flu-like virus. Today I seem to have come down with it. I had a suspicion around noon that I was ill. By 3pm I was feeling pretty crappy and on the train home early. Some of my workmates are going to Interop in Las Vegas next week and I don't want to get them sick. That would seriously suck.
I think I'm going to take tomorrow off. Bleh.
Furry party
May. 3rd, 2009 | 09:31 am
I need to stop spamming Twitter. Time for a journal entry!
Had a party at our house last night for housemate's birthday! It went well, it was a relatively small gathering, there was meaty barbecue goodness and alcohol. Oddly, I didn't take any photos last night. Also didn't buy bacon, which is incredibly WTF.
I have a mild hangover this morning. I threw up last night after the party. My head was spinning. Too much Jack Daniels, I think. Maybe drinking cider, Jagerbombs and JD was a bad combo.
There's no candy in the house either. There may still be cheesecake.
The house is tidy. I like this.
It's odd that I only wore ears and a tail last night. The ears weren't mine, but they matched my hair colour almost perfectly. Rose, Kelvin and I wandered down to the servo looking for ice, but due to some stupid law they're not allowed to sell anything except petrol after 7:30pm. Uh, but I was still wearing ears and tail during that little trip. We retrieved Pepsi from the Pizza Hut across the road.
Most people got into the furry spirit of the party (that sounds alcoholic). Okay, only half the guests did. =P
My head is still spinning. Supermarket opens in 15 minutes. Mmm, bacon.
Had a party at our house last night for housemate's birthday! It went well, it was a relatively small gathering, there was meaty barbecue goodness and alcohol. Oddly, I didn't take any photos last night. Also didn't buy bacon, which is incredibly WTF.
I have a mild hangover this morning. I threw up last night after the party. My head was spinning. Too much Jack Daniels, I think. Maybe drinking cider, Jagerbombs and JD was a bad combo.
There's no candy in the house either. There may still be cheesecake.
The house is tidy. I like this.
It's odd that I only wore ears and a tail last night. The ears weren't mine, but they matched my hair colour almost perfectly. Rose, Kelvin and I wandered down to the servo looking for ice, but due to some stupid law they're not allowed to sell anything except petrol after 7:30pm. Uh, but I was still wearing ears and tail during that little trip. We retrieved Pepsi from the Pizza Hut across the road.
Most people got into the furry spirit of the party (that sounds alcoholic). Okay, only half the guests did. =P
My head is still spinning. Supermarket opens in 15 minutes. Mmm, bacon.
<3 birds of tokyo
Apr. 28th, 2009 | 10:16 pm
But I also have this song stuck in my head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKrBlIXz
I think there's a common theme with these videos. :P
Cider pack!
My cider pack arrived from microbeerclub.com.au. Boutique ciders, yay!
Well I'm all set for tonight! How about you? XD
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Well I'm all set for tonight! How about you? XD
Cooking with Whyrl
pleasantly intoxicated"Hey, how do you do the pumpkin ... thing?"
"Well, we only need a small amount, so just cut it here, peel off the skin, chop it here..."
"...and run it through the thingy?"
"...through the blender, yeah. Then get out the bread tray. You know, the bread tray?"
"The one in the cupboard?"
"Yeah. Put all the veges in that, then drizzle over some olive oil, and sprinkle some garlic and ginger, then mix it up with your hands. Put it in the oven on the middle shelf."
*glazed look* "...ah."
"It's not as difficult as it sounds, it's really simple."
"I know! I'm just being silly! ...And drunk."
"That's just normal for you."
"...Shut up!"
"Well, we only need a small amount, so just cut it here, peel off the skin, chop it here..."
"...and run it through the thingy?"
"...through the blender, yeah. Then get out the bread tray. You know, the bread tray?"
"The one in the cupboard?"
"Yeah. Put all the veges in that, then drizzle over some olive oil, and sprinkle some garlic and ginger, then mix it up with your hands. Put it in the oven on the middle shelf."
*glazed look* "...ah."
"It's not as difficult as it sounds, it's really simple."
"I know! I'm just being silly! ...And drunk."
"That's just normal for you."
"...Shut up!"
Unpacking my shinies
Mar. 25th, 2009 | 11:25 pm
mood:
amused
music: Birds of Tokyo - Medicine
mood:
amusedmusic: Birds of Tokyo - Medicine
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| From Cattery |
Grab your gun and bring in the cat
Hogswarming was a success! Meat! Alcohol! Calamari cups turned into beaks and horns! Jagerbombs! Icecream! No wench and no Dilph so it wasn't a *perfect* Hog run, but close. There are many embarrassing photos in my Picasa gallery.
Dead from group training Saturday morning. Note to self: mild hangover plus heavy physical exercise equals very very silly.
Sebkha and Jagafeh attended a world D&D day thingy Saturday afternoon but I piked out because four Jagerbombs equals severe sleep dep. (How the frak did I get ANY sleep??) Instead I went food shopping with Peta and then took a nap.
Went out to Sitar West End for delicious Indian noms with my family for Mum's birthday. I was starting my third glass of wine when my brother asked me how I was getting home. D'oh! Fortunately I sobered up at my parents' house enough for me to drive myself back home.
This weekend saw the finale of Battlestar Galactica. This was almost a religious experience for me. =P Fortunately I was only interrupted once or twice by my housemate when I was watching it. Saddest episode ever! I'm going to steal a synopsis from someone else and say that it answered all the right questions and left the right ones dangling. Yes, I cried. Hi Ron!
Successfully relocated my lorikeet, Timmy, yesterday with Dad's help and my brother's ute. She's settled in well to her relocated cage! And she's been really happy to see me. =D
Had an early night last night because I barely stayed awake for dinner. I seriously need to clean and vacuum my room. Sneezy bird.
Hang them all!
Mar. 21st, 2009 | 11:12 am
mood:
silly
mood:
sillyToday's your big chance, Queensland! Hang the parliament!
brb, voting
brb, voting
Cider tasting
Mar. 15th, 2009 | 01:34 pm
Strongbow - ...drinkable
Blackthorns - superawesome* but not in Australia D:
Bulmers - meh
Magners - bleh
Aspall - pretty good
Three Oaks (sweet) - win!
Pipsqueak - bleh
Still to try:
Mercury
Gaymers
*After consuming two pints at 10% alcohol.
Blackthorns - superawesome* but not in Australia D:
Bulmers - meh
Magners - bleh
Aspall - pretty good
Three Oaks (sweet) - win!
Pipsqueak - bleh
Still to try:
Mercury
Gaymers
*After consuming two pints at 10% alcohol.
Alcohol tasting
Mar. 12th, 2009 | 08:31 pm
mood:
bleh
mood:
blehBulmers cider - meh
Magners cider - bleh
James Squire golden ale - yeah
Magners cider - bleh
James Squire golden ale - yeah
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Mar. 8th, 2009 | 05:02 pm
mood: groggy
mood:
groggyMy Sunday has been exciting. First, I did some laundry, and then I did another load, and then another. I called my parents and found out I can procrastinate getting my lorikeet for another week. I haven't quite finished settling into the new place yet. Then Peta and I took a trip to Spotlight for some more supplies for whatever she's doing. Transformers keychain toys, I think. We also stopped by a bottlo because I need to find a better cider than Strongbow. Having been exposed to Blackthorn I've come to realise that Strongbow is crappy cider. Fingers crossed that I find something available locally that's good. Also bought some ground coffee for my espresso machine, and got to use it for the first time in two years! Yay! And then I took a nap, because Brisbane is too damn hot. Seriously. I don't know how people can live here without aircon. This makes me sad and grumpy because I can't fursuit. I think I'd die.
Going to FC2010!
FC09 was so awesome I've decided to go again next year! :D I've got two weeks off work lined up and have conspired plans with my fellow gryphon wolfwings to split a room and transportation (yay, GryphonMobile!).
All that remains is:
* Book a room at the con hotel next weekend.
* Prereg!
* Book a return flight to L.A. (eww)
* Work with Rose to finish my gryphy suit. :D
Winging it for my last trip worked awesomely. Winging it FTW!
I need to make more noise here next time so that people actually know that I'll be there. =P Anybody else going to FC2010?