fear & loathing from a remote city

Monday, June 12

change

so it's been a while, and a lot has happened since i updated my blog. so i've decided it's time for another makeover, a new look...so stay tuned for a new and improved "fear & loathing from....????"

Wednesday, April 19

easter

been and gone for another year. i loved the 4 days off work, i didn't love waking up on tuesday morning having to go to work. stupid need for currency these days.

went to innercity in northbridge, a rave featuring dave seaman, anthony pappa and felix da house cat. high light - seeing dave seaman mix again, he's fantastic. low light - audio bully's (were these guys on acid or what?! worst set EVER!)

my car is running really well, thou i need to get the clutch fixed up some time soon.

might be heading up to beahc house in guilderton (hour north of perth) next weekend. should be a lot of fun.

i just watched the new west wing -- only a few eps left in my all time favourite series. hopefully it will end well and i won't wind up resenting the final series...

i think i might play my guitar for a while...

Monday, January 23

GOD i am slack

hey - about bloody time i wrote something here, but since it's late and i'm tired, it'll be short. here's a few things:

- i went to sydney for my first work conference this weekend just past. was pretty good fun, allbeit working over the weekend...
- i also had my birthday this weekend, and worked for the first time over my bday in many, many years...thou it was a conference, not really work, more sitting around listening to people
- it's australia day on thursday, so drink some (decent) aussie beer on the 26th
- i paid my car rego today - fun stuff
- my cat's breath smells like cat's food

- mike

Wednesday, December 14

vineyard spam salad

Vineyard Spam Salad - Combine grapes, spam, peapods and onions in large bowl

so says the top of my gmail haha. they've introduced RSS feeds into gmail now, and, i guess because of the name of the spam folder, i get to look at spam-related recepies whilst deleting my spam.

nice work google - you made me laugh

almost finished my 4th week of work now - 2 more days of training, the FCL xmas party on saturday nite (which if it's anything like the student flights xmas party last week - i got home at 7.30am - will be a hell of a good nite), everything's going pretty well.

my little car says hi by the way :P

- mike

Wednesday, December 7

december

this month is filled with engagements. work parties, dinners with friends, xmas, new years...it's going to be a very social month. tonight i'm off to the brass monkey to see one of my work colleagues perform as a stand up comic. katie used to do stand up in melbourne, so it should be a lot of fun.

feel free to come along :)

mike

Friday, December 2

Until there's a cure

today is World AIDS Day. there are around 50million people around the world with HIV/AIDS - so please buy a ribbon or a wrist band and help find a cure. you can find more information about world aids day at until there's a cure, worldaidsday.org and locally at the WA AIDS Council website.

Wednesday, November 30

quick post

hey all - just a quick post from work. i'm at student flights on barrack st perth - my new job!

i'll post more on what's been happening later this week

ciao

mike

Monday, November 21

mini mike

i've been back in perth for 2 months tomorrow. and as most people know, i've been looking for an old mini to drive around since then (i've wanted one since i was about 5 years old, but have just finally realised that i should maybe finally realise that dream). so i've been looking, and of course didn't find much cause they're impossible to find.

that is until today. my mother and my sister drove to bunbury, had a look at a 1978 mini clubman, and bought it! i knew pretty much everything about it, but since i was working (oh, i started my new career as a travel agent today btw) i couldn't get down there. my sister aimee drove my new little mini back home, and now she's sitting in the garage waiting for me.

i love her so. she's so cute...but still needs a name, so post comments below. here's some pics.

Friday, November 18

"i can't get to sleep,

...i think the implications. of diving in too deep, and possibly the complications. especially at night, i worry over situations. i know will be alright, perhaps its just my imagination"

i've been listening to 'Overkill' by Colin Hay (former frontman of men at work) a bit recently cause i've been playing it on my guitar. if you've seen the first ep of season 2 scrubs, you would've seen & heard colin playing this. if you haven't, get the song or watch the ep. scrubs is fast becoming one of my favourite shows.

and lost. kings got me onto lost a little while ago, and tam came through with the eps for me. but now i've watched all of season 1, and need the new ones now!!

i think zach braff has a thing for colin hays music - his track 'i just don't think i'll ever get over you' (another of my current favs) was on the garden state soundtrack, the movie that zach wrote, produced, directed and starred in. you must watch this film - best best film, i love it!

i had some news this week - as of monday, i will be the newest member of student flights barrack street! yes, traveldeskguy will once again rein - this time in an official capacity, as an international man of mystery...i mean travel consultant. so if you want to go anywhere, and you're in perth, book thru me cause i rock!

jubs bday tonite - should be a lot of fun! everyone will be getting nicely pissy.

and poker tomorrow nite at al's. get ready to lose your money boys!

Friday, November 11

tha doctaz in!

julls says some words about everyones favourite white boy rapper, docta mengle. when julls sent me this link, i almost fell off my chair with laughter. we used to listen to tha docta back in high school - private study was never the same after we heard some mengle. it changed our lives forever.

Thursday, November 10

this is the first day of my life

have you heard this song by bright eyes? i found a tab i had of it from london today when i was going thru crap so i had to hear it again...it's a nice little song, listen to it if you get the chance.

i have an interview tomorrow, but i'm not sure if i really want the job. it's sort of sales based, and i'm kinda holding out for something in the media. which is looking more and more like it's not going to come, hence the interview. so we'll see how the interview goes, it could be a fun job, i'll see how the iv goes.

my day has been pretty uneventful so far - got the mail, a letter from inland revenue (UK tax) saying that they needed another part of a form i forgot to send (cause the form specifically says to send the other two parts, not this one). and of course now i can't find the form. i had it all together about 3 weeks ago, i cleaned everything up, put everything away etc yesterday, and now i can't find this thing to save me. and it's starting to piss me off...hopefully hostelbookers can send me another one...

i was speaking to my friend olga in toronto today - she's just scored a modelling gig with rock & republic. so cool! they make some cool stuff.

prue is only a day away from being free from legal hell at uni - no more exams means this weekend is party time!! she's taking me out to dinner to celebrate her freedom (and my return to perth) on saturday nite, and then we'll be heading out somewhere for one or 12 cocktails. should be a lot of fun! good luck with your last exam tomorrow pingu.

um, i dont have anything else of any interest to write, but i'm bored. and i can't find any jobs in media. i don't know how they (the govt/centrelink) expect me to apply for 10 jobs a fortnight when there's at best maybe 3 jobs in my field per fortnight. i could apply for some crappy piece of shit job that i'll hate and probably quit in a week, but what's the point? i mean, i studied for 4 years, paid around $23,000 for two degrees, and cant find a job in media. i've got one application in at the dept of industry and resources that i would really like - communications officer. but i haven't heard back from them as yet. hmmmmmmmm

Monday, November 7

hitched

when i was in london, i got an email from my mate barney who informed me that he had FINALLY set a date for his wedding. he also asked me, as he had about 18 months earlier, if i would be one of his groomsmen. i was honoured, and after all the organisation, bucks night, tuxes and everything else that goes into a wedding, barney (mike) and louise were hitched on saturday afternoon.

the ceremony was beautiful, fairly short and simple, and we all looked great. the bridal party then packed into a nice roomy 10 seater limo and set off for the photos. a few stops in and it was almost time to turn around and head for the reception, of course not before a few bottles of bubbly had been consumed.

they had the reception at the cottesloe golf club (not the one by the ocean, the private club kind of in swanborne), and was simply amazing. good food, great drinks, fantastic company, can't ask for much more. caught up with a few old friends (and an ex) there too. we didn't make it to the casino after the wedding, basically because we were oh so tired - a bit of a shame considering we were all dressed up. was still a fun day!

congratulations to barney and louise - we'll be having a get together when you get back from your honeymoon in a few weeks!!

unfortunately i missed emma's bday on saturday because of the wedding, but i hear that everyone had a drunken and fab time...

how was your weekend?

Friday, November 4

like the movies

has anyone seen 'human traffic'? you know, that film set in cardiff about clubbing? anyway, i had a human traffic moment today. remember that scene near the beginning when the two women are chatting, and lulu says something like "here's to you for successfully gaining unemployment".

then there's a mock scene of them both standing out the front of their flat with reporters all around, and she says "thank you, it feels great to be part of the two million. i'm looking forward to sitting on my ass all day, reverse sleeping patterns, and getting in some serious richard and judy" (richard and judy is a day-time tv show in the uk).

well today i could relate - yes, traveldeskguy has officially gained unemployment benefits. even though i've been back in the country for about 6 weeks, and i've been unemployed the whole time, that scene flashed into my mind.

i'm still looking for work, as i have been since i got back from london, but at least now i can cover a few of my bills. hopefully i'll find a good job in the next few weeks - i'll keep you all posted on my progress.

Tuesday, November 1

this is clarke kent reporting

kings and i had an interesting conversation the other day. he was having some problems writing something and so was asking for my advice...the conversation was as follows:

mike: you're really talking to the wrong person, i mean, i cant find a relationship to save me
kings: yeh well, you have certain insights
kings: its your super power
mike: if only it worked on getting me a gf
kings: but thats the thing!!! you can never use your super powers on yourself!
mike: that's not fair
mike: :(
kings: your like superman - i mean hes freaking superman, but he couldnt pull to save himself. but nerd boy clarke kent was scoring
mike: hmm well, maybe i should get some thicker glasses
kings: yeh, and milder manors
mike: milder gigantic homes?
kings: and a hat with a 'press' thing in it
kings: HA

this was the pic that followed...