I think you'll squeal with excitement that this entry is nowhere near as cryptic as the last. Yes, it's time for my monthly update (that I wish was something more along the lines of daily) and I've gotta be honest and say that I've really done little in the past month.

In the last week of February I did a Bar Course at the Indooroopilly Hotel to get my RSA. It was an experience, but it's now been nearly 3 weeks later and I still don't have a job from it (or my actual hardcopy RSA certificate either) so that's a bit disappointing. However, things are looking up as I might have scored a position working at the Glen Hotel thanks to a few old family ties and friendships.

I treated myself to a new 30GB Ipod and I gotta say it's worth every cent. I'm a big music lover and you just appreciate it so much more when your doing nothing but walking and absorbing the sounds. I've started to put my DVD's onto it too starting with the classic Dodgeball but also That 70's Show and Scrubs.

I've still managed to continue the tradition of going to the beach every Thursday and Saturday (albeit a few odd days) which I'm proud of. I started the week after uni (my count, first week of November) and it's now march and I'm still powering through. I think that brings my beach trip count up to something around 30 times. It's been great fun though and the 6am start really wakes you up and helps you get the most out of your day. It's also helped me build a nice tan that I hope won't fade too much through winter. I don't see the tradition stopping anytime soon as the water is still really warm!
Next summer I'm really looking forward to renting a house down at the Gold Coast for a few weeks. It'd be a great experience and a good getaway from the city life.

I've discovered a new website that I think everyone should jump onto and have a play with called 43things. It's basically just a to-do list, but how you use it is up to you. You can play long term or short term and the best thing is you join hundreds (sometimes thousands) all looking to achieve the same things. Once people achieve their goals they often reply saying whether it was worth it or not and offer advice. It's a really good motivation tool and helps you get on track. The site also branches out into 43places, which is like a travel type site, where you make a list of all the places in the world you'd like to travel. The site and possibilities are huge, so instead of me trying to explain it, just sign up and trying using it! Amy and myself have

I've been slowly working in a geek sense at the new version of the-group including the blogging system so that it's easier to use for everyone, faster and alot cooler. Uni is upon me and the weird tendency to start to love programming is starting again so progress should speed up and I'll have it finished as soon as I can. If there's any features, bugs, or just things you want in the new version, leave a comment.

Uni has started again and after skipping the first two weeks due to laziness and working I'm already behind but hoping to catch it up fairly quickly. My hours aren't as bad as I thought, I go Monday, Tuesday and Thursday which still leaves me with a long weekend! I went to class today and XML at 9am just doesn't seem right. I also saw Tara from Runcorn, long time no see and she's looking pretty good and seems fairly chirpy.

On March 29th, I'm going to Thirsty Merc with Amy, Jess, Benji, Dani and Mel and I can't fucking wait. I'm really starting to dig Thirsty Merc at the moment and it should be a very chilled out sorta night. I'm looking forward to it! The following month I've got The Red Hot Chili Peppers with Jess and Danman and then Lamb of God with Yeatsie and possibly a third gig, Slayer with myself. Awesome!

There you have it, the last month and a bit of a preview for the next month, have a good one.

OaO

I don't know how many of you noticed, but yesterday was a fantastic day! For once I managed to stick to plans so my day started early at 6.15am. Dad woke me up and then I started getting ready for the coast whilst checking out the surf cameras on my computer. It wasn't looking like a good day, the clouds were crowded above and the weather was coolish but I was relentless and continued getting ready.

I left my house and headed to Benji's where I picked up Benji, Jess and Amy. Jess and Amy rocked up in the yellow beast and all that was left was to raid Benji from his house, who was having one of his dreams and therefore skipped his alarm a few times. Eventually the ball was rolling and we were on the road before stopping at Macca's for a hearty breakfast. Benji and I actually chose to ate, whereas Amy and Jess decided paying out trashy celebrities would be more nutritional. We left after Benji picked up an FHM and continued on the road arriving at Main Beach at about 8.30am.

The traditional toilet block stop followed, then we ran onto the beach. The waves weren't quite there, nice and small, and there wasn't a great deal of whitewater or jellyfish unlike previous visits. The clouds parted a bit and the sun shone through, the signs of a good day. The water was refreshing, and as the morning continued on, the tide came in and the waves increased. Benji has his usual snappages but I think his best was when he got Jess onto his back and lured her into the waves, she got dunked and he escaped harmfree. Haha. There was a quite a few waves to be caught and I spent most of my time going back and forth between the shore and back out to the larger waves. By the time we left at 10am to find an internet kiosk, the sun was shining, the clouds were gone and it felt like 2pm! Getting to the beach that early is fucking great and I'm going to make it the usual Thursday morning routine now.

I had to find an internet kiosk to do my uni timetable as the subjects were being released and I wanted good times for this semester! Much babbling ensured on the drive to Surfers, mainly driven by me, and after almost taking out a small family on a pedestrain crossing, I found some internet kiosks in the shopping center. I got all my times, except I have to do Interaction Design on a Friday night... 5-8pm. That isn't alot of fun so I'm hoping I'll be able to swap it to the 12-3 slot that way I don't have to miss out on work! Whilst Benji and I were waiting for the girls, he got a little bored and decided to hack away at it just for fun's sake. He managed to bypass a bit but then the girls came back and we left for some lunch.

Subway was on the menu and it tasted pretty good, even sweeter after I pysched the cashier. Haha. The girls went shopping for a bit so Benji and I went looking for my new phone. I didn't find it at the Vodafone store but I'm sure it'll pop up somewhere soon. We all met up again and went to Timezone. We bickered for a bit about what to actually do there, but in the end we got two combo cards for unlimited games in an hour then a mini game at the end. The usual games followed, Time Crisis, Daytona, Basketball, Air Hockey and Pool before we cashed in our cards for a gender verus match of mini golf.

Benji and I got two holes in one, one each and after a few good shots by Amy and Jess it looked close, but in the end the guys came away with a 5 stroke win! The girls will deny it, and even tried ripping up the scorecard to prove it, but we have it on camera so I speak the truth The sky was clear once more so we headed to Surfers North for a swim.

Amy chose to read a Rave magazine that I swiped from Macca's whilst Benji, Jess and I headed to the beach. The waves were alot smaller then the morning, but the the conditions were just beautiful for swimming and relaxing. So inticing that we managed to stay in the water for an hour and a half before leaving to find Amy and head home. On the trip home we stocked up on ice creams and cheeseburgers and nuggets at the Macca's service center. The day ended at around 4pm and I gotta say, it was great day.

I spent the arvo relaxing before Yeastie and I went to Loganholme to look for clubbing shoes and a quick JB run. I managed to walk away empty handed from JB which I was proud of! I got home at about 8.30pm and then just crashed before I woke up this morning at 9.30am

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Haven't done a great deal this week, but nonetheless, I will attempt to create an insightful and interesting story that will soak up about five minutes or you time, give or take a few seconds where you take some time to contemplate whether it worth commenting on, which I'm guessing more then 90% will think along the lines of 'too much effort' or 'i have nothing to say'.

On Wednesday night I was pulled from my house by Cam, Benji and Danman to go the Shack. It wasn't much of a mission, I hadn't been there in a while and was keen, although due to being as poor as a cluster of bums on Queen Street and opting not to drink warm XXXX, I stayed sober and watched the night unfold.

Benji and I rode there, which was good. I keep forgetting how relaxing it is to pedal somewhere, wind in your hair and bugs in the teeth. I love it. While we rode, Danman picked up Kyle from Sheepstation Gully and then dropped off all the supplies (ice and booze) and walked back to The Shack. The night started slowly, so when Yank came to drop off more supplies (food), I went for a drive with him for Maccas. Despite the lack of bacon, the resulting food was heaven (and Danman's shout) and everyone continued to drink and before I knew it we were on the walk to the servo for the chicken rolls.

I fucked up somewhere back there so this was were I took my leave and left admist Danman flykicking hessian barricades and Kyle nearly walking off his cliff again. I rode home and had a pensive night before waking at 9.30 to start our coast trip. I was completed rooted from lack of sleep, but still managed to pick up Benji, Dani, Mel and Nat and head down the motorway to Main Beach. The surf was weird, there was a huge gully that was quite deep but allowed for wave free swimming, but then if you walked out across the sandbar there was a few decent waves to catch. Also it seems that it's now jellyfish season, the gully in particular was littered with baby jellyfish who stung Dani, Mel and Benji. The day was pretty good, and after scoring some free icecream and downing some chips and water, we headed home so I could get back in time for work.

Friday was a day of random driving thanks to Mel's shiny new licence! After having a bit of a sleep in, I become Mel's errand buddy which took us to the City for her glamour shots, which look pretty damn good I might add, and then to the Bank of Queensland for documents. We then had to head to her old work for more documents and in doing this, we saw two crows eating a dead magpie, very crazy and I'm not sure what sorta voodoo luck comes with witnessing such an event, but I'm pretty sure it's not the type that's going to get me a pot of gold complete with leprecahns.

I worked that night and then was conned to come out again to the 'vale with Benji, Yeatsie and Mel. Yeatsie bailed so Kyle filled in. None of us were really keen on the 'vale just kinda wanted to be out and about. After a meal at Macca's we headed for Mt Nebo to climb a fire tower which in my view is very That 70's Shoe-esque. Armed with no refidex we pretty much just headed towards Slaugther Falls and then got horribly lost. Mel thought she recognised the area, but a few wrong turns and 'where the fuck are we' lead us to Lake Manchester and Mt Crosby and to the party bus and zombie kangaroos. We ended up coming home along the Logan Motorway, so it was one huge loop. I got home at 2.30am, just 3 hours before I had to be up for work.

I worked 6am till 10, then headed home where Adam picked me, Benji and Yeatsie up and headed to the coast. Over the last seven weeks I've been to the coast at least once every week, so I'm proud of keeping the tradition alive for so long, but it has it's downsides, I was always the driver. With Adam driving, I was allowed to work on my passenger arm tan! The weather was fucking great, pity the surf wasn't though. Surfers Paradise is nice, but it's overcrowded, the surf is always mediocre and you have to pay for parking. Main Beach for the win. Although I suppose Surfers does an edge with being so close to eateries though. After getting snapped by shore dumps and being stung a few times we headed home again via the servo where Adam stocked up on fuel, food, drink and adult magazines.

The trip back was uneventful and before I knew it I was passed out listening to some Led Zeppelin. When I woke I was talked into going out with Yeatsie knowing that I had no money and with the promise that I would be shouted all night. Benji and Adam joined us so the four of us started at Yeatsie's place where he guitar wanked for a bit (he's a god) and watched some AC/DC and Strapping Young Lad DVD's. I'd just to take the next thirty words to say that Rumba is not too bad. It's cheap, seems like coconut and goes down really easy! I'll definitely trying it again soon.

We caught the 130 into the City and whilst on the bus started talking to some boys from Sydney who were up here for a good time. I felt sorry for them, coming from Sydney nightlife to Brisbane must suck, especially last night as the City and Valley were empty! We started at The Victory with Long Islands and Firetrucks. We caught up with an old mate, Davo and then headed into the Valley for some good times. On the way I randomly bumped into some dudes I know from uni, which was a bit surprising but fun all the same.

Our first stop was The Elephant and Wheelbarrow which I didn't mind, I thought it had alot of potential and with a few more drinks, slightly less repetitive playlist (The Killers twice in 10 minutes?), it could be awesome. I had a few drinks here and we meet up with more guys from Brodies and two of Adam's rendering buddies. I chatted to three 25 year old's about the amount of experience they could give me and how young isn't all bad for a bit, then tag teamed Benji into the fray and watched for a bit. We left after about half hour and headed to the Mustang Bar. The Mustang Bar was actually one of the few places that had people in it, so I was keen for it, but Benji was rejected for being drunk so we  after a Macca's run for soberity, we headed to the Basement 388.

Initial thoughts was that it was shit, but an upstairs level covered in pool tables, jugs of spirits and a live rockish band quickly changed my mind. It's a very cool place, great to chill with mates and overlook the street on the open deck! A few random phone calls later from Adam and me and we had Jess picking us up from The Mustang in an hour. We waited for Benji to sober up a bit, then tried the Mustang again. He wasn't allowed in, but I said I needed to find Yeatsie so went in and instead found Davo rocking out to AC/DC. I joined him for a bit then called Yeatsie to find out that we were now getting picked up from outside The Victory. Everyone had already left so I had to run like hell to catch them before Jess left. I made it! Jess got pulled over for random breath testing and a 'seatbelt check' thanks to Adam. Random singing and drunkeness followed and before I knew it I was passed out at Jess's.

I got dropped home at about 11 this morning and was asked by Yeatsie if I wanted to go to the coast. I rejected, I feel seedy and have work in 3 hours, but now looking outside I'm regretting it hardcore, the weather looks ace and some salt water sounds like just the fix I need right now!

And there you have it, my last few days

OaO