Word vomit

This is going to be a mini-collection of stuff that I've been meaning to post for a while, but for one reason or another, couldn't be bothered.

So I've been back from the Gold Coast for a couple of days. Good times, and all that. Not really all that much to talk about. Photos are all up on Facebook anyway, and you know what they say about pictures. 

Yes. Every single one of those photos is the equivalent of me writing 1000 words. Therefore, no words here on that. 

So rewinding a bit (just because I love jumping all around my chronological mental map), I went to the Noel Gallagher gig. 

It was almost like a dream come true, really. I say almost, because the rest of Oasis were missing.

But anyway, it's not like 'Don't Look Back in Anger' needed the rest of Oasis anyway. And that was pretty awesome. 

Leaping back into the present (wheee!), it looks like I may be going to Europe in mid-year. Which would be fantastic. Costly, but fantastic. 

And we're at that time of year again. Uni starts in a couple of days. Holidays never seem long enough, despite the months on end we spend doing very little. Upon reflection, this was one of the best summers I've had, despite the two weeks from hell I had at the start of January. You know, the vac work, the supplementary exam, and writing up of a research proposal. 

However, it's not all doom and gloom. I don't officially start uni until Wednesday. Oh yeah. Gloaty McGloatgloat right here. 

Word of the Day: Chronological   

Last day on the Gold Coast

And we just discovered five dollar breakfasts right below where we were staying.

We're eating them right now. Missed opportunities never tasted this good. Or this economical.

Word of the Day: Breakfast

Gold Coast Day One

As suggested by the title, the first day of our Gold Coast 'roadtrip' just concluded.

Good times have been had, with the promise of more to follow.

First impressions of this place are a bit mixed.

Architecturally (because that's everyone's primary concern), it's a little bit of a let down. Most of the buildings I've seen so far are a bit dilapidated. That might be a bit strong, but a lot of the buildings here have certainly seen better days.

Weather-wise, it's pretty humid, which was expected. However, became a bit milder towards the latter part of the day.

On to some not-so-first impressions!

The accommodation (Q1) is pretty swish. We're fortunate enough to be on the 47th floor, and our apartment comes with bonus awesome scenic views.

Anyway, activity-wise, most of the day was spent getting from my house to airport, airport to the other airport, other airport to Q1, finding lunch, spending a couple of hours running/sitting on the beach, chilling in the pool, eating dinner, and finishing off with a mad Monopoly Deal/apple cider/Sherlock/Tangled combo. If you thought that was going to be a short summary, you had another thing coming. Word.

That'll do for today. Maybe another one tomorrow if I can be stuffed.

Word of the Day: Impression

The Nile is a river that runs through several countries, not just Egypt.

Late-night posting on Valentine's Day of the biggest song of denial I have ever heard, on the eve of my trip to the Gold Coast. Sometimes, my life doesn't seem to be as boring as I often think it is.



I don't think we're perfectly lonely. We just kid ourselves that we are.

Happy Valentine's Day.

Word of the Day: Perfectly

More like 'F plates for failbots'

they should be a english section to the driving test!!! i had how they always use their language barrier as a way out of shit,

I read this statement today, posted in a group that can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=mf&gid=221347833447

and I just laughed.

It's a group called 'A plates for Asian drivers' or something equally stupid. It's about how bad Asian drivers are. And it sort of transmogrified into how bad their English is. I was going to comment on how you very rarely see Asians involved in massive car accidents, but I really don't have the stats to back that up, and nor do I think these things have anything to do with race. I don't think I need to add too much more to the extremely profound statement up above. Pretty much says it all.

Imma stop laughing at irony now.

Oh, A League with Linda and her sister Dianne/Diane (I don't know how to spell) last night was also good fun. Bad game from a neutral point of view, as Gold Coast were pretty much acting like punching bags. But good performance from Victory. All the goals were fairly sublime. The flare was also a bit epic. Like, I could barely see the TV screen for 15 minutes afterwards. The anticipated grilling from Linda's parents also wasn't as bad as she made it sound like it would be. I actually quite enjoyed it. Should get grilled more often.

Word of the Day: A