Moose Musings

10:36pm: At the Women's Omnium (it's a Track Cycling Sport), coming into the last run of the event one of our Aussie ladies is in second place and then didn't even attempt to win or even place in any sprints and we ended up in 5th. I mean, maybe she was tired - the event involves like 4 80 lap races, but gee you'd think you'd give it a bit of a go rather than just let four people pass you, one of whom was a New Zealander :OP

Haha, I shouldn't be so pressed :OP after all, the Aussie men picked up silver and bronze in the Men's Kieran event that took place just before, so good on them.

Also the woman who finished last had -32 points, not sure how they managed that.

In other news, it's the last day of the Olympics, which is a bit sad, I do enjoy a good Olympics, but all things must end. Plus Australia is (as far as I know) still in 3rd place on the Medal Tally, which is mighty impressive, go us!

In other news, I did get the roast port for lunch at my parents place, although the traffic was strangely terrible, the cars in front of me apparently didn't know the speed limit 1of the road we were on was 60 because they weren't even doing 45. What's up with that? Plus I had to go to tow supermarkets because the first one didn't have any roast pork, weird.

After lunch I helped my mother dispose of some dead plants and put the left over soil into a big pot were so transplanted some...Fragipani I think?

I remain itchy, sigh, although the Sorbolene cream I bought yesterday seems to be helping a bit, I really ought to go to the doctor about this though, it's getting really annoying, plus I keep scratching enough to draw blood sometimes, which I'm sure could have very bad side effects if I get an infection or something.

I also need to remember to try get my fellow library peeps together to do Trivia, which I totally meant to do last week, but then got buried it work I kept forgetting to do so. Shakes head.


Anyway, it's past 11pm now so I better get going...but before I do...

The Friday Five

6/1/24

These questions were dictated over my shoulder by ahunter3 on LJ.

1. In what ways do you expect/hope this year to be better than last year? Well, I've gone so far back in the archives I'm answering this with over half the year over (booo!) but yeah, it's been a good year and I think I expected it, I went on a cruise to the Australian Open in January, so that was a good time!

2. In what ways do you expect/hope this year to be worse than last year?

Well, it is a US election year, which even as an Australian is still a big concern. Seriously, we don't need that shit. Also the weather is a lot more crazy, this winter has been so cold.

3. What year would you travel back to if you could? Hmm, I'm not actually sure TBH...maybe 2000 that was a good year, the Olympics in Sydney! :O)

4. What was your worst year? Hmm, I'm fortunate in that I don't think I've had a really terrible year... maybe when I lost my job that I got through my Grandparents because it took years to eventually get a long-term, secure, full-time job again (like almost 10 years O.o)

5. What was your best year? Hmmm, I dunno actually, I've had many a good year...maybe 2019 because that's when I got the Inter Library Loans Officer job at the library. Yaaay!

On that note, I shall be off!

Goodnight!

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room Olympics

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11:19pm: Ok, I actually started this update last night, but then somehow closed my browser and by then it was quite late and I had to get to bed.

Anyway, it did auto-save it, so let's get back on it:


The reason for the subject heading? Well, exciting news! Our Aussie Skater, Brendan Kerry has just picked up a bronze medal at the Lombardia Trophy! Aaah! It's not one of the big well-known skating competitions, but important people still go there, so yaaay! How awesome is that! :O) I'm very much looking forward to seeing him at the Olympics!

Speaking of skating, I didn't end up doing any of my own today, it was rather warm and I ended up feeling pretty hot in my jeans and just generally uncomfortable, I ended up turning around and heading back home a third of the way there. I felt kind of disappointed in myself for not going - pft story of my life - I did actually think of going once I changed my clothes, but then my abdominal area decided to hurt and I just felt lazy.

I did end up going to the local shopping centre, to see about buying new sneakers, where I was surprised to discover that the sports shop has been bought out by another chain! That was quick, there was no indication they were in trouble. I think all the staff stayed which is good to know.

Anyway, they were having a 20% off sale, but alas I couldn't find a pair that really spoke to me. I thought about getting a rainbow pair but since I wear them to work I don't want them to be too over the top...or maybe I was just feeling cheap and the fact I couldn't find any under 80 bucks that weren't bright pink was what put me off. LOL.

As for today, eh, not a lot happened, I don't think I got enough sleep though because I felt really odd this morning, like...bummed out and shit. I feel better now, though, so that's a relief.

But damnit, once again I started writing on my fanfic too late, because I really have to go to bed now and I've done like...three sentences of it. :O( Perhaps I'll have to give up on my 70 books a year target, because reading stuff is interfering with my writing stuff. :OP

Anywho, time for me to go, want to keep on the right side of the zzzs!

Goodnight all!

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11:36pm: Well, at least somewhat as I'm writing this from the little bro's apartment, or I suppose I should call it my apartment. I decided to spend the night here after bringing over some more things including the kettle and giving notice (along with Mum) at the office of the agent that manages the Granny Flat. I'm hoping to practice the drive to Mrs S's place a few times before I move in completely just before going on the cruise.

However, this means I need to wake up half an hour earlier and thus I need to be in bed half an hour earlier...so I'll pretty much have to wrap up this entry here because I'm all ready late and when I don't get enough sleep a few days in a row I tend to get sleepy and headachey. In fact I all ready have a headache now, but that could be from being a bit dehydrated. The little bro doesn't keep a jug of cold water in the fridge here!

Anywho, this night has gone quite well, with the little bro and I hanging out in the living room watching the tennis, as I wrap this us Rafa's still on court, but alas, I can't stay up to see how it ends. Also our last Australian singles player is out, boo.

Right! Really gotta head off now. I'll have a more detailed report about the apartment next time.

Oh! And I ended up buying the green backpack, because I'm worth it. :OP

Goodnight all!

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10:54pm: Yes indeed, tonight Li'l Lleyton retired after losing his second round match to Spaniard David Ferrer in straight sets. Sniff, farewell Li'l Lleyton it was a great 20 years! I'll miss you! Especially since the current crop of Aussie men just aren't up to muster, and a lot of them are just plain bad sports. :OP

Although! There was an Aussie I'd never heard of playing today too, John Millman and he won his match and is through to the third round! I've never heard of him, but apparently he's been on the circuit for ten years, just goes to show how much I know. :OP But it was funny because his opponent was wearing green and gold, which are Australia's colours! Or South Africa's, but this guy was neither, he was from the Netherlands. Confusing. Anyway, it looks like he might end up playing an Aussie next round, Bernard Tomic, who has quite the reputation of being an ass. Either way good luck to him!

In other news, I finally cleaned the flat today! I got the kick in the rear I needed in the form of a text message from my landlady who said there was someone coming today to measure the place for cladding, now I'm pretty sure cladding is exclusively for the outside of the building, but the landlady said to make sure the place is clean, so that's what I did! It wouldn't pass Mum's standards, but I'd give it a 5 on my Sims scale. The only problem is the our paper recycling bin has disappeared, the wheels had fallen off so I guess the council took it away because it was damaged. Do'h.

Also of interest, I set up the overlocker today and I even managed to thread it, there's a nice instructive panel on the inside of the case. However, most unfortunately one of the two needles keeps falling out, damn. I put it back in once, but it just fell out again. Man, I need the manual, but it's missing...and the only ones I can find online you need to pay for.

And I see it's past eleven, so I better head off now, zzzzs are needed, I'm trying to get back to 8 hours a night.

I'm taping Li'l Lleyton's final press conference - although I missed the first part of it - I'll have to watch that tomorrow though and I did my Russian all ready, yay.

So now I say goodnight!

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10:53pm: On the couch here in the flat, basically I've been sort of leaning on my right arm while having the laptop resting on the right arm of the couch. Looking at this in hindsight I should have seen that this would quite possibly result in a painful shoulder from putting all my weight on it. So now it is sore, boo. Oh well now I know better than do that again.

In other news, I went to the library for my volunteering today and it was great! The Inter-Library Loans lady is really nice and wants to help me get the sort of experience that will look good on my resume. Plus, you know, I love this kind of work. I'm going in tomorrow too before I have to go to the doctor about vaccinations and then onto the gym to cancel my membership before I head back here to the flat. Phew! Sounds like quite a day to be sure.

Hmmm, not much else to say, although I played along with Jeopardy tonight and finally won, so to speak, because I knew the answer to the Final Jeopardy question and the two guys who were waaay in the lead didn't and bet a whole lot! And I scored higher than the actual winner on the show, so yeah, I'll say, go me.

Also, when looking on the ice skating boards I saw a post about Australian ice skating - which we don't have many of, but there's a Junior girl coming up who looks pretty good, which is a surprise because Figure Skating's not big here. Although the Macquarie Shopping Centre Ice Rink is usually well attended. Last time I went I saw some ice dancers practicing, alas there were no twizzles to be seen. Anyway there's a skating competition over in France tonight Australian time but I won't be able to stay up for it, I hope the Aussie girl does fabulously.

Moving along, Meme time before I get ready for bed:

Booking Through Thursday

Mystery

Do you read mystery novels? If so, why? Is it the mysteries themselves that appeal to you? The puzzle-solving? The murders? Or why don’t you read them? What about them doesn’t appeal?

I do love a murder mystery novel! I didn't use to when I was very young. Although I did read a couple of Agatha Christie's my father had which I enjoyed even though I couldn't figure out the murderer or if I did be damned if I knew the motive! But I really got into Agatha Christie novels in my 20s and I'm currently in the process of collecting all the books through fortnightly magazine/book collection. All of the books have reproduction of the original covers, which is especially cool.
Anywho, what appeals to me about them is the process of trying to solve the mystery, even if I don't manage to solve them myself.

And that's pretty much all I have to say for today - oh I washed my towel and the husband of Mum's friend down in the main house was nice enough to put it (and my other towels and miscellaneous other stuff) in the dryer because I was out volunteering at the time. Although that reminds me that I said I'd so some ironing, yet another thing to fit into the schedule tomorrow!

Wish me luck with that!

Goodnight!

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11:08pm: Indeed it is! She's in her rollers right now. Tomorrow morning I'll unwind them and here's hoping I'll end up with something like the tutorials!

In other news, I'm watching the Rhythmic Gymnastics right now and OMG as someone with no co-ordinate and a complete lack of flexibility these women are ridiculous, seriously! I swear they have no bones. Also is the floor they're on uneven, because some how they can get the hoops to roll back to them like boomrangs!

I thought I had something else to report, but I seem to have forgotten what it is. Hmmm...oh yes! Australia is triumphing! We're back in the top 10 on the Olympic Tally! All thanks to a new oarsome foursome in the four man kayak. Whoot! :OD Fingers and toes crossed for the rest of our medal hopefuls. :OD

And before I head off, the meme!

Booking Through Thursday

Branching Out

Amy and Sarah both asked about genres:

Amy asks:

Name a book you love in a genre you normally don’t care for. What made you decide to read it? Did it make you want to try more in that genre?

Ummm, hmmm...well I do enjoy Patricia Cornwell novels despite the fact that gorey crime novels are usually a big no-no for me. But I read one of them because it was a set text one year at school, and for a bookk you had to read it was pretty damn good. I ended up collecting the series although the latter books aren't as good as the earlier ones.

Bookish Sarah asks an interesting assortment of questions:

What genre do you avoid reading and why?

I can't really think of one...I'm game to try any genre! The wonders of reading, embrace it my friends. :O)

Right, I really really do need to go, despite my earlier claims I've been going to bed waaay later than I should be and this headache I'm beginning to get is a warning I'm sure.

Luckily for me, my USB stick is ready to go!

Goodnight all!

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10:55pm: Yes indeed, about two years ago the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, or as I like to call him K-Rudd got the axe because apparently people didn't get on with him and the polls were bad. So he was sent to the Foreign Ministry and the old Deputy Julia Gillard took the reigns and became our first female Prime Minister.

Unfortunately for her, the polls got even worse! A lot of people felt the whole process was very undemocratic because even though Australia votes for parties not individual leaders this was the first time a sitting Prime Minister had been axed and replaced and it was like "Hey we voted for this dude! You can't just stick in someone else!"

So after that happened the new Prime Minister called an election which ended up tied, so some independants and the Greens joined with Labor and created a miniority government. Which the Opposition got all butthurt about and has been carping on about ever since. And like I said the polls have been bad and recently there's been lots of newspaper reports about K-Rudd making a comeback. Now personally I'm not too sure about the veracity of all these reports - it's claimed K-Rudd has been plotting against his own party since they rolled him. So things have got pretty nasty, and now there's going to be a vote on Monday to see who's going to be the leader.

This is srs bsns because on the one hand a lot of people seem to like K-Rudd, but it seems people who work with him don't like him, which would make running the Government rather hard if no-one's going to get along. And in the face of all this is the hedious possibility that the Liberal party (who are decidely unliberal think Republican Party) might get back into power! We all aready had to put up with them for 11 years, taking money out of public services and fucking over the less advantaged as much as possible, not to mention a completely lax attitude to climate change.

So basically this is a bad time for such sheninigans, althoug personally I wouldn't vote Liberal unless the alternative was something REALLY awful like the White Supremeist or the Extreme Gun Party or something, but apparently other people will vote based on the person leading the party so...

And this is perhaps the most I've ever written on politics before! Shocking, just shocking. Actually I wrote about it a bit yesterday but then my entry didn't post, so yeah.

In other news, I went to that appointment only to discover it was actually an old appointment for the other Unemployment place I'd been going to. Fortunately they were able to see me and I've got a standing fornightly appointment to do job searching on site, I suppose so they can make sure I'm doing it right. Which might be very helpful for me.

However! I have exciting news, Manly Library has called me in for an interview! It's a weekend job not a full time one, but if I manage to get it I could get my foot in the door! Which would be very exciting indeed! I'm hoping my Professional Placement from last year - in a library that is party of the network will score my big points. The interview is next Wednesday at noon, wish me luck!

And now, Meme time!

Booking Through Thursday

Blogs

What do you look for when reading a book blog? Does the blogger have to read the same genre? Do you like reviews? Personal posts? Memes? Giveaways? What attracts you to a book blog?

To be honest I've never read a book blog, though I did recently join goodreads.com and I might start reading some reviews there, but in general I don't really read reviews all that much, because taste is such a personal thing. I'd rather borrow or browse the book at a library and if I don't like it, I won't read it.

Although! I am a member of a Sweet Valley Snark comm and a Baby Sitter's Club Snark comm, those book reviews are damn hilarious. :O, so I guess I like a good sense of humour when it comes to book blogs. :O)

And oh! I don't know if I've mentioned that I've been playing Scrabble through a site called http://wabble.org, when I can get friends to join in, and today I had a major coup with a set of words worth 62 points! 'Quip' on a triple word score and 'hop'! Go me :OD

And I was going to say something else, but I've forgotten what it was. Hmmm...well, hopefully I'll remember it later.

For now though, I'm going to turn in!

Goodnight all!

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11:07pm: LOL Capt John continues to have his amusing moments, for example, right now...he's getting hit on by an amnesiac version of Jack's crazy-ass brother Gray. If you know Torchwood you know there's only one way to describe this...

Awwwwwkwwwarrrd!

Although if Gray wasn't a complete nutbag who tried to kill him John would probably go for it, the pervert! But hey even he has his limits!

In more sober news, today was ANZAC Day, where we remember all the servicemen and women who have been to war. My big brother brought up an interesting point we and New Zealand are like the only countries who commerate our war servicepeople by remembering a day when a battle turned into a complete disaster. Other contries seem to celebrate their victories instead.

My grandpa was in the march, since he did see some action...all though not up close and personal, still he could have been shot at. I tried to spot him in the march (they televise it), but I couldn't see him. Shame.

The big bro and I went to M's house where we played chinese checkers and had pies and Anzac biscuits and lamingtons! Real Aussie fare. Then we played Chinese Checkers, which are neither Chinese nor Australia, but still fun. My big bro won, damn his logical lawyer-type mind!

And I probably should have gone back to my apartment rather than stay at my parants' place, but I didn't get nearly enough sleep last night, so I couldn't be bothered. I'll go back tomorrow, time dependant on whether the little bro comes for dinner or not.

And now Memes!

Friday5

Annoyance

1. What’s the most annoying sound in the world?

Ticking clocks, Holy shit I hate them so much!

2. Which of other people’s mannerisms do you find very annoying?

Well, at the library, I had a boss, or supervisor rather who, when you were speaking to her would move her lips along with you. It was the biggest pain in the arse let me tell you. made it really hard to concentrate on what you were saying to her!

3. What do you do that really annoys others?

Ha ha, everything! :OP

4. In what way has your own behavior recently caused you annoyance?

Well, my spectacular lame-arse flip out over the life of a fictional character, even though it was Capt. John was not only annoying, but hugely embarrassing!

5. Who’s the most annoying person you know?

Well the big bro can be really annoying! So maybe it's better that he lives in Japan, LOL.

Saturday 9

:A Little Less Conversation:

1. If you could have just one more conversation with a person from your past, who would it be?

An old friend of mine called Diane, she went to China and I never heard from her again even though I wrote to her email address...apparently she's back in the country, but I've never seen her.

2. Do your friends tend to be male or female?

Female.

3. What is in your car’s trunk?

We have no trunks in Australia, we have car boots! And mine has a whole lot of stuff in it, including my epic George McFly story...I reallly should take it out of there.

4. What was the last CD that you purchased?

Man...that was ages ago, I'm pretty sure it was The Corrs' last album.

5. What is your favorite movie and why?

Back to the Future the first one in particular! As to why...It's just got everything! I love the character of George McFly no doubt about it!

6. If you could wake up with a new talent tomorrow, what would it be?

Oooh, I'd really like to be able to play an instrument, the volin specifically.

7. What is your favorite day of the week and why?

Saturday! The weekend is on!

8. What are you wearing when you feel you’re at your best?

My regular clothes, LOL, I don't really wear clothes to reflect my mood.

9. When was the last time cried?

A few weeks ago, over Capt John's issues!

Saturday Special

24/4/09

What is the weather like where you are today?

Really nice! Warm and a bit windy. Great for marching.

The (Other) Saturday Six

Time

1. Do you find you don’t have as much time on your hands as you used to?

I sure do! Even though I have a lot more free time than most people I can think of! It just tends to get away from me!

2. Are you a “Clock Watcher”?

If I'm bored shitless yes.

3. Do you think that Time Travel is actually possible?

Maybe into the future? No wait that'd be the past...I assume if you can go one way you could probably go the other way.

4. If your late, do you let people know you are running late?

Depends if I have enough time or if I'm just rushing like a mad-man to get there!

5. Do you spend more time on the Internet or away from it?

On it, and that should porbably be a big yikes!

6. Do you think that as you get older the days, weeks, months etc go by quicker?

Fuck yeah! What's with that shit? It's totally annoying! But I guess once you realise how precious time is it happens.

Well once again it's almost midnight and I should get to bed soon because of the lack of sleep and all.

Before I go though, this was a cool quiz thing

The Blogalyser reveals...

Your blog/web page text has an overall readability index of 10.

This suggests that your writing style is simplistic
(to communicate well you should aim for a figure between 10 and 20).Your blog has 73 sentences per entry, which suggests your general message is distinguished by verbosity
(writing for the web should be concise).

CHARACTER MATRIX

male		female
self		world
past		future

Your text shows characteristics which are 54% male and 46% female
(for more information see the Gender Genie).
Looking at pronoun indicators, you write mainly about yourself, then the world in general and finally your social circle. Also, your writing focuses primarily on the present, next the past and lastly the future.

Find out what your blogging style is like!

Hmmm right so my style is simplistic, but I'm also really verbose, figure that one out!

But yeah goodnight all!

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9:20pm: Pride! Today I feel proud to be Australian!

Today the PM apologised to the Stolen Generations and because I had to go pick up paint for work I got to hear it on the radio! Unfortunately just before this in the paint shop I had to listen to Alan Jones, this conservative asshole. Ugh! I felt dirty just listening to him talk about how the Aboriginal people should stop whining and shit like that.

Speaking of shit, the Opposition leader's reply was really very poorly worded. The crux of it was "Sorry, but..." and there was a bit of blaming the victim and 'good intentions' thrown in there. No wonder he got booed by the crowds watching it on TVs around the nation! (No one booed inside parliament because...I'm not sure why, because I've heard them boo at other times.)

Oh, I went to the Broadway Shopping Centre (it's opened up again since the fire) and I even saw the blackened out section of the building where the sub-station blew up. Nasty!

Anywho, it got a bit embarrassing when I went to the Locksmith to get a new battery for my watch, only to discover...it doesn't need a battery, it's a wind up! Duh... Well, on the plus side I won't have to worry about having to buy batteries.

Hmm, there's a show about Women on Death Row right now, they're profiling a few of the women on Death Row in the US today. The first one appears to have got Death Penalty on really sketchy evidence. Seriously...sent to Death Row on the evidence of three criminals? Why am I not surprise this takes place in Texas? And oh yeah, the woman is black, no surprise there...The Death Penalty sucks.

It's Wednesday, so there are no memes today.

In other news...why don't people like Hillary Clinton? I've never understood the dislike there...because it never seems to be about her policies or anything, it seems like it's because she wears pants or acts 'too manly'. Or is it because she stayed with Ol' Bill even though he was cheating on her?

Although it looks like Obama's gonna sweep in, he's cool. :O)

Well, I don't have much else to say, so I'm gonna finish up here.

Goodnight all.

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