(no subject)
Oct. 31st, 2003 10:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
out_thereWhen I wake up really cranky on a Friday morning, it shouldn't surprise me that it turns out to be that time of the month. *grrrr* When it comes to periods, I'm certainly not as cursed as some (sure, I always spend the first day on painkillers, but it's not like I'm immobilised by severe pain for a week), but the combination of cramps, backache, headache and tiredness today just makes me want to crawl into bed.
On the good side, the boss is out of the office until 2pm, so at least I don't have to deal with those demands for efficiency. Thank heavens.
Of course, having said that, the boss calls up to find out what I've done this morning and to hassle me to get my to do list done. And my reaction is to grumble back at him that I've been sorting through my desk (*grrrrr* *argh*). His reaction was to remind me that he wants stuff done when he returns this arvo, and that "he'll leave it in my capable hands". Heh. See, we have an understanding. I don't get put off by his bad moods, he doesn't bug me too much when I'm in a bad mood. It works well.
Oh, and because I'm big enough to admit when I'm wrong (sometimes), I was totally wrong about Jafar's voice in Aladdin. (I watched it last night and checked.) It's not Jeremy Irons, it's Jonathan Freeman. Scar and Jafar are still two of my favourite villians though. (Also, Jafar and Iago? Would be so slashy if they were both human. They're both such drama queens.)
Also, saw a preview for Bambi, and commented to Mum that I wasn't sure if I'd seen it. Everyone talks about Bambi's mother and how truamatic that was, and I can't even remember it. She said that I did see it as a kid, but I liked the rabbit. Considering I knew the rabbit's name (Thumper), I'm guessing Mum's right that I only paid atnetion to his scenes. She said the other kids came out of the cinema talking about the deer, I came out talking about Thumper. *g*
On the good side, the boss is out of the office until 2pm, so at least I don't have to deal with those demands for efficiency. Thank heavens.
Of course, having said that, the boss calls up to find out what I've done this morning and to hassle me to get my to do list done. And my reaction is to grumble back at him that I've been sorting through my desk (*grrrrr* *argh*). His reaction was to remind me that he wants stuff done when he returns this arvo, and that "he'll leave it in my capable hands". Heh. See, we have an understanding. I don't get put off by his bad moods, he doesn't bug me too much when I'm in a bad mood. It works well.
Oh, and because I'm big enough to admit when I'm wrong (sometimes), I was totally wrong about Jafar's voice in Aladdin. (I watched it last night and checked.) It's not Jeremy Irons, it's Jonathan Freeman. Scar and Jafar are still two of my favourite villians though. (Also, Jafar and Iago? Would be so slashy if they were both human. They're both such drama queens.)
Also, saw a preview for Bambi, and commented to Mum that I wasn't sure if I'd seen it. Everyone talks about Bambi's mother and how truamatic that was, and I can't even remember it. She said that I did see it as a kid, but I liked the rabbit. Considering I knew the rabbit's name (Thumper), I'm guessing Mum's right that I only paid atnetion to his scenes. She said the other kids came out of the cinema talking about the deer, I came out talking about Thumper. *g*
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2003-10-31 07:41 pm (UTC)*nods*
Yeah, we missed the last train back from Indy's station (due to the bloody taxi company but it's a long weekend, and I'm too relaxed to put any effort into griping) and between three of us it cost a total of about $70 to get back into the city. (Well, it was a bit more, but that's because we stopped by at two of their places on the way, since Genie and
But, for any get togethers at my place, you're perfectly welcome to crash overnight, and get public transport back home the next day, if it helps.
(Plus, I know nothing about pop except that Justin Timberlake is strange. :P)
I'm not a big popslasher, but watching popslashers is an amusing passtime in and of itself. Seriously, they're highly... enthusiastic. *g* Plus, I just can't watch pop without laughing. I mean, you don't expect me to seriously like this music, right? It's okay to dance to, but I'm not going to sit and listen to it...
no subject
Date: 2003-10-31 07:47 pm (UTC)But, for any get togethers at my place, you're perfectly welcome to crash overnight, and get public transport back home the next day, if it helps.
:) I might take you up on that one day. It's hard to do the transport thing after most parties/gatherings because I'm usually the only one going that way, and catching the train alone in the middle of the night is not a wonderful idea. :P Thanks!
I mean, you don't expect me to seriously like this music, right? It's okay to dance to, but I'm not going to sit and listen to it...
But the lyrics are so original, so soulful! "I'll never break your heart", "Quit playing games with my heart", "Bye Bye Bye"... Those lyrics MEAN something, dammit!
(*cleanses self with Radiohead and triple j compilations. :P*)
no subject
Date: 2003-10-31 08:00 pm (UTC)*nods* I agree. Not that I don't use public transport in the middle of the night myself, but I'm about 30 minutes out of the city on a train, and my area is dead quiet at night. Hence, it's pretty safe. If I was living back in Fistzroy, I don't think I'd be so keen. Ditto, actually, if I was living back in Clayton, because there used to be some rough types getting on the train to go to Dandenong and Springvale.
But the lyrics are so original, so soulful! "I'll never break your heart", "Quit playing games with my heart", "Bye Bye Bye"... Those lyrics MEAN something, dammit!
Bwahahaha! *loves
Yes, us alternative-musical-snob types need to stick together. *g*
no subject
Date: 2003-10-31 08:08 pm (UTC)(*nods*) My station's unmanned, with only one platform that isn't visible by the road, down a street with no lights. Not the best way to encourage people to catch the train. :P
Yes, us alternative-musical-snob types need to stick together. *g*
Damn straight. Let us hear no more of this Timberlake fellow and his wish to "rock our bodies".
no subject
Date: 2003-10-31 08:30 pm (UTC)My station's unmanned (I was about to say unarmed, but that's a totally different meaning *g*) too, but it is well lit, highly visible, and at the end of the shops.
Worst station I used to use was Corio (just before Geelong) which is unmanned, barely lit, across a dark feild from the main road, and a good way out of the way. That's kinda creepy at night, because if there's only a few people getting off, if something happens, there's a good chance nobody would be able to see. (Hence the reason I always got mum to pick me up when I came home late, or alternatively, got a train a few stops up and got the bus home.)
Damn straight. Let us hear no more of this Timberlake fellow and his wish to "rock our bodies".
no subject
Date: 2003-11-01 04:32 am (UTC)Oh yes. And there's nothing worse than asking someone to give you a lift from a creepy, unmanned station at night and having them be late. I'm always paranoid I'll be murdered in the two minutes I'm waiting, mentally going through that list of Ways To Use Keys As Lethal Weapons. :P
no subject
Date: 2003-11-01 04:53 am (UTC)Dude! What a jinx!
I mean, I'm not paranoid. I'm cautious, meaning I still take stupid risks, and I don't think everyone getting off at my station is a mass murderer, but I also do the "Getting the keys ready in case of an attack" thing. When I'm really nervous, that's when I'm clenching my keys in my pocket, with the big spare car key sticking out between my middle fingers (just waiting for a sensitive temple or eye...).
no subject
Date: 2003-11-01 05:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-11-01 05:36 am (UTC)Of course, you could stab them in the eye, and follow it up with a quick knee to the groin, and really buy yourself some time.
There's also the other option of a temple, but I think that would freak me as much as them. I mean, sure, with a bit of force, you could push a key right into the vulnerable spot on the temple, but there's a chance that would actually kill them. I think that would stop me from pushing hard enough for it to be effective.
*blinks* You know, I'm really not a violent girl. Regardless of what you read here, I'm really not.
no subject
Date: 2003-11-01 05:53 am (UTC)I took a self defence class once, and they taught us how to use our bodies - fingers, knuckles, palms, elbows, knees, feet, etc. - as weapons. Once, we spent twenty minutes learning how to gauge out someone's eyes. See, this is where my squeamish stereotypical girliness comes in. Women are nurturers by nature - inflicting violence is much harder for them than men, self-defence or no. There's a biological resistence to inflicting pain on another living thing. And even if there wasn't, it's EYE-GAUGING! (*shudder*) The groin is a much safer bet. :)
no subject
Date: 2003-11-01 06:04 am (UTC)Well, you know, I don't think it would hurt... or, more correctly, it wouldn't hurt your case, but it would still hurt them.
And even if there wasn't, it's EYE-GAUGING! (*shudder*) The groin is a much safer bet. :)
*nods* I know. And, plus, ever since seeing Xander's eye thingy with Caleb (and scene that makes me cringe, that just had to be plyed in every previously from then on... like I'd forget he's only got one eye now, anyway?!), it's such an ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
The groin? If you do any damage, you can't see it. Plus, as a chick, you have no first hand experience of the pain you're inflicting. My brother once told me that being kneed/hit/whatever in the groin was equivelant pain level to breaking a minor bone. Since I've broken a bone in my foot, and still walked on it for the first few days, I wouldn't have too much guilt over doing that to someone else. Sure, it's going to make the swear non-stop for a few minutes, and walk around with a limp, but in that situation, that's a good thing for me. *g*
no subject
Date: 2003-11-01 06:24 am (UTC)Yeah, and I'm not too fussed with the feelings of my imaginary, hypothetical murderer. ;P
I'd read the script (bless the Net) before I saw the Xander-eye episode, and I think that was worse. I knew it was coming, and all through the fight scene I was hugging a pillow to my chest, cringing like a dork and waiting for it to happen. (It was originally going to be a knife in his eye too, which I think is worse. But the squelching sound... Eugh.)
My brother once told me that being kneed/hit/whatever in the groin was equivelant pain level to breaking a minor bone.
Owww. I asked a guy once, and he said it's not just pain in that area. He said it's excruciating there, but there's also the feeling of being kicked in the gut as your stomach clenches and the pain shoots up. I know men have a lower pain threshold than women, but still. Ow.
Of course, a kick to that area for *anyone* isn't going to be a picnic...