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Monday, October 30th, 2006
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8:39 pm - It's a real post...
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Ok, so I don't often post things here anymore, but this just got my goat...
"Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has warned the Queensland Cancer Fund to stay out of politics after it criticised him for saying daylight saving causes skin cancer. Mr Beattie last week argued the extra hour of daylight in the summer would worsen his state's skin cancer rate. The Queensland Cancer Fund said Mr Beattie's argument was flawed because daylight saving did not increase the amount of peak UV hours in a day. The premier, who has battled skin cancer himself, questioned whether the cancer fund had done any research on the issue. "I think the cancer fund should stay out of the politics of it, frankly," Mr Beattie said. "They should leave debate about this to politicians. If they want to get involved in politics then they should run for public office." Despite saying he had made the comment as a joke last week, Mr Beattie said the less time children were exposed to sun during the day the better. "The more time that children spend out of the sun in the hotter hours of the day the better, and that makes commonsense," he said."
In the last sentence, you can change "children" for "curtains" and "the better" for "the less they fade" and we get back to Queensland political debate, 1980s style.
Of course, he might have a point; it means that all those kids who used to be sent to bed by their parents at 8pm will now be out playing until 9pm because...uh...the sun...is up...ummmm...
And if Peter Beattie wants the Cancer Council to stay out of politics, he should just stay the Sweet Bejeezers out of the Cancer debate. If he wants to get involved in science then he should become a scientist.
current mood:  annoyed
current music: Those goddamn freaking House of Reps bells.
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| Thursday, August 24th, 2006
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10:55 am - That's funny, I thought this was some sort of mexican heating implement
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You Are a Chimera
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You are very outgoing and well connected to many people.
Incredibly devoted to your family and friends, you find purpose in nurturing others.
You are rarely alone, and you do best in the company of others.
You are incredibly expressive, and people are sometimes overwhelmed by your strong emotions.
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| Thursday, July 13th, 2006
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3:29 pm
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| Thursday, July 6th, 2006
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4:20 pm - Why 7?
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| Friday, June 23rd, 2006
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3:35 pm - I'm who?
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| Friday, June 9th, 2006
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1:47 pm - Its a real post!!!
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This is a post with no meme or funny quiz or whatever attached.
Yes my friends, that's because I have news!!!
Margie and I are heading on an around the world jaunt later this year and early the year after. I am finally taking someone to meet my Mother! Sure, people have met her previously, but certianly not any of my girly friends...
So this is something like what our itinerary looks like
December 16: Margie's brother get's married
December 17: 3am Margie and Mark stop drinking, remembering the have to fly overseas in a couple of hours
December 17: 9:30ish Fly Adelaide to Sydney.
December 17: 12:30ish Fly Sydney to LA
December 17: 9:30ish Arrive in LA
December 17: 9:35ish Mark get's arrested by Homeland Security, because, while horribly hungover he realises that according to his watch he hasn't left Sydney left, and he really doesn't want to have to go through the dumbass security clearance because he's only on his way to Canada.
December 17: Sometime later that same day - Margie and Mark are put on a flight to Canada in the hope that Mark will stop yelling "Don't you know who I am? Do you know who I am? I work for the Federal Member for Sturt...no, Sturt...Australia...No, not Austria...Dumbass"
December 17: Arrive in Toronto, find Tam, find hotel, find pub (note: not necessarily in that order).
December 18, 19: Toronto. Give up on finding hotel, sleep in pub.
December 20: Travel from Toronto to wherever it is that my Grandparents live. My Mum told me the other night it actually isn't where I thought it was - apparently they haven't lived in Guelph for the better part of a decade.
December 20, 21, 22: Try and find Mark's Grandparents. Stop the occasional stranger in the street and ask "HIi do you know where my Grandparent's live? What? You don't know how I am? I work for the Federal Member for Sturt...no, Sturt...Australia...No, not Austria...Dumbass"
December 23: Get kicked out of second consecutive North American Country. Tick off on list of "Achievements to complete by end of my lifetime" the entry that says "Be banned from re-entering a complete continent". (I'm not entering debates as to what continent Mexico is on).
December 24: Land in Heathrow. Play my trump card and produce my second passport. Ha. Having dual nationalities will show those North American Homeland People a thing or two.
December 24: Fly to Scotland, land in Edinburgh. Many many tears from Mum, my sister, my Nana, me, Margit. Margit's tears will be from realising she doesn't understand a word of what is being said.
December 24: Buy presents from Sainsbury's, the only shop still open on Christmas eve. Hope that everybody likes pot noodles, Monster Munch and $10 bottles of Jacob's Creek wine.
December 25: Christmas Day!!!
December 26: Boxing Day!!! Cry at the lack of Boxing day test and the start of the Sydney to Hobart.
December 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Enjoy Scotland.
December 31 - late: Enjoy Hogmany party on Princess Street, Edinburgh.
January 1: Leave Edinburgh.
January 2: arrive in Beijing. Hope that Shaan will be meeting us somewhere, as my Cantonese skills are up there with my chances of being let back in to North America.
January 2,3,4 Enjoy Beijing.
January 5, late: Leave Beijing
January 6: Arrive in Sydney. Have a shower in Qantas Club
January 6, 4pm: Arrive in Adelaide. Get picked up by Margie's parents, change clothes in the car and go to Margie's high school friend's wedding.
So all up we're away for almost 3 weeks. December the 17th is going to be one hell of a day.
And its going to be an absolute hoot!
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| Friday, May 26th, 2006
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1:35 pm - Hmmm. I wonder where I went wrong?
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Your dating personality profile:
Big-Hearted - You are a kind and caring person. Your warmth is inviting, and your heart is a wellspring of love.
Intellectual - You consider your mind amongst your assets. Learning is not a chore but a constant search after wisdom and knowledge. You value education and rationality.
Athletic - Physical fitness is one of your priorities. You find the time to work athletic pursuits into your schedule. You enjoy being active. |
Your date match profile:
Practical - You are drawn to people who are sensible and smart. Flashy, materialistic people turn you off. You appreciate the simpler side of living.
Religious - You seek someone who is grounded in faith and who possesses religious values. You believe that a religious person can enhance your life.
Intellectual - You seek out intelligence. Idle chit-chat is not what you are after. You prefer your date who can stimulate your mind. |
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Your Top Ten Traits
1. Big-Hearted
2. Intellectual
3. Athletic
4. Stylish
5. Adventurous
6. Liberal
7. Sensual
8. Wealthy/Ambitious
9. Religious
10. Traditional
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Your Top Ten Match Traits
1. Practical
2. Religious
3. Intellectual
4. Athletic
5. Big-Hearted
6. Adventurous
7. Traditional
8. Conservative
9. Stylish
10. Shy
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| Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006
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9:46 am - Its a memememememememememememe
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| Monday, May 15th, 2006
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4:16 pm - Well, isn't my blog just one of these funny quiz things?
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| Saturday, April 29th, 2006
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4:04 pm - Apparently I'm a staff writer
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( my humour type )
You know what I really like about this? That my opposite is the Idiot Savant. I wouldn't have thought that was a humour type, but apparently so.
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| Thursday, April 13th, 2006
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4:28 pm - I guess this is a good thing. Right?
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| Your Heart Is Green | 
Love completes you, but that doesn't mean you seek it out.
When love comes your way, you integrate it peacefully into the rest of you life.
Your flirting style: Laid back
Your lucky first date: Walking around aimlessly and talking
Your dream lover: Is both enthusiastic and calm
What you bring to relationships: Balance |
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3:00 pm - Hmmm.
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| Thursday, March 30th, 2006
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10:00 am - Snap with Margit
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| Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
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2:54 pm - Oooooh....
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| You Are A Blueberry Martini | 
You are a eclectic drink - liking to change drinks and venues often.
You are usually the first of your friends to find a cool new dive bar or cocktail.
You should never: Drink mystery drinks strangers hand you. Unless you want to wind up in foreign country.
Your ideal party: Is mobile, hopping from party to party.
Your drinking soulmates: Those with an Orange Martini personality.
Your drinking rivals: Those with a Chocolate Martini personality. |
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| Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
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12:25 pm - I'm a bad bad boy...
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Because I completely missed my other watering the strawberry helper. I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. ;)
current mood:  apathetic
current music: The ringing of the division bells
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| Monday, February 27th, 2006
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6:32 pm - whopperberry
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Check out the strawberry that I grew. Yep, all by my little onesome. Well, with a bit of help from the sun, the water, the nutrients, the soil, etc etc. Oh, and of course Mr and Mrs Strawberry plants.
BTW, the strawberry is the one on the left. The 50cent piece is there for comparison.
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| Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
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11:22 am - Because everyone else is...
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I'm a Seven
( See? )
current mood: complacent
current music: The clickety clack of my keyboard as I work
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| Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
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5:11 pm - berries1
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Ok - so lets give up on yahoo for giving me the photo of the berries. And instead lets try flickr which is, of course, owned by yahoo. Heh.
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| Monday, February 20th, 2006
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11:11 pm - Sorry to Alistair's Mum...
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As some of you may know, I have a couple of planter boxes out the front of my place, and several months ago, some strawberries were planted.
I'm very pleased to report that said strawberries have been very merrily giving us fruit since the first week of IV, and today we picked an absolutely bumper crop (if you call this many strawberries a bumper crop. Which, considering they came off 4 plants, I do. So nyah):
Hi, I'm a berry <}
Aren't they just very yummy looking? Except for those funny ones that look like Mushroom men. They look a bit wierd. But were luuuuverly. And no, strawberries aren't allowed on Dr Joshi's detox, but I won't tell him if you won't. Ta.
current mood:  sleepy
current music: The sound of my brain shutting down
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| Monday, February 13th, 2006
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5:29 pm - All the other cool kids are doing it, so...
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Aparently if you go here you can enter words that you think describe me. Apparently. Then I can look at that list and realise how much you all hate and/or mis-understand me. Apparently.
current mood:  working
current music: Updating my iPod currently so no music.
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