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Well, I've survived my first week of work. Go me. Granted, 4 of the 5 days were induction and training, but still. 1 week done, 40 odd years to go... The early mornings are already killing me.

( Work-type stuff )

Still trying to get internet access at the apartment. At least I've started to sort out who DOESN'T offer broadband in my suburb. Everyone else are basically being complete pains - all I need to know is availability and price, is that so bloody hard?!

But, having nothing else to do, I've made lots of icons, which may be shared at some point.

Ok, finally some interesting stuff. For the Pretender fans amoung you, a link to the producers of the series discussing (amoung other things) Micheal T. Wiess' hair. Video files linked from this page - http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5080

Yes, so. Think I will end this before everything gets even more incoherent.

I have goodies for people today.

First, an interview with the Mythbusters talking about Star Wars. After discovering that Adam worked on the Prequels too, I now adore him more than ever. My opinion of the movies just increased, too :) Link is here. But, for those like me, who find that the official Star Wars site is about the slowest site in existance, the full text is below the cut.

( Mythbusters talk Star Wars )

Secondly, I have a few more icons. Not many - my sisters put in requests for wallpapers, so I've been filling those first :) They may or may not be posted up here, depending if I decide that a) they are fit for public consumption and b) anyone else would be interested. For the icons with different version, I'd appreciate if people would let me know which one they prefer, so I can figure out what works best.

( Here be icons )

Only four days til I leave home for good. Unfortunately, some pretty awful shit has happened round here, and I really wish I wasn't going right now. Not that me being here will make any difference, but *shrugs*. The timing could have been better.

( RL - I know what Wolfy did this summer )

While waiting for the guests to arrive, I decided to play with photoshop. Feeling moderately proud of myself, I then wanted to share the fruits of my labour on lj, which required me to learn how to stick pictures in a post. I think I have it sorted - I guess we'll find out :) Therefore, this entry will be a work in progress for the next few minutes (hours) until I figure out what I am doing. Be gentle with me - it's my first time :)

( Photoshop Madness - Star Wars and Buffy (Giles) icons. And a wallpaper. )

Did that work? And can anyone tell me if I can make the wallpaper show up smaller?


Random Observation of the Day - I like photoshop.

Hey, people, seen this yet? The new American law which has made 'annoying' someone on the internet ILLEGAL.

( Create an e-annoyance, go to jail )
Wow - anyone else wondering how on earth they are going to enforce this?

On other news - the airconditioner is working. Wohoo!! Actually, it is now working at the same sun-standard rate it was when we originally brought the people in to try and fix it, but at least it is running. Yay, the coolness!

And, thanks to one of the morons at working screwing up, I spent the first hour of work carrying a grand total of 1.8 tonnes of meat from one side of the boning room to the other. Who needs a gym, huh?

TV news - anxiously awaiting the new Stargate/BSG, when I either manage to download it, or get someone else to download it for me. A friend at work lent me season 1 of alias, so that'll be my viewing for the next week or so.

Random Observation of the Day - Life is so much better at a cool 24 degrees celsius.

Have to go to work tomorrow. Ughh. At least it'll be cool, I guess.

Been watching the Hornblower DVD's I bought my Dad for Christmas. Been I long time since I thought about that series - really liking it. It joins Lord of the Rings as one of the few movies/series I prefer to the original books. Unlike my less-than-love for the LotR books (which has everything to do with writing style), I think that the movies made the character of Hornblower a lot more accessible to the audience (plus, you know, more Archie, which is always good). I find Hornblower an interesting character in general - the contrast between his personal sense of honour and the more underhanded tactics he is willing take in warfare, such as sailing under false colours. Add in a superb cast, and I'm sold.

Must get around to getting my own copy, eventually. Oh, the brokeness of my life, which unfortunately does not look to improve with the new job, thanks to the rent. Ah well, such is life.

Oh, and our town had riots this weekend. Even made the national news. We're famous - go my town! (Hey wolfwarrior, still coming to visit?) The way the cops had their own little setup - all chairs set out under a tent, complete with a stand for refreshments, made it look rather like a party. Which reminds me that I still haven't posted the picture of the town christmas tree, but that will have to wait until I get it off my father's computer.


Random Observation of the Day - Why can I sleep all day, but never at night? Employment really needs a 'nocturnal ' option.

Hope everyone had a merry christmas/happy holidays, or in general just a damn good time. Santa (and the rels) was good to me this year - in addition to all the kitchen stuff I knew I was getting, I also got seasons 5-7 of Stargate (only 4 and 8 to go!), and the new Star Wars visual dictionary. Also 5 tea towels and 2 pot holders. Apparently people think I a) cook and b) cook messily. They might be right on the second, anyway.

On the other hand, I've had little time to keep up with all the lj-goings on, so if I haven't been commenting, that is why.

Hmmphh. The airconditioning is broken, has been since the friday before christmas. It's been 40 degrees celsius here. Not happy. May be getting fixed tomorrow, in which case I shall be very happy. This also, in an indirect way, accounts for the incoherency of this update - the heat has been playing havoc with my sleeping patterns, and I'm now in a state of permanent dazed tiredness.

In an effort to avoid the heat, my sisters and I drove for 2 and a half hours to another town, primarily to go shopping. While there I bought this book - 'Is history fiction?'. Looks pretty interesting, but the best bit? When I checked the publishing date to get an idea of how new the thing was, it says 'first published 2006'. Huh. Guess my book can time travel. Which then makes one think - If my book can time travel, doesn't that mean it should be able to get a first hand experience of all the historical events debated?

If I could go back in time, I'd stop myself from listening to the Star Wars musical. I listened to it once, almost two weeks ago, and it's still stuck in my head. Listening again now... hopefully this will help. Damn catchy tunes :)

Random observation of the day - I just want to give Adam Gilchrist a great big hug. His luck has to change sometime. But yay for Symonds!

Well, it's official. I can graduate. Got the results today - three distinctions and a high distinction. Pretty cool. I am a little annoyed that I was only two marks off getting a HD for my thesis. Oh well, it's all good.

So, I'm graduating with 2A honours - which is what I was hoping for, means I have a distinction average. Considering I don't actually know anyone with a HD average in Engineering, I think this is ok.

Yay!. Will Graduate! Will have Job! Will get money! Live in cool Apartment!

And now I have to go to the stupid temporary job. It isn't temporary enough to suit me.

And I hope everyone else did well/OK/passed - whatever you were hoping for.

Ahah! Just when you'd thought I'd gone home and forgotten you all, it's an update!

First things first - I have an apartment for next year. Well, strictly speaking, my parent's have an apartment, which I shall rent. And if you want to be really accurate, it's not actually their's yet, since they still have to do all the exchanging contracts and stuff. But they've paid the deposit, which is good enough for me.

It's so lovely. Very high ceilings - probably 12 foot. And fully furnished, which is cool, since I own nothing. And, to make wolfwarrior happy, it's on her side of town. Sounds like it is fairly close to __happy__'s place. Words do not do its wonderfulness justice.

On to other news - work sucks. As usual. To make matters worse, there is a whole heap of chicks working there at the moment, and they've run out of lockers. Grrghh.

But since I'm only working 4 days a week, I had yesterday off. So I decided to go the gym - yes, stop laughing, I can hear you from here. I had a free pass thingy they gave mean when I said I was thinking of joining them.

So I went to this class, which I was told was all punching, kicking and hitting people with sticks. That would have been good - it's been far too long since I've got to hit somebody properly - the sisters don't count. Unfortunately, the instructors had changed since the chick I was talking to had done it. And the new lady made it into aerobics with a stick. Which was OK, but not really what I was looking for. Then I was talking to the receptionist/manager person, and she said stick around for the pilates class. So I did.

I was suprised - it wasn't too bad. Except that the instructor kept getting parallel and perpendicular mixed up, which I found both confusing and amusing. Oh, and she kept saying 'Activate the core', and 'Activate the transverse abdominus', and 'Activate the buttocks'. By the end, I was just picturing a bunch of little, fluorescent cartoon muscles, holding up big swords and yelling 'Core, ACTIVATE!', before running off to battle evil and/or sloppy muscle control.

Note to self - it's a lot easier to do pilates when you aren't trying desperately to stop snickering. Or at least, to not snicker out loud.

Oh and for those interested - the entire cast of SG-1 have signed on for the next season. And Claudia Black is back as a regular. This could either be very good or very bad. I liked Vala, but hopefully she'll tone it down just a little.

*sigh* Work now. I hate work.


Random Observation of the Day - This is the second time I'v tried to update this. Stupid intenet connnection.

Uggh. Just thought I should let people know that I am now officially leaving the land of the fast internet connection. When you combine this with the new job, it seems I may be scarce around here for a while. Not sure - depends how things work out.

Broadband - the only thing I will miss about uni.

Well, you were going to get a wonderful post about the Clone Wars cartoons. Instead, you get this. Blame the morons trying to promote Intelligent Design in Australia. NOT HAPPY, JAN.

( Intelligent Design in Australia )
If they start teaching this, I'm gonna go set up my own country. Actually, I'm gonna go research the creation myths of other religions, turn them into a pseudo-scientific theory, and then sue the States if they don't teach 'em. Yeah.

But all hope is not lost. ( Yay for the Greens! )

So glad I voted for the Greens.

I can't believe this is being taught in schools. But I really hope everyone who answers biology questions in this year's HSC based on Intelligent Design fails. Miserably.

OK, just to clarify - I have no problem with the assumption that God created the world, human-kind and the Backstreet Boys, since I tend to lean in this direction myself (sometimes - it depends a lot on my mood). However, I do have a problem with the idea that there is "a hole in evolution theory", and the idea that Intelligent design is a scientific theory.

Words cannot describe how annoyed I am right now.


Random Observation of the Day - I had a hard time chosing a mood for this entry. So consider it a mix of - aggravated, nauseated, infuriated and sad. But in the end, I had to go with plain old Pissed Off.