Man, what a week!!
Christmas is really too much sometimes. Not only the day itself, having to travel here and there to see everyone, but the couple of days you get off over the Christmas period. They were good for recovery but I am one of those people who do not want to waste the time that I have off and would like to spend the time wisely. As it is, it's only a few days off so there is not a lot of time to spend wisely but you always make do with what you have.
I spent the Friday night working and did not get home till 1am. Then had to get up to go to Dad's. After having a feed there I felt like sleeping forever!!
I was so full!!
Then we made our way to my Aunty's place for Christmas dinner. Nonna's lasagne and mum's trifle. Yum Yum!!!
Stuffed myself to oblivion almost. I was so full I had to roll out the door!!!
I think that is what Christmas is about for me. The food. Don't worry about the presents or anything.....Just give me the food!!!
I had a sleep in every day and still went to bed a reasonable hour. But I still feel tired and worn out. Had a relaxing day at the beach on Tuesday. Went for a lovely swim and enjoyed the view of some hot bods that were walking past. Nice!!!
Suddenly reality hits again and here I am, sitting at work looking at all the paperwork sitting there with a malicious smile on it's face, teasing me. There doesn't seem a lot but when you are semi over it.....it seems like too much for one person.
So I suppose I should get back to it then.....ah well.
I trust that everyone had a nice break and if you are still on one then I promise I have not made a voodoo doll of you to ruin your holiday!!! hehehe.
Jason dude - -glad to hear that you and Em got out before the wave hit!!! Too close!!
Beth and Gazza!! - glad to see you last night...it was lovely to catch up and this time we will not leave it this long!! Enjoy Malaysia and Singapore!! Lucky buggers!!

Ciao all and have a good holiday season!!

I took the photo above on the way to work..I thought that I might try to paint a waterscape and see what it turns out like...there are a few things I have been inspired to do lately...now all I need to do is pull my fingure out and do it...but here was some inspiration for it anyhow!!!

from another angle 

aahhhhh..the serenity!!! 

Merry Christmas

hello everyone....
Hope you have a merry christmas and a happy new year!!!!!

Enjoy the holiday season and play safe!!!
Dan

Christmas!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

It is almost Christmas and I have received my first gift for the Christmas period. My lovely friend Melanie bought me some fragrance. The male version of her favourite scent - rive gauche

This is a fragrance done by YvesSaintLaurent.

I have only sprayed a little on me to see what is smells like and it is ssssssssssssooooooooooooo nice. And the fragrance is very strong too so I will have to use it sparingly otherwise I will overwhelm myself and everyone else!! But i must admit...it is nice!!!

I never expected to receive a present from her, especially from France.

I feel so spoilt!!!!

SOLD!!!!

Hello !!!!

Well, just as I thought that I had overpriced my car, I received a call yesterday.

I placed the ad at $5000.00. hoping to get $4500.00. I would have gone a little lower but I really wanted $4500.00.

Anyway, a guy called last night just before I was going to my other job wanting to know a thing or two about the car and said that he would like to come and have a look at the car. He asked me a few questions and all that jazz but said that he will be over around two pm. I told him that he would have to come around earlier. We finally worked it out that he would come around at 8, But he would call to confirm in the morning. I was a bit concerned that he may not turn up at all.

To my surprise he called in the morning and said that he would be over in about 1/2 hr. Cool!!!!

So he came to have a look and we chatted about the car and that he had had two brumby's previously and bla bla bla. ENOUGH WITH THE CHIT CHAT -JUST BUY THE BLOODY CAR!!!
So he hummed and arred for a while until he said, would you take $4500.00 for it.
BINGO!!!!
I said ....... YES!!!
So he has given me $100 deposit and he will get the rest of the money when the banks open and buy the car off me on either Monday or Tuesday.
I think that the car will go on Monday as he was so eager by the end of it and his main concern was that he has applied for a job with virgin as a pilot but will not know if he has the job until next week. Too long as far as I am concerned...But then he changed his mind and said that he would take it if he had the job or not!!!
So there you have it.
I will have to take a photo of my beloved car before it goes so I can post them and you can all see what I was driving...

So tomorrow I will be $4400.00 richer. Then I am debt free for my uni and have savings left as Dad and I have decided that we will not buy a new bike but use the one that is there at the moment. That is fine by me...Then I will be able to save a considerable amount of money before I start studying.
I am well on my way to financial security for the first year at least!!!!

It's funny how things work out you know and the way that life changes. People come in and out of your life so easily. With each new person you meet there is nearly always the loss of someone that you have been friends with either a little or a lot. Most of the time you don't even know what happen and why you are no longer friends with them. Or why they are not friends with you.
Did you say or do something wrong that you did not even know about and they don't want to or can't tell you why. So what do you do about it.
Do you try to call that person and find out why or contact them when you can. How awkward is that feeling though? Do you feel comfortable in that situation to be able to contact someone who may not want to talk to you anyway for any reason. I reason that you are not aware of but they feel that strongly about that they don't want to talk to you about it.
And isn't that just immature of them. Not to say what they are feeling and what needs to be said for there to finalization on your part. At least you know what is going on.
Is what has happened or been said that bad that you cannot talk about it like adults and be mature enough to work it out.
Like any relationship, shouldn't it be a matter of working things out and communication. If you talk about your problems then you will be able to work them out and grow from the experience.
I think it is wrong though for some one to just ignore you and shut you out when you don't have any understanding as to what you have said.
Even if you do have a clue, are you really that immature or scared, not to be able to discuss it in a mature and sensible way.
I don't see myself as being this way. If I have a problem with some one then I will try to discuss it with them. However, it does all depend on the situation. If it is just something that has been said and is a minor problem or disagreement, then yes, it is easy to get over. If it is someone cheating on another or a major problem then I think that there is always to possibility for there being a point of no return.
For instance, if a partner was to cheat on you and you found out about it then yes, I can understand that there should be no return. That is, if you are not in an open relationship.
My problem is that some people just don't know how to communicate their problems. Are they afraid of confrontation or are they too proud. Or are they just that arrogant that you should know what the problem is and it is your place to approach them and not the other way around.

The mysteries of the human mind. It is like a maze that no one can work out as it is constantly evolving.
I mean really, what is the point in brooding over trivial matters when life is so short and you could die tomorrow.
The time we have on this rock is only short and I see no reason for bullshit.

World Aids Day

I thought that I would write a little something as it is World Aids Day today, and I would like to send out my support to all of those I know who have had contact with the virus, or have known someone who has.

I was reading the World Aids Day web page and they state that someone contracts the virus every 11 minutes !! It claims over 8,000 lives a day, meaning that 5 people die from the virus every minute!!

There are almost 38 Million people living with the virus in the world.

When a person is infected with the HIV virus, it may be possible to prevent the infection developing into AIDS. AIDS is where the body has been badly infected to the point that the immune system is badly damaged and is unable to fight off all the other infections that it is susseptable to. This can lead to the death of the individual.

I have known a few people in my time who have been infected with HIV and have been intimately involved with one particular person. I no longer speak to this person and do not knwo if they are okay or have past and there is noway that I can find out either.
I have known people too that have past from the virus and it is a big concern for all. Whether you are gay, straight or whatever.

We all need ot be safe in every way possible.