Eagle Vertigo

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/?Product&pId=103

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*

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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!

Saw 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 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. :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.

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.

But I also have this song stuck in my head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKrBlIXzI5I

I think there's a common theme with these videos. :P

My cider pack arrived from microbeerclub.com.au. Boutique ciders, yay!

From Cattery

Well I'm all set for tonight! How about you? XD

"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!"

Today's your big chance, Queensland! Hang the parliament!

brb, voting

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.

Bulmers cider - meh
Magners cider - bleh
James Squire golden ale - yeah

My 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.

I'm at 4:04! Hi-five, kynekh_amagire!

*bangcrash!*
*cat comes running out of bedroom*
"Nonny!"
*sheepish look*
"Well, as long as it's not my fursuit head, I don't really care."
*wardrobe shelf and gryphon head on floor*
"..."

I'm back in Australia. =( Yesterday I was jetlagged as hell, but at least I woke up at 6am today? I keep waking up and my half asleep brain wants to know what bedroom I'm in and why am I still in L.A.? Then I realise I'm in my own bed at home. I've spent a total of four nights in my bedroom and that was five weeks ago! It's no wonder I'm confused. I spent more nights in Sarasota and Las Vegas!

I'm going to attempt to write a "bird's eye view" of my trip. There's likely to be mistakes, so feel free to point them out.

( Trip summary )

Special thanks
The last five weeks have been incredibly awesome and it wouldn't have happened without the support, time and generosity of many people. Thank you to the organizers of FC09, it was a blast and I'll definitely be back! (Hopefully next year!) Thanks to Kreggan and Warp for hanging out, the meals and company (and Fry's!), the photos and the trip to the Computer History Museum, and checking up on me. Thank you again, Gatcat and Lex, for letting me hang out for the post-FC week, and thank you for organising my stay in Santa Cruz, that was a great idea! Thanks to Silver and Bob for the party and letting us crash there and tour your workshop! Thank you, Linda, for letting us invade your place, for driving us out to Disney and back, and for encouraging my silliness in spite of Rose's protests. XD Thanks to Daniel and Felix for the photos and the memories. Special thanks to Wolfwings for getting lost with me in St Louis, plus all the chat and trip advice! Thank you to Buran and Snowdog for letting Wolfwings and I crash at your place (I'm sorry I didn't stay longer!). Thanks Tad and Sao for letting me stay with you, for taking me out to some great places for dinner each night, for Hoover Dam, for the company, and for letting me unwind at the end of a long trip!

Finally, hugs and ♥ to Rose for convincing me to take this trip at all! A big thank you to everything you organised for us throughout the trip! Thanks for the company on the flights, for making me sew my suit (no, seriously!), for having my costume ready in time for FC, for hanging out in your room at FC, for being awesome at Disneyworld and not teasing me too much, for being keeping it together in Sarasota, for putting up with me the few times I was cranky and antisocial, and for just generally being awesome.