Here are things that bring inexplicable yet unconditional joy, all while behind the wheel.
1) Power assisted braking
Sometimes when I drive and stop, I don't press down fully on the brake, and only hold it as hard as I need to stay in one spot (very naughty, I know). But in this state, while stationary, the engine does a little extra rev thing and then the brake pedal sinks under my feet even though I applied no extra pressure.
Also, after the engine is off, I sometimes pump my brakes until the residual vacuum in the booster is expended and it becomes really hard to press the brake. Just to see what it was like in the olden days before all these fancy schmancy gadgets.
2) New roads
I don't know the materials, but there're light grey road surfaces and dark grey, almost black road surfaces. Maybe one is just aged and the other isn't. I don't know.
But when the car travels from a light grey road to a black road at decent speeds (>60km/h), for a split second it goes so quiet that it feels like the car is floating. That is awesome.
3) Blinking in unison
When I'm stuck in traffic I like to watch all of indicator lights blink. I try to find two that have the exact same frequency, even if out of phase, but that has never happened.
Equally as fun is watching lights appear in sync for 3 flashes, then mumbo jumbo syncopation, then they appear to be alternating for 3 flashes, syncopation again, and rinse and repeat. Well perhaps not fun per se, but just keeps me sane
4) Under the bridge
Driving in heavy rain, and then going underneath an overpass or other type of bridge, and there's sudden silence. It's even better when you don't notice that there's an overpass and for a split second the lack of H2O pounding on your chassis confuses you, and then instantly you Sherlock what has transpired.
5) I will be still alive
When you zone out hard while driving, and when you arrive you step out and you're alive and you're like "fuck yeah".
Mm that's it, because life is precious. And you still have yours.
I want to ride my bicycle/I want to ride my bike
Some may have heard about the horrible ordeal we (Max, Ray, Bae, and I) endured in Melbourne.
This post is bloody long so only read this if you have several moments to spare.
Here Max made an observant comment that "eating sweet crepes" is actually just eating dessert with a pastry base. So you can say "Oh I ate sweet crepes for lunch" instead of saying "I ate ice cream, yoghurt and cheesecake for lunch".
So like, we could've rented 3??? Okay let's try this then.
Something like "Request cannot be processed". Okay, fair enough then. It did say maximum of 2 bikes per credit card.
Let's tap two bikes. "Request cannot be processed". Hmm interesting. Maybe that's not how the machine works, and I have to rent one bike at a time?
Tapped one bike. Ooh yeahh I managed to get a bike out. OKAY then let's get another one for Max.
"The maximum number of concurrent bikes allowed for this card has been exceeded".
Okay so we were pretty sour at this point, but not broken. Returned the bike, walked to another station, tried again. It just couldn't read the credit card, which was better than denying us bikes straight out, I suppose. Had a brainwave to walk a bike to the next station and try it there (I don't know, we were relying on voodoo magic and prayers to get two bikes, okay).
Of course, no luck, because fuck me (us), right?
With no morale left, we met up with Bae and went to eat at a pub (derno about terminology, but it's place that serves alcohol and lets people smoke LOL). A note that Melbourners have a pretty intense smoking culture. I had a chicken parma which was delicious. All our food was delicious and so our night was not intensely wasted. But we did waste at least 2h trying to get two bikes.
Slept at around 11pm, after watching some Family Guy that happened to be showing. A lot of the humour comes from the fact that something stupid happens for so long that it becomes uncomfortable, and then it feels right to laugh to dispel the awkwardness. Anyways we did a bit of ironing, showered, and slept.
Wake up in the morning at 7am, even though my interview is at 12:15, because I'm a bro. Had a quick shower and ate a bowl of muesli that tasted terrible (damn you Uncle Toby). Walked with the group (they all had 8:15 interviews), checked out, went to Monash.
So note that I was at Monash at 8:15am and my interview was predicted to end at 4:25pm. That is 8 hours, mon amies. I bummed around at the food court, walked around, found out where the library was, charged my iPod while playing chess with it, went to food court to bum some more, bought calamari rings that had no calamari in them, bought flake and chips that was too rubbery and I didn't have a knife, and then finally went to interviews.
So what Monash does, is make some of the people who start at 8:15 wait until 12:15 after their interviews, so they can't communicate. I never really got it because if I waterboarded someone who did it on the 6th (I was on 7th), I could achieve the same cheating results. Anyways I checked in for interviews at 12:15. Then we waited until 2:15. Our interview was delayed until like 3:30-ish (guesstimating, since interviews take 1.5h and we finished at 5pm). Yeah anyways I had been in Monash for 7h+ before commencing interviews.
In the meantime, Max, Ray and Bae managed to pick up 3 bikes using Raymond's Mastercard and were riding around merrily.
Okay so I finished (luckily the interviews weren't as unlucky as the trip on the whole. Fingers crossed that I exchanged all my luck for what really matters ahaha). I'm on public transport.
Melbourne has a City Loop as well, but it sits for about 10min at the station while transitioning from regional to City Loop. So I figured. Why not get off at the first station, then ride a bike to the next station? I get my 10 minutes of glory, and I might save some time compared to taking a train.
So I get off at Flinders St (if you play Monopoly Australia, that's either a Green or Purple property bahaha) and then find a bike hire.
Apparently they don't let you hire bikes at peak hour.
So it's already 5:30-ish, we want to be at the airport at like 6:40-ish, and now I have to walk about 1.7km to Southern Cross Station. In our group Whatsapp I had to shorten it so often that now I feel like referring to it as SoCro. Well I didn't walk, of course, because I have developed a sense of urgency in all my time in Cadets :L. Still took me about 25 minutes, with all the uphills (LIKE. ALL UPHILL) and pedestrian crossings and watching cars and people and stuff.
So after my terrible day the rest of the dudes shouted me a beer, which I opened on an edge (it was my first time trying, and I managed to get it on the second go without breaking the glass. I feel like a true man :L).
Then we got onto the SkyBus (shuttle bus to airport from CBD), and Max and I got on, but Bae lost his ticket and had to get on the next bus. Ray waited for him because his ticket hadn't been scanned yet. So we all got to the airport. Bae managed to get a 1L water bottle past security by PLACING IT ON THE GODDAMN TRAY THAT GOES THROUGH THE X-RAY. Though perhaps domestic doesn't really give that much of a shit.
So Bae had a bad time too. At the airport I shouted Corona+Limes (holy fuck I got ripped by the airport jebus) for Max and Bae, cos Ray was too young LOL. At this point Max just gets free beer without suffering bahaha.
After Vaish told us that our flight was boarding and turned out not to be lying, we hurried over, but not before Raymond played that goddamn flying game where you use your arms to steer the airplane. He didn't even have anything to drink.
So we boarded on time, of course, and dicked around a lot on the plane. To my knowledge, about 8 other Rusians were on that flight, but we only saw like 2 others. Slightly inebriated, we just chilled for most of the flight.
Max got his suffering when the plane was landing. The pressure in the cabin was messed up (if you were on JQ 596, please confirm this) so my ears were feeling weird too. But according to Max he felt "marbles in his veins" and feared for his life. Being a good friend I gave him gum and then just kept laughing at him :D.
So there ends the story of what I/we suffered in Melbourne. I hope you can find some sort of enjoyment out of our misery :L
This post is bloody long so only read this if you have several moments to spare.
That being said, Melbourne is a great city, and it's lively without the hordes of people+cars everywhere. Also it's ahead of Sydney in public transport and hipster architecture (ask Ray for full details).
So anyway we landed in Melbourne at about lunch time. Thinking "omg #hipstercapital" we decided to avoid eating at a chain restaurant, and instead Max, Bae and I bought a hotdog from an indie hotdog stand.
Here Max made an observant comment that "eating sweet crepes" is actually just eating dessert with a pastry base. So you can say "Oh I ate sweet crepes for lunch" instead of saying "I ate ice cream, yoghurt and cheesecake for lunch".
Anyway Raymond the hipster-hipster ate at Red Rooster instead. Perhaps that's meta-hipster.
Okay so we then met up with Sun, who had finished his interviews, and was bumming around till he needed to arrive at airport at 6pm. Then it all went downhill from there.
1) We saw a bicycle hire, initiative of the Victorian Government, where you paid $2.60 to be able to take out bikes for 30min intervals for the day.
2) Sun can't ride a bike
3) We were carrying luggage anyway
4) We need a Mastercard, as that is the only accepted payment.
5) Each Mastercard can take out a maximum of two bikes (says the sign)
Okay so it's about 3 o'clock and we decided we really wanted to ride bikes around Melbourne. So we were like "alright Sun. brb we will dump our luggage at the hotel, come back and say bye, and then bike."
So we took a train + shuttle bus to the hotel, checked in, chilled for a few mins, left, and took the shuttle bus back towards the train station.
Surprise, motherfucker! Raymond gets a call that he needs to go back to the hotel where a family friend doctor will meet him and check out his mysterious rashy and incredibly infectious and disgusting disease. So he takes the shuttle bus back to the hotel, while Bae, Max and I carry on.
Oh for fuck's sake we forgot that only Raymond and I had Mastercards. So this meant that we could only hire two bikes. Between 3 people.
Oh also it was like 5 already and Sun had to leave to catch his flight. So we kinda just bailed on him and never came back, from his perspective (sorry Sun).
Oh also it was like 5 already and Sun had to leave to catch his flight. So we kinda just bailed on him and never came back, from his perspective (sorry Sun).
So we got there, right. Bae graciously offered to sit this one out (after much feelz). Max and I were left, and we bought a $5 helmet from 7-11 (gov't sponsored). Then I went to stick my Mastercard into the machine. Tap "Rent a Bike".
How many bikes do you want to rent?
1, 2, 3, 4
So like, we could've rented 3??? Okay let's try this then.
Something like "Request cannot be processed". Okay, fair enough then. It did say maximum of 2 bikes per credit card.
Let's tap two bikes. "Request cannot be processed". Hmm interesting. Maybe that's not how the machine works, and I have to rent one bike at a time?
Tapped one bike. Ooh yeahh I managed to get a bike out. OKAY then let's get another one for Max.
"The maximum number of concurrent bikes allowed for this card has been exceeded".
Okay so we were pretty sour at this point, but not broken. Returned the bike, walked to another station, tried again. It just couldn't read the credit card, which was better than denying us bikes straight out, I suppose. Had a brainwave to walk a bike to the next station and try it there (I don't know, we were relying on voodoo magic and prayers to get two bikes, okay).
Of course, no luck, because fuck me (us), right?
With no morale left, we met up with Bae and went to eat at a pub (derno about terminology, but it's place that serves alcohol and lets people smoke LOL). A note that Melbourners have a pretty intense smoking culture. I had a chicken parma which was delicious. All our food was delicious and so our night was not intensely wasted. But we did waste at least 2h trying to get two bikes.
Slept at around 11pm, after watching some Family Guy that happened to be showing. A lot of the humour comes from the fact that something stupid happens for so long that it becomes uncomfortable, and then it feels right to laugh to dispel the awkwardness. Anyways we did a bit of ironing, showered, and slept.
Wake up in the morning at 7am, even though my interview is at 12:15, because I'm a bro. Had a quick shower and ate a bowl of muesli that tasted terrible (damn you Uncle Toby). Walked with the group (they all had 8:15 interviews), checked out, went to Monash.
So note that I was at Monash at 8:15am and my interview was predicted to end at 4:25pm. That is 8 hours, mon amies. I bummed around at the food court, walked around, found out where the library was, charged my iPod while playing chess with it, went to food court to bum some more, bought calamari rings that had no calamari in them, bought flake and chips that was too rubbery and I didn't have a knife, and then finally went to interviews.
So what Monash does, is make some of the people who start at 8:15 wait until 12:15 after their interviews, so they can't communicate. I never really got it because if I waterboarded someone who did it on the 6th (I was on 7th), I could achieve the same cheating results. Anyways I checked in for interviews at 12:15. Then we waited until 2:15. Our interview was delayed until like 3:30-ish (guesstimating, since interviews take 1.5h and we finished at 5pm). Yeah anyways I had been in Monash for 7h+ before commencing interviews.
In the meantime, Max, Ray and Bae managed to pick up 3 bikes using Raymond's Mastercard and were riding around merrily.
Okay so I finished (luckily the interviews weren't as unlucky as the trip on the whole. Fingers crossed that I exchanged all my luck for what really matters ahaha). I'm on public transport.
Melbourne has a City Loop as well, but it sits for about 10min at the station while transitioning from regional to City Loop. So I figured. Why not get off at the first station, then ride a bike to the next station? I get my 10 minutes of glory, and I might save some time compared to taking a train.
So I get off at Flinders St (if you play Monopoly Australia, that's either a Green or Purple property bahaha) and then find a bike hire.
Apparently they don't let you hire bikes at peak hour.
So it's already 5:30-ish, we want to be at the airport at like 6:40-ish, and now I have to walk about 1.7km to Southern Cross Station. In our group Whatsapp I had to shorten it so often that now I feel like referring to it as SoCro. Well I didn't walk, of course, because I have developed a sense of urgency in all my time in Cadets :L. Still took me about 25 minutes, with all the uphills (LIKE. ALL UPHILL) and pedestrian crossings and watching cars and people and stuff.
So after my terrible day the rest of the dudes shouted me a beer, which I opened on an edge (it was my first time trying, and I managed to get it on the second go without breaking the glass. I feel like a true man :L).
Then we got onto the SkyBus (shuttle bus to airport from CBD), and Max and I got on, but Bae lost his ticket and had to get on the next bus. Ray waited for him because his ticket hadn't been scanned yet. So we all got to the airport. Bae managed to get a 1L water bottle past security by PLACING IT ON THE GODDAMN TRAY THAT GOES THROUGH THE X-RAY. Though perhaps domestic doesn't really give that much of a shit.
So Bae had a bad time too. At the airport I shouted Corona+Limes (holy fuck I got ripped by the airport jebus) for Max and Bae, cos Ray was too young LOL. At this point Max just gets free beer without suffering bahaha.
After Vaish told us that our flight was boarding and turned out not to be lying, we hurried over, but not before Raymond played that goddamn flying game where you use your arms to steer the airplane. He didn't even have anything to drink.
So we boarded on time, of course, and dicked around a lot on the plane. To my knowledge, about 8 other Rusians were on that flight, but we only saw like 2 others. Slightly inebriated, we just chilled for most of the flight.
Max got his suffering when the plane was landing. The pressure in the cabin was messed up (if you were on JQ 596, please confirm this) so my ears were feeling weird too. But according to Max he felt "marbles in his veins" and feared for his life. Being a good friend I gave him gum and then just kept laughing at him :D.
So there ends the story of what I/we suffered in Melbourne. I hope you can find some sort of enjoyment out of our misery :L
scams... scams everywhere
Holy crap I just found this rather genius disguise for a pyramid scheme.
Invest £3,000 in the group, and you will receive £24,000 for every eight members you recruit.
Because you're raising awareness and should be rewarded or some shit. I don't really know what the rationale is behind the money exchange but it's probably something like that.
Want to shut this down? Dirty misogynists can go to hell.
And then there are women who join and think it's a gamble whether you get money or not (2nd last para)... The same article reveals that the person at the top is a businesswoman (para3), making this whole deal less sinister than if it had been a man at the top[original research?]. The usual explanation for that is that the patriarchal society intrinsically views women as harmless and any evil shit they do can't really be that bad.
*****
Also I was on a thread about Nigerian 419 Scams on Reddit, and came across this beautiful exchange. It is pure pure genius. It's pretty long, but you must read it to get the full effect. But, tl;dr this guy got $80 in cash from the Nigerian scammer by pretending to be a Father of some stupid ass (+made up) church.
*****
Lastly why the hell did they call a piece of super absorbent cloth a "Shamwow". As far as I'm concerned, there is no definition of "sham" that isn't related to deceit and general shittiness. Has anyone ever bought a Shamwow branded cloth? And if so, is it actually a quality product, because wtf?
Invest £3,000 in the group, and you will receive £24,000 for every eight members you recruit.
Because you're raising awareness and should be rewarded or some shit. I don't really know what the rationale is behind the money exchange but it's probably something like that.
Want to shut this down? Dirty misogynists can go to hell.
And then there are women who join and think it's a gamble whether you get money or not (2nd last para)... The same article reveals that the person at the top is a businesswoman (para3), making this whole deal less sinister than if it had been a man at the top[original research?]. The usual explanation for that is that the patriarchal society intrinsically views women as harmless and any evil shit they do can't really be that bad.
*****
Also I was on a thread about Nigerian 419 Scams on Reddit, and came across this beautiful exchange. It is pure pure genius. It's pretty long, but you must read it to get the full effect. But, tl;dr this guy got $80 in cash from the Nigerian scammer by pretending to be a Father of some stupid ass (+made up) church.
*****
Lastly why the hell did they call a piece of super absorbent cloth a "Shamwow". As far as I'm concerned, there is no definition of "sham" that isn't related to deceit and general shittiness. Has anyone ever bought a Shamwow branded cloth? And if so, is it actually a quality product, because wtf?
vroom vroom motherfucker
a) Women are bad at driving
b) Asians are bad at driving
c) "Wow you're such a good driver"
Okay let's start with a) and b). I've never really understood what it meant to be a "bad" driver. Is it lack of vehicle control? Disobedience of road rules? Extreme passiveness (driving at 50km/h on a freeway)? Extreme aggressiveness (though usually they're just a bad person, not limited to just driving)?
Because obviously, I've seen women be assholes on the road, but only just as often as men. Although I have seen 2-3 (60-70yo) women majorly fuck up intersection rules, and I think one man, which really isn't enough to show a pattern.
By the way, the people who live at the Baptist nursing home in Carlingford are reckless as all hell. They jay-hobble across Pennant Hills Rd, and often cross Adderton Rd without even looking, dangerous as fuck if there are people turning right into Adderton.
Similarly when someone is in a car and comments "wow you're such a good driver". What the does that mean? Does it mean "you do not fuck up"? Because that's not a "good" driver that's just goddamn average. A good driver would be a racer who sees the road in terms of racing lines when they drive at 200+km/h. I can understand the comment if it's a L-plater within his/her first 20 or so hours. And they seem to possess some sort of natural talent for handling heavy machinery. Then okay "you are a good driver", because a pat on the back here is meaningful. But if the driver is past that (especially P-platers, where you're more likely to cart friends around), then really it's more appropriate to not say anything than say something so meaningless, unless the driver pulls some sick act of regaining control after skidding on gravel.
b) Asians are bad at driving
c) "Wow you're such a good driver"
Okay let's start with a) and b). I've never really understood what it meant to be a "bad" driver. Is it lack of vehicle control? Disobedience of road rules? Extreme passiveness (driving at 50km/h on a freeway)? Extreme aggressiveness (though usually they're just a bad person, not limited to just driving)?
Because obviously, I've seen women be assholes on the road, but only just as often as men. Although I have seen 2-3 (60-70yo) women majorly fuck up intersection rules, and I think one man, which really isn't enough to show a pattern.
By the way, the people who live at the Baptist nursing home in Carlingford are reckless as all hell. They jay-hobble across Pennant Hills Rd, and often cross Adderton Rd without even looking, dangerous as fuck if there are people turning right into Adderton.
Similarly when someone is in a car and comments "wow you're such a good driver". What the does that mean? Does it mean "you do not fuck up"? Because that's not a "good" driver that's just goddamn average. A good driver would be a racer who sees the road in terms of racing lines when they drive at 200+km/h. I can understand the comment if it's a L-plater within his/her first 20 or so hours. And they seem to possess some sort of natural talent for handling heavy machinery. Then okay "you are a good driver", because a pat on the back here is meaningful. But if the driver is past that (especially P-platers, where you're more likely to cart friends around), then really it's more appropriate to not say anything than say something so meaningless, unless the driver pulls some sick act of regaining control after skidding on gravel.
gan bei
HELLO I have been cocktail-ing the hell away. I make most of these using International Bartender Association recipes, except where they have failed me. I'll add a "Recommended" next to drinks I recommend you try at least once in a bar (because some of you have/have thought of asking me).
Here is an update!
Martini
A nice drink, but I can't help but to feel that my using Beefeater isn't the right gin to bring out the beauty in this drink.
Gin & Tonic*interesting story of tonic water - Recommended! Ask for Beefeater or Hendricks
But holy shit Beefeater is delicious in a GnT. The tonic water has a sort of tartness to it that complements the broad flavour of the gin.
John Collins
I like it for liking lemon juice's sake. I can't decide whether the juniper backing it up justifies the addition of gin, but if you're drinking for liquor's sake, go ahead :D
Cuba Libre
It does not take a genius to mix a rum and coke, so I did not insult my own intelligence by practising :L. However I tried it once with Bundaberg rum, and may I recommend: If you want coke as a mixer, use rum as the base. Jack and coke does not have as good a synergy.
Daiquiri
I haven't actually made one of these yet. It's just mixing sugar, lime juice, rum, and is relatively unexciting. They gain appeal as you prefix this drink with the name of a fruit (strawberry, mango, banana, etc). But I don't own a blender so that's pretty sad.
Mai Tai
Haven't made any of these either, as I do not own either dark rum or orange curacao. I look forward to tasting this because it sounds fruity as all hell.
Mojito - Recommended!
One of the most visually appealing drinks I know how to make. Yesterday when it was a boiling 40 degree day, I made mojitos for my dad and myself. I think I've got this drink down pat now. The only problem I have is that, with the mint leaves at the bottom of the glass, they often clog up the straw, but I might avoid this as I get better with the bar spoon. But it is uber refreshing and I recommend you try it during your summer (Y)
Margarita
Have not made this yet. Limes are expensive. Mayhaps I will try it soon. It is, after all, a quintessential cocktail. I can sorta imagine the taste. I haven't had it yet so I'm hesitant to actually recommend it, but you should say "fuck the rules" and try it without my backing.
Tequila Sunrise
Another visually appealing drink that I have not yet tried. I need to buy grenadine (only like $12 from Dan Murphy's!) but I've been too lazy to go. Soon, I always say. I'm not sure how good this will taste though. Tequila + OJ?? Can't imagine it. It might be one of those magical matches.
I find that, as vodka is the neutral-est of the neutral grain spirits, it has a good presence in many cocktails. Especially with fruit juices to make tipsiness accessible to those that don't really want to enjoy liquors.
Contrary to popular belief (and anyone who has consumed vodka without shooting it will agree) vodka actually has a distinctive taste, which perhaps is more easily accessible when you've put vodka in the freezer for a few hours to close down the alcohol burn. It's faintly, but distinctly "bready".
Also I recommend every try a Vodka Cruiser at least once, because they're done pretty nicely. But no more than 5 times because, seriously, why?! Also I will decline 9/10 shot games because there is nothing fun about irresponsible drinking >=O.
Appletini - Recommended!
Those that follow my Instagram will know of my struggles with this cocktail. IT WAS THE COINTREAU!!! Had to substitute that for the much mellower triple sec, and now it's delicious. I use bottled freshly pressed cloudy apple juice too, for maximum quality. It's now one of my best cocktails. I could make it Christmassy by adding a cherry and swirling in some syrup.
Cosmopolitan - Recommended!
The classic girl cocktail, if you will. I managed to accidentally stumble upon a great recipe when I misquoted the recipe I had committed to memory. Now the cranberry masks the terrible alcohol taste and I am victorious.
Cape Cod
Ocean Spray cranberry juice has this really weird aftertaste at the back of the palate. The finish feels rather like grape skin (I'd say tannins, but I don't really know what they taste like soooo). Anyways I don't really see why you'd drink a Cape Cod seeing as you could just drink cranberry juice WITHOUT the alcohol...
Kamikaze - Recommended!
Bloody delicious, as all citrus cocktails are. Lime juice is tarter than lemon juice, which makes it different from a Vodka Lemon Drop.
Moscow Mule
Ginger beer and Vodka. What would it taste like? Ginger beer. I only learn these so I can match the name to the recipe, I don't actually bother making these peon-ic drinks.
Sea Breeze
My first drink was a Sea Breeze. It has some sentimental value but nonetheless I have somewhat forgotten the proportions of the recipes by now BAHAHA. It has cranberry, grapefruit, and vodka in it. Something like 4:1:1 or something. I'll have to check.
Sex on the Beach
I hear from a friend that these suck. I am sure I can make them taste good. It would be useful for me to offer someone Sex on the Beach, insist (then prove) that it is indeed very very good. Bahahaha.
Screwdriver
Another peonic drink that will unsurprisingly just taste like orange juice.
Vodka Lemon Drop - Recommended!
Was very popular at our English party. If you knew the recipe you'd probably book a dentist appointment before drinking it, but it's bloody delicious (Y).
This is something that you cannot imagine how good it tastes until you taste it. Lemon juice is sweet and sour. Jack Daniels is smokey and... whiskey-ey. But you put them together and you have an orgasm (jk Orgasm is Baileys, Amaretto, Cream, Kahlua). But I seriously recommend it. It's a summer drink.
Manhattan
The martini of whiskeys. Adds a fuller bodied taste with the vermouth. Unfortunately I do not have sweet vermouth and so just had a Dry Manhattan (Cyclone Sandy disagrees har de har). I imagine that it'd be better with red vermouth though.
Mint Julep
Hmmm not as great of a combo as a mojito. From the Southern USA, apparently. I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong or something but the flavours aren't really meshing for me.
Old Fashioned
This is THE WAY to enjoy whiskey itself, short of consuming whiskey neat or on the rocks. I need to try this with Scotch too (JD counts as bourbon for me, for now). By the way, Johnny Walker Red can go to hell. If you wanna try Scotch go Johnny Walker Black (or any other colour, if you can afford it), or Chivas.
Whiskey Sour - Recommended!
Like the Lynchburg Lemonade, the marriage of whiskey and lemon is phenomenal.
The loner (because it has no single base spirit):
Long Island Iced Tea
Originally used to disguise contraband liquor as iced tea during the US prohibition, it has evolved into a palatable (apparently) citrus-y cocktail. So far I haven't found an occasion where I'd want to consume 2.5 standard drinks in one sitting. Perhaps when I get uni offers or something ahaha.
Here is an update!
Gin
A note here that I find drinking gin neat pretty nasty. Probably nastier than soju. But it's much better when it's diluted and the flavours are allowed to open up instead of smashing you all at once.Martini
A nice drink, but I can't help but to feel that my using Beefeater isn't the right gin to bring out the beauty in this drink.
Gin & Tonic*interesting story of tonic water - Recommended! Ask for Beefeater or Hendricks
But holy shit Beefeater is delicious in a GnT. The tonic water has a sort of tartness to it that complements the broad flavour of the gin.
John Collins
I like it for liking lemon juice's sake. I can't decide whether the juniper backing it up justifies the addition of gin, but if you're drinking for liquor's sake, go ahead :D
Rum
Bacardi White Rum is a joy to consume neat. It's so bloody smooth and it's less than $40 for a bottle too. I will eventually move on to dark rums and spiced rums, but I haven't found a good place to start yet.Cuba Libre
It does not take a genius to mix a rum and coke, so I did not insult my own intelligence by practising :L. However I tried it once with Bundaberg rum, and may I recommend: If you want coke as a mixer, use rum as the base. Jack and coke does not have as good a synergy.
Daiquiri
I haven't actually made one of these yet. It's just mixing sugar, lime juice, rum, and is relatively unexciting. They gain appeal as you prefix this drink with the name of a fruit (strawberry, mango, banana, etc). But I don't own a blender so that's pretty sad.
Mai Tai
Haven't made any of these either, as I do not own either dark rum or orange curacao. I look forward to tasting this because it sounds fruity as all hell.
Mojito - Recommended!
One of the most visually appealing drinks I know how to make. Yesterday when it was a boiling 40 degree day, I made mojitos for my dad and myself. I think I've got this drink down pat now. The only problem I have is that, with the mint leaves at the bottom of the glass, they often clog up the straw, but I might avoid this as I get better with the bar spoon. But it is uber refreshing and I recommend you try it during your summer (Y)
Tequila
I bought El Jimador's, which is 100% agave but the alcohol burn is freaking ridiculous. I know I can find good tequila somewhere, but I'll have to keep searching.Margarita
Have not made this yet. Limes are expensive. Mayhaps I will try it soon. It is, after all, a quintessential cocktail. I can sorta imagine the taste. I haven't had it yet so I'm hesitant to actually recommend it, but you should say "fuck the rules" and try it without my backing.
Tequila Sunrise
Another visually appealing drink that I have not yet tried. I need to buy grenadine (only like $12 from Dan Murphy's!) but I've been too lazy to go. Soon, I always say. I'm not sure how good this will taste though. Tequila + OJ?? Can't imagine it. It might be one of those magical matches.
Vodka
I have Absolut Vodka. Not the worst, but definitely not a great vodka. The taste of alcohol overpowers many a cocktail. However, this is perhaps useful to me in order to make my drinks extra awesome in the event I buy better vodka like Belvedere.I find that, as vodka is the neutral-est of the neutral grain spirits, it has a good presence in many cocktails. Especially with fruit juices to make tipsiness accessible to those that don't really want to enjoy liquors.
Contrary to popular belief (and anyone who has consumed vodka without shooting it will agree) vodka actually has a distinctive taste, which perhaps is more easily accessible when you've put vodka in the freezer for a few hours to close down the alcohol burn. It's faintly, but distinctly "bready".
Also I recommend every try a Vodka Cruiser at least once, because they're done pretty nicely. But no more than 5 times because, seriously, why?! Also I will decline 9/10 shot games because there is nothing fun about irresponsible drinking >=O.
Appletini - Recommended!
Those that follow my Instagram will know of my struggles with this cocktail. IT WAS THE COINTREAU!!! Had to substitute that for the much mellower triple sec, and now it's delicious. I use bottled freshly pressed cloudy apple juice too, for maximum quality. It's now one of my best cocktails. I could make it Christmassy by adding a cherry and swirling in some syrup.
Cosmopolitan - Recommended!
The classic girl cocktail, if you will. I managed to accidentally stumble upon a great recipe when I misquoted the recipe I had committed to memory. Now the cranberry masks the terrible alcohol taste and I am victorious.
Cape Cod
Ocean Spray cranberry juice has this really weird aftertaste at the back of the palate. The finish feels rather like grape skin (I'd say tannins, but I don't really know what they taste like soooo). Anyways I don't really see why you'd drink a Cape Cod seeing as you could just drink cranberry juice WITHOUT the alcohol...
Kamikaze - Recommended!
Bloody delicious, as all citrus cocktails are. Lime juice is tarter than lemon juice, which makes it different from a Vodka Lemon Drop.
Moscow Mule
Ginger beer and Vodka. What would it taste like? Ginger beer. I only learn these so I can match the name to the recipe, I don't actually bother making these peon-ic drinks.
Sea Breeze
My first drink was a Sea Breeze. It has some sentimental value but nonetheless I have somewhat forgotten the proportions of the recipes by now BAHAHA. It has cranberry, grapefruit, and vodka in it. Something like 4:1:1 or something. I'll have to check.
Sex on the Beach
I hear from a friend that these suck. I am sure I can make them taste good. It would be useful for me to offer someone Sex on the Beach, insist (then prove) that it is indeed very very good. Bahahaha.
Screwdriver
Another peonic drink that will unsurprisingly just taste like orange juice.
Vodka Lemon Drop - Recommended!
Was very popular at our English party. If you knew the recipe you'd probably book a dentist appointment before drinking it, but it's bloody delicious (Y).
Whiskey
Lynchburg Lemonade - Recommended!This is something that you cannot imagine how good it tastes until you taste it. Lemon juice is sweet and sour. Jack Daniels is smokey and... whiskey-ey. But you put them together and you have an orgasm (jk Orgasm is Baileys, Amaretto, Cream, Kahlua). But I seriously recommend it. It's a summer drink.
Manhattan
The martini of whiskeys. Adds a fuller bodied taste with the vermouth. Unfortunately I do not have sweet vermouth and so just had a Dry Manhattan (Cyclone Sandy disagrees har de har). I imagine that it'd be better with red vermouth though.
Mint Julep
Hmmm not as great of a combo as a mojito. From the Southern USA, apparently. I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong or something but the flavours aren't really meshing for me.
Old Fashioned
This is THE WAY to enjoy whiskey itself, short of consuming whiskey neat or on the rocks. I need to try this with Scotch too (JD counts as bourbon for me, for now). By the way, Johnny Walker Red can go to hell. If you wanna try Scotch go Johnny Walker Black (or any other colour, if you can afford it), or Chivas.
Whiskey Sour - Recommended!
Like the Lynchburg Lemonade, the marriage of whiskey and lemon is phenomenal.
The loner (because it has no single base spirit):
Long Island Iced Tea
Originally used to disguise contraband liquor as iced tea during the US prohibition, it has evolved into a palatable (apparently) citrus-y cocktail. So far I haven't found an occasion where I'd want to consume 2.5 standard drinks in one sitting. Perhaps when I get uni offers or something ahaha.
summer!
One of the greatest feelings is taking a cool shower on a hot day like today, so that my shell temperature (skin temperature) drops to like 30 degrees or something, but my core is still burning strong at 37 or whatever.
Then after the shower I put the towel over my shoulders, and it reflects all the core heat and transfers it to shell really damn fast, and it feels like the towel was just taken from a heater, or being warmed by the sun. It feels great and not stickily hot at all :D
Then after the shower I put the towel over my shoulders, and it reflects all the core heat and transfers it to shell really damn fast, and it feels like the towel was just taken from a heater, or being warmed by the sun. It feels great and not stickily hot at all :D
druggies
Some things to consider
a) Heroin is ramped up morphine
b) I assume other analgesics have an abuse-able version. Not sure if people can really abuse derivatives of anaesthetics, but where there's a will there's a way.
c) Drug abuse increases the body's tolerance to that drug
d) Anaesthesiology seems like a pretty damn precise science
So as well as taking in age, sex, body mass, anaesthetists/anaesthesiologists also have to account for history of substance abuse.
And so when your liver/kidney is destroyed from ingesting all those drugs, you also have to worry about not being sedated enough as they cut you open. The joys of a life of drugs.
Also did you know anaesthetists (as they're called in British English, and perhaps it would be interesting to note that that is synonymous with English English) are over-represented in substance abuse, especially opioids?
-They have a much greater access to power drugs than the average joe. It is also relatively easy for them to nick a couple grams for personal use, compared to like, a street urchin.
-They spent years studying drugs so of course they would know how to use them properly, right?
-They see the effect of the highs on patients, the stimulation of reward centres, and think to themselves: "bucket listed".
This is all American data but nothing listed here seems culturally specific to the USA.
a) Heroin is ramped up morphine
b) I assume other analgesics have an abuse-able version. Not sure if people can really abuse derivatives of anaesthetics, but where there's a will there's a way.
c) Drug abuse increases the body's tolerance to that drug
d) Anaesthesiology seems like a pretty damn precise science
So as well as taking in age, sex, body mass, anaesthetists/anaesthesiologists also have to account for history of substance abuse.
And so when your liver/kidney is destroyed from ingesting all those drugs, you also have to worry about not being sedated enough as they cut you open. The joys of a life of drugs.
Also did you know anaesthetists (as they're called in British English, and perhaps it would be interesting to note that that is synonymous with English English) are over-represented in substance abuse, especially opioids?
-They have a much greater access to power drugs than the average joe. It is also relatively easy for them to nick a couple grams for personal use, compared to like, a street urchin.
-They spent years studying drugs so of course they would know how to use them properly, right?
-They see the effect of the highs on patients, the stimulation of reward centres, and think to themselves: "bucket listed".
This is all American data but nothing listed here seems culturally specific to the USA.
rio tinto
Those that I speak to regularly know that it was an arbitrary aim of mine to score full marks in the Rio Tinto Big Science Competition, following disappointing results of only 1 mark from full marks in 2010 and 2011.
Unfortunately, I also got one wrong in the 2012 comp.
Mysteriously I received a Top Scorer award in my blue BOS portfolio. I checked online and it appears that nobody managed to get full marks in the senior paper. NOBODY. WHAT THE ABSOLUTE BALLS.
I blame that stupid tide question.
But it seems foreign to me that the top mark is not full marks in a paper so relatively simple as the Rio Tinto.
Unfortunately, I also got one wrong in the 2012 comp.
Mysteriously I received a Top Scorer award in my blue BOS portfolio. I checked online and it appears that nobody managed to get full marks in the senior paper. NOBODY. WHAT THE ABSOLUTE BALLS.
I blame that stupid tide question.
But it seems foreign to me that the top mark is not full marks in a paper so relatively simple as the Rio Tinto.
did you know...
3. COLLIDING WITH A VEHICLE, PEDESTRIAN OR OBjECT
This includes mounting or straddling (one wheel either side of) a traffic
dome and mounting the kerb or roundabout.
You will not fail if you touch the kerb face with your wheels.
-Guide to the Driving Test, RTA
No more "my-mum-says" anecdotes plox. Unless she's a driving instructor or testing officer.
memories so far
Just want to note down a few things that I would appreciate remembering later:
Bahaha we got a weird look from the waitress who clearly did not get the reference.
Nothing else was that highlight-ful, except for the pleasant surprise of the DJ that actually tried to mix songs instead of just playing a goddamn playlist. Some of the transitions were pretty cringe but others were actually really smooth (Y).
Over the day I made:
Virgin Mojito
Made this one first for Crystal the ex-party girl who will stay on the good side of the drink for the time being.
The mint taste may have been a little too strong so perhaps I'll cut back on the number of leaves I put in.
I think she enjoyed the mint garnish though LOL
Appletini
This was sad. There is no way it can taste good with 1.5oz vodka, 0.5oz sour apple schnapps, 0.5oz Cointreau. Danal said it tasted like cough medicine but he also said that the Cape Cod tasted like cough medicine (they have no ingredients in common except for vodka) so perhaps he's just sensitive to vodka.
I tried a couple different recipes after but none made me happy. Next one I'll try is 1oz vodka, 1.5oz schnapps, 0.5oz Cointreau, and 1oz apple juice.
But perhaps
Vodka Martini (Stirred)
Marcus commented: "This martini is very dry", for I used dry vermouth.
Both Marcus and I prefer actual martinis (with gin), but mixing vermouth with vodka does make it much more pleasant than straight drinking vodka.
Garnished with a lemon twist cut using the bluntest knife in existence.
Cape Cod aka Vodka Cranberry
Apparently it didn't taste alcoholic at all. It's also pink-ish.
Good for getting drunk without you even realising.
Cosmopolitan
FINALLY WORKED OUT HOW TO MAKE IT DELICIOUS, WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY FORGOT THE RECIPE.
Needed more cranberry juice! A personal success for me.
Vodka Lemon Drop
I think this was the favourite! It's dead easy to make (1:1 lemon juice, 1tsp sugar per fl.oz. of drink) but was a surprising hit. I would recommend the whiskey sour (I tried it with JD) and I think the tang of lemon compliments the smoke in the whiskey
Bahaha I hope you guys enjoyed one of your (I think few) nights where you a) were with friends and b) alcohol was actually consumed responsibly :L.
Oh and we played pool, from now on I will forevermore refer to the corner pockets as "vajayjays" and the side pockets as "a-holes", after Danal's charming story about his friend who says that it is really damn hard to pot balls into the a-holes, but so much easier for vajayjays.
And then Danal's super subtle double entendre's regarding his ability to strike straight, and his uncanny ability to pot in a-holes but not in vajayjays.
Btw stay tuned for tomorrow, when I will upload a video that will strike close to home for half the grade.
Formal
When our whole table, before our meal, joined hands and said the grace from Madeline - "We love our bread, we love our butter, but most of all, we love each other."Bahaha we got a weird look from the waitress who clearly did not get the reference.
Nothing else was that highlight-ful, except for the pleasant surprise of the DJ that actually tried to mix songs instead of just playing a goddamn playlist. Some of the transitions were pretty cringe but others were actually really smooth (Y).
English Table Congregation
We were meant to have some drinks and watch LOTR at Crystal's house, but instead we had drinks and watched some of Forrest Gump and most of The Vow while playing pool at Bonnie's house. Sick ability to stick to a plan.Over the day I made:
Virgin Mojito
Made this one first for Crystal the ex-party girl who will stay on the good side of the drink for the time being.
The mint taste may have been a little too strong so perhaps I'll cut back on the number of leaves I put in.
I think she enjoyed the mint garnish though LOL
Appletini
This was sad. There is no way it can taste good with 1.5oz vodka, 0.5oz sour apple schnapps, 0.5oz Cointreau. Danal said it tasted like cough medicine but he also said that the Cape Cod tasted like cough medicine (they have no ingredients in common except for vodka) so perhaps he's just sensitive to vodka.
I tried a couple different recipes after but none made me happy. Next one I'll try is 1oz vodka, 1.5oz schnapps, 0.5oz Cointreau, and 1oz apple juice.
But perhaps
Vodka Martini (Stirred)
Marcus commented: "This martini is very dry", for I used dry vermouth.
Both Marcus and I prefer actual martinis (with gin), but mixing vermouth with vodka does make it much more pleasant than straight drinking vodka.
Garnished with a lemon twist cut using the bluntest knife in existence.
Cape Cod aka Vodka Cranberry
Apparently it didn't taste alcoholic at all. It's also pink-ish.
Good for getting drunk without you even realising.
Cosmopolitan
FINALLY WORKED OUT HOW TO MAKE IT DELICIOUS, WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY FORGOT THE RECIPE.
Needed more cranberry juice! A personal success for me.
Vodka Lemon Drop
I think this was the favourite! It's dead easy to make (1:1 lemon juice, 1tsp sugar per fl.oz. of drink) but was a surprising hit. I would recommend the whiskey sour (I tried it with JD) and I think the tang of lemon compliments the smoke in the whiskey
Bahaha I hope you guys enjoyed one of your (I think few) nights where you a) were with friends and b) alcohol was actually consumed responsibly :L.
Oh and we played pool, from now on I will forevermore refer to the corner pockets as "vajayjays" and the side pockets as "a-holes", after Danal's charming story about his friend who says that it is really damn hard to pot balls into the a-holes, but so much easier for vajayjays.
And then Danal's super subtle double entendre's regarding his ability to strike straight, and his uncanny ability to pot in a-holes but not in vajayjays.
Btw stay tuned for tomorrow, when I will upload a video that will strike close to home for half the grade.
abridged shortcuts
The new side-scrolling ex-Metro screen is actually just a really complicated Start menu, that has some interactive apps and stuff. Interestingly, the desktop is considered an "app" instead of "the whole point of the OS". In any case as soon as you get used to the fact that you're not meant to dwell on the ex-Metro screen while you're actually trying to use the computer, then you're fine (Y). Anyways, the apps in the store suck. Except this one periodic table one which is really bloody awesome.
And also, when you delete stuff it no longer asks if you are sure. It just sends that shit straight to Recycle Bin (Y)
Windows 8, with it's Charm bar, is not all that charming without keyboard shortcuts. This is a list adapted from Redmond Pie, for the features that I've actually needed to use since getting Windows 8.
Windows = Open/Close "Start Menu", the ex-Metro screen.
Windows-C = Open Charm Bar
Windows-Tab = Switch between apps (via LHS Modern Taskbar, no more Windows Flow or whatever it was called)
Windows-I = Settings Charm
Windows-Q = App Search
Windows-W = Setting Search
Windows-F = File Search
Windows-X = System Tools (cool set of links to stuff like Device Manager, Control Panel, Power Options, Task Manager, and many many more!!)
Windows-L = Locks computer. Different to Windows 7 because the awesome lock screen pops up =D
Ctrl-Scroll = Zooms in and out of tile view (hard to explain just try that shit)
Some that have been around since Windows 7 and prior:
Windows-D = Show desktop
Windows-M = Minimise all windows
Windows-E = Open what used to be called "My Computer"
Windows-R = Run dialogue box
Alt-F4 = Closes current application
Alt-Tab = Switch between open windows (and applications, in Win8)
Windows-UpArrow = Maximise window
Windows-DownArrow = Restore Down, then Minimise Window
Windows-LeftArrow = Snap left
Windows-RightArrow = Snap right
And also, when you delete stuff it no longer asks if you are sure. It just sends that shit straight to Recycle Bin (Y)
Windows 8, with it's Charm bar, is not all that charming without keyboard shortcuts. This is a list adapted from Redmond Pie, for the features that I've actually needed to use since getting Windows 8.
Windows = Open/Close "Start Menu", the ex-Metro screen.
Windows-C = Open Charm Bar
Windows-Tab = Switch between apps (via LHS Modern Taskbar, no more Windows Flow or whatever it was called)
Windows-I = Settings Charm
Windows-Q = App Search
Windows-W = Setting Search
Windows-F = File Search
Windows-X = System Tools (cool set of links to stuff like Device Manager, Control Panel, Power Options, Task Manager, and many many more!!)
Windows-L = Locks computer. Different to Windows 7 because the awesome lock screen pops up =D
Ctrl-Scroll = Zooms in and out of tile view (hard to explain just try that shit)
Some that have been around since Windows 7 and prior:
Windows-D = Show desktop
Windows-M = Minimise all windows
Windows-E = Open what used to be called "My Computer"
Windows-R = Run dialogue box
Alt-F4 = Closes current application
Alt-Tab = Switch between open windows (and applications, in Win8)
Windows-UpArrow = Maximise window
Windows-DownArrow = Restore Down, then Minimise Window
Windows-LeftArrow = Snap left
Windows-RightArrow = Snap right
almost lucid
So the night before Chem I had a dream.
I had a dream that HSC was already over and I was chilling around doing nothing. Then I suddenly realised: "Wait a minute. Lemme see if I can remember anything from the Chem test. If this is real, then I will easily be able to remember at least the last question". So I tried to remember what the test was like.
Obviously I couldn't remember as the test didn't exist. Aha, lucid dreaming here I come. But my brain is better than me.
It went NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE YOU DON'T GET TO LUCID. And I woke up.
Dafuq is that shit, mayne.
A few minutes later I fell asleep, and ended up telling that story^, in my dreams, to a couple of people. I remember particularly that I told Tree.
So there marks the time that I was almost lucid dreaming.
I had a dream that HSC was already over and I was chilling around doing nothing. Then I suddenly realised: "Wait a minute. Lemme see if I can remember anything from the Chem test. If this is real, then I will easily be able to remember at least the last question". So I tried to remember what the test was like.
Obviously I couldn't remember as the test didn't exist. Aha, lucid dreaming here I come. But my brain is better than me.
It went NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE YOU DON'T GET TO LUCID. And I woke up.
Dafuq is that shit, mayne.
A few minutes later I fell asleep, and ended up telling that story^, in my dreams, to a couple of people. I remember particularly that I told Tree.
So there marks the time that I was almost lucid dreaming.
fuck. yes.
To celebrate, I had a Martini.
Will move onto whiskey sour (sozza using Jack Daniels instead of good bourbon) and maybe a Mojito if I still feel like it. SO MUCH FREEDOM TO EXPERIMENT!!
Can't copy photos straight from Instagram so here's a link in case you genuinely care.
Gotta get a job too.
Good luck for interviews if you're doing those! Have funz :D
Will move onto whiskey sour (sozza using Jack Daniels instead of good bourbon) and maybe a Mojito if I still feel like it. SO MUCH FREEDOM TO EXPERIMENT!!
Can't copy photos straight from Instagram so here's a link in case you genuinely care.
Gotta get a job too.
Good luck for interviews if you're doing those! Have funz :D
c
I was reading Neil deGrasse Tyson's AMA on Reddit. I came across two shit-brix ways to interpret how light works.
Not for the faint-of-physics, but uses content from HSC Phys and before.
1) A photon will be absorbed the instant it is emitted, in its own frame of reference. All we have to do is rearrange the time dilation formula for t_0 to see that it's 0. I previously never considered this but this is goddamn cool.
2) I understood why travelling faster than the speed of light is essentially travelling back in time. It's because time is a relative concept that depends on the interactions with light that you are receiving. If you were somehow teleported 20 million light years away and had a sick telescope, you could observe the extinction of the dinosaurs. Although I don't get what would happen if you orbited the Earth a tangential velocity of greater than c, then reentered. I'm guessing that since circular motion is far from inertial, special relativity can go to hell, and nothing cool will happen =(.
It seems like the perfect tradeoff - if we could go >c, we would be able to view events from the past, at the expense of not being able to interact with them.
Not for the faint-of-physics, but uses content from HSC Phys and before.
1) A photon will be absorbed the instant it is emitted, in its own frame of reference. All we have to do is rearrange the time dilation formula for t_0 to see that it's 0. I previously never considered this but this is goddamn cool.
2) I understood why travelling faster than the speed of light is essentially travelling back in time. It's because time is a relative concept that depends on the interactions with light that you are receiving. If you were somehow teleported 20 million light years away and had a sick telescope, you could observe the extinction of the dinosaurs. Although I don't get what would happen if you orbited the Earth a tangential velocity of greater than c, then reentered. I'm guessing that since circular motion is far from inertial, special relativity can go to hell, and nothing cool will happen =(.
It seems like the perfect tradeoff - if we could go >c, we would be able to view events from the past, at the expense of not being able to interact with them.
vesper
Today I told my mum:
Me: "After I buy a bottle of gin I can make a martini!"
Mum: "Really? When we go to duty free to buy a bottle of that stuff, we pay $200, but you're telling me you can make it from a $15 bottle of vermouth and a $40 bottle of gin?"
Me (after some time): "Are you talking about Remy Martin..."
Lols.
Then I told her martinis are/were what James Bond drinks :L
Me: "After I buy a bottle of gin I can make a martini!"
Mum: "Really? When we go to duty free to buy a bottle of that stuff, we pay $200, but you're telling me you can make it from a $15 bottle of vermouth and a $40 bottle of gin?"
Me (after some time): "Are you talking about Remy Martin..."
Lols.
Then I told her martinis are/were what James Bond drinks :L
double the pressure
Two things I cannot visualise:
In one second, light travels 3e8 m, which is 30,000 km. Okay.
So a light year is several billion kilometres. Alright.
How is our NEAREST galaxy, Andromeda, 2.25million light years away?! That kind of distance is just impossible to grasp.
Next thing I can't visualise is a pressure of 2 atmospheres. I have nothing to compare with. I have one atmosphere on me right now, but I would have no idea what double that would feel like. Like when I'm at the bottom of the pool, I have no idea if that's 2 atm or 20atm. Or only 1.01atm.
While we're at it, I suck totally at guessing weights below 500g. I cannot tell the goddamn difference between 200g and 400g from memory.
In one second, light travels 3e8 m, which is 30,000 km. Okay.
So a light year is several billion kilometres. Alright.
How is our NEAREST galaxy, Andromeda, 2.25million light years away?! That kind of distance is just impossible to grasp.
Next thing I can't visualise is a pressure of 2 atmospheres. I have nothing to compare with. I have one atmosphere on me right now, but I would have no idea what double that would feel like. Like when I'm at the bottom of the pool, I have no idea if that's 2 atm or 20atm. Or only 1.01atm.
While we're at it, I suck totally at guessing weights below 500g. I cannot tell the goddamn difference between 200g and 400g from memory.
p-p-p-p-p-p-POWAH
Background for non-physics people
- Superconductors can carry a huge electrical current when they are cooled to almost absolute zero.
- Superconductors make really good electromagnets
- Electromagnets can be used to deflect cosmic particles, which mess up computers and give people cancer
Detech skillz!
Jeff says (8:45 PM):
*the proposed model for superconducting wores was
*running liquid helium through the core of the wire
Jeff says (8:46 PM):
*which sounds inefficient as all fuck
Max says (8:46 PM):
*mmmm
Jeff says (8:46 PM):
*unless it's under the ocean shit
Max says (8:46 PM):
*well if you could get a nice vacuum
*could be okay
*omg does that mean in space
*superconductors are fucking mad
Jeff says (8:46 PM):
*vacuum prevents losses to convection
*but not radiation
*ooh it would
Max says (8:47 PM):
*ooooh forgot about that
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*as in just have some on the outside of your ship
*and when you hit space
*FREE POWAH
Max says (8:47 PM):
*LOL
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*if it doesn't burn away
Max says (8:47 PM):
*and your solar panels at the front go
*NGEWWEEEEEEEE MAKE POWAH
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*dude it would be hax
*oh it would power that magnetosphere!
Max says (8:47 PM):
*hahahhaahahahaha
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*in 2008
Max says (8:47 PM):
*LOL YES
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*THE MORE SUN YOU GET
*THE MORE IT DEFLECTS
*AHAHAHA
Max says (8:47 PM):
*THE MORE POWAH
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*OMFG
Max says (8:47 PM):
*DOOOD OOOD ODDOOOO
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*PERFECT
Max says (8:47 PM):
*THE SHAMPOO GUY LOL
Jeff says (8:48 PM):
*AHAHAHA
Max says (8:48 PM):
*do you know what im talking about hahahahah
Jeff says (8:48 PM):
*old spice right
Max says (8:48 PM):
*yeah!
Jeff says (8:48 PM):
*i'ma posting this shit it's so hax
Patent pending.
Addendum:
Tom said "space isnt cold". Interestingly, he may have a point.
Space definitely has a low temperature. Temperature is the measure of excitement of the surrounding molecules, and since there are almost no molecules in space, you get no temperature. If you put a thermometer in space, you'll have to wait forever for a gas molecule to impact on the glass.
However, space is also a vacuum. That means the only way anything can lose heat is via radiation. The way objects lose heat (on Earth) is mainly via convection, which is imparting heat onto surrounding molecules. There are no molecules in space, so heat takes much longer than expected to dissipate into space.
So while it has a low temperature, that low temperature does not mean it sucks heat out of objects quickly. Cool!
- Superconductors can carry a huge electrical current when they are cooled to almost absolute zero.
- Superconductors make really good electromagnets
- Electromagnets can be used to deflect cosmic particles, which mess up computers and give people cancer
Detech skillz!
Jeff says (8:45 PM):
*the proposed model for superconducting wores was
*running liquid helium through the core of the wire
Jeff says (8:46 PM):
*which sounds inefficient as all fuck
Max says (8:46 PM):
*mmmm
Jeff says (8:46 PM):
*unless it's under the ocean shit
Max says (8:46 PM):
*well if you could get a nice vacuum
*could be okay
*omg does that mean in space
*superconductors are fucking mad
Jeff says (8:46 PM):
*vacuum prevents losses to convection
*but not radiation
*ooh it would
Max says (8:47 PM):
*ooooh forgot about that
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*as in just have some on the outside of your ship
*and when you hit space
*FREE POWAH
Max says (8:47 PM):
*LOL
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*if it doesn't burn away
Max says (8:47 PM):
*and your solar panels at the front go
*NGEWWEEEEEEEE MAKE POWAH
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*dude it would be hax
*oh it would power that magnetosphere!
Max says (8:47 PM):
*hahahhaahahahaha
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*in 2008
Max says (8:47 PM):
*LOL YES
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*THE MORE SUN YOU GET
*THE MORE IT DEFLECTS
*AHAHAHA
Max says (8:47 PM):
*THE MORE POWAH
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*OMFG
Max says (8:47 PM):
*DOOOD OOOD ODDOOOO
Jeff says (8:47 PM):
*PERFECT
Max says (8:47 PM):
*THE SHAMPOO GUY LOL
Jeff says (8:48 PM):
*AHAHAHA
Max says (8:48 PM):
*do you know what im talking about hahahahah
Jeff says (8:48 PM):
*old spice right
Max says (8:48 PM):
*yeah!
Jeff says (8:48 PM):
*i'ma posting this shit it's so hax
Patent pending.
Addendum:
Tom said "space isnt cold". Interestingly, he may have a point.
Space definitely has a low temperature. Temperature is the measure of excitement of the surrounding molecules, and since there are almost no molecules in space, you get no temperature. If you put a thermometer in space, you'll have to wait forever for a gas molecule to impact on the glass.
However, space is also a vacuum. That means the only way anything can lose heat is via radiation. The way objects lose heat (on Earth) is mainly via convection, which is imparting heat onto surrounding molecules. There are no molecules in space, so heat takes much longer than expected to dissipate into space.
So while it has a low temperature, that low temperature does not mean it sucks heat out of objects quickly. Cool!
ex-Metro
Don't forget to take advantage of your NSW student status to snatch Windows 8!
Even if you don't want to install it now, just snag the key in case they deregister us from the list, and then you find out you need it later.
Remember to take a screenshot and/or copypaste your key, because the onthehub servers will forget your key in 31 days (although it obviously remains valid with Microsoft indefinitely).
ie, you can store this key to use a few months later. Once you put it in, you can use it indefinitely.
http://nsw.dec.onthehub.com/
You're welcome.
Even if you don't want to install it now, just snag the key in case they deregister us from the list, and then you find out you need it later.
Remember to take a screenshot and/or copypaste your key, because the onthehub servers will forget your key in 31 days (although it obviously remains valid with Microsoft indefinitely).
ie, you can store this key to use a few months later. Once you put it in, you can use it indefinitely.
http://nsw.dec.onthehub.com/
Use your 431... number and register and then you can download each of Microsoft Office for Windows 2010, Office for Mac 2011, and Windows 7 Ultimate.
Go to http://nsw.dec.onthehub.com/ to claim your spoils.
It's a good idea to take a screenshot or copypaste the serials into a text doc because if you don't use the serials within 30 days it's gone from the NSWDEC server and you can never retrieve it again.
If you, for some reason, want to license the Office on your red laptop, you do not need to download the program files. After you've graduated your laptop, if you try to open Office it will just tell you to try to plug in a serial (which you will have!!!)
If you are over that red piece of junk, and are installing it on your own computer, you obviously need to download the program files for Office 2010 (removing any other installs of older Offices if applicable).
Obviously you should all snap up Office for Windows, but I also recommend taking an Office for Mac just in case you wanna go hipster. And a Windows Ultimate in case you get a new machine with no OS.
You're welcome.
poe's law
Poe's law all up in this article
Basic gist - since an unborn foetus is technically a person under their state law, shouldn't she be allowed to drive in the carpool lane?
Pro-life is derpy. I understand anti-abortion, even though I don't agree with it, so long as they aren't claiming that it actually is a person by law inside.
If a woman miscarries because she couldn't break her smoking habit, is that manslaughter?! I mean look at those things. Behold my well sourced Wikipedia quote, "Studies using very sensitive early pregnancy tests have found that 25% of embryos are aborted by the sixth week [since the woman's last menstrual period], even if a woman does not realize it". What now, punk?
Basic gist - since an unborn foetus is technically a person under their state law, shouldn't she be allowed to drive in the carpool lane?
Pro-life is derpy. I understand anti-abortion, even though I don't agree with it, so long as they aren't claiming that it actually is a person by law inside.
If a woman miscarries because she couldn't break her smoking habit, is that manslaughter?! I mean look at those things. Behold my well sourced Wikipedia quote, "Studies using very sensitive early pregnancy tests have found that 25% of embryos are aborted by the sixth week [since the woman's last menstrual period], even if a woman does not realize it". What now, punk?
dream is collapsing
"In order for a nucleus to be stable, the strong nuclear force needs to be much stronger than the forces of electrostatic repulsion between the positively charged protons in the nucleus."
Come on, BOS. Lift your game. Wtf is this shit...
Come on, BOS. Lift your game. Wtf is this shit...
found on reddit
Found this anecdote on Reddit -
Turns out, apart from the emotional trauma of having patients die on you, there's also the weird ass side where you are obliged to do your best to save anyone.
Don't know if courtroom lawyers really get a choice who to represent but that shit is even more likely to make it hard to sleep at night.
By the way I completely condemn the actions of this person and I hope everyone who is doing an interview in the next few months also condemn him/her.
I am a medical professional. I arrived on a scene that had two patients. One was a victim of rape and severe battery. Can't say her age, but she was young. The other was the near-death rapist. The rapist was the victim's father. The mother had caught and subsequently beaten him with a baseball bat.
I let him die en route to the hospital.
*A few edits for clarification:
1. She lived.
2. The mother was not prosecuted, as far as I'm aware. I've never been contacted by her or her family.
3. I am not proud, nor am I gloating. I have never (and will never) do any such thing again. It was the wrong thing to do. I was young, inexperienced, and it was the most violent and grotesque scene I'd witnessed up to that point. I'm human, and I snapped. I sought therapy, and have come to terms with it. It's never happened again, even to those who some might feel deserve it.
Turns out, apart from the emotional trauma of having patients die on you, there's also the weird ass side where you are obliged to do your best to save anyone.
Don't know if courtroom lawyers really get a choice who to represent but that shit is even more likely to make it hard to sleep at night.
By the way I completely condemn the actions of this person and I hope everyone who is doing an interview in the next few months also condemn him/her.
throws like a girl
Do you think the term "throws like a girl" is a fundamentally sexist term?
Do girls, as a gender, throw worse than boys?
I was watching this video of Eva Longoria on the Ellen show, trying to dunk Tony Parker. That timed link skips to the throwing, and the first thought in my head was "they throw like girls". I haven't spent much time thinking about the mechanics of a throw, but here are some things that are characteristic of a "girl throw" in my mind:
- Forearm too vertical
- Arm not extended enough, the elbow travels the same distance as the ball, and hence leverage of the forearm is wasted. In a "boy throw", the elbow leads and "flicks" the forearm.
- No rotation from the hips, often steps forward with same foot as throwing arm.
- A "girl throw" follow-through is cut short and cuts straight across the body and finishes at around shoulder height, while a "boy throw" follow-through is diagonally across the body and finishes near the hips
- "Girl throw" includes releasing too early, leading to a high ball that flicks off the fingers, like Obama's throw from a link below.
For those that believe they don't have a "girl throw" and hence don't know what a "girl throw" looks like, try throwing it with your non-dominant hand. The timing of the throw is just terrible and it'll go like 1/4 of the distance of your dominant hand. The girl throw and boy throw (sorry I just cbf with quotes you know what I mean. If I miss any more, put your hands in the air like you just don't care) is not about strength it's about technique. The timing of the throw is more important than how far it goes, in determining a boy throw from a girl's.
A fun, biased, poorly sourced infographic for all. From Washington Post
I googled "throw like a girl" and came up with this Washington Post article, which I acknowledge isn't the best source, but it talks about some study that may or may not have been done. It is the source of the above infographic. While I admit I have potentially unreliable sources, I didn't find any studies that showed that girls and boys throw in the same way, and I'll be glad if someone can Google any sort of information that leans either way.
This one talks about Obama's girly opening pitch, and breaks down what it means to "throw like a girl".
Whatever the fuck Jezebel is, here's an article that sounds terribly biased, that kinda backs up the gender gap but in a way that's slightly offputting to read ("and, to be brutally honest, even the bad-at-throwing boys are probably better than the very strongest girls.") By the way, a post will be coming up on those crappy phrases that feign objectivity, such as "to be brutally honest" in this case. It's only more confusing when you read the author's name...
Here are some that try to equalise the playing field (ho-ho), by demonstrating how a man's non-dominant hand throw is a "girly throw", while PopSci gives us a case study of a female QB. I guess I agree but they don't address my question of - do girls, as a gender, throw worse than boys?
This, however, doesn't justify the validity of the claim that girls have a "girly throw". The label has to be shown to be an actual characteristic of girls, and not just some shitty prefix to make the poor thrower feel emasculated. I am obviously not asserting that no girls can throw, but I am quite sure that >50% have a "girly throw". On the flipside, there has to be a significant underrepresentation of men who throw with that particular form, say <20% . I don't think that these are impossible figures, and wouldn't be surprised if the ratios were even more skewed. I'm happy to debate what you think these numbers are, though, if you feel the need to. The Washington Post link posted above suggests an intrinsic difference between males and females, and it's not just environment (e.g. boys play more ball games than girls), that leads to the differences in throwing form. However, I don't know where they found Australian Aboriginals who still hunt for food?!?!
What I've found doesn't justify the attachment of the word "girl" to describe this particular style of throwing.
It just justifies that what we are now calling a "girl throw" is indeed inefficient and is not the technique you want to use to maximise your strength. Curtly, it is the wrong way. I'm just pondering whether it is valid to pin the label of "girl throw" on this incorrect throwing technique. Because, do females, on average, throw worse than males?
Do girls, as a gender, throw worse than boys?
I was watching this video of Eva Longoria on the Ellen show, trying to dunk Tony Parker. That timed link skips to the throwing, and the first thought in my head was "they throw like girls". I haven't spent much time thinking about the mechanics of a throw, but here are some things that are characteristic of a "girl throw" in my mind:
- Forearm too vertical
- Arm not extended enough, the elbow travels the same distance as the ball, and hence leverage of the forearm is wasted. In a "boy throw", the elbow leads and "flicks" the forearm.
- No rotation from the hips, often steps forward with same foot as throwing arm.
- A "girl throw" follow-through is cut short and cuts straight across the body and finishes at around shoulder height, while a "boy throw" follow-through is diagonally across the body and finishes near the hips
- "Girl throw" includes releasing too early, leading to a high ball that flicks off the fingers, like Obama's throw from a link below.
For those that believe they don't have a "girl throw" and hence don't know what a "girl throw" looks like, try throwing it with your non-dominant hand. The timing of the throw is just terrible and it'll go like 1/4 of the distance of your dominant hand. The girl throw and boy throw (sorry I just cbf with quotes you know what I mean. If I miss any more, put your hands in the air like you just don't care) is not about strength it's about technique. The timing of the throw is more important than how far it goes, in determining a boy throw from a girl's.
A fun, biased, poorly sourced infographic for all. From Washington Post
I googled "throw like a girl" and came up with this Washington Post article, which I acknowledge isn't the best source, but it talks about some study that may or may not have been done. It is the source of the above infographic. While I admit I have potentially unreliable sources, I didn't find any studies that showed that girls and boys throw in the same way, and I'll be glad if someone can Google any sort of information that leans either way.
This one talks about Obama's girly opening pitch, and breaks down what it means to "throw like a girl".
Whatever the fuck Jezebel is, here's an article that sounds terribly biased, that kinda backs up the gender gap but in a way that's slightly offputting to read ("and, to be brutally honest, even the bad-at-throwing boys are probably better than the very strongest girls.") By the way, a post will be coming up on those crappy phrases that feign objectivity, such as "to be brutally honest" in this case. It's only more confusing when you read the author's name...
Here are some that try to equalise the playing field (ho-ho), by demonstrating how a man's non-dominant hand throw is a "girly throw", while PopSci gives us a case study of a female QB. I guess I agree but they don't address my question of - do girls, as a gender, throw worse than boys?
This, however, doesn't justify the validity of the claim that girls have a "girly throw". The label has to be shown to be an actual characteristic of girls, and not just some shitty prefix to make the poor thrower feel emasculated. I am obviously not asserting that no girls can throw, but I am quite sure that >50% have a "girly throw". On the flipside, there has to be a significant underrepresentation of men who throw with that particular form, say <20% . I don't think that these are impossible figures, and wouldn't be surprised if the ratios were even more skewed. I'm happy to debate what you think these numbers are, though, if you feel the need to. The Washington Post link posted above suggests an intrinsic difference between males and females, and it's not just environment (e.g. boys play more ball games than girls), that leads to the differences in throwing form. However, I don't know where they found Australian Aboriginals who still hunt for food?!?!
What I've found doesn't justify the attachment of the word "girl" to describe this particular style of throwing.
It just justifies that what we are now calling a "girl throw" is indeed inefficient and is not the technique you want to use to maximise your strength. Curtly, it is the wrong way. I'm just pondering whether it is valid to pin the label of "girl throw" on this incorrect throwing technique. Because, do females, on average, throw worse than males?
aperitif
So now that I've registered with the AEC, I just received some letters as a part of a campaign.
I didn't really feel like caring so I chopped them in half and turned them into coasters for iced drinks =D.
Oh I also bought highball glasses and cocktail glasses. 30% at David Jones Warehouse in Birkenhead Point! Absolutely nobody cares because nobody else wants glassware!
I didn't really feel like caring so I chopped them in half and turned them into coasters for iced drinks =D.
Oh I also bought highball glasses and cocktail glasses. 30% at David Jones Warehouse in Birkenhead Point! Absolutely nobody cares because nobody else wants glassware!
rubik's
I took the old Rubik's cube out for a spin
Remember this thing hasn't been in for like 4 years.
And I managed to do ALL of it, in under 90 seconds too.
I was giggling as I did last layer, because the OLL and PLL moves are just muscle memory and holy shit it was just on automatic it felt so fucking awesome. Omg everyone who could do the cube please try it's the coolest feeling.
Remember this thing hasn't been in for like 4 years.
And I managed to do ALL of it, in under 90 seconds too.
I was giggling as I did last layer, because the OLL and PLL moves are just muscle memory and holy shit it was just on automatic it felt so fucking awesome. Omg everyone who could do the cube please try it's the coolest feeling.
riff raff
I also like the word "hoi polloi". It's so counterintuitive, it doesn't sound very much like what it means.
I have a few notes on my iPhone that I will just recount here.
On T2 biv (yes this is yonks back), we developed a #YOLO mentality. One of the things we did was urinate, in a particular fashion. If you'll cast your mind back, we once experienced the joys of peeing into a fire (and not standing downwind). This time, it was peeing while walking. There were a couple of guys who were unwilling to try it. It turned out pretty awkward for them cos they were surrounded by a few guys walking closer to the end of the trail than usual, with a faint trickling sound. It was hard to stop laughing :P
Also here are some peeves/observations/whatever that I found
-When there is a car at an intersection/roundabout, and you are a pedestrian trying to cross, how do you cross? Do you cross in front of the car? Unless you are prevented from walking behind the first car, or there is a marked crossing there, it's totally better to just walk behind the first car. I have missed many gaps because pedestrians cannot decide if they should cross or not (in case I hit them or something). A problem easily solved by walking behind the first car - pedestrian has no chance of being hit, and the driver has free choice to turn whenever there's a gap. We all win.
-Start quote
Day 1:
A asks B a question, say "Do you remember what reactants the Haber process uses?" (for the purposes of this demonstration, usually it's something much more obscure, but I can't think obscure atm)
B answers: "Nah I haven't studied chem yet"
A: "Oh okay."
Day 2:
A says: "Oh, by the way, I found out that it was nitrogen and hydrogen"
B: "Yeah"
/quote
So the implications of answering "yeah" instead of "oh okay" or "thanks" are that you knew that all along. I feel like I've blogged about dominant/passive roles in conversation but I cbf finding. And if you knew all along I wish you'd have told me on the first day kkthnx.
-This terrible logical fallacy is not really a peeve but I just wanted to share for the luls. I don't remember who this was with, so hopefully they won't either. I have the main idea of the conversation in the phone down and I don't want to change details because it'll lose the excellence.
Start quote - The topic of the day is brand names. I hear the brand Kenzo mentioned.
Me: I think my aftershave is Kenzo branded.
Him/Her (all laughing and shit): Kenzo is a brand for women.
Me: Forgive me, for I have been using aftershave for women then.
/quote
I am aware that it is possibly a niche niche market for women who want to use aftershave on their legs after shaving. But had they asked, they would have found out it was liquid aftershave.
- It makes me uncomfortable when I hear/see someone jump and land heavily on their heels. I get like sympathy pains or something and it feels terrible just thinking about it. Like holy shit can you imagine how destroyed your cartilage is going to be in 20-30 years. And when you brace yourself against the impact, and all the force is transfered to your brain, you're killing more brain cells than if you drink a pint of beer (see points 4/5, and 7). Turns out alcohol doesn't kill ANY brain cells, unless you make drinking until you black out a common occurrence. Even then, relatively serious cases cause reversible damage to the dendrites with no actual cell death (reversible if addiction to alcohol stops). IMO it would be difficult and expensive to kill a brain cell by drinking. Of course, we can't account for the concussions you'll sustain as a result of your reduced motor skills.
I have a few notes on my iPhone that I will just recount here.
On T2 biv (yes this is yonks back), we developed a #YOLO mentality. One of the things we did was urinate, in a particular fashion. If you'll cast your mind back, we once experienced the joys of peeing into a fire (and not standing downwind). This time, it was peeing while walking. There were a couple of guys who were unwilling to try it. It turned out pretty awkward for them cos they were surrounded by a few guys walking closer to the end of the trail than usual, with a faint trickling sound. It was hard to stop laughing :P
Also here are some peeves/observations/whatever that I found
-When there is a car at an intersection/roundabout, and you are a pedestrian trying to cross, how do you cross? Do you cross in front of the car? Unless you are prevented from walking behind the first car, or there is a marked crossing there, it's totally better to just walk behind the first car. I have missed many gaps because pedestrians cannot decide if they should cross or not (in case I hit them or something). A problem easily solved by walking behind the first car - pedestrian has no chance of being hit, and the driver has free choice to turn whenever there's a gap. We all win.
-Start quote
Day 1:
A asks B a question, say "Do you remember what reactants the Haber process uses?" (for the purposes of this demonstration, usually it's something much more obscure, but I can't think obscure atm)
B answers: "Nah I haven't studied chem yet"
A: "Oh okay."
Day 2:
A says: "Oh, by the way, I found out that it was nitrogen and hydrogen"
B: "Yeah"
/quote
So the implications of answering "yeah" instead of "oh okay" or "thanks" are that you knew that all along. I feel like I've blogged about dominant/passive roles in conversation but I cbf finding. And if you knew all along I wish you'd have told me on the first day kkthnx.
-This terrible logical fallacy is not really a peeve but I just wanted to share for the luls. I don't remember who this was with, so hopefully they won't either. I have the main idea of the conversation in the phone down and I don't want to change details because it'll lose the excellence.
Start quote - The topic of the day is brand names. I hear the brand Kenzo mentioned.
Me: I think my aftershave is Kenzo branded.
Him/Her (all laughing and shit): Kenzo is a brand for women.
Me: Forgive me, for I have been using aftershave for women then.
/quote
I am aware that it is possibly a niche niche market for women who want to use aftershave on their legs after shaving. But had they asked, they would have found out it was liquid aftershave.
- It makes me uncomfortable when I hear/see someone jump and land heavily on their heels. I get like sympathy pains or something and it feels terrible just thinking about it. Like holy shit can you imagine how destroyed your cartilage is going to be in 20-30 years. And when you brace yourself against the impact, and all the force is transfered to your brain, you're killing more brain cells than if you drink a pint of beer (see points 4/5, and 7). Turns out alcohol doesn't kill ANY brain cells, unless you make drinking until you black out a common occurrence. Even then, relatively serious cases cause reversible damage to the dendrites with no actual cell death (reversible if addiction to alcohol stops). IMO it would be difficult and expensive to kill a brain cell by drinking. Of course, we can't account for the concussions you'll sustain as a result of your reduced motor skills.
it's the milky bar kid
In the fun sized bars, it appears that all the chocolates are upside down compared to the wrapper.
Can someone explain?
I noticed this a few years ago and hadn't had Milky Bars in a while.
Got some today and they're still fucking upside down.
This displeases me greatly.
Can someone explain?
I noticed this a few years ago and hadn't had Milky Bars in a while.
Got some today and they're still fucking upside down.
This displeases me greatly.
flipside
This needs no introduction I can't be bothered. I think I was surfing comedy skits and decided on a whim to click these.
Can someone explain why the fuck all these women think it's okay to go ahead and touch it?! If this happened the other way around, somebody is fucking going to jail.
Not to mention the one at 0:51 that just fucking hops on and starts humping?!
If touching (what they thought were) penises is not sexual assault, I don't think there's much denial about that second one.
And this one kinda proves that some forms of clothing are just not suitable.
Can someone explain why the fuck all these women think it's okay to go ahead and touch it?! If this happened the other way around, somebody is fucking going to jail.
Not to mention the one at 0:51 that just fucking hops on and starts humping?!
If touching (what they thought were) penises is not sexual assault, I don't think there's much denial about that second one.
And this one kinda proves that some forms of clothing are just not suitable.
lols were had
It always amazes me how intense and surprisingly genuine the fangirl response can be. Luls were had
aitch ess see
Woops neglected to wish you guys luck
So goodluck, everybody.
And IT IS DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE. TAKE THESE WITH YOU.
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Relationships between language and text
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Ways perspective may affect meaning and interpretation
Connections between and among texts
How texts are influenced by other texts and contexts
Remember, don't use these words if you've never used them before, but instead use them to brush up on vocab that you have lost in your stress :P
So goodluck, everybody.
And IT IS DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE. TAKE THESE WITH YOU.
Verbs
Demonstrates
Reiterates
Illustrates
Reinforces
Reveals
Exposes
Conveys
Connotes
Communicates
Exemplifies
Epitomises
Embodies
Catalyse/Precipitate
Facilitate/Foster
Nouns
Belonging
Connections
Acceptance
Inclusion
Kinship
Community
Harmony
Bonds
Isolation
Exclusion
Alienation
Ostracism
Separation
Seclusion
Segregation
Rejection
Marginalisation
Rubric Words
Perceptions of ourselves and the world
Relationships between language and text
Interrelationships among texts
Clarify meaning and develop new meanings
Context, purpose & register, text structure, stylistic features, grammatical features, and vocabulary
Meaning conveyed, shaped, interpreted and reflected in and through texts
Ways texts are responded to and composed
Ways perspective may affect meaning and interpretation
Connections between and among texts
How texts are influenced by other texts and contexts
Remember, don't use these words if you've never used them before, but instead use them to brush up on vocab that you have lost in your stress :P
hurr durr
Have you ever come across anyone who has anyone ever used their own ignorance as an argument?
The great thing about an argument like that is, you can't call them out on it without looking/sounding immature.
This is kind of like arguing with someone who refuses to follow a basic logical flow. You're not losing, but you're definitely not winning either.
Allow me to elaborate:
So I was on Reddit today because I'm a hk like that. Stare that HSC shit down.
And then I saw a post about some guy not understanding /r/guitar. I have never visited that subreddit before but whatever.
So one of the comments goes along the lines of
"So if you post a $1k+ guitar, they will love you and upvote you forever, but if you post a Squier, they will downvote you to oblivion. And there isn't really that much of a difference between a Squier and a American Strat."
Terminology - Squier is an entry level guitar, costs like $200-300. American Strat is mid-upper range for about $1.4k
To put into context, I also do not see the point for me to spend $300 on sick moulded IEM earphones, when 60-something bucks can buy a decent pair of Sennheisers. Nor do I really see the difference within a range of tennis racquets, for example.
But that doesn't mean that there is no difference between the products. Just because I'm not interested enough in the field to perceive the difference, doesn't mean the difference isn't there. There is some cognitive bias where people tend to assume their perception of the world is everyone else's perceptions of the world. And hence what they need is also what others need. Forgot the name, but that's what's happening here.
This also happened with my LifeProof case. For some reason it was extremely difficult for some to understand why I would sacrifice aesthetics, in order to increase functionality. I mean sure, most people wouldn't need waterproofing, but does that mean nobody needs waterproofing?!
Back to the reddit dude. It's not like you can say "You can't tell because you suck" because then you'd come across as a 12yo. Some guy explained it really nicely, something like "The $1000 difference between the Squier and the Strat is definitely noticeable, and worth every dollar, but if you buy the Strat you have to be justified in appreciating that $1000 difference for you to be taken seriously".
Something I disapprove of, though, is paying for $300 pairs of shoes because they are shiny. What the fuck is that. Actually, anything that is extra money purely for aesthetics, I find superfluous. But then again, I guess if they feel justified for spending that extra $x, then they ARE justified in spending that extra $x.
The great thing about an argument like that is, you can't call them out on it without looking/sounding immature.
This is kind of like arguing with someone who refuses to follow a basic logical flow. You're not losing, but you're definitely not winning either.
Allow me to elaborate:
So I was on Reddit today because I'm a hk like that. Stare that HSC shit down.
And then I saw a post about some guy not understanding /r/guitar. I have never visited that subreddit before but whatever.
So one of the comments goes along the lines of
"So if you post a $1k+ guitar, they will love you and upvote you forever, but if you post a Squier, they will downvote you to oblivion. And there isn't really that much of a difference between a Squier and a American Strat."
Terminology - Squier is an entry level guitar, costs like $200-300. American Strat is mid-upper range for about $1.4k
To put into context, I also do not see the point for me to spend $300 on sick moulded IEM earphones, when 60-something bucks can buy a decent pair of Sennheisers. Nor do I really see the difference within a range of tennis racquets, for example.
But that doesn't mean that there is no difference between the products. Just because I'm not interested enough in the field to perceive the difference, doesn't mean the difference isn't there. There is some cognitive bias where people tend to assume their perception of the world is everyone else's perceptions of the world. And hence what they need is also what others need. Forgot the name, but that's what's happening here.
This also happened with my LifeProof case. For some reason it was extremely difficult for some to understand why I would sacrifice aesthetics, in order to increase functionality. I mean sure, most people wouldn't need waterproofing, but does that mean nobody needs waterproofing?!
Back to the reddit dude. It's not like you can say "You can't tell because you suck" because then you'd come across as a 12yo. Some guy explained it really nicely, something like "The $1000 difference between the Squier and the Strat is definitely noticeable, and worth every dollar, but if you buy the Strat you have to be justified in appreciating that $1000 difference for you to be taken seriously".
Something I disapprove of, though, is paying for $300 pairs of shoes because they are shiny. What the fuck is that. Actually, anything that is extra money purely for aesthetics, I find superfluous. But then again, I guess if they feel justified for spending that extra $x, then they ARE justified in spending that extra $x.
english is balls
We are native speakers of English, so we subconsciously can differentiate between:
- The "th" sound in "theatre" and "the", even though they are quite different.
- The 50 shades of "-ough", e.g. Dough, Through, Cough, Rough, Thought, Thorough, Plough
- The role of "y", in yes, day, ply, only.
- Phenolphthalein (Fee-nol-THAY-leen, according to wiki. Primary stress on THAY, secondary stress on Fee, in case that wasn't clear.)
- The stupid ass plurals such as goose-geese, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, ox-oxen, or the Latin based ones like stratum-strata, datum-data
- To change to possessive form, just add 's. Except for it-its.
- I before E except after C and except in words like weight, sleight, height...
- Why are "overseer" and "oversight" so different
- Our prepositions are insane. How is it that when the alarm goes off, it's different to when the light goes off? Or why is burning up and burning down a house the same thing.
I bet I'll think of more but this will do for now for now.
- The "th" sound in "theatre" and "the", even though they are quite different.
- The 50 shades of "-ough", e.g. Dough, Through, Cough, Rough, Thought, Thorough, Plough
- The role of "y", in yes, day, ply, only.
- Phenolphthalein (Fee-nol-THAY-leen, according to wiki. Primary stress on THAY, secondary stress on Fee, in case that wasn't clear.)
- The stupid ass plurals such as goose-geese, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, ox-oxen, or the Latin based ones like stratum-strata, datum-data
- To change to possessive form, just add 's. Except for it-its.
- I before E except after C and except in words like weight, sleight, height...
- Why are "overseer" and "oversight" so different
- Our prepositions are insane. How is it that when the alarm goes off, it's different to when the light goes off? Or why is burning up and burning down a house the same thing.
I bet I'll think of more but this will do for now for now.
zone out
My (handwritten) creative story says
I hang my head in shame. Must've been wasted.
Maybe you know what it's like their
I hang my head in shame. Must've been wasted.
easier than writing something meaningful
Let’s start off with your Facebook relationship status:
Single.
Could you have sex with the last person you text messaged?
You can have sex with anything if you want it bad enough
Is the last person you kissed also the next person you’ll kiss?
Almost impossible (I think in probability it's more correct to say "almost certain" and "almost never" in order to account for law of large numbers or some shit)
Have you been disappointed in the past three days?
Yes, when I found out the lack of decent HSC English papers to do.
Honestly, has anyone seen you in your underwear in the past three months?
Yes I live in a house with other people. It's almost certain
If you were drunk and you couldn’t walk, would the person you last kissed take care of you?
Yes, out of general human kindness.
Have you ever kissed someone who was high?
Nope that sounds like it'll taste weird.
Have you ever fallen asleep in school?
Not in my memory. Definitely not in class (Y)
Who’s the biggest douche bag that you know?
Isn't this kind of slack? Also, I don't rate douchebaggery. You either are a douchebag or you are not. There's only one level of douchebag and it's not like I feel like talking to them to find out which one is more douchebag than the other.
Person you have feelings for shows up at your house RIGHT NOW, you say?
Hey, does this smell like roofies?
Do you think you will have the same best friend a year from now?
Ooft tough call.
Who was the last male you talked to?
Caleb
Do you dislike anyone?
(Almost) everyone dislikes someone.
Do you have empty bottles of alcohol hidden somewhere?
What the fuck. How can the bottles be "of alcohol"' if they're fucking empty. For the record I do have empty bottles that once held alcohol because I use them to practise free-pouring with water.
Who was last to touch your butt?
I derno but I bet it's a dude.
Are you missing anyone/something?
Yeah my throwing arm is off today.
What do you think when someone kisses you on your forehead?
Unless it's a really tall girl, it's probably a guy. And I'd go "what the |fuck|, mate". If you're going to go there you might as well finish the job and give me head.
What do you usually do right when you wake up?
I look at the time and see if it's reasonable.
Would you rather have orange juice or milk with your breakfast?
Milk for strong bones.
When was the last time you were told you were cute?
I think when I was talking about formal.
Are you taller than most people your age?
I don't know, bogans are pretty tall.
Do you still talk to the last person that kissed you on the lips?
Not really
Tell me about the shirt you’re wearing?
A Kathmandu shirt that has a fingerprint that is stylised to look like contour lines and says "In our DNA". I found it witty. My mum bought it though.
Is there someone you wouldn’t mind kissing right now?
"Wouldn't mind kissing" is non-commital. There's plenty of people that I "wouldn't mind" kissing.
Are there things in your life that you’ll never be able to get over?
Errrrrrr no. I'm a goddamn teenager how bad can it be.
Does the last person you held hands with mean something to you?
I don't even know when the last time I held hands was. So I'm hesitant.
Honestly, are you happy with the way things are?
Yeah how can we complain?
Do you always care what you look like?
Almost never.
Relationship between you and the last person you texted?
Probably distant cousins, 100 generations back.
Hey I was thinking about this today while walking - there are 180 people in our grade. I can't remember the number of girls so I'll assume there are 90 girls.
Assume that each new generation is born at the same time, and each person in each generation finds a partner and mates (for the sake of this mathematical demonstration) exactly once. Also assume that each of our genes are unique enough so that it's not inbreeding after like 2 generations.
OKAY
Generation I (present) - 180 "families"
Generation II - 90 families
Generation III - 45 families
Generation IV - 22 (full) families
Generation V - 11 families
Generation VI - 5 families
Generation VII - 2 families
Generation VIII - 1 family.
A group as small as ourselves can sustain ourselves for up to seven generations without incest. I wonder how hectic that last baby would be.
If your ex said they hated you, you say?
Hate is such a strong word...
Is the last person you kissed mad at you?
Don't see why they would be.
Did your last kiss take place in/on a bed?
What the fuck is with this kissing. Fuck off with the kissing.
How many people are you texting?
Nobody atm
Do you think people think bad things about you?
Pretty sure people out there dislike me.
Was your last kiss drunk or sober?
Sober. Wasn't 18 back then :L
Ever liked someone whose name started with a M?
Ooh why yes I have. Primary school
Did you ever wasted time on a certain boy or girl?
Hmm in all ways you could "waste" time, isn't it possibly also a learning experience for next time? It's never really a waste...
Have you gotten into an argument with the last person you kissed?
Yessiry ofc
Do you believe your ex thinks about you?
Every night.
Whats currently bothering you?
You forgot the fucking apostrophe.
Are you afraid of the dark?
I don't enjoy it but I'm not scared to go downstairs :L
Who was the last person you had a phone conversation with for more than 2 minutes?
Hmmmm no idea
Who have you ever had the longest conversation with on the phone?
Still Rebecca. Haven't had that much time since :L
Would you ever consider piercing your lip?
Would you ever consider piercing your clit?
Have you ever gotten a sunburn so bad it hurt to move?
Not that bad.
My homestyle therapy for sunburn is stand under a cool shower for like 15 minutes. Then chuck some aloe vera gel on that shit. I haven't peeled since I formulated this. Patent pending.
Do you toss and turn for hours at night or fall right to sleep?
I don't toss and turn, but I just can't fall asleep. Fucking daylight savings.
Has anyone ever hung up on you?
Not out of madness I don't think
Did you speak to your father today?
Nah he left before I woke up
How have you felt today?
Not bad. Need to start work soon though
Have you ever kissed someone in a vehicle?
Hmm like maybe a bus or something
Ever had a boy best friend?
Yes, and that shouldn't be surprising.
Do you wear a lot of makeup?
You haven't even seen my skin, ever.
Do you straighten your hair often?
I actually curl it.
What are you up to this weekend?
Cram English, no doubt
Do you hate the last guy you had a conversation with?
Probably not.
Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you babe?
Yes lol
Who’s the last person you kissed?
Ctrl-F "kiss". 18 matches. Minus 5 that I said in my answers. You asked about making out 13 fucking times. I suspect that has a direct correlation to the quiz-writer's age.
Where’s your ex at?
Probably at home or library. How many people answered this question with a definite answer. You're probably doing it wrong.
What’s your favorite thing to do on the weekend?
We're going to dick around very hard after HSC.
Do you know anyone currently in jail?
No. Oh wait, Sally Tomato, who gives me "weather reports"
What do you currently hear?
The gentle whir of my computer fan. The clickety clack of my keyboard.
If you could make your lips bigger, would you?
All the better to kiss you with, my dear? Wtf what benefit would that have.
Do you like your hair?
I am beginning to feel I have a bit too much penis to do this quiz.
Will you be up before 7 am tomorrow?
Well if it weren't daylight savings, I would have a chance....
Where do you want to be right now?
I'm happy studying now. Party later.
Single.
Could you have sex with the last person you text messaged?
You can have sex with anything if you want it bad enough
Is the last person you kissed also the next person you’ll kiss?
Almost impossible (I think in probability it's more correct to say "almost certain" and "almost never" in order to account for law of large numbers or some shit)
Have you been disappointed in the past three days?
Yes, when I found out the lack of decent HSC English papers to do.
Honestly, has anyone seen you in your underwear in the past three months?
Yes I live in a house with other people. It's almost certain
If you were drunk and you couldn’t walk, would the person you last kissed take care of you?
Yes, out of general human kindness.
Have you ever kissed someone who was high?
Nope that sounds like it'll taste weird.
Have you ever fallen asleep in school?
Not in my memory. Definitely not in class (Y)
Who’s the biggest douche bag that you know?
Isn't this kind of slack? Also, I don't rate douchebaggery. You either are a douchebag or you are not. There's only one level of douchebag and it's not like I feel like talking to them to find out which one is more douchebag than the other.
Person you have feelings for shows up at your house RIGHT NOW, you say?
Hey, does this smell like roofies?
Do you think you will have the same best friend a year from now?
Ooft tough call.
Who was the last male you talked to?
Caleb
Do you dislike anyone?
(Almost) everyone dislikes someone.
Do you have empty bottles of alcohol hidden somewhere?
What the fuck. How can the bottles be "of alcohol"' if they're fucking empty. For the record I do have empty bottles that once held alcohol because I use them to practise free-pouring with water.
Who was last to touch your butt?
I derno but I bet it's a dude.
Are you missing anyone/something?
Yeah my throwing arm is off today.
What do you think when someone kisses you on your forehead?
Unless it's a really tall girl, it's probably a guy. And I'd go "what the |fuck|, mate". If you're going to go there you might as well finish the job and give me head.
What do you usually do right when you wake up?
I look at the time and see if it's reasonable.
Would you rather have orange juice or milk with your breakfast?
Milk for strong bones.
When was the last time you were told you were cute?
I think when I was talking about formal.
Are you taller than most people your age?
I don't know, bogans are pretty tall.
Do you still talk to the last person that kissed you on the lips?
Not really
Tell me about the shirt you’re wearing?
A Kathmandu shirt that has a fingerprint that is stylised to look like contour lines and says "In our DNA". I found it witty. My mum bought it though.
Is there someone you wouldn’t mind kissing right now?
"Wouldn't mind kissing" is non-commital. There's plenty of people that I "wouldn't mind" kissing.
Are there things in your life that you’ll never be able to get over?
Errrrrrr no. I'm a goddamn teenager how bad can it be.
Does the last person you held hands with mean something to you?
I don't even know when the last time I held hands was. So I'm hesitant.
Honestly, are you happy with the way things are?
Yeah how can we complain?
Do you always care what you look like?
Almost never.
Relationship between you and the last person you texted?
Probably distant cousins, 100 generations back.
Hey I was thinking about this today while walking - there are 180 people in our grade. I can't remember the number of girls so I'll assume there are 90 girls.
Assume that each new generation is born at the same time, and each person in each generation finds a partner and mates (for the sake of this mathematical demonstration) exactly once. Also assume that each of our genes are unique enough so that it's not inbreeding after like 2 generations.
OKAY
Generation I (present) - 180 "families"
Generation II - 90 families
Generation III - 45 families
Generation IV - 22 (full) families
Generation V - 11 families
Generation VI - 5 families
Generation VII - 2 families
Generation VIII - 1 family.
A group as small as ourselves can sustain ourselves for up to seven generations without incest. I wonder how hectic that last baby would be.
If your ex said they hated you, you say?
Hate is such a strong word...
Is the last person you kissed mad at you?
Don't see why they would be.
Did your last kiss take place in/on a bed?
What the fuck is with this kissing. Fuck off with the kissing.
How many people are you texting?
Nobody atm
Do you think people think bad things about you?
Pretty sure people out there dislike me.
Was your last kiss drunk or sober?
Sober. Wasn't 18 back then :L
Ever liked someone whose name started with a M?
Ooh why yes I have. Primary school
Did you ever wasted time on a certain boy or girl?
Hmm in all ways you could "waste" time, isn't it possibly also a learning experience for next time? It's never really a waste...
Have you gotten into an argument with the last person you kissed?
Yessiry ofc
Do you believe your ex thinks about you?
Every night.
Whats currently bothering you?
You forgot the fucking apostrophe.
Are you afraid of the dark?
I don't enjoy it but I'm not scared to go downstairs :L
Who was the last person you had a phone conversation with for more than 2 minutes?
Hmmmm no idea
Who have you ever had the longest conversation with on the phone?
Still Rebecca. Haven't had that much time since :L
Would you ever consider piercing your lip?
Would you ever consider piercing your clit?
Have you ever gotten a sunburn so bad it hurt to move?
Not that bad.
My homestyle therapy for sunburn is stand under a cool shower for like 15 minutes. Then chuck some aloe vera gel on that shit. I haven't peeled since I formulated this. Patent pending.
Do you toss and turn for hours at night or fall right to sleep?
I don't toss and turn, but I just can't fall asleep. Fucking daylight savings.
Has anyone ever hung up on you?
Not out of madness I don't think
Did you speak to your father today?
Nah he left before I woke up
How have you felt today?
Not bad. Need to start work soon though
Have you ever kissed someone in a vehicle?
Hmm like maybe a bus or something
Ever had a boy best friend?
Yes, and that shouldn't be surprising.
Do you wear a lot of makeup?
You haven't even seen my skin, ever.
Do you straighten your hair often?
I actually curl it.
What are you up to this weekend?
Cram English, no doubt
Do you hate the last guy you had a conversation with?
Probably not.
Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you babe?
Yes lol
Who’s the last person you kissed?
Ctrl-F "kiss". 18 matches. Minus 5 that I said in my answers. You asked about making out 13 fucking times. I suspect that has a direct correlation to the quiz-writer's age.
Where’s your ex at?
Probably at home or library. How many people answered this question with a definite answer. You're probably doing it wrong.
What’s your favorite thing to do on the weekend?
We're going to dick around very hard after HSC.
Do you know anyone currently in jail?
No. Oh wait, Sally Tomato, who gives me "weather reports"
What do you currently hear?
The gentle whir of my computer fan. The clickety clack of my keyboard.
If you could make your lips bigger, would you?
All the better to kiss you with, my dear? Wtf what benefit would that have.
Do you like your hair?
I am beginning to feel I have a bit too much penis to do this quiz.
Will you be up before 7 am tomorrow?
Well if it weren't daylight savings, I would have a chance....
Where do you want to be right now?
I'm happy studying now. Party later.
100 truths because the mean guy at the end said so
Saw this flying around Facebook.
I've never been tagged because either nobody likes me, or just none of my friends are annoying >=D
I've missed doing surveys so here is one
1. Real name: Jeff (sans -rey)
2. Nickname(s): "fuzznut" died.
3. Favourite color: Royal Blue
4. Male or female: Male
5. Elementary School: West Ryde Public School -> Carlingford West Public School -> North Rocks Public School (the shithole)
6. Middle School: We don't do that shit here
7. High School: James Ruse
8. College: Apparently college is somewhere where you live on campus. Wtf is with that I thought TAFE was college. Maybe TAFE is TAFE. Anyways I wanna go to UNSW and no idea where I'll live, but wherever it is I'll be poor.
9. Hair Color: Black
10. Tall or Short: Slam dunk on tippy toes
11. Sweats or jeans: I'm wearing sweatpants now. They're so much softer and don't cup my balls inappropriately when I sit down.
12. Phone or Camera : Phone, because there's an app for that.
13. Health freak : I don't really pay special attention. You know what I'm freaking out about? Sometimes the your question has a space then a colon. Sometimes there's no space. Freaking hell.
14. Orange or Apple: I don't fucking know mate. It's like comparing apples and oranges, which you apparently can't fucking do. I like eating apples more. That's right I divided by zero.
15. Do you have a crush on someone : Nice weather today isn't it
16. Eat or Drink : Chilled drinks are so much better than eating.
17. Piercings : Prince Alfred(s)
18. Pepsi or Coke : Coke. Pepsi is the retarded cousin
HAVE YOU EVER?
19. Been in an airplane : Yes. They used to be the shit as a kid. Now it's just something to be endured.
20. Been in a relationship : Yes
21. Been in a car accident : Yes! Two minor ones. I shouldn't be alive
22. Been in a fist fight : I went to a Wing Chun class but I cbf going in HSC year. I might go karate after HSC it sounds like fun
23. First piercing : The Prince Alfred that is down the middle.
24. Close friend(s): You'll see in uni because I'll still talk to them
25. Are you gay: As a daffodil (? quote correct?)
26. First crush : It was like in goddamn kindy. I can't even remember her name, but I'm 99% sure I was like "I'ma gonna marry you." I don't exactly remember what happened next but I probably went to play with Tazos.
27. First word: I don't know but it must've been in Mandarin. And honestly any baby sound could correspond to a poorly formed Chinese charcter :L
9. Last person you talked to: Vaish on MSN, Crystal SMS, probably Max IRL. Phwoar dem acronyms
30. Last person you texted: Oh.
31. Last person you watched a movie with: I watched Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows alone. Uhhhh honestly can't remember the last movie before that
32. Last food you ate : Maccas... at maccas
33. Last movie you watched : Sherlock Holmes.
34. Last song you listened to : Whatever the last song is on Queen's greatest hits... We Are The Champions!
35. Last thing you bought : I BOUGHT. Pineapple juice, lemonade (lemon squash), cranberry juice, grapefruit juice!
36. Last person you hugged : Probably Andy.
FAVOURITE:
37. Food : I just sat there for 3 minutes trying to think of the holy food but I couldn't find it so screw it I pass.
38. Drink : I guess Coke is unbeatable. Actually what the fuck is Coke. It tastes like nothing natural that I've ever eaten. It's just goodness with black coloring.
39. Bottoms : Yours.
40. Flower : Let me list all the flowers I know. Rose, tulip, orchid. Chrysanthemum. Uhh daisies poppies. Do you know how I order a corsage? "Blue dress. Help me pl0x. Here's munny"
41. Animal : In what respect?! As a pet? To look at? To reincarnate as? To eat? Far out.
43. Movie: I enjoyed Shawshank Redemption and Inception. But I've got a lot more movies to watch bejesus
44. Subject : I actually enjoy all my subjects contentwise. *confessionbear*
HAVE YOU EVER:
(Put an X in the brackets if yes)
45. [ ] fallen in love with someone. (wait wait how the fuck did the person I steal this from say "no I haven't been in a relationship" but "yes I've fallen in love".)
46. [ ] celebrated Halloween
47. [ ] had your heart broken
48. [x] went over the minutes/texts on your cell phone. (dont ask me what it means it just sounds like something i'd've done)
49. [ ] had someone question my sexual orientation
51. [ ] got pregnant. (this would've been great for s2 UMAT.)
52. [ ] had an abortion.
53. [x] did something I regret. (short term yes, long term no)
54. [x] broke a promise. (not in my memory, but I'm unwilling to claim that I've never done so)
55. [x] hid a secret. (easy peasy)
56. [x] pretended to be happy. (also easy peasy. actually if you don't make eye contact nobody cares anyway)
57. [x] met someone who changed your life. (yay everyone changes my life)
58. [ ] pretended to be sick.
59. [x] left the country
60. [x] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it.
61. [x] cried over the silliest thing. (if you mean my eyes sweated but I wasn't exercising)
62. [x] ran a mile.
63. [x] went to the beach with your best friend.
64. [x] got into an argument with your friends. (probably?)
65. [x] disliked someone.
66. [ ] stayed single for 2 years since the first time you had a boyfriend/girlfriend. (wow this stat surprises me)
CURRENTLY:
67. Eating : Lots of mouth bacteria
68. Drinking : Saliva
69. Listening: My dad snoring LOL
70. Sitting/Laying : Sitting
71. Plans for today: HOLY FUCK ITS 1AM?!?!?!??!
72. Waiting for : no John Mayer today. Waiting for HSC to be over I guess
YOUR FUTURE:
73. Want kids : I decided that reproduction is the meaning of life (on principle ahaha).
74. Want to get married : Yes
75. Career : Med guy
76. Lips or eyes : Why the fuck is this under "future"
77. Shorter or Taller : Ehh same height. Fuck I feel old, for being past puberty and answering this quiz.
78. Romantic or spontaneous : A balance. Romance is boring and spontaneous is unsustainable.
81. Hook-up or relationship : Relationship is nicer
82. Looks or personality: Looks to decide if I want to talk to you (mainly manner and behaviour, appearances most likely have an influence too). Personality to decide if I want to ask you out.
HAVE YOU EVER:
83. Lost glasses/contacts : 20/20. I'm not actually sure if I'm 20/20 so I'll just say "no glasses/contacts"
84. Snuck out of a house : No.
85. Held a gun/knife for self defense: Nup. Go straya
86. Killed somebody : Why in the holy smokes would it ever be a good idea to admit to this on Facebook.
87. Broke a heart : Ladies, one at a time. Heartbreaking is pretty tiring stuff.
88. Been in love : 1) There is a question above that already asks this. 2) No
89. Cried when someone died : When my parents found out maternal grandfather died (when I was about 5 or younger) my mum cried. I cried along because I thought it was socially appropriate, and not out of any genuine emotion (cos I'd only met him like 5-10 times prior).
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
90. Yourself : I feel like I'm pretty accurate in assessing my potential to achieve stuff
91. Miracles : Nah. Not by the "divine intervention" definition anyhow
92. Love at first sight : I've always thought of it as "lust at first sight". What do I know I'm only young.
93. Heaven : Nah. I don't even care where my soul goes anyway, it's just a soul.
94. Santa Claus : Dude if you tell Santa you want a skateboard, you are more likely to get a skateboard than if you prayed to God for it. Empirically. I am not using this data to draw any conclusions about ANYTHING.
96. Ghosts : No. Though I've read some pretty creepy shit about lucid dreaming that sounds pretty supernatural.
TRUTHFULLY:
97. Is there one person you really want to be with right now : it's 1am they can wait.
98. Do you know who your real friends are : yeah there are like 5 of them.
99. Do you believe in God : I am open to it. But if this God exists 1) it does not care about you as an individual 2) definitely does not give a shit about prayers 3) probably just governs the laws of the universe as opposed to micro-ing human civilisation. So definitely not the Biblical God
100. Post as 100 truths: Okay I did. Fucking youths and their shitty manners these days.
I've never been tagged because either nobody likes me, or just none of my friends are annoying >=D
I've missed doing surveys so here is one
1. Real name: Jeff (sans -rey)
2. Nickname(s): "fuzznut" died.
3. Favourite color: Royal Blue
4. Male or female: Male
5. Elementary School: West Ryde Public School -> Carlingford West Public School -> North Rocks Public School (the shithole)
6. Middle School: We don't do that shit here
7. High School: James Ruse
8. College: Apparently college is somewhere where you live on campus. Wtf is with that I thought TAFE was college. Maybe TAFE is TAFE. Anyways I wanna go to UNSW and no idea where I'll live, but wherever it is I'll be poor.
9. Hair Color: Black
10. Tall or Short: Slam dunk on tippy toes
11. Sweats or jeans: I'm wearing sweatpants now. They're so much softer and don't cup my balls inappropriately when I sit down.
12. Phone or Camera : Phone, because there's an app for that.
13. Health freak : I don't really pay special attention. You know what I'm freaking out about? Sometimes the your question has a space then a colon. Sometimes there's no space. Freaking hell.
14. Orange or Apple: I don't fucking know mate. It's like comparing apples and oranges, which you apparently can't fucking do. I like eating apples more. That's right I divided by zero.
15. Do you have a crush on someone : Nice weather today isn't it
16. Eat or Drink : Chilled drinks are so much better than eating.
17. Piercings : Prince Alfred(s)
18. Pepsi or Coke : Coke. Pepsi is the retarded cousin
HAVE YOU EVER?
19. Been in an airplane : Yes. They used to be the shit as a kid. Now it's just something to be endured.
20. Been in a relationship : Yes
21. Been in a car accident : Yes! Two minor ones. I shouldn't be alive
22. Been in a fist fight : I went to a Wing Chun class but I cbf going in HSC year. I might go karate after HSC it sounds like fun
23. First piercing : The Prince Alfred that is down the middle.
24. Close friend(s): You'll see in uni because I'll still talk to them
25. Are you gay: As a daffodil (? quote correct?)
26. First crush : It was like in goddamn kindy. I can't even remember her name, but I'm 99% sure I was like "I'ma gonna marry you." I don't exactly remember what happened next but I probably went to play with Tazos.
27. First word: I don't know but it must've been in Mandarin. And honestly any baby sound could correspond to a poorly formed Chinese charcter :L
9. Last person you talked to: Vaish on MSN, Crystal SMS, probably Max IRL. Phwoar dem acronyms
30. Last person you texted: Oh.
31. Last person you watched a movie with: I watched Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows alone. Uhhhh honestly can't remember the last movie before that
32. Last food you ate : Maccas... at maccas
33. Last movie you watched : Sherlock Holmes.
34. Last song you listened to : Whatever the last song is on Queen's greatest hits... We Are The Champions!
35. Last thing you bought : I BOUGHT. Pineapple juice, lemonade (lemon squash), cranberry juice, grapefruit juice!
36. Last person you hugged : Probably Andy.
FAVOURITE:
37. Food : I just sat there for 3 minutes trying to think of the holy food but I couldn't find it so screw it I pass.
38. Drink : I guess Coke is unbeatable. Actually what the fuck is Coke. It tastes like nothing natural that I've ever eaten. It's just goodness with black coloring.
39. Bottoms : Yours.
40. Flower : Let me list all the flowers I know. Rose, tulip, orchid. Chrysanthemum. Uhh daisies poppies. Do you know how I order a corsage? "Blue dress. Help me pl0x. Here's munny"
41. Animal : In what respect?! As a pet? To look at? To reincarnate as? To eat? Far out.
43. Movie: I enjoyed Shawshank Redemption and Inception. But I've got a lot more movies to watch bejesus
44. Subject : I actually enjoy all my subjects contentwise. *confessionbear*
HAVE YOU EVER:
(Put an X in the brackets if yes)
45. [ ] fallen in love with someone. (wait wait how the fuck did the person I steal this from say "no I haven't been in a relationship" but "yes I've fallen in love".)
46. [ ] celebrated Halloween
47. [ ] had your heart broken
48. [x] went over the minutes/texts on your cell phone. (dont ask me what it means it just sounds like something i'd've done)
49. [ ] had someone question my sexual orientation
51. [ ] got pregnant. (this would've been great for s2 UMAT.)
52. [ ] had an abortion.
53. [x] did something I regret. (short term yes, long term no)
54. [x] broke a promise. (not in my memory, but I'm unwilling to claim that I've never done so)
55. [x] hid a secret. (easy peasy)
56. [x] pretended to be happy. (also easy peasy. actually if you don't make eye contact nobody cares anyway)
57. [x] met someone who changed your life. (yay everyone changes my life)
58. [ ] pretended to be sick.
59. [x] left the country
60. [x] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it.
61. [x] cried over the silliest thing. (if you mean my eyes sweated but I wasn't exercising)
62. [x] ran a mile.
63. [x] went to the beach with your best friend.
64. [x] got into an argument with your friends. (probably?)
65. [x] disliked someone.
66. [ ] stayed single for 2 years since the first time you had a boyfriend/girlfriend. (wow this stat surprises me)
CURRENTLY:
67. Eating : Lots of mouth bacteria
68. Drinking : Saliva
69. Listening: My dad snoring LOL
70. Sitting/Laying : Sitting
71. Plans for today: HOLY FUCK ITS 1AM?!?!?!??!
72. Waiting for : no John Mayer today. Waiting for HSC to be over I guess
YOUR FUTURE:
73. Want kids : I decided that reproduction is the meaning of life (on principle ahaha).
74. Want to get married : Yes
75. Career : Med guy
76. Lips or eyes : Why the fuck is this under "future"
77. Shorter or Taller : Ehh same height. Fuck I feel old, for being past puberty and answering this quiz.
78. Romantic or spontaneous : A balance. Romance is boring and spontaneous is unsustainable.
81. Hook-up or relationship : Relationship is nicer
82. Looks or personality: Looks to decide if I want to talk to you (mainly manner and behaviour, appearances most likely have an influence too). Personality to decide if I want to ask you out.
HAVE YOU EVER:
83. Lost glasses/contacts : 20/20. I'm not actually sure if I'm 20/20 so I'll just say "no glasses/contacts"
84. Snuck out of a house : No.
85. Held a gun/knife for self defense: Nup. Go straya
86. Killed somebody : Why in the holy smokes would it ever be a good idea to admit to this on Facebook.
87. Broke a heart : Ladies, one at a time. Heartbreaking is pretty tiring stuff.
88. Been in love : 1) There is a question above that already asks this. 2) No
89. Cried when someone died : When my parents found out maternal grandfather died (when I was about 5 or younger) my mum cried. I cried along because I thought it was socially appropriate, and not out of any genuine emotion (cos I'd only met him like 5-10 times prior).
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
90. Yourself : I feel like I'm pretty accurate in assessing my potential to achieve stuff
91. Miracles : Nah. Not by the "divine intervention" definition anyhow
92. Love at first sight : I've always thought of it as "lust at first sight". What do I know I'm only young.
93. Heaven : Nah. I don't even care where my soul goes anyway, it's just a soul.
94. Santa Claus : Dude if you tell Santa you want a skateboard, you are more likely to get a skateboard than if you prayed to God for it. Empirically. I am not using this data to draw any conclusions about ANYTHING.
96. Ghosts : No. Though I've read some pretty creepy shit about lucid dreaming that sounds pretty supernatural.
TRUTHFULLY:
97. Is there one person you really want to be with right now : it's 1am they can wait.
98. Do you know who your real friends are : yeah there are like 5 of them.
99. Do you believe in God : I am open to it. But if this God exists 1) it does not care about you as an individual 2) definitely does not give a shit about prayers 3) probably just governs the laws of the universe as opposed to micro-ing human civilisation. So definitely not the Biblical God
100. Post as 100 truths: Okay I did. Fucking youths and their shitty manners these days.
shaken not stirred
As some of you may know I want to make my next big hobby cocktail-making.
inb4 alco, cocktails are for fanciness and not for drunkness. If you get drunk off cocktails, two things: 1) They are not that strong 2) They are fucking expensive >=O
Did you know the cheapest thing I found was a bottle of white wine for like $3, which amounts to 7 standard drinks? Hopefully I just completed some of your university lives (Y)
Anyway mixing drinks doesn't come cheap. Need equipment and ingredients. Fingers crossed I get a good job in the holidays =O
[x]Boston-style Cocktail Shaker
[ ]Lots of cocktail glasses
[ ]Lots of Highball glasses
[x]A few Old Fashioned glasses
[ ]Fruit Juicer (the hand squeezy ones for lemon and lime juice)
[x]Jigger (measuring device)
[ ]Zester + lemon/lime twist peeling thing
[x]Bar spoon
[ ]Ice Scoop
[x]Muddler
[ ]Very few shot glasses
Alcohol Highest to Lowest priority, roughly
[x](Absolut/Smirnoff) Vodka $40
[ ]Triple Sec $20
[ ](Bacardi) White Rum ~$37 (gold/dark as well if I feel like it)
[ ](Tanqueray) Gin $40
[ ](Jose Cuervo) Tequila (white, reposado maybe, for some) $40
[ ](Jim Beam) Bourbon $35
[x]Jack Daniels
[ ]Cointreau $45
[ ]Vermouth (Sweet+Dry) ~$13ea
[ ](Angostura) Bitters ~$17
[ ]Grenadine (non-alcoholic) $13
[ ]Blue/Orange Curacao $20
[ ](Kahlua/Tia Maria) Coffee Liqueur ~$30
[ ]Apple Schnapps $20-30
[ ]Peach Schnapps $20-30
[ ]Midori $24
[ ]Amaretto $40
[x]Baileys
It's going to take me forever to obtain all these, it totals to $500 if I get everything :L. Good thing is each bottle lasts for 20+ servings though. And some of the lowest priority ones are only used in one or two drinks anyway.
Fruit Juice
Tomato Juice (if I ever make a Bloody Mary) + Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco sauce
Orange Juice
Coke, Sprite
Lotsa fucking cranberry juice
Grapefruit juice
Ice tea
Make my own syrup (sugar + hot water)
Make my own sweet/sour mix (sugar + lime juice + lemon juice)
Fruit Salad
Maraschino Cherries (can we get them at woolies... any bakers who know?)
Limes
Lemons
Apple
Pineapple
[ ]Manhattan
[ ]Margarita
[ ]Martini
[ ]Old Fashioned
[ ]Black Russian
[ ]White Russian
[ ]Bloody Mary (ingredients are pretty gay)
[ ]Tom Collins
[ ]Screwdriver
[ ]Tequila Sunrise
[ ]Appletini
[ ]B52
[ ]Cosmopolitan
[x]Cuba Libre
[ ]Jack Daniel's Lynchburg Lemonade
[ ]Japanese Slipper
[ ]Kamikaze
[ ]Long Island Ice Tea
[ ]Mai Tai
[ ]Mojito
[x]Sea Breeze
[ ]Sex on the Beach
[x]Vodka Cranberry
Set for uni life =D
Tell me if there are any other popular cocktails that I have missed! I refuse to do Pina Colada though, the ingredients are too lame.
Once I'm decent I'll invite peoples over and I can serve you stuff to sip =D. But they can't be free forever because that would be UNSUSTAINABLE so I'll probably ask you people to bring a bottle of something each :L I'll work it out when/if I get to that stage.
inb4 alco, cocktails are for fanciness and not for drunkness. If you get drunk off cocktails, two things: 1) They are not that strong 2) They are fucking expensive >=O
Did you know the cheapest thing I found was a bottle of white wine for like $3, which amounts to 7 standard drinks? Hopefully I just completed some of your university lives (Y)
Anyway mixing drinks doesn't come cheap. Need equipment and ingredients. Fingers crossed I get a good job in the holidays =O
Shopping List
Equipment Highest To Lowest priority, roughly[x]Boston-style Cocktail Shaker
[ ]Lots of cocktail glasses
[ ]Lots of Highball glasses
[x]A few Old Fashioned glasses
[ ]Fruit Juicer (the hand squeezy ones for lemon and lime juice)
[x]Jigger (measuring device)
[ ]Zester + lemon/lime twist peeling thing
[x]Bar spoon
[ ]Ice Scoop
[x]Muddler
[ ]Very few shot glasses
Alcohol Highest to Lowest priority, roughly
[x](Absolut/Smirnoff) Vodka $40
[ ]Triple Sec $20
[ ](Bacardi) White Rum ~$37 (gold/dark as well if I feel like it)
[ ](Tanqueray) Gin $40
[ ](Jose Cuervo) Tequila (white, reposado maybe, for some) $40
[ ](Jim Beam) Bourbon $35
[x]Jack Daniels
[ ]Cointreau $45
[ ]Vermouth (Sweet+Dry) ~$13ea
[ ](Angostura) Bitters ~$17
[ ]Grenadine (non-alcoholic) $13
[ ]Blue/Orange Curacao $20
[ ](Kahlua/Tia Maria) Coffee Liqueur ~$30
[ ]Apple Schnapps $20-30
[ ]Peach Schnapps $20-30
[ ]Midori $24
[ ]Amaretto $40
[x]Baileys
It's going to take me forever to obtain all these, it totals to $500 if I get everything :L. Good thing is each bottle lasts for 20+ servings though. And some of the lowest priority ones are only used in one or two drinks anyway.
Fruit Juice
Tomato Juice (if I ever make a Bloody Mary) + Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco sauce
Orange Juice
Coke, Sprite
Lotsa fucking cranberry juice
Grapefruit juice
Ice tea
Make my own syrup (sugar + hot water)
Make my own sweet/sour mix (sugar + lime juice + lemon juice)
Fruit Salad
Maraschino Cherries (can we get them at woolies... any bakers who know?)
Limes
Lemons
Apple
Pineapple
My intended repertoire
[ ]Daiquiri[ ]Manhattan
[ ]Margarita
[ ]Martini
[ ]Old Fashioned
[ ]Black Russian
[ ]White Russian
[ ]Bloody Mary (ingredients are pretty gay)
[ ]Tom Collins
[ ]Screwdriver
[ ]Tequila Sunrise
[ ]Appletini
[ ]B52
[ ]Cosmopolitan
[x]Cuba Libre
[ ]Jack Daniel's Lynchburg Lemonade
[ ]Japanese Slipper
[ ]Kamikaze
[ ]Long Island Ice Tea
[ ]Mai Tai
[ ]Mojito
[x]Sea Breeze
[ ]Sex on the Beach
[x]Vodka Cranberry
Set for uni life =D
Tell me if there are any other popular cocktails that I have missed! I refuse to do Pina Colada though, the ingredients are too lame.
Once I'm decent I'll invite peoples over and I can serve you stuff to sip =D. But they can't be free forever because that would be UNSUSTAINABLE so I'll probably ask you people to bring a bottle of something each :L I'll work it out when/if I get to that stage.
mmm belongment
I was googling quotes for As You Like It
If anyone is considering tweaking the quotes in their essay, this site has been of colossal help for snagging those extra few lines by Jaques, etc.
What it does is it can list out all the lines said by one character, in one page. It's amazing! It's designed, I think, for stage productions where you are playing one character and you want to see your cues and etc. But we can appropriate it's intentions and do better in the HSC with it :L
Oh yes and if you're doing the other English set, here is Hamlet that Max kindly reminded me of :L
If anyone is considering tweaking the quotes in their essay, this site has been of colossal help for snagging those extra few lines by Jaques, etc.
What it does is it can list out all the lines said by one character, in one page. It's amazing! It's designed, I think, for stage productions where you are playing one character and you want to see your cues and etc. But we can appropriate it's intentions and do better in the HSC with it :L
Oh yes and if you're doing the other English set, here is Hamlet that Max kindly reminded me of :L
misled on meds
Holy crap this is actually pretty intense.
1) This implies that doctors spend their free time reading up research reports on the medicines they are prescribing
2) The reports are cherry picked so that positive results are biased over negatives. Which means pharmacology is potentially a load of bullshit.
It's actually pretty terrible. So we have to question EVERYTHING WE READDD!!!
mother of scotch
I was looking through duty free to see how much alcohol is taxed. (It's like 30c per standard drink for Baileys, about 50c per drink for Kahlua, vodka and Jack Daniels, and fucking 1 whole dollar for drinks like Cointreau. What the |fuck|?!?!)
Then I saw this monster of a bottle. A 4.5L of Chivas scotch.
That requires 2 full adults to bring into Australia tax-free.
If you had one drink every day, that bottle will last 150 days.
Imagine trying to pour just one drink out of that bottle anyway. It weighs more than freaking 4 kilos. When the bottle is full its likely that you'll need to enlist help.
And your recycling bin is fucked for the week that you decide to throw away your empty bottle.
dragging the chain
I was chatting today and I was suddenly reminded of the fact that I have had recurring dreams the past few nights.
I'm on a basketball court. It was a pretty important looking court, must be the Australian equivalent of NBA or something.
But I suck dick (as in, as much dick as I do atm). I distinctly recall shooting an air ball, and another time losing control while dribbling ahaha.
But for some reason I never get subbed off. They just don't pass to me that often, and if they do, they don't expect too much.
So bizarre.
I'm on a basketball court. It was a pretty important looking court, must be the Australian equivalent of NBA or something.
But I suck dick (as in, as much dick as I do atm). I distinctly recall shooting an air ball, and another time losing control while dribbling ahaha.
But for some reason I never get subbed off. They just don't pass to me that often, and if they do, they don't expect too much.
So bizarre.
words
If a girl is called butch for being like a guy
And a guy is called a pussy/pansy for being like a girl
Why is it that both of these insults more derogatory to a woman than it is for a man?!
And a guy is called a pussy/pansy for being like a girl
Why is it that both of these insults more derogatory to a woman than it is for a man?!
iOS6 for Australia
Including:
Siri for Australia
Maps for Australia
First of all, Siri finally works in Australia! Where's the nearest Maccas? Brings up a list. How do I get to Town Hall? Boots up the Maps app.
It pretty much achieves in Australia what it achieved in America in iOS5. What was meant to be new to Siri this time? Like... sports scores or something. Apparently ManU smashed Wigan 4-0 last Sunday in the EPL (Y). But it couldn't tell me the results of the last Bulldogs game, so limited Australian shits given. Fortunately I don't want to ask Siri for sports scores.
The Maps app isn't as bad as made out to be (in Sydney, at least). The flyover view is pretty useless but it seemed to work okay for Sydney CBD. My local residential area appears flat (just like google maps) but I'm not about to complain about that.
The directions seem to work as usual. Search function doesn't seem any less powerful.
When you search a restaurant, some of them have a slideshow of pictures that come from ??? but are a really nice touch)
What we are sorely missing is traffic data and OMG STREET VIEW =(.
Overall a pretty big leap for Australian Siri users, and Apple maps are a slightly less polished version of Google Maps but still very much so functional.
Siri for Australia
Maps for Australia
First of all, Siri finally works in Australia! Where's the nearest Maccas? Brings up a list. How do I get to Town Hall? Boots up the Maps app.
It pretty much achieves in Australia what it achieved in America in iOS5. What was meant to be new to Siri this time? Like... sports scores or something. Apparently ManU smashed Wigan 4-0 last Sunday in the EPL (Y). But it couldn't tell me the results of the last Bulldogs game, so limited Australian shits given. Fortunately I don't want to ask Siri for sports scores.
The Maps app isn't as bad as made out to be (in Sydney, at least). The flyover view is pretty useless but it seemed to work okay for Sydney CBD. My local residential area appears flat (just like google maps) but I'm not about to complain about that.
The directions seem to work as usual. Search function doesn't seem any less powerful.
When you search a restaurant, some of them have a slideshow of pictures that come from ??? but are a really nice touch)
What we are sorely missing is traffic data and OMG STREET VIEW =(.
Overall a pretty big leap for Australian Siri users, and Apple maps are a slightly less polished version of Google Maps but still very much so functional.
quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
A couple of weeks ago, when it was election time, I commented that it sucks that we can only turn to humans to govern other humans.
It would be better if there's a being that can see the world on a macroscopic scale and can hence create the most positive outcome possible.
Upon reflection that sounds a lot like what religion is meant to be except that a) not everyone believes in the same shit b) of the people who appear to believe the same shit, they don't actually believe the same shit c) nobody is getting any instructions, and if anyone is, they have a hard time convincing anyone else.
Also I would like to clarify that I am not a common drunkard :L. I have merely taken an interest in tasting everything and don't intend on getting wasted often ahaha.
For example, drizzling Jack Daniels over yoghurt tastes pretty good =D. But that was like 1/4 of a drink because it's taste > alcohol.
I mentioned before that 50% V and 50% apple juice tastes awesome. Can't imagine vodka tasting bad in that.
Also can't imagine vodka tasting bad when mixed in with a Slurpee.
On that note, vodka doesn't freeze, and gets to like -15 degrees. And it insta-freezes any condensation from your breath ;D. I tried making a vodka gummy but I only had a 2nd grade pack of gummies and it turned out terrible. Must buy Starbursts next time.
OKAY JOKES THAT STUFF WAS A DRAFT FROM A FEW DAYS AGO. I just wanted to post it.
Times to talk about graduation.
The ram is fucking awesome.
We've only got 4 weeks until the HSC, then we have 4 months of bullshit.
There is no place for sentiment here but I especially enjoy the consistently obnoxious groups that I have a penchant for joining: Meatloaf and the legendary English table :L. Times were had and they were good ;D
I wonder if the juniors will actually miss us. I wonder if the teachers are secretly relieved that they are rid of us :L.
I am currently trying to work out who I might never see again :O. It's an odd thought in this world of uber technology. But everyone knows eventually we just can't be fucked. Oh well we got Skype and MSN and SMS, hopefully we can contact who we want when we get bored.
Okay I'm done.
It would be better if there's a being that can see the world on a macroscopic scale and can hence create the most positive outcome possible.
Upon reflection that sounds a lot like what religion is meant to be except that a) not everyone believes in the same shit b) of the people who appear to believe the same shit, they don't actually believe the same shit c) nobody is getting any instructions, and if anyone is, they have a hard time convincing anyone else.
Also I would like to clarify that I am not a common drunkard :L. I have merely taken an interest in tasting everything and don't intend on getting wasted often ahaha.
For example, drizzling Jack Daniels over yoghurt tastes pretty good =D. But that was like 1/4 of a drink because it's taste > alcohol.
I mentioned before that 50% V and 50% apple juice tastes awesome. Can't imagine vodka tasting bad in that.
Also can't imagine vodka tasting bad when mixed in with a Slurpee.
On that note, vodka doesn't freeze, and gets to like -15 degrees. And it insta-freezes any condensation from your breath ;D. I tried making a vodka gummy but I only had a 2nd grade pack of gummies and it turned out terrible. Must buy Starbursts next time.
OKAY JOKES THAT STUFF WAS A DRAFT FROM A FEW DAYS AGO. I just wanted to post it.
Times to talk about graduation.
The ram is fucking awesome.
We've only got 4 weeks until the HSC, then we have 4 months of bullshit.
There is no place for sentiment here but I especially enjoy the consistently obnoxious groups that I have a penchant for joining: Meatloaf and the legendary English table :L. Times were had and they were good ;D
I wonder if the juniors will actually miss us. I wonder if the teachers are secretly relieved that they are rid of us :L.
I am currently trying to work out who I might never see again :O. It's an odd thought in this world of uber technology. But everyone knows eventually we just can't be fucked. Oh well we got Skype and MSN and SMS, hopefully we can contact who we want when we get bored.
Okay I'm done.
which came first
Something I don't really get
Which came first, chicken or the egg?
Do scientists actually discuss this shit? Because I swear I can solve it with junior high school knowledge.
The answer is the egg (by evolution)
The answer is chicken (by creationism)
Assumptions from evolution
1) Variations naturally occur in a population.
2) Mutations that will pass onto the child occur in the gametes (e.g. Down syndrome), and not those that affect the adult during his/her lifetime (e.g. lung cancer)
3) Eggs (not necessarily from chickens) existed a long time before the first chicken walked the Earth (various reptiles and birds).
It can be concluded from 2) and 4) that an egg was sitting there, and it hatched into what can be recognised as a chicken. 1) warrants the existence of variation (that doesn't deviate too much from the parent, but has appreciable differences).
By pure logic a duck did not go super-saiyan and turn into a chicken.
The only possible route is non-chicken-parent-bird -> egg -> first bird than can reproduce with the modern chicken.
Like this argument is actually dumb.
However by creationism God made everything and on the76th (ty Marcus) day he made man. So that really solves stuff quickly too.
Either way, whether you put your money on science or the Old Testament, there's a quick answer.
This is like the time I got mad about comparing apples and oranges. There is nothing easier to compare.
Which came first, chicken or the egg?
Do scientists actually discuss this shit? Because I swear I can solve it with junior high school knowledge.
The answer is the egg (by evolution)
The answer is chicken (by creationism)
Assumptions from evolution
1) Variations naturally occur in a population.
2) Mutations that will pass onto the child occur in the gametes (e.g. Down syndrome), and not those that affect the adult during his/her lifetime (e.g. lung cancer)
3) Eggs (not necessarily from chickens) existed a long time before the first chicken walked the Earth (various reptiles and birds).
It can be concluded from 2) and 4) that an egg was sitting there, and it hatched into what can be recognised as a chicken. 1) warrants the existence of variation (that doesn't deviate too much from the parent, but has appreciable differences).
By pure logic a duck did not go super-saiyan and turn into a chicken.
The only possible route is non-chicken-parent-bird -> egg -> first bird than can reproduce with the modern chicken.
Like this argument is actually dumb.
However by creationism God made everything and on the
Either way, whether you put your money on science or the Old Testament, there's a quick answer.
This is like the time I got mad about comparing apples and oranges. There is nothing easier to compare.
full circle
Today I managed to buy Baileys. I quite enjoy the taste but I don't think I could have a shot's worth of that stuff, it's so rich and feels like drinking cream.
Also today I had the best time. I took a train trip from Carlingford to Camellia in order to visit the Hooters there to purchase some merchandise. Then I took the M91 to Parra Interchange where I got off and used my Debit Mastercard for the first time since I got it! This is also where I got the Baileys but I didn't use my card for that.
Then took the M54 back home so I could get home in time so that we can all go out and eat dinner after dropping my brother off.
You see, today my brother had an end of season celebration. In the morning he went laser tag with the team, and at night they were eating out.
Now nobody told me he was eating at Hooters.
That was like 3 hours of my day gone.
Also today in the morning before all this, we went out to vote. For like, the local council or some shit like that. The AEC managed to fuck my enrolment up so that I wasn't on paper, nor was I on the PDA things the election officials had, but the internet says with a big tick "enrolment confirmed". So that dicked stuff up yay. I spent about 7 minutes in there longer than I predicted, filling out a new form while the girl helping me was laughing at how retarded my situation is.
Then we like drove out and then we stopped at a red light and like the car behind us rammed into us.
When we got out we were like, wow there's a car rammed into the car that rammed into us.
That's like #raminception or #hashtaghashtaginception
It was also uphill, I'd estimate it was about a 15 degree incline. So that's a lot of momentum in that first car.
Also TIL when there is significant damage to a car in any accident you can call the cops on 000. But we all drove away before the cops came and I'm pretty sure nobody told the cops we were leaving lolol.
I was about to take a photo and put a shitty filter on it and post it on Instagram then realised that it was slightly inappropriate. So I didn't.
Just in case any of you people have a heart and shit, nobody got hurt and the bumpers took most of the force (Y).
Also I shall publish my optimum ratios for the two highballs that I've tried.
Jack and Coke: 5-7 parts Coke, 1 part Jack Daniels
Whisky (Jack Daniels again lol) on the rocks: 30mL whiskey with 2 ice cubes, drink while ice cubes are melted to about half their original size.
Rum and Coke: 3 parts Coke, 1 part rum
I know, my repertoire is fucking huge. Dw dw it will grow steadily
snap crackle pop
I like it when ice cubes are frozen clear
And then I put them in the cup
When I pour room-temperature water over the cubes
The outside expands faster than the inside
And it stresses and finally cracks
Millions of microfractures spidering underneath the surface
With a small pop the ice cube changes from clear to cloudy
Fully sick line breaks make it feel like bad poetry.
Also I found out via Twitter that we are all like voting tomorrow for our local reps and stuff.
Oh well at least it makes absolutely zero difference who the hell our local council is. I have zero ideas who the current mayor(correct title?) is for Parra. Hektik.
And then I put them in the cup
When I pour room-temperature water over the cubes
The outside expands faster than the inside
And it stresses and finally cracks
Millions of microfractures spidering underneath the surface
With a small pop the ice cube changes from clear to cloudy
Fully sick line breaks make it feel like bad poetry.
Also I found out via Twitter that we are all like voting tomorrow for our local reps and stuff.
Oh well at least it makes absolutely zero difference who the hell our local council is. I have zero ideas who the current mayor(correct title?) is for Parra. Hektik.
placebo/nocebo
I am here to post what I think alcohol does to inhibitions.
I personally don't think alcohol could persuade me to do things I wouldn't do for x amount of dollars while sober.
A conservative estimate for the value of $x is 1 drink = $5, 2 drinks = $10, 3 drinks = $20, 4 drinks = $40, etc.
The empirical formula is $X = 5*2^(n-1), where n is number of drinks had, n>0. I will be watching out for this in the future, and you should too so you can contribute to my hectic data ;D
I derno I'd like to collect other's opinions about just how stupid alcohol makes you. Like could you ever go "drunken rage" and bash people if you didn't, deep down, actually feel like bashing said people? I've seen FMLs of people who have impulse bought lots of stupid shit online while drunk, but ???. Must experiment more with how effective alcohol is.
Alcohol probably wouldn't be able to convince me to do something that I knew, deepset in my morals, was bad for me, e.g. getting behind the wheel. Though I haven't had too much experience with that and I will keep you updated in case I ever do :L
So far it seems like the first symptom is talking louder and with more confidence, then it's laughing and general euphoria, then it's the need to piss, then after that it's feeling that cognitive function is greatly reduced and balance is somewhat off (as if brain felt liquidy and shouldn't be swished ahaha), then quite intense short term memory loss (anecdote: I put Max's soju in my bag and managed to forget about it 6 times, eventually taking it home with me T.T). I also had some trouble following sentences that were longer than 10 seconds in duration. I'm guessing next is loss of ability to walk, actual memory blackout (despite short term memory loss at the time, I can still remember what happened that night), and then the hectic stuff like passing out and stuffz.
Of course once you've drunk enough to pass out, no amount of money can justify being ducttaped to the window.
Here are some facts that I know will be useful to some, as they make the transition from underage to "I can buy my own beer".
On an empty stomach, 20% ABV is the most quickly absorbed. On an empty stomach, 40% ABV (ie most spirits) is a better idea than 20% ABV (liqueurs like Baileys or wine). On all bottles, you should find both an ABV statement and a standard drink counter. If you're at a restaurant you can ask the bartender if you don't fear sounding like a pansy.
On a full stomach, 40% ABV gets diluted and hence is more likely to get you drunk.
After feeling drunk, it's important to boost water levels with non-alcoholic drinks like coke or water, because the metabolism of alcohol in the liver is very dehydrating. Part of the hangover is terrible dehydration.
Drinking many different types of drinks will more likely give you a hangover. I think it overloads the liver and it just ragequits and poisons the fuck out of you. So be nice to your liver, and streamline the processing process lol. Also cheap liquor that you bought for $3 a bottle will probably not be that good for you tomorrow morning, seeing as they can't be fucked distilling it, and probably do something shoddy like decanting the alcohol LOL.
To calculate the number of standard drinks, look at ABV (alcohol by volume). Lets say we have a 700mL bottle of Smirnoff. For vodka lets say it's 40%. So we have 40% * 700mL = 280mL of alcohol. But alcohol is .789g/mL, so 280*.789 = 220.92. One standard drink is defined as 10g of ethanol, so divide that by 10, you have 22.092 standard drinks in that bottle. Fulleh sick now you can count drinks ohoho. A standard drink is also the amount of alcohol you should be able to metabolise in 1 hour.
Each drink will raise your BAC by ~0.025. So each drink = +0.025, and each hour since your first drink = -0.025. As a guideline, the legal limit for full drivers license holders is 0.05 BAC. Of course it's different for each person, if you're skinnier and/or shorter than an average man, then adjust accordingly (Y).
Btw when I say "each drink" in this post I mean "each standard drink".
I personally don't think alcohol could persuade me to do things I wouldn't do for x amount of dollars while sober.
A conservative estimate for the value of $x is 1 drink = $5, 2 drinks = $10, 3 drinks = $20, 4 drinks = $40, etc.
The empirical formula is $X = 5*2^(n-1), where n is number of drinks had, n>0. I will be watching out for this in the future, and you should too so you can contribute to my hectic data ;D
I derno I'd like to collect other's opinions about just how stupid alcohol makes you. Like could you ever go "drunken rage" and bash people if you didn't, deep down, actually feel like bashing said people? I've seen FMLs of people who have impulse bought lots of stupid shit online while drunk, but ???. Must experiment more with how effective alcohol is.
Alcohol probably wouldn't be able to convince me to do something that I knew, deepset in my morals, was bad for me, e.g. getting behind the wheel. Though I haven't had too much experience with that and I will keep you updated in case I ever do :L
So far it seems like the first symptom is talking louder and with more confidence, then it's laughing and general euphoria, then it's the need to piss, then after that it's feeling that cognitive function is greatly reduced and balance is somewhat off (as if brain felt liquidy and shouldn't be swished ahaha), then quite intense short term memory loss (anecdote: I put Max's soju in my bag and managed to forget about it 6 times, eventually taking it home with me T.T). I also had some trouble following sentences that were longer than 10 seconds in duration. I'm guessing next is loss of ability to walk, actual memory blackout (despite short term memory loss at the time, I can still remember what happened that night), and then the hectic stuff like passing out and stuffz.
Of course once you've drunk enough to pass out, no amount of money can justify being ducttaped to the window.
Here are some facts that I know will be useful to some, as they make the transition from underage to "I can buy my own beer".
On an empty stomach, 20% ABV is the most quickly absorbed. On an empty stomach, 40% ABV (ie most spirits) is a better idea than 20% ABV (liqueurs like Baileys or wine). On all bottles, you should find both an ABV statement and a standard drink counter. If you're at a restaurant you can ask the bartender if you don't fear sounding like a pansy.
On a full stomach, 40% ABV gets diluted and hence is more likely to get you drunk.
After feeling drunk, it's important to boost water levels with non-alcoholic drinks like coke or water, because the metabolism of alcohol in the liver is very dehydrating. Part of the hangover is terrible dehydration.
Drinking many different types of drinks will more likely give you a hangover. I think it overloads the liver and it just ragequits and poisons the fuck out of you. So be nice to your liver, and streamline the processing process lol. Also cheap liquor that you bought for $3 a bottle will probably not be that good for you tomorrow morning, seeing as they can't be fucked distilling it, and probably do something shoddy like decanting the alcohol LOL.
To calculate the number of standard drinks, look at ABV (alcohol by volume). Lets say we have a 700mL bottle of Smirnoff. For vodka lets say it's 40%. So we have 40% * 700mL = 280mL of alcohol. But alcohol is .789g/mL, so 280*.789 = 220.92. One standard drink is defined as 10g of ethanol, so divide that by 10, you have 22.092 standard drinks in that bottle. Fulleh sick now you can count drinks ohoho. A standard drink is also the amount of alcohol you should be able to metabolise in 1 hour.
Each drink will raise your BAC by ~0.025. So each drink = +0.025, and each hour since your first drink = -0.025. As a guideline, the legal limit for full drivers license holders is 0.05 BAC. Of course it's different for each person, if you're skinnier and/or shorter than an average man, then adjust accordingly (Y).
Btw when I say "each drink" in this post I mean "each standard drink".
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