Update

Well, I don't really know what's happened, but I seem to have neglected this blog for a month.

So here comes the big updates on my life....There isn't really much new stuff for me to post. However I have picked up a new past time that I'm getting really addicted to: Rock Climbing. As my addictive personality has determined, rock climbing is for me. I've been going climbing at Kangaroo Point (near the City) with a group from my uni called the QUT Cliffhangers. The group meets on Mondays and Wednesdays and they set up about 7 climbs on the rock-face. Mind you this is natural rock, not indoor climbing, which is completely different. I do, however, also go indoor rock climbing when I have some free time and I'm not at KP.

Other then that I am having a couple of guests up on Thursday, I've taken the week off to hang out with them. We are planning to go to a water park and do some other things...yet to be decided.

Also about 4 days ago I booked my flights to Melbourne for the Aussie Millions '08 in January next year. I shall be in Melbourne from the 4th to the 19th of January. The main problem I am having at the moment with this, is that I have yet to finalize some sort of accommodation. I will figure that out soon hopefully.

Rant and Rave

It's easy to write scathing social commentary, but when your audience is limited, however right or moving your prose may be, it is still ineffective. However should I ever get a chance to express my social and political views on a public forum which has a large audience, I shall have no fear in expressing my distaste and disdain for what the world has become.

The Smiths - I Know It's Over

And you even spoke to me, and said :
"If you're so funny
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
And if you're so clever
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
If you're so very entertaining
Then why are you on your own tonight ?
If you're so very good-looking
Why do you sleep alone tonight ?
I know ...
'Cause tonight is just like any other night
That's why you're on your own tonight

As Promised.

As title:

It's not the same,
Like it used to be,
I've grown up,
Can't you see?

One more time, just one.

Well I'm basically posting on 2 blogs now, my myspace one, and this one, however, I would rather keep this one a bit more personal to those people who actually still read this one, I like to keep the fans happy. hehe.

I'll give you all a little taste of the first verse/intro of my new song that I'm working on :D

I won't be the same
When you see me again
Looking over the past
You'll see real fast
How much I've changed

More to come :)

Work etc.

Been working quite a bit this week, lots of people are getting sick with the flu and just colds so I've had to fill in and stay back late a couple of days. I've organized to get a new guitar FX pedal for myself next week, a Zoom G2, I'm not too familiar with the brand, but I've done a bit of research and they seem to score highly.

Was in Melbourne over the weekend, met some people that I haven't seen in ages, didn't really have much time to spend with some of them, but it was a good experience nontheless.

MYSPACE

Well I haz a myspaces now, so ummmmm, yer.....I'll probably keep this as my blog, but yeah, I don't much care for Myspace as it doesn't have as good blogging features as blogspot, and I just like my interface better on this site, as well as the layout I've constructed for myself...

On other notes.....well, not much is going on lol, but I am going to Melbourne at the end of the week, I'm excited, get to hang out with some friends and maybe see some people I haven't seen since AISHK, also I've been looking into buying some "Blair's Deathsauce" from Deathsauce.com.au. It looks really good, and I would love to try some of the mega death sauce, which is like 750,000 scoville units, compare that with tabasco, which is only 2,700 scovilles you can kinda get an idea of how hot it is.

DSE

Well, interesting week so far, on Monday I went to uni for a couple of pracs, ITB006 (Networks) seems like it's going to be a challenge, hopefully I can keep on track and get it done.

On the work front I got called in to work at a different Dick Smith shop yesterday, that went ok, except I felt slightly lost as I didn't know where anything was in the store. Today I was meant to work from 9-2 at my usual store, however one of the guys felt sick and went home at 12, so I was asked to stay back untill 5:30, which isn't really a problem for me because I didn't have any other really major plans that I urgently had to attend to.

On the guitar front, I've decided I'm going to save up for a Boss ME-50 guitar effects pedal, then I'm going to save up for a PRS Singlecut Guitar (PRS Singlecut) while in the mean time I'm going to use my acoustic and re-string my electric and learn some basic solo techniques, and hopefully start writing some solo songs to play around with. For the soloing lessons, I'm going to this site, which seems to have loads of info on the subject - Solo Schedule

Apart from that I've been listening to alot of Muse and been getting right into the music and the effects that Matt Bellamy uses in his performances, I would love to play with some of those sounds, which the ME-50 hopefully has.

dum

Cause something's gotta go wrong
Cause I'm feelin' way to damn good

Bad Habits

Sleep is a bad habit. I have a bad addiction to sleep, however I may be able to fix this problem. There is a solution that has been circulating around the internet about how to change your sleep patterns to be more productive.

More Info Here

New endevour

I had my induction at Dick Smiths today, wasn't too bad, didn't anything particularly noteworthy, however I am excited about having my first shift next wednesday.

I have been finding some new guitar songs to play, It seems that electric songs are boring me (maybe cause my electric strings are rusted and I'm too lazy to change them) or I just need a change of pace, but I have also been moving towards rock/blues type stuff, as well as another song by Tommy Emmanuel. Mind you I havn't completely got Since We Met down yet, I'm still going on that one, however this new song - The Hunt, is very fast and I'm gunna take it as a challenge.

Dear Subway

So Much The Better

Well, I got offered a job at Dick Smith Electronics after I applied online a week ago, there was a short ~10 minute phone interview followed by a more lengthy ~1 hour long face to face interview.

I'm going to the gabba on Saturday to do an induction thing.

Also I've been getting plans together to visit Melbourne again, this time not for poker like last time, I'm going this time to go to the AISHK reunion thing that is being held on Sunday August 12th.

Other then those things, I've been trying to train myself into doing some very basic acrobatic-strength type exercises, where you use your bodyweight as opposed to weights at like a gym. One of the basic exercises that I am working on at the moment is handstand pushups, which I can do while propped up against a wall, however I lack handstand balance, so I am practicing handstands to be able to do it without a wall. Another one of my exercises is basically what gymnasts call a "Planche" which is what many would describe as a 'no legged pushup', it sounds crazy I know, and I'm finding it much harder than I first thought, however if I keep building up the difficulty of the motions (as in the video below) I should be able to do them, hopefully be the end of the year.

"Planche Pushup"

Red

"Life is too short to spend with people who annoy you."