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What Is Your Dream Job?

May 31st, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Uncategorized

House MDIf you could have any job in the world, regardless of whether you had the skill needed to do that job, what would you do?

I want to be on Dr House’s medical team. I love trying to pick the disease that fits all the symptoms. I actually play along at home when I watch the show. Unexplained pain, fever, rash and double vision - is it Lyme’s Disease, an allergic reaction, anthrax or might it be lupus? But of course, it is never lupus. It was one of the things I loved about vet nursing. Animal comes in with all these symptoms and we would get to say what we think was wrong with it and then run tests to prove or disprove our theories. Of course, I couldn’t stand to work with someone like House, but that still doesn’t stop me wanting to be on his team.

If I couldn’t be on House’s team then I would want to do what all bloggers want to do - make a living from blogging. I would love to spend my day playing around with social media and blogging and be able to earn a decent income. That would be a good job.

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Celebrity Lesbian Tendencies

May 29th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in lesbian, life

Tomboy lesbianToday’s hot topic around the water cooler was the news story that Lindsay Lohan’s father says that she is a lesbian. As the token lesbian in the office I am often amused at the conversations that occur when the story that a celebrity is gay is discussed. This was the conversation that took place…

D: Did you guys see the news story that Lindsay Lohan is gay?

Me: Oh god, we don’t want her, take her back!

A looks visibly shocked. I don’t think he realised I was gay.

D: Yeah, her dad says that she is a lezzo.

Everyone looks at me because D uttered the word “lezzo” (which incidentally I hate).

D: Umm… not that there is anything wrong with that. (yes, she really did say that)

F: The article says that she has lesbian tendencies.

If there is a phrase I hate it is “has lesbian tendencies”. As soon as I hear that I am taken back to the 60s when homosexuality was believed to be a psychological disorder and homosexuals were institutionalised. I can see the words “has lesbian tendencies” written on women’s medical records. I really wish news articles would stop using it.

The conversation then moved on to Lindsay Lohan’s replica of Marilyn Monroe’s final photoshoot dubbed, “The Last Sitting”. This meant that everyone could comment on how trashy it was and continuing bitching without feeling uncomfortable discussing celebrities possibly being gay in front of the lesbian. It also allowed me to bring out my rant about how if Marilyn Monroe was an emerging starlet today the tabloid magazines would write articles on how fat she was. Also, it is just plain embarrassing to see size 0 actresses trying to replica her famous photos. Those girls think that curves are a gym network. Today there are extremely few actresses that have the sexy curves that Marilyn had.

Now if Lindsay really is in a lesbian relationship then good for her. I hope her girlfriend teaches her about self-respect and dignity. But honestly, I think it is all a ploy to get some publicity. As Paris Hilton knows there is nothing like kissing a couple of girls to get your face splashed across the pages of magazines for weeks. However, it looks like Lindsay has gone one better and has done an Ellen by announcing her intention to marry her girlfriend. It really is like watching a car wreck.

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Would you survive in a post-apocalyptic world?

May 28th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in life

Post-apocalypticSuspend your disbelief for a while and imagine a post-apocalyptic world in which there is no oil and very little to no electricity. Cars are simply hunks of metal littering the landscape. The Internet is a thing of the past as there is not enough electricity to power computers. Most of society is now unemployed. You don’t eat unless you grow the food yourself. Gradually people start coming together to form communities to help each other eke out a living.

What skills would you be able to offer this community? Can you can vegetables? Make candles? Wield a scythe? Build furniture? Do you know how to milk a cow? Weave cloth and make clothing? Can you shear a sheep and spin wool? Could you pluck a chicken or dismember a cow? I can see butchers being extremely valuable members of society. So, what skills do you possess that would make you an asset to society?

Drawing on my dim knowledge of being a Girl Guide, I can built a great campfire and cook food providing that my community is happy living on Apricot Chicken with rice and damper. I am pretty good with first aid and have basic medical knowledge, but really you would only come to me if all the doctors had been wiped out. I would like to think I am good at growing food and that my failed attempts are only due to Caleb peeing on the plants and Rory eating what little vegies grew.

So, would you become a valued member of this post-apocalyptic world or would you be cast out to the wilderness to die?

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New Comment System

May 26th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in blogs

You may have noticed that there is a brand new comment system on here called Disqus. Disqus makes comments more interactive by allowing you to see where else people have left comments (if the blogs use Disqus), their profile and a feed of the commenter’s blog, Facebook and Twitter updates. A nice feature of Disqus is the ability to reply directly to someone else’s comment, which I hope will let your guys have some conversations amongst yourselves. You can also rate comments by using the up or down arrows next to the comment.

You don’t have to use all the features of Disqus, you can just enter your details as you used to and leave your comment, but if you want to get involved you can sign up to DIsqus, upload an avatar, write a brief profile and enter in your blog/Facebook/Twitter feed.

Have a play around with it and let me know what you think of it.

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Inspiration Whilst Wasting A Precious Resource

May 25th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in blogging
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In Australia, water is an extremely precious resource since we are plagued by drought and are living on a continent that is mainly desert. To try to save water we attempt to have very short showers. However lately I have found that I come up with my best blog ideas whilst in the shower. When struck with a good idea all efforts to quickly wash my hair and body go out the window as my mind is completely focused on fleshing out the idea. I stand under the trickle of the shower (damn water-saving shower head) and immerse myself in the idea. I have no idea why being wet and naked inspires me so.

I also come up with great ideas whilst on the bus to work which because I have nothing to record them with leak out of my head from the walk from Central Station to my office. I have just put a notebook and pen into my bag so I can jot them down.

Why I can hear you ask since you are self described geek do you not have a palm pilot or another geeky gadget to record your thoughts? The simple answer is that I can not afford one. However, if a company wants to send me one in return for a shiny review and intermittent product placements, I am all ears.

So where do you come up with your best blog ideas? Is it in the shower? The toilet? Lying in bed? Why do you think these places provide such inspiration?

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