What Is Make-Up Sex?
What is make-up sex? Is it sex that you are having, when you weren't going to get any, to try to catch up with sex that you missed out on before? You can never catch up if you miss out.
Is it "Of course I'm not a virgin coz I've had sex" sex? You know that game that everyone played in high school.
Is it something that involves lipstick or eyeliner that shouldn't be mentioned in polite company? If caught out you wouldn't be in need of blusher.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
The New Transperth SmartRider
We used to have a MultiRider for public transport in Perth. You could have between 10 and 40 trips on the ticket and then you would throw it away. The cards were problematic when they became a bit old and the reading technology whereby you insert the card into a reader makes for problems every now and again. I received the odd free bus ride when the reader was out of operation.
The MultiRider has suffered a quick death. New SmartRiders have been brought in. They are contactless and don't require replacing. To get the maximum discount you set up your SmartRider card to automatically debit your bank account for a value between $20 and $250.
I'm not completely sold on the idea. If you tag on but forget to tag off you could be faced with paying something like $9 for a four zone ride - I only ride two zones for $2.40. So, I am ever worried about forgetting to tag off which is something I didn't have concerns with when using the MultiRider. Probably what I don't enjoy the most is seeing my credit level drop. The system tells you how much credit you have at the start of the journey and how much the trip has cost and remaining credit. You just see you money start to dwindle.
Having said that, you don't have to buy another ticket ever again if you set up direct debit. In a few years time everyone will have forgotten about the old MultiRider.
We used to have a MultiRider for public transport in Perth. You could have between 10 and 40 trips on the ticket and then you would throw it away. The cards were problematic when they became a bit old and the reading technology whereby you insert the card into a reader makes for problems every now and again. I received the odd free bus ride when the reader was out of operation.
The MultiRider has suffered a quick death. New SmartRiders have been brought in. They are contactless and don't require replacing. To get the maximum discount you set up your SmartRider card to automatically debit your bank account for a value between $20 and $250.
I'm not completely sold on the idea. If you tag on but forget to tag off you could be faced with paying something like $9 for a four zone ride - I only ride two zones for $2.40. So, I am ever worried about forgetting to tag off which is something I didn't have concerns with when using the MultiRider. Probably what I don't enjoy the most is seeing my credit level drop. The system tells you how much credit you have at the start of the journey and how much the trip has cost and remaining credit. You just see you money start to dwindle.
Having said that, you don't have to buy another ticket ever again if you set up direct debit. In a few years time everyone will have forgotten about the old MultiRider.
I Hate Public Holidays
I quite dislike public holidays nowadays. In my new job as a contractor if I don't work I don't get paid. Hence my dislike for public holidays. Sure, I can go to work if I want to but I don't want to. Public holidays generally give us the time to get together with friends for a BBQ. We had planned to get together with some friends on Monday, Labour Day public holiday in Western Australia, but not the rest of the country, but as the temperature soared towards 40 degrees it was a mutual decision that four o'clock would not be a good time to have a BBQ. It reached 40.4 degrees on Monday and we decided to cook at home and go out for a picnic. A wise move as it turned out. That's another reason to dislike public holidays - they always seem to be so hot. Unbearably hot.
The temperature wasn't too bad and the kids had a good time running around. I had my first taste of grass jelly. Yes, you read correctly. And I ate it with chopsticks. It was nice to get out of the house. We went to a playground so that the kids could run around, which they certainly did, and the adults could sit together and talk. I must say that it was nice to get together with friends for a couple of hours.
Next public holiday is Easter and the likelihood of that being hot is remote but not impossible.
I quite dislike public holidays nowadays. In my new job as a contractor if I don't work I don't get paid. Hence my dislike for public holidays. Sure, I can go to work if I want to but I don't want to. Public holidays generally give us the time to get together with friends for a BBQ. We had planned to get together with some friends on Monday, Labour Day public holiday in Western Australia, but not the rest of the country, but as the temperature soared towards 40 degrees it was a mutual decision that four o'clock would not be a good time to have a BBQ. It reached 40.4 degrees on Monday and we decided to cook at home and go out for a picnic. A wise move as it turned out. That's another reason to dislike public holidays - they always seem to be so hot. Unbearably hot.
The temperature wasn't too bad and the kids had a good time running around. I had my first taste of grass jelly. Yes, you read correctly. And I ate it with chopsticks. It was nice to get out of the house. We went to a playground so that the kids could run around, which they certainly did, and the adults could sit together and talk. I must say that it was nice to get together with friends for a couple of hours.
Next public holiday is Easter and the likelihood of that being hot is remote but not impossible.
Forty Two - The Answer To Life, The Universe And Everything
Forty two. It's the answer to life, the universe and everything. According to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, at least. I've read all five books in the increasingly inaccurately named trilogy that is The Guide.
Mankind wanted to know the answer to the ultimate question - "What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?" Deep Thought, a large computer, thought about it for 7.5 million years and the answer was "42". Deep Thought pointed out that the question was, in fact, wrong.
Forty two is also how hot it was yesterday in Perth. And we are now in Autumn. And it is the forecast temperature for today. Bloody cyclone conditions up in the north of the state are making the weather pattern not change a lot down south and causing the extreme temperatures.
Forty two. It's the answer to life, the universe and everything. According to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, at least. I've read all five books in the increasingly inaccurately named trilogy that is The Guide.
Mankind wanted to know the answer to the ultimate question - "What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?" Deep Thought, a large computer, thought about it for 7.5 million years and the answer was "42". Deep Thought pointed out that the question was, in fact, wrong.
Forty two is also how hot it was yesterday in Perth. And we are now in Autumn. And it is the forecast temperature for today. Bloody cyclone conditions up in the north of the state are making the weather pattern not change a lot down south and causing the extreme temperatures.
The Tooth Fairy Is Overworked
On Sunday we finally pulled out another of Yu-Jin's teeth. It had been very wobbly for three to four weeks and it was time to go. He looked quite different with a large gap in his teeth.
Another one bites the dust.
Lo and behold on Monday one of his other teeth was really wobbly and was almost half removed by wobbling it. Time for it to go as well. Although not pleased with having his teeth taken out Yu-Jin is happy that he looks so different and that his mouth feels so strange. His greatest hope is that no-one at school will recognise him.
And another one's gone.
Now he has bags of money as the tooth fairy has been quite good to him. At least in my opinion she has been. I've got no intentions of telling him about the reality as he still enjoys being a kid.
On Sunday we finally pulled out another of Yu-Jin's teeth. It had been very wobbly for three to four weeks and it was time to go. He looked quite different with a large gap in his teeth.
Another one bites the dust.Lo and behold on Monday one of his other teeth was really wobbly and was almost half removed by wobbling it. Time for it to go as well. Although not pleased with having his teeth taken out Yu-Jin is happy that he looks so different and that his mouth feels so strange. His greatest hope is that no-one at school will recognise him.
And another one's gone.Now he has bags of money as the tooth fairy has been quite good to him. At least in my opinion she has been. I've got no intentions of telling him about the reality as he still enjoys being a kid.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Unrool
This sign has been posted for quite some time. I know that a decent lawnmower can be purchased for about $300-500. Not that I would entertain the thought of buying one, I have a reputation to maintain and will just borrow the neighbour's mower when need be, but if a "reel" mower costs $1595 how much does and "unrool" mower go for? Just how real is this mower?
Reeler mower sign.
This sign has been posted for quite some time. I know that a decent lawnmower can be purchased for about $300-500. Not that I would entertain the thought of buying one, I have a reputation to maintain and will just borrow the neighbour's mower when need be, but if a "reel" mower costs $1595 how much does and "unrool" mower go for? Just how real is this mower?
Reeler mower sign.
Clean Up Australia Day 2007
I guess the first Sunday of March they have Clean Up Australia Day every year, in Australia funnily enough. This is about the only time of the year that I bother to clean up what other people have left behind. Unless it's money then I'll pick up after them any time.
Last year the boy and I went to South Perth. This year it was to Mason's Landing. It was situated about 20 mins bike ride from our house and we arrived nearly an hour after it started. Bit of a late night I'm afraid. Nice day for it, around 30 degrees and down by the river. We grabbed a bag and set off. I expected most of the area to be clean seeing as we were a bit late. They said that some morning tea would be put on at 10:30. Last year we received a cup of tea and a fruit box.
There was quite a bit of rubbish lying around. In the car park I found two condoms but none anywhere else. Few beers bottles, lots of bottle tops and fast food wrappers everywhere. McDonalds seems to be about four times more popular than any other fast food joint, at least judging by the rubbish that gets thrown away. We collected at least halve a dozen chocolate bar wrappers and plenty of Coca-Cola labels and bottles. Pepsi only made the grade once. We found another shopping bag during our travels and it came in handy.
Probably the strangest thing was a big screwdriver that Yu-Jin found half buried. Headed back to base just before eleven hoping to get a refreshing drink. Well, they had water, juice, muffins, sandwiches, watermelon, pineapple, honeydew, rockmelon and strawberries. Talk about getting looked after. There were also some calico shopping bags with a toy, frisbee, $10 shopping voucher, zoo entry ticket for a child and a 2007 calendar. I was only going to take one but they offered us two as there were two of us that took part. What an unexpected bonus.
A great way to spend a few hours with the boy, enjoy a nice snack, get some exercise and help keep our great country clean.
The boy and our two bags of rubbish.
The rubbish collected by 20 volunteers.
I guess the first Sunday of March they have Clean Up Australia Day every year, in Australia funnily enough. This is about the only time of the year that I bother to clean up what other people have left behind. Unless it's money then I'll pick up after them any time.
Last year the boy and I went to South Perth. This year it was to Mason's Landing. It was situated about 20 mins bike ride from our house and we arrived nearly an hour after it started. Bit of a late night I'm afraid. Nice day for it, around 30 degrees and down by the river. We grabbed a bag and set off. I expected most of the area to be clean seeing as we were a bit late. They said that some morning tea would be put on at 10:30. Last year we received a cup of tea and a fruit box.
There was quite a bit of rubbish lying around. In the car park I found two condoms but none anywhere else. Few beers bottles, lots of bottle tops and fast food wrappers everywhere. McDonalds seems to be about four times more popular than any other fast food joint, at least judging by the rubbish that gets thrown away. We collected at least halve a dozen chocolate bar wrappers and plenty of Coca-Cola labels and bottles. Pepsi only made the grade once. We found another shopping bag during our travels and it came in handy.
Probably the strangest thing was a big screwdriver that Yu-Jin found half buried. Headed back to base just before eleven hoping to get a refreshing drink. Well, they had water, juice, muffins, sandwiches, watermelon, pineapple, honeydew, rockmelon and strawberries. Talk about getting looked after. There were also some calico shopping bags with a toy, frisbee, $10 shopping voucher, zoo entry ticket for a child and a 2007 calendar. I was only going to take one but they offered us two as there were two of us that took part. What an unexpected bonus.
A great way to spend a few hours with the boy, enjoy a nice snack, get some exercise and help keep our great country clean.
The boy and our two bags of rubbish.
The rubbish collected by 20 volunteers.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Strong Punishment For Gambling Footballers? Don't Bet On It.
We have a little game in our country called Australian Rules Football - AFL. Some six million people fill the stands each year watching this national sport. That's a fairly signicant percentage of the population, which just ticked over to 20.7 million. There is a rule for players that they must not bet on the sport.
Been a bit of a furore recently with an announcement that four players have been found to have bet on matches. No indication that the players have been involved in match fixing or betting against their own teams. We are talking bets of between $10 and $16000. I laughed when I read that one player had bet $10 and been caught up in this affair. It's still against the rules however. The punishments could have been far worse but the AFL knows that more players have been involved, just not found.
I wonder if there will be an appeal and, if so, would the tribunal offer the player "double or nothing" as a punishment? Don't bet on it.
We have a little game in our country called Australian Rules Football - AFL. Some six million people fill the stands each year watching this national sport. That's a fairly signicant percentage of the population, which just ticked over to 20.7 million. There is a rule for players that they must not bet on the sport.
Been a bit of a furore recently with an announcement that four players have been found to have bet on matches. No indication that the players have been involved in match fixing or betting against their own teams. We are talking bets of between $10 and $16000. I laughed when I read that one player had bet $10 and been caught up in this affair. It's still against the rules however. The punishments could have been far worse but the AFL knows that more players have been involved, just not found.
I wonder if there will be an appeal and, if so, would the tribunal offer the player "double or nothing" as a punishment? Don't bet on it.
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