The Moose Blog

#5

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:24:53 GMT

Have to come in to work on my day off, as Siobhan's son is sick ;_;

It's ok, I was probably just going to play WoW, and I can probably do that here anyway.

#4- Quick update.

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:44:44 GMT

I almost forgot to post today.

I went to DDR with hammond , and ran into Nick and Amber. While we were in the city, we tried this frozen yoghurt place next to Rocking Horse, which was freaking awesome. I suggest you try it.

Might write later tomorrow.

#3- The future is a scary place.

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:30:36 GMT

So I have been feeling more and more useless working in an internet cafe, and I find my brain is slowly melting into goo. I really want to start learning and doing something productive. Alas, I have missed out on semester one enrolments because of my indecision and laziness, but I finally started looking into courses and things that would interest me. At first I was looking into doing Veterinary Nursing or Game Design. After a bit of reading I have decided against vet nursing. I read through the course list and there wasn't any... well, spark. It all sounded interesting for the most part, but really... Not interesting enough.

So I went to the Qantm website, because if I were doing Game Design, I would prefer qantm to Griffith or any other uni. My only other option would be to move interstate, but I don't think I am ready yet. So anyway, I was looking at the fees firstly, fully expecting to have to save for at least a year before I could even afford to go, then I saw that they are HELP (HECS for the old school folk) approved. This, is fucking awesome.

I looked and Game Design and while sounding quite interesting I still have reservations about my lack of talent (I'm not after compliments here. I can draw to a point, but I am no way spectacular, and to get a place in the industry, you really do need to be fantastic.) and also the lack of stability in an industry that, while somewhat gaining success in Australia, still isn't a very stable choice. I had a look at the other courses at qantm, and one caught my eye. Its a course for a Bachelor in Creative Media (with a major in Interactive Media). The more I read into it the more appealing it seems. Basically it deals with any kind of interactive media (obviously), like DVDs, touch screens, websites, flash programs, sound, etc, etc. It also covers design and programming, and there's a lot of money to be made in that field. The best thing about it is that the course is so diverse and the industry is booming, so theres a very high chance of a job after I graduate.

Link to the course is here, http://www.qantm.com.au/courses/degree_multimedia.cfm

I'm not sure if they accept mid year enrolments so if any of you know anything about qantm it would be greatly appreciated.

Now I am extending it to you peeps who know me well :P I commonly look at things with rose tinted glasses, and I do need an outside perspective before I jump into uni again (It's an expensive mistake I don't want to make twice!). Do you think this course suits me? Any other suggestions? Point out flaws too, because I need to know!

#2

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:55:14 GMT

We have to clean the house for an inspection tomorrow. We have to make a nice comfortable nook to hide manny in the cupboard, haha.

Not much else to report. Drama at work, and as usual, it's always unnecessary. *sigh*. I don't really want to say much else though, because as far as I am concerned it is sorted. I made some steam accounts for Elysium's Dawn of War accounts, and yep, steam is still gay.

Can you take the Livejournal challenge?

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:48:40 GMT

I was talking to hammond about how little I post, and I realised that I only ever really post when I am feeling emo. So Hammond has challenged me to post once a day for a whole month, to see how I go. I honestly don't think many interesting things happen to me, but March is going to be a good month for me so I figure why not.

I had an incredible time last night, Hammond and I went to see Amanda Palmer and the Danger Ensemble at the Tivoli. I had never been to the Tivoli before and was hugely impressed. It's such a beautiful place compared to other venues I have been to. Loft-styled balconies, dim, yet nice lighting, high roof, and quite a big stage. I really did suit Amanda Palmer too. Very cabaret.

The concert opened with a violinist called Lyndon Chester, who was incredibly talented. After that, was Zoe Keating, who was fucking incredible. She plays a cello and layers her music. Those who are familiar with Owen Pallett/Final Fantasy will know what I mean. For those who don't, basically she will play a few bars of music while recording it, loop it, then play another piece over that. It's really incredible watching her do something live that would usually take hours of recording to replicate. We were so impressed we both rushed to buy CDs after the show and had them signed too.

Finally it was Amanda Palmer's turn. Even though I had been to a gig with her and the Danger Ensemble before, it completely blew me away. They have had another year to tour together since I had seen them, which resulted in a far more polished, well done act. There's one thing I don't think anyone can argue, that Amanda Palmer can put on a fucking show like no other. It's not just a concert, but a real stage performance. They really played on the theme of her latest album 'Who Killed Amanda Palmer?' with an introduction by Neil Gaiman (!!! on the phone, apparently. Hammond thinks it was a recording but I am hopeful it was him irl. Probably not though :P) On a side note, I found out it is pronounced 'Gay-man'. Life as I know is being challenged. It's pretty neat, Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman wrote all these short stories for the 'Who Killed Amanda Palmer' coffee table book, which will be amazing, and I can't wait til it comes out.

Afterwards we stuck around to get stuff signed and say hello. Hammond got a hug and was in a little bit of euphoria for the rest of the night :P We got home late (Amanda was on and singing for two and a half hours :O) and I went straight to bed to get up for work 5 hours later ;_;. Surprisingly, I'm not too tired, in fact I am quite cheerful. Surprising what a concert will do for you emotional wellbeing.

Oh. I also have a twitter. Because micro-blogging is the new cool thing. My username is 'Mistymoose' as always. I don't know who has a twitter, but add me if you do.

Holy mother of christ, Puppies!

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:55:35 GMT

This has to be the most amazingly cute thing I have seen in a while. Its a live streaming video of a litter of puppies. Hideously adorable ones.

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/11/live_streaming_puppy_video_wha.php#comment

I gushed butterflies so hard.

A post with content to come later, maybe. For now I will just say that work is fun, and bosses are rad, and scrapz is still the fucken bomb.

I'm a little late on the bandwagon but...

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:33:31 GMT

Castle Crashers is awesome.

As is megaman 9. WOW.

I love my 360 so hard right now.

squiffle

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:46:01 GMT

Wow.

I pre-ordered Amanda Palmer's new album, 'Who Killed Amanda Palmer?' online. It isn't out until the 15th, but as a thank you to the listeners we instantly get a digital copy of the cd with an extra song that she and Neil Gaiman wrote. It is seriously awesome. There are a couple of songs that I think are a little bit too Ben Folds-esque (Seeing as he produced the album and all) but for the most part it's awesome. It is a lot more epic than The Dresden Dolls (what with strings and the piano is a lot more melodical as well).

Also as part of the internet preorder we all recieved a few pdf files, one with the lyrics to all the songs, one was a letter of thanks for purchasing the album, and also photos and part of the story she and Neil Gaiman have written. She really did hammer in the part about buying the music. She didn't bag out people who did download music, but she got pretty enthused about the whole thing.

On a lighter note...

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:48:57 GMT

Amanda Palmer is fucking amazing. This is one of her new songs, Astronaut, from her soon-to-be-released solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer? Its also produced by Ben Folds. If you don't realise how much I am squeeing right now, you don't know me well :P

Batman and other such things.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:35:28 GMT

I saw The Dark Knight on Wednesday. It was all kinds of wonderful, although I am going to possibly upset people and say it could have been shorter. It was definitely all about the villains. Heath Ledger was incredible, not saying that because he's dead, but really, because he was. I found it interesting that he was doing these horribly evil things, but I was still laughing at it. Perhaps I am morbid like that. I won't spoil it. If you haven't seen it already. GO. Your children aren't as important and I am sure they can look after themselves for a while.

I got the most horrible shock from a staff member that thought it would be funny to jump out with a Scarecrow mask while I was counting the cash. If you don't know he is the stuff of many of my childhood nightmares :(

Other than that, work life and love are pretty darn good. This week the bosses are negotiating new wages for all the staff, which is fantastic, they all definitely deserve it. I love my home, the Valley life is definitely the life for me. I don't think I have felt more at home anywhere than how I feel right now. We still need to think for a name for it :)

I should not get drunk.

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:36:03 GMT

I thought it was all good, but apparently there is some stuff I didn't remember.

I am not going to live this down for a while.

On a lighter note, Coldplay's new album is rad. It took me a while to gather myself to listen to it, I am pleasantly surprised.

Lonely and sleepless :(

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:50:46 GMT

I can't sleep without being spooned anymore :wail: Oh, bitter dependance.

Scrapz is away for the week and I seem to be having trouble falling asleep. It took me four hours :( Worst thing is, I am opening tomorrow (in eight hours) so I need a wee bit of shut eye. I am considering pulling an all nighter so I can at least sleep well tomorrow. I am not sure whether my customers and staff will appreciate grumpy and sleep deprived Moose. Although, if I hit that second wind I might be alright.

*le sigh*

Team Fortress 2 and Smash Bros Brawl are very tempting at the moment.

I needs the internet :(

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:26:30 GMT

So the Attachment and I have been here at Cathedral Place for a little over a week now. I love it ALOT but due to telstra being a bunch of faggy mcfagfags we don't have our phone line working, which meas we are yet to have our internets connected. I am doing alright, but seeing as the end of uni draws near, and this means assignments, accessing my readings and whatnot becomes somewhat difficult without the net :(

So this morning I sat in various spots around the balcony trying to find some form of wireless that wasn't password protected, and I came across some internet cafes connection. Although I did have to pay for it, this is somewhat convenient. It drops out at odd times, but it did stay until I had downloaded a reasonable amount of readings for my next assessment. Yay =D I'll be locked away for the next few days.

I spent the next few moments reading through livejournal posts. It is good to see everyone is alive and well.

Hello Geekhouse =D <3 Good to hear that Denis is settling in, even with the unfortunate water crisis :( Funny though, I think the time the Attachment and I were there, it barely rained so we never noticed it. I will try and visit once uni holidays start and I have some more free time.

As for me, work for the most part is good, love and home are awesome, I don't think I have felt more at home and comfortable. Family is definitely getting better.

I will post again when we get internet.

A home: I has one.

Sun, 25 May 2008 02:16:47 GMT

So Scrapz and I are offcialy Valley folk. We moved all our junk in yesterday and are slowly acquiring the essential homewares stuff for the house. We may have a housewarming somethingorother eventually but for now we are wanting to settle in :) We have an excellent view at night too =D

Our net isn't going to be connected for a little while (I am at an internet kiosk at the moment- would you look at what I have to resort to?!) so I won't be on as frequently as I once was.

So take care and hold your dramas until I get my net back- so I can be updated ;)

Also, I am worried. I am unsure of a situation or what exactly is going on, but I must say, I am a tad worried.

Holy shit fuck christ!

Mon, 19 May 2008 23:52:03 GMT

The Attachment and I has an apartment! In Cathedral Place! Oh my God!

Hello again Valley, I missed yew.

Foo Fighters...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:15:57 GMT

...Was feckin' awesome =D

Has to be one of the longest and loudest concerts I have been to.

Perhaps I am just getting old.

But seriously, I think the encore was about 8 songs long.

<3

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:45:32 GMT

Happy anniversary zparcs

<3 xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Thanks for putting up with me :P I luffs yew

One day down.

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:19:22 GMT

So I had my first day of uni today, and I must say I am generally enjoying myself. I can tell though that eventually I am going to tire of Mondays, as six hours straight with one ten minute break is a bit hardcore.

My first subject was 'People and the Environtment'. It is a totally greenie subject, nonetheless fascinating, I suppose. It's all about global warming and pretty much everything highlighted in 'An Inconvenient Truth'. While I do find the way the world interesting the lecturers did hava a good habit of making us feel bad for our own misdeeds. I mean, I recycle and I catch public transport but 'Omfg how could you not be involved in some voluntary act to help our precious eco-system?' etc etc etc. So while I am enjoying the subject itself it seems to make me feel rather guilty for having little to no knowledge on the current status of our environment and whatnot. I mean, I follow news enough to know we signed the Kyoto Protocol but my knowledge doesn't go much further than that. But alas, I suppose keeping up with current affairs will be important as a teacher.

On another but generally related note, I am finding it difficult to make friends with the people in my environment class. Most of them are jocks and girls, I cant really find a relatable person in there. It's a bit sad, but I have decided it is ok not to be the most socially adept person around. I'm finally embracing the socially awkward child I have grown up to be.

In Drama its another story. I feel like I am finally happy with where I am now. I'm so happy to be doing what I really want to do. It makes me excited that I will finally be involved again in plays, and practical assessment. One of my final assessments is a three minute Shakespearian monologue. I am going to go borrow a bunch of plays to decide what one I am going to do. I would love to do Lady Macbeth because playing the bad guy is fun but I am assuming it has been done alot in the past. (Well, the plays have been around for 500 odd years, but you know.) I like the people in my class too. It's such an odd mix, but I like how everyone leaves their judgements at the door so that we can work as a whole. That's what I like most about a drama class. I'm such a nerd for that kind of stuff.

Tomorrow I have my first class on Ancient Studies and Medieval History which I am probably the most excited about. I hope I have a good lecturer, 'cause history is definitely what the teacher makes it.

Anyways, enough blabbering, off to do something else.

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:39:38 GMT

I haven't posted in a while.

Managing is going pretty smoothly, no real hiccups as of yet which I am incredibly thankful for, I think now I finally have my bearings and I should be ok. The last few weeks have seen an influx of new staff. This is kind of sad as it reaffirms the fact that all the old-school peeps I have come to love have moved onto greener pastures (You lucky bastards). I am happy for you all, just jealous is all. The new staff are pretty good, I am hoping that I will eventually warm to them, but at this point in time, I am finding it more and more difficult to relate to the junior staff. Even though it is only a few years difference, I don't know, I just... I think I have seperated myself so far away from everything I knew in high school that hearing those old dramas is rather alien to me.

I start Uni is less than two weeks. I am in a mild panic mode, like the first day of high school. I literally know no one, and while I can be a generally social person when I feel like it, I just feel that after a year in my rather small social circle, I have lost alot of the confidence around people that I used to have. All of a sudden I feel very self concious (Which is happening a lot more these days). And I know, the whole be yourself spiel, I get it, I get it. Also, I haven't even started saving for textbooks, because I didn't realise how close it was :S But it'll be fine, putting away monies isn't too much of an issue anymore.

I actually noticed today how much visible weight I have gained in the past year. I remember when you could see my ribs because I was so tiny. The weight gain is a good thing, so don't get all pissy on me :P I am just surprised how much different I look. I think I am now pushing about 15 Kilos from when I was at the lowest weight I have ever been about a year and a half ago. I am really pleased about this.

Another saving venture for me is a new computer. I am especially excited about this because I am going to build it myself from scratch =D I'm pretty excited. Cause I am a nerd like that.

Anyhows, that's enough for now.

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Fucking win.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:43:58 GMT

+1 Juno Soundtrack
+100 Awesome

'I don't see what anyone else could see in anyone else... But you.'

Teehee.

Whaaaaaahaaaat?!

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:52:34 GMT

I begin managing in seven days.

Are you scared? I am.

Hair and stuff.

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:42:54 GMT

I got my hair done. It looks really good, but I'm kind of disappointed with the service...

I was in there for seriously, four hours, and they got dye on my face. *sigh* And it was pretty damned expensive too. I should start going to the hairdressing school. At least it is cheap.

In other non related news, I got a text yesterday morning from the boss to tell me what a great job I have been doing, and I have been handling the pressure really well. It's nice to get reminders that you are doing a good job every now and then. For those who don't know, The Laren (My two collective bosses) have been putting the pressure on me to see how well I can handle managing tasks. I think I have been doing pretty well, but it got kind of sucky when I wasn't getting any feedback.

Anyhows, enough for now. I get to see long lost friend Fiona, which I am pretty damn chuffed about.

:(

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:58:15 GMT

I miss my friends.

I miss staying up all night to talk about everything and anything. I hope tomorrow when I see the peeps that it doesn't feel different.

Amber, Max, Kathlyn, Jono, the rest of the crowd. I miss you :( I don't have really close friends anymore and I want it back :(

The year that has been...

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:20:30 GMT

So 2007, looking back, what did you have for me? The were highs, there were lows. For most of the people around me it looks like 2007 was a generally crappy year. Except for Kevin Rudd. I suppose I should start with the lowlights and then finish on a more positive note. Yay for life changing events and such.

Omfg Lowlights

-Losing contact with friends
-Nanna passed away
-Parents splitting up
-Seeing friendships around you fall apart

Now I suppose it is time to step on neutral ground. There were a couple of events that were neither good, nor bad, but nonetheless, influential. The most important event I can think of is the separation of myself and my mother for good. I suppose this can be seen as either a good thing or a bad thing depending on who's side you're on. I suppose it is better than worse, as she really was emotionally draining and worse than that. Still, people want a mother in their lives.

Finally, the highlights. There were a few, as there always are.

-The commencement of the 'Scrapz/Moose' Saga. (aka, Super cool boyfriend, aka, The Attachment' (This is by far the highest of the highlights :))
-GEEKHAUS
-Getting closer to the people around me, and talking on a deeper level
-Re-Creating a new relationship with my Dad and Sister
-MEETING AMANDA PALMER OMFG
-And I know it hasn't happened yet, but I am really looking forward to my first Two Shot Christmas. I can add it cause its still in 07, after all :)

2008 seems like a better year for everyone. I am starting my first year of uni (Funnily enough, the prospect of studying doesn't seem so daunting to me now.) while others are finishing and heading into the 'real world'. Some are even saying hello to foreign lands, those of whom I am rather jealous :)

News Years Resolutions? I don't have one yet. I'll get back to you.

Win!

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:16:07 GMT

I had the wonderful pleasure of seeing and meeting Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls and The Red Paintings. They have a fantastic stage presence, and I would pay to see them again in a heartbeat. I suggest to all to give The Red Paintings a listen if you haven't already, and check them out this Saturday too =D (I can't, for I am poor) :( As my closing plug, they do a fantastic cover of 'Mercy Seat' by Nick Cave.

Anyway, enough of my shameless plugging. My first girl crush ever, Amanda Palmer, kissed me on the forehead. *Teehee* My one and only photo for the night:

I am totally cool right now. If anyone has photos from the night I would greatly appreciate them. It was as much a visual experience as it was a musical.

SQUEE