HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUSBAND!!! He turned the big 44 today.
I gave him his b'day gift, which was really just paper. It had the printouts of the 2 tix I bought for that music festival. He was shocked. He said that he did not expect that.
We went downstairs and chatted while he smoked. I fessed up that I contacted Mark last month to set this up. I told him of the falling out that Mark and Dave had. He laughed.
Came upstairs and we booked him flights to Melbourne from 14/2 to 19/2. 5 whole days he is going!!!! Leaves on the Thursday near mid-day and returns the Tuesday at noonish. 5 whole days home alone!!! OMG!!! I am possibly more thrilled about this than I should be.
I go away. I am leaving for Laos next week. I want to tour the NT and WA this school hols. He never goes anywhere unless it's with me.
I am so happy he is happy with his gift AND is getting out to spend time with Mark.
Tonight, it's dinner at Breakky Creek Hotel. STEAK! COW! BIG SLABS OF IT!
Monday, November 26, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Arriba Grill
I was so happy when a new place to eat opened in Lutwyche. So. Very. Happy.
Arriba Grill did not disappoint.
Our first trip, we ordered the bowls. Mistake on our part. While they were good, you need the burrito to get the best taste, in my humble opinion. Don't get me wrong, the bowl were fine but after having tried a burrito, the bowls pale in comparison.
Love the ordering method. Fill out a form, tell them what you want and in 2-4 mins, you have dinner/lunch.
Fresh ingredients, good tasting, reasonable prices.
Please do not ever leave Lutwyche. PLEASE!
Arriba Grill did not disappoint.
Our first trip, we ordered the bowls. Mistake on our part. While they were good, you need the burrito to get the best taste, in my humble opinion. Don't get me wrong, the bowl were fine but after having tried a burrito, the bowls pale in comparison.
Love the ordering method. Fill out a form, tell them what you want and in 2-4 mins, you have dinner/lunch.
Fresh ingredients, good tasting, reasonable prices.
Please do not ever leave Lutwyche. PLEASE!
The Crown Hotel
We go to the Crown frequently. Mostly, we go Wednesday nights for Trivia. We liked it better when Michael was hosting, but the new girl is ok.
The Crown is a nice, average local pub with slightly better than average food.
Their pizzas are good. Thin crust, good toppings, lots of flavour.
They have a few dishes (the chicken with Camembert) where they over-do the crap sauces. Ask for them on the side and it's all good.
Decent beer selection on tap, as well as Guiness and Cider. Yum!
$15 steak specials on Wednesday for trivia. YUM!
I miss the 10 meals for $10 menu. They were good because they were smaller.
The garlic bread is good, but don't go for the other breads on the menu as the portion size is insane small for the price.
Overall, I like this pub and give it 7.5 out of 10.
The Crown is a nice, average local pub with slightly better than average food.
Their pizzas are good. Thin crust, good toppings, lots of flavour.
They have a few dishes (the chicken with Camembert) where they over-do the crap sauces. Ask for them on the side and it's all good.
Decent beer selection on tap, as well as Guiness and Cider. Yum!
$15 steak specials on Wednesday for trivia. YUM!
I miss the 10 meals for $10 menu. They were good because they were smaller.
The garlic bread is good, but don't go for the other breads on the menu as the portion size is insane small for the price.
Overall, I like this pub and give it 7.5 out of 10.
Friday, November 23, 2012
A conscience is like a boat or a car. If you feel you need one, rent it.
Every Friday night, I watched Dallas with my grandmother and then stayed the night with her.
I loved to hate JR, wished I was Bobby's daughter and loved the drama.
Today, I feel as though a huge part of my history is gone.
RIP Larry Hagman, you fucking bastard. I loved to hate you. I loved you in the new Dallas series. No one plays charming assholes like you did.
Larry Hagman dead at 81.
I have to wonder how they will write him out of the new series.
What's semi-ironic is that G and I had a discussion on the way home from the movies as to what was off-limits when it came to our bad jokes. He said if someone he loved died and someone else made fun of it, he'd be pissed. He tried to make a JR joke and I shot him down. DON'T FUCK WITH JR AND DALLAS MAN! I AM SERIOUS!!!
Also, I find it rather annoying that Larry's being remembered more for I Dream of Jeannie, which ran a mere 5 seasons rather than Dallas, which was on from 1978 to 1991. PRIORITIES PEOPLE!!!!
When Patrick Duffy (aka Bobby) dies, I will go into hiding. Just saying.
Also, as tribute, I may be using JR quotes for the rest of the year, rather than the Simpsons. Just so you know.
I loved to hate JR, wished I was Bobby's daughter and loved the drama.
Today, I feel as though a huge part of my history is gone.
RIP Larry Hagman, you fucking bastard. I loved to hate you. I loved you in the new Dallas series. No one plays charming assholes like you did.
Larry Hagman dead at 81.
I have to wonder how they will write him out of the new series.
What's semi-ironic is that G and I had a discussion on the way home from the movies as to what was off-limits when it came to our bad jokes. He said if someone he loved died and someone else made fun of it, he'd be pissed. He tried to make a JR joke and I shot him down. DON'T FUCK WITH JR AND DALLAS MAN! I AM SERIOUS!!!
Also, I find it rather annoying that Larry's being remembered more for I Dream of Jeannie, which ran a mere 5 seasons rather than Dallas, which was on from 1978 to 1991. PRIORITIES PEOPLE!!!!
When Patrick Duffy (aka Bobby) dies, I will go into hiding. Just saying.
Also, as tribute, I may be using JR quotes for the rest of the year, rather than the Simpsons. Just so you know.
Books
Sidney Sheldon's Angel of the Dark by Tilly BagshaweMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
Dear 'authors' (aka Tilly Bagshawe):
1. Sidney Sheldon is dead. It's a loss but stop trying to claim to be his re-incarnation.
2. If you're claiming to set part of the story in a fucking fabulous city, GET IT RIGHT!! Hong Kong does not have a DLR, it's the MTR. It runs more on time than most other public transport in most major cities. DO NOT CUT DOWN HK PUBLIC TRANSPORT! Your story is not set in Brisbane.
3. STOP WRITING 'Sidney Sheldon' BOOKS YOU FUCKING HACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
Mizu in Brisbane Birthday Dinner
My birthday dinner at Mizu in Tenneriffe was pretty damn good.
When we got there, the hostess said that we could not order the Wagyu steak, which worried me, as I was sure that was what G was having. I asked if that meant all Wagyu foods were off the menu. She said that there was a Wagyu steak with soy butter on special. SIGN US UP!
After much contemplating, I went with the sushi platter. We had starters as well. OMG YUM! Edamame is possibly my fave food. It was yummy yummy.
Their gyoza was really yummy too. It could have been a bit crisper but it was nice.
We tried the ebi kushi age, which was deep fried prawn balls with a wasabi mayo. YUMMERS! G, who is not a fan of prawns even really enjoyed them!
The tempura was nice and light, not too oily, which is good.
G had the Wagyu with soy butter and rice. OMG it was so goddamn yummy. Melt in your mouth beef cooked in possibly the most delicious sauce I have ever had.
I had the sushi platter. It was HUGE! I always wish that they include more tuna than they do, but that is my preference for the tuna and not so much for salmon. That said, their salmon is good. The rolls were nice and the presentation was fabulous.
We managed to finish it all. BURP!
We even had room for dessert. G had the kuragoma cake, which was a sesame cake and I had the azuki banana chocolate.
It was a good dinner. A bit expensive but really delicious. I would definitely go back there.
After much contemplating, I went with the sushi platter. We had starters as well. OMG YUM! Edamame is possibly my fave food. It was yummy yummy.
Their gyoza was really yummy too. It could have been a bit crisper but it was nice.
We tried the ebi kushi age, which was deep fried prawn balls with a wasabi mayo. YUMMERS! G, who is not a fan of prawns even really enjoyed them!
The tempura was nice and light, not too oily, which is good.
G had the Wagyu with soy butter and rice. OMG it was so goddamn yummy. Melt in your mouth beef cooked in possibly the most delicious sauce I have ever had.
I had the sushi platter. It was HUGE! I always wish that they include more tuna than they do, but that is my preference for the tuna and not so much for salmon. That said, their salmon is good. The rolls were nice and the presentation was fabulous.
We managed to finish it all. BURP!
We even had room for dessert. G had the kuragoma cake, which was a sesame cake and I had the azuki banana chocolate.
It was a good dinner. A bit expensive but really delicious. I would definitely go back there.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
You're a dull boy, Billy.
Never a dull moment around here!!
Thursday, we started to have what looked like brown out moments in the house. Lights were at half power, if they turned on at all. Weird. Called Energex. They came. Turned off all power. Said they could not get to the box that they needed to get to and that they would have to leave the power off over night. SHIT!
G stayed home Friday to deal with them and the landlord. Thankfully, the rental agent and landlord gave us no grief and had someone come over ASAP to fix it all.
While waiting, we sat under the house and played trivia and chatted. Whiskey, trivia and chatting makes for a great afternoon!! :D
Saturday, we had my belated birthday dinner at Mizu. That deserves it's own post. :)
This weekend's been pissing down with rain since late Friday. FUN!
Sunday, I marked papers. G faffed about on the PC. I made dinner. I had just put the veggies on to boil when I heard voices. I thought it was someone next door. I heard someone say "I just need a place to sleep. Just let me sleep." I assumed that it was fuckwits from the back flat next door.
Boy, was I wrong.
I went to the top of the stairs and heard G talking. The voices were coming from under our house.
An aboriginal man had somehow made his way under our house and was trying to convince G to let him stay there overnight and sleep. G, being the calm person he is, just kept saying "No, sorry, you can not stay here. You can't come into someone's private property. You have to go."
The guy, who said his name was Carl, told us to call Murri Watch.
G went upstairs to get his phone. I stayed to make sure Carl didn't hurt himself. When he saw me standing there, he got really aggravated. He called G a dick head and then called me a cunt. He said he was going to bash me. He stood up and was facing the wooden slats that separate the outside from underneath. He stumbled forward, narrowly missing the BBQ gas bottle and smashing his face into the concrete floor. He got back up and started to walk towards me, calling me names and saying he was going to bash me. G came downstairs then with his phone and the house phone. I demanded he give me the phone and I called 000.
I rang 000 and said we had a drunk, homeless, possibly mentally ill person under our house and he was threatening to bash us. He'd said to call Murri Watch and the operator said "Oh ok then" and told us to stay in the house and lock the doors. She send someone out.
G came back upstairs. He called Murri Watch. I was in the kitchen when I heard a crash. Carl had apparently tried to walk some where under the house and fell over a bunch of boxes we have down there. *sigh*
When I finally got him into a chair, he got really angry at me again and asked me why I didn't want to help him. I said I did but he didn't appear to want to help himself.
The cops came and asked if we wanted to press charges. The one cop, who I am sure I met when we were dealing with the Phil issue, said that Carl is a known grub and if we don't press charges, he'd come back and loot the house. When I mentioned about him threatening me and calling me a cunt, G got really upset and said we would press trespassing charges but nothing else. By saying that, it means that Carl goes to the watch house tonight and court tomorrow and they had the power to arrest him.
The cops shoved him into the paddy wagon and said that if we had any problems to call them. I asked if we needed to make a statement and they said probably not. They doubted Carl would remember this in the morning or even where he was. He had no idea how he got here and where he was.
Once the cops left, we came upstairs and tried to eat.
Never a dull moment in our neck of the woods!!! O_O
Thursday, we started to have what looked like brown out moments in the house. Lights were at half power, if they turned on at all. Weird. Called Energex. They came. Turned off all power. Said they could not get to the box that they needed to get to and that they would have to leave the power off over night. SHIT!
G stayed home Friday to deal with them and the landlord. Thankfully, the rental agent and landlord gave us no grief and had someone come over ASAP to fix it all.
While waiting, we sat under the house and played trivia and chatted. Whiskey, trivia and chatting makes for a great afternoon!! :D
Saturday, we had my belated birthday dinner at Mizu. That deserves it's own post. :)
This weekend's been pissing down with rain since late Friday. FUN!
Sunday, I marked papers. G faffed about on the PC. I made dinner. I had just put the veggies on to boil when I heard voices. I thought it was someone next door. I heard someone say "I just need a place to sleep. Just let me sleep." I assumed that it was fuckwits from the back flat next door.
Boy, was I wrong.
I went to the top of the stairs and heard G talking. The voices were coming from under our house.
An aboriginal man had somehow made his way under our house and was trying to convince G to let him stay there overnight and sleep. G, being the calm person he is, just kept saying "No, sorry, you can not stay here. You can't come into someone's private property. You have to go."
The guy, who said his name was Carl, told us to call Murri Watch.
G went upstairs to get his phone. I stayed to make sure Carl didn't hurt himself. When he saw me standing there, he got really aggravated. He called G a dick head and then called me a cunt. He said he was going to bash me. He stood up and was facing the wooden slats that separate the outside from underneath. He stumbled forward, narrowly missing the BBQ gas bottle and smashing his face into the concrete floor. He got back up and started to walk towards me, calling me names and saying he was going to bash me. G came downstairs then with his phone and the house phone. I demanded he give me the phone and I called 000.
I rang 000 and said we had a drunk, homeless, possibly mentally ill person under our house and he was threatening to bash us. He'd said to call Murri Watch and the operator said "Oh ok then" and told us to stay in the house and lock the doors. She send someone out.
G came back upstairs. He called Murri Watch. I was in the kitchen when I heard a crash. Carl had apparently tried to walk some where under the house and fell over a bunch of boxes we have down there. *sigh*
When I finally got him into a chair, he got really angry at me again and asked me why I didn't want to help him. I said I did but he didn't appear to want to help himself.
The cops came and asked if we wanted to press charges. The one cop, who I am sure I met when we were dealing with the Phil issue, said that Carl is a known grub and if we don't press charges, he'd come back and loot the house. When I mentioned about him threatening me and calling me a cunt, G got really upset and said we would press trespassing charges but nothing else. By saying that, it means that Carl goes to the watch house tonight and court tomorrow and they had the power to arrest him.
The cops shoved him into the paddy wagon and said that if we had any problems to call them. I asked if we needed to make a statement and they said probably not. They doubted Carl would remember this in the morning or even where he was. He had no idea how he got here and where he was.
Once the cops left, we came upstairs and tried to eat.
Never a dull moment in our neck of the woods!!! O_O
Monday, November 12, 2012
Meet my cat, the asshole
THAT'S MY CHAIR, ASSHOLE!!!!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Now, now, Homer. Can't strangle the boy on his mother's birthday. Juries hate that.
I would say that overall, this year's birthday was a success!!!
OBAMA WON! YAY! Ok, that was on the 6th November, but since I am ~*~ in the future ~*~, his re-election really messed up mah birthday! How. Rude. :P
G gave me a card, some mind-blowing sex and These. Cute! When I get my car back, I want to put one on my dashboard! His mum gave me a card with money in it. She's learning..... :P Clare and Alan gave me a Pub Trivia. They know me too well....
Dad rang and 'sang' happy birthday to me. That man CAN NOT sing. It's endearing.
G has yet to book me into a Japanese place this weekend, BUT we scored box seats at the cricket this weekend. SCORE!!!!! I really want nice Japanese too.
I'm having yet another BBQ for students Dec 2nd. Why do I DO this?
I have one student who I have to admit I will miss greatly. This kid is AWESOME. He is smart, witty, funny and 'gets it'. I love talking to him.
OBAMA WON! YAY! Ok, that was on the 6th November, but since I am ~*~ in the future ~*~, his re-election really messed up mah birthday! How. Rude. :P
G gave me a card, some mind-blowing sex and These. Cute! When I get my car back, I want to put one on my dashboard! His mum gave me a card with money in it. She's learning..... :P Clare and Alan gave me a Pub Trivia. They know me too well....
Dad rang and 'sang' happy birthday to me. That man CAN NOT sing. It's endearing.
G has yet to book me into a Japanese place this weekend, BUT we scored box seats at the cricket this weekend. SCORE!!!!! I really want nice Japanese too.
I'm having yet another BBQ for students Dec 2nd. Why do I DO this?
I have one student who I have to admit I will miss greatly. This kid is AWESOME. He is smart, witty, funny and 'gets it'. I love talking to him.
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