February 2004 Archives

Just watched The Butterfly Effect - not a bad movie at all.. was better then I expected.. and yes I probably would recommend it. Its not going to change your life, but it probably will be worth the money you spend to see it.

Socks do have a design fault. The seam is on the inside. Whats the sense in that? All that does it makes it uncomfortable on your poor toes and feet. Whoever designed socks therefore got it all wrong. Socks should be worn inside out - so as to move the seam to the outside - where it presses against your shoe and not your toes.

With my head still a bit fuzzy from my headcold/flu.. I escaped early from work. You know how it is when it feels like your brain is full of cottonwool, its hard to think, and the simplest logical tasks require you some extra effort to process.

Well driving home I saw some guy walking backwards. Yes thats right. He had his brief case and he was well - walking backwards. At first I didnt realise that he was walking backwards. I saw him and I knew something was odd.. but not exactly what it was. I then had a rush of fear and though that I was the one out of step with the rest of the world and I was driving backwards - but then my brain ate through the cottonwool and I realised that it was all ok and it was just a case of him walking backwards.

It sort of freaked me out for a second though as I didnt know what was going on. Mind you, I still dont know why he was walking backwards. The odd thing is that he wasnt even looking where he was going.

Im really getting to know my Ipaq 3850 a bit better. Having had it for a few years now and having only really used it for MP3's and contacts. I am now seeing what software is out there for it. And indeedie there is quite a bit of nice stuff.. some of the games would blow your socks off.. I love my PDA.

30something years old and I am only now really starting to understand what my body sometimes tries to tell me.

On Tuesday night I was feeling.. well odd. I lost interest in the things which usually eat up my time, I was grumpy, I was tired and I was very depressed. Later that night my throat was very dry so I took a big drink of water - ouch! Mega sore throat. Of course, no wonder!

I can usually tell when I am getting sick.. I get depressed and bored, and well very lazy. Which was how I was feeling. I should have know that they were the signs for me getting the dreaded lurgie..

So here we are 2 days + and I feel a little better.. but it comes and goes. Have sympathy for me. Please.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

2. Sunday = sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

3. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

4. Crying is blackmail.

5. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!

6. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

7. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

8. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

9. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In
fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.

10. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys.

11. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.

12. If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the
ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

13. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

14. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

15. Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we.

16. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

17. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

18. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

19. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear.

20. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine. Really.

21. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or monster trucks.

22. You have enough clothes.

23. You have too many shoes.

24. I am in shape. Round is a shape.

25. Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know; I have to sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know men really don't mind that, it's like
camping.

26. Playing Korsun Pocket IS educational.

Last night we drove 47Km's to have 1 beer and then drove home again.

Dont ask why - it is not important. The fact remains that we did this. It now sits along side driving to another city (Wollongong) for a milkshake.

One wonders where I will go for a meatpie next?

You know if its happening in Barbie land then it says something about society.

Barbie and Ken have split up! Yes I know. Who would have thought. Forget about Tom and Nicole being the benchmark couple - its Ken and Barbie. Lets face it groovers, if Ken and Barbie cant make it work then what hope do the rest of us less then perfect people have?

Whilst is is being reported as "Barbie Dumps Ken", I have it on good authority (from Mr Potato head down at the local pub) - that Barbie was infact playing around on Ken, with Blaine who she met whilst holidaying in Australia. Ken found out about this and well, he dumped her. Way to go Ken!. So dont believe all that you read.. Ken Dumped Barbie and thats the truth!