I sit here and I have been stewing for the last 30 minutes (well, just over actually). The reason why I’m so racked off is that my sister has been telling my family that I get shitty (which I do) but when she doesn’t pick me up from the bus stop. When I first heard of this I laughed it off. It seemed ridiculous to me, why would I get shirty over something so petty. I walk every day to the bus stop for 22 minutes in the morning, why would I be so cut up about walking 15 minutes home? The reality is I am shitty on Mondays and Tuesdays – days I can confirm she never picks me up. Why am I shitty those days, well that’s simple really – it’s either because the weekend has been boring (our plans never work out thanks to her husband or the nephew throwing a tizz), my nephew (who was unbearable last weekend) was giving me stick all weekend (his mother doesn’t do much about it, it’s pathetic really) – I think I’ve mentioned I had to get out the threatening I’ll smack you with the jandal this weekend, and last weekend was simply because her lazy husband called up at 1:35am and expected her to drive into the city at 2:45am after she had been drinking and I had to look after the nephew who was asleep. I was simply exhausted. With the nephew causing me so many problems in the weekend I had had enough. I even went to bed Monday and Tuesday night at 9pm because I was so tired. Tuesday morning I had perked up a little bit from the sleep in but when I went to bed early Tuesday night I woke up Wednesday quite grouchy. Oh and I’d also like to mention that my nephew spat quite a bit of spit in my hair this morning which I had to get the blow drier out. Oh the fun I will miss when I move this weekend. I think that if I don’t find a place to live by the time I have to move out in February, I will stay in a hostel. God, if I had someone else to move me tomorrow I would. I just checked out Van hire and I guess $10 petrol for the trip is a lot cheaper than hiring. I’m just a bit disappointed. She can basically just kiss my ass.
Friday, 30 November 2007
Frustrating Siblings.. I am spewing...
Brows and Hair
I ended up fixing my brows myself. I have this photo of when my brows looked really neat and everytime I want them to look the same I get the picture out and do it. They are still not as nice due to the other beautician. Tonight I’m off to the Mac Counter to get my makeup done. Last night I had my hair done and I’m going to wait for 2 weeks until I decide. I had just gotten used to the lighter brown with foils, but now I have extra blonde foils and am not sure what to think of it. I didn’t want her to cut the sides and the fringe but she did so anyway and I’m not terribly stoked about the whole thing as she knows I’m trying to grow out my simply horrible hair cut. I think I’ll wash it tomorrow perhaps after my gym workout (not sure what time that will be yet) and at least that way it’s styled the way I would like. I asked my sister what she thought of it and she liked it better before. There are some bleach blonde parts that are ash looking – I feel they make me look old. But then I also think that it would look better long instead of the shitty hair cut that I currently have. Wholy crap, I think she took off a lot of hair – I just put my hand through it. Now I’m disappointed. I just thought it was the boffy styling that was done. But, they do say they come in 3s and my make up is tonight. Hopefully, they won’t have me looking like a hooker!
Thursday, 29 November 2007
Christmas Salad
For Xmas day, I have to make a medium sized salad “Something that you yourself would eat”. So at Christmas time we each bring a salad. My brother in law makes the Pavalova. My sister-in-law the evil one always makes a lame assed potato salad. Now that she has a man that she is living with, she now is expected to cook so it maybe interesting to see if she turns up with something decent. My sister is making one of those salads with Bocconcini salads which I have to admit, have never heard of until I moved here. Seeing I am going to make a salad that I would like as I know the others aren’t exactly cuisine people and that my sister and I will most likely being the only one eating it is a Butter bean salad. It’s actually quite nice and I’m glad I’ve decided what I’m making.
For lunch today I tried a new sushi place down the road. It was OK. Nothing terribly great I think it was called sumi sushi. I certainly won’t be going back there. At least now I have to hunt for a decent Japanese and hopefully takeaway. I swear though I haven’t eaten so much in ages and my stomach has bloated out!
I have been cruising the pages of ebay in order to find 2 french dvds. While I’ve been cruising, I found this first link. The description of the product, I think it has been translated by computer software as it doesn’t make any sense to me.
The second one just made me laugh. Go Basingstoke!
Oh and I watched this with no sound but this too seems quite weird especially with no sound!
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
the RANT
I know this is my 3rd post today already, but I really feel like having a rant. I feel like ranting on the subjects of shoes and facebook. Firstly, I don’t really adore facebook. The other day I thought about racking off it, but then you have days like today where people I used to work with at TFL you catch up with and your like Hey! Which is good. It is also a work tool as our work utilises it so I cannot really opt out. (I could opt out I’m just telling myself that). Secondly, my stupid IPANEMA Gisele Bundchen "Y Ikatu Xingu" shoes really P*ss me off. I have worn them over a dozen times and I’m constantly getting cut in the feet by these shoes. For heaven’s sake, I should have worn them in by now. I was almost tempted to chuck them in the bin today. The sole is ever so comfortable but is making me wonder, why didn’t I just get the darn jandals instead of these. The first time I wore them, I walked to the grocery store and back. On the way (20 mins) it felt like heaven. On the way back my feet were so sore, I was just mortified. I thought that if I kept wearing them, I would wear them in. No such flipping luck. I can feel the cuts on the inside of my big toes as we speak. I’ve nearly been at this job for 3 months. I have a 3 month review. I wonder what they will say…. I don’t think they will put me down the road. But it will be interesting to see what they will say. I’ve been trying to get it out of my team leader as he had to do a review for me to give to my overall boss. But he is keeping it to himself. I will have to get him drunk perhaps!! Maybe next week! But oh that is too costly. I wish they had like witherspoons here! I’m really enjoying SQL support though. Much better than ordinary stupid user and network support and NO long hours.
The Eyebrows
Well, I have had the eyebrows done and I have to be honest. I can’t say WOW! Like I normally would when I’ve come out from the beautician. The problem is that the first lady I went to in
Wednesday shananigans
Today I’m mega excited. A bit tired, but still excitable. I have my eyebrow waxing today at http://www.clairefrancoise.com.au. I can’t wait to get this hair ripped of my eyebrows! I think Wednesday is going to be a great day. I got 2 parcels delivered today out of the 4 I’m waiting for. I got a book I ordered of fishpond.com.au and also an item I purchased on ebay – it was a travel ipod charger kit with a car plug in cig lighter charger, USB cable and ac adaptor. Now I’m waiting for my new mega cool Ipod headphones and also some stuff from
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Rockin Tuesday
OMG today, I just know, is going to ROCK. On the way to work I had to run to get the bus. Lucky the bus driver stopped. Then I got on the train and didn’t really look where I was sitting but I sat opposite from this HOT guy I’ve sat opposite before. Then 5 stops away from my destination, the train stops and advises that it’s no longer going in that direction and that we must change over to the next platform and get the next train. I get on the next train which is good. Then I decide to get a tram to work and it comes within 2 minutes (I normally miss them). Then when I get to work, I open a case that I’ve been working on and I think I’ve done something wrong, when I read through it and get a colleague to look through it I realise NO it’s not me, she hasn’t finished the instructions! We had a morning sales seminar for prospective clients and then about 30 minutes after starting the marketing girl comes in and says there are left overs. I don’t think I have seen that many leftovers ever. There were about 15 bagels, nearly a whole loaf of special apricot and fig bread - some amazing bread, salmon, capers (mm) salads, oh my god it was good. I’ve also just spent the last 15 minutes laughing my ass off. To make this week even better than it already is I have just confirmed my appointment for tomorrow for my eyebrow wax. Thursday I’m getting my hair done (yay) and Friday of course is mac night. Which I will keep going on about until it comes and goes!
Monday, 26 November 2007
Dim week ahead
This week is going to be a feckin mare. Simply because I had a sleep deprived weekend and the 4 hours commuting I do each day is simply going to beat any life that I had out of me. Wishing I could throw a sickie but it’s not really my style! Why can’t there be an extra day left in this weekend. Why is it Sunday night already? I feel like I must have done something terrible to get to this stage. I have to move in this weekend, when I should have already moved in. No biggie, but the girl who’s room I am taking her temporary 1 week accommodation fell through and she would have had to stay in the living room which I can’t understand how she would have, it’s quite a compact apartment. Which then led me to offer that I move in a week later. It’s just been a stressful weekend. I don’t really understand how mother’s manage. I know they do, they have to, but shit, I’m so glad I’m no where near that! I had to go this weekend for an ultrasound followed by an internal probe which wasn’t the best, so I should get my results back this week. I’ve not made another doctors appointment until Saturday 8th so I’m not terribly concerned at this point. I swear if I get Aunt Irma / another period this week. I could certainly be the time where I just tip over the edge and have to have a sicky! I have to bring my weights home this week, well, I may not bother, I may just pick them up in the weekend, but as they are dumbbells, I will have to transport them one by one. I’ve nearly finished the carton of Jim Beam and Zero Sugar cokes. They seem to me a bit strong, but I don’t drink that often at all, so I’m not really used to it. Back home I used to have this great Foot Spa. It was one of the earlier foot spas to come on the market and they certainly don’t make them that good anymore, so if anyone would like to send me one for Xmas, I would love a foot spa! I’ve got my Xmas card list nailed, so this week, I have to go out and get some photos done in order to send these out next Monday. I’m only going to send about 7 cards off, but most people, I keep in contact through some other form of communication than snail mail. I still think it’s nice to receive a card though in the post. This is also the week for appointments, eyebrow wax, hair colour and cut and then to the MAC Counter. The MAC Counter is going to be the saviour of my week. I love you MAC Cosmetics!! Oh and I just found out I’ll be holding the fort down by myself this Friday. Please GOD let there be no one logging support calls and NO calls from the
Thursday, 22 November 2007
Priceline is dangerous
Simply Dangerous! I went down there at lunch to get some $5 panty liners and came out spending $60. What did I get? Well I got some panty liners (yay!), an inflatable bath pillow (as xmas side gift), an alarm clock / weather station (xmas gift), Small bag of Baileys chocolates (xmas side gift), nads facial wand (it was on special), a microfibre towel (for working out) and some always needed Nurofen. I swear I spend more in that shop than in groceries each week.
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Grouchy Day
Boy am I in a poo today. After 1.5 months of no sugar, a parcel arrived yesterday and I ate some of it last night! After what seemed like not enough sleep, I’m now in the midst of sugar withdrawals and I’m not in a pleasant mood. Especially with the period and all! This morning I was so hungry and really felt like something hot, didn’t have much money so I thought argh, I’ll get a sausage from this takeaway bar I passed. So I did and it wasn’t cooked properly. OMG! It was foul. Then I got into work and a surprise training session, which worked out quite well as now I’m in a good mood.
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Movies and Worries
By Friday last week I was simply exhausted. I crippled home after trying to wear in my stupid ipanea gisele bundchen (or however you spell it) sandals. I had to pick the ones that were the worst to wear. Blisters every time I wear these in my toes, on the side of my feet. Very uncomfortable. I’ll just go back to my havis. Friday night was spent with me lying on my bed after I had hobbled home. I watched the Reaping. This was going to be a weekend ahead of moving watching. Saturday I got up early, did a lot of shopping – purchased 4 pairs of sandals, 1 pair of heels, clothes, gym clothes and other stuff. Headed off to watch Eastern Promises on the big screen which I really enjoyed. Went home simply exhausted, relaxed on my bed, did a couple of crosswords then watched Transformers which I also thought was good. Sunday I went shopping again – this time bra shopping. I probably spent 1 hour there purchasing 4 bras. Only because you can only try 5 on at a time and I like a particular style. I got lots of Triumph bras and I am wearing one today. Honestly, they feel amazing and if I wasn’t at work right now I’d probably touch the bra as it feels so good!! I also got the right size. Normally, I just buy size A stretch them and wear them when I’m really a B. I only had 2 bras that I would wear previous to me buying these but I’m just amazed. They feel so rested! I guess it helps when you buy the correct size. After that I watched the first season of the IT Crowd which was hilarious. I will try to watch the second series in the next few weeks. After all, this weekend I move into my short term room. I have a bit of a health issue at the moment though. Yet again, I have another period. Which makes it 3 in the last 5 weeks. (Which is very alarming as I’m on the injection. I normally don’t get any periods at all). Off to the doctor I went this morning, it’s all very worrying at this stage but I’m booked in Saturday for an Ultrasound and we’ll see from there. I was stupid enough to put off my pap smear for maybe 1 year. You just think, nah, nothing will happen to me. So last night I thought screw the diet – I had pizza which made me swell up more something chronic, but there was no way I could eat my normal foods last night!!
Friday, 16 November 2007
Woo Hoo!
Oh the shame of drunken facebooking. I have to admit, I think I really hate it. I wish I could just close down my profile. Today is an amazing weather day, people are out on the street and it’s hot!! So today I walked down to DFO at lunchtime and had a look at the bargains. Nothing really interested me though. I can easily see though when it hits 30 how bad it’s going to affect me talk about sweaty. I guess this weekend I need to do some packing for the move next weekend. Still not really that excited, still more excited about Xmas! I got some of those Gisele Ipanema sandals and have been trying to wear them in I have about 3 blisters so far. 2 in the same place I normally get them. It’s going to be a painful 1hr45min journey home!
Thursday, 15 November 2007
Perv
Oh boy, I caught the eye of this amazing guy today at starbucks today. He smiled, I smiled but was going back to the office. Damn he was fine Yay, they do exist in Australia!
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
Defective Trains and websites!
This morning the bus only took 9 minutes to get to the train station which made me get on an earlier train. I had a seat, the train was full. Halfway through the journey the doors wouldn’t close. Off we all get as the train is now defective. We all pile onto the platform waiting for the next train, I’m determined to get on which I do but it’s very uncomfortable and I get paranoid that the unknown hand on my right cheek is trying to cop a quick feel. We ride off and I thank god I’m not one of those left on the platform that just didn’t make it. I have left it really late in the game but I have booked the first one of my upgrade exams. There are 2 I have to do and do them by the end of February. Any way I try to do it on the website nothing it won’t let me proceed. I give in and call them. When I’m on the phone to them their systems go down. By then all the time slots bar 1 are taken. I get the last time slot and book my exam for January. It’s made me really excited. I haven’t failed one yet and I’m certainly not going to do it now.
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
It's the miss e countdown (do do do do do)
I’ve decided it’s countdown day. There are:
11 days until I move
15 days until my brow wax
16 days until I get my hair coloured and trimmed
17 days until my annual trip to the mac counter
18 days until the 1st of December and Christmas shopping time
Monday, 12 November 2007
2 great beauty products
Two of the best face purchases I have made in the last month are Dermalogica’s MultiVitamin Power Recovery masque which I have to say is DEVINE. I mean I’ve been using their products for years but I’m really excited about his masque. It claims it
1.Helps promote collagen & elastin production
2.Noticeably reduce inflammation & redness
3.Contains vitamins & botanical extracts to calm stressed skin
4.Together with vitamin E & pro-vitamin B to regenerate healthy tissues
5.Soothes & increases suppleness of your skin.
And I must say, that’s why I love their products. They claim and they deliver. My skin feels like a baby’s bottom and it is looker healthier!
What also got me excited was Clinique’s City Block in 40spf. I jumped from my City Block 25 spf which I wear every day to the 40spf version. While I was sitting out in the hot
Attacked by a cockroach
This morning on the way to work in the train I was resting with my eyes closed. Something fell onto my lips so I brushed it away. A couple of minutes later I looked down at myself to find a small cockroach on me. Eww, I screamed and pushed it off my jacket well, it went into the lip of my bag where this man had to shoo it off, or so we had thought. While I was sitting there calming down, I told him about the spider story. Then started relaxing. About 10 minutes later a fly flew past and I jumped. He started laughing at me and I was so embarrassed but also nearly wanted to piss myself laughing. So I talked to him some more, this nice elderly gentleman and he was telling me just to make sure that I open my bag carefully. I had been resting my arms on my bag most of the time. It was a couple of stops before mine and the train was emptying out. So I moved my bag to the next seat when I saw it was there. I jumped again brushed it off this time onto another person’s bag. Oh it was so gross but I’m really thankful that the man helped me out as I would’ve freaked. It still makes me shiver just thinking about it. And I will make sure that I never sit by the doors again in the train or below the grates where the spider came out that time.
After a great weekend, perhaps the best I’ve had since I’ve been here, my bottom is aching from all the badminton playing I did. I had a bad nights sleep waking up some time just after 11pm with really bad stomach pains. Certainly more sleep was needed last night. I have to say though, when I’m walking now, seeing I’ve lost just over 5kg (not that anyone has noticed at work which is good), I feel a lot lighter, it’s kinda nice. I purchased a lot of stuff at the shops in the weekend, but left that post at home so I’ll post it over the next couple of days. The evil sister-in-law’s Birthday party for me yesterday was like a dish of revenge. I was looking fairly good with a flat stomach – my arms just need a bit more of a workout! Turned up and her 13 year old daughter (the lesbo who always stares at me), looked fat as. She had a major muffin top and gut overhang. She is only 13 and she already has cellulite on the back of her legs (eww gross). When I went up to the mother to say happy birthday, I put my hand on one of her rolls (ewww). She was also looking fat. Her and her daughter have the exam same body type, rolls in all the same places. I thought haha lady, I look great and you look like fatties. So I did what she does to me, I stared at the daughter but made sure I just stared at her fat gut. I can’t wait for xmas when I should be back to my pre-uk weight of 50-52kg. That’s if I make it that far, you know what it’s like sometimes it’s starts to slow down but I’m hoping like hell, it won’t. I don’t have far to go to get to my goal weight.
Thursday, 8 November 2007
Santa Sacks
This xmas I’ve purchased a big santa sack for my sister, brother-in-law and nephew. While the nephew will be getting a sack of his own which his mother will fill, it’s better that I include something for everyone. I was thinking of maybe some Playdoh for the nephew – for the Sister and Brother-In-Law, I will fill this with food. A mixture of goodies but also helpful things - I could get them a food voucher which will be more valuable to them, but I’m already getting them vouchers for xmas and I got the big santa sack and if I got them a voucher, it would defeat the purpose of getting a big Santa Sack so that the vouchers wouldn’t look so small and ungrateful. I am thinking of getting 2 large bags of smiths crips, 1 large tub of peanut rice snacks (sister likes this), marshmallow santas, 1 pack of Freddos for family, 2 boxes of her favourite muffin mixture (that way it’s not all junk but something that she can use later on), rice bubble bars for the nephew, some type of chocolates, a box of popcorn (that microwave stuff she likes), Biscuits (oreos (because they rule!!), tim tams and an assortment) that way she won’t have to buy any for a week, Pistachio nuts from Coles oh and she told me she wanted a badminton set and also some Egyptain towels. Let the good times roll.
One Car Please
I don’t know if it’s the short week but today I thought it was already Friday! Wish it was! This morning I just missed the 8am train and they had cancelled the other so the next one didn’t come until 8:20. It wasn’t too bad but it meant the train was full on the first stop which made for quite a crowded train. In the weekend, I purchased a few pairs of knickers. One of them were organically made from
Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Public Holiday Fun
Oh the 4 day weekend was a welcomed edition. However I been stuck with a headache for 2 days and my head is slightly hot as my ladies time came back today with a vengeance. I didn’t think it would be that seeing I only had it like 1 week ago and it had come and gone. Now back to haunt me and make me feel sick. At least it’s only a 3 day working week. Got some major bargains at Myers in the weekend. I purchased 2 bags – 1 for 109$ and the other was 89$ until I got up to the counter. I knew they were having 25% off bags, but when I got up there the lady told me it came to 103.50 – 51.75 each a bag due to a promotion hat they were having. In one of the city squares they erected and decorated a xmas tree half way through October. On the 1st of November they showed a Xmas movie which was ludicrous to me – I mean there’s still like 2 months to xmas! Luckily, I have purchased all my Xmas cards. I know what I’m getting for all my presents and it’s only 17 days until I move into an apartment in the city. It has a gym, sauna, sun deck, lap pool – I don’t know if I’ve said this before but it’s just a short term lease for 4 months. I may have mentioned this but the countdown has started officially today! Working out is what I love to do and I’m going to try to do it at night. As the gym is on the 33rd floor and it’s all glass so it looks over the city. It’s very pretty! This weekend I’m dying to see either Good Luck Chuck or Eastern promises at the movies. I might see good luck chuck. Then I’ve got a birthday party to go to on the Sunday. Yay, weekend, I can’t wait for you to arrive!
Friday, 2 November 2007
Nokia E65
To cheer myself up at lunch after feeling exhausted, I went to 3 and got myself a Nokia E65 (in red). It was toss up between N95 and E65 but I’m not nerdy enough to have the N95 and it’s too big and the keypad looks pants and the sales person told me that the N95 has bad battery life – No thanks!
Ouch, my foot!
Last night after 3 weeks with a sore foot I decided to look at it and found it is swollen. When I walk it feels like I can feel the bone touching the ground. This morning I wanted to crack this guys head as he fell on my sore foot and kept whacking it. I told him to f*k off as I was fed up. I just popped over to the post office to send a parcel for my brother. It ended up costing me quite a bit so I’m going to ask him to send me some goodies. When I went to the post office this guy came up to me and said which number is 446 I said it’s on this side, I’m not sure what number. So he follows me across the road and I said you want the other side of the road. This is
