Goals

Ever since I realised I was well and truly aging I decided to set myself goals of things to do for the year. It actually started out as a $10,000 bet that I could not go a year without drinking alcohol. I did it. I did not get paid as they didn't believe me, but I did it, and I know I did it, and I think deep down the other guy knows it as well, but won't shell out (he can afford it!)
anyhoo... since then I have accomplished:

1. Obtaining my Boat and Jet Ski licence
2. Owning a jewellery shop (it's online but I think that counts)
3. A front garden renovation
4. A day couse in HTML (I'm still crap tho)
5. Built my own website (I cheated and bought a template... but I still edited it myself!)
6. Getting back on a push bike (I have always told myself I couldn't ride a bike.. used to fall off regularly.. I'm still not all that clever)
7. Had a snake round my neck

This year the main thing on my list was to get my motorbike licence. I have today realised I only have 3 months left before I have officially "failed" For some reason this one scares the bejeeze out of me... mostly cause of no6 above.. I'm scared of looking an idjut in front of the instructor.

So this is my final push. If I write it here I have to do it, otherwise you will ALL know I have failed... and I can't have that!

Room 101

This week writing TXT shorthand in e-mails and blogs is in Room 101.

Example here, taken from a blog. I have made it into a jpeg to protect the innocent. If you can't read it try here..

Text messaging and IM have a lot to answer for. I can accept that to prevent thumb RSI and also due to time and space constraints you would need to abbreviate words... but PLEASE don't do it in blogs, letters or e-mails to people. There is no need... and they are actually harder to read than "long-hand" ones..

Also people who speak in slang also write in slang! Aaaargh that drives me mad. For instance one of the cool things I have previously mentioned is the site Icanhascheezburger.com. Love the site.. love the cute kittys... HATE the captions... deliberately misspelt words... shortened sentences.. make me cringe!

If u rite me ltrs like this. plse do not xpect nice response. U may fink it luks gr8 but it drives me crayzee!

(p.s I may actually be guilty of this occasionally... but only when I am rushed. Do as I say not as I do tee hee..)
(p.p.s actually I am an old-school letter-writing girl... I have adopted the smileys ;) but I still think an ! says so much more than LOL.. cause the more !!!! you have the funnier you are!!!!!!!! oh, and lurve means so much more than just love... don't ya think?)

Things, people, places, situations etc you hate/loathe/dispise/don't like very much belong in Room 101. If you decide to do the same please comment or link as appropriate as I would love to hear yours too.

Quirky Tuesday

This weeks topic is Feet

1. My second toe is bigger/longer than my "Big" Toe


2. I enjoy the sensation of having my toes sucked/licked *blush*


3. I broke 2 toes on my right foot playing basketball (you work it out!)

Quirky Tuesday will have a different topic each week, to tell everyone about a quirk / ritual / obsession / routine about that subject. As little or as many as you like if you're playing along at home. (I sound like a game show host!). Readers can meme it on their own blogs or just comment on here. Don't forget to link!

Monday Meme

I tried being a week behind to compensate for the time difference but started feeling left out... so I'm gonna catch up this week with 2 Music Mambos!

Hello everyone! Welcome to another Mambo. Today is Lemondade Day.Today we're going to make a Musical Lemonade. I'll give ya "The Lemon Song" by Led Zeppelin, so now you tell me a song with the word:
Sugar: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies first came to mind
Water: "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple
Ice: "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice
Where do you enjoy lemonade the best? Out on the porch on a hot summer's day. Tell me a song that would be appropriate for such a situation. I always think of "Steal my Sunshine" by Len as being the sound of a hot summers day.
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Hello everyone! Another Monday is here. Today is Compassion Day. Follow these steps for a very compassionate Mambo . . .
1. Choose someone you know, to whom you'd like to dedicate a song. My best mate Wendy.
2. Choose a song to represent your compassion toward that person. Miss You by Everything but the Girl.
3. Explain a little about why you chose the song, if you wish. She still lives in the UK, I'm all the way over here in Oz - 'nuff said ;)

Cool Things I found This Week

Are you impressed with my new logo or what! I know I am... been playing with banners and logos etc... still working on all this html shit... I wanna create links to common posts (Quirky Tuesdays, Room 101 etc) but not sure how to do it yet.... keep your eyes open....
Here's what I found this week:-

1. My Bloginality is ISFJ!!!
   enough said!
2. Furry Feet Studios have sheep similar to my "personal assistant" (see this weeks Quirky Tuesday for more info). Furthermore they appear to be able to personalise them... how cool is that!!!
3. Speaking of sheep... here's a blog dedicated to them.. check out where the sheep will be travelling next!
4. what the hell.. let's go sheep crazy! Here's Sheepworld which appears to be the home of my assistant George. They have cute E-cards too!

Nosey Neighbour

Being a full time working single mom with a low boredom tolerance and an overactive constant "to do list" in my head, I usually have to go to bed about 10-11pm - any later than that and I start panicking that I will be tired the next day blah blah etc etc.
I usually have to get up in the middle of the night for a pee. First sign of getting old I suppose. Last night for example it was about 1:30am.
My en-suite window faces the house next door. I have a funky silver blind up but I have a slight gap in between 2 of the slats (my nosey hole) Through that gap I can see right into next doors living room. Every time I go to do my half asleep peeing I notice the light on in the living room, and every time WITHOUT FAIL there is a guy there on his computer. He doesn't ever seem to be typing - most of the time he barely even moves. He just stares at the screen, as if reading war and peace e-book.
I never see him any other time. I have never seen him leave the computer. I have never seen him moving about in the house, or travel to or from his home. The only time I see him is the middle of the night, eyes permanently fixed to the screen.
Eerie or what!

Room 101

This week I would like to put Waxing into Room 101.

Whoever decided that this was a good idea should be stoned to death. In particular I refer to the Brazilian which has become popular and a fashion necessity in recent years. I bet the inventor of the brazilian has never had hairs ripped out of his genitals in his life! (couldn't possibly have been a woman who made this fashionable!)

IT HURTS people! and don't let anyone else try to tell you otherwise. Who decided that bare is beautiful? Who decided that women only should remove hair from armpits and legs? Why is it not deemed to be feminine to be au naturale??? I want answers dammit! Someone should be held accountable!!!

(deep breaths......)

Incidently I tried Brazilians for 6 months, and as much as I like feeling cleaner and more hygienic "down there" I could not bare the pain every 6-8 weeks, not to mention the hassling of making sure it's not that time of the month. I have decided to go permanent, and now go to Hair Free. If I must suffer for my vanity then I intend to do it the least painful way I can.

Things, people, places, situations etc you hate/loathe/dispise/don't like very much belong in Room 101. If you decide to do the same please comment or link as appropriate as I would love to hear yours too.

Quirky Tuesday

This weeks topic is "The Office"

1. I have a collection of coloured paperclips hanging from one of my shelves.
2. My "assistant" is a sheep called George. (I tried to take a pic for you with my phone but he's blurred)
3. I like to have a sleep in my car at lunchtimes

Quirky Tuesday will have a different topic each week, to tell everyone about a quirk / ritual / obsession / routine about that subject. As little or as many as you like if you're playing along at home. (I sound like a game show host!). Readers can meme it on their own blogs or just comment on here. Don't forget to link!

Monday Music Mambo

Greetings, everyone! Today is Lefthanders Day. How many of you are left-handed? I'm a righty myself. Today we're going to explore some famous lefties in the world of music.
Name your favorite song by . . .
Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady! always makes me wanna growl ;)
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) - Stairway to Heaven of course!
Paul McCartney (non-Beatles, just to make it harder) - No More Lonely Nights (generally his solo career is less than average...
Billy Corgan (solo, Smashing Pumpkins or Zwan) - Today (It's the only one I really know) :}
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight - awesome song to listen to really loud on headphones...

Cool Things I Found This Week

IcanHasCheezburger - cute cat pics with cuter captions.. thanx to Infinite Pink for pointing them out.

Jim Steinman's Blog - I grew up with Bat out of Hell (or BOOH as JS affectionately calls it) thanks to my dad. Jim doesn't create just music... he creates epics.

Images Meme - seen it on The Daily Snooze and thought it sounded kinda fun:-

Here's the rules:

1. Go to Google


2. Click on Google Images


3. Type in your name and search


4. Post (with a link) of the oddest, craziest coolest, oldest, etc. person that shares your name. Post multiples if you find a few that you like.

I knew I was an artist, and a porn star... but appears I am a drag queen too. Oh, and looks like I have been visited by aliens. Trawling through Google find it interesting to note now many Trac(e)y's are artistic. There's 3 of us where I work as well. I keep getting e-mails meant for the Tracy in Canada or the Tracy in the US.

Oops

A girl at work has just made a huge mistake. A humerous one, and one that could happen to everyone, but a huge one just the same. I hope IT & Management take pity on her.

She sent the following e-mail to all company staff, instead of just a select few....

The Day the Penis asked for a Raise

I, the Penis, hereby request a raise in salary for the followingreasons:

1. I do physical labor.
2. I work at great depths.
3. I plunge headfirst into everything I do.
4. I do not get weekends or public holidays off.
5. I work in a damp environment.
6. I work in a dark workplace that has poor ventilation.
7. I work in high temperatures.
8. My work exposes me to contagious diseases.

Sincerely,P. Niss

The Response:

Dear Penis:

After assessing your request, and considering the arguments youhave raised, the administration rejects your request for thefollowingreasons:

1. You do not work 8 hours straight.
2. You fall asleep after brief work periods.
3. You do not always follow the orders of the management team.
4. You do not stay in your designated area and are often seenvisiting other locations.
5. You do not take initiative - you need to be pressured andstimulated inorder to start working.
6. You leave the workplace rather messy at the end of your shift.
7. You don't always observe necessary safety regulations, such aswearing thecorrect protective clothing.
8. You will retire well before you are 65.
9. You are unable to work double shifts.
10. You sometimes leave your designated work area before you have completedassigned task.
11. And if that were not all, you have been seen constantly enteringand exiting the workplace carrying two suspicious-looking bags.

Sincerely,V. Gina

She's already been forced to send an apology and has attempted to recall the message. Oh, the shame! teehee!

Room 101

I will be putting SPAM in Room 101 today!

No, not the Ham & Pork Hybrid food in a can (save that one for another day.. tee hee) but I mean E-mail Spam. Apart from being downright annoying it is completely and totally useless. If I needed a penis extension I will check the yellow pages or look through the web.. I would certainly not click on some non-descript vulgar e-mail that has been sent from a poor unsuspecting admin clerk's e-mail box. I wonder how much business this crap actually generates??? Actually I don't wanna know. I just want it to stop. At one point I was getting 40 e-mails a day to my business e-mail address offering me viagra, diet pills, penis enlargements, increased sex drive, jobs in US medical industry, russian brides...

ok, maybe I did check out the brides.. ;)

Things, people, places, situations etc you hate/loathe/dispise/don't like very much belong in Room 101. If you decide to do the same please comment or link as appropriate as I would love to hear yours too.

Quirky Tuesday

This weeks Topic is "Cars"

1. I have been known to pick my nose while driving cause I think no-one can see me
2. I will only ever sing in the car
3. I have had a nickname for every car I have owned. (My current one is Hughie)

Quirky Tuesday will have a different topic each week, to tell everyone about a quirk / ritual / obsession / routine about that subject. As little or as many as you like if you're playing along at home. (I sound like a game show host!). Readers can meme it on their own blogs or just comment on here. Don't forget to link!

Monday Meme

Tricky one today... ones I knew are in pink, ones I had to look up are green!

Hello everyone! Today is Halfway Day at the Mambo. I'll give you half of a lyric, album title, band name, etc. and you fill in the rest.
(song) I Shot the Sherriff (but I didn't shoot no deputy). Bob Marley I believe...
(band members) Charlie (Watts), Keith (Richards), Mick (Jagger) and Bill (Wyman) of the Rolling Stones
(lyric) "Why do we scream at each other . . . " This is what is sounds like when Doves Cry" - by Prince. There is also a really cool version of it on the Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack Performed by Quindon Tarver
(album title) Who's That Girl? - Madonna. It's a Soundtrack... might not be the one te creator was thinking of.
I also found:- Big Shug / Whos Hard, Who / Whos Next, Black Flag / Whos Got The 10 1/2, Funkoars / Whos Your Step Daddy & Nelly / Whos The Boss
(band members) Topper Headon, Paul Simonon. The Clash. Also Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Keith Levene and Terry Chimes. Levene was kicked out for never showing up to practice. Chimes left amicably due to personal differences with the remaining members.
(lyric) "I'm special, so special" "Gotta have some of your attention. Give it to Me" Brass in Pocket by The Pretenders.
(band) Elvis Costello and The Attractions
(song) Jamie's Got a Gun - Aerosmith (I know it should be Jane... I cheated!)

Room 101

Things you hate/loathe/dispise/don't like very much belong in Room 101. I will be regularly putting things, people, places, situations etc into Room 101, and if you decide to do the same please comment or link as appropriate as I would love to hear yours too.

The first into my Room 101 is Shaped Birthday Cakes.
I hate them with a passion!!! What is the point of spending all that time and effort in creating the perfect fluffy cake, then gouging it all out and chopping it up just so it vaguely resembles a guitar or a Pot of Macaroni & Cheese! I mean honestly, if the birthday girl like Mac&Cheese, stick a candle in her mac&cheese! Much easier! cakes are round or square... you can do so much to create a beautifully stunning cake without the need for wasting perfectly good cake!

Quirky Tuesday

Today's topic is "Pets"

• My cat Trixie prefers to drink out of a glass that sits on my bathroom cabinet
• My dog Charlie will only eat hot chips if they are covered in tomato sauce
• My mum's dog Scruffy is an obsessive compulsive licker.

Quirky Tuesday will have a different topic each week, to tell everyone about a quirk / ritual / obsession / routine about that subject. As little or as many as you like if you're playing along at home. (I sound like a game show host!). Readers can meme it on their own blogs or just comment on here. Don't forget to link!

The Miracle of the Internet

Firstly I had a small brainwave.. I can't afford wireless broadband, but I have "invested" in "longwire" broadband. I bought an extra long ethernet cable so I can trawl the info superhighway from my bed. Amen! (Doesn't quite stretch to the sofa, which will be my ultimate goal... baby steps...)

It is probably a dangerous brainwave, and will probably be my downfall... but so far has been a very good idea (despite initial glitch when my poor puppy knocked over my hot cup of tea whilst trying to join me on the bed)

I have already been rewarded for my efforts.

In my mis-spent youth I was a fan of all things unconventional, weird and whacky. I used to be a regular reader of Deadline Magazine, featuring the then cult classic, now defunct flop, Tank Girl. I myself related to Jet Girl, but that's another story. Of all the other strips and features in that mag, my absolute fav was "Diabolical Liberty" starring......

I even cut a clipping of my favourite line and I remember having it on my wall. Long since destroyed I believe.

2 hours of internet trawling and I have finally found it. I am bloody chuffed with myself. I will go to bed happy.

oh, and 2 signs that you are addicted to blogging:-

1. you find yourself blogging on a Saturday evening, when everyone else is out enjoying themselves!


2. you find yourself wording your every thought and movement for the next day's blog. (I "wrote" this part in Aldi this afternoon)

Traffic Ponderings

Driving to and from work every morning means I spend a lot of time in queues of traffic... my mind wanders.. i see things.. here's a couple of random thoughts I had on recent trips....




Who Inspired who?

Paterson Cheney's logo inspired by Velma from Scooby Doo??? Hmmmmmm

Also spotted this rather cool TagLine from Demolition Depot:-

Only thing we leave are Memories

Riddle me This....

Had a power failure last night.. quite enjoyed it actually.. was a nice change to read a book by candlelight.. should do that more often..
anywhooo.. while on the search for matches, candles, torches etc I pondered on the following:-

why did the waterproof matches I purchased for camping come in plastic packaging??

your answers are eagerly awaited.......