Johnny Depp

In my opinion the coolest guy in the world.

Gloomy weather makes me wanna sleep

On Friday night, Babs & I headed out to Mel’s place for a quick cheers to Babs (with some pretty bad tasting pink champagne!)… and dinner in Newtown. We ate at Bab’s favourite Thai restaurant and well, there really wasn’t that much left to the evening except that we gossiped the night away! It’s pretty cool being in Sydney with friends who I’ve known since uni. Each of us have changed so much since those days and while it’s refreshing meeting people in your “new” life, it’s really cool to also have people who know the “old” you… they seem to understand you just that much more.

(Sorry chicks I know this is like the most horrible-lest photo of us but I didn’t take any more!)

Oh and this is Mel’s man Cam… Cam and I had some debates on Friday night over topics such as whether or not people can have platonic relationships. I’m not even gonna go into detail but Cam basically generalises that all guys wanna root. Now that I think about it, that’s not so far fetched!

Oh and for those who have been asking for a pic of Bab’s rock, you’ll have to wait. I promised Babs I wouldn’t spoil the fun, and she’ll be the one sending those photos out. Stay tuned!

My weekend

I spent a great deal of time at Greater Union on the weekend, watching not one but two movies. It's closing in on the lots-of-great-movies season again, otherwise known as Christmas, when all the big Hollywood blockbusters come reeling in to make their millions. Currently topping my to-watch list is King Kong. It's pretty much King Kong vs T-Rex... I'm going for the Kong!

Anyway, on Friday night, Al and I went and watched Saw 2. The original Saw was pretty impressive, so I had high expectations for its sequel. Despite the fact that I spent most of the movie watching through my picket-fence fingers (or staring at the side of Al's face), I still saw each and every gory scene... some that really really made my skin crawl. Again the story line was awesome, the twist not quite as shocking as the original movie, but still there was a fairly decent twist, and an open ending ready for Saw 3. Plus I thought the way it tied back to the Saw 1 bathroom was pretty darn cool.

On Saturday night, I saw Prime. Uma Uma Uma... how hot is Uma? And Bryan Greenberg.. who I know better as "Jake from One Tree Hill" - who ever knew young dad Jake had a bod under there??? Not bad at all. Prime is pitched as a romantic comedy, and while it has all the ingredients of a heart warming (yet heart pulling) romantic comedy, it also delves into some real issues such as religion, and more interestingly the ticking of a woman's biological clock - especially when she's 37, dating a 23 year old. Very interesting.. maybe not so much for the boys... although you do get to see Uma in lingerie more than a couple of times!

So that was my weekend!

And congrats to a certain "somebody!".... will blog about this when it's been made more public!

We're Hoff to Germany!

Go the Roos!

I can't believe Lee was voted off Australian Idol on Monday night... *bOoOooOooo*... moreso because for the first time I actually picked up my phone and voted. Twice! Damn! That's $1.10 wasted... I know I know, some people *coughleoncough* think he's "gimmicky", but I really liked Lee. I thought he was refreshing, original, and so damn cool! Now we're stuck with two chicks in the final... I should be all girl-power proud, but unfortunately I'm not cos I'm still grumping over Lee's exit...

On another topic, the Socceroos are playing for a place in the world cup tonight (against Uruguay). It'll be something new to see them in there seeing as the poor roo's have been absent since, what? 1974? Sheeesh it's about time. Last time the world cup came around, Loreen and I wagged work to perv at Nakata... hehehehe.... it won't be the same doing it without you Reener!

Go the roos!

the 7 year itch...

There is an urban legend that couples break up at 7 years. Is it really an urban legend? Biomedicine and Health universities have actually done studies that supposedly prove that at 4 and 7 years (more so at 7), couples' satisfaction with each other sharply declines. Some overcome it, some don't... but it is there. Incidentally the 7 year itch has been applied to other facets of life, such as career (especially in sports).

A friend of mine who has been in a 7 year relationship is starting to get curious. Announcing this to his workmates and me (big mistake!) and attempting to denounce the myth, we've all started giving him examples of the reality of the 7 year itch. I'm sure he regrets telling us! What I was surprised by was how easy it was to find couples who had broken up at 7 years. Besides old stories of people who broke up years ago, while I was thinking about the topic, I found out that a friend who had recently broken up was with his girlfriend for 7 years. And last week a close workmate of mine told me of her breakup... with her beau of 7 years. How weird?

Obviously, many couples will also make it through the 7 years... it's just a strange creature...

Those of you in long relationships... what do you think?

Didata Weekend Away!

It's Wednesday and I am getting over the effects of the weekend in Coolum. I have to say, of the 3 annual retreats/xmas parties I've experienced at Didata, this one was the best by far. It was a pity that I forgot to bring my camera, but that might have been a blessing in disguise because by the end of Saturday night, I had been drenched by wine, beer, chocolate sauce... and a torrential Queensland storm! I managed to scavenge some pics from elsewhere though so here are you go!

Dinner on Friday night was by the main pool... warm, tropical.. and 600 odd Didata staff...

Saturday night's dinner was held in the pavilion, with a great band playing all the great hits, free arcade gaming, a tattoo artist, and a huge chocolate fondue fountain, amongst other cool things! We danced the night away - my feet went from good to sore to numb and then it was all good. When the Pavilion closed at midnight, we moved on to the resort club, Frasers, and partied til the wee hours of the morning...

Sunday was spent struggling through breakfast, shooting some wonky shots at archery, and lastly.... lazing by the pool...

Cheers DD!

restless & frustrated

It's 11am and I am feeling restless already. How am I going to get through the day? I have been feeling particularly irritable at work lately. I'm totally frustrated by:

• this constant crazy humidity
• people who just plough through without hearing what anyone else has to say
• CMS taking forever to post WIP
• people stealing my pens
• people re-adjusting my seat !! (this really pisses me off)
• taking the blame for incompetency
• clients who haggle religiously
• empty milk cartons in the kitchen closest to me

Maybe I'm just frustrated because I'm wearing a skirt. and I want to cross my legs on my seat but I can't.

On a happier note, it's been a week since I last posted and it's been a pretty ok week. On Saturday Kwan & Jothi had their birthday bbq at Bicentennial Park - absolutely gorgeous and warm day, which was awesome, because on Sunday the heavens opened and it poured. I haven't seen it pour to heavily in a long time - I wish I parked my car outside! I also had the pleasure of devouring about 4 of Babs' cupcakes at the bbq. She makes the best cupcakes, if Babs is good for something, it's cupcakes.

Thanks Kate for the pics, I have been way too lazy to download the ones I took, but I will get around to it eventually.

The working week has been all right - it was Melbourne Cup yesterday, I went in an office sweep and picked Makybe Diva for $1 *hehe* so I think I won $24 *wheeeee* Better than losing I say!