November 27, 2007 : 12:26 AM10 Year Highschool ReunionOn Saturday I went to my highschool's 10 year reunion. I flew up to the Gold Coast for the event. There was around 80 or so people which is a lot more than I expected. Initially it was all the guys which is weird I thought they would have been the least inclined to go. I got to catch up with pretty much everyone. Even people I wouldn't donate blood for I had good chat to. My crew (the guys I ate lunch with everyday, talked about Simpsons with and played handball with) didn;t really turn up. Only one of them who was a newcomer to our click. Peter, Daniel, Dale, Mark & the two Nathans (sounds like a Biblical role call) didn't turn up. The other guy who I can't remember his name (the amercian guy with glasses and always wore a hat) was one of the few who actually died. Hit in the head with a baseball. Which makes sense as he was a keen baseball player. Even the girl I had a mad crush on was there alway the sparkle has worn off considerably. Nothing on her, she still looks cute as, I just have something better now. That said many of the girls have aged well. Although we did have a pretty good line up of talent in our year to start with. There were a few noticeable characters that didn't turn up (Robert Botkos, Kris Dolinko, Grant Hacket, Chad Walsh, Sam But, Azra, Sumi) which is a shame but there was enough there to make it a really interesting night. People seemed to recognize me more than I recognized them. There was a couple I would not have picked out in a police line that remembered me but I couldn't put a memory to the face or name. There were three marriages that stemmed from highschool, two from relationships from highschool, which is pretty amazing. But I guess I've been with Ervi since 1998 so that's almost as long. I'm not sure I'd be so interested in a 15 year reunion. 5 years just isn't long enough for much to change but we'll see. Thanks to facebook I'm able to contact a few more of my highschool friends. It's nice being able to throw a "hey" to people once in a while.
Posted at November 27, 2007 : 12:26 AM
February 5, 2007 : 7:50 PMI Be Homeowner
I officially got my homeloan approved today and will be exchanging contracts on a unit this week! This means no more paying rent for me! YAY! Just a mortage! BOO! I'm buying the unit I've rented for the last year which means I don't even have to move out! I can finally nail shit into the walls and put fly screens up and paint some walls. And once the mortage is paid off I can go back to buying stuff I don't need instead of saving every penny.
Posted at February 5, 2007 : 7:50 PM
October 6, 2006 : 6:22 PMOther Ashley Ringrose'sIt's wierd to think there are other people out there with your name. Esspecially for one like mine which isn't common. I remember hearing about a guy who met every other person with the same name as him and had a photo taken with them. Maybe I need to get an arts grant to fund this most excellent idea?
The freakest one of all is Girl Gymnast of the Year Ashley Ringrose. Whoa. I can't even touch my toes!!!
Posted at October 6, 2006 : 6:22 PM
October 4, 2006 : 9:19 PMRuniks Cube Solution VideoWe've had a Rubiks Cube around the office for the last few months and I've gotten really good at solving them. I asked someone to mess it up in around 25 turns and I told them I could solve it in under a minute. It took me just under that.
Posted at October 4, 2006 : 9:19 PM
February 26, 2006 : 6:43 PMSearching for HotelsI've finally booked all my hotels for my Europe trip. Yay. I found the best site to be Worldby.com as the information and maps are quite good. Other sites either give you a map that has no relevance or the photos are tiny. The only thing missing from Worldby.com is user reviews which would be good to have but you can usually google the hotel name and find them that way. Most of my hotel accomodation is 2 star but I'd rather spend more time exploring than sitting in my room. Although I found (form my Australian experience) that a 5 star hotel puts you ina 2 or 3 star room unless you pay an huge fee so star ratings on hotels is useless unless you're loaded. And I get my own bathroom rather than a share one just in case I feel the need for a 30+ minute poo.
Posted at February 26, 2006 : 6:43 PM
January 18, 2006 : 9:17 PMMr Truffle ProfiledI deep and meaningful profile has been conducted on my by Kripy. Check it out here
Posted at January 18, 2006 : 9:17 PM
January 9, 2006 : 10:11 PMBrown PenIf you ever use a brown felt tip pen look out for if the ink spills onto your fingers, as it looks really dodgy.
Posted at January 9, 2006 : 10:11 PM
January 6, 2006 : 7:18 PMDetoxI'm 5 days into my 10 day detox doing well. We didn't have a BBQ at work so that was good. Cause a salad instead of a burger would have been cruel punishment. I don't smoke or drink or even drink coffee but the detox was to stop and cleanse my system from all the kebabbs, pizza, pides, chocolate I eat on a regular basis. Luckily I'm not a fat bastard! I even bought a fresh juicer (a big ass one that destroys whole apples!) and it's great. You basically shuck anything in your fruit basket and it tastes good as a juice. So 5 more days of tempe, tofu, vegies and corn crakers to go. Actually corn crakers, avacado and tomatoe is really nice. I was surprized. Normally I'd munch down a half pack a biscuits but these corn crackers are great.
Posted at January 6, 2006 : 7:18 PM
December 28, 2005 : 6:29 PM2005 A Year In Review2005 was one of the most exciting years for me. Not only did I turn 25 and can now easily hire a rental car but I moved out of Ashfield for an inner city apartment. I will not list in point form major events that happened to me during 2005 as I know I will forget what a great year this was. I'm a little hazy before August as my blog entries from OCt 04 - August 05 were deleted.
Posted at December 28, 2005 : 6:29 PM
December 17, 2005 : 5:09 PMGood Ol' UndiesAfter 15 or so years of wearing boxer shorts I have gone back to undies. After being the strong advocate for boxers for many years I have now found the joys of having my boys secure.
Posted at December 17, 2005 : 5:09 PM
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