My Outside Renovations

It was all progress this last weekend. I put the steel posts in for our retaining wall and domique painted one of the walls in the living room. The house is really becoming ours and we are finishing room after room. Even though its a lot like my normal work, it doesn't feel like working because you get to enjoy the rewards. I really enjoy it actually.

Sunday was spent down at Glenelg with Jess Telf for her going away. She was over seas for two years recently and is heading back over for another 7 weeks to meet up with her long distance boyfriend. We enjoyed a few drinks and a lot of warm afternoon sun. It turned from a horrible morning into a glorious afternoon. A really great day to be drinking in the sun.

This week is back to work as normal and hopefully I cat pick up the concrete sleepers for our retaining wall and finish that this weekend. Woo.

My 2010

Well its a new year and I honestly cant believe 2009 is over. It was a huge year. Dominique and I bought our house, I bought a new ute and just about ever week something amazing happened. So far 2010 has been just as eventful. Work has been absolutely crazy and even with all the doom and gloom of the recession we still have almost more work than we can handle. I have just started doing some landscaping in the front yard of our house so that will brighten the whole front up and make it look so much better.

Last year was a lean year for me blogging wise but I am going to try and get back into it for 2010. See you soon.

Here are a couple of my favorite videos at the moment. The first is a bloke covering the drums on the Phoenix track 1901. Its a great song and the drums are great to watch. The second is Jamie T playing Sticks and Stones live, I just like this song really. Also last but not least its Lady Gaga Screaming, which is really quite funny. Enjoy

My One Man Work Woes

For the last two weeks I have bee working by myself and although at times it has its ups it also has its downs. Thursday and Friday of last week was a huge struggle because I was doing a job that should always have been a job for two people but instead I had to struggle by myself. On the upside though I finished work early thursday and had a beer with Susi. Things have been a bit rough between Susi and I for a few years now but since she has gotten back from a two year trip through Europe we have been reinventing our friendship. We just chilled out in the afternoon sun and enjoyed a conversation with a couple of beers. I didn't think about it until after but it has been a good 5 years since just the two of us have hung out. We put each other through a lot of bullshit in the past with a failed relationship but now I think we are finally over it all and have moved on. I like it when things turn out well.

Apart from work life has been pretty great. The girl and I bought two huge pots to put on our front step with a couple of spikey plants which I think look fantastic and also bought a couple of wine racks from Ikea. The house is really starting to look nice and become completely ours which is great.

I have struggled to write on here for some reason but I'm trying to get back to it. Byes.

My Party Weeks

These last couple of weeks have been spent working hard during the week but partying pretty hard on the weekends too. We started with our house warming which was quite a big day. We started in the afternoon and had a bbq later in the night. We listened to the new tunes from Streetlight Symphony who is a collaboration of Steve and Az from the Lost Show and drank the night away.

The second reason for partying was the momentous occasion of me turning 23. The last year has involved so many things changing that I still feel 22 because it went so damn fast. Domi and I bought our beautiful house, I bought a new car and every other thing in between meant I lost track of time. We did the usual family dinners and had a couple of people round to ours Saturday night to enjoy a few drinks. Not a huge celebration but 23 isn't really a stand out birthday.

Still having fun. Whats up with you? Byes.

My New Home

I'm back! I really dont know why it has taken me so long to post after we moved in. Maybe I needed a break from blogging, I dont know, but I know im back. Its been a crazy time the last two and a bit months. We moved into our house, I bought a new car, we unpacked and tried to fill all the rooms with something, we got two kittens, the kittens got sick and had to go back to the vet for a week, we got the kittens back and then here we are. It has been a roller coaster. I hectic draining roller coaster but its been the best two months of my life. Dominique and I have been so great and the house is really starting to become our home. We have gotten past the stage of it feeling new and weird and now its definitely ours. Every week or two we make a new purchase which makes another room feel the way we want it too but we still have a bedroom with boxes in it and another bedroom with just a bed.

We are getting there and its great showing people the place when they come round. I think our house warming will be very soon.

Well after all that time that's all I have to say. Here are a couple of photos.

My Brand Spanking New Video

Well this is it. the Brand new Alexisonfire music video for Young Cardinals. Enjoy.



Also, the making of.

My Music News

I am ecstatic about three things that are happening this month. The first, obviously is our house. The second is seeing Karnivool play, and their new CD coming out but the third caught me by surprise. Alexisonfire are releasing a new album and I knew nothing about it. I was listening to the radio the other day and they played a song off it for the first time. In my eyes Alexisonfire are one of the best bands the punk world has seen. I cannot wait to hear the whole cd and hopefully this means they are touring here soon.

My Northern Days

For the last two weeks I have been working out in Adelaide's northern suburbs . We have been digging the trenches to run data cables to surveillance camera's inside power sub stations. I have never really traveled to that side of town and I have to say, it is a different world out there. They are the lower class suburbs and the people are completely different. Everyone is looking for a fight. We get abused by people all day long just because we are there. We went into a McDonald's for a coffee and I noticed blue lights and syringe bins in the toilets. Different.

We finished our job out there today and I am glad for two reasons. One the whole area is harsh, its such a different environment and two because the drive in the morning sucks. Its over an hour so we have had a lot of long days recently. Can't wait to get to the next job.

My Island Weekend

This past weekend was spent celebrating the lovely Emma's 22nd birthday. Her family have a holiday house down south on Hindmarsh Island, so we packed up and headed down Saturday afternoon. Emma is one of my oldest friends. She was in my reception class when I started school so we have known each other for a good 18 years now.

We arrived at about 4PM and started celebrating straight away with a few bevies. It was a really great night and even though we had to brave the bitter cold I was surrounded by some of my oldest and dearest friends. We ate a great meal for tea and then enjoyed butterfly cupcakes that were made by Rhys' girlfriend Amelie.

The night, week and weekend were all top off by my two friends Steve and Layno. They presented me with a ticket to the upcoming Karnivool concert. I was devastated because I couldn't spend the money on a ticket due to the house and our mortgage and so for them to buy me one was amazing. Its going to be an incredible gig and I think the first round will be on me.

Sunday was spent with sore heads relaxing outside in the cold air with warm sun on our faces. Domi and I played a couple of games of chess on their oversized wooden board and then made the trek back to town. Definitely a good weekend.