Sunday January 02, 2005
auld lang syne. and a hangover
*phew*
Was waaay too hungover to post yesterday. However, it was International Hangover Day, so I figure I'm allowed *grin*.
First up, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!! *sings, dances and lines blogroll up for snogs*
B) What do you think of my Shag-worthy summer skin? It's suummmmah Down Unnnnddaahhh, baby! This skin was a present from the gorgeously wonderful Cherry back in September. I've been waiting FOREVER to unveil it cos frankly, her work rocks. I was so flattered when she did this up as a surprise. Love your work honey!
And three, New Years Eve was 35 plus degrees celcius, and BLOODY BRILLIANT. Oh yeah, baby. Read on for chocolate n snogs galore, and throwing another shrimp on the brand new Barbie...
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My mum gave us a tidy Coles Myer voucher, so just like almost all of our friends we got a Great Aussie BBQ for Xmas. So funny, 4 other people/couples we know were given BBQs by their parents. We must be at That Age.
And not just any BBQs. Four burner gas hotplate/grill BBQs. With HOODS. And SIDEBURNERS *faints*.
Last year's NYE was spent overlooking Sydney Harbour (see the banner above for a taste of that - gotta love Shag ;) so we didn't have any expectations for this year. As everyone knows, NYE turns out to be a disappointment more often than not. And last year... well. There was, and still is, no fucking way anything is ever going to top that. EVER. So at least we were starting off from base level this year.
And happily, I had a fabulous time. I wanted to put on something special as a thanks to everyone who was there for me this year. As you guys know, it hasn't always been the easiest.
So after a scrummy breakfast at a cafe in the morning, I went shopping at the Adelaide Central Market with 2 of my bestest friends for all the fresh goodies we'd need to throw a house party at our place. Prawns, clams, bacon, herbs and citrus, gourmet bum-burner sausages (yes, they're full of chilli *grins*), and the freshest fruit and bread we could find.
The boys were putting the BBQ up when I got home, and I nearly died form the love. It's a fabulous contraption. I now feel like a Real Aussie.
Everone brought along a dish to share, so we were treated to a fried haloumi (sheeps milk cheese - trust me, it's heavenly) salad and a fresh fruit salad from Amy, DELICIOUS honey soy chicken from Marta, chunky vegie kebabs from Alison and the most incredible chocolate 'cake' I have ever had the pleasure of trying from Kylie. Seriously. The thing was more like a thick, set mousse. *dies*
Everyone was also asked to bring along a bottle of spirit or liqueur, and so The Hubby put his backpacker bartending skills to good use and made all manner of wonderful cocktails and shooters all night. As far as I can remember, we had Bacardi, Baileys, Kahlua, Midori, Triple Sec, white and orange Curacao, Mozart (chocolate liqueur), Gin, both raspberry and regular vodka, Cinzano vermouth and both butterscotch and chocolate schnapps at our disposal.
There were Cosmopolitans, Mojitos with fresh mint and lime, pineapple Daiquiris, cocksucking cowboys, quickfucks, and Toblerones to name just a few.
At 10 pm, we had a minute's silence to reflect on and pray/send positive energy for the tsunami victims in Asia. Words can't describe the grief we've felt over such a massive disaster happening in our own backyard. But that's another story for another time.
After that, things got a little crazy. Most everyone except The Boy and I was drunk by 8.30, so we had to make up for lost time after our hosting duties were finished.
At midnight the snogging started, as you do, and I don't think it stopped until everyone left at 3.30am. I guess people were just feeling the love *rofl*. Actually what happened was that I snogged one of my best girlfriends, and then another of my girlfriends wanted a go, all of whom shall remain nameless to protect the naughty. Hubby got photographic evidence *aheh*. Don't think those pics will be seeing the light of day ^.~.
And no, nothing went any further than that, but I forgive you for wondering.
I woke at about 9 to the worst hangover I've had all year. Arrrggghhh. Mark and Amy had slept over so we all congregated downstairs for coffee and a debrief. The basic ocncensus seemed to be that everyone had an awesome time.
Goes to show that the effort of a house party, combined with no expectations and so many people you love can make for an excellent time. So, so pleased it came off so well.
Nicki rang at about 12 to come collect her car, so she and Matt dropped round and made us all pancakes while we watched Pirates of the Caribbean. Others dropped round during the day to pick stuff up or say thanks.
All in all, I can honestly say it was the best 48 hours I have spent since this time last year.
Two years in a row eh? Next year is obviously going to be positively sucky ^.~. Unless I've finally hit on the formula for a brilliant New Year's Eve.
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I'm glad you had a great time! Happy New Year :)
I know that I couldn't type that much this morning. Unless you waited until after the hangover to fill us in... oh wait.. I forget your a day ahead of me..
And I must confess I've been using this skin for sometime now :D
Glad you had a ball! Sounds brilliant - sucks to Sydney, who needs 'em :P Adelaide obviously rocked on NYE!
P.S. Hope you're feeing better
Hope the hangover is better.
Absolutely LOVE the new skin, particularly since it's winter here in Texas.
;-)
Aw, International Hangover Day struck you too? I might be one of the only folks I know who didn't wake up with one, no matter how hard I may have tried. *giggle*
Glad to hear your new year came in with a soft breeze, some sunshine, and a shopping trip. Here's hoping your year is filled with one repeat after another of all three of those!
"Cosmopolitans, Mojitos with fresh mint and lime, pineapple Daiquiris, cocksucking cowboys, quickfucks, and Toblerones to name just a few"
Would love to see recipes for these (I still have the recipe for the quickfuck, but haven't gotten the midori for it)
Greetings and Happy New Year wishes from this old ghost, Goldie. The new skin looks great, although I still think you need to go on a massive link-diet!
Regardless, here's to hoping we keep in better touch THIS year!
*h & k*
Well, it looks like you out-did me in the alcohol department, Goldie. I think I had three gin and tonics, and two or three shooters. And I danced until after 1am. Your BBQ sounds absolutely wonderful, and I envy your food consumption as I did not celebrate with any special foods.
Have a great year, and stay away from those veggies!
A very, extremely, awfully, late Happy New Year to you!!! I'm glad you had such a good time and I'm jealous - green with envy if you must know - that you have such wonderfully warm weather down there!!! It's about to snow here...
sounds like a blast! i miss my bbq - my apartment right now has no deck, but i used to grill a couple times a week.
oh, and i had to look up snog on urbandictionary.com. one of those terms this american was unfamiliar with. doh!
and finally, love the skin! it's 34F here, which is about 1C, so it brings me much needed sunshine in the midst of winter up here.
happy new year!!
You DID have a Happy New Year, didn't you? Hehe little minx!
Glad the new BBQ behaved itself and the cocktails went down a treat.
Catch up soon, G x
Happy New Year, Goldie!
You rock so hard.
Glad you had such a fabulous New Year's! Too bad we can't get a peek at those pics... :D
Hmmm... 5-day hangover...
Hope you're better soon :-)
It sounds like you had a blast. I was sick New Years Eve and really couldn't drink much. I was the perfect designated driver though. I hope your year is fantastic!
Love the summer skin! Makes me want to take a trip!!
Happy New Year!!
Missing Goldie Crisis: Day 10
i think something is wrong with my browser - it won't load any of your new posts and shows jan 2nd as the most recent.
THAT'S WEIRD!
isn't it?
Hi Goldie!
I'm sorry that I have not been here in a wile, I confused your blog with another blog by mistake, maybe because almost every I been hitting my head, except for New Years, my hand exploded, but I'm ok, we was able to find all the pieces!
I happy that you had a great New Years, and I hope you are having a great New Year, with lots of fun, and clean socks!
I know you're there... I can hear you breathing...
...rather heavily, too...
What ARE you doing, Goldie? ;-)
Damnit! She's gone missing again. I told her to have a contact person. Grrrrrr
Okay, Goldie...we've fought through the withdrawals and DT's from your absence. January will be over soon. You need to start preparing for the next major excitement: Valentine's Day...Come on... Speak to us.
Hope you are well.
Sooner or later the batteries in that thing will give out, and you'll have to blog again to get your thrills ;-)
Where did you go Goldie? Hopefully the hang-over hasn't lasted that long
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Normally I wouldn't complain about this sort of thing, Goldie, but your blog's naked :-)
Where arrrrrrrrreeeeeeee yoooooooooouuuuuuu?
Don't make me send over scantily-clad firemen with huge axes to break down your door and ravish rescue you :-)
Psssst! I'm serving drinks at Madfish Willie's. Stop on by :-)
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She's been away a month now officially. I will now eat my own skin.
I'm just going to curl up in a corner in a fetal position, rocking back & forth & sucking my thumb. I'm still a couple weeks away from skin-eating :-/
Holy shit girl I thought *I* took long breaks.
Don't make me come down under and find you.
does anyone know what has happened to our beloved goldie??? I hope all is ok girlie!
Come back Come back!!!!! *throws tantrum on the floor*
happy valentines day goldie!
or day after since you're a day ahead of me.
Stuff like this makes people stop coming back. It kills readership.
Well Happy Valentines day for yesterday.
Goldie: Re: your email.
Why?
Commence skin-eating in 3... 2... 1...
Seriously Goldie can you send up a flare? I'm getting REALLY worried.
And missing you like crazy :-(
just stumbled on your website. It's cool.
Btw, come visit my journal sometime at http://jetslife.blogspot.com ...c ya around.
Jet.
Goldie! I've missed you for so long! I'm worried about you, I hope you're okay.
... I see that Dino didn't work... dammit.... well, I hope that you are doing well, Goldie... you and your family have all of my very best wishes...
I have kidnapped goldie and holding her at ransom of 45 sexual favours and 2 dozen of thinmints
Fear me ;)
I have heard from Goldie via email. She is fine, just extremely busy at her new job, unfortunately, we all know how much of your time a new job demands. Im sure we all understand! Just think how good her next blog entry will be! 2 months worth of tales!
Miss you, Goldie.
Just sayin' :-)
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A Shanghai blog featuring news and views of great interest
Yeah, I'm still checking in.
You should probably get a restraining order on me :-)
I see that restraining order isn't in force yet :-)
Hi Goldie! It's me, again.
I hope you are doing well and having fun doing what you are doing! What are you doing anyways?
I don't know if you know, but Sally and her parents moved to another post 321 kilometers away, which my big brother says is just a few miles, so I tried to walk it with my hamster Duckie, with his new leash, but we didn't make it, but I did meet a guy who looked like Edward Sissorhands, who had sissors, because he cut me and Duckie's hair, which made me so happy, and even my hamster Duckie, because he was smiling.
I can't wait till you blog again, but I guess I have to! Come visit my blog when you gets a chance!
[stops by]
[looks around]
[sighs heavily]
[walks away sadly]
Ok, fine, I only come by to look at the naughty pictures, but I *still* miss your posting.
Let me know if there's something you need...
[sigh] I hoped that while I was on vacation, she might have come back :(
*lights candle*
*commences vigil*
...still vigilling... :-)
Miss you like crazy, Goldie :-/
Ya think Goldie even checks her comments any more? :-(
I know I do on occasion... just hoping she'll be around.
**me-three's Harvey**
::sigh::
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Maybe she's taking a short break.
Take care, Goldie!
Is it weird that I've been checking this site for 8 months now? Perhaps I need an intervention.
Missing you, Goldie...
still popping in now and then - - we sure miss you, Goldie and hope you are doing well.
Where the heck did you go, nutbucket?
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Wednesday December 29, 2004
that's a derisive laugh, by the way
I have just been rendered speechless...
Outback Jack.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!111!!!one!!
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I just love how we get these shows after the US audiences... and how they haven't even bothered to take out the SUBTITLES (WTF??! American friends - seriously, can you understand an Australian when they're speaking? Like, no bull? I'm thinking the subtitles are just a tad unecessary...)
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For the most part, yeah. But, some of us... (giant flashing arrow pointing at me)... are terrible with accents altogether. I swear, if I were to talk to you, I'd probably ask you to repeat every third sentence.
I had to watch "Snatch" six times before I understood what was going on...
*ethnocentric shame*
I didn't watch it. I just caught a few commercials.. but yeah.. subtitles seem over the edge.
But they do them on severe country accents here sooo...
Say it ain't so Goldie.... I'll have to catch up with this TV gem next week.
We don't subtitle US shows...although God knows we ought to sometimes :)
Didn't know Aussie accents are subtitle though, weird...
i turn on the subtitles when i used to watch the osbournes on MTV. i couldn't understand what the heck ozzy was talking about...so i am not at all surprised by this... :)
i've never had any problems understanding the australians i've met. sometimes though, you guys use weird metaphor's that i don't quite get, but i suppose we do too.
maybe it's easier for you and the rest of the world to understand us because you get american tv/movies/music shoved down your throats constantly? add to the pot that a basic american attitude is to reject anything that isn't american and you get a definate cultural barrier for many.
anyway, i am going to follow maine's lead and drop my head in ethnocentric shame.
hey, i really like kylie though, ok?
Maine: honey, everyone had to watch Snatch several times before they knew what was going on. Even real Pikies had to! BTW, my accent is quite... 'clear'. South Aussies have an almost British lilt to their voices and don't tend to use as much slang.
Rachel: they even subtitle your own countrymen? interesting. I mean, we have dialect-accents (for want of a better term) here too, but they don't subtitle the croc hunter for us, even though he deserves it.
David: get a blog babe! ;)
DaFFy: tis funny how the minds of TV producers work, eh? :)
no milk: hah! Ozzie is a class of accent all his own, isn't he?!
jesse: paras 1 and 2 - exactly. Not that we don't like a lot of the shows and movies we watch, but t does give us the advantage of being far more able to understand you.
And as for the basic american attitude to 'reject' anything not american, it's interesting, isn't it. I mean, you guys all come to my blog and we converse without any kind of cultural barrier. You all seem very willing to learn about my country and culture. Maybe the mainstream attitude to reject isn't so popular anymore? *hugs to all* :D
And as for Kylie... do you KNOW how long she was trying to break into the american market??? *lol* she's been singing since 1987!! I'm glad you like her. She's an icon to many down under.
i need the subtitles on occasion for scots.
aussies i've yet to have a problem.
and yeah, there are some people over here you need subtitles for. i went to new orleans (pronounced 'naw linz') with a friend and our cab driver. sheez, he was hard for me to understand. and my friend, who is a vietnamese immigrant could not understand anything all week!
Goldie;
I suspect a larger part of it is due to the arrogant condescension of many in the entertainment industry. They think that the audience is composed of bumpkins who won't understand any accent or turn of phrase other than their own.
The sad part is they may be right.
I haven't seen Outback Jack, but would add this data point. Since the Crocodile Dundee movies in the '80's, Ozzies and Ozzie accents have taken on a "cool" cachet in the States, replacing the Brits as our favorite overseas cousins. I 'spect fewer of us need the subtitles than the producers suspect.
xxooxx
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there were subtitles? LOLOL!
I heard someone once describe Aussie accents as a Brit accent pounded flat and left to dry in the sun. I know there are some southern US accents that are particularly hard to understand for people who didn't grow up with them.
I'm sure that if I spoke with you, Goldie, that the LUUUUURVE I feel would overcome any cultural barriers. *kiss*
Happy new year Goldie! *smooch*
Hi Goldie; Happy new year.
I know this is off topic, however, I just wanted to know if you were at Harbour Town last week?
It's a lot to take in sometimes. Figuring out what they're saying is easier when you know what they're talking about. A movie like Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels was a double whammy for me. Although I surely got the gist of it, watching the DVD with subtitles on and familiarizing myself with the slang glossary made the movie a whole lot more fun for me.
Happy New Year, Goldie.
What's funny is I did watch this show but I seriously don't remember any subtitles on it - Hmmm... I can understand Aussies and most accents except for some British and Irish accents that are waaaaay strong. It's weird because I'll see one move with Irish accents and understand it fine and then some other movie the accents are so thick I'm like what? what? what?
Hey Goldie, Happy NY!
We were subjected to Outback Jack in August (I think?) - what got me is all the chardonnay swilling "Jack" does. So Not Outback Bloke!
And as for the bimbo he finally chooses! Blood-y hell.
I see you mob are getting it finally - what a joke, eh? I can scarcely imagine why whoever's screening it decided to pick it up. It really is crap. Trust me that most yank chicks aren't that bad. Just some of 'em ;)
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Sunday December 26, 2004
disaster averted by Xmas elves: goldie tells all
Ahhh... I didn't go with the DQ moniker for nothing, as many of you will know ;).
As it so often is with these things, Xmas didn't turn out as bad as I expected it to. I just found it so odd to be experiencing such strong, uncontrollable emotion after so many months of being unflappable.
You see, I am one of these people that anti-depressants/anti-anxiety meds work really well for. I'm on the lowest dose of a really good drug (Cipramil, made with citalopram if you're interested), and within 2 weeks of starting them in April I was mood-swing-and-panic-attack-free. Which was particularly brilliant throughout my poor sister's cancer issues. In fact, I felt like a normal person again. It had been quite some time.
I am also virtually side-effectless. About the worst thing I deal with is grinding my teeth and mild headaches. I was afraid I would feel that whole 'disconnectedness' from reality that many people talk about, but nope. Still here, still experiencing and enjoying reality (although my friends will still attest to my insanity, which I hope never to lose).
And as for sexuality (and you don't have to read this part if you don't want to know: stick your fingers in your ears and hum)... well. Libido = maybe 5-10% diminished (ie, barely anything) while orgasm intensity = skyrocketed through the roof. The fucking roof, I tells you!
There's always a silver lining to every perceived cloud.
So anyways, once I got over my lil tantrum yesterday and found some lettuce and a bloody chicken, the picnic in the park wasn't so bad. Quite relaxing really, in perfect 27 degree celcius weather. There were heaps of other families there too - I had no idea so many converged on Botanic Park to celebrate every year. We were lucky we got there at 11, or all the tree-space would have been taken.
So I hope your Xmas/Hunukah/Festivus activities were tantrum-free and filled with much fattening food and fine alcamahol. And, above all, love of those people without whom life wouldn't be complete.
Thanks from the absolute bottom of my heart to those who have been there for me this year. Every single comment, every single email, every single expression of sympathy, empathy, annoyance, advice, love, laughter and tears has moved and comforted me beyond belief, no matter if I was on the giving or receiving end.
Thanks for being a part of my family. Merry Christmas all!
Love goldie xox
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Merry Christmas Goldie!!!!!
Awwwww
The pleasure was all ours, Goldie.
*hugs*
xx
so, if orgasm intensity is way up, why isn't sex drive? i don't know. i guess it's guy logic.
Happy Holidays, Helen!
Triple alliteration. I'm on linguistical fire!
Glad the day turned out well. That's always better than when you hope for a wonderfful day and it turns into a catastrophe instead.
I had no idea so many went to Botanic Park, though I shouyldn't be surprised as it's always a lovely, green and tranquil spot. I lived at Rose Park, so I often saw crowds on Christmas Day at Rymill Park, but never us, alas. We always did the dinner at the in-laws thing.
G'day - love your blog. Just found it - sorry, I'm a bit slow with these things.
Glad you had a great Christmas !
I love to hear you smile.
Glad you had a good day. I hope 2005 is a great year for you!
Hi Goldie!
Sorry I haven't been here in a long time, but I hope you had a great Christmas, and got lots of toys, clothes, and socks!
I got a new mini pool set, but I just scratched it yesterday, like what I did to my other 5 sets before. My mom got lots of pots and pans to cook with, so she uses them everyday, to hit dad!
I hope you have a happy New Year, Goldie, and if you play with fire crackers, remember one thing, let go, because they hurt as I know!
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Saturday December 25, 2004
farkin' humbugs
Venting post ahead. Please do not read if you actually enjoy xmas.
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How could something that is supposed to be so... I dunno... fuckin' JOYFUL, turn in to something so goddamn MEH?
I was fine up until about 4 yesterday. I was having a quiet drink with some new work mates, and rang hubby to pick me up. Called sister on the way home and somehow got upset at her cos she was about to wear out my wedding high heels on a dirnking expidition. I lent them to her about 4 months ago, but I only ever get anything back if I hunt it down.
so What does she say to me? "Oh you're just drunk, is this cos (other sister) and I didn't invite you out tonight or something?"
Needless to say, I got rather upset at that. It doesn't help that this month I've been trying a new, different type of med for my anxiety and I'd only decided two days ago to stop them cold turkey and go back to the old ones.
Ergo, uncontrollable crying fit. That ends with me kicking my shoes off in frustration in the loungeroom... and one of them smashing a wall lamp to smithereens.
Then we tried to go shopping for Xmas food. Tried, being the operative word. There was absolutely NOTHING left on any shelves. I'd promised a Caesar salad and cold chicken for this morning, and still, I am sans bloody chicken.
I rang mum at 10, who was all harrassed herself cos she'd had 4 phone calls from various family, and promptly burst into tears. All we'd wanted to do this year was pay for lunch somewhere and be waited on hand and foot.
However, my stinking step sisters, one of whom has two kids and lives with a criminal, said that 'not everyone could afford lunch'. Meaning them. So the rest of my mum's extended family, who I really like spending time with, are at the Hilton while we'll be at a feckin picnic in the park with people who I don't even really like and toddlers who are loud and demanding. The only reason we're even going is to make my mum happy.
The extended family then told mum their all coming back to her place after so we can all catch up. Which is nice, but of course that means more work and expense for my mum, when they've been waited on hand and foot all day (jealous much). It's not like they've had cancer medical bills all year... and my poor mum's just exhausted :(.
Happy fucking humbug everyone. I still don't have a bloody chicken.
Cue another crying fit.
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[HUGS] I was never so glad when we didn't have to spend Xmas with my cousins after we all grew up. I just can't deal with obnoxious relatives anymore, so I don't. Don't let the bastards ruin the day for you. [MORE HUGS]
Awww, I'm sorry your day hasn't gone well.
(Hug). I'm sorry the day hasn't gone well. I would like to re-iterate what Ith said about obnoxious relatives, don't deal with people who will ruin a good day.
Lots of love and Merry Christmas.
(You could start celebrating Festivus and have a field day accusing them of being disappointments :-))
Girlfriend I just posted my own hell week not long ago too.
I feel like Christmas is a total pain in the ass, but I always get attacked for saying that.
And I get crappy presents.
*Double humbug*
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Tuesday December 21, 2004
movement at the station
Whew. In between Xmas activities (ranging from corporate to downright intoxicated in nature), new job, RedBug needing to be 'put down' (as it were), and then consequently having to buy my first ever new (to me) Big Expensive Sporty Car on the weekend... *breathes*... I managed to get all my Xmas cards written and sent. Woohoo!
*does a happy dance*
I really do hope the overseas ones make it there by Friday, but if not, merry new year to all.
Oh. And the car? A silver 2001 Mitsubishi Magna Executive Sports. Or something. I don't care. It has aircon and it's big and it's 3.5L and it has funky round taillights and we can take it on loooonnnngggg trips and damn, it feels like we're sposed to be taking it back to the hire car company.
I mean, I have a car loan now. And that whole manager thing... Does this mean I have to grow up???
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Grow up? Never!
*is jealous of flashy new car*
OOOOhhhhhhh~!!!!! Congrats on the new car!!!
Everything happens all at once doesn't it? We're thinking of trading in the 'Ferrari' and are looking for something that isn't so low to the ground & has alot of storage space - but we don't want something staid & practical - any suggestions?
Hope Everyone has a great Christmas!! xxx
nothin wrong with magna's missy!!! :) remember my black one??!! I miss her dearly!!
http://www.fastmagna.com/gallery/10_4/index.html
I assumed a car loan resently too, makes me feel a little on the old side myself.
It's fun though. Car!
*sheds a tear for the buggie*
Congrats on the changes in your life! Change is good...
At least that's what I've been saying lately! Change IS good. CHANGE is good. Change is GOOD.
LOL!
Ya know, I think we need a picture of you washing that car.
All bent over & soapy-like ;-)
Getting a flashy car means you don't have to grow up! Enjoy it!
har har... manager job, exec car - you'll be carrying a leather Oroton keyring and joining an airline club lounge before we know it! heh heh just kidding hon - congrats and enjoy that big car feeling! have a merry chrishmash and fecking awesome new year's!
I promise if you grow up I'll let you live vicariously/stupidly through me.
Manager? Grown up? New car?
Geez, why don't you just come stand over my desk and hassle me about not getting the copy layout done on time?
Maturity!!
you absolutely do not have to grow up, not ever :)
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Thursday December 16, 2004
CARDS!
Yes. Cards! The Xmas kind!
Email me your address at goldie01 at bigpond dot com, and you too can get get a sneak peak of Santa surfing here DownUnder.
Yes, even my foreign friends! But let me know now so it gets to you in time... I've left it a bit late this year ;)
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Do you need mine again? :)
I'm signing up for this one!
E-mail to arrive shortly...
But Goldie, dearest, I didn't get a Hanuka card from you! I feel so ... abandoned! Sniff...
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Tuesday December 14, 2004
work it baby
I've been a Manager for a week now. It's taking a while to adjust.
I mean the first thing I did, of course, was think back to all the managers I haven't liked or didn't work well with. Sadly, they slightly outnumbered those on the positive side. And it's not like I'm grotesquely detestable in the workplace or anything.
This makes me rather nervous.
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Also, when I won the job, it was over a fantastic guy in my team who has worked there for 10 years and is about 15 years my senior. He's been amazing about the whole thing, but of course he's bitterly disappointed, and being that I'm a cutthroat career girl with ...erm... feelings, well. It hasn't made me any less nervous.
Then I asked myself the following question. Do PR/Communication/Marketing Managers have blogs like this one? Cos I think I'm going to have to seriously reconsider how anonymous my online diaries are if I want to stay in an occupation where image is pretty much critical to getting the job done...
*sigh* I'm confuzzled!
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You'd actually consider scaling back DQ because of image?! No way lady.
DQ is more "you" than anything else - if anything, you need to bring DQ into the workplace! Believe me, the old wrinkly public servants who report to you now will love it.
Bow before the racy, lacey DQ Manager-type! Woohoo.
*sniff* I knew her when she was a humble Uni bum *sniff*
managing people is the hardest part of my job, for sure. give me giant catastrophes and an immediate deadline over having to write someone up or arranging schedules any time.
on a side note, i do hope dq stays as uncensored as we have been accustomed in the past!
I know you'll have to decide how much to censor yourself - since we aren't in the same situation as you... as for being nervous on the job - just ask yourself "what is the very worst thing that could happen to me?" Can you live through it? Then it's not a problem. ;-)
When my daughter was interviewing for a promotion, she called me on the way there... she was saying - OMG I'm sooo scared. I said, well, they aren't going to strip you naked and put you out in the parking lot... so what's the problem??? I asked if she'd be heartbroken is they fired her on the spot? No? Since that's about the worst I can imagine for that situation - just relax... Not only did she get the job, they said she was one of the best interviews they'd ever done. It's all a mind game - very very little is as bad as the worst you can imagine - so then things become easier. *grin*
I tell ya, I don't get here for a few days and suddenly you're moving up in the world - LOL. Congrats on the job!!!
I'm glad you are doing so great in your new position - - but then I never had a doubt about that - - just as I've no doubt you'll do what you think is best about DQ and that will be best :)
God that sounded sappy! lol
Huh. I never EVER mention the name of my company. I never post from work. The rest is just crap that happens to me. I say keep separate what's separate! But you need to do what's right for you...
Like you said, it's a diary.
I love that you are a manager! *yes Goldie, right away Goldie*
That's a good point, Goldie, as much as I'd miss your posts. However unfair it would be, that could very well be a factor but if you just don't post anything work related then perhaps that would work, too.
Being serious for once: My employers know about BTB. They ask that I not mention the company or any of our clients by name, refer to our product, or do anything that would associate the company with the opinions and other junk expressed on my blog.
I think it entirely reasonable. I do wonder why any employer could ask for anything more. Do you have reason to think yours would?
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thanks everyone. I guess I just have to decide about being upfront about it or not. My problem is that a lot of my opinions are not something I would exactly express to the CEO or our stakeholders etc. Eg, the whole naughtiness thing *sigh*.
Besides, I feel like it's my business, even though it's out in public for all to see, yanno?
*ponders*
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Sunday December 12, 2004
badgerbadger...potter?
We interrupt this broadcast to bring you an item of extreme silliness.
You have been warned...
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Um, in case you didn't know, I kinda had a thing for the badgers (what badgers?) earlier this year. It never fails to crack me up, even today. Yeas.
And I also have an ever-so-small obsession with all things Potter. Which you will rarely see me talking about here. Ahem.
There are other times and places to demonstrate how big my geek is. Enquire within if you want in on that deal.
So when a friendinpotter pointed me to this so-ridiculous-it's-hilarious lil swf... well. I am in Geek Heaven.
SNAPE! SNAAAAPE! OOOOH... IT'S SNAAAAPE....
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oh man, I forgot all about that badger thing! And now in Potter? hahahahaha
Um... what's the little guy on the right saying?
Sounds like "VD, VD" or something :-)
I too have a not-so-secret obsession with Harry Potter. But I have to admit, I don't really get this. Oh well.
Harv, he's saying 'Weasley, Weasley'. Cos he's Ron Weasley. ahehehe
Carrie: Don't worry, it's the badger, badger thing. Which not everyone got in the first place. In fact, I don't think there was anything to get... some people just found it amusing and others didn't. I am merely a git, is all *grin*, with a really bad sense of humour.
Ok now that is hilarious!
thanks so much for getting this stuck in my head! :P
i'm a huuuuuuge Potter geek. not so much the badgers. :)
that reminds me, i need to go buy Prizoner of Azkaban.
Thank you for the forgiveness. I've got other things to talk about in life so I'm going to steer away from talking about the politics so much.
I forgot I changed the skin last night and this morning when I opened you up it was a bit naughty for for work.
I wanted to make that "opened you up" into a pun about revealing you or something along those lines, given the risque nature of your skins but alas, it was not to be.
:-)
OMG! I love that! Both of them. I've never seen those before.
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Tuesday December 07, 2004
on top of something, alright
Greetings Goldie--
Here is your horoscope for Tuesday, December 7:
You're on top of the world right now -- and you won't be climbing down any time soon. So if a bit of intrigue comes your way via a work-related situation, you'll be able to handle it, and keep smiling, too.
I got the job.
THE job. My new title is Manager, Communication and Media Liaison.
Aheh.
I love it when my horoscope is right *squeeeee*!!!
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That's teh h0tn3ss.
Conga-rats.
Ha! I told you! CONGRATULATIONS to you on what is surely well-deserved! You rock, Goldie!
That's fantastic!!! Congratulations.
Woo Hoo! Fantastic news...
Yay for Goldie.... Now I've got to hope it works for a fellow Gemini.
congratulations, goldie! that's awesome!
Congrats! I can't think of anyone better!
YAY!
Wait... liaison... doesn't that mean that you... you know... like kissing girls?
Are you trying to tell us you'll be making adult movies? ;-)
Well that's some good news for you! Oh lookie right near X-mas as well.
BTW Loving the selection of new skins to choose from!
Wooohoooooo!!!
Didn't doubt you would for a minute.
congrats hon! well deserved!
WOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!
CONGRATS GIRLIE!!!
I think we are all moving up in the world. I am now the 'Director of Events'! :)
Congrats!
Now start liasoning the hell outta that communication and media.
Seriously. You're not being paid to blog. Git! *whip crack of the corporate fatcat*
congrats - doesn;t sound like my idea of fun, but if works for you, goodo!
Wooooooooooooooooooooooo-hoooooooooooooooooooo!
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hey, congrats! Now you'll get to deal with the fun of reporters. Do me a favor and don't return their calls for awhile, eh?
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Monday December 06, 2004
xmas on the beach
I love it that I can go to an Xmas lunch and come back sunburnt.
"I love a sunburnt country
A land of sweeping plains
Of ragged mountain ranges
Of droughts and flooding rains."
[/snippet of famous poem 'bout my fabulous country]
Course, we seem to have the 'flooding rains' bit happening here today. Which is grand cos I thrive on variety. Also, I dont have to water the chillis. Bonus!
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Ha! When I lived in Arizona, I felt like THAT must have been warm for Christmas-time. Stringing a light on a palm tree just isn't the same.
Soak up the sun! Have a cold beer! Happy holidays!
Same here in LA...but raining too.
Rain, snow, mud....
I thought it was Southern CA!
It's rainy here.
And grey.
So grey, it makes me want to weep.
I'll take your sunburnt lunch anyday :)
Just out of curiosity, how are the mosquitoes down there?
It's rainy & cold here. Yuk! But it must be nice to get a suntan at Christmas!
Quit braggin'!!
Louisiana sucks!! I want to get some X-mas sunburn too!!
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Sunday December 05, 2004
sexy in my own skin
I must say... while I knew my Xmas skin was just a wee bit racy, I had no idea how much attention it would capture (thanks erosblog and fellow MuNuvians Attila and Harvey). Seriously! Not that I don't love it of course, being the DQ that I am ;).
All I told Julie (of Blogmoxie fame) back in October was that I wanted to 'moon' Xmas. I'm a bit of a bah humbug you see, as this entry from this time last year will attest to.
I gave her a free reign - fun, cartoon, sexy, retro, whatever, and when she found the image in the top right after days and days of searching, she knew straight away it was The One. As did I when I saw it for the first time.
Anyways, I'd better be off. I have an Xmas lunch to attend. Hey! There's food involved, OK?! I'm not vetoing lunch with good friends simply because there may be Xmas crackers on the table...
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I love it! Giggled the second it loaded, I did. You. Go. Girl. ;o)
love it! merry crack-mas!
ok, that was dumb. :-p
I just can't get enough of that pic, myself.
That little crease where the cheek meets the leg just drives me crazy :-)
Holy cow, one of the best blog designs I have seen!!!! I was reading another blog and it mentioned your skin so I had to check it out,
LOVES IT!!!!
I totally love the naughty x-mas ass! LOVE IT!
I too was a retail slave for more years than I'd like to admit. Once you get into retail, it's soo hard to break out... and that is what you have to do - break out! It's like escaping prison. I'm freeee! Woooo-hoo! Glad you got out too!
who knew an innocent little Christmas skin would cause such a stir. hehehehe
And to think I hadn't been back since the resignation.
Nice bum. It cleans up awfully nice. Like how the undies are on over the garter.
Congrats on the managerial position by the way.
Merry Xmas. By the way you have got such a nie blog.
I think it's pretty damn sexy. Good job!
Am blogrolling you. :-)
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Friday December 03, 2004
oh wow.
I seem to find myself nominated by some super-lovely people for best Aussie-Kiwi Blog at the 2004 Weblog Awards!
*is humbled, flattered and downright chuffed*
I'm not sure what I did right, but whatever it is, I promise to keep doing it. Thanks to those who thought of me, it's made my day :D.
Please, if it's not too much trouble, have a look at the stellar list of nominees and consider voting for me. If you have time and all. :D
*squee*!!
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Done! :)
Now go vote for Jimmie?
Sundries Shack :)
done! :D
I have buckley's chance of winning, but it would be nice to have a few votes ;)
No worries mate ;)
*nips off and votes for DQ*
Chick I'll vote for you everyday dont you worry about that. *smooch*
popping over to say hi to you and now am off to vote for you :)
Gotcha covered :-)
By the way, I notice that you got linked by ErosBlog:
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voted for YOU, of course!
I voted for you too :-)
Good luck.
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Thursday December 02, 2004
...my name? erm...
Right. Yanno Mercury, that planet that rules the communication and mental abilities? Well, he's on his third retrograde period for the year right now. Right up until Dec 20.
Expect road rage, mixed messages, arguments with partners, broken photocopiers, internet issues, fist fights with other christmas shoppers, and to feel basically like an eejit for the next while. Especially if you happen to be a Gemini (like me) or a Virgo, as Mercury is their ruling planet.
Oh joy. What a fabulous day to have a job interview.
Nah, it's not all bad. They've advertised to fill the job I'm currently doing on a permanent basis, and I know they think I'm OK *yay*. But I have written out a cheat-sheet, just in case... :D
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I know you're going to do great! You're probably the favorite right now, and I'm CERTAIN this is just a technicality!
You go, girl! Give 'em everything you got!
Possession is 9/10ths of the law as they say! You've got it in the bag girl!
You'll do great! Horoscope be damned!
Look, I'm just gonna grab a couple big muscly guys & have a "talk" with this Mercury fella.
NOBODY hassles my Goldie!
Rose: aw you sweetie! I'm not sure you're right, but a little positive energy always helps!
Lyndal: exactly! I've been sneakily hoping my incumbancy (is that a word?) would sway the powers that be.
Gweny: shhh! It'll hear you! *horrified look*
Harv: *swoons* I love it when a man acts all chivalrous. Gets me all tingly!
Weird. I had a job interview on the 21st and got hired as a manager in training. Who on earth puts Geminis like us in charge of anything?
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Tuesday November 30, 2004
candy cane anyone?
OK, OK, I know. I've been a little flakey lately.
Not to mention a bit of a cock-tease. What with the flirty comments I whispered to you in my last entry, only to abandon you, breath baited, pupils dilated, obsessively hitting refresh... just waiting to read what I'd write next...
Hey, a girl can dream, can't she? ;)
In all seriousness, I do deserve a spanking. Does it help if I say I'm sitting here in sopping wet cotton lycra, just waiting to peel off the sodden layers... (hey. It was raining after Pilates, OK)? No?
Well how about my cheeky new holiday layout, courtesy of the Moxielicious Julie? (if you can't see it, click here. I promise it'll leave a lasting impression). C'mon! That must make up for something...
Oh. OK. Fair enough. I understand. I guess all a girl can do is bribe, kiss ass and generally suck up big time work extra hard to regain your trust. Suggestions welcome!!!
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Suggestions for what? I'm confused.
I would never say the words cock-tease, because my mom would wash my mouth out with Irish Spring, which does not taste so good as I know!
That picture of you in your underwear with you butt showing looks great, Goldie, but I would never show my butt on my blog, don't want to scare my readers away!
I hope you had a nice weekend, Goldie, and a happy Thanksgiving, that's if you celebrate it.
Have a nice day, ok!
So it IS true... all girls from Britain or Australia ARE amenable to a good spanking! *chuckle* Now just let me dig through the drawer for a suitable implement...
So you're not dead after all. I'm so angry with you right now. I don't think even a spanking would cheer me up.
Dammit. See what you've done? I hope you're proud of yourself. Now, I've got to go beat the crap out of Maine. Maybe that will make me feel better.
Better.
All is forgiven ;-)
Ow. I'm not sure I earned that ass-whipping, but I certainly got it.
I suppose to atone you could try updating daily for 10 days solid. That'd be OK. Or maybe buying my album.
I missed you, but figured you were busy with the new job thing.... How's all that?
Aw, of course we forgive you. It is, after all, the season of forgiveness and brotherhood and eggnog. And who can't forgive someone over a good glass of 'nog?
I'm glad things are going so well for you that you're too busy to blog. It's a good problem to have!!
I'm loving the Christmas booty skin! Too cute!
Woo! Love the skin (although I already saw it on blogmoxie's portfolio page - heh. I'm a cheater!!)
I'd say to make it up to us, you should just give us a little more of the Goldie fabulousness we've all grown accustom to. Don't leave us hangin', babe. You cock-tease!
It you're a "cock-tease," for not posting...
Does that mean we all have "blue" eyes?
Everyone needs a good piece of ass every now and then! Love the new skin & hope the new job is going well.
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Saturday November 13, 2004
side-note
Courtesy of Dark Horizons.
The thought of this man, in this role, with this man directing a story by one of the most darkly humourous and innovative writers of well... ever, is sending tingles to places in my body you prolly don't want to know about.
Aheh. Did I mention Mars (planet of passion) moved into Scorpio (planet of all things sexay, kinkay and downright evilicious) on Thursday? And, um, it's Spring Down Under? Plus, I'm feeling... you know... HAPPY (bordering on euphoric), for the first time in months?
Yep. I've never felt more naughty in my life. Be warned. Be very warned.
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I didn't know there was a poster out! I was never too fond of the first movie version, but liked the book, so am looking forward to seeing this one.
Though the Depp movie I'm most curious about right now is the Libertine.
That poster strikes me as being a bit...sinister, somehow. Of course, I read the book as a kid and thought it was rather silly, so maybe that's just me.
Ith and Funky: I quite liked the first movie, but it didn't capture the he darkness of Dahl's humour, or a lot of the subtext of the novel.
These days, children's books are displaying the blackness quite openly and kids seem to be embracing it, as are the film versions of these books. So yes, he looks sinister, and entirely appropriately in my opinion. :)
Now you know how I feel about Johnny!
mmm, mmm, good!
Thankyou for my birthday present!!!!You're the bestest! . mmmmwwaah!
i love johnny ... i cant wait to see that ... have a great week -end :)
I quite agree. I'm looking SO forward to this.
i'm nre to your site. i came here via bitchalicious, and i just have to say,
i love the naughty chick change in your ttlb ranking!
naughty naughty!
wooooo lucky hubby! heh heh
Burton, Depp, & Elfman together.
I can't see this thing being anything but great.
And I think that Wonka WAS a bit sinister. Taking great pleasure in toying with people's lives. Bit of a sadist, really. Depp should do a much better job than Gene Wilder.
I can't wait! :-)
Thank you-I too CANNOT wait! Hopefully, they've put the film back in England, as well.
*psst-glad you're back!*
I so can't wait for that movie to come out! Love Johnny Depp. Love Willy Wonka. And the thought of those 2 coming together is enough to make me explode!
BTW - I totally hear ya about the naughty bizness. I had the most wonderful dream this morning - quite graphic only to be rudely awoken by the alarm clock. I tried going back to sleep to see how my dreamed turned out, but no such luck. :(
I'm looking forward to Burton's version - I reckon there'll be shades of Edward Scissorhands in it...
Spring-Spring-Spring! I've got my shorts, t-shirts and jandals oops thongs out :) Bring on Summer!
Oooooh! Johnny makes me all tingle-y too! I can't wait for this!!
Are we to assume by your silence that you have found a suitable outlet for these naughty feelings?
Enjoy!
Mmmmm...yes, a little sinister. First impressions from the poster reminded me somewhat of Clockwork Orange...I WANT that Top Hat!...and the naughtiness....must be the weather. Like Yayaempress, I've been having yummy dreams filled with Fence-net stockings, FMB's & corsets ;-)
I posted on this a while back when I first heard they were doing this remake. I have to say I'm bummed. The first movie was awesome and I'm sick of people making re-makes instead of coming up with something new. I also am NOT a Tim Burton fan. Ugh.
i am so excited for this! johnny depp i think is going to be great. cause let's face it - isn't he always?
Johnny Depp is in the movie? Well, I guess the snozzberries won't be the sweetest thing in the chocolate factory... heh heh...
Er. Um... Er.... Rather... Um.
This comment never happened. I am completely and utterly heterosexual. I would make love to every woman in here and I'd love it immensely. Get it? Never happened.
*SMOKEBOMB!*
Been a few days. Should we start worrying about you yet?
I thought the movie was called Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, not Charlie Chaplin and the Chocolate factory!
I like Johnny Depp, just I wonder if he's ever gona make a movie where he's normal, like Edward Scissor Hands two!
Either can eat crackers in my bed anytime. Now would be good... Kudos on the movie as well...
[holds mirror under Goldie's nose]
[checks for fogging]
10 days and holding.... [knock knock] anyone home?
I hope you are ok, Goldie!
Have a Happy Thankygiving, and come back soon!
What Maine said.
Seriously, darlin', could you at least do a quick "still alive" post? I'm gettin' worried over here :-/
You don't have to explain anything, just give us a sign.
[peeks in, looks for a sign]
[leaves with furrowed brow]
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Friday November 12, 2004
*sheepish grin*
OMG quick post cos I'm late, yet feeling rather guilty and sad about my lack of postage lately...
1) My new job ro0x0rs my bo0x0rs. Oh yeah baby. My team mate and my bpss are great. The work is real. And they have no standards for comms/design, let alone picky people with mnothing better to do, so we get to make it all up from scratch. Woohoo!
2) The new wardrobe is going down a treat *grin*
3) Although I had a very Bridget Jonesian moment the other night at a networking do.
Me (to fabulously funky copywriter): sooo... you must hate coming to these things sometimes and having to chat with erm... people you don't know, right?
(dies of embarrasment ... and that was mild. I think I blocked out thge more excrutiating stuff I said to him)
4) They've advertised my role for permanent filling, and the application is due today, hence my spending time on this puter doing other things. Fingers crossed...
5) Is it friggin' Friday already? I'd forgotten what it was like to be so happy at work that you don't notice the days slipping away. Really. I've been like a happy nutty bouncy extrovertedly giggly thing the whole fortnight. I think I'm still adjusting to this whole 'new me' thing I've got going on.
Argh. Gotta run!
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Woo!! I am so happy for you! It is always so great to have a job that you love!!!
Speaking of Bridget Jones.. are you going to catch the new one soon? I'm dying to see it!
Great to hear you are enjoying the new job, chica. Hope it continues to be fulfilling :)
Good for you, Goldie! I'm so glad you're happy in your new job. Hope it continues to be great!
Finners crossed fer ya. Keep up the good news!
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Let me tell you what, isn't it just a completely fabulous feeling? When there are things like GREAT FUN GOOD YAY things keeping you away from the blog, there's no reason to apologize!!
Oh I'm so glad the job is going well. Looks like you're blogging about as much as I'm getting time to read blogs - so we're even *grin*. I've been so busy I'm cross-eyed (not my normal state - really). I have several minutes today so I'm trying to catch up... I'll never be able to do it. Anyhow, the job sounds fabulous! I'm so happy for you.
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Wednesday November 03, 2004
i'll be back. erm... soon.
Aheh. Can't blog, busy. I'll return to the land of the living blogging this evening.
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Don't you hate it when people post a nothing-entry? Yeah, me too.
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Actually there are a lot of blogs quiet today - Voting day in the U.S.A today.
Beats sitting around wondering if people are alright.
Yes those posts are annoying, but they also keep me looking forward to the long, detailed post to make up for all the silence!
Hey, that's what the Bonfire of the Vanities weekly round-up is for :-)
Anyway, a "still breathing" is ok at 48 hours, and mandatory after 120, assuming it's not prevented by computer problems.
It's better to have a nothing entry than nothing, I think.
I'm posting on my blog later to.
Glad to know you're still out there Goldie! Can't wait to hear how your new job is going.
I post like that all the time because I never have anything to say.
goldie!!! i have finally finally managed to catch up with your 'new' blog, sorry I am so slack hon but I have just been on a total goldie binge and read all your archived posts all the way back to august! i think you are brilliant not only to have survived everything this year but also to have learned from it as well. you rock. and i think your skins are fab and i love your pics and of course all your posts and well, everything really :-) keep on keeping on babe!
popping by to say hi and see you are away - - hope to catch ya soon :)
I think that a trip to Phoenix is in order for you. We'll go out for drinks and good food... ok skip the food.. we'll drink ourselves into the gutter and let Gary come pick us up... that is unless we find a few innocent guys first :D
shot through the heart! and you're to blame, darlin you give love a bad name.
hey, a nothing post begs for a nothing comment.
Lordie, I am SUCH a liar aren't I?>???
evil!goldie indeed. I love youse all!
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Thursday October 28, 2004
on your marks...
So after an absolutely stellar shopping fix (heaven) in which I scored $929 worth of suits, shirts and skirts from the Table 8 and Portmans outlet stores for only $419, I feel I am ready to embark on my next challenge as Communications Manager this morning.
I mean, yanno. It was necessary. Dressing the part is half the battle.
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Nothing can lift your spirits like a wonderful shopping trip! Knock 'em dead!!
Snarg, MT ate my comment!
Awesome, nothing helps the spirits and sets the mood like a great shopping spree!
I know you'll knock 'em dead!
Snarg three times, I guess it just waited a while before it burped it. Blef.
I shopped til I dropped today, too. Wonderful, ain't it?
I love this holiday skin. Heeee!
No post shopping damage pics? Aww.
BTW did you put up the new skin already? I thought we'd be in sync on our "unveiling"...
;)
You're right - dressing the part is half the battle. You'll do fabulous! Have fun & Good luck!
You can't possibly be asked to go to work without propper new clothes, make-up products, shoes, accessories, and spa trips to make you feel as fabulous as you look!
Hello! Those are needs!
[checks conversion rate]
[does math]
You spent $561 US
[faints]
aw thanks Rose! I got 3 times the lovin' :).
Funky: how did you find m y X,as skin? ;) Daniel darls, I promise I didn't unveil it yet, I have another skin for November still to unveil yet! So yes, i think we should 'co-unveil' our naughty Xmas skins.
glad you agree yaya :).
Gweny: Hello! You're absolutely right! Which is why I also got a pedicure and acrylic nails too :). oh dear.
Harv: *lol* no I didn't hon! I spent $420 AU. The aussie dollar buys about 68 US cents right now, so that works out to about $250 - $270 US, without a calculator?!
I am late to say congrats but good luck with your new job - hope it turns out to be everything you want it to be.
Repeat after me:
I rock.
My clothes rock.
My writing rocks.
Now say about 3-4 more times, and you'll be great. Good luck, babe. I so believe in you.
DOH!
Gotta stop smoking crack before I research exchange rates :-)
that is a lot of $$$ on clothes. i don't know if i could do it. thank god my girl works at my favorite place to shop...it's all about the discount baby!!!
you are going to look great and what a deal that you got for those clothes :)
Let me guess - you're too busy returning all the clothes you just bought to do any blogging, right? :-)
nothing like a little retail therapy. it never fails to perk me up.
good luck on your new job hon!
Only a woman would believe spending $400 on clothes to be justified ;)
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Monday October 25, 2004
Yeah baby!
I GOT IT! I actually got it! RAWR!
*runs around the room, just barely avoiding the bewildered cat*
Ahhhh. Some days, it's good to be alive *deep breath*!
The coolest thing? I went in, and I told the truth... About me. About what I've done. About what I like, and what I'm capable of. And they liked it. They liked me for me.
I have a good feeling about this. They're getting a temp for three months because they want to fill the role permanently (it literally takes that long to fill a gov position) and they have too much stuff going on to wing it til February. So if I do good... if I can prove myself, it may just mean a permanent possie in my dream role as a Communications Manager in three months time.
This chick told me to just have faith that the universe would look out for me. And how :). Thanks for all the good vibes from across the blogosphere this morning people. It really has meant the world to me!
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Yayayayay!!
Congratulations, sweetie! Many many hugs,
I knew you'd get it! You rock! Congratulations :)
Woohoo!! Way to go, girl!!
Hooray! You are going to love this job :) Which makes it all extra-cool. Keep us posted!
[pops cork on champagne bottle]
Congratulations Goldie! Onward and upward! :)
And that, folks, is how it's done by the real professionals.
Congrats!
Congratulations missy! That is fantastic! Somehow I think your new endeavours would be making a lot of those evil peeps from your old work very very jealous & so they should be :P
Brilliant!! Thought I knew you'd get it :)
Great News! We're happy for you here in the US of A ..... I'll drink a shot for after my marathon is over on Sunday!
Cheers
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Yay for Goldie!! Congrats!!
Woo hoo, lookit you! Congratulations all around!
Congratulations, Goldie!
Sorry I have not been here in a while, but I'm happy that I came back in time to here this grate news, even my hamster Duckie is happy for you!
I hope you have a nice day!
good on you girlie!!! have fun!
Well, it's nice to see some good news around here on that front. Congrats!
Rock on. Congrats, chica. A six to eight dollar raise to leave a place you don't like ain't a half bad deal. Maine-like, indeed...
Them good vibes come in handy now and then don't they :D
Goldie! Goldie! Golide! Oi! Oi! Oit!
::grin::
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Yay!
I had to tweak one of your templates slightly to work with our new anti-spam measure (we change the name of our comments script). Just checking to make sure everuthing is working.
best wishes to you, your family and your suddenly fortunate co-workers.
Excellent work getting the job. It seems like a patch where everyone, myself included, is getting a job!
Congrats!! That is such wonderful news Goldie!
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the wheel keeps on turning
Last week, things happen very quickly after I resigned. Wednesday afternoon saw my supervisor beckoning me into a spare office (inspiring the usual guilty, fearful flutter in my belly) only to offer me a quick exit if I so wanted.
"Well you're leaving to go contracting, there's not much work on here, so if you can get everything flat by Friday, you can go if you'd like to. What do you think?"
And that, as they say, was that.
Thursday was a frenzy of getting my final Newsletter written and edited for the designers, and Friday consisted of some quick edits, a few questions, an interview at my second recruitment agency, and gutting out my pigsty of a desk. Let's not even mention the disorganised jumble that was (and still is) 'My Documents'.
Oh. And I called my other recruitment agency to let them know I was finishing a week early. Here's how that call went:
goldie: Hi, I'm calling for Samantha to let her know I'm done with this place early.
Receptionist: Oh good! Let me just see if there's anything in the system for you already.
goldie: *impressed*
Receptionist: Ah... Rachel actually has a 3 month government contract as a Communications Manager that is likely to go ahead.
goldie: *indraws breath at the mention of that currently dirtyword 'government'*
Rachel: Hi. They'd love you. It's a career move. They're paying $6-8 more an hour than your previous salary, so no 3-steps-backwards money-wise. Oh. And did I mention it's in IT contracting for whole-of-government? I reckon you'd have a ball.
goldie: *considers* well, maybe it doesn't sound tooo bad...
Rachel: Great. I'll call you.
So I was a little overwhelmed. I almost feel Maine-like*. I mean, I'd kinda gotten used to the whole Internode idea. But hey. I'm spontaneous.
Later Friday afternoon...
Rachel: OK, they did love you, just like I said. They wanted you in for an interview with senior management at 9am Monday morning, but I convinced them you'd want a sleep in on your first day of holidays.
goldie: *radiates with love for this particular recruitment agency*
Rachel: so I told them you'd be in at 11. You're a shoe-in.
Wish me luck!!!!
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*Maine has this uncanny ability to quit jobs only to end up with something better career-and-money-wise.
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congrats and good luck!!!
Much, much luck sent!! :)
Kind of bad that they added pressure for you to hurry and wrap-up your work, but it was probably worth it to get out early, eh?
Good luck with the interview!!
Coincidentally, just before I read this I was scanning the classifieds. All of these greener-grassed pastures I've been chasing each have their own painful flaws that make me passionately long for the next.
Good luck on the contract. More money and better career positioning are good things. I just hope they don't make you as miserable as some of these spots I've gotten myself into.
My fingers are crossed in your favor. My prayers are pointed toward Adelaide. My best wishes all end with your name. I have faith in your ability to be happy.
Awesome!
Not much more to say about that. Just... awesome!
I'm so happy for you! Be sure to let us know how the interview goes!!
Good luck! I'm sure you'll do really well :)
best wishes, somehow i think it will be a dramatic turn for the better.
You'll do great! You have the whole blogosphere behind you! Good luck!
The best of luck, though I'm sure you won't need it.
I wish I had your courage. i often wonder just what I would be capable of if I just took a few risks :)
Who knew that my rambles about temping would have a positive effect on someone? lol
Good for you. You deserve it! :)
thanks so much everyone :D. I'm really lucky to have you guys sending me positive vibes!
Gweny it was kinda like "yep, get outta here" but in a goodish way. I think my supervisor understood that once I'd made my decision I was keen to leave. and it was rather fate-like really.
poor Maine:(. It's been kind of a mixed bag hasn't it? just know I'm sending all my good karma back your way, mkay?? *hugs*
SP: hon, you were like a breath of fresh air in my life! like you said, have faith that the universe will provide. and it damn well has. thank you... I only hope I can be as inspirational to you!
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