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Sunday, October 27
[It's not like I hated it]posted by pete at 1:41 PM .......Even though falling asleep to a late-night DVD verges on social institution, it is annoying to have to go back and watch the ending the next day. I have to do this with the old Hitchcock film The 39 Steps. Despite the intriguing and thrilling plot, I couldn't keep my eyes open. Oh, the dangers of combining incredible tiredness with a comfy beanbag.
I'm pleased to report that we are no longer the current outcasts in our apartment block! Having raised nary a decibel in recent times, our status as the block's evil, young, possibly unemployed, ghetto trash [insert stereotypical identity markers here, if you need help I'm sure the kind people at #6 can help] folk has been usurped by our immediate neighbours, who were apparently involved in some sort of altercation with #2. The mandatory police attendance occurred and a whole new shroud of nastiness has been cast upon our townhouses.
I'm going to keep well clear of this one.
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[When chocolate isn't]posted by pete at 6:00 PM .......I've overdosed on vile chocolate syrup today, as for some reason it was used as the basis for a hot chocolate I consumed on the top of Mt Lofty, and then again as the flavour source in an iced chocolate I had at a local cafe. I really hate chocolate syrup – it tastes 100% synthesised. Why can't they use a decent cocoa mixture instead? That would be so much more delicious.
I haven't seen or heard from Sonia for a few days... I wonder what her story is?
It must be noted that I have responded to this current time of stress by simply doing no work on my assignment for the last few days. I think once the stress hits again, my efficiency will be restored.
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[Kroffle]posted by pete at 7:34 PM .......A strange evening was had last night when we all went back to the wonderful Kroffle for coffee/crepes, and ended up meeting two rather drunk Canadian backpackers and sitting around chatting with them and the owner of the said establishment. All very fun, with some heated discussion about Australia's racist practices and the general level of feralness amongst our citizens. (Hello if you folks are reading this!)
It's worth noting at this point that Australia isn't merely a lovely country at the ends of the earth; we have a whole host of problems that you would encounter anywhere else on the globe. Yes, we do have a ridiculous government that continues to exclude groups within the population, and yes we do have our fair share of people who choose to act inappropriately (according to social constructs), but so does any other country. Even seemingly utopian New Zealand. Sorry if any illusions have been shattered.
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[Look! It's the Big Dipper!]posted by pete at 6:42 PM .......Something that I find rather embarrassing is when my friends deliberately expose my tendency to exaggerate. I'm prone to exaggeration when making smalltalk, mainly because such conversation is almost predestined to be unexciting, so I figure I may as well spice it up in an effort to make it more engaging and memorable.
The other day I was being friendly to someone I barely knew by agreeing with them that the traffic had been really bad that evening, and I commented that we'd also had quite some difficulty getting through the city. At which point Deb and Lisa B pounced, and emphatically announced that in fact "we did NOT" have any such problems!
I protested by saying that as a matter of fact we had been delayed by many red lights. Deb then pointed out that we hadn't, and that I had actually mentioned in the car my surprise at the smooth run of green lights that we had encountered.
It was at this moment that I realised she was telling the truth and I was in exaggeration mode again.
I think the two girls put the final nail in the coffin by telling me that I shouldn't lie to other people just to make them feel comfortable. Incidentally, the 'other person' was there for this entire exchange.
[More local talent]posted by pete at 2:20 PM .......Literally bursting with interesting things is Jai's terrific website. You will spend some time there, won't you?
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[Interact with the machine]posted by pete at 4:33 PM .......The question has to be asked: would I suffer less psychological damage from sitting at my computer for such extended lengths of time if it were not encased in ugly beige plastic, but instead packaged up nicely as a sleek little notepad, possibly with a bit of iBook-style embellishment and maybe even some brushed steel? Actually no, brushed steel is potentially lame.
As I said, the question had to be asked.
[Of the morning]posted by pete at 1:16 PM .......My goodness, how Deb misunderstood the very few, very expensive things concept. But I possibly prefer her interpretation.
My mum visited me this morning, an all too infrequent event in this day and age (unsuprising when you consider that my parents live in the desert, more or less). We spent a most pleasant morning strolling the streets of Unley, chatting and lolling about in my house.
All good things must end and I am now out at uni for a day of sociological delights.
[Ways to spend money]posted by pete at 12:04 AM .......I'm a big believer in the very few, very expensive things concept. Seriously, why shouldn't I eventually have a Burberry suit, a Villeroy and Boch dinner set and a Moran sofa? And why stop there? I'll have an apartment in Manhattan, one in Hong Kong and an energy efficient house in Melbourne too, thanks. It's not very many things, but they're all expensive.
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