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Writer's Block: The Only True Question:

Posted on 2009.05.31 at 21:19
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If you could go back and fix your most regrettable decision, what would it be, and what would you do differently?

Or:

Pirates or Ninjas?


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NINJA!

Akka

Writer's Block: Road Trip

Posted on 2009.04.27 at 09:18
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When was the last time you drove out of town?


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The day before yesterday I went to my besties house. Technically this is out of town, because she lives in the hills and has a farm. It didn't take long though, because I live in the foothills and am almost out of town myself.

Other than that, I drove to Clarendon a couple of weeks back ... and Victor a couple of weeks before that. :-)

Akka
Posted on 2009.01.19 at 16:42
funny pictures
moar funny pictures

Akka

An email I just sent

Posted on 2009.01.14 at 17:26

Hi.  I just applied for membership, but I'm mindful of the mod post from 9 Jan in regards to moderating potential members to avoid trolls. 
 
I have a couple of snark communities on my flist, in fact it was sf, I think, that I saw food porn on in the first place ... but I'm more interested in food than trolling!
 
Also, I've not posted anything unfiltered in my journal for around 6 months ... but it's still somewhat active, I use lj now more as a personal diary and to read the flist.



I've had three bounce-backs due to delivery failure, using the email addy supplied on the user info page - so either the email addy is having a bit of a moment, or my email server is being obtuse (again, it's not uncommon).

So there you go.

Gah

Seeing as Myspace is being a prick

Posted on 2008.06.28 at 11:51
Moody:: amused
http://www.seemoresideeffects.ca/

Go.  Look.  Laugh.

Fuck You

damn ...

Posted on 2008.04.16 at 01:31
... why the fuck are airfares so fucking expensive?  how the fuck is anyone supposed to get around in this god forsaken shithole of a fucked up excuse for a country?

Damn

Nicked from ... miz :-)

Posted on 2008.01.19 at 14:54


(Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)

I miss somebody right now. I don't watch much TV these days. I own lots of books.  (But no where near as many as I'd like too!)
I wear glasses or contact lenses. × I love to play video games. I've tried marijuana.
I've watched porn movies. × I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship. I believe honesty is usually the best policy.  (Usually ... sometimes there are circumstances that would indicate otherwise ... I often question the motivations of people that insist on all honestly, all the time - especially to the point of ridiculous harshness.)
I curse sometimes. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.  (Not so much in the last year ... but in the two years before that!) × I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.
it goes on... )

Akka

aaaah!

Posted on 2007.05.04 at 23:59
Does anyone have that picture of Elijah, Dom and Orlando ... from ages and ages ago ... the one where they look like they're about to fall on the fall in a huge tangled web of ... I dunno, but something really hot?!?!?!

There are a couple of them, if that's any help ... Dom is in the middle looking all blissful and the like.

Akka

ROFL

Posted on 2007.04.09 at 20:45
The husband had just finished reading a new book entitled You Can Be the Man of Your House.

He stormed into the kitchen and walked directly up to his wife. Pointing a finger in her face, he said sternly, "From now on, you need to know that I am the man of this house and my word is law! You will prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished eating my meal, you will serve me a sumptuous dessert.


After dinner you are going to go upstairs with me, and we will have the kind of sex that I want. After that, you are going to draw me my bath so I can relax. You will wash my back and towel me dry and bring me my robe.


Then you will massage my feet and hands.

Then after that's done, guess who's going to dress me and comb my hair?"





wait for it. . . . . .





His wife replied, "The fucking funeral director would be my first guess."

Akka

BAHAHA! Quizz Galaxy.

Posted on 2007.02.07 at 18:17
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You look like your shitting bricks
To:
Sigmund Freud



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Because they were sent forward in time on a mission to kill you
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After you die...
Parallel Universe



After death, you will continue to exist as if nothing has ever happened. You will continue to be yourself, but because you are in a parallel universe, some things will be different. You may not have married the same person, you might live in a different spot, but you will be the same person underneath it all and you will continue your life unaware that you ever died.





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"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to be prepared'."

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Full of Arm Flailing

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You fit in with:
Spiritualism



Your ideals are mostly spiritual, but in an individualistic way. While spirituality is very important in your life, organized religion itself may not be for you. It is best for you to seek these things on your own terms.


100% spiritual.
100% reason-oriented.





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Your darkest secret is:
You stole a homeless person's gloves



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You will go to jail for:
Accidentally finding area 51



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Your arch-nemesis is:
Oscar Wilde



Why?
Because they cheated at twister
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You will join forces to conquer evil
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Gah

...

Posted on 2007.02.06 at 22:21
Slightly scary god-type wanting to friend me on the myspace. checked out the profile and yeah ... very ... scary. Good looking though.

Also had a cool test.

So I denied the request and then did the test. *g*



You Are Internal - Realist - Powerful

You feel your life is controlled internally.

If you want something, you make it happen.

You don't wait around for things to go your way.

You value your independence and don't like others to have control.



You are a realist when it comes to luck.

You don't attribute everything to luck, but you do know some things are random.

You don't beat yourself up when bad things happen to you...

But you do your best to try to make your own luck.



When it comes to who's in charge, it's you.

Life is a kingdom, and you're the grand ruler.

You don't care much about what others think.

But they better care what you think!
The Three Dimension Luck and Power Test

Akka

LOL.

Posted on 2007.02.06 at 18:53
My friend Heidi, she's a JP among other things.

Today she signed my divorce application for me. Then we had a cup of tea in her office and a bit of a chuckle at the irony of it all.

Her signature is also on my marriage certificate.

*g*

Fuck You

Ugh.

Posted on 2007.02.04 at 19:23
Moody:: FOUL
I am about to make a broad statement. I'm going to generalize.

I HATE TEENAGERS!



Ok, so not all of them. Just the ones that post on the internet. Well, not even all of them ... just the ones that fucking think they know EVERYTHING and post at the places that I post at.

They shit me.

I want to verbally eviscerate them. Its really, really tempting. But I'm not going to do it, because that would make me as stupid and egotistical as they are (as if I'm not egotistical enough BWAHAHAHA).



Yes, I'm being "ageist". Deal with it.




I'm not in a good mood and I don't feel like being a nice person.



You know what else I hate?

Fucking PEOPLE.



Especially the ones that deliberately think up big fucking words to make other people feel small.

So, you're smarter than everyone else? Fucking bully for you. Guess what, I'm probably as smart if not smarter than you are. That doesn't mean that I feel it necessary to constantly belittle everyone around me. You know what else? It doesn't make you look smart - it just makes you look like an arrogant buffoon with insecurity issues.


And another thing ...

Stop fucking lying. Its not going to kill you to tell the truth - and if you don't feel like telling the truth, just SHUT THE FUCK UP.




In fact, everyone should just shut the fuck up. Including me. But I'm not going to ... just because. So NYAH.



You know what? I don't CARE if I'm being a hypocrite. Why the fuck shouldn't I be? So people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones? Take a look in the mirror, sunshine.




You know what else? Let people have their fun, dammit. If they want to get a little bit too into something, why the fuck shouldn't they? Just because you KNOW better doesn't mean that you ARE better.






Heeeeeeee. That was fun. Now, I wonder what tomorrow's going to be like. Can't wait ... they say the peak is at 48 hours - and I'm only 20 hours in.






Edited to Add: "Oooooh, I hate my job. Everyone's so meeeeaaaaaannnnn to me. My parents don't undertand me. My life suuuuuuuuxxxx!"

Get over it, you stupid little emo bitch. Come to me when you've got REAL fucking problems.

Akka
Posted on 2007.02.02 at 23:10
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Damn

...

Posted on 2007.02.02 at 17:08
Moody:: Feminine ... ME?
pink cyclamen
Pink is the color of feminity, grace and

distinction. Cyclamens symbolise

beauty, self-confidence and even jealousy.

You are a feminine woman, you like being

well-treated by others and you may be

perceived as haughty, but in fact you just

want to be appreciated.


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Gah

Gacked!

Posted on 2007.02.01 at 23:25

After you die...
Purgatory



After death, you will exist in purgatory. It's so-so, I heard.





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Gah

DA-YYYUM

Posted on 2007.01.30 at 22:26
I don't think I've seen such a nice set of balls in a loooooooong time.

That's going to keep me busy all week. :-D

Fuck You

Hmmm.

Posted on 2007.01.26 at 16:04
Paranoia ... or not.

I was doing a meme over on the myspace and one of the questions was "are you paranoid?". I said no. But now I wonder ... am I?

The timing is just far to coincidental to be ... coincidental - despite the conveniently thrown in inconsistancies ... I'm glad I have friends to set me straight.

ANWAY ...

So, I was just over at the fen ... there's a posting there (I can't remember which community) about some chick that faked her own death on the lj.

That's really low. Seriously low.

It makes you wonder about people though - she claimed that she didn't want to hurt her friends blah blah blah.

I can remember though, when Sarah (over in Trixie land) got killed a few years ago. We were pretty good friends - not BEST friends, but very good ones ... and it was horrible. Obviously not as horrible for me as it was for her family - but none the less, a completely crushing experience. Especially as I'd been talking to her on the IM not THAT long before it happened ... but I couldn't talk very well, because my keyboard had gone on the fritz ... I was copying and paste-ing phrases and letters instead of typing. Thanks to that, it was a very short conversation. Shit, she'd even mentioned that she had to go to the shops (heh, the "store") later in the day. Then the next day I go on-line and find out her car had been totalled by a speeding drunk and she'd been killed instantly.

For weeks after that, I'd go on the msn or aol and expect to see her there ... but naturally she wasn't. Her family would sign in occassionally, in the first two weeks after she'd died - I never spoke to them, but I think it was the day after, I had to leave a message on it. I knew she wasn't there, but I had to do it anyway. The last convo we'd had, we were speculating if I was pregnant or not. I found out my answer on the day that I found she'd died - god, that was the wierdest thing (not in a good way).

On one side, my heart was breaking at the loss of a good friend and on the other side, total elation about being pregnant.

Why am I relating all of that? Because eventhough it was in 2001, its STILL raw.


Which brings me back to the thing on jfen. What kind of person willing puts people that she claims to like through that kind of crap?

Yeah, I know pseuicide is hardly anything new on the net ... but I have troubles wrapping my head around it.

Damn

Holy Shit ...

Posted on 2007.01.24 at 21:27
http://www.holyshiite.com/caver/ About 10 pages long. Put me off caves in a big way, which is problematic given the current career choices I'm in the process of considering.



http://www.dionaea-house.com/ Longer than the other. Save it for when you've got several hours to spare and follow the journal links etc (not that many of them). Be sure to read the comments on the journal entries.



Both of them are works, naturally ... but shiiiit. *g* OK, I've got to admit that I'm a total sucker for this kind of shit - but they freaked me out a bit. :-)

Akka

Meme time ...

Posted on 2007.01.22 at 21:35
Free Radical
You scored 89% Talk the Talk and 68% Walk the Walk!
You talk the talk, but you also walk the walk. You put your time, money, and efforts where your mouth is.

It can be hard to be this open-minded both in theory and in practice... kudos!




My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:


free online dating free online dating
You scored higher than 88% on Talk the Talk

free online dating free online dating
You scored higher than 68% on Walk the Walk
Link: The Are you REALLY open-minded? Test written by mypomolife on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test







According to our research, you'll be dead by

February 2055
at age 83

- probable cause -
heart attack

YOU DIE: 82.5 years

AVERAGE FEMALE LIFE SPAN: 77.1 years

As you can plainly see, you have more health & vitality than the average woman.

WHY YOU DIE?
56% heart attack
24% car accident
13% loneliness
5% drowning of the lungs
2% wounds

You have 17939.9 days left on this earth.
You've already lived 40% of your life.

www.okcupid.com/death



Organic Chemist
You are 49% hard-core, and care 36% about the big picture!
You were one of those curve breakers weren't you? Besides earning the hatred of most of the pre-meds in your orgo class, you managed to impress the professor with your affinity for syntheses. Now you've got a nice career synthesizing various chemicals, but sadly this has come at the expense of a 90% chance of falling to liver cancer by your forties. Maybe you should have used the fume hood a bit more.




My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:


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You scored higher than 64% on Hardcore

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You scored higher than 12% on Scale
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Keeper
You scored 56% Naughiness!
Oh, yeah. You go Girl! You'll try {almost} anything once, and as long as it doesn't hurt, or taste TOO bad, you'll try it a second time. You're not afraid to give your man what he wants, and you occasionally find yourself bragging about it to your girlfriends. Definitely a keeper.




My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:


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You scored higher than 99% on Naughtiness
Link: The 20 Naughty Questions Test written by rockyransome on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test




Vanilla. So, so, SO vanilla. LOL

Gah

OMFG ...

Posted on 2007.01.22 at 01:00
Moody:: ecstatic
Listening to:: WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER FUCKING WORKS!!!
I fixed the computer.




Holy Shit.

Akka

Dial Up Killer

Posted on 2007.01.10 at 21:37
Moody:: chipper

Several pictures, mostly of the kids. )


Fuck You

Okaaay ... FREAKY MEMES!

Posted on 2006.12.29 at 21:29
Moody:: devious
Listening to:: Errr ... something moody?
NOTE: "Interesting" picture for the last one ... scroll fast if you're squeemish - won't let me cut for some reason (probably the shitty computer).





If i was a serial killer i would be Jack the Ripper.

Jack the Ripper, by far the most notorious killer of all time. What would drive a man to kill 5 prostitutes, surgically mutilate the bodies, then stop, to never be heard from again? Most of the murders were pretty much the same, the victim had her throat cut and her abdomen exposed, the intestines were placed over her right shoulder and sometimes a kidney or even the heart had been removed.



Jack the RIpper's murders are still unsolved.



Kill count: 5

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How evil are you?





Monoxide
You are Monoxide Child!


Which Psychopathic Artist Are You?
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Right. OK. It would help if I could see the picture ... any clues?




Take the quiz:
what kind of drug are you? (includes pictures)

weed.
you are weed.you are laid back, ralaxed and outgoing.

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Gah

Political Meme ...

Posted on 2006.12.29 at 21:03
Moody:: contemplative
Listening to:: NZPWI Raven Interview from August
Heh. As if I wasn't going to take it ... it's a meme, dammit!


You are a

Social Liberal
(71% permissive)

and an...

Economic Liberal
(16% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Socialist




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Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test



Ooooh, another meme ... yay!

by limitedbythesky

indis_earfalas's LJ New Year Party (Now At Least 30% Politically Correct!)



Started : 01st January 2006 03:39:25 AM

Ended : 01st January 2006 03:32:56 PM
Alco Money! : $ 582

Guests of Honour

kelly_c73 is a good-humored Buddhist. kelly_c73 drank 11 Whiskeys, 2 Aftershocks.
slashlover is a rosy Hindu. slashlover drank 10 Lagers, 5 Pilsners, 1 Sherry, 1 White Russian, 3 Ciders.
dewbie1983 is an odious Taoist who insists that their farts are aromatic and alluring. dewbie1983 drank 3 Mint Juleps.
jenfa03 is a bitter Fundementalist Christian and a fiery pint monster. jenfa03 decided to not drink because of their religious beliefs.
crsty1961 is a bitter Hindu who enjoys farting rapturously during funeral services. crsty1961 drank 3 Vodkas, 6 Irish Creams, 1 Lager, 1 Mescal.
fire_bad is a hateful Hindu and a newbie boozer with the mental age of a 13 year-old. fire_bad drank 13 Sambuccas, 5 Ales, 1 Kahlua.
endvic is a dispirited Hindu. endvic drank 16 Vodkas.
da_murphanova is a sprightly Atheist. da_murphanova drank 5 Vodkas, 4 Poteens, 1 Rum, 1 Brandy, 1 Everclear.
houseofwhacks is a radiant Atheist and an all around space cadet who's mind has been destroyed by beer over the years. houseofwhacks drank 8 Everclears, 9 Stouts, 1 Mescal.
indis_earfalas is a cast down Wiccan. indis_earfalas drank 16 Mint Juleps.
boobie_tassels is a cheery Muslim. boobie_tassels drank 8 Lagers, 10 Ales.
tbone70 is an obnoxious Agnostic and the perfect example on why its probably best not to drink 10 bottles of wine a night who never washes their hands after they visit the bathroom - even when they shit on them. tbone70 drank 18 Poteens.

Sick!

For some barfing is merely a hobby, whereas for kelly_c73, slashlover, fire_bad, endvic, da_murphanova, houseofwhacks, indis_earfalas, boobie_tassels, tbone70 they are hoping to turn professional within the next few months. Good luck to you!

Fights

A huge fight broke out between jenfa03 and indis_earfalas after the former was reportedly sodomised indis_earfalas with The Bible.

houseofwhacks continually teased jenfa03 throughout the night by repeatedly showing jenfa03 their ass and suggestively whispering 'Where is your God now eh, Godchild?'

Lovers

There is a high probability that after last nights ahem....display of affection that kelly_c73 and dewbie1983 will be announcing kelly_c73's glorious pregnancy pretty soon.

The Drunkest

In my day a man could handle his drink. A friend of mine could drink a gallon of bourboun in one sitting and could
still drive home, beat his wife and have enough energy to sleep with her afterward!

Random Events

houseofwhacks broke into boobie_tassels's car in a drunken haze stealing only their fluffy dice. the
dice are now an integral part of houseofwhacks's earring collection.

tbone70 was pissed by 06 PM and made an utter twat of themselves.


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Eh. Oddness. It won't let me post this unless I have the year as 2006. Ah well.

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BWAWHAHA!

Posted on 2006.12.20 at 15:15
Moody:: amused
Listening to:: Razor - Foo Lite
HASH(0x8c6b50c)
What kind of fan are you?

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Gah
Posted on 2006.12.14 at 20:38
uranus
you are uranus, the crazy! COOL! your crazy and
disruptive, funny and outgoing, oh, and
awesimo! you always do things unexpected, and
your friends love you as much as you love them.
you believe that theres more to the world then
work and that fun is the true meaning to life.
you are creative. you may be considered weird,
but its just because you see life in a
different view. and at times you can be really
dumb, but your a genius! go us! and long live
uranus!(please rate and if you want, message me
for comments on the quiz. i dont mind
critiscm!)



GOOD PLANET: jupiter. strangely enough jupiter is
that person thats hates you so much, and yet
you guys are the best of friends. opposites
attract, i guess.



BAD PLANET: saturn. too strict and doesn't see the
better things in life.


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Dammit ...

Posted on 2006.12.13 at 22:35
Why won't this stupid motherfucker let me stay logged in??


ANYWAY.


I am pleased to announce (if by pleased, I mean: irritated) that I have reached new levels of povvo.

I've taken to cutting and colouring my own hair. Fabulous.
Actually, its turned out FAR better than I thought it would AND I've saved myself untold amounts of money doing so. Go the clippers, YAY.

Also, thanks to FuckStain not getting the maintenance in on time last night, today I had to take the DVD down to bloody cash converters and get a fucking loan on it.

Can't say I'm real thrilled about THAT one. Yes, I'll get it back tomorrow morning ... but that's not the fucking point, is it?

Seriously though, how fucking difficult is it to understand the words:

"I need the maintenance by Tuesday night. I'm on the last loaf of bread and we have THREE end of year school related things to do on Wednesday - all of which require taking a bloody plate. Also, I have no petrol. So don't forget to put it in sometime on Tuesday."

But apparently the kids having food for breakfast and stuff to take for lunch isn't all that damn high on his priority list. Thankfully, next doors were home ... so I got half a loaf of bread from them, and a couple of apples.

THEN I went to fucking cashies and got a loan on the bloody DVD.

After which, I put petrol in the car. Not a real lot either, given that it was at bloody $1.18 a litre. THEN THEN I bought three bar cakes (cheap ones) and some paper plates.

Ugh.

BUT Tara's class party was good. Connor's kindy party was also good (and he got a new book as a present). The school end of year mass was fairly boring - but its only once a year, so yeah. The supper after was bloody brilliant though. Therefore I didn't have to feed the kids tonight - always a bonus, given that they are like a bunch of vultures about food (Liam in particular, fuck knows where he puts it).

TOMORROW is Red Faces Day and its also a casual day. You know, its only going to amount to $3 all up ... but FUCK, give me a break already. True, I could just sent the kids to school in uniform, and then I wouldn't have to come up with $1 each (its a fund raising kind of thing) - but I'm not THAT much of a bitch. I could also tell them that they can't enter the Red Faces thing ... but they want to do it and I'm not going to say no about that either.

I was horrifically shy as a child, and I still am to a certain extent (I hide it better now though LOL), so if my kids have big enough sets to get up in front of the whole school and either do a dance with their friends (Tara) or put on a skit (Liam) ... well, shit, I'm hardly going to stop them.

Speaking of the shrinking violets that aren't my children ... LOL.

Last Friday was the drama schools production night.

Dammit, but my kids really DO have fucking 'nads of steel. There were a LOT of people there - easily about 400, if not more - and both of them acted their little arses off. Liam, it doesn't surprise me, he's always been a total ham. Tara though, I actually WAS surprised - she's totally lapped it up.

NOW Connors all "I wanna go to!". But he can't go until he's 5 and seeing as he's not 4 until this coming feb, well, he's going to have to wait - which is a good thing, cause I've got no clue how I'm going to afford it, along with the school fee's when he starts that too. Ugh. There's no point stressing about it NOW though - I'll start worrying about it half way through next year.

Connor did get his moment in the limelight though. At the kindy party tonight they put on a little concert, and he was a little elf that fell off a bed (long story, had to be there). SO CUTE, and luds, he looked like he was having a blast.

I'm actually pretty proud of MYSELF at the moment. Not only have I managed NOT to force my own shyness onto them, but somehow I've helped instill some sort of confidence in them. Wow. And YES, I AM taking the fucking credit for it. Sue me.

I am also proud of what I did when the report cards came in.

Liam's was good and solid. Somewhere between appropriate and high achievement for most things, with a couple of things just a tad under appropriate. I can't really bag him much for those either - they were more organizational issues than anything, and his teacher comments were great. Really, in this case, the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree.

Tara's report though. I'll admit it, I was fucking shocked. I expected it to be good ... but EVERYTHING bar 2 things was dead on high achievement. LOL. The things that weren't, were appropriate and they were for sport. So yeah, not to fussed about that one. Her teacher comments were also good - but interestingly enough, not quiet as good as Liam's.

So, looking at Liam's again after seeing Tara's made it look not quiet as good - BUT, they are different kids and THIS is where I am really happy with MYSELF. I sat them both down seperately and talked about the various bits and pieces - then we talked about what we could do next year to maybe try and get a bit more out of it all.

In Liam's case, that's the organization thing ... most importantly, he has to deal with the fact that when he's at school, he needs to think mostly about SCHOOL things. *g* I had to have a bit of a chuckle though, one of his issues is that he's not always that good at writing down all of his results. His way of thinking is that as long as he's got the right answer, who gives a fuck if he records down every single step. Honestly, I kind of agree and I told him as much ... but the fact remains that teachers like to see ALL the steps, not just the answer.

Tara needs to contribute more to class discussions. Its OK when its small groups, but when its the entire class she clams up a bit. That's one of the reasons I was surprised at how OUT THERE she was during the drama production - she can be a bit reticent at times. Also, and this IS a problem (though you wouldn't think it is), she really needs to chill the fuck out about some stuff. She gets in SUCH a flap if things aren't JUST SO. Hehe. Also needs to work on her presentation a bit, apparently.

So, after we had seperate chit-chats, I got them together - though I didn't actually SHOW either of them the others (gads, I recon that's just a recipie for disaster!) - and we had a gasbag about what we wanted to do next year. Incidentally, I took out my own reports (straight A's, go me!) for this year as well ... just so they could see that I was including myself in the goal setting thingy.

Overall, we had good results, I recon.

What else can I babble about while I'm here????

Oh, yes. The fucking gas company ...

As if it would have KILLED THEM to fucking wait 2 more weeks before reading the damn meter? The bill is due on the 21st of Demeber. GRRRR. That, and the bloody electric bill came in too.

I had to put my foot down and tell Noel that I'm not paying the gas until the 4th of January. Its not even an issue of christmas presents. Well, it is somewhat, because I'd like to get them SOME decent shit. I'm not going to be to extravagant (HAH, I literally CAN'T), but shit, they way Mum and Noel are going on, I shouldn't get them ANYTHING. And if I do get them something, it should be "practical".

Eh. No. They're KIDS for fucksakes. Yes, they will be getting a couple of practical things - but they're going to be COOL practical things. Not bloody school books.

Even without the present issue though, if I payed the gas bill AND the electic bill, we wouldn't be eating. Lets also not forget that all three kids are going to be home - so they'll be eating even more than usual, and, heaven forbid, I might actually like to take them somewhere.

So, I'm in shit for not paying the bill - but such is life. I was expecting that anyway. No amount of arguing or discussion or anything like that is going to ... eh, whatever. Can't be bothered with it.

I think I'm just about done. YAY.

Wait, last thing. The school photo's came though ... they came out really well too, so I'm happy with that. When I get off my lazy arse, I'll scan them and subject y'all to 'em!

Akka
Posted on 2006.12.07 at 21:18
take the first 4 digits of your phone number
multiply by 80
add 1
multiply by 250
add the last 4 digits of your phone number
add them again
subtract 250
divide by 2

Fuck You

Holy lord almightly ...

Posted on 2005.12.02 at 18:38
Moody:: Oddly Happy
Listening to:: Still
... it never fucking ends does it?

Tara's only gone and broken the front windscreen on the car.

Sheesh.

Meanwhile, in other news, Connor decided to throw a (thankfully) dried up mud-ball at Liam ... while Liam was running into the house. It took me AGES to clean it up.

Somewhere along the line I forgot to pay my last foxtel bill and now its $362.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

I have a(nother) excursion on Monday ... but zilch $$, so I'll be taking a cut lunch with me.

I've been going through the phone book to see if there's anyone that will come to me, replace my windscreen NOW and let me pay them on Wednesday.

No cigar.

Aside from that, I've had a pretty good day. Seriously. This morning was an extension of yesterdays bludge (somewhat) although I DID do the dishes (took me 2 hours LOL) and vacuumed. What made it so good though, was that Liam's two week banning from the computer was over - so all three kids were here in the office. THEREFORE I got to listen to really loud music. Really loudly.

OK, so it wasn't hellaciously loud, it was Foo loud.

It was a lovely 5 hours of prancing around the house pretending to be a rock star.

Natch I got sprung by the neighbours doing my Dave Grohl immitation - but that's nothing new (I recon they hear the music and come over on purpose LOL).

Here's a random piece of useless information ...

My married name is Powell and my maiden name is Henderson (I'm seriously considering using Henderson again, as well).

BUT

Before I changed my name, by deep poll when I was 19, my surname was Groll. My kids recon I look like I could be Dave Grohl's sister. I can't see it.

I was adopted at 12 days old and before my parents (Gunter and Frances Groll - yes, I'm named after my mother) adopted me, Marianne (my biological mother) called me Heidi.

Mum and Dad considered calling me Heidi or Erika ... but decided against it (they totally didn't know that Marianne called me Heidi, BTW).

My best friends (well, one of the two) name is HEIDI and her middle sister is Erica.

Heidi's dad is dutch. Marianne has dutch parents.

Hehe. Funny little coincidences

Akka

World Aids Day

Posted on 2005.12.02 at 17:27
Moody:: contemplative
Listening to:: Aurora - Foo Fighters
LightToUnite.Org

Go and light a virtual candle

LightToUnite.Org

Bristol-Myers Squibb will donate $1 to community based organizations helping the fight against AIDS for every candle.

LightToUnite.Org

Gah

When In Doubt ...

Posted on 2005.11.30 at 20:55
Moody:: blah
Listening to:: A New Beginning - Good Charlotte
... gack a quizz from the flist (houseofwhacks in this case) :-)


TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:Frances L R P
Birthday:18 August 1972
Birthplace:Adelaide, South Australia
Current Location:see above
Eye Color:Blue
Hair Color:Dark Brown (naturally dark blonde)
Height:174cm
Right Handed or Left Handed:Right
Your Heritage:Northern European Mutt
The Shoes You Wore Today:Black Flat Work Boots
Your Weakness:Coffee, Tobacco, Chocolate
Your Fears:Being Helpless
Your Perfect Pizza:Meatlovers with pineapple on a tomato base
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:Good Headspace
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:Okies
Thoughts First Waking Up:Ugh
Your Best Physical Feature:Lips, eyes and arse
Your Bedtime:Whenever
Your Most Missed Memory:How do I know? Its missing
Pepsi or Coke:Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King:Burger King (aka Hungry Jacks)
Single or Group Dates:Dates? Who? What?
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:Neither
Chocolate or Vanilla:Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:Cappaccino IS coffee, dunderhead.
Do you Smoke:Yup
Do you Swear:Fuck yes
Do you Sing:LOL. Yeah. Badly and loudly
Do you Shower Daily:No, I prefer baths
Have you Been in Love:Yes
Do you want to go to College:University
Do you want to get Married:Again? BWAHAHAHAHA! Fuck no.
Do you belive in yourself:Yes
Do you get Motion Sickness:No
Do you think you are Attractive:Some days I can be ... other days, not so much
Are you a Health Freak:Surprisingly, yes. Trying to make up for the smoking
Do you get along with your Parents:Mostly
Do you like Thunderstorms:Yes
Do you play an Instrument:Not any more
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:Yes
In the past month have you Smoked:Yes
In the past month have you been on Drugs:No
In the past month have you gone on a Date:No
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:Yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:No
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:Yes
In the past month have you been on Stage:No
In the past month have you been Dumped:No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:No
Ever been Drunk:Yes
Ever been called a Tease:Yes
Ever been Beaten up:Yes
Ever Shoplifted:No
How do you want to Die:In a blaze of glory ... hebus, I don't know ... what kind of quetion is that?
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:Dunno
What country would you most like to Visit:All of them
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:Not fussed
Favourite Hair Color:Not fussed
Short or Long Hair:Long
Height:Taller than me
Weight:I like just a wee bit of extra weight
Best Clothing Style:Eh, whatever
Number of Drugs I have taken:ME, or the Boy? Assuming me ... several, over the years
Number of CDs I own:25 ish?
Number of Piercings:7
Number of Tattoos:7
Number of things in my Past I Regret:Regret is a waste of time

CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

Gah

Oyyyyy ...

Posted on 2005.11.30 at 20:17
Moody:: apathetic
Listening to:: MIA - Foo Fighters
So I got the assignment finished - at 12.55pm today ... keeping in mind that my class was at 1.35pm.

That's essentially it though, as far as homework goes for the rest of the year. Two more lessons (monday and wednesday) and then I'm on school holidays.

Where the hell did THAT go??? Didn't we just come off of holidays?

Anyway, Monday should be a bit of a bludge. We're heading down to Maslins Beach to look at fossils and whatnot, early in the morning so that we don't have to deal with all the streakers (Maslins Beach is a nude beach, for anyone not in the area).

We were originally going to head up to Mannum, but we're all so travelled out that it was decided that Maslins was the better option.

Strat in particular is all travelled out (Strat would be our teacher) - 'cause he has to take ALL of his classes on various field trips ... also, last week a bunch of us headed down to the Limestone Coast for a few days.

Damn, but that was fucking wearing. I'm really NOT the type of person that should go on bus trips with other people - I'm just far to surly and protective of my personal space. It was OK though and we saw some good stuff - caves and what not. A lot of time was taken up, however, by things that I personally think were pretty pointless (like visitors centres etc) ... the time would have been far better spent seeing actual THINGS, but yeah, shit happens.

I'm not minding this geology stuff at all, its actually rather interesting ... but its really confirmed that I'm an archaeologist at heart - I really don't think I could do the rock thing for a crust (heee, pun intended). I'll still do it next year though.


Blah blah blah.



Eeeeh, I'm flat as hell tonight ... and I'm a bit worried about the serious lack of $$ combined with the massive amount of bills that I've got about to come in. Add that onto the Christmas thing, and, liek wohaaaa. Its going to be another Christmas where I do all of the shopping two days before hand - oh the joy. Still could be worse.


What else can I blather about? Nothing much, really ... yayness for all of you! LOL.

I'm gonna go and write a Sue, that always makes me feel better. :-)

Fuck You

Eeeehhhhh

Posted on 2005.11.29 at 22:56
Moody:: indifferent
Listening to:: In Your Honor - Foo Fighters

I'm procrastinating. 

A lot.

I've got an assignment due TOMORROW ... which I've just done the title page for ... eeeeeh ... keep in mind that its almost 11 pm. 

LOL.  Its not due til tomorrow AFTERNOON - but still.

MUST

STOP

WASTING

TIME

Or not ... so, anyways, I came on-line for a GOOD reason!  I had to get the pictures from the field trip we took the Victor a couple of weeks ago (that's what the assignment is about) ... so, I found this one and I actually rather like it. 

I look skinny in it!  Yayness.

(I'll just ignore the fact that I'm pulling a terrible face in it ... because you can't see it that well anyway - woooohooo for hats!)

 

*Sniggers*  Do I look like a geologist?