Sunday, February 10, 2008

My Cool Summer

It was cold Friday. I know that sounds boring but it hasn't been cold for months. Let alone during the day time but Friday at work I nearly froze to death. This whole weekend was cool especially the nights. The nights were freezing. I though it was supposed to be summer?

Friday after work I was pretty stuffed and the girl had just finished working six night shifts so neither of us were very excited about anything but we managed to conjure up some enthusiasm and headed out to Hally's new place for a bit of a house warming party thing. I didn't think it was going to be a big thing so the girl and I rocked up in trackies looking pretty daggy and there was about 20 other people there so that was a bit awkward. We didn't stay long because we were both tired and it was soo cold. He is renting with another friend of ours so we did a bit of a tour of the house and then went home.

The girl and I woke up late Saturday morning and didn't end up rising till 1:30 in the afternoon. We decided to head to Marion to do a bit of shopping so the girl could buy something to wear to Katrina's 21st which was that night. We must have looked in just about every store at Marion before she found a nice top. She tried it on and she looked hot so we bought it and left. I saw a friend I went to school with who is a cheerleader/dancer. She was doing some promo stuff with Coca Cola so we chatted for a bit and laughed at one of the other guys who was giving out free hugs.

After leaving Marion we got home and struggled to find motivation to get ready to go out. We managed to scam a ride with Layno and were barely ready by the time he arrived. We got Katrina some nice cocktail glasses and a bottle of Midori. The bottle of Midori was a personal joke because when we were in year 9 or 10 we had a party and after shotting most of a bottle of Midori Katrina puked green spaghetti. It was quite possibly the grossest thing I have ever seen. Hilarious though.

Katrina's was really good and after too many beers and alcoholic slushies I was toasted and we came home. Today though my head feels like someone put rocks in a tin can and rattled it. Not good. A good weekend though. Byes.

Thursday, February 07, 2008

My Shaky Week

A few weeks ago we found out that one of the builders we work for has Parkinson's Disease. My dad has known him for 25 or more years and I have known him most of my life so its a bit of a downer and it came as a bit of a shock.

In true Australian fashion we have been making light of the situation by cracking jokes and giving him nicknames like shaky Stevens. Its all in god fun and he gets a laugh out of it so its all good. It definitely isn't the nicest way to go and it would never be nice to find something like that out. He has suffered from headaches and muscle twitches for a few years and then all of a sudden his right leg just started twitching quite noticeably. Hopefully it progresses slowly because it can get quite debilitating quite quickly. Definitely not a nice disease.

Monday, February 04, 2008

My Poor God Damn Forehead

I'm freaking peeling! I got burnt on my face and neck on Friday and I have just started to peel. I hate being burnt more than anything and today at work it was hot and I had to wear a hat to stop myself getting even more burnt and it was hell. The only thing worse than being sunburnt is something rubbing your sunburn.

Enough of my rant though or this will turn into a "Grinds my gears episode". Work today was actually pretty good despite the whole sunburn thing. We worked on the new trailer we bought and it is almost finished so that is great. I had my car at home so after work I grabbed some clothes and headed to the girls house for tea. We had some awesome soft tacos and then chilled out. She left for work at about 9:30 so I have been bumming around on the computer since. I watched a little of the super bowl but we only get the replay here and I knew who won so I wasn't all that interested. I'm not a fan of either team so that didn't help. Bring back the 49er's golden years I say, lol.

My Big Day and Huge Weekend

After the huge day we had Friday the weekend didn't slow down. We had Brent's 21st Saturday during the day and although we were supposed to be there at 12:30 by the time the girl and I got up it was 1pm. We were stuffed from the Big Day Out and the girl had only had a few hours sleep after working all night. We managed to get our shit together and I picked Calvin up from the Bay before heading to Brents. We cracked the first beer at about 2pm and it cured my hangover. There was a different crowd at Brents so we did a bit of catching up and talked about the Big Day Out and different stuff.

We left there at about 5:30pm and drove up to Treloars new place for a house warming. We stopped on the way to pick up some alcohol. Calvin and I ended up buying a six pack of beer and two four packs of cruisers. I know it sounds girly but they were so easy to scull in the car, lol. I bought the beer and then ran out so Calvin had to pay for the cruisers. He got paid out by me and the girl who served him so it was fantastic. We only stayed for about and hour at Treloars because we had to rush home to get dressed and fed before Kosta's 21st. Rhys was at Treloars so we spoke about his trip that he had just been on to Europe and Blake was there after he got our of hospital. Blake is a plumber and was working with an Oxy torch when he dropped it and it exploded. We suffered second degree burns on his hands, arms and legs and has to wear burn socks for the next twelve months. He said the doctors were hopeful there wouldn't be much scaring which is amazing. We did a tour of the house which is awesome and then headed home to wolf down some Risotto before dressing up all shmick for Kosta's 21st.

We got to Kosta's on time which was a change for the day and got straight into the beers. It was quite a big party and there were a heap of people I knew there. I did the usual and wandered around chatting to everyone and it was a really great party. The speeches were short and sweet but really good and then it was back to partying and drinking. The girl and I left very tired and very drunk at about 1:30 and after giving Luke a lift into town in our taxi headed home and fell asleep before our heads ever hit the pillow.

Today started slowly and didn't speed up. I was tired and hung over and the girl was tired. We got up and ate and I watched the cricket while the girl slept to get ready for her night shift tonight. The cricket was washed out which was disappointing because Australia was going to win.
All in all it was an awesome weekend. It is definitely going to take me most of this week to recover though.

Sunday, February 03, 2008

My Incredible Day Out

My god it was a huge weekend. It started Friday with the Big Day Out. We started down at Glenelg were the girl and I had breakfast with everyone before doing Jagerbombs at the Jetty bar and then driving/tramming our way to the show grounds. There was about 12 of us so we couldn't fit in one car so the girl drove some of us and the rest caught the tram. The day was off to a good start.

We got in the gate after all the lines and then had to line up straight away to get alcohol tokens. They have a system at the BDO where you buy tokens and then exchange them for alcohol but it sucks. All you do is end up standing in two different lines instead of one. After another line we met up with the tram goers and headed into the main arena to see some music. The first band up for the day were a band called Operator Please. I had heard some of their music before and wasn't really a fan but on the day they kicked ass. They played a few covers and they were an awesome starting band. Next up was Anti Flag who I like but I didn't know how good they would be live but as with Operator Please, they kicked ass. They played an awesome set and really got the crowd going.

After Anti Flag finished we all split up and bit and a few of us went and saw Gyroscope over on the Green Stage. I was really into Gyroscopes old CD but didn't really listen to their new one but they were still really good. We cruised around a bit after they finished and got some food which as usual was incredibly expensive before heading back to the main arena to see Midnight Juggernauts who were talked up a bit by Sam. We got there about halfway through their set and I'm sorry but I thought they were crap, terrible in fact. We suffered through the rest of their set and then Regurgitator came on. I have never been a big fan of Regurgitator so we didn't really watch them that intently.

The Hilltop Hoods were the next band on after the Gurg and the girl is a big fan of theirs so we decided to head int the D to crank the mosh for Hilltops. We only just made it in because it was full and got a good spot before Hilltops started. It was really hot outside of the D but in the mosh it was unbearable. The girl lasted a lot longer than I thought she would have because it was pretty rough and so so hot but after about three quarters of their set we got out and headed to the back. We were both boiling hot and she was suffering a bit because someone stepped on her foot awkwardly and it was bruised already. He chilled out and enjoyed the music and fresh cool air before seeing the start of Grinspoon before heading out.

We went to the beer tent to get some brewskies and to chill out for a bit and recover. We watched Grinspoon on the huge screen and met up with everyone we had lost during the last few bands. We decided to take it easy and get some food before getting ready to see Karnivool who started at 6:40pm. We ate and chilled out in some shade in front of the screen and watched a bit of a band called Arcade Fire who might have been the worst band I have ever seen. I don't know how they got a gig at the BDO let alone on the main stage at a good time. They were terrible. There was about 15 of them on stage all playing different instruments but none of it sounded any good.

After a bit of chilling out we were pumped and ready for Karnivool. Karnivool are one of the reasons I bought a ticket. Thy are always awesome live and didn't disappoint. We didn't go in the mosh because we were all pretty rooted at that stage but got a good position just back from it. It was a good decision not to go in because for most of the show three massive guys were fighting until one of them was dragged out unconscious! The set was incredible and Karnivool as usual put on an amazing show. It was definitely worth buying a ticket just for them.

After Karnivool we had another wait before Brand New started. We decided on seeing the start of their set before going back over to the main stages to see Rage against the machine. I only know Brand New's old songs so I was hoping they would start with old stuff and they did. They started with a bang in fact with their drummer and another having a drum off in an acoustic jam session with extra guitarists and the vocalist going crazy on one of the drum kits symbols. After that was over they got right into a few old songs that we knew. I was very impressed.

We stayed as long as we could and then ran over to see the start of Rage. We didn't didn't think we had a very good spot because the whole main arena was packed but in the end it was perfect. The girl had to go to work at 10:30pm so she watched three of Rages songs before heading off. I had planned on walking her to her car but was really worried when I found out I couldn't get a pass out to allow me to get back in. We pleaded with the security but they said they couldn't do it so I was just about to walk out with her and miss the rest of rage when she said she would ask a police officer to walk her. She headed out the gate and took about two steps before realizing a bouncer from the bar she used to work at was standing right there. He was about a foot taller than me and about a meter wider so I thought she would be pretty safe. I ran the whole way back to the beer tent and then back into the arena to catch the rest of rage and in the end I only missed two songs which wasn't bad. Rage Cranked! They were incredible, the singer Zac had a few political rants which was awesome and they ended up playing a bit of an encore so we definitely got our moneys worth. It was totally worth buying the ticket.

After everything finished up I met up with everyone to work out how we were going to get home. We decided, like the other thousands, to catch the tram. As we walked out the 4 lane roads were turned into pedestrian paths and we blocked the road most of the way down to the tram station. We got there just as one was leaving and then had to wait a good 15 minutes for the next. Getting on the tram was a challenge and it ended up being a huge push. It was a little bit like a rugby scrum actually. We made it on though and managed to stay on after a few people were kicked off because it was too crowded. The ride was hilarious with a few drunk guys and us having a laugh at different people expenses. The highlight was the whole tram parting to make an isle for people to get out and off the tram. Once off everyone gave them a rousing farewell with cheers and clapping.

We were the last to get off because Glenelg is the last stop so we stumbled out and decided that a Yiros was the best thing for the moment. We all got our food, Steve and Bridie headed home and so we headed up to Hoggot's sister Elyse's unit to eat. After a quick tour of the unit, devouring a Yiros and a stint on her balcony I was ready to head home. We got a lift with Elyse back to Sams car and then he dropped me back at mine. I barely managed to have a shower without falling asleep and then I crashed.

It, as usual, was an awesome day. This was my fourth Big Day Out and it was awesome. The only down side was that I got BUUUURNT. I don't know how but I managed to get fried. In our earlier years Sam and I got fried at the 2003 BDO and swore it would never happen again, but it did. I applied and re-applied sunscreen but still got fried on my forehead and neck. Oh well, the day still kicked ass. Photos on the Spud Photo Blog too.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

My Big Day Come Late

Its the Big Day Out tomorrow in Adelaide and I didn't have a ticket until today. Massive Woot. If you dont know what the Big Day Out is and you live in Australia then come out from your mushroom but if you live everywhere else then it is a huge music festival thats goes all day long and is reasonably nuts. This year the headlining bands are Rage Against the Machine, Silverchair, Bjork and Brand New. There are loads of other bands and a heap of Australian bands playing so its going to be an awesome day.

I had planned on buying a ticket ages ago because it normally sells out but I never got around to it and by the time I did, they were sold out. But yesterday I heard from Layno that a mate of his had a spare and it was mine. The girl got a ticket today from another friend so we are Big Day Outing it tomorrow. There is a big group of us going so it should be an awesome day.

Some of my best memories from the last few years have been Big Day Out days. I remember the first one I went too with Sam and Hoggot and I remember the last one I went to which was two years ago. Slipknot played that year as well as John Butler and it was an incredible day.

I cant wait till tomorrow and I cant wait to see Rage Against the Machine, Karnivool and Brand New. I just hope I don't get sunburnt like I do every year. I will take buckets of photo's so I will share them with everyone at a later date. Going to be awesome, might see you there.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

My Exercise

The girl and I have been exercising lately and its been good. I do weights every now and then but not enough and I want to start really exercising to try and get a little bit fitter. Its hard though because after work most nights the last thing I want to do is go for a run. The girl and I have been going for walks along the beach and things like that and I am going to start riding again. Just to do a few kilometers a night for something to do.

This week is going to be a weird hectic one again. With the public holiday Monday I'm out of whack already and I'm sure that will follow through till the end of the week. This weekend is going to be hectic as well. It starts a run of about two months where the girl and I have a 21st birthday every weekend. Its good to catch up at 21st's with everyone but after about the 7th one you just want to chill out at a house party for one weekend.

Tomorrow night I put the word out to everyone and we decided on a Kentish night so It's chicken parmy's here we come. Woot.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

My Ride

A few years ago Steve and I used to go for rides every now and then. With life being busy and us being lazy we hadn't ridden for over two years so it was about time we went for a role. We invited another mate, Dan to come along and after meeting at mine we were off. We rode down the beach front to the Brighton train station to catch a train into town. There wasn't a train for 25 minutes so we rode a bit further down the line to the Hove station to pass the time.

We caught the train into town and grabbed a few donuts for sustenance before heading down the Torrens river. We rode and rode and rode and eventually ended up at Henley where we rode back down the beach front through Glenelg and back to mine. It was such a great ride and it reignited our interest in riding. Along the way we saw a few fish, a huge cod that was about half a meter long and a group of goldfish that were about the same. It was weird to see a huge orange fish in the murky waters of the Torrens.

We stopped a few times along the way to stop and do jumps that other people had built. There was a great table top jump that me and Dan cranked and both managed to clear. Doing those few jumps also reignited our old days of dirt jumping and riding skate parks a bowls. On our way back to Glenelg we stopped at the West Beach skate park and cranked some dirt jumps and watched some of the skaters riding the half pipe. It was such a beautiful day and such a great ride. I definitely think it will become a more regular thing. The only problem is that for all of last night and today my ass has been killing me from my bike seat. My legs aren't sore at all its just my ass. I guess thats what you get when you ride 30 or 40 kilometers on a BMX bike. Oh well it was still awesome.

Friday, January 25, 2008

My Week

Damn this week has gone so fast but dragged at the same time. We bought a new tipper trailer so after work each night we have been working on that to get it ready to be sand blasted and painted so after work every day at 4:30ish we head to our workshop and do a few more hours work. Its been a long week actually.

I'm tired and I don't really know why. Really tired. I guess I have been working hardish and my sleeping hasn't been the best but damn I'm tired. I bought two lottery tickets and in the end won on one of them but I only won $13.15 so its nothing to really rant and rave on the internet about.

Tonight the girl was working a late shift so I headed out and had dinner with Tilney and her boyfriend Luke. We had a good old chat and some Mexican food and it was a good night. I'm tired so I wasn't in the mood for much else.

This weekend is the Australia day weekend so I have a bit on here and there but mainly a relaxing weekend with maybe the holiday Monday off work which will be nice. Woot woot!

Monday, January 21, 2008

My Life

I'm going to buy a lottery ticket tomorrow. I always think I should but never get around to buying one. I know it is one in six and a half million chance of me winning but I think I should just to see what happens. I might win ten million or I might win zero dollars along with zero cents but hopefully I win something. I may even end up being Australia's next multi multi hundredaire!