Life Goes On

Shamwari
2003-10-10 - 12:07 a.m.
Tonight I received an email from CJ and it was great to hear from him. I believe in the Shamwari Rhodesian spirit and the knowledge that we share a childhood that keeps us connected.

My birth country no longer exists and here in my new homeland there is not one person who knew me as a child. I share no childhood memories with them and they don't understand how it feels to live through a war.

In addition, CJ also has borne the brunt of the Wayne Revolution and yet he still forgives me for getting him (unwittingly) involved. I have many memories of times spent with CJ and his family as kids and they will be treasured forever.

*waves to CJ*

t.

Kennedys, Bats and Majors
2003-10-09 - 11:01 p.m.
The Dead Kennedys will be on their "From the Bowels of Bushes in America" tour in Australia next year. They have a great new song out "Stealing People's Mail".

Meat Loaf is touring too - some brilliant advertising company got paid ridiculous amounts of money to come up with the slogan... "get your tickets now because they'll go like a bat out of hell".

We had a seminar on Majors today which was well presented. Before I started my degree I was sure that I wanted to the Software Engineering degree but after two units of Java I have realised that there is no way in hell I could do another two years of it. Apparently in second and third year we learn C and C# but that's still not enough motivation to stress myself out with that major. I really wanted the title "Software Programmer" or "Software Engineering Major" but I've dealt with that now and have accepted that it makes more sense to do a major which I can pass! There is one option, called Emerging Technologies major which I will do. It enables me to pick 14 units from across the 3 schools (Information Management, Software Engineering, Data Communications) and 2 general electives (from anywhere in QUT - probably teaching?). This gives me a general, well rounded degree, without a specialisation, which suits me. They said that to do Emerging Technologies I would need to be self-managed in my degree which suits me fine because if there is one thing I like it's being in control of my own future. :D

t.

To My Enemies
2003-10-09 - 10:55 p.m.
"Make me feel tiny, if it makes you feel tall. There's always someone cooler than you."

-- Ben Folds

I concur
2003-10-09 - 12:42 a.m.
NICK: i blame the man who tucks his tie in his pants

The Sweet Taste of Karma
2003-10-08 - 7:59 p.m.
So anyway... I'm pissed at Jess. She bitches at me all Monday and then has the hide to text me tonight saying "Can you go online at 6 and help us with 112?" - there was no 'please'... just "Can you..."

Accidently made about 4 calls on my mobile today because it wasn't on lock. One of them was to Wayne so I'm worried about what I might have said. Need to check call register with Vodafone in 48 hours.

Found out that our 117 Presentations are being held at Gardens Point which sucks.

Paulette came around today. She has just found out that her Uncle has terminal cancer and her feelings are conflicted. I don't really know what to say to her, as I have never experienced this, but I am flattered and comfortable with being here for her in whatever capacity I can.

If it wasn't for inner peace I'd be completely stressed. t.