Well, well, well…

It has been a while, hasn’t it! I’d completely forgotten I had a blog untill today. Having been forcibly reminded (via email) that I do, infact, have a blog, and that I probably made some kind of commitment with myself upon starting this blog that I would update it regularly, I thought I would get back to business, and back to writing; if only to distract myself from my studying.

Much has happened in the last two years. Actually, most of it has happened this year (last year was a complete write-off). Lets see… I got into university, and I’ve just completed my first semester at UNSW, I’m doing an undergraduate Arts degree. Last semester I studied introductory French A, introductory German A, and Linguistics; and next semester I will be studying introductory French B, introductory German B, intermediate Japanese B, and History. I’m now trying to decide which subjects I want to major and minor in next year. I will definitely be taking German as a minor, because I absolutely love it (any mention of university leads to me gushing about how amazing my German course is), but now I have to decide if I want to take French or Japanese next year.

In other news, I quit my job (the former bane of my existence) when I got accepted into university. I had intended to continue working with them in a casual capacity if I could have, but when I approached HR about it they said I had to quit and re-apply, and when I did quit they had just hired new staff, so it wasn’t possible for me to simply transfer my contract from full-time to casual. I was upset about it at first, but upon starting university and having plenty to keep me occupied, I’ve realised that the job was killing me. I’m much more confident and happy now, so it’s good riddance to bad rubbish!  I am still looking for a job, but I don’t think I will ever consider going into that line of work again if I can avoid it.

Something did happen last year that is worthy of note; I got a pet rabbit called Hariette (featured in the short video above), who is less like a pet and more like a cheeky toddler. She’s great company, and I adore her.

That’s all I can think of at the moment, but I will try to update this more often from now on.

They brought us teh lulz

Ninemsn is currently running not one, but three stories about Anonymous’ war on Scientology.

I don’t really have much to say about this, just that I’m so amused that Anonymous has made it into the Australian news. They certainly have brought us teh lulz.

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H-holy, sweet goddamn!

Oh my God! The future is now, people! Someone has invented a headset so gamers can play using just their minds! Moreover, it was invented in this country! Yes, it was invented in Australia!

Seriously, just read the below article, the concept alone is enough to send me into spasms of joy, and I’m still trying to convey to my coworkers how groundbreaking and totally made of awesome the mere idea of playing games with my mind, leaving my hands free to rove about of their own accord. The possibilities are endless!

Technological developments like this make me happy to be alive!

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Yes, we have no bananas!

It’s true, my fine and fancy friends. I am currently completely bereft of fruit of any description, and also… The Internet!

I have the internet at work, but I feel that it is probably unwise to blog here (given my stance on certain controversial subjects, i.e: I find them hilarious!) but there is no internet at my new apartment in Gosford. I will admit that the situation is driving me mad, but I’m trying to be strong, laughter through the tears and what-not.

So, for anyone who may be curious, I’m not dead, merely stagnating in a life without internet and all the joy the internet represents in my life (eg: It has always been one of the only reasons I bother to go home) I am hoping to have the situation rectified in about 2 or 3 months.

(Image from: here)

Most awesome marraige proposal EVER!

My French teacher once told me that I had no sense of romance. Well, I say that anyone who can’t find this story adorably romantic (in a sweet nerdy kind of way) mustn’t have a heart (figuratively)

I can’t think of anything more romantic than getting proposed to via a Nintendo DS video game. Yes, awesomeness, thy name is Bernie Peng!

(His account of this can be found in his blog)

Some people are so white

Last night I was getting on the bus underneath Star City, so naturally the whole area is packed full of jostling elderly people, trying to push their way to the front of the line to get the best seats, most of these elderly people were Asian. That’s pretty normal for Star City at 9:45pm on a Wednesday night.

What’s not particularly normal is that there were some young white people amidst the thronging masses of greying, wrinkly gimmers. Well, when I say “young” I mean “mid thirties”, which is older than me, but who’s counting? Specifically it was two women and a man. They did not appear to be drunk.

These people have manhandled and pushed their way to the front of the line with sheer brute force, whilst I hung at the back of the line. I’ve caught this bus too many times to bother pushing to the front, only to receive an elbow to the groin because I accidentally nudged the wrong little old lady. These people clearly had no idea what they were in for.

The man in the group then turns around to the elderly Asian man behind him (who had given him a good whack with his walking stick, much to my amusement) and upon seeing this enfeebled old guy has said, in all seriousness mind you, he actually said: “Konnichiwa, are-you-Japanese?” … I was flabberghasted! Where the hell did that come from? He was speaking slowly and with a raised voice, as if adressing someone of diminished mental capacity who was also hard of hearing. But of course, it gets better. The old man pushes past him muttering darkly in Mandarin, so this guy turns to the bus driver, who is also Asian and says “Konnichiwa, you’re-Japanese, aren’t-you?”… What is this madness? My mouth is agape with shock and awe that this guy can manage to offend two people individually in the space of 5 seconds.

One part of me wanted to point and proclaim loudly “That’s so racist!” another part of me wanted to launch a tirade at him in Japanese to see how he’d respond. I also wanted to know what he based these assumptions on. Neither of these people gave any indication that they might be Japanese, the old man was talking to a woman next to him (possibly his wife) in Mandarin before this guy randomly asked him that stupid question, and the bus driver had an Australian accent. Does he not realise that there are many Asian nationalities? Is he actually being racist or is he just a moron? I guess i’ll never know.

His two companion were very annoying. Each time this guy opened his mouth to say something idiotic these women would screech with preemptive laughter. They talked loudly on the bus so everyone could hear their various racist comments (they were actually beginning to be quite offensive, so i turned up my mp3 player and closed my eyes to avoid witnessing an uprising of angry old people) and when they got off the bus they actually tried get everyone up the front of the bus to high-five them as they got off. Even now, I’m trying to make sense of it, what leads people to be complete idiots in public and not be embarassed and ashamed of themselves? How small minded can some people be? I think I just have to accept that some people are just idiots who have no idea about the world.

Get it, got it, good!

There are 2 new Taeyang dolls listed on Valley Of The Dolls! I really, really want Seiran♥ I think his hair will be a bitch to deal with, but he’s so pretty! He looks a little bit like Lead, who was my first (and is currently my only) Taeyang, and he reminds me of a character from a movie I used to love.

I also love the Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley-Sohryu Pullips! The anime nerd in me squeals with delight every time I see them.

When I move next week I am going to have to restrain myself from going on an internet spending spree!

Fun for the whole family!

Have you heard about the “Incest Couple” story that’s sweeping the nation lately? No? Where have you been living, in an art-deco cave this side of Bradbury? Wether you’ve heard it or not, it’s absolutely hilarious! It’s become fodder for debate, is it wrong to sleep with your dad? Is it normal to get a raging boner for your daughter? I don’t have the answer to these questions, but I do enjoy listening to the arguments that ensue once they’re posed.

The general concencus, I’ve found, is that it’s terribly wrong and immoral to sleep with anyone closely related to you, and if you happen to have conceive because you couldn’t keep your pants on then that child will, naturally, be ridiculed untill they either kill themselves or their parents, or change their name and leave the country. This is what I’ve managed to glean from the comments left on Jenny Deaves’ written statement on the Sixty Minutes blog by the readers. Pure comedy gold! I haven’t read all the comments yet, but I really hope some fundies crawl out of the woodwork and lay some hilarious biggotry on the table.

Honestly, I find it a bit weird that this woman wanted to sleep with her own father, but I’m trying to keep something of an open mind about it. I mean, my dad is a bit of a looker, yes, he’s a total spunk, but although I will admit that my dad is adorable and handsome I don’t ever want to sleep with him. Sorry dad, but I like to believe that, despite my many shortcommings, I could still manage to find someone to sleep with who isn’t a blood relation. I think my odds are pretty good actually, there’s plenty of desperate men in this city who’ll take what they can get, and compared to the manky looking prostitues in Kings Cross I start to look like a pretty good catch (Well… I think I do!)

What about their child though? What about poor little Celeste? Not only has she been unfortunately named after Babar’s wife, but herfather is also her grandfather. As if that wasn’t enough for the poor kid to be dealing with, but now her silly parent’s have gone on national TV to make a statement about how they’re a father-daughter couple in a sexual relationship, and they’re in “wuv”! (i.e: “Love”) Ok, that was pretty sarcastic, and it may have undermined my previous statement about trying to keep an open mind, but it just boggles the mind that these adults have brought a child into the world who is going to have to suffer torment and ridicule for the rest of her life, and she’s not even in preschool yet!

All in all though, it’s a funny story that’s really gotten people talking about a hilarious subject. Incest: It’s fun for the whole family!

(image via: Fundies say the darndest things)

High hopes for gentle giant.

I found this really sweet news article about the worlds tallest man on the Sydney Morning Herald’s website this morning which you can read here about how he got a big bike and a car donated to him.

It gives me the warm and fuzzies to find such a sweet article in the midst of all the dramatic news of the world.

(Image from here)

We can be happy underground

This is just a quick one tonight (as it’s Wednesday and I want to go to sleep ASAP to forget about the horrors I’ve had to deal with in the last 12 hours) to express how much I love this clip. I love this film clip for Mika’s Happy Ending, it is a genius concept. Every time I watch this clip I am left exclaiming to myself or whoever will listen “It’s just like my dreams!” It’s incredible that it really is just like my dreams!