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[01 Dec 2005|09:17am] |
Flip, my FireFox browser just crashed, that shouldn't happen, that is the kind of shenanigans i expect from Internet Explorer.
I'm quite dissapointed really.
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| What you really want |
[14 Nov 2005|10:45am] |
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Evermore - Its too late |
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Few of us make important life choices with any degree of decisiveness. Backtracking here and compromising there, we often lack the backbone to stand by our own decisions. Because of this we remain in a continual state of angst. At times we hold a planless, day-to-day attitude toward whatever comes our way. At others we are fatalistic, defeatist. One day we exhibit spinelessness and have no clearly defined opinion at all; the next we cling so strongly and stubbornly to an idea we become fanatical.
'The best lack all conviction, while the worst / are full of passionate intensity.'
Yeats
Ultimately, all these symptoms can be traced back to our fear of responsibility, and the indecision which it spawns. Peace comes through decisiveness. Life is filled with influences - some good, some bad - vying for our attention. If we are undecided about what course we want our life to take, we run the risk of being tugged in countless directions. Of course, decisiveness means little unless we are ready to embrace the change and consequences it brings. This readiness extends to every aspect of our lives: rediness to forgive the unforgivable; to remember where we would sooner forget; to forget where we would rather remember. It means readiness to love where we have hated; to go where we would rather not go, and to wait if we have been forgotten; to look forward, not back; to draw a line under the past and turn in hope toward the future. Ultimately, it means readiness to give everything, even our own life.
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| Finished the meat of it. |
[13 Nov 2005|02:46am] |
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Im wasted, its nearly 3am, not a nice time to be awake too, at least i have finished the majority of the empowering website, so now i just have to fix a few bugs and problems, i know they're there im just too tired to think about fixing them now.
Have a look at the late nights and full days of hard work
www.theempowering.com
Seems i have reached the deadline of monday then, but oh if it didn't kill me in the process!
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| Excitement Plus |
[11 Nov 2005|08:59am] |
Who ever said jesmond wasn't the place to be? Who ever said jesmond is a hole? All the fun things happen at jesmond! Its even better when they happen on late night shopping thursday nights when im hitting up the close shift.
About 20mins before i finished and leave the power to the ENTIRE shopping complex dies. Struggles on for a second then dies completely. So were left in just about pitch black with only the weak light from exit signs and emergency lights that are about a centimetre big and 20 feet up so they are hardly worth the effort, wondering what the hell is going on. To make matters more like a terrorist attack, all the sliding doors to the entrance stopped working because they run on electricity and all the emergency exit doors closed because they run on solenoids (electro magnet) so immediately after the power dies all the doors close and im like, ahh wtf are we under attack. It was funny as well because all the shops with plastic closing doors whipped them down asap, fearing looters, well it is jesmond.
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| Empty |
[10 Nov 2005|01:07pm] |
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Waiting for the world to end - MXPX |
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Got milk?
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| Jobs |
[10 Nov 2005|01:02pm] |
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Get me Out - MXPX |
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I already have two jobs
-Micheles Patisserie
-Grainery Function Centre
Now I have an interview for stockteam/nightfill whatever at coles edgeworth today.
Floppin heck, i don't want ne more jobs, just want to relax before i join the raaf
But i need petty money. Sigh.
Acceptance is the key!
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| The Key |
[10 Nov 2005|08:20am] |
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12 Stones |
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Acceptance is the way to inner peace.
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| Tired |
[09 Nov 2005|10:58am] |
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Revolution - The Veronicas |
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I killed the beep test, it nearly killed me but i got a leg up on it, then after i finish it they tell me that it was only the trial and i have to do it AGAIN! I was too wasted to strangle them so i let it slide. You know head spins and lactic acid makes you feel like you've been drugged. I do now.
But the main thing is i can do it, so i don't have to stress next time, just keep myself fit.
Then i didn't get to sleep until 1.30 am last night/this morning on top of my wastedness because of beep test. Daniel paced it out with me though as we created the beauty that is the empowering discussion board, it was harder to make than the actual website. But its basically done now.
It is really hot, im tired and melting and have to go to work soon, blerk!
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| In Brief |
[07 Nov 2005|05:04pm] |
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Veronicas - Revolution |
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I been slack lately, but here's a brief overview of the past few days events and boy have they been full!!!
-Got a letter form the RAAF offering me a 6 year contract as a Communications Electronics Technician, which was my first preference. Just need to pass a physical assessment which is a beep test to level 6.5
-Laid a deposit on a car on Saturday
-Buying the car this afternoon (I have 45 $100 bills in my pocket)
A bit about the car
-Ford Telstar Ghia
-1993 Model
-140000Kms
A bit about my latest hero
-Neil Levy
-Smart Techy bastard
-Always showing me up for the better of me
-He rules
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| My Horse |
[01 Nov 2005|03:08pm] |
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Queen - We are the champions |
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For she's a jolly good fellow, for she's a jolly good fellow, sams a very smart little boy, for shes a jolly good fellow.
I looked to the right ppl for advice and it worked out for me. Thankyou Australian parliament!!
Makybe Diva wins for the 3rd year in a row and I picked the winner, far out i am ecstatic.
If only i was more aware and put some money on it, i only just was told the melbourne cup was on today about 15 mins before the race. I picked the winner in 10 mins, I am freakin stoked.
Cant wait for next year!!!
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| Melbourne Cup |
[01 Nov 2005|02:49pm] |
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Baby when your gone |
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The pollies' tips:
FEDERAL
John Howard - Pacific Dancer
Peter Costello - Makybe Diva
Mark Latham - Makybe Diva
NSW
Andrew Refshauge - Distinction
John Brogden - Makybe Diva
VIC
Steve Bracks - Pacific Dancer
Robert Doyle - Makybe Diva
QLD
Peter Beattie - Pacific Dancer
Lawrence Springborg - Makybe Diva
WA
Geoff Gallop - Makybe Diva
Colin Barnett - Vinnie Roe
SA
Kevin Foley - Makybe Diva
Rob Kerin - Makybe Diva
TAS
Paul Lennon - Makybe Diva
Rene Hidding - Mummify
NT
Clare Martin - Media Puzzle
Terry Mills - Makybe Diva
ACT
Jon Stanhope - Makybe Diva
So it appears that all these smart ppl like the idea of Makybe Diva winning so that is where my money is.
These aussie politicals better come thru with the goods for me.
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[01 Nov 2005|12:26pm] |
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Hollow Again - The 86 |
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instructions: Visit Google.com, put your first name and the word “needs” in quotations (e.g., “Sam needs”) in the search box, and then click the Google Search button. Write down the top 10 results. (In my case, I subtracted the word “uncle” from the search.)
1. Sam needs a ‘doggie bag’.
2. Sam needs user notes.
3. SAM NEEDS YOUR HELP!
4. Sam needs a star in Hollywood.
5. Sam needs user.
6. Sam needs your help again.
7. Sam needs to work on…
8. Sam needs to make up his mind.
9. Sam needs the clean slate that comes only through confession to God.
10. Sam needs to save more money.
Who am I to argue with Google? It knows everything.
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| Daylight savings beat me upside down the head. |
[01 Nov 2005|11:42am] |
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Eagle Eye Cherry - Are You Still Having Fun |
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One of the biggest drains on our energy and emotion, and one of the biggest hindrances to peace, is our inability to be silent. For every situation in which we decide to hold our tongue or mind our own business, there are others where we let our heads be turned and join the chatter. We are constantly robbing ourselves of peace, because we choose to meddle in the affairs of others. We talk. We gossip.
Many people seem to regard silece as a trapping of an unnecessarily severe life - something for monks or nuns, for 'religious' people. It is true that in many religious orders, members observe periods of silence. But why should this be seen in a negative light? Silence can relieve us of the burden of having to respond. It can help us avoid getting worked up over petty things.
Silence stands outside the world of profit and utility. It cannot be exploited; you can not get anything out of it. It is "unproductive"; therefore it is regarded as useless. Yet there is more help and healing in silence than in all the useful things
-Max Picard (Writer)
Sometimes silence requires physical solitude. When we are alone, outward silence is easy to cultivate. When we are with others, it becomes more difficult. Silence involves more than not talking - it means learning to listen.
Not to react, not to revise or embellish or expound, not even to respond, but simply to listen is a gift.
All our words are useless if they do not come from within.
-Mother Teresa
All of us know what it is like to sit with someone we love, not saying anything yet feeling perfectly at ease. But silence is not always a source of peace. Sometimes even a slight pause in a conversation is enough to unsettle and embarrass us, and we grope for a quick reply to bridge the uncomfortable gap. When things are not right inside - when we are not at peace with ourselves, or not comfortable in the presence of another person - silence can be frightening.
Not only suffering has taught me to become quiet, but also 'to let go of everything that ties us down.' Inner silence and detachment have made me better able to respond to the pain of others
Love silence even in the mind; for thoughts are to that as words to the body, troublesome. True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
-William Penn
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| Sarcasm |
[31 Oct 2005|03:21pm] |
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ACDC - Back in Black |
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I just realised that I am highly sarcastic.
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| Racism |
[31 Oct 2005|03:11pm] |
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Bee Gees - Stayin Alive |
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I really do not agree with white extremists on any level.
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| Feminists |
[31 Oct 2005|11:27am] |
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Jet - Last chance |
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Feminism is irrelevant in this day and age. Not saying that it was always irrelevant i just think that it is now.
Equity is the new feminism.
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| Surf Trip |
[31 Oct 2005|11:03am] |
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mae - embers and envelopes |
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Got home from a weekend at Point plummer yesterday evening. It was so fantastically awsomeness and sweet that i want to go again, we were averaging 5 sessions a day averaging an hour and a half each, it was purely epic, the waves were perfection on saturday morning, a decent left hander ride for 7 or more seconds, Sunday had the perfect shaped right hand waves for spinners and airs.
Saturday night we made a fire and sat around chatting and trying to figure out if it was goannas or peacocks in the trees above us and ground around us. I got sunburnt fin chops and it was all because of some freakin rock just under the sand which cut up my big toe and split the nail and mushed skin and blood was everywhere it was beautiful, meant i missed a session but i stood in the shore and let the sea water heal my toe, it worked.
There are so many things i could tell you about it but my fingers aren't really in a typing mood and i still havn't caught up on my sleep so i can't concentrate for long periods of time yet.
to describe the trip in a word - EPIC
Bring on the skoolies.
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| RE: erin |
[31 Oct 2005|10:52am] |
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the streets - fit but you know it |
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My musical was more successful, YESS!!!
its so true, half of it neway.
Ahhh.... lets try that again
Damn it, once more
Well, at least erin spews on the bride..... that would be funny. Looks like everyone else thinks so too, check the amount of guests/viewers
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[28 Oct 2005|11:44am] |
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Slim Dusty - Duncan |
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"Beer as you know is an antidote to rust"
---Slim Dusty
I didn't know humans rust, i better be careful in the future, I'm never drinking water again, milk from here on in.
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