Way to tired to be posting photos
I messed around with the digital camera about an hour ago, so I have a few hot off the press. Be warned though for ugly, tired, unshaven, hidious me.
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Monday, October 25, 2004
I have a date (just because I wanna say it again in case nobody heard me)
I have a date
I have a date
I have a date
yeah yeah yeah yeah
I have a date
I have a date
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
The Pi Kappa Alpha House Never Loses.
Danny invited me to play poker with his frat brothers tonight, and I happily joined. Mainly because I have been looking for a decent, regular poker game to join for months now and also... I am/was extremely curious about this thing called the greek system.
Okay having went to University in a country where the term "Greek" means some disgusting looking Gyro at the cafeteria, I never competely understood what it was all about, and what little I did know, was extremely tainted by your standard fair of Hollywood/MTV junk. It was really a pleasant night where I met alot of nice young men (of course seeing a bunch of 18 year olds run about hooting at WWE on TV did make me feel slightly old). :-p
Anyway, the poker was fun and the guys at Pi Kappa Alpha where extremely nice. Of course I lost pretty badly (well not that badly since Danny did completely fold before I did), but then again I wasn't playing to win (or else I would of been more agressive). Miss Manners says it one should loose the first time. Heh. Okay seriously there where several better players at the table then me, but it was just fun to play. And it was only five dollars. Not exactly breaking the bank.
Anyway, the poker was fun and the guys at Pi Kappa Alpha where extremely nice. Of course I lost pretty badly (well not that badly since Danny did completely fold before I did), but then again I wasn't playing to win (or else I would of been more agressive). Miss Manners says it one should loose the first time. Heh. Okay seriously there where several better players at the table then me, but it was just fun to play. And it was only five dollars. Not exactly breaking the bank.
Seriously I wonder what it would've been like if I went to University in America and thus had the opportunity to even join a frat. I don't know if I would've been accepted. Danny thinks I would've. But then again Danny is judging 25-year-old Robert whome he knows and not 18-year-old Robert who he never met. 18-year-old Robert was the shy and retiring type that went to University, did his work and went home, and what little socializing 18-year-old Robert did was with a bunch of bitchy girls whome always put him down and that 25-year-old Robert would not tolerate in a million years.
Then again the entire university system between the United States and Australia is different. In Australia the focus is on academics, we don't have sporting scholarships (we don't even have sporting teams at a University level). Scholarships are awarded to those with grey matter, not those with triceps. Socializing at university is done through Clubs & Societies and Student Government, unlike the entire plethora of ways to socialise here in America.
So arguably if I was a naive and wide-eye 18-year-old entering the University system here in America instead of Australia, would I have done things differently? I would say most likely. My university back in Australia wasn't known for its robust Clubs & Societies (in fact the joke was if a Club managed to get its members together ONCE after the initial O-Week sign up, it was a raging success). Thus that option was void for me at Deakin. Student Government also wasn't something a first year got involved with anyway, since my Campus had no form of First Year Student Representation.
When I did get involved with Student Government in my Forth Year (yeah late bloomer), I did come out of my shell (and out of a few other things) and really found my niche. It also helped I moved campuses to the more active campus with a heartbeat in terms of social life and C&S, unlike my old campus where C&S and social life was DOA.
Anyway, the question is moot, since it never happened and outside of a few poker games, never will. Though I do have to wonder what it would've been like.
Okay having went to University in a country where the term "Greek" means some disgusting looking Gyro at the cafeteria, I never competely understood what it was all about, and what little I did know, was extremely tainted by your standard fair of Hollywood/MTV junk. It was really a pleasant night where I met alot of nice young men (of course seeing a bunch of 18 year olds run about hooting at WWE on TV did make me feel slightly old). :-p
Anyway, the poker was fun and the guys at Pi Kappa Alpha where extremely nice. Of course I lost pretty badly (well not that badly since Danny did completely fold before I did), but then again I wasn't playing to win (or else I would of been more agressive). Miss Manners says it one should loose the first time. Heh. Okay seriously there where several better players at the table then me, but it was just fun to play. And it was only five dollars. Not exactly breaking the bank.
Anyway, the poker was fun and the guys at Pi Kappa Alpha where extremely nice. Of course I lost pretty badly (well not that badly since Danny did completely fold before I did), but then again I wasn't playing to win (or else I would of been more agressive). Miss Manners says it one should loose the first time. Heh. Okay seriously there where several better players at the table then me, but it was just fun to play. And it was only five dollars. Not exactly breaking the bank.
Seriously I wonder what it would've been like if I went to University in America and thus had the opportunity to even join a frat. I don't know if I would've been accepted. Danny thinks I would've. But then again Danny is judging 25-year-old Robert whome he knows and not 18-year-old Robert who he never met. 18-year-old Robert was the shy and retiring type that went to University, did his work and went home, and what little socializing 18-year-old Robert did was with a bunch of bitchy girls whome always put him down and that 25-year-old Robert would not tolerate in a million years.
Then again the entire university system between the United States and Australia is different. In Australia the focus is on academics, we don't have sporting scholarships (we don't even have sporting teams at a University level). Scholarships are awarded to those with grey matter, not those with triceps. Socializing at university is done through Clubs & Societies and Student Government, unlike the entire plethora of ways to socialise here in America.
So arguably if I was a naive and wide-eye 18-year-old entering the University system here in America instead of Australia, would I have done things differently? I would say most likely. My university back in Australia wasn't known for its robust Clubs & Societies (in fact the joke was if a Club managed to get its members together ONCE after the initial O-Week sign up, it was a raging success). Thus that option was void for me at Deakin. Student Government also wasn't something a first year got involved with anyway, since my Campus had no form of First Year Student Representation.
When I did get involved with Student Government in my Forth Year (yeah late bloomer), I did come out of my shell (and out of a few other things) and really found my niche. It also helped I moved campuses to the more active campus with a heartbeat in terms of social life and C&S, unlike my old campus where C&S and social life was DOA.
Anyway, the question is moot, since it never happened and outside of a few poker games, never will. Though I do have to wonder what it would've been like.
Sunday, October 03, 2004
The Meat is Cheap in Siagon
There is something... wicked... yet so deliciously sweet about going to an Octoberfest Beer Party on Conference Weekend. At the very least it makes me feel like a damn heathen gentile. Well a very happy damn heathen gentile. tee hee hee.
The Beer Party was in Olympus Cove which involved driving up alot of step hills, and I was kinda worried Martha wouldn't make it up the street. Luckily I was able to park her in a street that runs along the grain of the hill, instead of just straight up'n'down it.
Of course all good beer deserves alot of meat to with it, and we where not disapointed. This reminds me of a bumper sticker I once saw - "If God meant for us to be vegetarian, he wouldn't of made animals so delicious". Seriously the bockwurst was delicious. And I know it is completely evil to eat something that is veal, but it was only for one day...
Went to the Circle Lounge with Danny and Deacon afterwards for Sushi. For the life of me I thought it was a lesbian bar, and frankly.. it did have a bordello/bathhouse feeling about it. I actually didn't like the place. The sushi was bland and rather expensive and the wasabi had no kick to it. When I have Wasabi, I want to feel as much kick as a horse kicking me in the mouth.
Afterwards after being dropped off at my car which I parked at my old work (it is conference weekend, I am not foolish enough to think there is a free carspace downtown), we went to Hollywood video on a mission to find the Matt Damon movie "Rounders". Now that mission came about off all things talking about ESPN and how we like watching Poker on ESPN. Danny asked if I have ever scene the movie, I replied in the negative, and we went on a quest afterwards to see if we can find it.
Unfortunately the DVD was scratched and somewhere in transit of being replaced. So in defeat we went back to Deacon's house to play video games.
Now it takes all of five minutes to get from Hollywood Video (on 400 South) to the Capitol Hill neighhourhood, but Deacon, giving me directions, made the unfortunate decision not to go straight up State Street, but to go up Main Street instead. Of course conference just happened to finish for the evening, and quiet seriously it took us 15 minutes to navigate one block through all the traffic and pedestrians.
We played the X-Box for a couple of hours. They tried to introduce me to "Halo". Let me just state for the record now, I sucked eggs at "Halo". Oh, I enjoyed it, it was just I sucked royally. On the other hand I have discovered a hilarious parody of "Halo" online called 'Red Vs Blue' which I find hilarious.
We then played some Golf game. Thought it was like skanky golf with stripper golfers, hood golfers and hustler golfers etc. I was marginally better at that. I guess computer games are just not my thing.
We then watched SNL. I am not a huge watcher of the show, but it was fun to see a parody of the Presidental Debate. Especially since I did't get to watch the real one myself.
I actually had a watch party planned. In fact I brought all the beer and food for it. Megan and Jesse where hosting it at Jesse and Brians place. In fact we managed to get Rod Decker to show up and do some filming. I was really excited about it all. But the Boss Lady made me work late, pissing me right off (I wasn't needed at all which makes me all the more mad). I was really not happy about it. What a frickin' waste.
But back to SNL. Actually fun episode tonight. And may I just say I am in complete and utter lust with Amy Poehler. She undoubtably is going to be the next breakout talent on the show.
The Beer Party was in Olympus Cove which involved driving up alot of step hills, and I was kinda worried Martha wouldn't make it up the street. Luckily I was able to park her in a street that runs along the grain of the hill, instead of just straight up'n'down it.
Of course all good beer deserves alot of meat to with it, and we where not disapointed. This reminds me of a bumper sticker I once saw - "If God meant for us to be vegetarian, he wouldn't of made animals so delicious". Seriously the bockwurst was delicious. And I know it is completely evil to eat something that is veal, but it was only for one day...
Went to the Circle Lounge with Danny and Deacon afterwards for Sushi. For the life of me I thought it was a lesbian bar, and frankly.. it did have a bordello/bathhouse feeling about it. I actually didn't like the place. The sushi was bland and rather expensive and the wasabi had no kick to it. When I have Wasabi, I want to feel as much kick as a horse kicking me in the mouth.
Afterwards after being dropped off at my car which I parked at my old work (it is conference weekend, I am not foolish enough to think there is a free carspace downtown), we went to Hollywood video on a mission to find the Matt Damon movie "Rounders". Now that mission came about off all things talking about ESPN and how we like watching Poker on ESPN. Danny asked if I have ever scene the movie, I replied in the negative, and we went on a quest afterwards to see if we can find it.
Unfortunately the DVD was scratched and somewhere in transit of being replaced. So in defeat we went back to Deacon's house to play video games.
Now it takes all of five minutes to get from Hollywood Video (on 400 South) to the Capitol Hill neighhourhood, but Deacon, giving me directions, made the unfortunate decision not to go straight up State Street, but to go up Main Street instead. Of course conference just happened to finish for the evening, and quiet seriously it took us 15 minutes to navigate one block through all the traffic and pedestrians.
We played the X-Box for a couple of hours. They tried to introduce me to "Halo". Let me just state for the record now, I sucked eggs at "Halo". Oh, I enjoyed it, it was just I sucked royally. On the other hand I have discovered a hilarious parody of "Halo" online called 'Red Vs Blue' which I find hilarious.
We then played some Golf game. Thought it was like skanky golf with stripper golfers, hood golfers and hustler golfers etc. I was marginally better at that. I guess computer games are just not my thing.
We then watched SNL. I am not a huge watcher of the show, but it was fun to see a parody of the Presidental Debate. Especially since I did't get to watch the real one myself.
I actually had a watch party planned. In fact I brought all the beer and food for it. Megan and Jesse where hosting it at Jesse and Brians place. In fact we managed to get Rod Decker to show up and do some filming. I was really excited about it all. But the Boss Lady made me work late, pissing me right off (I wasn't needed at all which makes me all the more mad). I was really not happy about it. What a frickin' waste.
But back to SNL. Actually fun episode tonight. And may I just say I am in complete and utter lust with Amy Poehler. She undoubtably is going to be the next breakout talent on the show.
