26/6 | Cha-cha-cha-cha...
change it I said I'd be making changes to this site! Nothing world-changing,
but I wanted to upload my word document list of recipes - it's actually pretty
handy, so take a look. I've also uploaded some more quotes (my housemates
may kill me, but I'm hoping Alby will exhibit some tact and keep his mouth
shut) and even
a couple more drawings in the artwork section.
26/6 | Bad
day today Every so often you will have a bad day - or a couple of bad days. Days
which remind you that you're not as tough-skinned as you would like to think.
Days when people you respect get angry at you, and you don't understand why.
On such days I recommend sleep and/or alcohol. Maybe not the latter. This
is probably my first negative entry in this diary/news thing I keep, but I
think it's important to include - everyone has bad days ... it's what makes
us human. Before I moved here I told Amber, a very good friend of mine, that
in the share house I was moving into I would be living in the lower level
underneath five flatmates. Amber said to me ... and I realize how wise it
was now, that they'd either see me as an impartial; someone to turn to when
drama occurred, or someone to blame whenever the drama occurred. It's become
obviously which side I fall on; and it's difficult, because I'm use to people
liking me - not since the crappiness of early high-school did I have people
who didn't like me for petty reasons. One of my best friends upstairs is the
go-to guy, but the funny thing I realize now is ... even the go-to guy doesn't
have it all that great. When you're always helping people, you expect the
same in return, but it doesn't always work like that. Unbalance is part of
life. Some days are good, the occasional day turns bad, and clubbing has a
tendency to turn things bad. Learn from these days; don't repeat the same
mistakes.
21/6 | Misc
events Playing it cool does not seem to work. Oh well, maybe next year. But
enough of the balder-twaddle. Last weekend CX, a lovely friend of his called
Judy and I rode all the way to the city to watch "Mr and Mrs Smith"....
that movie is over-rated - it get sillier and sillier. Anyhow, it was a good
bike ride, that's for sure! CX told me I should remove my previous comment
about the blood donation questions. I will probably also make an update soon
(just a couple of little miscellaneous files - photos can wait). My two little
pieces of excitement this week have been learning C# (the programming language
and not the note) and the news that an old friend of mine from primary school
should be visiting me in September. :-)
11/6 | Eveyone
donate blood! It's fun! Last Thursday I went with CX to donate blood!!! I've always wanted
to donate blood, so I can't believe this was the first time. It was so exciting!!!
The people there are really nice, and you get to talk to other blood donors
as you wait. The nurse told me I had really nice veins, and I replied "wow
... that's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me", and they
thought that was pretty funny. The needle does sting a bit, but hey, it feels
good to donate, just don't plan on doing anything energetic straight afterwards.
I also learnt many more girls donate than men (they're just more caring I
guess), and yet men are usually better at giving blood, because we bleed faster,
usually have more of the stuff, and are less likely to feel giddy/faint afterwards.
I highly recommend donating blood to everyone! Oh - be prepared for some pretty
probing and potentially embarrassing questions about your sex life (or the
case of CX and myself, the complete absence of one) which you have to fill
out in broad view of everyone.
Oh - and so far "playing it cool" is working. :-)
8/6 | Cash
flow I haven't updated for a while, and yet all this stuff has been happening
to me! For one thing I've done a few new and fun things with uni friends -
lawn bowls, a choir performance, new restaurants, more latin dancing, strategic
board games (board games rock!), and just joined a new club called the "UQ
Cash Flow Investment Club" (UQCFIC); quite by accident. It's a pretty
good club actually .... James told me to say that. James Cheung is the the
treasurer of the club and a really great guy too ... currently single. :-P
But the good news is I think I'm getting closer to choosing and committing
to a project. It's all very well to spend time searching around, but I've
already been here three months, and I don't want to be in the position whereby
where I don't have a project after a year. On the other hand, it's also important
to know what's out there.
Anyhow, I get the feeling there are big changes ahead, which is a bit scary,
but I guess I've had much scarier. Hopefully, this time next month I'll be
a different person with a bit of direction. I might even do something really
wild and spontaneous, like changing the colours on this website. Woah man,
slow down!
I've also been talking to a lot of friends about how difficult it is to know
how to ask a girl out. I never though I'd take advice about asking girls out
from a gay man, but so far he's advice has been pretty good! According to
advice, nowadays you have to "play it cool", and try not
acting too keen. I'll let you know if it works. "Will you go out
with me" won't work they say; maybe in primary school it did, but
not anymore. But for one thing, I think they're right when they say you'll
meet someone who interests you when you're least expecting it. :-)
