Lets Go Surfin' Now

The bullet has been bitten and for the second time in my life, I've bought a surfboard.

Once again I've slipped under the illusion that I will learn to surf so hopefully I will use this one a little more than my last. The last one was purchased after selling my beloved radio controlled car which I used every second day, and sat perched in my room for 2-3 years before selling it cos I only used it about once a year. DOH!

Whats even more concerning is that I was about 65kgs at the time, full of energy, at school, lived at home with no responsibilities and i STILL didn't use it. Now I'm 95kgs, have no energy whatsoever and am 50% of a full time working household. Oh yes its all against me - but I'm hoping THAT will give me the drive to get off my fat arse and actually use Perth's best feature to the fullest.

Its the can'ts that mean I CAN!

Dawn Patrol tomorrow morning will be its first outing so I'm crossing my fingers that it will keep me afloat! Yet another incentive to shed those unwanted layers of insulation.
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Bowl'd Shane

Today I'm writing this from my desk as usual but what's a little UNusual is that I'm in a bright yellow, Aussie cricket shirt!

I started a little early to get a few tasks outa the way but at 10 I'm off like David Hasselh___! You see, the one (and only one) advantage in my new work premises is that its about 5 mins walk to the WACA. Play is starting at 10.30 so I can work here for 3 hours and still casually stroll to get there way before time. Booyar

Today is day 3 of the third test match between the Windies and the Stray-yans. If you haven't been keeping track, here is a quick rundown of the game so far: Aussies batted first, Windies hit Ponting with the ball and sent him off hurt - Declared @ 520. Windies are now 2/214 off only 276 balls.

What that means is, the Windies are dominating so far but it all hinges on today.

There were a few interesting altercations at the crease however, alot of chest puffing, big talking and threats which has only resulted in a possible penalty fine for the players involved. Minor? Yes but for cricket that's extreme!

Hopefully today the local lads neck up and get some wickets so it's on like DK biatches!

Soundtrack Of The Day: Shihad - The General Electric
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New Moke?

BMW have released a concept car, thought to be the new Moke. Unlike other concept cars, this one actually looks like it could be produced in some fashion without costing 100's of thousands, however to be classed as 'the new Moke' is an enormous call.

Lets start with the similarities:
Does it make any logical sense to manufacture it?: No - TICK
Number of Doors: 0 - TICK
Is it fun to drive?: Probably - TICK

Now the differences:
Is it safe: Yes - FAIL
Mechanical - A/C? Heating? Radio? Gauges? Working Seatbelts? - Yes - FAIL
Physical - Chassis? Roof? Sides? Back?: Yes - EPIC FAIL
Does it work offroad? - No - FAIL. The old Moke would literally go everywhere, this one will only go from Daddy's lock up garage to a bitumen carpark near some grass.
And lets be honest, the thing looks absolutely f$%king stupid - FAIL

Check out the link for a few more pics so you can see what I mean.

The questions I have are, Why does the spare tyre have a vent? Why was the car so obviously superimposed on the hard limestone track, 2m off the road? Why are you making 'Mini' cars so big? Why did you hire Starship Troopers and decide "Hey those cars could be cool!"?

My official statement to BMW - "Now that people blame everyone/everything else for their stupidity in life, the Moke dream is over. Buy an old one, jam a stick on the accelerator and surf the freeway 'Teenwolf' style. You will realise the world doesn't need another one!"

P.S. Love the comment someone wrote on the ad!
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The Offspring

No not the band.........the -4.5 month old currently at work with Kylie.

We had our 20-21 week scan this morning and all is well with Dawson Jnr . We were told that its a good time to measure head, stomach, legs, arms, toes, bladder, nose hairs and reaction to Barbara Streisand however all of these were made severely difficult by its bloody hyperactivity!

Kylie had a decaf coffee at around 8am and the scan was at 8.30 so the tiny amount of 'giddy-up' in there must have been like catnip cos the little tyke was bouncing around like Tigger in there. Like chasing a bar of soap around an empty bath, the radiologist was poking, rubbing and twisting away to try and get the shots she needed.

She eventually gave up trying to get the spinal images and Kylie had to go for a walk to try and settle everything down. After a few minutes and a well earned pee(!), DJ came off his/her 30min bender and we finished up.

Got the usual take home happy-snaps to goo-goo and ga-ga over but all in all everything is where it should be which is fab. The gut and head diameters are a larger than usual so DJ's taking after his father already. Eeeeeeep!

Peas out

Soundtrack Of The Day: P_ _ _ _ _ o_ M _ _ _
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Weekly WTF: Navel Inspired Jewelery

What a Scorcher!

Well finally the hot weather is upon us and holy mother of the highest heavens, is it hot!

One day of 38 is bearable but 3 on the trot is major mojito's. A/C units all over Perth have been whirring away for days and I'm sure the next block of newspaper propaganda about electricity usage is a mere keystroke away.

On a terrific note, it's meant that the water temperature is beautiful and I've been beaching alot more which is always brilliant. I've been able to take advantage of the small but shapely summer waves recently so my surfing skills have improved slightly if I do say so myself.

I've been thinking strongly about picking up a surfboard of my very own and on Sunday karma bit me in the coit. I've been selfishly borrowing my brothers board cos lets be honest, they're pretty expensive and don't get used all that much - went out in the water with 3 fins and came back with 2 - DOH! Absolutely no idea how it happened either, at least if there was an incident I would know what to avoid later! Lucky they appear to be snap ons so it wont be a total headf$#k to replace and its the centre one so the board's still more-or-less usable until it arrives. Such is life I suppose!

Hope you're all looking forward to christmas and your shopping is already done so you can relax............ yeah right!


Soundtrack Of The Day: Mindless office chatter cos I forgot my headphones.
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Cryptic Music Quiz : the Return

1. Go inside the place boys take fake meds - Phil - Placebo
2. Cartman has been know to clap tonnes - Phil - Eric Clapton
3. Resting on the knees is for those not so old - Phil - Neil Young
4. NW USA is the home of maple jar jumble sales - Anne - Pearl Jam
5. An evil spirit can heard in Cuba's region (7) - Incubus
6. Would you tonk pils beer back? - Phil - Slipknot
7. Worldwide bobbys are found inside winter pollen - Phil - Interpol
8. This theatre show is rather chilly - Noni - Coldplay
9. Retired police man still has venomous impact - Phil - Sting
10. The Ripper's boy has a handful - Phil - Jackson 5
11. Noel is back and has monarchs a plenty - Anne - Kings of Leon
12. Athletic wear is never last to be found inside - Anne - Everlast
13. 80's mispelling certainly sticks in your mind - Noni - Styx
14. Bonnets found at the peak of small mountains - Noni - Hilltop Hoods
15. A wonderful initial reaction to tiny little creatures - Anne - TLC
16. Self abuse sounds like devine ills - Phil - Divinyls
17. A common man's servant? I'll take three! (4,6,4) - Phil - John Butler Trio
18. A punk? I would swap with you - Phil - Pink
19. Not here, try the third entrance below - Anne - Three Doors Down
20. NZ boys? you should hear what she had to say about them (6) - Phil - Shihad
21. As a whole its a flawless shape - Anne - A Perfect Circle
22. The Clampetts struck gold at witching hour - Anne - Midnight Oil
23. Hungry Lycans listen as the dew ran again and again (5,5) - Phil - Duran Duran
24. Crazy jihad bee was founder of Bart's town - Anne - Jebediah
25. Talking cartoon dog would join Mortisha's family - Phil - Bryan Adams
26. Get this flue sorted! you need a power source! - Capt Funny Pants - Fuel
27. Hear this, share the infamous battlship scene (4) - Cher
28. After 14570 days how old will you be? (4) - Phil - UB40
29. Mispelled creatures of the mist - Anne - Gorillaz
30. The irish? they are very cosmopolitan with vodka - Anne - The Cranberries
31. Mickey doesn't talk himself up - Phil - Modest Mouse
32. This yard job is a mess, hurts my bones! - Phil - Bodyjar
33. The red one is better known in France (2,4) - Anne - La Roux
34. Watch out these days for the messy frog diner, pew! - Phil - Powderfinger
35. Pitching a tent? only with honeydew and a toilet (4, 10) - Phil - John Mellencamp
36. Half a repeat of the red wiggle - Phil - Pete Murray
37. Prisoner of the music? say adios value! - Phil - Audioslave
38. The first one man car, how bizarre - Phil - OMC
39. The flowers preferred the frozen palace - Phil - Icehouse
40. Nice jewelery, so long as they bang less - Anne - The Bangles

Good Luck!

Soundtrack Of The Day: Karnivool

EDIT : Clues added - 14/12
EDIT : Only 4 Left! - 15/12
EDIT : TWO left! - 17/12
EDIT : FINAL ANSWERS GIVEN! Thanks for playing!

New Tunes

I have put two new songs on my music site if anyone is interested to have a listen, I have been experimenting with a new music software program so feel free to critique!

www.soundclick.com/solat

am working thru another couple of songs so hopefully get them done over the Christmas break

Soundtrack Of The Day: Golden Rule - Powderfinger : they're back and I'm loving it

Weekly WTF: Stuffed Animals With Vaginas

Album Quiz 2

I've decided to release these once a month until I get bored. BEHOLD

http://picasaweb.google.com/philgdawson/AlbumQuiz2#

There are 50 albums so write your guesses in the comment field on each pic and as I see the correct answers I'll flag the album as done. As with the last quiz, please verify your response is secure by clicking back and forward after you enter one. I've tried to make some simple, some odd, some brain twisters, some alternative and some so mainstream-commercial its scary.

Hints:
1. None of the albums are Best Of's, Greatest Hits, Live, Compilations or anything other than an official release.
2. The same artist may feature more than once.
3. You can use the net as much as you want so everyone has the same UNfair advantage!

I think this one is a little harder than the last but as it showed, its not the hardest that remain unsolved.....

Enjoy!

UPDATE
13.15: Wal and Smads have had a crack .... Anne takes to the floor! - 16 down : 34 to go. The guys here in the office got 9 more within 5 mins...... cmon, LIFT!
15.30: The wall has hit early. Radio silence until Smads gets home and tells Bel there's another Quiz! Get your answers in while you can....

7/12 8.30: Kathy takes a print out to a gathering of her entourage and picks up 13 over the weekend. I've got inside knowledge that a few sneaky google searches revealed a couple of answers so don't give up just cos you don't have the album! (eg: #40 has a circle thing so google 'album cover circle'. Creed appears as the third link.......lucky the album's called Full Circle i spose!) 22 to go.
9.30: Kathy picks 3 more as she noses to the finish.... absolutely dominating Quiz 2
13:00: ....and Ditto on 2 more. 17 remain!
15:30: All quiet on the frontline - Clues will go up at 12 tomorrow.

8/12 16:00: CLUES ADDED!

9/12 10:30: Wal has overnight success and Adam sweeps the 4 - 9 to go!!!
11:45: Adam takes 2 more - 7 remain.

10/12: 9:00: Adam takes one. Second clue added - now its bloody obvious!
14:45: Adam's taken it down to all but...... Who can close?
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