Moving to Canberra
Hi All
Happy New Year!
So I'm moving to Canberra and am a bit stressed on finding accomodation for when i get there. I'm looking for places near the City, Inner North or Inner South - that would be awesome! To share, to rent - - from Feb '07 onwards
Nerd, Geeks and Dorks - - an explanation
I got this from the Yahoo! website and thought it was pretty entertaining...
Q: What's the difference between a nerd, a geek, and a dork?
A: Official definitions for
nerd,
geek, and
dork each use the words "inept" and "foolish." Nerds have the added distinction of being "unattractive." Ouch. While it's hard to argue with the dictionary, we sought out definitions from the Internet at large.
According to
Whatis.com, nerds are people of above-average intelligence who place little importance on their appearance.
Nerds are often aware of their status, but they don't mind. In fact, many take pride in the putdown, as it means they're smart and not wrapped up in superficial worries.
Geek is a more specific term. Back in the day, geeks worked at carnivals, and (according to the dictionary) "bit the heads off live chickens." Thankfully, the term now has a different connotation. Like nerds, geeks are smart, but they tend to focus more on technology. As
Urban Dictionary explains, these are the people you make fun of in high school and later work for as an adult.
Being called a "
dork" is the biggest insult of the three. There's no way you can spin it into something positive. After all, even the dictionary writes that dorks are "stupid" people. And to make matters worse, dorks assume they're cool. Oh, and they
smell, too.
So, to sum things up, if someone calls you a geek or a nerd, thank them. If someone calls you a dork, consider going back to school and investing in some new deodorant.
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Most poems rhyme,
but this one doesn't!
Happy Valentines Day!
Valentines Day
Happy Valentines Day!
Personally - this day makes me hate everything in the whole wide world - moreso than other days because everybody (well, not everybody) but people aside from myself are receiving roses, getting teddy bears, getting kisses and hugs from their boyfriends and partners - and i'm on my lonesome with nothing and noone.
Sure, love should not be rushed but any potential partners that i will have in the future are taking their goddamn time to find me! arggh!!
On a lighter note, i think i will be too busy to stop and shout my contempt of the day because i'm going through rigorous training at work to upgrade my skills - - i think it's pretty good since i've been asked to progress to a higher level of training and i haven't even been there a year yet! woohoo - - but at the same time - eek!
Just thinking of the money and the skills - most importantly - - the skills
The Wuthering Heights review
This book took me a long time to read but i finally finished it on Thursday.
I didn't realise the story involved so many characters and i constantly got confused with the names. But yes i didn't realise the underlying theme of the book centred around women having a lack of rights in ole' England and that when a woman married a man, all her property would become his and all his property would remain his. The woman would not be able to have title to any of it regardless of whether she divorced him because he committed adultery or was abusive etc.
It was so unfair in those days i must say. The chapter of the book that defined this moment was when Heathcliff forced Cathy to marry Linton (her cousin) so that all her property would fall under Linton's name, and since Linton was terminally ill, all his property would in turn become the property of Heathcliff. It's a cruel system seeing how the law blantantly disregarded women's rights in those days. But yes, that's what i learnt - the real gritty past of English laws.
And here i thought i was just going to read a romance novel.
The beginning was a bit slow but it picked up well. It seemed like everybody was sick and that Wuthering Heights was a gloomy place and wet and miserable but apart from that, the story was interesting.
Verdict: 4/5
The Mockinbird review
So after reading through To Kill a Mockingbird again, i've noticed that the movie version of it (which i thought was absolutely brilliant) - omitted quite a number of segments of the book like, Jem's reading sessions with Mrs Dubose, Dill's secret train trip to Maycomb, the character development of Ms Maudie, Aunt Alexandra coming to stay with the Finches, Calpurnia and the church scene, etc etc.
The movie also strays from the book's original suspect for the murder of Bob Ewell. In the book it is 'Jem' who is the suspect, not 'Boo Radley'. He was just merely the person who ventured out of his home to help Jem and Scout when the time called for it. That was a bit of shock reading that again because i totally forgot.
But despite these differences that i read, i find the book better but it was good to visualise the characters from the movie while i was reading the book, so it made for better reading.
Rating: 10/10 - - it's one of the classics!
NEXT BOOK:
Wuthering Heights
It's a BOLD test
does this apply to you?
bold the statement that applies to you & feel free to add comments:
i have a cell phone - except that i call it a 'mobile phone'
i have friends that use me
i am an only child - nope i have younger sister who is one of my best friends!
i love dangly earrings
i love cold weather.i'm obsessed with the computer.i have shot a gun before - but only those ones in the arcade centre that give you reward tickets. hehehe
i can't live without music.
i have no tolerance of ignorant people.
i have ridden on a motorcycle before.
i'll be in this town forever - not if i can help it
i've been to 5 other countries - this can be done
i get annoyed easily.
i eventually want kids.
i have neat handwriting.
i have more than a few horrible memories.
i am addicted to chocolate - and trying very very hard not to be
i am an atheist.
i love airplane rides
i love taking pictures - now that i've got my new Canon Ixus
i hate people who are fake.
i can be mean when i want to.my parents care about my grades - i think they just want me to finish my uni degree since i'm taking forever to do it. hehehe
one of my best friends is a girl - my sister
i have way too many wallets
i'm obsessed with lip balm
i am easy to talk to. - this is true except when i don't click with the person no matter how hard i try to find a common ground of conversation
i would never eat raw fish - this doesn't apply to me because i love sushi too much
i cry easily - not really
i hate when people are late - i'm usually the one that is late and i don't hate myself so i can't say this applies to me
i procrastinate.
i love winter - isn't this the same as loving cold weather?
i have too many clothes for my closet/dresser- nope
i love to sleep - yes. yes i do.
i wish i were smarter.
i'm afraid of flying.
i hate drama.
i bite my nails.
i have been on an 8 hour drive.
i never fight with my parents - whoever highlights this in 'bold' is a LIAR!
i love the beach.
i have never had the chicken pox.
i have gone out in public in my pajamas.
i can't control my emotions.
i have a best friend.i have moved more than once - yes. into a much bigger house! hehehe
i truly love my friendsi have (had) braces.
i have never broken a bone.i hate my computer.
i love girls that play the drums.
i state the obvious.
i'm a happy person - most of the time
i love to dance.
i love to sing.
i love cleaning my room - only if i'm procrastinating
i tend to get jealous very easily.
i love cute underwear.
i love night better than day.
i don't like to study for tests.
i have been on the phone for over 5 hours.
i am too forgiving.
i have a horrible sense of direction - this doesn't apply to me. i have excellent direction unlike some people i know
i miss elementary school - everything was so much easier then
i'm a daddy's boy/girl
i love the color pink.
i love to sew.
my eye color changes.
i should see a therapist
i played on a girls sports team. - because I am a girl
i become stressed easily.
i hate/detest liars.
i love the smell of rain.i love my family.i hate needles.
i am a perfectionist.
i always wanted to learn to play the drums.i hate the feeling of failure.
i have friends in other countries.
i know how to cook.i can be quite selfish.
at times, i still act like a little kid. - i think it's the fact that i still look 16 hehehe - i can get away with it! harharhar
i have food allergies.
i love to read - anything except law textbooks!
i wish i were more motivated for school.
i love getting stuff in the mail.
i have problems with letting go of old feelings. - i'm one of those 'forgiven not forgotten' kind of people
i hate being alone
i love summer.
i love the weekends.
i love black eyeliner.
i think i'm a looker
i type with one hand
i live in a one storey house.
i wear make-up - but don't cake it on
i have never rode on an underground subway.i can't swim.
i have bad memories.
i go to church.
i sing in the shower.i hate cheerleaders. - on the contrary, i've always wanted to be a cheerleader - i think i would be really good - like in that movie, "Bring it On"
i usually get what i want - if this were true, i'd have my own car by now
i have been on stage before - all throughout my senior year in Highschool - - being a School Leader was fabulous!
i love roller coasters.
no one knows my full story of my life.
i am close to my parents.i don't have a curfew.
I have a car.
I own one of many varieties of iPod - I own a iPod Nano!
26th of January: Australia Day!
Happy Australia Day 2006!
Happy Australia Day to all my fellow Aussies!
Always Proud to be an Australian!
John Grisham is good
i actually enjoyed that John Grisham novel i read. i stayed up till the early hours of the morning to read it.
So yes i have finished reading it and recommend it.
I found the Angus and Roberston TOP 100 reading list in [of all coincidental places to find it - the Angus and Roberston Bookstore] and so i have made it a challenge for me to read books that are on that list.
Next challenge: To read "To Kill a Mockingbird" again
