Back, jungle, back!
Oct. 30th, 2005 01:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
seandcA rather quietish week, just the same busy busy and teaching teaching. The teaching bit is over (until someone needs help with a computer or photocopier or laminator which is finally working). I could've stayed for karaoke on Friday, but decided comics were more important (plus the thought of being so loud as the microphone was? shudders).
Remember I posted last week about the early start of Christmas stuff in the shops? Well, that continues as more decorations go on sale. But that isn't what I was going to mention. It isn't just the shops. Even the *trees* are getting in on the early act! We have a kind of tree here called a WA Christmas Tree (Nuytsia floribunda) so called for the time of year it flowers, and the way the flowers light like decorations. And the first ones of the season are starting to flower.
The thing I spoke of in the locked post is being dealt with. Waiting for more news.
I actually got rid of some urban jungle today - I mowed the back yard! *is given baleful looks by passing tigers, monkeys and Tarzan* Oh for pity's sake. It's now short lawned and could even be used for a game of backyard... well, tennis, maybe. Not enough room for cricket.
The DVD collection continues to come along nicely (sometime soon I need to get another of those holder things. Still with the nostalgia kick, when the late 80s/early 90s comes to life with Press Gang seasons 3 and 4, and Married With Children season 1.
Trick-or-treated from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lizblackdog:
seandc's Halloween party:
angriestangel dressed as the Archbishop of Accelpengraf.
auriocookie dressed as a new superhero: Compu- Midget.
boywhocantsayno dressed as a cigar.
captain_ice dressed as a hedgehog.
crusherdisciple dressed as a catcher for the Red Sox.
faith_of_borg dressed as the Lord of ConnieTown.
hopefulnebula dressed as Batman.
huntingdon dressed as Angelina Jolie.
iliana_ghemor dressed as Catherine Zeta-Jones.
inanna_ishtar dressed as the President of Puerto Rico.
jim_gamma dressed as a cat.
joeljenkins dressed as a toxic chicken.
johi36 dressed as a orchestra.
kiramowett dressed as Captain Kirk from "Star Trek".
lizblackdog dressed as Dan Fouts.
montymark dressed as the Governor of Ohio.
mutarada dressed as a bottle of Trigraf.
niorah dressed as a quarterback for the Jaguars.
njamos dressed as a pixie.
orac_zen dressed as the main character of "Life is Beautiful".
ozreison dressed as a Sara Lee employee.
pktrekgirl dressed as the Lethargic Power Ranger.
saintrobert dressed as a world.
terri_osborne dressed as a zombie.
ulva dressed as something honest, but what, specifically, you can't tell.
vesta_sgc dressed as a mean shrimp.
Throw your own party at the Hallomeme!
Created with phpNonsense
And fromvesta_sgc:
What Color is Your Brain?
brought to you by Quizilla
(and yes, I've done the zombie thing...)
And I was tagged bypktrekgirl (although if I were to show up in the AL now, I'd probably get people wondering "Who are you?"...)
1. Last thing that you burned while attempting to cook? Cheese on toast... I waited a few seconds too long.
2. Describe yourself in 3 "S" words: Sean (duh). Sensational :D (ducks objects thrown by FL). Silly.
3. How long does it take you to get ready for your day? Depends how easily distracted by the radio I'm being.
4. Favorite place to blow $50.00. Quality Comics. Or JB Hifi.
5. How many people have thought you were "the one"? Three - at least, if I understood Zathras right...
6. What is something that turns you off from the opposite sex? Condescension on account of age.
7. What kind of car do you drive: None.
8. Whats in your cd-player/Ipod right now? Nothing. I was watching Press Gang on DVD earlier.
9. What celebrity would you like to have coffee with? Tony Martin, for the funny stories while drinking.
10. What celebrity wouldn't you have coffee with? The PM, or any of his band of bastards.
11. What kind of toothpaste do you use? Colgate Total Gel, usually. They didn't have any last time, so at the moment I'm using Colgate Total - with whitening!
12. What time do you go to bed? Between 12 and 1 am, usually.
13. Last movie you saw? At the cinematorium: Serenity. On DVD: Batman Begins.
14. Last TV show you watched? The Simpsons (for twas on earlier). Not counting that, Press Gang on DVD.
15. Who is your best friend? Take a wild guess...
16. Who in your family do you best get along with? My mum.
17. Who do you have a crush on? Barbara Gordon for starters... yes, I *know*...
18. What time is it right now? 11.38pm
19. Are you planning a vacation / travel? Only as far as the fridge.
20. When/where was the last time you traveled? December, to the country casa de parents.
21. How many times have you been in love? More than I have call to.
22. How old will you be in 10 years? *counts on fingers* 36.
23. Where do you see yourself in 10yrs? In my chair or in bed, since it will be 11.38 at night.
24. Sinful snacking weakness: None - I don't consider snacking sinful :D
25. Roller coaster? Ah no. After that fast slide in Scotland doing my head in, I doubt a roller coaster would be much better for me.
26. Ever run out of gas? Possibly, since Meckering was on gas bottles, not mains.
27. Ever been on a train? Yes. Even a non-metro train.
28. Ever been on a blind Date? No.
29. Ever been to Europe? Yes, indeed I have.
30. What would you do if you could be the opposite sex for one day? I'm thinking...become a femme fatale. Or Batgirl. Or Catwoman.
31. Would you tell anyone it was really you? Hmmm... nah, I probably wouldn't bother going to work to tell anyone.
32. Ever been arrested? No.
33. Have a a crush on anyone you work with? Nah, just an appreciation of certain aspects of customer service. :angel:
34. What is something you believe in? Charging fines being a good idea.
35. What is something you fear? Eight-foot tall armour plated alien killing machines.
36. Big or small? See me tower over puny Galactus!
37. What is the worst physical or emotional pain you have ever experienced? Well, that time I scraped all the way down my leg coming off my bike hurt like the dickens later. Do we count the cumulative effects of schooling under emotional?
38. What is your favorite television show? How much time do you have?
39. Ever photo-shopped yourself, to look better in a picture? Occasionally to play around with various things.
40. Tell us something about your childhood? I was shorter, younger, and far poorer than I am now, and read a lot more. I was told I was smart, but was discouraged by a system that praised speed above all. Then I learned I had this niggling trace of self-respect that asked "how DARE they?" whenever someone made fun of me, no matter how much "authority" said tolet them I mean, ignore them.
41. What would it cost you to flash the person next to you? *looks around* What person?
42. Best time to catch you in a good mood? Late at night.
43. If you could be anything for one day what would it be? Shapeshifter.
44. Most prized possession? My computer.
45. Would you ever sell it? Not unless they were giving me another more up to date and bigger one. And since this one's only a couple of months old...
46. What are your pet peeves? The coalition parties - lying scumbags all. Net/txt-speak. Attempts in journals, professional organisations et al to try and "be cool" (see the 5-years-too-late "Matrix" theme for last year's library week).
47. Favorite kind of Ice Cream: Cadbury choc-chip
48. Coolest thing that happened to you today: Well, seeing the back yard return to a lawn-state was pretty nifty.
Remember I posted last week about the early start of Christmas stuff in the shops? Well, that continues as more decorations go on sale. But that isn't what I was going to mention. It isn't just the shops. Even the *trees* are getting in on the early act! We have a kind of tree here called a WA Christmas Tree (Nuytsia floribunda) so called for the time of year it flowers, and the way the flowers light like decorations. And the first ones of the season are starting to flower.
The thing I spoke of in the locked post is being dealt with. Waiting for more news.
I actually got rid of some urban jungle today - I mowed the back yard! *is given baleful looks by passing tigers, monkeys and Tarzan* Oh for pity's sake. It's now short lawned and could even be used for a game of backyard... well, tennis, maybe. Not enough room for cricket.
The DVD collection continues to come along nicely (sometime soon I need to get another of those holder things. Still with the nostalgia kick, when the late 80s/early 90s comes to life with Press Gang seasons 3 and 4, and Married With Children season 1.
Trick-or-treated from
lizblackdog:seandc's Halloween party: angriestangel dressed as the Archbishop of Accelpengraf.
auriocookie dressed as a new superhero: Compu- Midget.
boywhocantsayno dressed as a cigar.
captain_ice dressed as a hedgehog.
crusherdisciple dressed as a catcher for the Red Sox.
faith_of_borg dressed as the Lord of ConnieTown.
hopefulnebula dressed as Batman.
huntingdon dressed as Angelina Jolie.
iliana_ghemor dressed as Catherine Zeta-Jones.
inanna_ishtar dressed as the President of Puerto Rico.
jim_gamma dressed as a cat.
joeljenkins dressed as a toxic chicken.
johi36 dressed as a orchestra.
kiramowett dressed as Captain Kirk from "Star Trek".
lizblackdog dressed as Dan Fouts.
montymark dressed as the Governor of Ohio.
mutarada dressed as a bottle of Trigraf.
niorah dressed as a quarterback for the Jaguars.
njamos dressed as a pixie.
orac_zen dressed as the main character of "Life is Beautiful".
ozreison dressed as a Sara Lee employee.
pktrekgirl dressed as the Lethargic Power Ranger.
saintrobert dressed as a world.
terri_osborne dressed as a zombie.
ulva dressed as something honest, but what, specifically, you can't tell.
vesta_sgc dressed as a mean shrimp.
Throw your own party at the Hallomeme!
Created with phpNonsense
And from
vesta_sgc:What Color is Your Brain?
brought to you by Quizilla
(and yes, I've done the zombie thing...)
And I was tagged by
pktrekgirl (although if I were to show up in the AL now, I'd probably get people wondering "Who are you?"...)1. Last thing that you burned while attempting to cook? Cheese on toast... I waited a few seconds too long.
2. Describe yourself in 3 "S" words: Sean (duh). Sensational :D (ducks objects thrown by FL). Silly.
3. How long does it take you to get ready for your day? Depends how easily distracted by the radio I'm being.
4. Favorite place to blow $50.00. Quality Comics. Or JB Hifi.
5. How many people have thought you were "the one"? Three - at least, if I understood Zathras right...
6. What is something that turns you off from the opposite sex? Condescension on account of age.
7. What kind of car do you drive: None.
8. Whats in your cd-player/Ipod right now? Nothing. I was watching Press Gang on DVD earlier.
9. What celebrity would you like to have coffee with? Tony Martin, for the funny stories while drinking.
10. What celebrity wouldn't you have coffee with? The PM, or any of his band of bastards.
11. What kind of toothpaste do you use? Colgate Total Gel, usually. They didn't have any last time, so at the moment I'm using Colgate Total - with whitening!
12. What time do you go to bed? Between 12 and 1 am, usually.
13. Last movie you saw? At the cinematorium: Serenity. On DVD: Batman Begins.
14. Last TV show you watched? The Simpsons (for twas on earlier). Not counting that, Press Gang on DVD.
15. Who is your best friend? Take a wild guess...
16. Who in your family do you best get along with? My mum.
17. Who do you have a crush on? Barbara Gordon for starters... yes, I *know*...
18. What time is it right now? 11.38pm
19. Are you planning a vacation / travel? Only as far as the fridge.
20. When/where was the last time you traveled? December, to the country casa de parents.
21. How many times have you been in love? More than I have call to.
22. How old will you be in 10 years? *counts on fingers* 36.
23. Where do you see yourself in 10yrs? In my chair or in bed, since it will be 11.38 at night.
24. Sinful snacking weakness: None - I don't consider snacking sinful :D
25. Roller coaster? Ah no. After that fast slide in Scotland doing my head in, I doubt a roller coaster would be much better for me.
26. Ever run out of gas? Possibly, since Meckering was on gas bottles, not mains.
27. Ever been on a train? Yes. Even a non-metro train.
28. Ever been on a blind Date? No.
29. Ever been to Europe? Yes, indeed I have.
30. What would you do if you could be the opposite sex for one day? I'm thinking...become a femme fatale. Or Batgirl. Or Catwoman.
31. Would you tell anyone it was really you? Hmmm... nah, I probably wouldn't bother going to work to tell anyone.
32. Ever been arrested? No.
33. Have a a crush on anyone you work with? Nah, just an appreciation of certain aspects of customer service. :angel:
34. What is something you believe in? Charging fines being a good idea.
35. What is something you fear? Eight-foot tall armour plated alien killing machines.
36. Big or small? See me tower over puny Galactus!
37. What is the worst physical or emotional pain you have ever experienced? Well, that time I scraped all the way down my leg coming off my bike hurt like the dickens later. Do we count the cumulative effects of schooling under emotional?
38. What is your favorite television show? How much time do you have?
39. Ever photo-shopped yourself, to look better in a picture? Occasionally to play around with various things.
40. Tell us something about your childhood? I was shorter, younger, and far poorer than I am now, and read a lot more. I was told I was smart, but was discouraged by a system that praised speed above all. Then I learned I had this niggling trace of self-respect that asked "how DARE they?" whenever someone made fun of me, no matter how much "authority" said to
41. What would it cost you to flash the person next to you? *looks around* What person?
42. Best time to catch you in a good mood? Late at night.
43. If you could be anything for one day what would it be? Shapeshifter.
44. Most prized possession? My computer.
45. Would you ever sell it? Not unless they were giving me another more up to date and bigger one. And since this one's only a couple of months old...
46. What are your pet peeves? The coalition parties - lying scumbags all. Net/txt-speak. Attempts in journals, professional organisations et al to try and "be cool" (see the 5-years-too-late "Matrix" theme for last year's library week).
47. Favorite kind of Ice Cream: Cadbury choc-chip
48. Coolest thing that happened to you today: Well, seeing the back yard return to a lawn-state was pretty nifty.
