And finally, more pictures from Girl Bar's 12th Birthday...

Carol, Anj & Danielle

Always make a grand entrance...

I love the fireworks setting on my camera...

Jen & Gracie

"And on Thursday, we also have to... Why aren't you writing this down???"

Bob & Nev, the morning after.

ARGH!

Blogger.com is making me very angry... It's not letting me upload all the happy snaps I took on Friday night. It's probably my lousy dial-up connection.

Anyway, I'll keep trying...

Meanwhile, the glass in the entry hall still hasn't been cleaned up. And someone has added their KFC rubbish to the pile.

IDIOTS!!!

And they didn't even clean it up afterwards...

Bogans. Absolute bogans.

They smashed the glass at around 7pm last night. This photo was taken at 8am.

When animals live in buildings....

They think it's really clever to bounce their footy up against a GLASS PANE and when it smashes, they're surprised.

Some of you have had to endure me whinging about my upstairs neighbours for a while now... This is proof that I'm not just a cranky old, intolerant woman. They are morons.

One more sleep!!!

And I'm on holidays for a week! YAY!!!

I have no plans to do anything or go anywhere... I just don't want to come to work for a week. Is that so much to ask?!?!?!

Actually, I do have one thing to do and that's work out how to use my Creative Micro Zen mp3 player. It's been sitting there for months going 'Use me... ditch the shuffle... come on!'

The darn thing is just so much heavier than the shuffle!

Anyway... counting down... 9 hours to go.

Happy Birthday, Ken!

Yay!

*claps*

'Tis a day for many celebrations...

Happy Birthday, Tarnia!

*throws tiny pink skull & crossbone shaped confetti*

Also, Happy 100th Blog post thingy!!!

Opening Night of cOnJuNKtiON, 14th September, 2005

More work by Anjelka Bazdaric

This one's mine. >:o)

cOnJuNKtiON

Artwork and visuals by Anjelka Bazdaric.

Now showing at Esco, 386 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.

Recommended listening...

1. Dare (Soulwax Remix) - Gorillaz
2. Nasty, Sassy, Classy - Audiowhores
3. Manga - H-Man
4. Mandarin - Booka Shade
5. When the Lights Go Down (Deepgroove) - Armand Van Helden
6. Say Hello - Deep Dish
7. Lose Control - Missy Elliot feat. Ciara and Fatman Scoop (shhhh... don't tell anyone!)
8. What if - Coldplay (possibly the saddest song I've ever heard... *loves it*)

The end of an era

Everyone else (in Australia) is writing about it so I'm going to as well.

Australia lost the Ashes last night. Game over, red rover.

It's a travesty.

But really, did *anyone* expect Australia to score 342 runs in 18 overs before play was called off due to bad light and a draw declared? That's a run rate of 19 runs per over! Are they INSANE?

The things you do...

Well, well, well... Last night was the Careers Expo at the University of Melbourne. This 'event' was hosted by the student club of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. James and I went along to, I suppose, market our company to future quantity surveyors.

I'll tell you what, two hours of meeting and greeting after already being at work for 9 hours just isn't what the doctor ordered. And these shoes weren't meant for standing in.

Fortunately, I made an early decision not to put any of my business cards out on the table because I'm sure I'd have a lot more to complain about once the influx of CVs comes in, closely followed by the follow-up phone calls.

To top it all off, as I was trying to get home, I was threatened with a $100 fine for walking on the tram tracks! Ok... Admittedly, I was in a tram marshalling area but really, if they don't want people mistakingly walking into that area, maybe they should close off the fencing. Anyway, I just kept walking and said, 'Sorry, not from these parts!' They can't fine you if they can't be bothered walking after you!

I reckon it's a very clever ploy of Yarra Trams or Metlink or whoever it is to generate revenue by building a tram depot right outside a university where there are many foreign students. Imagine how many $100 fines are issued per day... Amazing.

Happy Birthday, Di!

It was Di's birthday on Thursday so this is a bit belated...

We have just entered the phase of many, many birthdays... Virgos and Libras. It's going to be a very busy couple of months.

The A-Team

They call themselves the A-Team.

This is the official hand signal of the A-Team.

I'm not sure either of them are old enough to even know who Mr. T is.

My favourite clouds

Serenity now!!!

*bangs head on desk repeatedly*

Maybe today would be better if I was unconscious...

The Ashes...

Will Australia retain them?

Will England regain them?

Will Ooh Ahh find his form?

Will Shane Warne get caught up in another text messaging scandal by the end of the 2nd innings?

So many questions...

*tsai*

I remember when cricket was just that weird game the men in white pajamas were playing in Assiniboine Park.

Jimmy, I hardly knew ya...

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Jimmy. Jimmy started a new job this week, working in a factory doing many different things from stuffing boxes to packing underwear to labelling pallets. As each day progressed, Jimmy's hours increased until yesterday when they culminated at a whopping 12 hour day! Jimmy was wrecked. The end.

Hehehehe... get some work ethic up ya!

Congratulations on making it through your first week, Jimmy!

(if Jimmy were made of cardboard, this is what she'd look like)

Consarn it....

Yesterday, I walked home after work on the lefthand side of the street just to have a look and see what sort of photos I could take at that angle and discovered that you get a much better perspective from there.

Alas, I left my camera at home today and with the possibility of rain over the next few days, I don't think there will be new photos on my blogs for the next 4-5 days.

I know I can take photos indoors at the pub but the patrons... well... some of them are a bit rough looking to start with so they're no better when you add water.

Get well wishes...

To Edwin Scissorlips, who had her tonsils removed yesterday morning.

For some reason, tonsilitis always makes me think of that episode of 'Diff'rent Strokes' where Arnold has his appendix taken out.

I don't know why....

Actually, a lot of things remind me of 'Diff'rent Strokes' and, to a lesser extent, 'The Facts of Life'.

For instance, whenever I hear 'Strangers in the Night', I think of Kimberley being kidnapped.

And whenever I stumble upon a periodic table, I think 'A! U! Give me back my gold necklace!'

Innovative or just plain ugly...

This used to be an ordinary pedestrian overpass connecting Melbourne Central Latrobe to Melbourne Central Lonsdale. With the recent refurbishment works to Melbourne Central, they have decided to encase the overpass with this... thing. Is it a bubble? Is it a pod? Is it architectural license gone bad???

On anoher note, I can understand why they would connect buildings with enclosed pedestrian bridges in Winnipeg seeing as in winter months, you can get severe frostbite from trying to cross the street but really, is it necessary here in Australia?

Get out and get some fresh air during your shopping spree.

wtf, part deux

Does anyone know what this means???

I could just Google it but I don't want to.

I bet if Andi read my blog she could tell me what this is about.

Gotham City...

This is a Church I walk past on my way home from work.

It wasn't really this dark at 5:30pm.

wtf?

I was browsing eBay looking for wrist bands and arm bands when my search turned up this Men Arm Band Blade Cutting Wild Man Old Day Suit 526.

What the hell?

Damn you Coca-Cola Company!

I'm addicted to Coke with Lime.

I'm actually hoping that they mean it when they say it's for a limited time only because I would like it taken off the shelves so that I stop drinking it.

Diet Coke with Lime, however, is wrong.

I'm addicted to buying DVDs...

Or maybe it's just being able to browse through a properly alphabetised library of DVDs that makes me want to buy them...

Yes, I'm still harping on about it.

*shakes fist at K-mart*

I went to JB Hi-Fi again yesterday. I was actually intending on buying a new fragrance but the one that I had my nose set on didn't really tickle my fancy. That and the people who work in the fragrance section at Myer really do my head in. I'm sure I was the only customer there. The rest were all professional sprayers who were eyeing me like buzzards on a dead carcass in the desert.

Back to DVDs... Well, I can't resist a sale so I purchased the following titles (it seems I'm getting a bit nostalgic as I approach 32):

• Beautiful Girls
• Can't Buy Me Love
• Die Hard with a Vengeance
• Less Than Zero
• Some Kind of Wonderful

The man at the sales counter kept looking at me funny as he processed my purchase. There is nothing wrong with my selection.

I love Canadians, really.

For a different take on news, check out www.dose.ca.

It's great for what ails ya!

There is 'real' news on this site. You just have to poke around and find the 'mock' news. Especially the on location news reports.

This just in...

Pamela Anderson (known aliases: Erotica Jones, Stripperella, Agent 69) has been named the most powerful Canadian in Hollywood.

For a full report, please go to http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/08/31/Arts/pamela-anderson-20050831.html

Makes me proud to be a Canadian.

I think.

Do you think this will earn her an Order of Canada? Perhaps she already has one.

I don't think she's listening, do you think she's listening?

Auditioning to be a Jet in 'West Side Story'

Jelkie!

I wish I'd discovered blogspots earlier...

I wish I had a time machine so that I could travel back about 15 months and take photos of all those people who have asked me, in a roundabout way, whether I am June the Crown Casino Croupier.

Then I could have an entire blogspot dedicated to that subject.

So let me just state the following:

• My name is JUDE.
• I do not work at the Casino.
• I do not play soccer.
• I did not meet you at a party in Cranbourne 3 years ago.
• If I don't recognise you after your first story about how we met, I'm not going to recognise you when you tell me again.
• Please stop trying to convince me that I know you.
• I mean it.
• Really.
• Stop now.

I *heart* Rafiki

We went to see 'The Lion King' last night... Brilliant!

Rafiki was the best! Having never seen 'The Lion King' cartoon, I believe Rafiki is a baboon? I'm not sure. But he/she was hilarious.

The swaying grass freaked us out just a little bit though. Ok, maybe a lot. It was just wrong.

And look out for the stampeding hyenas...

Please make welcome...

http://www.saowen.blogspot.com/

Now let's see if Maureen will come and play...

Congratulations!!!!

To Tim and Jennifer who were married on Saturday!

*throws confetti because birds die on rice*

I guess now is not the right moment to bring up all those cute little stories of when you were little.

All I can say is, Kum Koon Restaurant must have *loved* watching the Tsai/Cheang kids grow up!!!

A Note to My Readers

tsaiWare is not my blogspot. tsaiWare belongs to my sister, Joyce.

Some of you may have clicked on that link and thought, 'My goodness... Jude knits! When does she have time to do that? Maybe she knits between records... '

Well, I don't. Nor do I understand knitting, crochetting and quilting. I have nothing against them, I've just never been good at sewing or textiles or whatever you choose to call it.

And I certainly have no affection for Blythe dolls. They sit right below clowns on the fear factor list.

Careers Expo

Well... I've been asked to go along with James to the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning Careers Expo on Monday, September 12th. We will be presenting our 'firm to students and talk with them about the process of gaining employment'.

I don't really know what I'll have to say to them considering I sort of fell into this job.

I also suggested to Murray that it would be a better idea if they had someone more friendly and approachable there. As in *not me*.

Alas, I've been roped into it. Fun. I might stand there waving my arm slowly, yelling 'GO BAAAAAACK!!!'

Are Nokia mobile phones the superior phone?

I don't think so.

I used to be pro-Nokia but now I've really adapted to my Motorola. That and I love having a flip phone.

I do still have a Nokia but I find it very cumbersome and not at all user friendly when it comes to sending text messages and whatsits. Even simply accessing the right menu is a pain in the derriere. Plus I've really grown accustomed to having assigned ringtones for my friends... There's nothing quite as exhilirating (or embarrassing) as having 'Holiday' by Madonna blast out of your phone at work because you've forgotten to put it on silent.

But I digress... My main gripe about Nokias is that you aren't provided with the data cable and transferring software when you purchase your handset. It's a travesty.

Not really.

Mother Hubbard

Chester goes incognito.

That's not happiness to see me...

'I don't care if you've worked with Julie for 10 years, you're still paying to get in.'

Just because she drinks raspberry lemonade, doesn't mean she's nice.

One of the best door bitches in town.

Ladies and gentlemen...

For your viewing pleasure...

Introducing the 'Requests Hall of Shame'!!!

I will be working on this blog this weekend so hopefully there will be something for you to look at come Monday.

As I was saying to Jane this morning, now that I've acquired a digital camera, I have just increased my chances of being thumped in the head by ten-fold.

Two words... GOOD TIMES!!!

Yes... I confess...

I love my new camera.

I haven't used it yet but I've taken it out of the box and looked at it. It's hot. It's about the same size as my mobile phone (both of them, even) but thinner.

This camera will provide endless entertainment at the next disco, as I take random photos of unsuspecting people. I might even learn to pixelate faces in order to protect peoples' privacy!

I also might take my camera to the pub on the weekends and take photos of the nice and not-so-nice patrons for your viewing pleasure.

Yes, that's what I'll do. And I shall get a lanyard and wear the camera around my neck. It shall swing freely next to my mobile phone, which will also be attached to a lanyard and worn around my neck. And attached to my mobile phone will be a Hello Kitty radiation prevention device.

Then I shall look out the window and gaze upon the flock of pigs as they fly past in V-formation... and take a picture.

I can cast a spell...

You rock too, Joyce!

Joyce got knitting needles...

And I got one of these.... Thanks Jane!!! You rock!

When buying DVDs...

Jude chooses to shop at JB Hi-Fi.

They seem to have a perpetual sale going on there.

But most importantly, someone there knows the alphabet.

All hail the JB Hi-Fi DVD store!!!

The world is getting lazy...

Last night, Jimmy and I went to K-Mart because we wanted to get The Golden Girls Season 1 on DVD.

Being Jimmy, she marched straight up to the counter to ask if they had any left and was given a blunt 'You'll have to go look on the shelf.'

So we went over to the 'TV Series' section and we were greeted with the K-Mart Alphabet, which is very, very random. It's as if they used a bag of Scrabble tiles and randomly drew letters to decide where to put the DVDs. And I'm not just talking about the 26 letters of the alphabet, but the ENTIRE bag of Scrabble letters so you have Bs, As, Ss, Ts, As, Rs, Ds, Ss, etc. scattered randomly on the shelves.

Is this some sort of retail ploy to make you look through each and every display to find the item you actually want so that you just might possibly stumble across something else you might want and buy that too? Is it? IS IT?!?!?!

Maybe it's the obsessive-compulsiveness in me that makes me think that it's not too much to ask that things such as DVDs, videos or CDs, be alphabetised on the shelf .

Then again, maybe the world is just getting lazy...

This is Hugo...

Hugo is Jo's dog. He is a maltese x spaniel.

Perhaps I should make a blogspot dedicated to Pets that Don't Belong to Me.

This is Woody... Also not my pet.

Ruzzafruzza... they make me very angry...

What is the point of putting locks on your work desks if your own colleagues are going to break into your desk and take your stuff? Hmmmm?

I was off sick yesterday and when I came in this morning, my desk had been raided. Not only that, it was left open.

And good on you for leaving the petty cash sitting ON my desk which is in the open plan area. Can we get some applause here? Well done, son.

Stay the hell away from my stuff if I'm not here, you stupid jerks.

Lord of the Rings

I've been bed-ridden the past couple of days so I thought 'Since I can't move, I might as well spend 9 hrs watching the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.' I'm glad I didn't watch them at the theatre because I don't think I would have made it through to the end of just one of them without having to face my fear of public toilets.

I *love* the Master Dwarf and Legolas. The hobbits were just annoying. Especially those two little red-headed ones. . I even found myself yelling at one of them in 'The Return of the King.'

No one was more annoying than Gollum... if only i could have strangled him!

Tell me... how come elves never run out of arrows? And why didn't Gandalf fight with magic?

Lastly, is it possible for me to suspend disbelief for 9 hours????

Oh, and did anyone else expect to see Sean Astin pull out an asthma puffer at any moment, just like in The Goonies?

Paranoid? Most probably...

If I were to come up with a conspiracy theory, could I post it on my blog without getting in trouble?

After all, a theory is a theory, and by no means am I making accusations. I'm merely pontificating. Hypothesizing, if you will.

So... Can I hypothesize on my blog? After all, comments made on this blog are my opinion only...

Santa spotting...

On Friday afternoon on my way home from work, I spotted the BEST Santa yet on my tram.

Alas, the tram was way too busy for me to get away with taking random photos of strangers and posting them on my blog.

However, I will be keeping my eye out for this Santa... he's bound to be on the tram again. It's almost as if there's one for each day!

And yes, yes I will try to document my Monday to Friday Santas.

Happy 50th Blog!!!

(a.k.a. What I miss about Winnipeg, which I must admit has been in my thoughts a lot lately having discovered Google Earth)

1. Osbourne Village - Having left Winnipeg at a ripe old age of 16, I never really got to know Osbourne Village but I do remember it to be a funky old place.
2. The drive from Fort Garry to St. Norbert.
3. The drive from Fort Garry to Tuxedo.
4. Going to Mac's on a summer's night.
5. Playing tennis against VMC wall.
6. Riding around Wildwood Park.
7. Riding down Chevrier Boulevard to White Ridge.
8. Trying not to fall off my bike while going around that corner at Crescent Drive Park, then pedalling like the dickens while trying so hard not to look at the cemetary on my way out of Crescent Drive Park.
9. St. Boniface.
10. Not getting to see more of Winnipeg.
11. 49c Super Big Gulps.
12. Walking out your front door and seeing someone you went to school with.
13. Dairy Queen.
14. Seeing the Blue Bombers home ground grandstand in the distance as you drive to Polo Park.

Santa Claus has come to town...

No matter what time I leave work, Santa Claus *always* gets on my tram. It's kinda freaky.

However, with today's frigid conditions and the possibility of snow in the CBD, I now understand why I see Santa everyday. Apart from the whole 'he sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake' thing.

Very good.

Ta da....

It's a shoddy picture but an awesome stereo. Very happy. Very happy, indeed.

Look who's coming to dinner...

It's about freakin' time... Thanks Jane and Joyce!

Good thing I didn't drink all those bottles of red last night...

Yay to music in my bedroom... I'm sure Betty, Chris and that man whose name I don't know will greatly appreciate it.

Verve, verve and more verve

And I don't mean the people that sang 'Bittersweet Symphony'.

There is a series of compilations out by the name of 'Verve'. They come in 'Remixed' and 'Unmixed'. Currently I have Verve Unmixed 2 & 3 and Verve Remixed 1 & 2 on high rotation on my iPod.

Sidebar: I finally worked out how to update my Shuffle the right way. First of all, don't have your work server drive mapped to your Shuffle drive. Very bad.

Anyway, back to Verve... These are my favourites from Verve Unmixed:

1. Sinnerman - Nina Simone
2. Brother, Where Are You? - Oscar Brown, Jr.
3. Whatever Lola Wants - Sarah Vaughan
4. Fried Neck Bones and Some Home Fries - Willie Bobo
5. Black is the Colour of My True Love's Hair - Nina Simone
6. Little Girl Blue - Nina Simone
7. Sing, Sing, Sing - Anita O'Day
8. Just One of Those Things - Blossom Dearie
9. Lilac Wine - Nina Simone
10. Baby, Did You Hear Me - Dinah Washington

My Verve Remixed favourites are:

1. Is You or Is You Ain't My Baby (Rae & Christian Mix) - Dinah Washington
2. Feelin' Good (Joe Claussell mix) - Nina Simone
3. Don't Explain (Dhizan & Kamien mix) - Billie Holliday
4. Manteca (Funky Lowlives mix) - Dizzy Gillespie
5. Sinnerman (Felix da Housecat's Heavenly House mix) - Nina Simone
6. Brother, Where Are You? (Matthew Herbert mix) - Oscar Brown, Jr.

Pardon Goddess of the Night...

I think today is the day my stereo will arrive. One big clue is that it has been raining non-stop. The last time I received an electronic goods delivery, it was raining non-stop. All signs point to yes.

Mental note: If your parcel isn't delivered the first time around, it's always best to give them your freakin' mobile phone number so that when they write down the incorrect address AND suburb, they can call you back and say, 'I'm sorry, we're dumbasses.'

>:O(

It's not here, it's not here, my stereo isn't here.

I think if you can't deliver a parcel within the SAME city within a period of 5 business days, you should not have the words 'Priority' or 'Express' in your business name.

I think that's a pretty fair ask.

Whatever happened to....

1. Captain O.G. Readmore, the reading kinda cat.
2. The bill, sitting there on Capitol Hill.
3. Conjunction Junction, does it still function?
4. Mr. Owl (personally, I would have pecked the eyes out of the kid that kept asking me STUPID questions about Tootsie Pops)
5. Keibler Elves.

If you have the answers to my questions, or if you want to tell me that I spelled 'Keibler' wrong, please feel free to comment.

Randomness

I see a couple of people have commented on a couple of my posts.

Actually, I didn't notice but my sister did and asked me who they were.

I have no idea who they are or how they found my blog but enquiring minds want to know.

So.... who are you?

Who who?

Who who?

Kleenex tissues contain the recommended daily dietary intake of fibre for kittens...

Don't forget to chew, Pringles!

Meh.

I'm getting one of these. >:O)

Allegedly it's here.

But it's not.

Still waiting.

The demise of the allen key

If anyone has recently bought any furniture from IKEA and it does not come with an allen key, can you please let me know?

That would be fantastic.

Yet another picture of someone else's pet...

This is Chester.

What the...?

Ok, this isn't the greatest photo because I took the picture using my phone but I picked up this little pearler of a coffee table from IKEA on Saturday for only $36. That's right, shoppers, $36!!!

But wait... that's not the exciting bit. Prior to taking the parts out, I pulled out the assembly instructions* and was surprised to see that the tools required were a Phillips head screwdriver and rubber mallet!

What the....? Has IKEA abandoned its trusty old allen key?

Anyway. That was one of the most exciting things that happened to me this weekend.

Oh... I also learned how difficult it is to screw things in when your screwdriver is too small.

And one more thing... I did manage to break one of the 'feet' on the coffee table when I was assembling it. Dumbass.

*(Shut up, I know the table looks basic and I would have to be a real moron - shut up - to not figure out how to put this table together but I have previously encountered assembly instructions where the parts have been assembled backwards. I was just checking.)

Maybe there wasn't much more...

I was going to say something else in that last blog but it has completely escaped me.

Make sure you check out those links down the sidebar there... even if it links back to your own blogspot.

Hmmmmmmmmmm..... where has my brain gone today?

Hair product and much, much more...

I went to Alia last night. Alia is a bar on Gertrude Street in Collingwood. And because I went to Alia, I now feel like talking about hair product. For those who aren't in the know - which would mean most of you reading this - hair product is a main topic of conversation in the Alia women's toilets.

I used to use gel in my hair. As I grew older, I grew to dislike that hard, crunchy feel to gelled hair yet I was still quite partial to the shiny look. So I moved on to a moulding cream. While I still got a crunchy result, it wasn't as hard as the gel.

Next came fudge. I think everyone's had a fudge experience. That was alright and smelled nice but fudge is not kind to dark hair and leaves a dandruff effect. Fudge wax... well really, who has time to emulsify the wax, let alone deal with the gross feeling on your hand everytime you touch your hair?

I may quite possibly have gone back to gel at this stage.

These days, I have a variety of hair product. I prefer using American Crew Fibre but once the hair gets a bit longer, the fibre doesn't really do much. So when the hair gets longer, or when I need it to stay styled for those extra few hours, I use D:Fi. i also have a moulding creme which I'm not particularly fond of because it's a bit too waxy for my liking.

She came, she saw, she went...

And now she's coming back again *next* Thursday!!!

What the....?

Yes, that's right. I had my property inspection yesterday and now the landlord would like to conduct a routine inspection so I have yet ANOTHER one next week. Do they not understand the concept of me having to work in order to pay the rent therefore it is highly unreasonable for them to ask me to take time off in consecutive weeks?

People these days...

Oh where, oh where has my property manager gone?

Well, well, well... I'm sitting here at home on a Thursday afternoon awaiting the arrival of my *new* property manager who will be here to carry out a routine inspection.

She has roughly 43 more minutes to arrive.

*taps foot impatiently*

I want to know what happened to my old skool property manager. More importantly, why did she leave without saying goodbye??? I'll be adding this to my list of Life's Little Mysteries. Not really. I don't have a list.

Circle of Life

Or whatever.

Yes, that's right. I'm going to see The Lion King in all it's glory at the Melbourne Zoo....

No, really, The Lion King on Ice.

Ok, ok, seriously... The Lion King Broadway Musical Spectacular. But not on Broadway, here in Melbourne at The Regent Theatre. It'll be my first time at the theatre here in Melbourne. How exciting.

I'm not missing this one...

By the way, I heard Margaret Cho was fabulous. Of course.

Congratulations are in order...

To Sarah and Phi, who were married on Saturday, 23 July, 2005.

YAY!

Meanwhile, back at the farm...

I am not going to Margaret Cho.

*tsai*

Who is Stripperella???

Last night as I was reading the TV Guide, I came across this program:

"STRIPPERELLA: Stripperella must face off against her first threat, Dr. Cesarean, a plastic surgeon who's injecting beautiful models with deadly implants."

With a description like this, my interest was sparked. Could it be a documentary? Hmmmm.

Unfortunately, due to the second attack on London's public transport system, Stripperella was not shown as scheduled. I shall have to ask my insider at Channel 9 to give me the goss.

Enquiring minds want to know.

*shakes fist*

What a terrible, terrible day...

For some reason, my Shuffle has not wanted to accept the MOTHERLODE of 80s music (courtesy of Jane) that I wanted to put on it and has caused a tremendous amount of grief to dear old me. Thankfully, it is now sorted and I will not have to travel home listening to other humans ramble on or the ts ts ts of someone else's WORKING iPod.

My girls are sick. They are on their deathbeds. Some sort of virus has struck them both down, I'm not sure if it's the same virus but I shall be recommending crackers and flat 7-Up for what ails them.

This evil lurgy is affecting my time in the house as it has taken away my regular Thursday night dinner date with young Jimmy. In addition, it has made Chase unable to hold a conversation. For these reasons, I am nominating Virus for two points for eviction.

Save Kate. Rita be gone!

It's been 10 days...

Since my last post. I'm actually surprised that I'm back here so soon seeing as I had a bout of verbal diarrhea the last time.

Anyhoo, I don't particularly have much to say. Let's see... I'm still tired.

Maybe we'll do a list of songs:

Jude's Top Something iPod playlist:

1. The Scientist - Coldplay (this is so much easier to listen to when you're not watching the video clip)
2. Grace - Jeff Buckley (love the slappy guitar bit)
3. Best of You - Foo Fighters
4. Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley (my funeral song)
5. Mr Brightside - The Killers (i know so many people like this)
6. Send Me an Angel - Real Life (love the 80s, embrace the 80s)
7. Shiver - Coldplay
8. I'll Carry You - Hi Fi Mike (it's kinda creepy)
9. I Like It - Narcotic Thrust
10. I was Made for Lovin' You - Queen of Japan
11. Da Hype - Junior Jack
12. Since You've Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson (just shush)
13. Rock Star (Jason Nevins Mix) - N.E.R.D. (even tho it comes from a movie as daft as 'blue crush')
14. Galvanize - The Chemical Bros (my finger is on the button)
15. Why do you love me? - Garbage (Shirley's back... hot!)
16. Love u some more - Cevin Fisher (all time favourite... go the angle grinder sample)
17. Deeper Water - PMT (breaks... nice)
18. Riding on a Storm - Timo Maas (i always wondered what this was called but never asked anyone)
19. Crazy in Love - Beyonce (it's really hard to listen to this song and walk at the same time without launching into Beyonce's bootylicious walk... not really)
20. Oh My God - Pink feat. Peaches (I don't actually have this on my iPod but I wish i did).

See ya later....

This is a ghost of Christmas past....

And I'm not referring to your complexion either, Wendy.

Kekekekekekeke.....

I kill me. Cos that means you can't.

YAY!

I just bought tickets to Margaret Cho's Assassin Tour. She's playing at the Antheneum Theatre here in Melbourne on July 23rd... I really hope I don't have to work that night.

Woo... a smaller font. Let's go with this for a while...

Pringles and Jimmy....

How freaked out does Pringles look???

I count these for a living...

And it wasn't even hallowe'en...

I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request to remove this picture from my blogspot.

This is my sister, Jane.

Joyce and her lidl mate

This was taken ages ago but it's one of my most favourite pictures of my sister, Joyce.

Here's another photo of Chase...

This is Pringles....

This is Jimmy's kitten.

I no longer have a pet so I must now post pictures of other peoples animals.

Happy Canada Day!

And finally for today... (but not really)

I had a bit of a scare last night because when I arrived home, there was a 'While you were at work...' postcard in my letterbox asking me to pick up a registered post item.

Knowing that I haven't bought anything on eBay, and after checking with a few people as to whether or not they sent me anything, I started to panic a little bit thinking that I was being sued or even worse, Reader's Digest had entered me in another sweepstakes.

So this morning, I went to the Post Office and picked up my item and lo and behold, it turns out I won one of these http://www.creative.com/products/mp3/zenmicro/.

So the moral of the story is, people actually do win contests on the internet. I won this through the ninemsn 'win an mp3 player a day' contest. I haven't won anything in ages. I can't even remember the last thing I won. It's very exciting.

Retail therapy... now can someone please tell me what I need therapy for?

I've been doing some shopping... I recently bought the special 3-disc version of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl'. Part of the reason why I bought it was so I could watch it and possibly understand what the hell Jimmy is saying to me half the time.

I also bought some clothes.... a puffer vest (brown and gold, what was i thinking?) and just a zip up sweater thingo (black).

But my most favourite purchase this week was 'Red Dawn' on DVD. I don't know if many people remember this movie but it has Patrick Swayze, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey and I think C Thomas Howell in it. And others. It's about Russians attacking the US and this group of high school students who call themselves the Wolverines (named after their high school team name, i think) fight back.

Today I'm either going to pick up 'House of Flying Daggers' or 'The Outsiders'.

Stay gold, Ponyboy...

And here's another one....

This here is Hayley, a.k.a. Jimmy. She too is one of my best friends. Normally, I don't condone the consumption of toiletries such as Q-Tips but if you look at it another way, at least she's not shoving it deep into her ear canal and poking herself in the brain.

And now i can add pictures....

This is one of my best friends, Chase. I don't know how she would feel about me posting her picture on my blog but whatever, I don't care.

Actually, now that I think about it, 'whatever, I don't care' would be her response.

Hey, how you doing? Sorry you can't get thru....

Well, my stint as acting pub manager is over. But I'm still working there. I just don't have all the responsibilities now.

All in all, I think things went smoothly. Nevermind the thru the roof karaoke night, the staff mutiny, one staff walk out, the burnt out postmix machine and the exploding beer tap/fountain.

Above is a picture of the pub I work in.

Goodness gracious...

Has it really been nearly a month since I last blogged? Doesn't seem that long at all. Oh well. What have I been up to?
I'm currently working 7 days a week until the end of June. I have my regular day job but I'm helping out my 'family' and managing a pub on the weekends. Also, last Sunday, I made somewhat of a 'comeback' with my DJing and had my first major gig in over three years. Actually, in well over three years. Anyway, it's all been a bit daunting and I've been a walking stress rash but the worst is over (I think).
I would give you a Top Ten here but I have no idea what anything is called and quite frankly, I'm quite happy to have the vinyl stored away for the next few weeks.
Is there any other news to report on... I really don't think so.
Perhaps I haven't been blogging because i don't really have anything interesting to say.
Maybe I'll work on the photo thing then...
I'll be back.

And another thing...

How good is 'Feel Good Inc.' by Gorillaz?

LOVES IT!!!!

Yo, Charlie! it's your birthday....

Happy Birthday, Joyce!!!!!

*throws confetti*

*blows on noisemaker*

*swings a cat*

Time flies...

I was hoping someone would have hacked in and blogged for me but clearly not.

I forgot to have a look at what my last post was but here are my music recommendations for this week. If they've been repeated from previous posts, that must mean they're REALLY good! Keep in mind that I'm in Australia and some of this music comes out way after the rest of the world gets it... And some are just plain old.

1. Signs - Snoop Dogg with Justin Timberlake
2. 1,2 Step - Ciara feat. Missy Elliot
3. Come With Me - Alex Kidd
4. The Sun Always Shines on TV - A-ha
5. Gorecki (Global Communication Mix) - Lamb
6. She Wants to Move (Basement Jaxx mix) - N.E.R.D.
7. Nasty Girl - Destiny's Child
8. Mr. Brightside - The Killers
9. Special K (original) - Placebo
10. La Rock - Vitalic

Also, in case you haven't heard of her, Australia has a great artist by the name of Missy Higgins. She is quite amazing and an all-round star... look out for her. And trust me, if you find the accent a bit... harsh at first, it does become quite enduring. My two favourites of hers are 'The Sound of White' and 'The River'.

Missy rocks. And she's even better live.