Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
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9:25 pm
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I have designed some t-shirt decals to sell at the smart arts festival on saturday. I'm nervous that they wont sell and so only printed 15 (5 of each design). So much still to do. Printing them out tomorrow and have to come up with a cool design name to put on business cards.
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
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12:28 pm - Fish in a squirrel suit (AKA the horrors of the modern taxidermy movement)
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
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6:52 pm - The American version of Fawlty Towers. I didn't even realised this
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3:44 pm - Atmospheric Science
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
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11:57 pm - This song makes me wiggle all over
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Saturday, September 5th, 2009
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2:04 pm - Lactic acid is body fuel? Special Attn: Kizz
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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4:52 pm - Allergen immunotherapy
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Has anyone undertaken a course of immunotherapy for allergies? I'm talking about the course of treatment where you receive a monthly subcutaneous shot. If so was it at all beneficial for you? any side effects? cost?
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
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11:30 am - Not sure if this has been posted before but i can see it wasting a lot of my time post exams
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
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1:32 pm - I felt a little dirty commending Malcolm Turnbull
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
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12:41 pm - I get emotional
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I am not sure where imagined slights and disdain end and real slights and disdain begin. I'm not sure if i've always been like this, but i have a hard time sorting through my interactions with people to seperate the real from the imagined. The more intimate the connection to a person the more small turns of phrase or actions will leave me questioning my self worth*. I know it is called SELF worth and i shouldn't base it on how others see me, but i am lacking in introspection (or else afraid of what i find) and find it easier to use the people i interact with as mirrors ( I hope nobody reads this and thinks that i am selfish in my relationships because of this).
Working at shopfront has been a rollercoaster ride for my emotional wellbeing. The solicitors are all overworked. They are all low on patience. They are all short and direct. Everytime i have to ask one of them if they have any jobs that need doing i feel my body tense up. Everytime they tank me for a job done i feel exctatic relief wash over me. Everytime i mess up a part of me wants to hole up in the bathroom and cry.
The learning curve, steep already, is exacerbated by there continued resistance to the idea that communicating exactly what they require would speed things up and lead to me feeling less like a perpetual fuckup. At first i relied on precedent form letters when carrying out jobs around the office but i quickly realised that each solicitor has their own unique way of doing things and do not like they way any of the other solicitors do things. To illustrate: I got told off today for making corrections to our driver penalty handouts in markup by one solicitor after being told by another solicitor to make sure all my corrections were entered in markup.
p.s. I was short with a certain someone on msn last thursday because i felt like i was a burden and it upset me and made me feel angry.
* V's been an exception to this so far. I always feel builtup by her being with me.
current mood:  sad
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Sunday, July 5th, 2009
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8:02 pm - Epic Win! Eggplant Lasagna
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I've had a very bad history of making dishes with Eggplant in them but tonights dish has definately broken the cycle. It's turned out awesome
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
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3:42 pm - Game Review: Hoity Toity
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A solid 3 star game. The rules are simple enough to learn but the amount of 4th guessing that goes on gets complex (Note: Zlatkos inability to harness the art of the 4th guess drives him crazy).
It's not quite a snakes and ladders. But it tries.
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
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4:05 pm - Massages
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Once a month at the legal centre i volunteer for our big brother firm sends a masseus with table to our building and we all get a free massage. I told the rotation solicitor today that it was far and away my favourite part about working here. The woman gives a fantastic massage. But there are a few things which make the experience even better. She has a light cockneyish accent and calls me honey, my beauty, darling and gorgeous, as we have never exchanged names. She also gets quite excited when she hears something finally give in the part of my back that she's working on. Today she event made a little whee noise when she cracked my shoulder blade.
I'm always left afterwards with a goofy grin on my face and an inability to walk properley or perform the most basic tasks for about 5 minutes afterwards.
Today i am looking at the price of Masseus tables and also looking into isolation tank therapy. On the latter i have pretty much decided to invest in a ton of epsom salts, ear plugs and a blind fold.
Ps. Are you ok Zlatko? Did the dog attack you?
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
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9:09 pm - A thought and question
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Was just reading the wikpedia page for Henry Kissinger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger). Wouldn't he make an awesome villain for a roleplaying game? I mean reading the article i got so pissed off i realised my hands were clenched into little white rocks. Real Politik is a fantastic evil supervillain tool. Or maybe he has already been used. I wouldn't be suprised. Maybe J O'R may know of an instance.
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
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4:10 pm - Ogoni
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I hope they go well in their trial. It's both an uplifting and depressing story
"In May 2009, multinational oil giant Shell will stand trial in United States federal court to answer to charges that it conspired in human rights abuses including murder in Nigeria in the 1990s. This mini-documentary tells the story of the rise of an inspiring and nonviolent movement for human rights and environmental justice, and the lengths Shell was willing to go to stop it. "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htF5XElMyGI
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
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4:51 pm - Because i'm a sheep
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<lj-cut>
1. You can ONLY answer Yes or No. 2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks. -- and believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming as nothing is exactly as it seems. Now, here's what you're supposed to do. . . Copy and paste this into your notes, delete my answers, type in your answers and tag as many of your friends as you'd like to. Kissed any one of your LJ/DW/IJ/Net friends? --- Yes
Been arrested? --- No
Kissed someone you didn't like? --- Yes
Slept in until 5 PM? --- Yes
Fallen asleep at work/school? --- Yes
Held a snake? --- Yes
Ran a red light? --- Yes
Experienced love at first sight? --- Yes
Totalled your car in an accident? --- No
Been fired from a job? --- Yes
Fired somebody? --- No
Sang karaoke? --- Yes
Pointed a gun at someone? --- Yes
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? --- Yes
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? --- Yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? --- Yes
Kissed in the rain? --- Yes
Had a close brush with death (your own)? --- Yes
Seen someone die? --- Yes
Played spin-the-bottle? --- Yes
Sang in the shower? --- Yes
Smoked a cigar? --- Yes
Sat on a rooftop? --- Yes
Smuggled something into another country? --- Yes
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? --- Yes
Broken a bone? --- Yes
Skipped school? --- Yes
Eaten a bug? --- Yes
Sleepwalked? --- Yes
Walked a moonlit beach? --- Yes
Rode a motorcycle? --- Yes
Dumped someone? --- Yes
Forgotten your anniversary? --- Yes
Lied to avoid a ticket? --- Yes
Ridden on a helicopter? --- Yes
Shaved your head? --- Yes
Blacked out from drinking? --- Yes
Played a prank on someone? --- Yes
Hit a home run? -- No
Felt like killing someone? --- Yes
Cross-dressed? --- Yes
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? --- Yes
Eaten snake? --- No
Marched/Protested? --- Yes
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? --- No
Puked on an amusement ride? --- No
Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? --- Yes
Been in a band? --- Yes
Knitted? --- Yes
Been on TV? --- No
Shot a gun? --- Yes
Skinny-dipped? --- Yes
Gave someone stitches? --- Yes
Eaten a whole habenero pepper? --- No
Ridden a surfboard? --- Yes
Drank straight from a liquor bottle? --- Yes
Had surgery? --- Yes
Streaked? --- Yes
Taken by ambulance to hospital? -- Yes
Peed on a bush? --- Yes
Donated Blood? --- Yes
Grabbed electric fence? --- Yes
Eaten alligator meat? --- Yes
Eaten cheesecake? --- Yes
Eaten your kids' Halloween candy? --- No
Killed an animal when not hunting? --- Yes
Peed your pants in public? --- No
Snuck into a movie without paying? --- Yes
Written graffiti? --- Yes
Still love someone you shouldn't? --- No
Think about the future? --- Yes
Think about the furniture? --- Yes
Believe in love? --- Yes
Sleep on a certain side of the bed? --- Yes
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
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8:53 pm - Trick 'R Treat
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6:28 pm
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I was handed a copy of a book on prison sexual assaults today at work when i asked our absent minded solicitor a barely related question about non parole periods that had led into a conversation about society and that apparently rehabilitation was not on the agenda in prisons.
After a great introduction by Justice Kirby (who would be awarded every possible honour in a better world) the book jumped straight into a very detailed and personal account of a prisoners experiences being raped in prison, and the effects it had on all spheres of his being.
I wanted to borrow the book but will have to wait till next week as it's going to be referenced this week by a group that are interested in possible measures that could be taken to prevent sexual assaults in prison. I had to make do with a photocopy of an essay the author wrote a couple of years later on measures being taken in the US to curb the phenomena.
On the bus ride home my first thought was that i wished i hadn't read it. Unwanted images kept bouncing around my head and i was afraid i couldn't stop them. My next thought was that i didn't want to "not know". That to block out or ignore a problem and have faith that elected officials would do the right thing, because it was repellant,disturbing or difficult was in some way morally culpable. That for things to change requires us to confront the grim realities no matter how unpleasant they are. But how to engage with this sort of material and remain upbeat. I still feel uneasy as i sit writing this. I tried to act with bravado in front of the solicitor. I told her of how i was a horror buff and that i was desensitized to this sort of nastiness. But i think i will make an appointment to see the counsellor attached to the legal service i'm at, and find out what sort of coping mechanisms and skills he has had success with.
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Sunday, May 24th, 2009
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11:00 pm - Paul and Ruannes post reminded me
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I've been running a savage worlds game at Zlatkos house wednesday nights from 7-11. It's had to change to tuesday nights due to lecture clashes and for that reason a player wont be able to attend as much. Ideally i'm looking for 1-3 new players to round out the party which at the moment consists of kizz,ange and zlatko with tall paul coming when he can.
Any takers? The game is a modern day supernatural adventure/ investigation game which will, with any luck, soon be spiralling out of control into something much larger (but i cant say more as its a secret).
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
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3:31 pm - Apologies while i gush
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Myself and the other volunteer Justin stayed back till 6:30 monday, researching different rehab options and counselling services who was in Jail. And all the hard work paid off. She was granted Bail, is being released to live at her fathers place and one of the solicitors from Shopfront is making sure she gets enrolled in some of the programs we found. If it wasn't for us working on the referrals etc who knows where she'd be now. I'm so happy. It finally feels like i'm doing something fulfilling in my work sphere. I even got a personal thankyou email from the solicitor. Woo!
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