Happy Birthday!

Sunday, November 9th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Happy Birthday to Ava Grace.

She was born in Melbourne yesterday - making me an Aunty for the fifth time! Wishing I could be down that way right now to give all of my family a bloody big hug.

Additionally, I met up with the original Engineering Girl yesterday - and she’s patiently waiting to meet the newest member of her family. The baby is due TODAY, so I’m waiting to hear from them. We need to develop an ‘eject button’ for babes…

In other news, I’m trying to do a website for a friend - and thinking up new and different ways of procrastinating. Posting to a blog seems to be quite good…

Tags: birthday, engineering girl, family, procrastinating

Twilight

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 | Doyle Reviews, Fiction, Reading | No Comments

If a book can be as addictive as Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” series, then somebody should put a warning on the cover.

Warning: This book will take over your life, and will deprive you of sleep until you finish reading the whole bloody thing.

I’m rather alarmed at how far I’ve sunk into my addiction. If books were drugs, I’d be a librarian junkie.

Dude, I just need a quick fix. Just one more chapter, man…

The problem is that I read before bed. So, now I’m finding myself getting ready for bed earlier and earlier, JUST so I can spend some quality time with the characters. Tonight? Tonight, I was on a date and felt the compulsion to leave. Not because the date was going badly, quite the opposite, but it was eating into valuable reading time.

In addition to that, I’m sleeping less and less as it’s so hard to put the book down and turn off the lights! It’s literary heroin, dude.

I’m just off to get my latest hit.

What would YOU do?

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

So, what would you do for charity? What would you do to help kids in need? In fact, what lengths would you go to in order to put a smile on a sick childs face?

Would you dress up like a Stormtrooper (ala Starwars)?

I think I would.

Tags: 501st, charity, stormtrooper

Actually feeling alive for a change.

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Y’know the best cure for insomnia?

Sleep.

Last night, I slept. I actually went to bed, closed my eyes, and drifted off to sleep. I woke up this morning and threw myself a high-five. I have my sleep-mojo back, and I feel amazing.

I think, perhaps, the whole scenario was caused by my spidey senses picking up on something that my conscious brain had yet to cotton on to. So, when the “interesting news” came through yesterday, I wasn’t surprised in the least - in fact, a little relieved.

I then blew off all plans for the rest of the day, bought as much KFC as I could carry and totally pigged out in front of new episodes of Dexter. Cyclone Joan suggested getting cutlery and dinnerware - which was totally out of the question. Fingers and cardboard boxes were invented for a reason, and that reason was to cut out any need to do the washing up. At that point, my life could not possibly have been any better. Thank you Juliegirl, for being a willing accomplice. Our mission totally successful.

I fell sleep listening to the sound of rain. I seriously feel like my head is back to good. Now, if only my 501st authorisation thingy would come through, then I can stop checking my emails like I have ADD and OCD.

In other news: I don’t need a subscription to RSVP - I already have a dog who cuddles, farts, and snores in bed. Who needs a man?

Tags: cyclone, dinner, insomnia, juliegirl

3am

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

There are so many other things I’d rather be doing at 3am.

I’d rather be sleeping, for a start.

Damn it. Damn insomnia to hell. I’m going to be a cranky little frog tomorrow. I may even crack a scowl.

I’m just going to go and stare at my bedroom ceiling for a few more hours…

Tags: insomnia, stupid things to do

Damn

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 | Bad Days, Doyle Reviews | No Comments

The last few days have been pretty topsy-turvey.

I’m not really one for a set routine, or living my life to a rigid agenda - but things are getting a little out of control!

The weekend was pretty awesome - I managed to catch up with my two younger cousins, and drag them along to Whitewater World. Ok, so there was very little dragging as it was more a case of “Keep up, Jac!” Waterslides and me have been friends for quite some time, so when the Crash asked me: “Hey Jac, wanna go on the Ultra-mega-scary waterslide of DOOM?”
My response was rather casual.
“Race ya there!”

After a day filled with energy and adrenalin, the only way I could top it was to pierce my bellybutton. So I did. Surprisingly, it didn’t hurt. Prior to actually having it done, I didn’t believe anybody who told me that it didn’t hurt. STICKING STEEL NEEDLES IN YOUR ARM HURTS!! I didn’t quite understand why sticking a steel needle THROUGH your bellybutton would suddenly not hurt at all.

But, y’know, it didn’t actually hurt all that much.
I’ve had more painful experiences with bikini waxing.

So, I’m now entirely focused on keeping my belly button squeaky clean to stop any goobers from infecting my new little piece of body art. I’ll have to find somewhere else to store my goobers. Advice?

Then, yesterday, after a bit of a torrid day at work I ventured forth to see Wall E. Was a bit of “sweet overload” but quite entertaining. I think I ‘awwwed’ and ‘ooooohed’ a few dozen times - but I think I may have strained my cuteness muscle.

And it totally managed to take my mind off the fact that I had just put a very ugly scratch down the side of my fucking car.

PRICK OF A THING.

$500 later, AAMI will be making poor Girty feel like her pretty self once again.
Fuck it. I know I wasn’t having a brilliant day, but jeeze.

Tags: bad day, car, movies, piercings