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

Breeks. More Breeks. Please.

And so it was that the best week I've had in a long, long, long time emphatically came to an end due to a quite atrocious morning. 

'Emphatically' may not be the most appropriate word to use there. Actually, it's just a generally inappropriate word that I bandy about too much.

Back to the aforementioned week. 

Why was it good, you may ask? 

It just was (in-depth analysis and perceptive discussion has always been a strength of mine). It seemed like every day was just golden. Good things happened, more or less, from last Friday (when I finished up at Deloitte) to this Friday. Most of it revolved around friends, cool people (a subcategory of friends), and family. Funny how good times always seem to centre around them.

I was going to do something crazy and wild yesterday, to maximise the utility of the luck and stuff coming my way, but it occurred to me that this awesome spell wasn't necessarily going to last for a full week. And, even if it was, I shouldn't push it too far. Because we all know what happens when you do.

Anyway, as it happened, it ended up being pretty much a week anyway. 

However, after the pretty bad morning, it did pick up again somewhat in the arvo, which leaves me (probably unreasonably) hopeful. 

Here's to another brilliant week!

Word of the Day: Brilliant

I wanna talk tonight

But it would seem a bit random, if not downright creepy, if I did randomly call you tonight.

I still want to talk though.

Word of the Day: Talk

One More Time

So the Deloitte gig's all over for now, and I managed to secure (and, just a couple of hours ago, accept) a grad offer. Which, on top of elation, elicits from me a massive sense of relief. I've finally gotten something, after all the trials and tribulations and whatnot. I'm thankful that I worked with really great people, most of whom really tried to help me along.

The last few work-free days have been good. I'm kind of starting to miss it already. It's more missing the other vacationers than the work. I liked those guys. Or a number of them anyway. Hopefully will get to see them before we all start back at work next year. 

Also, after what seems like years, I've finally managed to find me a girl problem. As in, a quandary that is in the form of a girl. 

Well done me. 

I'll not talk about it here, but feel free to hit me up about it next time you seem me online/in person/on the phone if you feel like a bit of goss, a bit of romance, more than a dash of unrequited love, and impossible odds.

I should work in movie marketing. Or something. 

So yeah. Work's over, so normal service resumes. Hell, it's so normal, that, right on queue, the day that I finish work, a truckload of mulch and firewood gets dumped on our front lawn. Which, of course, means that I'll have to move it. Much like the time before I commenced work.

The greatest thing about finishing this whole thing is that I get to see my friends again. Having good chats all around. 

Like on Friday, having good old chats with the other vaccers. Learned a lot about everyone, had good times, etc. Should do it again more often. 

Or like Saturday, where my homies and I went to celebrate my birthday/offer with some weird dinner-ice-cream-Time Zone hybrid. 

Iced Dinnerzone. 

What a zippy name. As I said, marketing extraordinaire right here. 

So apart from doing things with friends, this week I am going to:

• Upload a massive lot of photos
• Blog (which is happening right here, right now)
• Continue the revamping of my room
• Plan for Gold Coast trip
• Finish moving the pile of stuff outside my house to the inside of my house (being my garden).

I think that'll do for now. 

I promise the next one will be a lot more orderly, and a lot less thought-spewy. 

Also, more about Noel Gallagher gig next. Get excited. 

I'll leave you with this clip that was promised by the post title. 

Word of the Day: Celebrate

  

Work and stuff

So yeah, work.

It's been pretty fun, actually. My team's really fun to work with, and the other vaccies are pretty cool as well. I've been working at the Hyatt for the last week, which has been pretty awesome. My buddy Daniel's been spotting tennis stars all over the joint, but none for me so far.

The only thing that's stressing me out a bit is the study that I have to do up until Friday, but other than that, it's all cool.

Something exciting happened! The rear end of my car got swiped off by an 87-year-old driver while my mum was driving it. First weekend I've had free for a bazillion weeks, and my car is out of action.

Typical.

Thankfully, nobody was hurt, including Michelle, who was in the car at the time.

It also made me marvel at the genius of Toyota engineering. The back of the car just came off at the joints, resulting in less damage to the car body as a whole, and less impact to the driver. It's also pretty easy to repair. Essentially, you just pop the rear back on, and away you go.

But yeah, kind of sucks.

Two more nights of study to go!

Word of the Day: Engineering

The Emphatic Return of King Henry

Not much time for a proper post today, so I'll keep it short.

Thierry Henry! It's been said elsewhere, but it's like it was scripted. Arsenal needed someone to lift them, to score the deciding goal against their old nemesis, Leeds, and, of course, Henry climbs off the bench, and scores one of his trademarks. Left channel, beautiful control, curls it around the keeper into the far post. As Arsene Wenger said, it was a very Henry angle.

If you haven't seen what I'm ranting and raving about, click here.

In case you haven't heard, this man was the reason I started following the Gunners all those years ago. To me, in his prime, he epitomised so many things that were beautiful about the game. Pace, skill, power, timing, teamwork, athleticism, goals. Ripping through teams as if they were paper, and he was some kind of paper...ripper. All done with seemingly very little effort. He's also a throwback to a team that was as good as good can be. I'd say that team would give the modern day Barcelona a run for their money. Ljungberg, Vieira, Pires, Campbell.

To see him return, and score the decisive goal in his first game back, is beyond unbelievable.

Trademark.

Although his facial hair is questionable, there was no doubt about the elation he felt at the goal. All in all, pure, undistilled, sheer awesome today. 

Also, started work yesterday. Been learning quite a bit, settling in, and all that. Still finding my feet a bit, but starting to feel a lot more comfortable. More about that anon I guess.

Word of the Day: Henry

A (very delayed) Happy New Year

A (very delayed) Happy New Year to all and sundry. And everybody else too. I'd like to think there's a reason for the delay, but really, there isn't, apart from being busy with being busy.

Anyway, to kick the year off, a golden oldie!

Shalalalala

Apologies for the slightly weird middle part of the MV. I am, however, unapologetic and unrepentant for the fact that the song is now definitely stuck in your head. Forever. 

Brings back such memories. And with that blast from the past, we now look forward to the future. 

More than anything (or anything I can think of at present), this promises to be a fantastic year for films. The Hobbit, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Something Else That I Can't Remember Right Now But Probably Begins With 'The'. 

Ah. The Hobbit. Not since The Return of the King have I been this excited about a film coming out. The trailer sends shivers down my spine. In a good way, too. 

I'm glad Peter Jackson's doing this film. Love that guy.

Funny story time! A couple of days (or weeks - I forget which) before the trailer came out, I was watching Love Actually. If you have watched that film in any great detail, you may have realised that the guy who plays Bilbo (in The Hobbit, not Love Actually) is the sex scene extra actor from Love Actually. Funny thing was, when I was watching Love Actually, I said to my sister, 'Hey, is that guy in Lord of the Rings? He looks like a hobbit. Was he one of the extras?' Ok, that was more curious than funny. Point is, my calling in life is clearly to be an actor/actress picker dude for films. It matters not whether the job exists or not. If it doesn't, I'll make it exist. If it does, well, all the better.

Cannot. Wait. 

Anyway, Happy New Year. I hope it's a good one for all of you, and I'll try to share more jolly times with all of you and all that. 

Word of the Day: Hobbit