Hitchhikers Guide...

rocks ten thousand.

Go and see it, and go and see it now.

xJ

68 e-mails in my e-mail box...

and still no love...

no this is not entirely true, got a HUGE e-mail from much loved 'therapist' and friend from Tokyo airport in transit this week. That was a nice surprise.

For Brudd's sake... I'm UPDATING my blog...

For Erin's sake... a list of things that DONT annoy me...

1) the Tivoli in the Valley... what a beautiful venue... and making new friends out the front...
2) being able to walk to Southbank in 15 minutes!
3) Spicks and Specks... with the most handsomest host on the face of this planet of ours *swoon* - i feel i must listen to my three d interview with Adam from last year AGAIN for the umpteenth time
4) having the most comfortable 'occasional' chair in the known universe
5) funnily enough, CSI... I watched it yesterday for the first time, and it didn't shit me. Funny that, i always thought it was... oh hang on, that's courtroom dramas that shit me! oh yeh!

The Cat Empire were awesome as always, chucking in a rendition of Paul Kelly's DUMB THINGS and dragging Kate Cebrano up on stage for a cover of Respect, as well as inviting the space cowboy up from the Happy Sideshow for some sword swallowing! Fine holiday fun. And the fact that the Tiv is a non-smoking venue is fantastic. And BUM to the mole who was out the front bitching about it... gee, it took you like a whole minute to walk outside to light up didn't it? stupid dumb and double-dumb.

Also saw local brissy band PREFERENCE on Friday night at The Basement with some mates and must say, it's been an awful long time since I've seen metal, but they were damn good!! They have a CD out in a few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled. Fine holiday fun x 2.

Have love.
xJ

all moved in...

and still no refrigerator or couch.... oh well, at least i've got some glass book/cd shelves!

this week things that have annoyed me are:
a) work - who needs it?!
b) Schapelle Corby's trial having to be a WEEK later AGAIN. I have always believed 100% that this girl is innocent and really feel for her and her family. The media should fucking back off out of her face for one thing, and don't tell me they're trying to do their jobs, it's a mad house. I feel really helpless with this, because apart from signing petitions asking the dept of foreign affairs to frikken do something, I feel I can't do anything to help. That really sucks... I wish her all the very best.
c) Tampon Ads: that's a given
d) having no money
e) still smoking, after I said I would stop after I moved... I have been a non-smoker for over two years until the last couple weeks. My old house living situation was 'interesting' and stressful at times, as was work, still adjusting to being in a new city, dealing with possible depression, yada yada.... feeling a little helpless as I did last year before I moved here... but smoking?!! I can't believe it myself.

hmph!
all in all, reasonably ok today though, apart from my jaw which seems to think it's going to be out of place for ever and ever HaRmen!

Off to see The Cat Empire tonight at the Tivoli. Should be a good show!!

xxJ

fuck fuckitty fuck fuck...

and DAMN YOU COMMERCIAL RADIO...

this morning whilst sitting on my stoop, smoking one of my last cigarettes... i started SINGING that fucking Delta Goodrem and her loverboys single. I don't know what it's called, nor do I care, nor do I remember how it goes right now...

but DAMN YOU COMMERCIAL RADIO... and DAMN YOU TENTHOUSAND!

grr.
xJ

i'm ba-ack...

well! what a crazy couple of weeks...

first of all, the house i was originally going to move into... well i couldnt move in there anymore, but they had another one for rent... and simply because i thought i didn't have much choice, i took it. and I like it heaps anyway, now that the floors not so dusty.

It's half a 'queenslander' in a suburb with a funny name, one bedroom, a gas stove, and a deep bath... fresh paint and my own space. All important things...

I went to see The Lucksmiths on Saturday night, however didn't end up seeing them AGAIN, because I kept nodding off in the club, so strictly sent myself home to bed. So I (kind of) saw the support acts 'Fred Astereo' and 'Ladybug Transistor'. They were both fun and cute.

One of these days I'll see the Lucksmiths... *sigh*

xJ

12 Angry Men

I just watched a movie version of this popular play, which I saw performed last year by some exceedingly talented English Actors, many of whom were comedians.

One of them was a friend I had made at the previous Fringe Festival in 2002... unfortunately, this bit of success (he'd also been in Boy George's play since the last time I saw him) had left him bigger, back on the drugs, and with his head up his ass. A great disappointment for me actually, because I was looking forward to seeing this so-called 'friend'. (now just a passing memory)

Anyway, this play I pretty much knew nothing about when I first saw it, but it really is amazing what they managed to do with only dialogue... no music practically, and some interesting issues raised on racism and the like.

If you've never seen it, I'm sure you'll be able to find at least one version at your local video store, and I highly recommend it...

sleepy...
xJ

fank gawd it's fryday...

so...

my jaw's a little out of place, and i've been smoking a bit...

what kind of alternate universe is this?!

xJ