Moose Musings

11:25pm: The Jelly was set this morning, but I mustn't have stirred the crystals enough before I put the cold water in because a whole lot of jelly crystals got all congealed in the bottom, but the rest of it tasted good.

I've done all my laundry so I'l be ready to head out tomorrow for my friend's house I wonder if I should make some chocolate cupcakes because I do have some eggs that probably aren't going to last much longer. Plus any excuse you know. ;O)

Aside from that I managed to get Captain John some RPG interaction today which was fun! Of course, Arthur could use some love too. LOL whatever.

And now Meme time!

Saturday 9

:My Best Friend's Girl:

1. Have you and a friend ever have an argument because you were attracted to the same person? Nope!

2. Who never returns your phone calls? No-one...Although my big bro has this terrible habit of never emailing unless he wants something.

3. What was your favorite childhood toy? My imagination, corny but true. :OP

4. Who is the last person you greeted at your door? Man it would have been a few weeks ago when someone on the Executive Committee came to the door to ask me to take my garage opener downstairs so it could be reprogrammed.

5. Would you change anything about your life right now? I still wish I was working in the ABC Tape Library. Sniff...

6. Who is the easiest person for you to talk to? Probably my mother, because I'm one of those. :OP

7. If you could live in any ancient city during the height of the quality of its society and culture, which one would you choose? Oh wow, I think it'd be really something to live in Rome at the height of its society and culture, although not as a woman.

8. What is the most exciting event you’ve ever witnessed? The Sydney 2000 Olympics, greatest Olympic Games ever! :OP

9. What do you consider the ideal age to have a first child? Oh that's a can of worms, it really depends on one's personality etc. God knows I'll never have kids. Wouldn't be fair to them! :OP

And in what I'm sure will be a continuting mantra, I didn't work at all on that stupid assignment. Ugh... Big bag of fail for me.

And that's the only meme up right now.

And that's all I have to say for now.

Goodnight all!

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room Assignment

Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!

10:25pm: My mother accidentally woke me up at 8am this morning by ringing my mobile instead of Dad's, so I am tired.

I also didn't do much today because the RPG scene was hopping like woah! Ah, Arthur and John, your public!

I'm still checking the library catalogue to see if my book has come back so I can borrow it, I'm too cheap to fork out 2 bucks to put a hold on it, but I may have to, LOL.

( Anywho, seeing as work calls tomorrow, I'll just meme and run: )

And now, to bed!

Goodnight all!

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room RPG-age

Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!

11:36pm: Indeed! I'm seriously proud of myself, because today...was seriously a Merlin day, ep 10 rocked my socks! :OD I flailed like a hardcore fangirl while watching it, LOL! I'm so lame! Still if there was a Captain John show I'd be all over that as well. As it is, Captain John is currently having a bit of an adventure (as one does in the Agency), I'm not entirely sure what else is going to happen with him on this particular mission, but it's not too long until he and Jack are going to experience the Time Loop...and may the lord have mercy on our souls.

Ow my knee hurts.

But I'm sure you don't care about that - so instead let's have the word count!

19920 / 50000 words. 40% done!

40%, whoo! Go me!

And no time for Memes.

Oh and yesterday's party was fun indeed, except it was humid and hot like whoa, I was sweating by the end of the night!

Although my friend Tina has a blu-ray player and the DVD we watched on it looked weird...really weird...I'm not sure how many of you have watched a normal DVD on blu-ray, but if you have was I imagining it or what?

And in closing, very yummy cake was also on offer last night, chocolate mousse cake! Oh yeeeeah.

And on that note, bed calls.

Goodnight all!

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room NaNo

Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!

10:25pm: Yes indeed! He proves himself to be full of plots and amusing happenings and what not, as can be evidenced by my word count now:

12314 / 50000 words. 25% done!

Quarter done, go me!

Also amusingly, according to the NaNo stats in order to finish on time I have write a total of 1185 words each day. Heh - see pictoral evidence.

To celebrate my catching up here's some memes:

Monday Movie Meme

7/11/10

This week's movie topic is all about The Worst Movie You've Ever Seen...

Share on your blog the worst movie you've ever seen.

Whilst I'm sure it will bum out anivad I totally hated The Matrix I mean the acting was good, but the whole thing was not how I expected to be and my God they turned the sound up way too high, I had the worst headache.

Apart from that...eh, I've never watched a bad movie all the way through, usually if I don't like it I'll change the channel.

Wednesday Wickedness!

3/11/10

Dolly Parton

1. "I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids."
What was your worst year in school? Why?

Um...Year Three sucked quite a bit, what with been seperated from the only two friends I had and teased by everyone in my class. My teacher was nice, but it was still a problem :O( Especially one boy who practically scared me for life the fucker.

2. "I still close my eyes and go home - I can always draw from that."
Tell us about YOUR home.

Well my home is here at the parentals for the time being, it's pretty nice here, I've got my internet and my TV. But no Foxtel, which sucks. I'm close to a library and public transport and most of the friends live on this side of the bridge.

3. "I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else."
What have you been told that you couldn’t do, but proved them wrong?

Ah...not much...but then I'm not very out there, so there's not much that I try to do that I shouldn't.

4. "I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it."
What was the last incident where you were told what to do and were insulted?

Well, the other day Mum was critquing my kitchen cleaning skills, but I totally did everything she said, I just suck at cleaning the kitchen is all, LOL.

5. "If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one."
Have you ever reinvented yourself? How?

Nope.

6. "If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Thems fightin' words."
Is there a type of music that you hate?

Most new stuff with all the screaming and banging on surfaces, terrible stuff.

7. "It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen."
Have you ever crossed dressed for Halloween or just for the hell of it?

Nah...it's kind of hard for me to do we the big boobs and all.

8. "My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order."
What are your weaknesses?

Chocolate, RPGing and making up stuff in my head.

9. "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
Tell us about something that you did that required patience, but was worth it.

Um...this library dipolma, especially some of the subjects which have just sucked.

10. "We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails."
When was the last time you made a major change in your life

Well, getting my arse fired certainly changed things, but that wasn't really my own choice, but still it's required me to live at home again and things like that.

10/11/10

Donald Trump

1. “A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.”
Do you live your life by moderation or extremes?

Moderation...unless we're talking about RPGing, I take that too the extreme like whoa, LOL!

2. “All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected.”
Have you ever thought someone was flirting with you in a work environment? What happened?

What the fuck? He's got a high opinion of himself! And no way.

3. “As long as your going to be thinking anyway, think big.”
Have you ever “thought big” and you wound up crashing and burning?

Nah not really...I'm pretty boring. :O(

4. “Everything in life is luck.”
Do you believe in luck? If not, do you feel it all happens to us for a reason?

Sort of, but not everything in life is luck and you can make your own luck, which is an important thing to remember.
Not sure if everything that happens is for a reason, but a lot of things do.

5. “Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.”
Have you ever benefited big time because you declined an offer, investment, job (Well you get the idea.)?

Nt that I can think of.

6. “I don't make deals for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it.”
Tell us about someone that you know that has all the money they need.

Well I hope you give that extra money to those who need it, because that's the decent thing to do.
And I don't think I know anyone like that personally...although the Grandparents are doing very well.

7. “I have made the tough decisions, always with an eye toward the bottom line. Perhaps it's time America was run like a business.”
Do you think running your country like a business would be a good thing?

OMG NO! Imagine what would happen to Health Care and Social Security? Free schooling and librarys and things? Fuck that.

8. “I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is.”
Do you live in the past in any way?

A bit, I still think about what it'd be like to be back in school...I did well thee.

9. “If you're interested in 'balancing' work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.”
How are you at balancing work and pleasure?

Well, geeze Mr. Trump some of us can't do whatever the fuck we want at work, so screw you. I don't really like him as you can see...Ahem, I've only just got a job so pleasure probably needs to fall by the wayside a bit.

10.“Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.”
Tell us about a time that you won the battle but lost the war.

Uh...I got nothing.

Right! I'm supposed to be in bed, so I better get the Hell out of here.

Goodnight all!

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room Plot!

Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!

11:33pm: OK, 24.5 hours to get my assignment in...and I'm not even sure what sort of sources I'm supposed to be using...whatever, I'm pretty sure I don't exactly need them, so to speak, but I've got to mention the modules, which actually prove to be quite helpful, so good news there.

And now I'm a bit worried that I've forgotten to do stuff for sniiiice and that'll end up with him iced out of the community he's on and the I have to reapply and it's a pain in the ass.

But yeah don't really have time to worrry about that, in fact I better get back to the essay - so here's the memes!

Saturday Six

1. Who is your favorite Peanuts character?

Hmmm, I've always liked Snoopy the best, lying on top of his doghouse, hanging with Woodstock, aspiring to be a novelist, good guy!

2. Which Peanuts character is your least favorite?

I'm quite fond of them all. Lucy can be a real bitch though...what's her major malfunction?

3. If it were up to you, would Lucy have to let Charlie Brown kick the football?

Yes! Poor Chuck, I have shitty reflexes myself, and I'd be pissed if someone kept fucking with me like that.

4. When did you last read a Peanuts comic strip?

It's been quite some time now...although I saw a send up on Family Guy that was most hilarious.

5. Which of the television movies based on Peanuts was your favorite as a kid?

I think the only one I saw was 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' and I barely remember it. Or was there one where Snoopy went back to his roots? Or am I confusing him with Brian, LOL.

6. Should the strip ever be drawn by someone else, even if that person agrees to keep the same values its creator held so dear?

Nah, Charles Schlutz drew it for like 60 years or something...it's his legacy you know, and with that many years there's a wealth of Snoopy stuff to enjoy!

Sunday Stealing

:The Time Traveler Meme:

Emily's Rules:

1. Depending on your age, go back 10, 15, 20, or even more years.
2. Tell us how many years back you have traveled and why.
3. Pretend you have met yourself during that era, and tell us where you are.
4. You only have one "date" with this former self.
5. Answer these questions.

Okay, as we start, what year is it and how old are you? Uh...I suppose I'd be 10 years old, it's 1994.

1. Would your younger self (YYS, from here) recognize you when you first meet? Probably I've changed very little in the intervening years, except for getting rid of my (hideous) fringe.

2. Would YYS be surprised to discover what you are doing job wise?

Well...no...I had not career aspirations back then and I have no career now so...yeah.

3. What piece of fashion advice would you give YYS?

"Grow back your fringe! Seriously the big bro is not screwing with you it looks real bad!"

4. What do you think YYS is most going to want to know?

What happens in Sydney (I was really upset about having to move from Dubbo), will I'll be all right.

5. How would you answer YYS's question?

"It does! You'll meet some great friends and do well in school and even graduate Uni." Which I suppose is really spoiling myself, but whatever.

6. What would probably be the best thing to tell YYS?

"Don't let anxiety get to you." Because if it worked maybe I wouldn't be subject to anxiety attacks.

7. What is something that you probably wouldn't tell YYS?

Well, I really shouldn't tell myself anything, it might fuck up stuff.

8. What do you think will most surprise YYS about you?

Uh...I dunno, I'm still pretty much the same.

9. What do you think will least surprise YYS?

I still write. :O)

10. At this point in your life, would YYS like to run into "you" from the future

Probably not, what with the lack of job and all, it's not really much of an endorsement of my future is it?

Unconcious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Panels :: TVs

2. Repetitive :: "Well, well, well, we-we-well"

3. Pancakes :: Stewie Griffin

4. Quarterly :: Review

5. Impulsive :: Me!

6. Episode :: TV

7. I am :: You are, we are Australian...

8. Horrendous :: Nooooooo!

9. Inhumane :: Saddam Hussien

10. District :: 9 (Was that some sort of cop show?)

And here's the Shipping meme!

Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?

I'd like to see Jack and John together in the end, because, LOl, they just get on so well! Good times...good times.

( To come! )

Right time is short, must be off!

Goodnight all! Wish me good luck!

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room Assignment

Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!

8:52pm: The assignment that is, and hopefully it's not a complete shit heap because I need at least a passing mark so I can pass the rest of the course!

In other news, I was suspiciously tired a while ago, before I had a bath...bit strange that. But it was an uncomfortable night, first it was too hot so I had to turn the fan on, but then a southerly came through and I woke up cold! This is why I don't care for autumn, the weather is always a pain in the ass.

Anyway! Tomorrow is library volunteer day, I thought I was going to miss this week, but it turns out that the meeting in the Head Librarian has to go to is next week. So, not to bed too late for me.

Not much else to report, but I should really do something with Captain John now that he's free to roam.

But for now, the Meme!

Monday Movie Meme

This week's movie topic is all about Best Couples...

This week we're thinking of another type of pairing - couples in films that left their mark because of their romantic tension, squabbling or love connection. Here are some movie couples we thought were perfect for each other in their roles. Share on your blog couples in film who left their impression on you.

Mark Darcy and Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary and The Edge of Reason

Lone Starr and Princess Vespa Spaceballs

George and Lorraine from Back to the Future - My favourite!

George Banks and his wife...who's name I can't remember...ah yes Nina from Father of the Bride I and II

Molly and James in the Look Who's Talking movies.

Righto then, Good News Week is on, so I'm off to watch it!

Goodnight all.

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room Assignment

Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!

11:30pm: So I've got this Mah Jong game that has different pictures of Captain John rather than the usual Mah Jong tiles. Unfortunately, it's ridiculously hard! I've tried about 10 times and haven't won once! :O(

In other news, tomorrow I get to see my pyschiatrist, I must ask him about my job prospects...which currently remain low. I got rejected for the position I was interviewed for on Wednesday. And Aldi rejected me, how rude!

Anywho, this appointment is tomorrow at 8:30am so I better get my butt to bed, also my eyeballs are feeling weird. Obviously too much computer time.

So Memes and run!

Sunday Stealing

:The Negativity Meme:

Foods which disgust the crap out of me: Quiche, the look and texture gives me the creeps.

TV show I loathe: Big Brother and shit like that.

Movie I loathe: With apologies to anivad I really hate The Matrix.

Music genres I loathe: Most new stuff.

Magazine which annoys me: Eh, don't really have one.

Makes me cranky at restaurant: When it takes ages for your food to come!

Makes me cranky in public: People crowding the pavement and walking really slowly so you can't get past.

Makes me cranky in general: Dry eyes.

Pisses me off at home: Stubbing my toe, ow!

Pisses me off at work: N/A :O(

Pisses me off in general: The British pronuciation of vitamin - stop it!

Makes me impatient at home: Cleaning up.

Makes me impatient at work: N/A :O(

Makes me impatient in public: Waiting for ages for a bus.

Celebrity I hate: I don't really hate any of them.

Music artist I hate: Britney Spears's songs annoy the crap outta me!

I couldn't care less about: The cricket

Annoys the crap out of me weekdays: Mum waking me up too early in the morning! :OP

Annoys the crap out of me weekends: Nothing! :OD

LJer's habit that annoys you: Not using any captial letters or punctuation.

Feature on your LJ you hate: None, it's mine!

Movie star you despise: Don't have one really.

Politician that you hate: Tony Abbott, what a jerkass.

Unconcious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Food :: Yum!

2. Death :: Boo

3. Cafeteria :: Food

4. Need :: Sleep

5. Born :: on the 4th of July

6. Stitch :: Accident

7. Badly :: Done

8. Blocks :: Building

9. Chuck :: Rugrats

10. Spiral :: Circle

And that's all I have to say about that.

Goodnight to you all!

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room Mah John

Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!

10:02pm: Happy Christmas Eve (Day) to all my LJ friends out there! Tomorrow's the big day! In the morning Dad, Chris and I will be going to church, then Mum will join us and we'll visit Uncle Sam, Aunt Jo and cousin Mack.

After that we'll come back home and M and Grandpa are coming for Christmas dinner, I hope Dad will cook the potatoes because he seems to have learnt how Grandpa does it.

However, Mum has declined to put a stocking together for me this year, I'm most bummed! But I had to go up to Coles on a unrelated matter just a half hour ago so I could some stuff to put in it myself. LOL, I'll be so surprised. :OP

I also helped Dad put some outdoor fairy lights up on the pine tree outside, it's looking good, providing the windy weather we're having right now does blow it away!

I've been watching Nostalgia Chick videos - she made one about the movie Spice World (ugh!) but I noticed something really funny, Tosh was in it! Or at least the actor who played Tosh, Naoko Mori, high-larious! She must have been desperate. :OP

Actually I was look at her Wikipedia entry and shut up! She was in Absolutely Fabulous as well! I vaguely remember her now that they mention it.

In other news, I second docsgirl's suggestion to watch the Nostaglia Critic take apart the Star Wars Christmas Special, truly you cannot under estimate the power of the darkside!

Anywhooo let's have some Memes:

Booking Through Thursday

History

Given the choice, which do you prefer? Real history? Or historical fiction? (Assume, for the purposes of this discussion that they are equally well-written and engaging.)

Oh wow, that's a toughie...I'm gonna say...real history, because as they say 'the truth is stranger than fiction'!

3x Thursday

Christmas

1. Are you excited about Christmas? Why/why not?

'Course I am! I love Christmas! It's always fun with presents and great food. :O)

2. Do you believe in giving presents? Why/why not?

Hell to the yes! Because then you can get gifts in return :O)

3. Are you doing anything Christmas day? What?

See beginning of the entry.

And oh yeah, if you get the chance, track Santa, fun for the whole family!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room Icon-ing

Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!

10:34pm: I may have just used that title before, but whatever...

So I decided to have John Mach 2 hang out at this place called sixwordstories, although I suppose I could have original John go there too, but he's busy in the Nexus, LOL.

But yes, I should really get a job.

However! For now I'll remark on Waters of Mars ( Here be Spoilers )

Moving on again, the air conditioning system has finally been fixed, seems that at the time it was installed the person somehow got the cooling tubes crossed over. But yes, all fixed now!

Now Memes:

Sunday Seven

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:

Name the last seven things you photographed.

Let's see...not in exact order

1. My Captain John figurine
2. That big red dust storm that came into Sydney
3. The house next door
4. My Grandpa
5. The mess in my apartment
6. A property the ex-boss's son owned
7. ???

And in closing, here's a link for all Capt John, Spike, Austin Powers etc fans - It's International Talk With A Fake British Accent Day!

Yeah baby! Although Capt John and Spike are supposed to be British or equivilent...so we'll stick with Austin.

Oh behaaaave!

Goodnight all! ;O)

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room RPG-age

Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!

11:15pm: Keeping on with the Nano!

40030 / 50000 words. 80% done!

80% whoo! Although once again I've suffered from the too long syndrome, I mean Marek hasn't even graduated from the Time Academy yet. Although he has admired Jack's butt a lot, LOL.

In other news, I'm tiiiired! I got woken up super early this morning by a phone call from Mum, the painters and scaffolders and gutterers were coming to the house, so I had to get up at 6:50am! I stayed up way too late last night, so coupled with not sleeping very well the night before and I'm sleeepy!

So here's the memes:

TMI Tuesday

1. Is there an entertaining story attached to (women) your first bra / (men) your first jockstrap?

No not really, except my first bra was pretty much a D cup if I recall. O.o I swear to God these boobs came out of nowhere! For a while I thought they'd never stop growing, I even went to a doctor, LOL. Fortunately they did.

2. Is there a story to (women) your first try at bralessness /(men) your first encounter with bralessness?

Er no...just make sure you don't do it when you're running. Ow.

3. How about your first time going commando?

N/A.

4. Or your first discovery of lack-of-underpants in another?

LOL! Never have, and as that Seinfeld episode proved, I don't want to! ("There's only a thin layer of fabric between us and...it."

5. Any other good underwear-related tales to tell?

Nah, except some son of a bitch pulled up my skirt in Primary School and everyone saw my underpants, and they weren't particularly good ones.

Ten on Tuesday

10 Things You are Thankful For

1. My family
2. My friends
3. The fact I live in a developed country!
4. Cheese!
5. Writing
6. The internet
7. A nice cosy bed
8. Somewhere to live
9. Good health
10. Clean water to drink!

Righto, to bed I go.

Goodnight all!

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room NaNo

Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!