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Has anyone seen Close to Home? Is it a good show? Was thinking of tracking it down to dl and watch. Mostly for Christian Kane, but the description sounds good on imdb! Is he in the first or second season of the show? Or is he throughout, guest-staring?
Has anyone got any programs for converting .m4a files to .mp3 files? (.m4a files don't play on my mp3 player) I got a bunch of Bic Runga songs from my phd friend Sally. Happily, she converted them for me, but I discovered I'd gotten Birds from someone, some time, and it's all .m4a files. I didn't know she was a Kiwi! This is happy-making. Also got Lily Allen's new album off of her. Next year I hope to have a job and hence be able to afford to buy CDs again...
Had three parties this weekend. Eurovision party on Friday night. That was fun! I really did enjoy the winning song. And was proud of Estonia's entry! :D My Granny's Estonian Saturday my brother and his gf had their house-warming. That was fun! Not stressful with many people I did not know. I know many of my brother's friends, even when I consistently forget their names... *sigh*
And Saturday night was Karen's "Sexy Party" (read: Porn Party). I went as a Sexy French office worker - I did not shave my legs. heh heh heh (wore a long skirt with high-covering boots anyway, but still, the hair was there and I had an "excuse"). It was a challenge to come up with an outfit that did not have me looking gross, due to the weight I'm currently carrying. But I think I managed it. I wore a dark purple top that was a "tight fitting" top, but not in a bad size-too-small way.
Also attempted to do smoky eye-shadow. Wasn't fantastic, but given the dark lighting, I think it looked good despite this. Didn't get anyone to take pictures of me on my camera, but a couple people did take pictures of me on theirs, so I'll link to them when they're uploaded on Facebook. But until then, I have uploaded the pictures I took on my own camera here. I even logged out of Facebook, discovered that tags do not show up unless you're logged in, so I made comments so you know who everyone relevant is.
People to take note of: Matt (who un-tagged himself sometime today - awww!). He is shirtless. But has rather unimpressive chest hair in my book. He and Katie are on the cusp of being a couple. Or might already be, unofficially. Either way, they were so cute together! So I took heaps of photos. Katie being in the French Maid's outfit. She had the outfit lying around (apparently from a 21st hehe). Kent (who requested he not be tagged). Check out his chest hair! And arm hair. And, well, his general body hair! RAWR!!! Way more impressive here than in those pool-party photos *giggles*
I do not recall exactly how the two of them were convinced to lose their shirts. Perhaps related to the fact that Kent was not dressed for the party. In fact, in my opinion, he was wearing what quite possibly were his pjs - the t-shirt was horrible! And I think he may have been wearing track pants! lol Lame. However, I think that the other Katie, Katie W. may have encouraged/made him take it off. She was fun. She likes to brand boys behinds with a hot knife. Yep! She's from MN (explains everything, no?).
lost track of things when I... stopped typing...
Tim and Lucas rocked up way-late. Tim's shirt was unbuttoned. RAWR! Comparable, but not as lush as Kent's. hehe Lucas was saddened and refused to show his chest, feeling jealous of the other boys' chest hair. Apparently he is lacking in that department. That boy has serious hair-issues. He does not like his hair either. Poor thing. Poor sweet thing. I went to unbutton his shirt and he said, "Fuck off!!" Then immediately turned apologised. Anyone else, and those words would hurt, but he's the type of guy who you know is too sweet to mean them.
Oh! Oh! So Kent had left early because the poor thing had work at 5:30am, but there was a wondrous conversation going on between Matt, Tim and Lucas at one point. They were clearly talking in some sort of code about girls. They are all physics lab demonstrators and apparently Tim had had an eye on a girl and when she'd handed in a lab report for marking, he'd jotted down her number! Matt and Tim apparently are of the belief that someone doesn't write their number in that box unless they like their demonstrator/want them to have it... HAHAHA (Lucas and myself being of the fill-out-every-box-because-it-asks-you-to side of the coin)
I think Lucas has his eye on a girl, too! I think he was asking for advice on approaching girls. Mind you, all this was in code so they may have been talking about instructing. But I doubt it very much. But Tim potentially calling up a girl he demonstrated to? How sweet! In a sweetly, stalking manner.
I enjoyed the evening. Potentially making a fool of myself, but in a way in that I was not embarrassed and hence did not care. I brought a porno... People did not make it through. Leaving after penetration of the penis was made into the other man's butt... Katie and Lucas, however, simply carried on a conversation about gay male friends. I think Lucas is slightly bi-curious, though unlikely to ever act upon said curiosity.
Left at the same time as Katie and Matt (Katie giving Matt a "lift home") and also Tim and Katie W. (giving her a lift, too I suppose! :P). Karen was moping in her room about something or other. That girl has dreadful mood swings. She really ought to talk to someone about that...
And such was my weekend!
Today would have been my mum's 53rd birthday. I decided I would not mourn today. I would celebrate. I would keep up my mood! Had I not been so knackered and sleep-deprived, I would have gone out. Either to the footy with my aunts, or to my brother's, or to my Nanna's with some flowers. I stayed home in my pjs instead. But it was a good day. And me and Cas snuggled together for a while to boot. Really! I had him on my hand and my face resting on my fingers, and he nuzzled me! :) Eventually he found himself up on my messy bun. He likes it up there :D
Finally, I would like to comment on a couple things. On two pieces of advice I have been given by women in my life:
From my mother, the one piece of life advice she gave me one time was that Size doesn't matter. I shall always remember this very poignant fact. It is quite possible that all the gigantic penises in porn could have created false expectations had I not heard this. Of course, I could always assume that I would have had the sense to realise that porn is not how sex always is, and hence I'd have figured it out. But I think it is an important piece of advice related to how my mother raised me. Expectations of others do not have to be lived up to, and can quite often be degrading and/or unachievable. However, if the guy had a 2 inch dick and no chest hair? I'm not sure we'd be able to make it ;)
And I'd like to bring up a related bit of advice my Granny gave me - never be with a man who is not your intellectual equal. Well, I think she said never go out with a man who is dumber than you. *shrugs* It was something along those lines. I've often had crushes on guys clearly not as smart as I am. I think that this piece of advice, though, is likely to allow myself to be happier in the long run. I know I could not be happy with a man who does not have a desire for knowledge and/or lacks the intellect to acquire it.
One day I may meet a man who could fall in love with me. I hope he's smart enough to figure me out. And I shall wish with all my heart that I can fall in love with him right back.
Has anyone got any programs for converting .m4a files to .mp3 files? (.m4a files don't play on my mp3 player) I got a bunch of Bic Runga songs from my phd friend Sally. Happily, she converted them for me, but I discovered I'd gotten Birds from someone, some time, and it's all .m4a files. I didn't know she was a Kiwi! This is happy-making. Also got Lily Allen's new album off of her. Next year I hope to have a job and hence be able to afford to buy CDs again...
Had three parties this weekend. Eurovision party on Friday night. That was fun! I really did enjoy the winning song. And was proud of Estonia's entry! :D My Granny's Estonian Saturday my brother and his gf had their house-warming. That was fun! Not stressful with many people I did not know. I know many of my brother's friends, even when I consistently forget their names... *sigh*
And Saturday night was Karen's "Sexy Party" (read: Porn Party). I went as a Sexy French office worker - I did not shave my legs. heh heh heh (wore a long skirt with high-covering boots anyway, but still, the hair was there and I had an "excuse"). It was a challenge to come up with an outfit that did not have me looking gross, due to the weight I'm currently carrying. But I think I managed it. I wore a dark purple top that was a "tight fitting" top, but not in a bad size-too-small way.
Also attempted to do smoky eye-shadow. Wasn't fantastic, but given the dark lighting, I think it looked good despite this. Didn't get anyone to take pictures of me on my camera, but a couple people did take pictures of me on theirs, so I'll link to them when they're uploaded on Facebook. But until then, I have uploaded the pictures I took on my own camera here. I even logged out of Facebook, discovered that tags do not show up unless you're logged in, so I made comments so you know who everyone relevant is.
People to take note of: Matt (who un-tagged himself sometime today - awww!). He is shirtless. But has rather unimpressive chest hair in my book. He and Katie are on the cusp of being a couple. Or might already be, unofficially. Either way, they were so cute together! So I took heaps of photos. Katie being in the French Maid's outfit. She had the outfit lying around (apparently from a 21st hehe). Kent (who requested he not be tagged). Check out his chest hair! And arm hair. And, well, his general body hair! RAWR!!! Way more impressive here than in those pool-party photos *giggles*
I do not recall exactly how the two of them were convinced to lose their shirts. Perhaps related to the fact that Kent was not dressed for the party. In fact, in my opinion, he was wearing what quite possibly were his pjs - the t-shirt was horrible! And I think he may have been wearing track pants! lol Lame. However, I think that the other Katie, Katie W. may have encouraged/made him take it off. She was fun. She likes to brand boys behinds with a hot knife. Yep! She's from MN (explains everything, no?).
lost track of things when I... stopped typing...
Tim and Lucas rocked up way-late. Tim's shirt was unbuttoned. RAWR! Comparable, but not as lush as Kent's. hehe Lucas was saddened and refused to show his chest, feeling jealous of the other boys' chest hair. Apparently he is lacking in that department. That boy has serious hair-issues. He does not like his hair either. Poor thing. Poor sweet thing. I went to unbutton his shirt and he said, "Fuck off!!" Then immediately turned apologised. Anyone else, and those words would hurt, but he's the type of guy who you know is too sweet to mean them.
Oh! Oh! So Kent had left early because the poor thing had work at 5:30am, but there was a wondrous conversation going on between Matt, Tim and Lucas at one point. They were clearly talking in some sort of code about girls. They are all physics lab demonstrators and apparently Tim had had an eye on a girl and when she'd handed in a lab report for marking, he'd jotted down her number! Matt and Tim apparently are of the belief that someone doesn't write their number in that box unless they like their demonstrator/want them to have it... HAHAHA (Lucas and myself being of the fill-out-every-box-because-it-asks-you-to side of the coin)
I think Lucas has his eye on a girl, too! I think he was asking for advice on approaching girls. Mind you, all this was in code so they may have been talking about instructing. But I doubt it very much. But Tim potentially calling up a girl he demonstrated to? How sweet! In a sweetly, stalking manner.
I enjoyed the evening. Potentially making a fool of myself, but in a way in that I was not embarrassed and hence did not care. I brought a porno... People did not make it through. Leaving after penetration of the penis was made into the other man's butt... Katie and Lucas, however, simply carried on a conversation about gay male friends. I think Lucas is slightly bi-curious, though unlikely to ever act upon said curiosity.
Left at the same time as Katie and Matt (Katie giving Matt a "lift home") and also Tim and Katie W. (giving her a lift, too I suppose! :P). Karen was moping in her room about something or other. That girl has dreadful mood swings. She really ought to talk to someone about that...
And such was my weekend!
Today would have been my mum's 53rd birthday. I decided I would not mourn today. I would celebrate. I would keep up my mood! Had I not been so knackered and sleep-deprived, I would have gone out. Either to the footy with my aunts, or to my brother's, or to my Nanna's with some flowers. I stayed home in my pjs instead. But it was a good day. And me and Cas snuggled together for a while to boot. Really! I had him on my hand and my face resting on my fingers, and he nuzzled me! :) Eventually he found himself up on my messy bun. He likes it up there :D
Finally, I would like to comment on a couple things. On two pieces of advice I have been given by women in my life:
From my mother, the one piece of life advice she gave me one time was that Size doesn't matter. I shall always remember this very poignant fact. It is quite possible that all the gigantic penises in porn could have created false expectations had I not heard this. Of course, I could always assume that I would have had the sense to realise that porn is not how sex always is, and hence I'd have figured it out. But I think it is an important piece of advice related to how my mother raised me. Expectations of others do not have to be lived up to, and can quite often be degrading and/or unachievable. However, if the guy had a 2 inch dick and no chest hair? I'm not sure we'd be able to make it ;)
And I'd like to bring up a related bit of advice my Granny gave me - never be with a man who is not your intellectual equal. Well, I think she said never go out with a man who is dumber than you. *shrugs* It was something along those lines. I've often had crushes on guys clearly not as smart as I am. I think that this piece of advice, though, is likely to allow myself to be happier in the long run. I know I could not be happy with a man who does not have a desire for knowledge and/or lacks the intellect to acquire it.
One day I may meet a man who could fall in love with me. I hope he's smart enough to figure me out. And I shall wish with all my heart that I can fall in love with him right back.