Happy Happy New Years

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Fried rice is on the stove and I'm making rice balls.
I have my bag packed for an evening out on the town.
I have my new rave pants on and I am ready to go.
Corey lost is Nintendo DS... And Found It.
Tonight is New Years, a time of Celebrating the events of the past year as well as celebrating the events of the year to come.

Sure I could use this time to recap over the events of the past year, but its a holiday. So instead I wish everyone a happy new year, and I hope that this Earths destruction is postponed for another year.

Photos Tomorrow... Mabye

Double Plus Ungood

Monday, December 25, 2006

If i didn't have reason enough to hate the holidays, there is more fuel on the fire.

My dad has a habit of taking things too seriously and today was no exception. I was dropped around at his house after 1pm on my mums route to work. That was the first mistake, the moment Ben and I walked through the door he alerted the fact that we were in fact late (fair enough) after that I gave him my gift (A box of fine chocolates) I learned my brother didn't get him a gift or a card. My dad obviously likes cards. At this point i would like to note that I am not into giving Christmas cards anyway. At which point he yelled at us and then quieted down. We had an awkward lunch of various seafoods. Following that he went to sleep for his shift. Upon awaking ready for work he announced that he had kids who felt as though he had no work, that he should sell his house and move away. Although I doubt he will go through with it, he announced he won't be around for a few days and need some time to work things out.

The way that he yells at us completely undermines any self worth and asserts absolute power. It seems as though any attempt to assert oneself is like a duck flying out of the bushes during open season. He does not hit me, at times i wish he just would, although I know he is smarter than that. It is his brand on manipulation and in the recent past has only used it with references to my mothers regrettable exploits.

At the moment I am staying with my mother and my grandmother. Now I am unsure if i will come back to my dads place in the New year. Even though I may not have done the best things in the past, I have my own best interests to look out for. This is my last year of High School and I need to be able to focus.

Christmas is not worth the effort in any way at all. Over the past few days I've been telling everyone happy Chrismanukkah, next year I doubt I will do even that. Christmas is dead to me and will leave a bitter taste in my mouth for the next few days.

Christmas Eve

Sunday, December 24, 2006

I sit behind my computer Ebaying Phat Pants and Rainbow suspenders. In one ear I have my brother rambling on about whatever comes into his head, in the other ear I have Broadway musicals playing through my computer speakers care of Joy 94.4 streaming online.

Thank you Brendan for your comment on my previous post. I must admit that my spelling is not great, in fact to many it may seem sub-par. There really isn't any good excuse for my spelling, however I will not apologies for my comments. It is not my intention to offend anyone but this is a space for my personal thoughts and opinions. They might not be right all the time but at least years from now I can look back and think "Oh my god", However I do appreciate the comment, at least somebody other than Erin is reading my blog.

On the subject of Erin, she was at my house today and we watched Degrassi High. In that time she got chocolate and I went through my papers. Some things were funny, others were just right weird. Its amazing the paperwork one can compile over the years. Before that I was at Emily's house doing the Christmas thing with her extended family. I slept over overnight on the floor because all the beds were occupied. My shoulders killed me for about half an hour after waking up. It was also my first exposure to the Nintendo Wii. It looks like a promising system. I gave Emily a copy of brain age for Christmas and I received a gift voucher for EB Games to the value of $30 and a guide to World of Warcraft. She received a copy of Brain Age.
I spent considerable time playing Super Smash Brothers with Emily's cousin Robert. He is exceptionally good and a worthy opponent for me.

Well it is Christmas again soon. I wonder how this one will work out. If i get around to it I might finish reading 1984 (Chrismassy isn't it). I get the feeling it will be like a regular day only many many services will be cut. I guess I'll relax to the max, if that is possible.

I spent some of the evening searching around Myspace and commenting on peoples pictures. I have a sense of calm about me. I hope to maintain it for a few days yet.
Goodnight and in-case i don't see you tomorrow: good morning, good afternoon and goodnight.

The End of Year Shuffle

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Today from the house I heard the call of carolers from the oval. I missed out on most of the carols which was a shame because it is the community carols that gets me into "the spirit of Christmas". Now i fear that I will pass through the holiday season as though it was any other day, Which in the end is all Christmas is.

I remember sometime last year I made comments about how I was disgruntled about the entire "Happy Holidays" thing. In reflection that was dumb of me. Over the past year I feel less attached to my prior beliefs and have adopted a more objective view of my beliefs and the world around me. I feel kind of happy about it, I feel as though it is a step in my progression. On the bad side, there is also an overwhelming sense of uncertainty.

I believe that there is something greater beyond this life and that our world is too intricate and complex to be a mere coincidence. Even the concept of evolution fills me with a feeling that everything can work itself out in time. There can be beutey in chaos, that there an infinity beyond us as well as an infinity within us.

Today I arrived too late for the carols but made it in time to get an up front view of of the fireworks. I had a great time, it stired a sense of child like delight as well as a sense that this year is ending soon and I am wiser and better than before. I like new years better than Christmas, it has more personal significance to me now. It is about people coming to celebrate the achievement of the last year and to bring the new one in with a bang. I have plans for a new years party at my house, but i feel as though it may only be Corey and I.

Work has been going well, I havn't been payed as much as thought as i would have, it demonstrates that in the real world one cant be too shy about asking questions with important answers. I enjoy my work and the product I assist in the sale of. I am good at my tasks and enjoy feeling busy and useful. At least I can spite one of my mums friends who was trying to push me into the workforce (ie. Frying Chicken for chicken grain) just like she did for her kids, who both work for red rooster. At one point i said to her face that I have my pride and would aim higher than what she was suggesting, I believe my words were "I feel as though that work is below me", at which point she took considerable offense. I have up most respect for people who do the small chores that are needed for the community to operate properly. However, as a person who studied both economics and food. I know that the way most of those establishments operate is plain bad in many many ways and I didn't want any part of it.

Aside from that rant, This week the store will see a very great demand as many many panicy consumers pay sometimes hundreds of dollars of goods. Lots of work for me in my humble duties. Which include counting and organizing orders, transporting stock to and from the stockroom to back of shop, weighing, packaging, sometimes labeling and sealing stock, filling up the module with stock and often responsible for sanitation and recycling. I will not be able to continue over school times but hope to return to my position over the easter period and Christmas next year, knowing the company that is a probability.

This post is flagged for hypocrasy.

I send out my sympathy to all those living with HIV/AIDS and I hope that a lot of conservative christians find the heaven they are looking for very soon (You know the ones i mean "Aids cures Fags" "Stop killing your baby"); when you say it that way it seems so very less offensive.

Jack

The first day

Monday, December 04, 2006

My experience with my first day of work has been a mixed experience. I
feel a bit tired at the moment so I will summarise it into +'s and -'s.

+'s
Friendly Boss
Office in city
Nice Co-workers
Unlimited Chocolate
Good Pay
Workable Hours
Portable Music Players allowed

-'s
Office in City
Inventory is a mess
Mobile phone mysteriously disappears
Tasks can be a bit mindlessly repetitive.

Now to enjoy the rest of the evening with Corey ;)