When I grow up, I wanna be a….

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 | DIY | 1 Comment

Stormtrooper, apparently.

My white armour arrived in the mail yesterday. As soon as I got it all home, I unwrapped it and fitted it together. I’m a little worried, as I’m going to have to tailor the plastic substantially in order to get it to fit me. It’s been designed for a 8′ Sasquatch.

My helmet is also on its way, with thanks to Ben-at-Home who is doing me the worlds biggest favor by delivering it. At this stage in time, I’m having serious separation anxiety and starting to obsess over all the minutia like Gollum on a bad day.

I’m now trying to work out how to put it all together. I think I have a nice little strategy all sorted out, involving glue, press-studs and bra-straps. but I’m going to clarify a few things with Cyclone Joan before I bust out the sewing machine.

Tags: 501st, armour, Cyclone Joan

My rack.

Monday, November 24th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

As heard in the office today.

“Hey Jac, Stan really appreciates your rack.”

“Really? Of course I did….”

Tags: rack, Work

Splinters and things

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

I like birthdays. I like other people’s birthdays much more than my own, but I’m happy enough to be celebrating my birthday because at some point in time somebody will put a cold drink in my hand and expect me to drink it. Not wanting to disappoint, I will unfailingly oblige.

I obliged alongside JK several times on Friday night, to the point where my young padawan decided that she was tired laughing and drinking and elected instead to pass out next to the bath. At this point, my brain decided to evacuate and took up residence in a jar beside my bed. At this stage, my memory gets really fuzzy. I vaguely recall getting on the internet…

I’m now having flashbacks of moments during the night which explain why I’m still feeling really, really sorry for myself. I’m now living in a perpetual state of mortification, as I’ve remembered that I picked up the phone and drunk-dialled. As if posting on various internet forums wasn’t enough…

I did. I shouldn’t have. I should have taken the battery out of my phone and tossed it over the back fence. Nobody should be allowed to use a phone if they cant stand on their own two feet without swaying, or convert binary numbers to hexadecimal in their heads. Chances are, I could have pulled off that second one, but at no stage during the whole event was I ever capable of negotiating with gravity. I believe at one stage I fell, from a seated position, into my small daisy bush.

What the bloody hell I was doing sitting in the middle of my garden at 2am is anybodys guess.

6am, my alarm goes off. The english language does not poses the words to illustrate the profound sense of wrongness that comes with being so hungover. Additionally, I dont think I’ll ever have an explanation for why the muscles in my legs and arms are so sore….

Happy Birthday to me - perhaps I should phone ahead and cancel next year. I dont think I want to deal with the fallout.

Yay for spontaneity

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

I’m at a brilliant point in my life, where I’m open to new opportunities. To make things even better, I’m snapping up these opportunities as fast as I possibly can.

Today - Tiger Airways had a sale on airfares. They were free.

So, I booked some. As I was going through the checkout, I decided that JK was going to join me. So, the two of us are Melbourne bound, and Papa Bear has decided that there is a “debt to settle”. I need to prepare JK’s liver for what could be a very, very large weekend. I’ll grant you, it is a little unfair that JK will have to suffer this debt that was earned by Heidi and myself for the series of unfortunate events involving a lethal cocktail named the HiJack.

HiJack (created by Heidi and Jacqui)
Gin, Vermouth, and a splash of Cointreu. Shaken, but not stirred.

Additionally, I’m going to have to forewarn JK about the other side of my family that she hasn’t met yet. Sure, she’s met Cyclone Joan and survived to tell the tale. However, Cyclone is just one woman (One HELL of a woman) and the numbers of family members single-handedly capable of natural disasters in Melbourne have to be counted on two hands. Put all of those people in the one room, then add HiJack’s and you have the potential for an almighty apocalypse.

So… I took advantage of Tigers lovely offer, and will now have to spend the next few months coaching JK’s liver so that she has a fighting chance of surviving the ordeal.

Tags: Cyclone Joan, JK, melbourne, papa bear

MS Moonwalk

Friday, November 14th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Tonight is the MS Moonwalk, around the sights of Brisbane City.

I’m going to be wandering along with the team from the Brisbane Redbacks, so keep your eyes peeled for characters from Star Wars…

(PS: there’s a bounty on Wookies… )

Tags: 501st, charity, moonwalk

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Happy Birthday to Hannah Jean Hills!

She’s officially 0 today!

Born to proud parents Mr and Mrs Engineer, at 12:46 pm today. Hannah was 7lb 11oz, with dark hair and blue eyes! I cant wait to meet this little lass, as she’s been lucky enough to be born into one of the best families I know.

Congrats Tony and Cath. I love you both, and you’ll be amazing parents for little Hannah!