I know I've seen some of you guys mention it but if you haven't read it yet, I cannot even being to describe the awesomeness that is Pride And Prejudice And Zombies There's enough of the Austin work in there that you can follow the original story, and every now and then Elizabeth beheads an unmentionable.

It's freaking AWESOME.

I think it's only fitting to write about the boys today. Or, as they are becoming known in my group of friends, ( Lisa's pet Serial Killers. )

So in the last 12 - 24 hours Australia has been feeling the wrath of Weather:

Sydney has major dust storms, while the rest the NSW has high winds, thunderstorms and hail. (And quite frankly, I think the temperature has dropped 20 degrees since yesterday.)

Queensland is under the threat of bushfires.

Melbourne, Victoria had 2 mini-earthquakes last night.

In South Australia, there was a tornado.

Come one Mother Nature, I'm sure whatever we did wasn't bad enough to warrant all this.

Just got off the phone with my brother. He and his girlfriend got engaged tonight! They met each other ten years ago, lost contact, and met up again in January. Classic whirlwind international romance (she lives in NZ, he in Australia, so it's not too international, but still; passports are involved) and 6 months later he popped the question.

She is an awesome person, and I'm so glad he's making her my sister-in-law.

In the last three weeks I have managed to see two shooting stars. I feel very blessed by this.

I now return you to your regular reading.

And I saw the latest Star Trek movie. I feel I should preface this by saying that I am not a fan of Star Trek. It has been raining for a week (windrose - did you sneak into Australia and solve the drought with your crazy weather abilities??), and I figured it was the perfect day for sitting in a dark cinema munching on popcorn and malteasers. And if I was ever going to see the Star Trek movie, it had to be on the big screen otherwise I'd never watch it. So, a non-Star Trek fan thoughts on the movie....
( Possible Spoilers ahead, but I really doubt it. But consider yourself warned anyway )

Okay. So I'm doing up a mixed tape (no matter the format, something that involves me deciding on what music should be put on something for me to give someone else will always be called a mixed tape) of what I"m calling "Songs that are inappropriate for the workplace".

So far I've got songs such as (but not limited to) "Gimme Head" by the Radiators, "I sucked a lot of cock to get where I am" by The Regurgitator, "Family Reunion" by Blink-182 and "Let Me Be (Your Dirty F**king Whore) By Machine Gun Fellatio. I thought I had The Murmurs song "You Suck", but I can't for the life of me find it anywhere.

Do any of you lovely people have a copy of that song you can send me?? I'll be forever in your debt, and you will be apart of making an awesome mixed tape full of songs that have profanity in them that everyone loves singing.

Can I say it surprises me how many songs I adore that have swear words in them. Considering my love of the High School Musical movies, the high occurrence of the f-bomb - and even c-bomb - in my ipod seems excessive

Went to a friend's hens night last night. It was very good, and I woke up quite well. 12 hours after waking up I am not so good.

Why Jagerbomb, why must you hate me so??

I've realised that I forgot to write about the wonderful weekend I had in Melbourne with my friends for my birthday. IT was...fantastic. Weather could have been better - and the weather is best described by this photo:



( It was <i>freezing</i>. And rained. A lot. )

Just popping in to say I hope everyone has a lovely Easter Long Weekend. Take care of yourself, drive safe on the roads if you're going anywhere, and try to eat a piece of chocolate the size of a small child.

Okay. So over the weekend my parents came to visit. I took them out to the mine to show them where I worked, and I took my safety glasses with me. I was wearing the glasses when I came home. I changed into my everyday glasses. Now I cannot find my safety glasses.

Good people of LiveJournal! I"ve looked everywhere I can think of. Please, some suggestions on where else I should look would be very very handy. I'm serious here people! If you've ever misplaced something, and found it in the oddest spot, now would be the time to speak up! Help me Obi-Wan! You're my only hope!

ETA: I've just looked in the microwave in search of the glasses. This alone should tell you how desperate I am becoming.

ETA the second: Found 'em! They were behind the telephone table underneath the cords. And they're the same colour as the phone cords, which is why they 'weren't there' when I glanced down there the five previous times.

Can I just say that I HATE people. I am so pissed off right now.

Note to the entire world: I am a single woman. This does not make me a freak. And saying to me "We'll have to find you someone; how old are you anyway?" and then you keep going on and on naming men I should go out with purely because they are also single (never mind the fact that they are lecherous and 30 years older than me) will only make me want to stick blunted forks into your eyeballs.

I think this afternoon I shall find a job that needs me to use a hammer and take out my frustrations in a more non-violent manner.

Just a fly by post to say Hi and everything is going well in my life, but am very busy doing grown-up things like gardening. (Why does no one tell you how satisfying gardening is?? It's awesome!)

This Friday I'm off on a girls weekend to MElbourne, where we shall be seeing The Taming of the Shrew in the Botanical gardens on Saturday night (we will be eating takeaway Thai, sinful chocolate cake and drinking Moet) and on the Sunday it's off to a winery to see Chris Isaak perform. It may possibly be the greatest girls weekend/birthday ever.

A friend of mine who works in the environmental department took this pic at work. Two wedge-tail eagles sitting in trees waiting for prey.

( Between these, the emus (and baby emus which are The Cute) and kangaroos, working at a mine is never boring. )

From around the traps:

-Describe me in one word- just one single word. Positive or negative.

-Leave your word in a comment, before looking at what words others have used.

-Copy and paste the meme to your journal to find out how people describe you when limited to one word.

I'm off to the Bedgerabong Races in about half an hour which should be a fun-filled day. I have been planning to frock up for the event - was just going to wear what I wore to the wedding two weeks ago, but the weather has turned itself on its head.

Seriously, it's going to reach a high of 24 today. If we're lucky. This time last week we were hitting mid to high 40's. A change of 20 degrees C is just ridiculous. However! That will not stop me from frocking up. I am still wearing a hat (YAY! Hats are awesome, and the only reason I go to Picnic Race days. The horses are completely optional if you ask me.), and I dressed in layers.

The big thing about the races is going to happen after. My friends have convinced me to swag it tonight to save me from driving an hour and a half home. Swagging is just like camping with no tent. I am widely known for my "No camping. EVER." stance*, so many many people are filled with glee at the thought of me in a swag on the ground outside. I cannot back down, even though there is a 60% chance of rain today/tonight. It should be fun.

Rest assured there will be photos tomorrow.



*I have a whole speech a reel out whenever someone tries to suggest camping. It involves saying things like "My ancestors worked damned hard to invent things like ceilings, and indoor plumbing and I'll be damned if I belittle their accomplishments by roughing outside when I can be inside out of the weather enjoying 3-ply toilet paper."

Sweet christ on a crutch, wtf is happening in my country??

One state has devastating floods, another is having a mega-bush fire. There is something incredibly wrong with that picture.

So far the bushfire has taken 181 lives with people saying the death toll is definately going to go over 200. It's the biggest disaster we've seen ever. Our largest numbers of deaths outside of wartime. Whole towns have been completely destroyed with some losing 10% of their population. It's just...insane.

I've registered to give blood next week, though by the sound of it every person between the ages of 16 and 70 have done the same thing, and I probably won't get a call back until sometime in the next two or three weeks. (Blood donation enquires have gone from the usual 1500 a month to 13,000 this week.)

I remember the Ash Wednesday fires that happened 20 years ago, and how much they devastated the country, and these ones...these fires are just viscious.

For the past 3 days we've had smoke in the air, which is slightly disturbing. WW is 4 hours from the NSW/Victorian border, but when the sun goes down you can see a glow from the horizon. I cannot even begin to imagine how the people affected by this are going to cope.

Just a quick note - everything going well.

Last weekend I went to what I am calling the nicest and best wedding I've ever been to. It was also the smallest wedding I've ever been to (26 people, including the bridal party), which may be why it was the nicest. I only knew the bride, groom and two other people, and due to it's size I got to meet everyone who was there. The speeches were lovely - the groom started to talk about why he loved J, and he started to cry, which made me cry and I never cry at weddings.

So anyway, a picture of me all frocked up for the wedding with the bride:



It was a lunchtime garden wedding, which was incredibly hot, and I have no idea how the poor groom and best man coped wearing their suits. I am a HUGE fan of hats/fascinators at weddings, which is why I am wearing one. I think they bring a certain classy feel to the occasion. Hence, whenever there is a wedding, I wear one. (And the older people at weddings always comment on how lovely it is to see a young person in a hat. I win when it comes to impressing mothers-of-the-bride)

The Victorian bush fires are still raging. I'm nowhere near them - we're about 4 hours from the border - thought this morning you can smell the smoke, which is never good.

Just popping in to say "Not dead, just hot." Every year I forget how bloody hot summer is, and that I do not handle summer well. No matter how much sleep I get, I feel tired and worn out for the entire time it's 35+ degrees C.

It's the Australia Day Long Weekend this weekend, and I am spending it giving the house a good clean. I went to the Boxing Day Sales when they were on and I picked up a 9 piece saucepan set for $270. (50% off, these babies are gonna last me my whole life. Also, if my home is ever invaded, I could defend myself with them. They're heavy, and solid.) and I haven't been able to put them away as they don't fit in my cupboards. So, it's a weekend of cleaning out all the kitchen cupboards and rearranging them so everything fits. Then, for the next month or so, I shall be forever moaning about the fact I can't find my plates and coffee mugs.

Going to a wedding next Saturday. IT should be fun, but I must admit to not being a big fan of weddings. I love the ceremony, but I can't stand the reception. Receptions are long and boring. But! We shall see. I'm sure I'll have fun.

And that's that for now.

It's only Tuesday, and I'm already a day and a half behind at work.

Anybody wanna size 100kg of rock for me? From 125mm down to 80micron. It's more fun than it sounds. Or, not.
This week is gonna be awesome/sarcasm