Last night at my house we celebrated my granparents 50th wedding anniversary... Just let it sink in...50years of marriage! Its pretty crazy ey? So I just thought that I would put this little post up, to say congradulations to my Gran and Pa, but also just to show everyone else how proud I am of them.
I guess in today's world its easy to see marriage as a "in the moment" thing, where people get married becacuse they are happy at the time and as soon as things get though they just leave it behind, but I guess its like most things today, people really only like to do things that beifit them and if its too hard then its not worth it. But marriage wasn't made for that, i'll give it a whirl kind of attitude. Marriage is a life thing! Which as I was told by Pa last was something that you have to work at. So congrats, I think that its awesome and I hope that when I get married I will be lucky enough to have a golden anniverary to!
Just a thought I had.
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Saturday, September 30, 2006
Emma's Kitchen
Sorry its been a while,
This week I have been on holidays from uni which should have ment that I had plently of time to blog... but because I am a little silly in the head, I decided to use my only free week in semester two to do a commercial cooking course!! I was told a little while ago that if I couldn't cook, I might struggle a little with my subjects next year, so because I can't cook when they offered this course I said well okay. The course was run from Box Hill Tafe, the same place that is training the chef's for the TV show "Jamie's Kitchen", so we got to use all his cookware and stuff which was pretty cool, and after watching the first episode of that I figured it couldn't be that hard but I had no idea what I was getting myself into!
What I originally thought would be a breeze turned out to be a long and painful task, but I did learn a lot, got to wear an apron and a cool hat (I'll put a photo up as soon as I can), got to spend time with my friend Claire from uni, and one girl (not me) set her saucepan on fire, so I guess it was all worth it. I just couldn't believe how tired I got each day with just cutting vegies and stuff, oh well.
I was hoping to have a whole heap of funny stories to share, but lots of them are "had to be there" kind of things, so I will just look like a tool if I try and explain them on here, but if you really want stories you can talk to me later, or Claire. However, I must say that if you ever need someone to julienne your carrots or slice and dice your onion, or even make a nice honey soy marinate for your meat...I'm your girl, but it might take a while, lets just say Claire and I like to take our time. Maybe if I practice, I will have my own kitchen, you know like Jamie's? Nah, that sounds like way to much hard work, maybe I will just go back to eating home cooked meals that mum makes and leave the cooking for as long as possible! Its probably better for everyone's health and sanity if I do.
Just a thought I had.
Stay tuned.
This week I have been on holidays from uni which should have ment that I had plently of time to blog... but because I am a little silly in the head, I decided to use my only free week in semester two to do a commercial cooking course!! I was told a little while ago that if I couldn't cook, I might struggle a little with my subjects next year, so because I can't cook when they offered this course I said well okay. The course was run from Box Hill Tafe, the same place that is training the chef's for the TV show "Jamie's Kitchen", so we got to use all his cookware and stuff which was pretty cool, and after watching the first episode of that I figured it couldn't be that hard but I had no idea what I was getting myself into!
What I originally thought would be a breeze turned out to be a long and painful task, but I did learn a lot, got to wear an apron and a cool hat (I'll put a photo up as soon as I can), got to spend time with my friend Claire from uni, and one girl (not me) set her saucepan on fire, so I guess it was all worth it. I just couldn't believe how tired I got each day with just cutting vegies and stuff, oh well.
I was hoping to have a whole heap of funny stories to share, but lots of them are "had to be there" kind of things, so I will just look like a tool if I try and explain them on here, but if you really want stories you can talk to me later, or Claire. However, I must say that if you ever need someone to julienne your carrots or slice and dice your onion, or even make a nice honey soy marinate for your meat...I'm your girl, but it might take a while, lets just say Claire and I like to take our time. Maybe if I practice, I will have my own kitchen, you know like Jamie's? Nah, that sounds like way to much hard work, maybe I will just go back to eating home cooked meals that mum makes and leave the cooking for as long as possible! Its probably better for everyone's health and sanity if I do.
Just a thought I had.
Stay tuned.
Friday, September 22, 2006
The war is over
Just thought that you would like to know that I have beaten Mr. Hyde and blogspots can once again be view at work.
The war is over and victory is mine...I have won.
I didn't even have to throw a punch or chuck a tanti!!! Amazing I know...Maybe from now on i should be known as "Emma the Conqueror" or "Emma the Great" or you know how they used to name people after the things they defeated? maybe then I would be "Emma of Hyde" ha ha ha that sounds so dumb. Maybe they could make me the superhero in a new video game...maybe I could be the next lara croft (but with significantly reduced...lets call them assets) or maybe not, maybe I should just be quiet, before they do it again.
Just a thought I had.
Stay tuned.
The war is over and victory is mine...I have won.
I didn't even have to throw a punch or chuck a tanti!!! Amazing I know...Maybe from now on i should be known as "Emma the Conqueror" or "Emma the Great" or you know how they used to name people after the things they defeated? maybe then I would be "Emma of Hyde" ha ha ha that sounds so dumb. Maybe they could make me the superhero in a new video game...maybe I could be the next lara croft (but with significantly reduced...lets call them assets) or maybe not, maybe I should just be quiet, before they do it again.
Just a thought I had.
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Monday, September 18, 2006
Don't ya just love that...
So I think this last week has been the longest week of my life I think, why so long??? Well my mum has been in china visiting my dad so I have been in charge of the house, a lot tougher when you inclued my two teenage brothers, and on top of that my darlin davo has ended up in hospital with Glandular fever, a liver virus and now pneumonia as well, so its been really long, anyway thats not what I want to blog about...but if you want to know more you can talk to me about it later.
What I do want to talk is times that you go....Don't you just love that... Tonight I played basketball as I do most monday nights with my beautiful friends. But tonight, it was not just any ordinary game. Tonight was like rivalry round in the Afl, coz it was box hill vs box hill, our team verses another team from the same church. Now these games normally get pretty fiesty coz it a matter of pride. Anyway unfortunatly the other team was very low on numbers so they had some pretty powerfull ring-ins, but our team of 5 including me (which if you have read my blog for a while you will know I am not very good, see slide baby, slide) came through with the goods. Although we are a little worse for wear, we won...and it made me go don't ya just love that.
Just a thought I had.
Stay tuned.
What I do want to talk is times that you go....Don't you just love that... Tonight I played basketball as I do most monday nights with my beautiful friends. But tonight, it was not just any ordinary game. Tonight was like rivalry round in the Afl, coz it was box hill vs box hill, our team verses another team from the same church. Now these games normally get pretty fiesty coz it a matter of pride. Anyway unfortunatly the other team was very low on numbers so they had some pretty powerfull ring-ins, but our team of 5 including me (which if you have read my blog for a while you will know I am not very good, see slide baby, slide) came through with the goods. Although we are a little worse for wear, we won...and it made me go don't ya just love that.
Just a thought I had.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Kat's Back
Okay so once again I am behind again, but even though this happened on tuesday as in last tuseday....not today, the joy in my heart is still loud and strong...What happened on tuesday you might ask???
Kat came back from overseas and I was s
ooo excited so on wednesday night for cell we went to the city and got gelati and it was great. Even though she was only away for like 10 days I tell you what I missed her. I think it may have had something to do with not saying goodbye and forget that she had gone because it all happened so fast. All i know for the whole time she was away I kept going to things expecting that she would be there and she wasn't so I got really dissapointed. Anyway it doesn't matter now coz she is back!
Anyway I know it probably means nothing to you but it does to me and this is my blog so deal with it! Welcome Back Kat... you have been missed.
Just a thought I had...
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Kat came back from overseas and I was s
ooo excited so on wednesday night for cell we went to the city and got gelati and it was great. Even though she was only away for like 10 days I tell you what I missed her. I think it may have had something to do with not saying goodbye and forget that she had gone because it all happened so fast. All i know for the whole time she was away I kept going to things expecting that she would be there and she wasn't so I got really dissapointed. Anyway it doesn't matter now coz she is back!Anyway I know it probably means nothing to you but it does to me and this is my blog so deal with it! Welcome Back Kat... you have been missed.
Just a thought I had...
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Friday, September 08, 2006
Happy New Holden
So my title is a little inappropriate, but it does have a purpose but I will get to that in a few minutes.Today Peter Brock another Famous Australian died suddenly, I can't believe it, two amazing men in one week. I don't really have much to say about it, only that even before I began to take some intresest in cars (thanks Davo), Peter Brock was the only driver that I knew, (except now i know two, I also know Craig Lowns for ford, no guesses as to why) but it wasn't from racing that I remember Peter, it was from those ads that Holden ran for their New Year's sale, in which Peter and a lady named Debroah said something a little like this...
Debroah: Happy New Holden Brocky
Peter: Happy New Holden Debroah!
and then the sales came on to the screen...hence where the tittle comes from! So there you go my only memory...
Now, I don't want to make his death sound trivial, but when people die mum always says "it happens in threes you know"...I don't know if I can handel the death of another Australian icon, but if it comes in threes who would it be??? Dame Edna??? Hugh Jackman??? John Howard??? Seriously no one is safe...Do you think it really will happen in three? I hope not, I don't think my heart would cope.
Just a thought I had...
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Strong Character
So once again, I am not quite as quick as everyone else bloging about this, but what can you do?This morning as I was eating my breakie, I read the paper, in which was a 10 page tribute to Steve Irwin, and while I had heard all about how he died and the impact that has made, I guess it didnÂ’t really hit me until this morning.
In the paper and on the news last nights there were all kinds of reports for Bindy's (his daughter) take over from her dad and how it has effected everyone, and how there were many "prayers". And it got me thinking...I wonder what Steve believed,Ii thought about his character and the things people had said about him. They way they talked of him as a genuine guy that loved life, someone who was passionate about everything and loved his family more than anything. I saw an interview with a guy that has been working with him for only 4 days, and the guy was a mess, the impact thatStevee had had in those few days wasunbelievablee.
I guess from where I sat, to me, Steve acted like a Godly man, now I have nothing to back up whether he was or wasn't a Godly man, but I guess itchallengedd me, as to what kind of impact do I have? I know that I love God, I know some of what God's character is like yet sometimes I know I am nothing like that. I think that if I was more likeStevee, I kind of reckon that if I was I would be more like God, not thatStevee is God by anystretchh of the imagination, but just in the way I would treat others, love God's creation and live my life.
I would like to know whereStevee was at, but I guess I never will now, well not until I get to heaven, and hopefully I will see him there. Anyway, I guess what I really want to say is I want to make an impact for good, I want to be able to leave a legacy like he has, but most of all I want to be as genuine about life as he was.Isn'tt great the things God can use to teach us a lesson..Whoo would have thought.
Just a thought I had...
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Saturday, September 02, 2006
Crack or Colour
Okay, another mystery of life coming your way...
Today we had rehearsal for the Sunday schools fantastic up and coming show "Music Machine" featuring none other than Dave George, and during which, being a Sunday school teacher I had to stand up and sit down a lot... Now I know I am not the only one that has this issue, but I am a little sad to say I have a crack issue, that is, when I sit down sometimes my bum crack pops out. It doesn't matter what pants I wear, it always seems that my "crack" just wants to say hello world.
So in order to semi fix the problem I have gotten into the habit of just pulling my undies up (don't worry, this will stay clean, this is the worst that it gets) so instead of seeing crack you just get to see what undies I am wearing.
Anyway today while in rehearsal one of the kids with not so good English (ha ha ha a perfect example form myself) said..."Emma....Emma....your underwear" and continued to point at my bottom. Now this raises many questions...
Should he have said anything?
Should he have even been looking at my butt?
Would he have rather have just seen my crack?
Now the last one is what I want to put to you...Is it better for boys and girls alike, to show crack or undies? Seriously, would you rather look at undies (the brief kind...not a G-string...that’s just gross) or at my bottom, or should I just learn to pull up my pants?
When I was looking for a picture for this blog I came across something very funny...so I thought I would share it with you...
Now I know that its a bit small and hard to read... it says..."clean up America, Cover a Crack" and it is a company that makes T-shirts with an extra bit just to cover the crack that likes to come out. I thought it was ingenious, but here is what made me laugh, check out this little girl in the before and after shots...
Today we had rehearsal for the Sunday schools fantastic up and coming show "Music Machine" featuring none other than Dave George, and during which, being a Sunday school teacher I had to stand up and sit down a lot... Now I know I am not the only one that has this issue, but I am a little sad to say I have a crack issue, that is, when I sit down sometimes my bum crack pops out. It doesn't matter what pants I wear, it always seems that my "crack" just wants to say hello world.
So in order to semi fix the problem I have gotten into the habit of just pulling my undies up (don't worry, this will stay clean, this is the worst that it gets) so instead of seeing crack you just get to see what undies I am wearing.
Anyway today while in rehearsal one of the kids with not so good English (ha ha ha a perfect example form myself) said..."Emma....Emma....your underwear" and continued to point at my bottom. Now this raises many questions...
Should he have said anything?
Should he have even been looking at my butt?
Would he have rather have just seen my crack?
Now the last one is what I want to put to you...Is it better for boys and girls alike, to show crack or undies? Seriously, would you rather look at undies (the brief kind...not a G-string...that’s just gross) or at my bottom, or should I just learn to pull up my pants?
When I was looking for a picture for this blog I came across something very funny...so I thought I would share it with you...
Now I know that its a bit small and hard to read... it says..."clean up America, Cover a Crack" and it is a company that makes T-shirts with an extra bit just to cover the crack that likes to come out. I thought it was ingenious, but here is what made me laugh, check out this little girl in the before and after shots...
Its great ey? Maybe that’s what I am missing? An original "Crack no more" shirt? Maybe that’s what I need. Like these ones I could have a special slogan too, instead of "dignified construction worker" or the "polite plumber" I could have "luscious lady" or "dignified daisy" or maybe even "elegant Emma"
Just a thought I had...
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Friday, September 01, 2006
Spring is in the air
Okay so I just wanted to take the time to go...ISN'T A LOVELY DAY?
Seriously I am sooooo excited, spring is in the air and that means a number of things....
The sun is out, so skin you will see the world again
It's getting warmer....
Assessments at Uni are over...
Bright colours make you feel nice, and not pale
sky's are blue
And people are generally Happy
Now I know that I am not the first person to notice this, (if you want proof check out Beth and Flick's Blogs). But have you ever
noticed, how good, good whether makes you feel? Seriously, I had a crap day on Wednesday with my biochem midsemester being just one of the low points, but you know what, it was a beautiful day, so it wasn't anywhere near as bad as it could have been. And yesterday in a break at uni, a couple of my friends and I just sat outside and ate lollies and it was the best. I think the lovely whether brings out the best in people. There is just something about that makes you want to smile...and you know what...I love it...bring on the summer. It almost makes you feel like you are living in some of the pictures that windows offers as a desktop picture, and you know why I reckon they offer them...coz it makes you feel good...I would like to live in that picture!
Just a thought I had.
Stay tuned.
Seriously I am sooooo excited, spring is in the air and that means a number of things....
The sun is out, so skin you will see the world again
It's getting warmer....
Assessments at Uni are over...
Bright colours make you feel nice, and not pale
sky's are blue
And people are generally Happy
Now I know that I am not the first person to notice this, (if you want proof check out Beth and Flick's Blogs). But have you ever
noticed, how good, good whether makes you feel? Seriously, I had a crap day on Wednesday with my biochem midsemester being just one of the low points, but you know what, it was a beautiful day, so it wasn't anywhere near as bad as it could have been. And yesterday in a break at uni, a couple of my friends and I just sat outside and ate lollies and it was the best. I think the lovely whether brings out the best in people. There is just something about that makes you want to smile...and you know what...I love it...bring on the summer. It almost makes you feel like you are living in some of the pictures that windows offers as a desktop picture, and you know why I reckon they offer them...coz it makes you feel good...I would like to live in that picture!Just a thought I had.
Stay tuned.
Just Slide Baby, Just Slide
Okay now I know its been a while since I last posted but I have had a very busy week, but today I just want to write about something that happened to me on
During basketball...That's right I play basketball, not well but I try...I took a stack, No I didn't get pushed or even provoked, I simply tripped on my own feet while trying to catch up to a player on the other team. So imagine this...
its just me and their girl, the rest of the teams are down the other end waiting to this girl till the ball came down and it's my job
to stop the ball getting down that far...So I am running my heart out trying to catch up because it turns out that she is faster than me and I tripped on my own feet and went down. Anyway as I am falling, the only advice I have for my self is not, "STOP YOUR FALLING" but "just slide, and it won't hurt, just slide" Seriously can you believe that that's the best advice that I had for my self??? So as I hit the ground, I push my hands into the ground and propelled my self forward by pushing my hands back, then lifted my hands behind my back and pushed my head up...And let me just say I felt like the biggest tool out, but it was too late.
As I started to laugh so did the rest of the players and spectators (except for poor Dave who was embarrassed), no naturally I stood up and took a bow, walked it off and keep playing, but continuing to giggle the whole time.
When I was at school, I was told I looked a little like a penguin because apparently I waddle when I run, but as I took the step into uni I thought I had finally lost the penguin so to speak, but it turns out, that its still in me. Deep down inside, I think I will always just be a little bit like a penguin. Do you think that I will ever live it down? Or will I always be the penguin? I have a feeling its now something that I will never shake!
Just a thought I had...
Stay tuned.
During basketball...That's right I play basketball, not well but I try...I took a stack, No I didn't get pushed or even provoked, I simply tripped on my own feet while trying to catch up to a player on the other team. So imagine this...
its just me and their girl, the rest of the teams are down the other end waiting to this girl till the ball came down and it's my job
to stop the ball getting down that far...So I am running my heart out trying to catch up because it turns out that she is faster than me and I tripped on my own feet and went down. Anyway as I am falling, the only advice I have for my self is not, "STOP YOUR FALLING" but "just slide, and it won't hurt, just slide" Seriously can you believe that that's the best advice that I had for my self??? So as I hit the ground, I push my hands into the ground and propelled my self forward by pushing my hands back, then lifted my hands behind my back and pushed my head up...And let me just say I felt like the biggest tool out, but it was too late. As I started to laugh so did the rest of the players and spectators (except for poor Dave who was embarrassed), no naturally I stood up and took a bow, walked it off and keep playing, but continuing to giggle the whole time.
When I was at school, I was told I looked a little like a penguin because apparently I waddle when I run, but as I took the step into uni I thought I had finally lost the penguin so to speak, but it turns out, that its still in me. Deep down inside, I think I will always just be a little bit like a penguin. Do you think that I will ever live it down? Or will I always be the penguin? I have a feeling its now something that I will never shake!
Just a thought I had...
Stay tuned.
Saturday, August 26, 2006
I WILL NOT BE SILENCED
You may have noticed that it has only been a few minutes since my last post...but in that few minutes I have discovered and enemy in the front lines, some one is trying to silence my blog! I know who would have thought???? Me???? My blog???? Its never hurt a fly, only brought humour to the world. I am hurt, really hurt.
As I published my last post, I went to admire my work on the work computers and I was confronted with a "network access message: This page cannot be displayed"... This has never happened before, so in my innocence I thought that maybe it was the whole internet was down, so I checked a few other sites...The regulars....Hotmail, Yamaha, killsometime.com...and I was shocked to find that none of these sites had this message. Not even killsometime, a site made just for killing time by playing games! It appears that blogspot has been blocked! Someone at Billy Hyde doesn't want me blogging, but this is what I say to them...
You can't silence me!!!! I will not be told to be quiet!!! You may have blocked the joy of my blog from my w
ork colleagues but you can't keep it from the world! Be warned Billy Hyde I am on to you and I will do what it takes to bring you down! There will be protests...This is not the end! There will be riots...This is not the end! The will be fist fights...This is not the end! There will be lots of slapping...This is not the end! There will be broken noses...This is not the end! and if that doesn't work I will chuck a tanty and you don't want to see that Mr Billy Hyde...Oh no you don't!!!Watch yourself
and stay tuned, its for your own good.
Mickey Mouse Glasses
This morning i saw the funniest thing in the whole world, it took me back to the days of my childhood, which in reality wasn't that long ago (some may even argue that I am still going through my childhood), but it took me back there. Back when legins were cool as well as scrunchies and bad hair...how you might ask...Well it was all in the is one lady that I saw for a breif moment as dave and I turned the car down a street to go to work. She was also sitting at the intersection but there was something about her, she was amazing, and I am pretty sure it all come down to her micky mouse glasses. You know the kind... the normal glasses that have the sunglasses clipped on which can then be folded up to resemble micky mouse ears. Ahh they are classic, so just so you can appreciate it too i thought I would leave you with this...
so there you go, a classic i know. Does anyone know what they are actually called? I think mickey mouse glasses is fine, but I am sure there is a proper name. Anyway Live on the mickey mouse glasses...
Just a thought I had...
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Waiting not so patiently
I hate waiting…
Its only just dawned on me that most of my stress when I am studying and have deadlines to meet comes from the waiting bit. At the moment I am waiting for Deakin to load a stupid article, seriously I feel like I wait all my life. I wonder how much time I waste by waiting…
At the moment I am trying to do work for uni because it is assessment time and everything is due in the space of two days, but it feels like every time I sit down to DO something, I spend most of my time WAITING for things to open things to load etc etc etc. I know my poor little computer is getting a bad rap at the moment, but I guess that’s where I do most of my waiting, it probably doesn't help that I try and make it do 100 things at once. I know patience is supposed to a fruit of the spirit that I should show in my life, but I reckon that is one of the hardest ones to really show well…
But at Sunday school we have been looking at the fruits of the spirit because of the spectacular musical we will be putting on very soon (big part to be played by our very own Dave), and there is a song that we have been learning about a little snail called herbert and having patience, and the words of the chorus go a little something like this….
So as I go and wait for this page to load I will sing that little song…
Stay tunned.
At the moment I am trying to do work for uni because it is assessment time and everything is due in the space of two days, but it feels like every time I sit down to DO something, I spend most of my time WAITING for things to open things to load etc etc etc. I know my poor little computer is getting a bad rap at the moment, but I guess that’s where I do most of my waiting, it probably doesn't help that I try and make it do 100 things at once. I know patience is supposed to a fruit of the spirit that I should show in my life, but I reckon that is one of the hardest ones to really show well…
But at Sunday school we have been looking at the fruits of the spirit because of the spectacular musical we will be putting on very soon (big part to be played by our very own Dave), and there is a song that we have been learning about a little snail called herbert and having patience, and the words of the chorus go a little something like this….
Have patience, have patience, don’t be in such a hurry
When you get impatient, you only start to worry.
Remember, remember that God is patient to!
And think of all the times when others have to wait for you.
So as I go and wait for this page to load I will sing that little song…
Stay tunned.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Dave's Daily Diary
Just thought before I take away the poll "Should Dave Join the Blogging Community" I would let you know the results....
Yes, he is a very funny man....63%
No, stick with the comments, too much a good thing can be bad....19%
Who Cares....6%
Who is Dave....6%
Dave should just back off and leave the blogging community alone....6%
So there you go....Dave the poll has spoken.
Yes, he is a very funny man....63%
No, stick with the comments, too much a good thing can be bad....19%
Who Cares....6%
Who is Dave....6%
Dave should just back off and leave the blogging community alone....6%
So there you go....Dave the poll has spoken.
Dumb Computers
Okay here is what I don't get...If computers are sooooo clever, how come they are always needing to be fixed.
Last week while my Dad was over, Mum and Dad did a trading phones episode where mum got dad's old phone because he had a new one. Anyway, during this whole process of swaping info from one phone to the other (which was done through the computer coz dad's old phone was like a palm pilot thing so everything was on the computer) Mum decided that she did want to use Dad's phone coz it was too hard (i don't blame her coz it was also ugly), so then she had to swap everything back on to her phone and palm pilot...but guess what happened? The computer didn't like it and so on Monday morning mum spent 2 hours on the phone to the plam pilot people trying to connect her old palm again because this was no longer working...I know this is very long winded and you probably are getting bored but stay with me I do have a point...Only to be told that they couldn't help because the didn't know and she would have to reboot the whole computer from sratch and to do that she needed to ring dell (the computer company)!
So...for the last 2 days I have been fully backing up all the data on mum's computer so that we didn't lose anything when we rebooted it this afternoon. Anyway this made me think...I told you the point was coming...
Computer are supposed to make life easier right???? The are supposed to be very smart, probably smarter than me, but here is what I don't get...If computers are sooooooooo smart why do they stuff up all the time??? Why can't they save their own stuff? Why can't they remember things that they did like 10seconds ago???
For example...My laptop has recently decided that it will only connect to the internet if it is connected to the power cable....seriously how dumb is that?? I can be sitting in exactly the same spot but if I am not "plugged in" the internet won't work! Dumb.
So I have decieded that computers are dumb and stupid and while I will keep using them everyday, I will continue to get mad at them, I mean seriously whats the point of having a laptop if will only do useful things when it is attached to something???? Maybe it has issues...I don't what the phobia is called but maybe it is scared of not being in a commited relationship (like the one the power cord gives it), or maybe electricty is a drug that my laptop is addicted to...maybe my computer is a junkie???
Just a thought I had...
Stay tuned.
Last week while my Dad was over, Mum and Dad did a trading phones episode where mum got dad's old phone because he had a new one. Anyway, during this whole process of swaping info from one phone to the other (which was done through the computer coz dad's old phone was like a palm pilot thing so everything was on the computer) Mum decided that she did want to use Dad's phone coz it was too hard (i don't blame her coz it was also ugly), so then she had to swap everything back on to her phone and palm pilot...but guess what happened? The computer didn't like it and so on Monday morning mum spent 2 hours on the phone to the plam pilot people trying to connect her old palm again because this was no longer working...I know this is very long winded and you probably are getting bored but stay with me I do have a point...Only to be told that they couldn't help because the didn't know and she would have to reboot the whole computer from sratch and to do that she needed to ring dell (the computer company)!
So...for the last 2 days I have been fully backing up all the data on mum's computer so that we didn't lose anything when we rebooted it this afternoon. Anyway this made me think...I told you the point was coming...
Computer are supposed to make life easier right???? The are supposed to be very smart, probably smarter than me, but here is what I don't get...If computers are sooooooooo smart why do they stuff up all the time??? Why can't they save their own stuff? Why can't they remember things that they did like 10seconds ago???
For example...My laptop has recently decided that it will only connect to the internet if it is connected to the power cable....seriously how dumb is that?? I can be sitting in exactly the same spot but if I am not "plugged in" the internet won't work! Dumb.
So I have decieded that computers are dumb and stupid and while I will keep using them everyday, I will continue to get mad at them, I mean seriously whats the point of having a laptop if will only do useful things when it is attached to something???? Maybe it has issues...I don't what the phobia is called but maybe it is scared of not being in a commited relationship (like the one the power cord gives it), or maybe electricty is a drug that my laptop is addicted to...maybe my computer is a junkie???
Just a thought I had...
Stay tuned.
Monday, August 21, 2006
Blogging Buddies
Welcome once again....
You may have notcied that over the last little while my "blogging Buddies" links coloumn has been getting a little bigger, so I thought I would just take the time to endorce my latest additions....
Kris....Kris is my cousin, and a very funny man (plus he keeps saying I am cool in his blogs), check it out.
Lizzy...Lizzy is a friend from uni, she has just moved to the states to study and her blog is like a giant travel diary, it should be interesting.
So check them out and invited them to the blogging community...and maybe if you are feeling really generous...leave a comment.
Just a thought I had...
Stay tunned.
You may have notcied that over the last little while my "blogging Buddies" links coloumn has been getting a little bigger, so I thought I would just take the time to endorce my latest additions....
Kris....Kris is my cousin, and a very funny man (plus he keeps saying I am cool in his blogs), check it out.
Lizzy...Lizzy is a friend from uni, she has just moved to the states to study and her blog is like a giant travel diary, it should be interesting.
So check them out and invited them to the blogging community...and maybe if you are feeling really generous...leave a comment.
Just a thought I had...
Stay tunned.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Crazy Chickens
Okay today for lunch I had KFC, which was a little naughty, considering I am on a diet but what can you do? Anyway as I ate, I read the info writen on the packaging, which told me all about how KFC get their chickens delivered fresh everyday, and once again I thought about this a little bit more than the average person and here is what crossed my mind...If everyone in the WHOLE world, not just Victoria or even Australia, but the WHOLE WORLD just stopped eatting chickens, do you think that there would be enough chickens to take over the world? Seriously think about how much chicken the world must consume everyday and if all of a sudden they just stopped killing them? So many chickens would be out of a job, imagine the uproar, their union would be going nuts, there would protest and attack us...I can see it all happening, but why stop there...
What if the whole world stopped eating eggs as well, seriously sooooooo many chickens!!! I know that I will be eatting chicken from a long time so that they don't attack me!
Anyway...as I shared this with my friend Ryan from work, he told me about this song that he had heard and I found it quite amusing its called "cows with guns" that link goes to the lyrics, so enjoy.
And eat chicken
Just a thought I had...
Stay tunned.
The Good Ol' Oldies
The other day I heard the funniest thing in the world (that’s pretty funny). I was driving home, as you do, minding my own business, listening to what has go to be the best drive time radio show in the world, Hamish and Andy, and they were discussing a very funny topic. They were talking about how the other day in parliament, the government declared what were appropriate and inappropriate names to call people while in session and here are the two they okayed...
Pork Chop and...
Drongo
So this was pretty funny in itself, but then they were saying that they were words that only people of 60 years and above would use and got callers to ring up and tell them what other old people had called them here is just a few...
ungrateful swine,
stupid nincompoop and my personal favourite...
great flaming go-sonk-a-pede
Anyway this got me thinking, as most things seem to do. Old people are great, and I don't think I have noticed, or used this anywhere near enough. Many of you probably don't know but I have a great grandma who is 99 years old, and I tell you what... It only just dawned on me how old that actually is...Seriously it’s really old. Think of it this way, here is some of the stuff that has happened since 1907 when she was born (in no particular order)...
The First Ford Car,
Invention of TV,
World War I,
Invention of Colour TV,
World War II,
The Vietnam War,
Two Olympics in Australia,
The First Movies,
Princess Di and Charles,
Mobile Phones,
Dolly the Cloned Sheep,
The Internet,
The Peak of Albert Einstein’s Carrier,
The impressionists,
When Yo-yos were cool for the very first, second, third and forth time,
The Simpson’s,
The first planes,
Submarines,
Nuclear Bombs,
Penicillin,
The Cold war,
Martin Luther King,
Discovery of Bacteria,
Space Travel,
Mickey Mouse,
Bottled Water,
The first climbing of Mt. Everest,
Wireless ANYTHING,
Sept. 11,
Woodstock,
The Beetles,
Stolen generation,
Pauline Hanson,
And that’s just the beginning, amazing ey... I should really go and sit down and have a long chat with her, Coz if I leave too late all these amazing memories will be gone. I can't even being to imagine what it would be like to be THAT old, I can't even imagine what it would be like to be in my 30ies... seriously, just try and imagine being that old...werid.
Just a thought I had...
Stay tuned.
Pork Chop and...
Drongo
So this was pretty funny in itself, but then they were saying that they were words that only people of 60 years and above would use and got callers to ring up and tell them what other old people had called them here is just a few...
ungrateful swine,
stupid nincompoop and my personal favourite...
great flaming go-sonk-a-pede
Anyway this got me thinking, as most things seem to do. Old people are great, and I don't think I have noticed, or used this anywhere near enough. Many of you probably don't know but I have a great grandma who is 99 years old, and I tell you what... It only just dawned on me how old that actually is...Seriously it’s really old. Think of it this way, here is some of the stuff that has happened since 1907 when she was born (in no particular order)...
The First Ford Car,
Invention of TV,
World War I,
Invention of Colour TV,
World War II,
The Vietnam War,
Two Olympics in Australia,
The First Movies,
Princess Di and Charles,
Mobile Phones,
Dolly the Cloned Sheep,
The Internet,
The Peak of Albert Einstein’s Carrier,
The impressionists,
When Yo-yos were cool for the very first, second, third and forth time,
The Simpson’s,
The first planes,
Submarines,
Nuclear Bombs,
Penicillin,
The Cold war,
Martin Luther King,
Discovery of Bacteria,
Space Travel,
Mickey Mouse,
Bottled Water,
The first climbing of Mt. Everest,
Wireless ANYTHING,
Sept. 11,
Woodstock,
The Beetles,
Stolen generation,
Pauline Hanson,
And that’s just the beginning, amazing ey... I should really go and sit down and have a long chat with her, Coz if I leave too late all these amazing memories will be gone. I can't even being to imagine what it would be like to be THAT old, I can't even imagine what it would be like to be in my 30ies... seriously, just try and imagine being that old...werid.
Just a thought I had...
Stay tuned.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Laugh The Night Away
Did you know....
That’s pretty crazy ey?
Do you think we lose the ability to laugh? Do we just start taking things more seriously? Maybe too seriously? Is Life just not funny after the age of seven?
When I read this little fact, I was really quite surprised. And it makes me kinda sad. Why? I hear you ask...well I don't think we are supposed to laugh less. I was thinking about why little kids laugh more, and this is what I came up with... They really have nothing to worry about, their parents take care of everything, they rarely want for anything, and they haven't learnt about all the bad stuff in the world yet.
But heres the deal, I think that we can laugh and enjoy life just as much as these little kiddly winks, why? Well, when Jesus came to earth He came to save the world, so that we could have life and life to the full, and he told us not to worry, but to give it all to Him, because he was in control. Doesn't that sound a little familiar? We too have a parent, a heavenly father to look after things for us, so that we don't have to worry and we can live life to the full, because God will take care of the rest.
Now I know this doesn't mean that things will always be amazing and life will be easy, but I defiantly don't think life is supposed to be one big stress, so there is no joy.
Maybe we do take things to seriously and don't give enough control to God, because really if we trusted God to look after our lives don't you think it would be less stressful.
Maybe that’s what I need to do, give it all over and not just little bits, Because I don't know about you but I think I need to laugh and enjoy my life more, coz sometimes I am a lot closer to the 15 times/day then 100, and I would rather be like the 6 year old, spending most of my day enjoying life and laughing the night away.
So inorder to increase your laughter for the day i thought I would put in some funny pictures that I found... Dave this first one is for you...
Sorry there were lots more, but I couldn't get them to load, sorry
Just a thought I had...
Stay tuned.
The average 6 year old laughs 300 times a day, yet the
average adult only laughs between 15-100 times
That’s pretty crazy ey?
Do you think we lose the ability to laugh? Do we just start taking things more seriously? Maybe too seriously? Is Life just not funny after the age of seven?
When I read this little fact, I was really quite surprised. And it makes me kinda sad. Why? I hear you ask...well I don't think we are supposed to laugh less. I was thinking about why little kids laugh more, and this is what I came up with... They really have nothing to worry about, their parents take care of everything, they rarely want for anything, and they haven't learnt about all the bad stuff in the world yet.
But heres the deal, I think that we can laugh and enjoy life just as much as these little kiddly winks, why? Well, when Jesus came to earth He came to save the world, so that we could have life and life to the full, and he told us not to worry, but to give it all to Him, because he was in control. Doesn't that sound a little familiar? We too have a parent, a heavenly father to look after things for us, so that we don't have to worry and we can live life to the full, because God will take care of the rest.
Now I know this doesn't mean that things will always be amazing and life will be easy, but I defiantly don't think life is supposed to be one big stress, so there is no joy.
Maybe we do take things to seriously and don't give enough control to God, because really if we trusted God to look after our lives don't you think it would be less stressful.
Maybe that’s what I need to do, give it all over and not just little bits, Because I don't know about you but I think I need to laugh and enjoy my life more, coz sometimes I am a lot closer to the 15 times/day then 100, and I would rather be like the 6 year old, spending most of my day enjoying life and laughing the night away.
So inorder to increase your laughter for the day i thought I would put in some funny pictures that I found... Dave this first one is for you...
Sorry there were lots more, but I couldn't get them to load, sorry
Just a thought I had...
Stay tuned.
Saturday, August 12, 2006
And It Shall Be Called....Family Day
Today is a joyous day. Proclaim it from the roof tops,
that's right you heard it here first...Today is a Joyous day! (isn't Joyous a wonderful word).
Today my family is all together once again. Very early this morning, I woke up, I know nothing exciting there, but here is comes, I went into Mums room and guess what.... THERE WAS TWO PEOPLE IN THE BED!!!! (not just one, like the normally is).
At first I was horrified and didn't understand, but then I went closer (in hindsight that probably wasn't the wisest thing that I could have done, but I did it anyway) and it was MY DAD!!!! Now for many of you reading this, who are thinking well that's sounds pretty standard, there is a catch, MY DAD LIVES IN CHINA.
So, naturally, I was very excited, I said "hello", and dad said "oh no, unstable", but this did not put me off in the slightest, because I was the bringer of good news. My good news????
DUSTIN (my brother) IS UP!
Why was this good news, trust me normally its the last thing you want to hear...lets just say dusty doesn't do mornings, but today it was good news because today DUSTY BECAME A MAN, ha ha ha ha, well kinda he turned 18.
Thats right, today shall be called family day because DUSTIN IS 18 and DAD IS HOME, nothing could be better, well...I could be with them and not at work, and poor Jake is home alone, but who's complaining, I am sure they would rather I was here and they were not.
So sing and rejoice, because today we eat cake, Have food thrown at us and Dave wants to eat a big chicken with big breasts.
SING! REJOICE! BE JOYOUS! ( I am aware that I just repeated my self) and go tell it on the mountains, because today is FAMILY DAY.
"TODAY IS A JOYOUS DAY!"
that's right you heard it here first...Today is a Joyous day! (isn't Joyous a wonderful word).
Today my family is all together once again. Very early this morning, I woke up, I know nothing exciting there, but here is comes, I went into Mums room and guess what.... THERE WAS TWO PEOPLE IN THE BED!!!! (not just one, like the normally is).
At first I was horrified and didn't understand, but then I went closer (in hindsight that probably wasn't the wisest thing that I could have done, but I did it anyway) and it was MY DAD!!!! Now for many of you reading this, who are thinking well that's sounds pretty standard, there is a catch, MY DAD LIVES IN CHINA.
So, naturally, I was very excited, I said "hello", and dad said "oh no, unstable", but this did not put me off in the slightest, because I was the bringer of good news. My good news????
DUSTIN (my brother) IS UP!
Why was this good news, trust me normally its the last thing you want to hear...lets just say dusty doesn't do mornings, but today it was good news because today DUSTY BECAME A MAN, ha ha ha ha, well kinda he turned 18.
Thats right, today shall be called family day because DUSTIN IS 18 and DAD IS HOME, nothing could be better, well...I could be with them and not at work, and poor Jake is home alone, but who's complaining, I am sure they would rather I was here and they were not.
So sing and rejoice, because today we eat cake, Have food thrown at us and Dave wants to eat a big chicken with big breasts.
SING! REJOICE! BE JOYOUS! ( I am aware that I just repeated my self) and go tell it on the mountains, because today is FAMILY DAY.
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