this could be fun
http://www.v8race.com/page/V8Race-Promotional-Video/
it is supposed to be quick. 7 laps of FUN i suspect.
just need to book
Monday, March 30, 2009
50th birthday - still going
well my birthday looks like it could take 3-6 months to actually finalise the celebrations. i am not complaining. thank you sue.
on Friday we enjoyed a great meal and night at the Loose Box (its not what you think - but i am sure it is often what you think). initially it was a restaurant in a "stables". while it is no longer so, many people eat hay i am sure.
sue had friday off (sort of) and she picked me up from work at 2:30. we drove to Mundaring (its on the outskirts of town) and after doing some administrative chores (submitting passport forms) we signed in.
we had a bottle of champagne, some fine cheese and a bottle of red while we talked about our impending migration to the UK.
the setting was wonderful, the company was fantastic and the wine and cheese were exquisite.
then we had dinner (i kid you not). which was a joy. the degustation menu with associated wines was excellent and well worth the journey and the money. Go ahead - treat yourself you wont be disappointed.
following dinner we watched tv, drank a little more wine and slept.
check out was late so around 10:00am we got up and had breakfast. this was a basket of fresh fruit, croissants, a quiche, some brioche and juice. We skipped coffee and drove back to town.
another fine event in the 50th birthday calendar.
All that remains to do now is buy a book (s) with a voucher and arrange to drive really fast around a race track in a very fast car.
life is tough in Dullsville but someone's got to do it and it might as well be us
on Friday we enjoyed a great meal and night at the Loose Box (its not what you think - but i am sure it is often what you think). initially it was a restaurant in a "stables". while it is no longer so, many people eat hay i am sure.
sue had friday off (sort of) and she picked me up from work at 2:30. we drove to Mundaring (its on the outskirts of town) and after doing some administrative chores (submitting passport forms) we signed in.
we had a bottle of champagne, some fine cheese and a bottle of red while we talked about our impending migration to the UK.
the setting was wonderful, the company was fantastic and the wine and cheese were exquisite.
then we had dinner (i kid you not). which was a joy. the degustation menu with associated wines was excellent and well worth the journey and the money. Go ahead - treat yourself you wont be disappointed.
following dinner we watched tv, drank a little more wine and slept.
check out was late so around 10:00am we got up and had breakfast. this was a basket of fresh fruit, croissants, a quiche, some brioche and juice. We skipped coffee and drove back to town.
another fine event in the 50th birthday calendar.
All that remains to do now is buy a book (s) with a voucher and arrange to drive really fast around a race track in a very fast car.
life is tough in Dullsville but someone's got to do it and it might as well be us
Thursday, March 26, 2009
girls
its funny u know (or maybe not) but i have always been a girl/women kind of man. any real friend i have had in my life (with very few exceptions) has been a girl and most have been very platonic (much to my despair on some occasions)
I cant work it out really but while i like and respect many men, pretty near all of the key people in my life are women (and i dont think i would have it any other way).
what i cant figure out is why this has happened or why it is so important in my life.
oh well i guess there is not much wrong with the current situation so why lose any sleep or hair (i know its pretty much all gone - because of the women in my life?) over it.
opinions welcomed
I cant work it out really but while i like and respect many men, pretty near all of the key people in my life are women (and i dont think i would have it any other way).
what i cant figure out is why this has happened or why it is so important in my life.
oh well i guess there is not much wrong with the current situation so why lose any sleep or hair (i know its pretty much all gone - because of the women in my life?) over it.
opinions welcomed
Friday, March 20, 2009
well hello!!
seems like an age since i wrote a post, but its only 9 days. its not that i havent sat at the computer. indeed i have, but i havent really had much i thought worth saying. tonight is not much different really but i thought i better say hello to those few precious people out there that i know call by otherwise they may simply stop dropping by.
life has suddenly got busy. a new fulltime day job, working a couple of nights a week at the bottleshop (i really enjoy the people contact associated with this job - weird really because i am an expert at holding people at arms length or further away), visiting people in care after work and thinking about going overseas and organising for it are taking up my time.
i am not complaining. i like work. i care about the people in care and i like doing things that cause me to "think" but it is consuming my hours.
it seems like i am not alone in my blogging tardiness. some of my friends are under the same pressure it appears and i have a daughter whose blog has "died" for lack of care and attention.
so now i have put you to sleep with "drivel" how about a rude joke? if you are easily offended leave now!!! otherwise scroll down.
ok i gave you a chance to leave:
a women is complaining to her mother and says I intend to leave my husband because all he wants all the time is A... Sex.
She goes on to say, "when i met him i had a A... the size of a 5c piece and now it is as big as a 50c piece.
Her mother looks at her and says, "you are married to a multi-millionaire, you live in a palace, you have fine clothes and maids/servants" and lots of beautiful clothes.....
and you are going to give all that up for 45c"
Made me laugh
life has suddenly got busy. a new fulltime day job, working a couple of nights a week at the bottleshop (i really enjoy the people contact associated with this job - weird really because i am an expert at holding people at arms length or further away), visiting people in care after work and thinking about going overseas and organising for it are taking up my time.
i am not complaining. i like work. i care about the people in care and i like doing things that cause me to "think" but it is consuming my hours.
it seems like i am not alone in my blogging tardiness. some of my friends are under the same pressure it appears and i have a daughter whose blog has "died" for lack of care and attention.
so now i have put you to sleep with "drivel" how about a rude joke? if you are easily offended leave now!!! otherwise scroll down.
ok i gave you a chance to leave:
a women is complaining to her mother and says I intend to leave my husband because all he wants all the time is A... Sex.
She goes on to say, "when i met him i had a A... the size of a 5c piece and now it is as big as a 50c piece.
Her mother looks at her and says, "you are married to a multi-millionaire, you live in a palace, you have fine clothes and maids/servants" and lots of beautiful clothes.....
and you are going to give all that up for 45c"
Made me laugh
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
horoscopes
i always wonder (especially when i get up early enough to see the hugest and orange-ish, reddish moon) whether there really is anything in the stars (i know - its not a star). notwithstanding that my future (tomorrow) because it has been delivered early because of daylight saving (does that make any difference) is:
care of Astrology.com (thank you again)
Daily Extended: March 11, 2009
AQUARIUS
January 20-February 18
You really want to get something good started today, but no one else seems very interested in doing anything but forwarding their own agenda. That doesn't mean that you can't move forward with whatever you're thinking of doing. In fact, you should! Once you start putting things into place you'll pique the curiosity of other people -- and suddenly they will want to jump on board! Sometimes you have to get the party started on your own before anyone will join you.
___________
Its party time (but not business time - despite the fact it is wednesday at least today. see daylight saving does make a difference).
maybe i will go visit someone in hospital and see if i can cause a stir
care of Astrology.com (thank you again)
Daily Extended: March 11, 2009
AQUARIUS
January 20-February 18
You really want to get something good started today, but no one else seems very interested in doing anything but forwarding their own agenda. That doesn't mean that you can't move forward with whatever you're thinking of doing. In fact, you should! Once you start putting things into place you'll pique the curiosity of other people -- and suddenly they will want to jump on board! Sometimes you have to get the party started on your own before anyone will join you.
___________
Its party time (but not business time - despite the fact it is wednesday at least today. see daylight saving does make a difference).
maybe i will go visit someone in hospital and see if i can cause a stir
Friday, March 6, 2009
13 months
well the time has come... for all good things to come to an end. It is hard to believe that i have not had a "real job" since 1 feb 2008. how time flies when you are having fun.
so what does a man do when he is not "working"?
- he cooks and he cleans (well some do apparently)
- he helps kids learn how to drive (maybe)
- he does a few odd jobs - including a couple of backyard blitz'
- he reads the paper and magazines (cooking ones actually) (but no books - i cant believe that)
- he rides his bike less often than when he was working (go figure)
- he starts, but never completes french lessons so he still has "un peu francaise"
- he does some manual labour - like window/carpet cleaning, being a brickies labourer and working in a bottle shop
- he spends a bit of time with his dad (especially when he was first in hospital)
- he sets up a consulting business (well sort of)
- he applies for probably 25-30 real jobs (but only those that really interest him)
- he loses money (lots of it) like everyone who ever owned a share
- he loses no weight (despite his best intentions)
- he changes his outlook on life (well sort of)
So after turning the big 50 and getting a real job and also learning that he (and his remaining nuclear family in Perth) are off to London later in the year what does he do?
- he goes off to his "real job" for 8.00am on Monday and gives them his best
- he carries on working in the bottleshop (tues/fri nights); and
- he gets set to go to London (in 25 weeks and there is so much to do/think about)
life is going to get real interesting/busy again real soon (like Monday morning).
Oh - i did manage a 10 day actual holiday in the 13 month i was off. strange really i might of had more "formal" holidays if i had actually been working.
Do i regret a minute of it - definitely not. it was fantastic to have a year without real structure.
Am i ready for the next 6 months - you bet, let me at it.
beyond that who knows what life holds? I dont and frankly i dont care. Sometimes we worry about things we simply have no control over.
I feel lucky - i now live with a sense that the days will look after themselves without too much interference from me and we will be OK or better (in a relative sense)
so what does a man do when he is not "working"?
- he cooks and he cleans (well some do apparently)
- he helps kids learn how to drive (maybe)
- he does a few odd jobs - including a couple of backyard blitz'
- he reads the paper and magazines (cooking ones actually) (but no books - i cant believe that)
- he rides his bike less often than when he was working (go figure)
- he starts, but never completes french lessons so he still has "un peu francaise"
- he does some manual labour - like window/carpet cleaning, being a brickies labourer and working in a bottle shop
- he spends a bit of time with his dad (especially when he was first in hospital)
- he sets up a consulting business (well sort of)
- he applies for probably 25-30 real jobs (but only those that really interest him)
- he loses money (lots of it) like everyone who ever owned a share
- he loses no weight (despite his best intentions)
- he changes his outlook on life (well sort of)
So after turning the big 50 and getting a real job and also learning that he (and his remaining nuclear family in Perth) are off to London later in the year what does he do?
- he goes off to his "real job" for 8.00am on Monday and gives them his best
- he carries on working in the bottleshop (tues/fri nights); and
- he gets set to go to London (in 25 weeks and there is so much to do/think about)
life is going to get real interesting/busy again real soon (like Monday morning).
Oh - i did manage a 10 day actual holiday in the 13 month i was off. strange really i might of had more "formal" holidays if i had actually been working.
Do i regret a minute of it - definitely not. it was fantastic to have a year without real structure.
Am i ready for the next 6 months - you bet, let me at it.
beyond that who knows what life holds? I dont and frankly i dont care. Sometimes we worry about things we simply have no control over.
I feel lucky - i now live with a sense that the days will look after themselves without too much interference from me and we will be OK or better (in a relative sense)
Monday, March 2, 2009
vicky christina barcelona
Sue and i went to see this movie today (on Mel's recommendation - sort of).
this is an interesting film well worth the entry fee. Barcelona looks like a great city to visit (who knows we might just go) but the story line (sexuality/fidelity) was much more interesting at least to me.
God knows how P Cruz got an oscar for her role though (she was just a bit player really - a sort of attractive one - but still a bit player). PS - the brunette could ......(not kidding)
if you havent seen it and want a good film experience with some intellectual/personal challenge do yourself a favour
this is an interesting film well worth the entry fee. Barcelona looks like a great city to visit (who knows we might just go) but the story line (sexuality/fidelity) was much more interesting at least to me.
God knows how P Cruz got an oscar for her role though (she was just a bit player really - a sort of attractive one - but still a bit player). PS - the brunette could ......(not kidding)
if you havent seen it and want a good film experience with some intellectual/personal challenge do yourself a favour
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