I woke up this morning feeling fabulous! Not because anything marvellous is happening in my life or anything - it's just the weather! I love this time of year! April is always such a lovely month (yes, yes, I know it's only the 31st March but it's April tomorrow) - clear skies, cool but dry, and the deciduous trees make a magnificent display in the street next to mine! I've always found that my mood is lifted when it's like this.
You can just sniff winter around the corner, with it's log fires (well, at least here on the Nth Shore, people do have log fires and they smell wonderful in the neighbourhood), crisp mornings, blue blue skies - I've always got so much more energy in cooler weather! Coming from Nth Qld, where mid-winter is the equivalent of April in Sydney, I can't get enough of the cold! Bring it on!!! It's always a remarkable phenomenon to me, the fact that as soon Daylight Savings ends, it suddenly gets cooler - or at least it seems like it does! Was it just me, or did anyone else miss the fact that DLS was finishing last Sunday? I woke up, toddled around home, doing my usual Sunday stuff and turned on the TV at 6pm to watch the news and the news wasn't on! I was so confused - I actually ended up ringing up a friend who advised me to change my clocks! How embarassing!
And that's the other thing...as soon as it starts getting cool, I get into this retro-80's mood! I've been playing all my old music today - Kylie's first couple of albums, Pet Shop Boys, Faith (George Michael) and yes, even Richard Marx (collective gasp). Fabulous! I don't know why I get this way, but unfailingly it happens! When I used to live with flat-mates, they dreaded this time of year...but luckily, now that I live alone, it's not an issue - well, maybe my neighbours may be objecting, but they don't count!
And speaking of 80's pop, Pet Shop Boys are in town! And I'm currently trying to locate friends who would like to go next Friday (yes, Easter Friday) to their concert at the Hordern Pavillion - ahhh the Hordern, such fond memories for me from Mardi Gras! I am a HUGE PSB fan, and so I am fanging to see them!
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
ABC...
Wednesday night on the ABC is just the best...
1. Spicks and Specks - the BEST show on TV - how much better can you get than Adam Hills as host with team captains Alan Brough and Mif Wyhurst.
2. The Chaser's War on Everything...need one say more?
3. The Worst Week of My Life - BBC at it's best! Hilarious! Shame that's it's now finished!
4. At the Movies - the widely dissimilar views of David and Margaret are the universal panacea!
1. Spicks and Specks - the BEST show on TV - how much better can you get than Adam Hills as host with team captains Alan Brough and Mif Wyhurst.
2. The Chaser's War on Everything...need one say more?
3. The Worst Week of My Life - BBC at it's best! Hilarious! Shame that's it's now finished!
4. At the Movies - the widely dissimilar views of David and Margaret are the universal panacea!
Monday, March 26, 2007
Three Meme...
This is thanks to Tom...
Three Things That Scare Me:
Scary movies...I'm crap at them.
Not being in control...yep, I'm a control freak
Snakes, spiders, the usual stuff
Three People Who Make Me Laugh:
My friend Englishman in Budapest...every Sunday night
Tequilla Mockingbird
Drs Frasier and Niles Crane
Three Things I Love:
Sydney in summer
A good drop of shiraz
Mr Right (just waiting to find him)
Three Things I Hate:
Illogical behaviour
Anchovies
Uncleanness (is there such a word?)
Three Things I Don’t Understand:
Why we can't adopt the Italian concept of siesta!
Why I keep meeting great guys who I think could be Mr Right (see above) and they aren't attracted to me...what the...?
Why traffic slows when there's no sane reason for it
Three Things On My Desk: (at home)
Umm, my PC
A huge jar of coin that is getting fuller and fuller by the day (really must take it into a bank one of these days and get it converted - there's gotta be a couple of hundred dollars there)
Pictures of my favourite people
Three Things I’m Doing Right Now:
Answering a question posed by one of my colleagues (I'm at work)
Eating Maltesers
Doing this meme
Three Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
Find Mr Right (hmmm, there's a theme happening here)
Shag the pants off said Mr Right
Climb Ayres Rock (not exactly challenging, but hey, I do want to do it)
Three Things I Can Do:
Dinner Parties!
Floral arrangements (how gay is that)
Meet guys
Three Things I Can’t Do:
Lift my own body weight (I don't think so anyway, haven't really tried)
Fix my car (I'm lucky if I put fuel in it)
Do the Boston Marathon
Three Things I Think You Should Listen To:
The sound of pouring rain on a tin roof while lying in bed
The sound of silence at about 3pm on a Saturday afternoon on a hot summers day
Pet Shop Boys
Three Things You Should Never Listen To:
NSW State of Origin supporters (not that you can understand them at the best of times anyway)
Crap music (I'll leave it to you to decide what that encompasses)
The alarm trying to wake you in the morning
Three Things I’d Like To Learn (but won’t):
Italian
My violin - I'd love to continue learning but doubt I'll ever get time
Management skills
Three Favourite Foods:
Cinnamon - well, not so much a food as a flavour
Caramel - tarts, slices, fudge...anything containing caramel
Roast leg of lamb - I'd give up dinner with Tom Cruise any day!
Three Shows I Watched As A Kid:
Banana Split
Bewitched
Are You Being Served?
Three Things That Scare Me:
Scary movies...I'm crap at them.
Not being in control...yep, I'm a control freak
Snakes, spiders, the usual stuff
Three People Who Make Me Laugh:
My friend Englishman in Budapest...every Sunday night
Tequilla Mockingbird
Drs Frasier and Niles Crane
Three Things I Love:
Sydney in summer
A good drop of shiraz
Mr Right (just waiting to find him)
Three Things I Hate:
Illogical behaviour
Anchovies
Uncleanness (is there such a word?)
Three Things I Don’t Understand:
Why we can't adopt the Italian concept of siesta!
Why I keep meeting great guys who I think could be Mr Right (see above) and they aren't attracted to me...what the...?
Why traffic slows when there's no sane reason for it
Three Things On My Desk: (at home)
Umm, my PC
A huge jar of coin that is getting fuller and fuller by the day (really must take it into a bank one of these days and get it converted - there's gotta be a couple of hundred dollars there)
Pictures of my favourite people
Three Things I’m Doing Right Now:
Answering a question posed by one of my colleagues (I'm at work)
Eating Maltesers
Doing this meme
Three Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
Find Mr Right (hmmm, there's a theme happening here)
Shag the pants off said Mr Right
Climb Ayres Rock (not exactly challenging, but hey, I do want to do it)
Three Things I Can Do:
Dinner Parties!
Floral arrangements (how gay is that)
Meet guys
Three Things I Can’t Do:
Lift my own body weight (I don't think so anyway, haven't really tried)
Fix my car (I'm lucky if I put fuel in it)
Do the Boston Marathon
Three Things I Think You Should Listen To:
The sound of pouring rain on a tin roof while lying in bed
The sound of silence at about 3pm on a Saturday afternoon on a hot summers day
Pet Shop Boys
Three Things You Should Never Listen To:
NSW State of Origin supporters (not that you can understand them at the best of times anyway)
Crap music (I'll leave it to you to decide what that encompasses)
The alarm trying to wake you in the morning
Three Things I’d Like To Learn (but won’t):
Italian
My violin - I'd love to continue learning but doubt I'll ever get time
Management skills
Three Favourite Foods:
Cinnamon - well, not so much a food as a flavour
Caramel - tarts, slices, fudge...anything containing caramel
Roast leg of lamb - I'd give up dinner with Tom Cruise any day!
Three Shows I Watched As A Kid:
Banana Split
Bewitched
Are You Being Served?
Unconsious mutterings...
Groovy :: Baby yeah!!! (ya gotta love Austin Powers)
Jealousy :: Gav (sorry mate, just read your blog)
Watching :: -and waiting...for you, to justify my love
Kenny :: Portaloos
Games :: -that people play
Bread :: Water
City :: Sex and the-
Stems :: -of flowers
Birds :: Hitchcock
Listener :: The Night-
Jealousy :: Gav (sorry mate, just read your blog)
Watching :: -and waiting...for you, to justify my love
Kenny :: Portaloos
Games :: -that people play
Bread :: Water
City :: Sex and the-
Stems :: -of flowers
Birds :: Hitchcock
Listener :: The Night-
Dating...
I was thinking the other day about my personal situation...I've been telling friends recently that I think I'm moving on from my so-called "slutty phase" and that I'm feeling ready to get into something a bit more long term. All well and good. Nice plan Monty.
The problem is that it feels like once you're on the Gaydar round-about, how do you know when to jump off? I meet a nice guy, and think...'hmmm, I like him'...but then, I get a message from another guy who seem just as lovely, good looking, grounded etc and so I wonder, could he be better? GD appears to be full of good looking and seemingly perfect men (and of course, the odd psycho), and it's quite intoxicating sometimes! The endless round of drinks with guys after work, the odd encounter or two, is very stimulating and flattering to a degree (except when you meet the aforementioned psycho - see last week's post). But sooner or later, you need to consciously step off the merry-go-round...the challenge is when? At what point do you decide 'this is the guy that I'm going to focus on' and not keep planning more dates with more guys 'just in case'???
It seems like the old-fashioned way of dating seemed a bit more straight forward..you met someone at a party, or in a bar, or at friends' places etc etc and liked them, asked them out and went from there. There was less distraction I suppose than GD with its plethora of men all looking and messaging and tempting you! You could focus on the one guy and not have to worry (as much) about getting waylaid by other guys who may or may not be better than the guy you were with.
And the other wicked thing about GD is the many opportunities for encounters...which, while highly enjoyable, can be very distracting and simply muddy the waters when one is looking for something a bit more meaningful and long term.
Any suggestions would be welcome! And any offers would also be welcome! he he he!
The problem is that it feels like once you're on the Gaydar round-about, how do you know when to jump off? I meet a nice guy, and think...'hmmm, I like him'...but then, I get a message from another guy who seem just as lovely, good looking, grounded etc and so I wonder, could he be better? GD appears to be full of good looking and seemingly perfect men (and of course, the odd psycho), and it's quite intoxicating sometimes! The endless round of drinks with guys after work, the odd encounter or two, is very stimulating and flattering to a degree (except when you meet the aforementioned psycho - see last week's post). But sooner or later, you need to consciously step off the merry-go-round...the challenge is when? At what point do you decide 'this is the guy that I'm going to focus on' and not keep planning more dates with more guys 'just in case'???
It seems like the old-fashioned way of dating seemed a bit more straight forward..you met someone at a party, or in a bar, or at friends' places etc etc and liked them, asked them out and went from there. There was less distraction I suppose than GD with its plethora of men all looking and messaging and tempting you! You could focus on the one guy and not have to worry (as much) about getting waylaid by other guys who may or may not be better than the guy you were with.
And the other wicked thing about GD is the many opportunities for encounters...which, while highly enjoyable, can be very distracting and simply muddy the waters when one is looking for something a bit more meaningful and long term.
Any suggestions would be welcome! And any offers would also be welcome! he he he!
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Formatting...
Just a very quick apology - my formatting is appalling on this Blog, but I have no idea how to do it properly. All these IT specialists and graphic designers who blog have fabulous looking blogs, and mine is CRAP! But hey, we can't all be perfect! lol
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