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This blog....

2008-04-24T23:00:00.001+10:00

....to be? or not to be?

That is the question.

Vix xx

Here's Johnny.....

2007-06-12T13:01:00.000+10:00

Bam bam bamacha
Bam bam bam bam-acha
Bam bam bamacha
Bam bam bam bam-acha

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

Natalie Dee - great stuff!

2007-06-11T14:59:00.000+10:00

I'm addicted to Natalie Dee's comics. A friend sent me the link years ago and i've been clicking back ever since. She posts a witty new comic daily. What appeals to me the most is that they may describe something ordinary, mediocre or on rare occasion an important issue, yet they are kept simple and always hit the mark. Also, I love how there's a Natalie Dee comic for many a situation.....for instance here's a little insight into my day today:

I've been hanging for a cigarette for days now...NO I WILL NOT GO THERE.

My Pepsi Max addiction continues.

Fucktards get off the road!

To check 'em out, pick a month and have a scroll! Enjoy.

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

The new INTERPOL

2007-06-11T12:33:00.000+10:00

Currently stuck in my head.....

INTERPOL - THE HEINRICH MANEUVER lyrics

How are things on the West Coast?
I hear you movin' real fine
You wear those shoes like a dove
Now strut those shoes
We'll go roaming in the night

Well how are things on the West Coast?
You keep it movin' to your soul's delight
Now I've tried the brakes
I've tried but you know it's a lonely ride
How are things on the West Coast?
Oh and move heaven behind those eyes...

Today my heart swings
Yeah today my heart swings

BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE YOUR HEART
AND I DON'T WANT A PIECE OF HISTORY
NO I DON'T WANT TO READ YOUR THOUGHTS ANYMORE
My God

'Cause today my heart swings
Yeah, today my heart swings

How are things on the West Coast?
Hear you movin' real fine tonight
You wear those shoes, I decide
Oh strut those shoes,
We'll go roaming in the night
Well how are things on the West Coast?

Yeah, but you're an actress I don't identify

Today my heart swings
Yeah, today my heart swings

Say it
BUT I DON'T WANT TO PLAY THE PART
AND I DON'T WANT A TASTE OF VICTORY
NO I DON'T WANT TO READ YOUR THOUGHTS ANYMORE
My God

'Cause today my heart swings
Yeah today my heart swings

Say it
'Cause today my heart swings
Yeah today my heart swings

Let it come
'CAUSE I'VE GOT A CHANCE FOR A SWEET SAINT LIFE
I SAID I'VE GOT A DANCE AND YOU'LL DO JUST FINE
WELL I'VE GOT A PLAN, LOOK FORWARD IN MY EYES

Let it come
'CAUSE I'VE GOT A CHANCE FOR A SWEET SAINT LIFE
I SAID I'VE GOT A DANCE, IT MOVES INTO THE NIGHT
WELL I'VE GOT A PLAN, LOOK FORWARD IN MY EYES

Well, today my heart swings.

It sure does....
I can't wait for the new Interpol and QOTSA records.

Hear their new tunes via their respective myspaces here and here.

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

Face lift

2007-06-10T21:40:00.000+10:00

I've given my blog a face lift. I like. I like it a lot. I may even start using it again.

Mwah xx

One stormy night

2007-02-20T11:27:00.000+11:00

As I look outside my window...

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

Say Cheese

2007-02-05T21:47:00.000+11:00

She tells herself.....

'One day I will grow up and act like a....ummm....grown up?'

WHATEVER!!!

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

(Disclaimer: No alcohol was involved in the making of this picture. Pinky swear.)

BDO '07

2007-01-27T19:42:00.000+11:00

The line up didn't tickle my fancy too much & I had a few dramas with the tix...but I got there! My 9th BDO. Shit - count 'em - 9!!!!!!! Geez - and i'm feeling it too. I should get something from the BDO ppl next year for my 10th anniversary, surely (but not likely). I had a great day though with my mates and the weather was the best festival weather EVER! Cloudy all day and no rain. First time I didn't get sunburnt! Yeepeeee!

Here are some happy snaps....I only took pics of Expatriate and Muse as they were the top two of the day for me.

Here's to next year.

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

My Mate Mel's Wedding!

2007-01-27T19:15:00.000+11:00

A couple of weeks ago (already!!), my good mate Mel got hitched to her long time partner Nick. It was a beautiful service and she looked stunning! I had a great time. My favourite moment with Mel on the day was when the two of us moshed and air guitared to Grinspoon...in dresses and heels! HA! ROCK ON!!!! Here are some happy snaps........

The Chapel was gorgeous. You can't see it here, but through the stained glass
there is nothing but ocean as far as the eye can see.

Pretty lady in her bridal gown.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww

\m/

Mel's gang-a-jang.

Rock on gal!

Where'd Nick go???

Right after Mel got the red wine stain off of her dress in the ladies!

The Bridal Waltz.

LOL there he goes again!

All the best guys! Mwah!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxxooxo

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

Back at work

2007-01-02T08:30:00.000+11:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!! Hope you had a great night peeps. Mine was...um...well...pretty cool...up until the time I blanked out *ahem*. Maybe more on that some other time (what I remember of it anyway...).

This sucks. Here I am back at work and it’s pissing down rain outside. It wasn’t fun getting to work this morning. To say the least...this ain’t motivational-work weather either. I wish I was still curled up in bed snoozing. THAT would have been awesome. I’ve got no probs with the rain whatsoever, except for when i'm in it.

It’s like a ghost town here. My guess is that people generally can’t be fucked getting up this morn. Who can blame them? They'll stroll in eventually. Until then, here I am bitching at work ALREADY!!!!!!! lol

So, I’ve got a shitload of stuff to do and check. Let the work begin! *Meh*

Catch ya later folks and take care.

Vixter

Current song humming around in my head: Magic Dirt – “I love the rain” (Really I do....now that i'm not in it).

ADD: Some pics from news years where we watched the fireworks from the rooftop of my friend's apartment....I can't even remember taking these photos....oppsies! I'll use that as an excuse for them being shithouse (but it really isn't).

DIY

2006-12-30T12:45:00.000+11:00

I’ve decided to start blogging again. A new years resolution, if you will. Well, not really...it’s just ‘cause it’s close to new years that I’ll call it that.

Lazy blogger am I. Simply put – I couldn’t be assed yet again. No apologies. I think I’ve just got to stop thinking of it as obligatory or as extra work. Sitting in front on the comp to me = work. Not as much as it used to since I got the mac, but it feels like work nonetheless. Damn, I still love the mac *hugs it*. It’s soooo much fun as opposed to stooopid temperamental PCs and Windows.

So, what have I done so far today?...FUCK ALL!!! :-) and that’s how I like it baby!!! Back to work next week and I’m trying not to think of all the stuff I have to get done in January alone. It’s gonna be a busy year for me work wise. Still, I’m trying not to think about it. That’s next week’s/year’s problem.

Today...I woke up (yes, exciting in itself), watched some rage….caught the new Augie March clip on there for ‘Cold Acre’...I quite like it. It makes me chuckle at the end. What I get from the clip is this...Sometimes you don’t know why you are doing what you are doing and what motivates you is any ones guess. Good friends are ones that help you and stick with you anyway (even if they don’t get it). Once you reach your goal it most probably will be anti-climactic. What you thought was your ‘rock’ may just grow legs and do a runner...can’t rely on anything or anyone to be your rock!...Regardless, you gotta do, what you gotta do. Right? Right.

Blah...

So. I ate reheated fried rice for lunch. You might think yuck – but I thought YUM! My mum went over to my aunty’s place yesterday and my aunty sent me some left overs in a container because she knows I love her cooking. Ain’t she a darl???? The only Aunty who I’ve got left that I love to bits she is. Such a big heart. Such a sweetie.

Today’s gonna be a nice day. I’m gonna go to my sister’s place when they’ve all left and put together the table and chairs I got my nephew for Christmas. I got him a little wooden unstained table to do his homework on. I’m gonna stain it and varnish it and have it ready for him when he gets back from the kiddy party they’ve gone to. I love doing DIY shit like this. If I had the time and space I’d make EVERYTHING myself. I love it and I’m good at it. Don’t get all sexist on me or I’ll kick yo ass! If I were a guy, I’d probably be a tradesperson. Granted, this table is from Ikea and comes with instructions (he he), but I’m handy with real tools if need be. With the little girly hands that I have though, I think I’ll just stick to trying to fix things at a microscopic level.

I’ve had a good week all round. I’m half way to being totally relaxed...wish I had more time to go away for a while but I don’t. Looks like I’ll have to leave it to next year. My favourite part of course has been catching up with many loved ones that I don’t get to see too often. Is there anything better? I’m so lucky to know so many beautiful people and spend time with them. Best part of the silly season.

On that note, I better get ready and get over to my sis’s house and get cracking on that table. If it doesn’t turn out shit, I may post some shots. Wish me luck!

Take care ya’ll,
Vixter

One to make Swanny smile.....

2006-11-24T19:44:00.000+11:00

You better be smiling fukka! :-P

Research is such a sloooooooooow process. You often wonder if you're getting anywhere. Well, not you - but me, rather. *Sigh*

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

Bono-fied!!!

2006-11-12T20:54:00.000+11:00

I caught U2 in Sydney on Friday night. Yeah baby!

To catch a special moment of the show as captured by my camera phone (as per usual...)

---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn7D1NdoLcs

The picture is shit, but surprisingly the sound turned out awesome. Cheers to my new trusty phone which took me half the show to figure out how to use.

Now for some crappy pics from the rafters of Telstra Stadium...

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

How can this little guy not make you smile????

2006-11-05T21:10:00.000+11:00

In Chinatown today....

Vixter x

sneeze

2006-10-31T13:09:00.000+11:00

Ok, so i'm sick as a dog again. Great. I'm bored shitless at home. Great. I just watched Dr Phil. Great. Now i'm fucking around on the net. Great. *sneeze*

Feels like it'll be a relief if my head exploded and it'll be nice to have an aspirator attached to my nose at the moment. Guess the 'apple' iMac didn't save me from ill health after all (but it's still da best!!! *hugs her iMac* ).

Well....at least being sick has given me the time to blog! My dear neglected blog......

So what do I have to say then?

Meh.

This is what my sis brought my lil baby nephew in the other day...

TOO RIGHT AUNTIE RULZ 4 EVA! I spoil them rotten the little shits.

*sneeze*

Tis all. Have to dash. The Young & The Restless has started.

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

Who let the wogs out?

2006-10-28T11:05:00.000+10:00

I have a handful of Aussie-Greek friends, like myself, which I love dearly and have known for a very long time. Friday night a bunch of us got together to watch the Simon and George show. These two were the lads who used to be in the Aussie-Wog TV sitcom Acropolis Now. George played the popular "where's my cousin Jim?" Agememnon "Memo" Hatzidimitropoulos and Simon was the funny "stress out and fix everyone's fuck-ups" Spanish guy Ricky Martinez. This is what happens when you get a bunch of wogs together - they go to see other wogs. It was great to get the inner-wog out for a night.

The show was hilarious - my face hurt from laughing. As usual they were right on the money with mimicking 'wog life'. These guys have done good things for the community over the years...most importantly they made the oldies who took themselves too seriously relax and the youngins loved them because they could relate. Another thing it did for the youngins was it helped us realise we weren't the ONLY ones with weird wog parents and crazy relatives.

We met the guys after the show and took some pics. Funny in itself! It was like posing for a family portrait.

Simon went a little loco with my camera.

The boys got shitfaced and all the girls drove home. We had our fun once the boys passed out in the living room.....

HA! Our props: my friend's little girl's toys.

Below: He was throwing the snickers around like a crazy man only minutes before.

That'll learn 'em. Heheee

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

2006-10-10T22:18:00.000+10:00

Last week I ordered myself one of these little beauties:

How beautiful is it!!! Is it possible to be in love with a computer??? I think I am.

Soooooooo can't wait until it gets sent to me. HURRY UP AND DELIVER IT ALREADY APPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! GEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!

I can't even sleep thinking about it. It must be love.

Doubt i'll ever go back to a PC. Why would I?

Take care ya'll,
imac-Vixter. Oh yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!

Back due to popular demand

2006-09-27T21:30:00.000+10:00

HA! More like ‘back to give Swanny (my persistent and loyal commenter) somewhere to comment and talk shit’. Not a post is left unscathed when Swanny’s snooping around online. (Thanks fukka x)

So why haven’t I been posting?....Well, I couldn’t be assed. True story. Will I post more from now on? Who knows. Let’s live one day at a time shall we? So here goes……

Yesterday was the funeral of a lovely old lady I’ve known all my life, Rose. She was like an Autny. My Uncle’s (through marriage) sister to be exact. She was sick for a long time and finally slipped away at 76 years of age.

Rose had rung my house some months ago to speak to my mother. They really hadn’t kept in touch these last few years, but still asked about each other through people and liked to know how each other was going. Distance and transport was a major factor. Mum wasn’t home so I spoke with her. She was crying…wailing and telling me of her ailments in Greek. I didn’t know what to do or say. I just tried to consol her best I could in my really bad half Greek/half English. That’s when I realised that this was a call to basically say goodbye. How very saddening. Calling up the people that have meant something to you in your life to say goodbye? Yes, some people don’t get the chance but regardless it was upsetting.

We used to live one street away from each other and when I was little we could cross this little parkway from our backyard into her backyard without having to go all the way around until they put the school there. Later on my Aunty and uncle moved next door to her. I used to always go through the gap in the fence between their houses to play with her cat in her backyard. I spent hours on end playing with that cat. My Aunty used try and lie to me and tell me the cat had gone away so I wouldn’t disappear. It never worked.

She wanted to see us. She always asked about my sister and me. On the phone I told her I’ll let mum know she called and she’ll ring back. We knew she wouldn’t be around much longer so Mum and I went to visit. It was good to see her. She and her husband uncle George hadn’t changed one bit from how I remembered them - it was freaky. They however still remembered me as the kid who stalked their cat. They had four grandchildren now and I sat looking through many photo albums with her only child and lovely daughter Angela who I also hadn’t seen in years. Mum and Rose spoke, reminisced and had a cry over coffee and biscuits. Then we left. It was the last time we saw Rose alive.

What do you say when you’re leaving knowing you will never get a chance to speak with this person again? Literally? If ever there was a time when goodbye really was a goodbye, this was it.

I went with my mum to the viewing on Monday night. I’ve been to many funerals and it never gets any easier. Old people, young people, kids, accidents, suicide…..they are all tragic and they all affect you in some way - particularly when you see the immediate family. Open caskets don’t phase me though. I kissed her on her forehead as a final goodbye. As I was expecting, she was cold and a little hard. I had forgotten the feeling it leaves on your lips which I couldn’t shake off the whole night. A very weird sensation, because it doesn’t feel like you’re kissing skin and the temp is also weird. Not frozen but not warm. Dressed up so neatly with a little cardigan, it didn’t feel like it was her. What I will never forget is Uncle George looking at her, holding her face and weeping (in Greek) “Why did you leave me dear Rose. We were good together”, over and over again. After 50+ years together, he was now on his own. I can’t fathom such loss.

It sucks being the youngest on both sides of my family in my generation. I realised long ago that if my relatives and I are fortunate enough to leave this life in the order by which we came….I will see them all pass away. Scary. Death itself doesn’t phase me though….it’s only those I leave behind or being left behind that saddens me. The manner by which I go – pffft.

So, how has my blog turned into tales of old people I hear you say?? Timing I guess. Now I can hear Steve Irwin’s wife on TV talking about their life together. Another sad loss. The most beautiful thing about life though is finding these beautiful people in the first place who end up meaning so much to you……..

Take care ya’ll,
Vixter

The 'EMO' button

2006-09-10T18:55:00.000+10:00

So, i'm continuing to learn how to use these big fancy million dollar microscopes. Lotsa fun. During the other day's prac...

the dude said..."If anything goes wrong, hit the EMO button".

I said: "The what button??"

Him: "The EMO button"

Me: "Did you say EMO button?"

Him: "Um, yeah."

Me: "What's that supposed to do? Make the microscope cry?".

He didn't know what I was talking about. He just looked at me weirdly. I looked back at him with equal weirdness.

Him: "It's the EMergency Off button".

Me redfaced: "Ohhhhh. The EMergency Off buttoooooon". *eyes to floor*

A day in the life of a bridesmaid...

2006-09-10T18:47:00.000+10:00

I was bridesmaid for my beautiful best friend since kindy.......a fabulous 21 year friendship. Love you and wish you all the best beautiful.....xxxx

Leila and Samer
2nd September 2006

You can check out more of my behind the scences crappy camera phone pics here.

Take care ya'll,
Vixter

So, you think you know me? ah??

2006-07-17T20:13:00.000+10:00

[A is for age] 26

[B is for booze of choice] Midori and lemonade. Yes I’m a girlie drinker. Bite me. I definitely do go the beer often too though. Don’t fear the beer.

[C is for career:] Medical scientist apparently. Yeah, I don’t believe it myself.

[D is for your drug of choice] Caffeine....that’s it :-P

[E is for one essential item you use everyday] Keys. I’ve got a million keys atm and it’s driving me nuts.

[F is for favorite song at the moment:] The last week has been about ‘Wolf Like Me’ by TV On The Radio.

[G is for favorite game:] Making faces when I’m talking to idiots on the phone.

[H is for Hometown:] Busy busy Sydney.

[I is for instruments you play:] Saxophone (did) and Drums (doing).

[J is for favorite juice?:] Orange and mango.

[K is for kids?:] One day. As many as I can afford to bring up in this day and age vs. my biological clock.

[L is for last hug:] My nephew.

[M is for marriage] One day.........
Hears her mother’s voice “Don’t you want to get married???”
Me: “Awwww. Mum that’s sweet, but I’m not into incest. Thanks”.
Mum walks off pissed off.........*thinks* Phew, I’m safe for the time being.
I even have my nephew bugging me for cousins now. WTF???

[N is for nickname:] Vix, Vixter, Vicstar, VickyH, shithead.

[O is for overnight hospital stays:] Since the maternity ward when I was born? None.

[P is for phobia's:] Now this stupid thingy has got me thinking about kids....Not having kids perhaps? Oh yeah, and insects that I don't recognise (which is most).

[Q is for quote:] 'Oh, fuck off!' - Usually said in my head, however.

[R is for biggest regret] I’m in denial. I have no regrets.

[S is for singing:] All the time. Again, usually in my head.

[T is for time you woke up:] 7am. A tad later than I should have. (Monday-i-tis)

[U is for underwear:] 'Born To Rock’ undies. Lucky I did this thingy today LOL!

[V is for vegetable you love:] Potatoes in all forms. Why are carbs bad for you yet taste so good? It's a cruel world.

[W is for worst habit] Acting like I don’t give a shit. I used to bite my nails as a kid also....but I have since been rehabilitated (working with microorganisms helped).

[X is for x-rays you've got:] Arms, Legs, neck, teeth......everything that is allowed to be x-rayed.

[Y is for yummy food you make] I order fabulously!

[Z is for zodiac sign:] Aries. Can you tell?

Vixter xoxo

Stopped dead in my tracks!

2006-07-15T18:09:00.000+10:00

Room with a view.

Path to nowhere.Can't find your shoes?

Klepto-mobile.

Golden Driveway.

The most glorious tree i've ever seen in my life.

Hope ya'll been well,

Vixter

Let it out......

2006-06-26T21:17:00.000+10:00

I heart Leunig.

Vixter xoxo

B'day Dinner

2006-05-11T21:43:00.000+10:00

These are some of my beautiful friends at my B'day Dinner a couple of weeks ago. It was a little late after the fact (I was 26 and 12 days to be exact)…but it was the first chance I had.

Thank you to all you sexy ppl who came at last minute notice (i'm naughty like that)!!!!!! I had a blast. I hope you did too. There will be more pictures in your inboxs soon ;-). (Once I scan them all...bloody film camera!!).

Take care ya’ll,
Vixter xoxo

The Nerd In Me

2006-05-11T21:11:00.000+10:00

Look at this gorgeous piece of machinery!!!

Ok, so it don’t look like much….but it’s pretty awesome. It’s a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). I’ve just done a course on how to use this baby. It can take images of stuff up to 250 000x magnification - pretty impressive. To put it in perspective, a standard light microscope that you see in labs and people looking down into on TV has a maximum magnification of 1000x. With a light microscope you can just see bacteria and they look like dots. With a TEM you can see the individual organelles within a single bacterium!!!

This little doozy is an older style Zeiss. It ain’t the best there is out there these days…...but I love it ‘cause it’s ORANGE!!! Very cool. Plus it does the job. When I start using it properly myself i’ll post some cool images.

A bit off topic, but I love it when the liquid nitrogen gets filled up. The joint looks like a shot out of Michael Jackson’s thriller.

I also love rainbows.

Take care ya’ll,
Vixter

Martha, Martha, Martha!

2006-05-04T17:22:00.000+10:00

I went and saw Martha Wainwright at The Metro a couple of weeks ago. My lovely best friend got me tix for my birthday and also came with me even though he absolutely hates gigs and would rather ‘chew on razorblades’ - his words exactly. I’m still trying to figure out how we’ve lasted for 10 years. The sweetie enjoyed it though until he became antsy. He's got the attention span of a 3 year old. Love him to bits, but NEVER going to a gig with him again! LOL

Anyway, the gig was great. She came out with a band this time round but I somehow preferred her last time I saw her – solo and acoustic. That gal can carry the crowd all on her own no probs. The highlight of the night I think was when her band did leave her to her own devices. Then she truly shone. She’s quite an endearing performer. Shy and weary yet feisty. Confident in her ability and delivery, yet self conscious when she speaks to the audience. She’s got something that most performers only touch the surface of after many years of touring and performing. She means every word she sings and delivers it appropriately. I love the way she delivers her songs. Also, her voice on record does no justice to her ability live. She gave us many goosebump and heart breaking moments throughout the night. Particularly when she did covers of a French song (no idea what it was called), Black Sabbath’s ‘Changes’ and a song her father Loudon Wainwright wrote years ago about war…the words of which I’ve pasted below. When I listen to her CD now it sounds so much better after hearing and seeing her live. I can hear her voice soar in my head without limit - if that makes sense.

Photo from The Metro show....Vixter style - via my crappy phone camera!

Here are pics from when I saw her solo in September last year @Newtown. It was a pretty intimate gig. Blew me away!

I also found some better photos of that gig on this dudes blog...(what an unfortunate name!!)

Enjoy....

Pretty Good Day - Loudon Wainwright

I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn

I flipped a switch and the light went on

I got out of bed and I put some clothes on

It's a pretty good day so far

---

I turned the tap, there was cold there was hot

I put on my coat to go to the shop

I stepped outside, and I didn't get shot

It's a pretty good day so far

---

I didn't hear any sirens or explosions

No murders coming in from those heavy guns

No UN tanks, I didn't see one

It's a pretty good day so far

---

No snipers in windows, taking a peak

No people panic, running scared through the streets

I didn't see any bodies without arms, legs, or feet

It's a pretty good day

---

There was plasma bandages and electricity

Food, wood, and water; and the air was smoke free

No camera crews from my TV

---

It was all such a strange sight to be home

Nobody was frightened, wounded, hungry, or cold

And the children seemed normal, they didn't look old

It's a pretty good day so far

---

I walked through a park, you would not believe it

There in the park, there were a few trees left

And on some branches, there were a few leaves

---

I slept through the night, got through to the dawn

I flipped the switch and the light went on

I wrote down my dream, I wrote this song

It's a pretty good day so far .

Take care ya'll,

Vixter xoxo

Freakin' Flu...

2006-05-04T13:37:00.000+10:00

I’ve been sick as a dog. I haven’t been to work all week and I’m bored outta me brains. I need to get outta this joint but i’ve been too sick – hence why I’ve been stuck here in the first place. It’s a cruel world.

My whole familia has come down with this dreaded flu. I was one of the last to get it and thought I’d got away with it – but no such luck. My life over the past four days has consisted of me wondering around the house whining like a bitch with a box of tissues in hand, swallowing a bunch of pills and passing out on my bed or the couch. Up until today I was too sick to even watch TV – now THAT’s sick! Not that there’s anything on TV of any substance, but still….it would have been nice if I could have.

The one thing that has kept me sane is my ipod *pats her ipod*. At one stage not even that was helping as any noise at all made me wanna stick my head under a roller truck….

....but it has since become my saviour. I haven’t updated it in ages though and was getting sick of listening to the same ol’, so I’m currently in the process of ripping a whole lotta CDs. Finally have some energy to do so. Nice.

Another thing that has given me some relief over the last couple of days has been my toothbrush. My gums have been killing me due to this bloody virus and digging those bristles in hurt-oh-so-good. (You seedy folk out there – relax! :-P).

If i’m feeling better by tonight I’m contemplating going late night shopping. It’s time for me to get out of these PJs and face the real world again. One thing I definitely need is a new toothbrush. I’m also looking forward to going back to work tmrw, hopefully. Only one day of work before the weekend! HA!

RANDOM #1
Today’s date is 040506. Pretty cool. Write it down while it’s still valid ya’ll!

RANDOM #2
The light in our bathroom went out last night. My nephew came over and went to the loo. To my – not so pleasant surprise – I found out that he had pissed all over the freakin’ toilet seat. I then had to take a shower in the dark. Lovely.

Take care ya’ll,
Vixter xoxo

ANZAC DAY

2006-04-25T17:50:00.000+10:00

Someone on a forum asked 'What does ANZAC day mean to you?'.......it got me to thinking....

This is what ANZAC day means to me. He was my old next door neighbour when I was growing up.....He was like my grandfather. His house was my second home. I called him Uncle Ted.

He had an older brother who died in WWI and therefore he never got to know him. His wife (Aunty Vera) and him were beautiful people. She unfortunately passed away when I was still very young and he was on his own. Every ANZAC day he'd get into his suit, put on his medals and the taxi would come pick him up to go to the parade and then the RSL - it was his big outing. I used to sit on the balcony and wait for him to get home at night.

He never glorified war. He hardly talked about it. He was a good old Aussie who loved his Cricket and Footy. We used to sit together and watch the cricket for hours on 'telly'......you'd think I would have learnt something - but I still don't know a thing!....and i'll never forget the funny way he pronounced 'Wednesday'.

Above: Me and my sis visiting Uncle Ted at Concord Hospital. That's where they used to send the diggers. I think it's when he got his hip replacement. He's grabbing my arm. I was about 10 or 11 yo. The hospital reminds me of him still today.

It's he who got me into music too really. I used to listen to his old Elvis records on his old turntable, with his big old earphones, on his old rocking chair for hours. I was probably around 7, 8 or 9 years old. I would fall asleep on that old rocking chair listening to his records all the time....that's when I first felt the magic in music. Listening to all the layers, harmonies, instruments and parts. It took me into another world.

So yeah, he is what ANZAC day means to me. It's a time for me to remember him. I still think about him often and on his birthday too. If he was still alive he'd be 100 next year.

RIP Uncle Ted. Miss you, too much. xoxo

Just feeding my ego....

2006-04-21T13:58:00.000+10:00

Got this in an email, so it must be true.

------------------APRIL BABY-------------------
Suave and compromising. Funny and humorous. Stubborn. Very talkative. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal. Does work well with others. Very confident. Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Able to cheer evryone up and/or make them laugh. Able to motivate oneself and others. Understanding. Fun to be around. Outgoing. Hyper. Bubbly personality. Secretive. Boy/girl crazy. Loves sports, music, leisure and traveling. Systematic. Hot but has brains.

Ok, i'm full. :-P

Vix xoxo

Happy Birthday to me

2006-04-17T10:15:00.000+10:00

Today I turn 26. Geez, 26!! I can’t believe it. Is it all downhill from here?? Birthday’s just ain’t fun anymore…or are they?

The other day I was cleaning up and packing away some of the junk i’ve accumulated (thanks long weekend!). By coincidence I found the ‘Happy 16th Birthday’ card my mates got me when I was still in high school! I keep everything of the like – I’m a tad sentimental like that. That’s when I started thinking of me as the young naive 16 year old that I was. Man, I was a great teenager. I loved myself back then. I was carefree and the world was my oyster. I valued my friends and family like diamonds (and still do!). That’s when I realised – I’m EXACTLY the same person. EXACTLY! I haven’t changed one bit! The person I was at 16 – is still who I am today. I’m just 10 years older…AND that’s okay!! I even look the same (or maybe that's what i'd like to think :-P).

The Card. + another 10 candles = 26.

Me at 16...(front middle)

When I think about all that i’ve achieved in the last ten years, I wonder if there will be a more productive decade in my life. Yet, it all just happened whilst growing up and without any foresight. I finished high school then went to uni and finished that including some postgrad (in an area I never really saw myself in as ‘a little kid’ – but I love!). To my own surprise i’ve now got this so-called ‘career’. My sister got married and i’m an aunty to two little nephews whom I absolutely adore. There’s been good times and bad, happy and sad - and I survived them all……something tells me I’m gonna be alright. Seeing everyone around me grow up has been awesome too! I’ve seen my cousins, family friends and good friends start amazing careers or get married and start families - the next generation is well and truly on it’s way. I’m soooooo proud of all of them! One of the things that has recently freaked me out is that i’ll soon be bridesmaid to one of my best friends that I’ve known since Kindy! It’s a beautiful thing...

Most importantly though, I was a young gal and I became a woman. It really is great getting older. Once you realise that everybody else doesn’t know anything either – the sky’s the limit. Adults are just big kids with a more realistic perspective (to some degree…this is questionable). It’s great not being a young naïve little shit. You learn to unlearn all the shit you thought was concrete and build again. What you build is totally up to you. Use whatever ‘materials’ you like and ‘make’ whatever you want. Don’t let anyone else put cracks in your walls. It’s very important to only give yourself the power to knock it down and re-build. It’s okay to build again too, only if YOU want to. If that’s the case – you should go for it!

I’ve found that I just don’t take shit anymore - at all!! My threshold for idiots …well, it’s to the floor. I must say, I was never a ‘stupid girl’ to begin with, but I’m just loving this ‘extra' maturity (???), for lack of a better word. Now there are no barriers, due to age or otherwise and the world is truly my oyster.

Anyway, these are my ramblings for today. ‘It’s my birthday and I’ll *ramble* if I want to’ :-P. The day of my 26th birthday to be exact....and that’s cool. I can handle it.

Gotta go, my nephews are coming over and I’m taking them out for my birthday. Probably maccas – Happy Meals all round :-P. I’m such a cool aunty!

Vix xoxo

Happy Easter!

2006-04-15T21:43:00.000+10:00

Have a lovely and relaxing weekend ya'll,
Vixter xoxo

It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It)!!

2006-04-12T08:59:00.000+10:00

OH MY GOD...

I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!
I Saw The Rolling Stones LIVE!!!!!!!

.....or as my favourite Latina-Fresh Chica buddy would probably like to say.....'alive' :-P. Great to have shared it with you sista MWAAAAH!

FUCK IT WAS AWWEESSOOOOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vixter xoxo

Oppsy daisy....

2006-04-10T21:29:00.000+10:00

I’ve been a naughty naughty blogger already! Haven’t I? I haven’t had a chance to post but have been meaning to daily!! The story of my e-life….

Firstly, a BIG thank you to my first commenters and e-home visitors! You are all E-AWESOME! YES YOU ARE!!!!!!!!! Big hugs all around. I’ll be visiting and continuing to bug ya all at your blogs or in person!

So, what have I been up to? Think I’ll start with the present and work backwards until I can’t remember what I did before I did what I did….

I’ve started my new job!!! HORRAAAHHH!!!!!!!!! One week today. As far as I’m aware, i’m still employed - so you could say it’s going well. Actually, without sounding corny, I still can’t believe I’m in this field. I have to pinch myself.

Just a little bit of background for those who don’t know much about me ….

I’m a Medical Scientist by day and gig bitch by night. I’m a nerd in disguise (or so I’d like to think) and I love music especially the live stuff. I wonder the Sydney streets as a twenty five year old chick. Sydney is cool but damn expensive. I have parents, one older sister and a couple of gorgeous little nephews ( ‘Big Stinky’ and ‘Little Stinky’).

Moving on….

Before I was working in Arthritis and bone/joint/extracellular matrix-type diseases for over 2 years. I enjoyed it for the time I was there and learnt a shit-load, but didn’t want to pursue that area for ‘the rest of my life’-type thing. It couldn’t hold my interest any longer and I was way too stressed. So when it came to looking for a new position I told myself i’d only apply for jobs that I really really wanted as to not waste any more time. After a couple of months of pacing myself and looking at what was out there I only found one position that I wanted and applied. I was stoked when I got an interview and almost fell over backwards when I was offered the job by the end of the interview. I had anxiety attacks for about a week later until I received the confirmation letter in the post. Then I knew they couldn’t change their mind!!

My new area of research is Neuroscience. YEEEEAHHH BABY!! It’s amazing how easy it is to read up on all this stuff. It’s no longer a chore. I actually get too easily sidetracked by irrelevant (to what I’m ‘supposed’ to be reading) interesting stuff along the way. My new boss so far seems very cool and has a sense of humour which is important. He gets my bad jokes and my attempts at good ones. The bad part is that he’s a bloody medical doctor SO I’LL NEVER BE ABLE TO CHUCK A SICKY DAMN IT! He’s a Neurologist actually. It’s kinda daunting that i’m surrounded by all these Professors and Doctors on a daily basis. On Friday I met all the top honchos in Neurology and Psychiatry, some of which are regularly on TV and in the papers. I almost shat myself. These guys are like the rock’n’roll super-stars of the brain world AND they were lovely. Just when I thought I knew something they made me feel like I don’t know anything again. But it’s all good – it means I have a hell of a lot to learn and I’ll be learning form the best. Plus, they are all a lot older than me and well-more experienced. This is what I tell myself to try and lessen the extent of my anxiety attacks!!

Blah blah blah….

I had a lovely lunch on Saturday. One of my best friends – who I have known since I was 5 in kindy – has recently become engaged. We don’t see each other as often as we’d like but we make time every couple of months. To celebrate I took her out to the Fish Markets for lunch and we had some yummy seafood! It came as a shock when she rang to tell me she had gotten engaged as she hasn’t known her now fiancé for very long. Around 6 months. This lunch was half to celebrate and half to suss her out and see if she was alright. I have been upset for the last few weeks thinking that she was going ahead with it for all the wrong reasons….you know, that ‘quarter life crisis’ and good old ‘biological clock’. I was elated to find that she is happier than she’s ever been and ready. Well, she convinced me of it anyway, and I’m not easily convinced with most things. I’ve known this gal all my life and if she’s happy, I’m happy. She has asked me to be bridesmaid too. I humbly accepted. Now my biggest issue is getting myself to the gym so I can look good in a dress come September….AARRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Saturday arvo I took Big Stinky to the Easter show. I’m such a big kid :-P. We ate fairy floss, went on some rides together (the kiddy ones I was allowed to go on that is!) and bought show bags!!! The Ferris Wheel ROCKS! The stadium show was pretty awesome too with car stunts, motorcycle stunts and fireworks. Apart from it all being too darn expensive, it was fun.

Some crappy camera phone pics....

I’m all blogged out. More crap next time folks. Until then…thanks for clicking by!

Take care ya’ll,
Vixter xoxo

Time to renovate!

2006-03-30T17:09:00.000+11:00

Well, hello hello!

Welcome to my new e-home. I've decided to move into a more user-friendly abode. A place where I can talk about whatever the hell I like, whenever I like. Please fell free to visit. Comments are also more than welcome.....

SAY G'DAY!!!!!!

Take care ya'll,
Vixter