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Bloody freakin hell. GRRR.
Posted Jan 1, 2003
New bloody years. I tell you what, this so-called 'festive' season hasn't lived up to its name. I'm not just being sour. I was all ready to go to a friend's place last night - just kick back and have a chat - that's all I wanted.
We drove a couple of friends into a rave in the city (after they'd found their e - don't even get me started 
) - on the way back we were involved in a car accident. Not a big one - we were driving through an intersection, the other car was doing a hook turn - the light turned orange as we entered, and they for some reason thought that means they can go *without* looking. It was bizarre. They didn't slow down - we veered around them but I (sitting in the passenger seat) was so sure they weren't going to hit us that I didn't even look at them - there was no way they couldn't have seen us. It was weird. They hit the back door on my side - the whole door is bent in and you can't open it any more, the back panel's beat up as well. Their front bumper came off. They got straight out and rounded up witnesses, we had to move the car so it didn't block traffic, so by the time we got back to the corner they had two guys saying the light was red. 
I *know* it was green as we approached.
They were trying to pull a dodgy move, I think - the guy who was dealing with us was all big and loud and controlling, and it wasn't until we exchanged licence details that we found out it was his wife driving - one of the kids came forward and said "yeah, and she's got a broken arm, you know" - the dad kicked at the kid and told her to piss off. I took that to be that the kid was telling us something the dad didn't want us to know, but my friend (the driver) took it as the kid saying we'd broken the lady's arm. If I was right, then maybe she wasn't driving? Maybe he was drunk and driving? Maybe she was driving and shouldn't have been?? I don't know. Maybe the kid was taunting us. Half of them were saying the light was orange and the other half were sayiong it was red - they kept changing their story. 
It's all so crap - it *wasn't* our fault, but my friend is being blamed cos she's a P-plater - they drove into *us*, they didn't look as they were turning, there was *nothing* we could have done to stop them hitting us. It was absolutely bizarre. The worst thing is that it was another friend's car, so we're not even sure if insurance will cover it. 
Yes, thank goodness no-one was hurt, but what a crappy crappy thing to happen. We just had no idea what to do, while the other guy was bossing us around. What are you meant to do in that sort of situation?! We were dazed, standing there going 'this is surreal, what on earth is going on?', and they were all 'we know the law, we know our rights' How do you learn what to do without being in that situation?! The first thing they said to us was "you are p-platers, you should drive carefully" *EVERYONE* should drive carfully, you freakin knob brain!!
I need to swear loudly and hit something hard. FRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARG.
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The Search Continues
Posted Dec 24, 2002
Went and visited Target - asked the guy stocking shelves if they had any food dehydrators...he stared at me with his head cocked to one side and said "food what?". I explained, and also explained that judging from his reaction they didn't...he gave me a puzzled smile and scurried off to stack more kettles in symmetrical piles. The urge to knock a pile over was almost uncontrollable.
Went to Myer to pick up dad's Christmas present, met my mum and brother there - mum enjoyed herself by abusing the salesman for not having any dehydrators. The urge to knock her over was almost uncontrollable.
The search moves ever onwards.
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Latest reply: Dec 24, 2002
I *hate* Christmas.
Posted Dec 22, 2002
And I'm sure I'm not the only one.
My parents always use it as an excuse to get narky and blame each other about the crappy way they feel.
I don't understand why people have to make Christmas day *special*. Why can't every day of the year be special? Why is Christmas a time of giving - why can't we be like that normally? Why is it that so much effort and stress goes into *one* day?
Don't feed me crap about the birth of Jesus - in all honesty, how many people celebrate Christmas because of the birth of Christ and how many because of a consumer-driven desire to have the coolest new toys?
Yes, maybe I'm overly cynical. Maybe I'm over-sensitive. But surely I'm not the only person who curls up and cries every time a conversation about Christmas is started, or when they watch the Carols on tv.
I just don't understand why, if this time of year is such a painful one for most people, why they continue to 'celebrate'.
Well, maybe there's a God above, But all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
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Latest reply: Dec 22, 2002
The Search Begins
Posted Dec 20, 2002
Today I started my search for a dehydrator to dehydrate my food for my hike in February. Went to Myer first, cos I know they have them...examined the boxes with a vexed look on my face while the lady ignored me and dealt with the other, more important (read: wealthier), customers - I turned up the voltage on the vexed and added a bit of a disgruntled sigh while she spoke to the couple about the iron, and adopted the teenage angst slouch while she talked to the lady about the toaster. When the man who was after a milkshake machine decided he needed more time I made eye contact, smiled brightly and asked for help...she was able to tell me nothing about the dehydrator, had none left in stock anyway, and couldn't even be bothered finding someone to help me.
For all she knows I could be a heiress looking to spend a lot of money! *why* does she judge based on my age?!
Anyway.
Called K-Mart, they had one left in stock so we drove out there later tonight, only to find that it's the bargain basement version which heats from the top down (you what?! Heat *rises*, stoopid!) and only has one heat setting (so you grill the meat and fry the fruit ).
The search continues.
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Come to the cabaret, old chum!
Posted Dec 14, 2002
Went to see Cabaret today - when I was in year 12 I studied the movie and it's become my favourite, so I may be just a little over critical 
. Sally Bowles was played by a girl who played Maria in Sound of Music, and was previuosly the darling of Australian television, so it was hard to see her as the tough tarty character portrayed so well by Liza Minelli. It wasn't until the second last song of the whole show (Cabaret) that her strength came through and she began to own the character...up until then I just saw her as the pale imitation. It was in this number that her emotions started to show, as well - until here she was justa happy-go-lucky posh pom (going by her accent), which doesn't fit the part at all. She was still far too sweet to be a realistic cabaret singer.
The supporting cast were brilliant - the orchestra doubled as stage hands and actors and were fantastic, the set was great, the sound really good...and the MC was unbelievable. He was *perfect* for the role, just superb. As good as (if not better than) Joel Grey - he shone throughout the whole show...there wasn't a thing he did that wasn't the MC. He's originally from Human Nature, a boy band who've been big with the teenage girls, so this role is such a change for him - he was the ideal perverted sleazy man who prowled the stage - he orchestrated the whole thing so well...
'Tomorrow Belongs to Me' deserves a special mention (of course) - first played on a scratchy gramaphone, sung by a young boy, with the MC leering over the top of it, and as the finale of the first half...very powerful stuff.
I also saw the play Oliver a week or so ago - it was phenomenal! The choreography was exceptional and the sets amazing, but what really impressed me were the kids. I saw Annie a while ago, and the little girls had bad diction and so were hard to understand and not all that convincing - in Oliver the boys were all very clear and absolutely spot on with their actions - they all moved at exactly the same time - unbelievable. They must have spent *hours* going over it with them! The costumes were great and the way they used the stage was awesome. 
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cafram - in the states.
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