xandox eh....

K-ON! Episode 1 - The Moe-Music begins!

2009-04-04T17:33:00.005+10:30

Kyoto Animation has a new Moe-Blob show. Sure, it may not be the new series of Suzumiya Haruhi but it's still worth watching for the studio alone. KyoAni's shows have been known for their huge success, and K-ON! is another of those (judging from the first episode anyway).

Well, K-ON is about a high school music club that's just got enough members to avoid suspension. Only problem is, they aren't exactly any good at their instruments, one girl can't even play anything at all.

This scene made me scream out in laughter!

Episode 1 pretty much introduces us to the four main characters. Yui is the main girl. She's forgetful, energetinc and constantly daydreaming (kinda reminds me of Osaka form Azumanga Daioh). She only wants to join the light-music club because she thinks it would only be whistling and playing the castinets. Instead she's going to play the guitar.

The other three girls. Mio on Bass, Ritsu on Drums and Tsumugi on Keys.

So far the show hasn't deveolped, it's only the first ep. But the concept is definitely there. I'll keep watching and reviewing too. KyoAni always delivers reliable shows. I'll be in Sydney next week with no internet, but I'll definately be back on sunday night to catch up. Hopefully you'll read my ramblings next week.

Maria†Holic - You have just been warned...

2009-02-21T23:38:00.008+10:30

...because I welcome you to the world of Yuri. But this isn't you ordinary Yuri. Instead this much more twisted and luls filled! But then that is exactly what to expect from something as random yet original as Maria†Holic.

Kanako Miyamae hates all men. In fact, she's so allergic to them that she breaks out into hives whenever she's touched by them. So to avoid hooking up with any guys she transfers into a catholic all-girls boarding school to find the perfect girl of her dreams. Unfortunately, the girl of her dreams, Mariya (the most popular student), turns out to be a guy in a dress...

Kanako finds out Mariya's little secret however he threatens to keep her mouth shut by making her life hell and threating to get her kicked out of school on the mention of Kanako being a lesbian. All the while Kanako knows she can't ever be with a guy and knows of the hives breakouts, but there's just something about him/her that makes her pants feel funny...

I've only seen the first 3 shows but i think it's the fuiniest anime of the year!

Time for your Haruhi fix - YouTube Style!

2009-02-15T20:33:00.017+10:30

Ok! So if you're into Anime and haven't been living under a rock then I'm sure you've definitely heard of Suzumiya Haruhi (or Haruhi Suzumiya, call her what you want!). Perhaps you've even been dragged through the drama that is the second series (which I won't believe exists until it's on a DVD shelf or playing in front of my eyes). Well all you Haruiists can finally get a temporary fix with some YouTube vids released by Kadokawa.

They were meant to be released on the 13th of Feburary subject "to the whim of the SOS Brigade Leader" but instead we got footage of a Nice Boat stating it wasn't done in time (the video's been marked as private now).

But now we can rejoice because not only are they out, but Kadokawa even subbed them for us!

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya-chan

This is based off the "official gag manga" of the Suzumiya Haruhi light novel series. For those of you that don't understand this episode, it's about Hatuyume. It's believed that dreaming of Mt Fuji, a Hawk and an Eggplant on the night of the 1st of January will bring good luck for the year.

(And there's an OP too!)

Nyorōn Churuya-san

This started as a web comic and is based off Tsuruya from the Haruhi series. It got translated, went crazy on 4chan then got turned into an Anime which you just saw on YouTube. She adores smoked cheese and loves to say "nyoro~n" frequently.

Sure, the new YouTube content is no Season two of Haruhi but I'm sure these will keep me entertained. And if you're not impressed there's more than Haruhi in your Anime life. Go watch something else, forget they ever existed and enjoy yourself!

Edit: There were links to the YouTube videos but Kadokawa have since taken the first episodes down. Episodes 2 and three are up at time of editing but are expected to follow suit. I'm not going to tell you where they can be downloaded but I'm sure they're out there. It's the INTERNET for peat sake!

Rewind: Doruro-chan - Mmmmmm... Psycho Girl!

2008-12-30T01:06:00.003+10:30

And once again it's been a while between posts, but yeah... I've been busy playing Braid and Castle Crashers so you can forgive me for my laziness...

...because I saw something so that I had to tell you all about!

I was stumbling though the AMV universe and found this series scattered a few of the larger vids and my curiosity was twitched. It was a show so shocking, so sick, so perverted that I had to see it!

It was "Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan" and (lets be honest) it's just as bad as my Battle Club addiction...

This guy, Sakura Kusakabe, is destined to create a Pedophiles Paradise by stopping all girls from aging once they reach the age of 12. This angers the gods 'cause he's accidentally made all girls immortal. So they sent the Club-To-Death Angel "Dokuro-chan" to the past to club him to death. Only, Doruko-chan falls for him and tries to stop him from inventing immortality by living with him. Problem is, she keeps killing him when she gets angry. So it's lucky she also has the power to bring him back to life!

But the story's irrelevant! You just have to watch it for it's gruesome fatalities and shock humor! Not to mention the fanservice fanservice fanservice fanservice fanservice FANSERVICE!!!!!!!

BTW, Dokuro-chan is a fucking psycho! Not only is she clubbing her massive crush with her trusty "Excalibolg", she's also transforming her enemies into animals and enjoying her favorite activity. Watching wood-glue dry. She even started an after school club for the sport (wait, what?) after torturing her teacher using the nerves of his teeth...

Oh, and if you haven't realized by now, it's graphic! Über-graphic! So there's your warning for the kiddies which means I'm all over this series! Go watch it! It's not very long!

Do IT! DO IT NOW!!!!

Rewind: Midori Days... what the hell is that?

2008-12-06T20:56:00.006+10:30

You know what? It's just been WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too long for me to not post anything! Don't get me wrong, having a picture of Nyu on my homepage is good and all but it's time for something new. And that means something old!

It's actually not that old but not exactly new either. Hell, the Anime isn't even in widescreen as most of them are now (buy the way, my spell checker wants me to change that word to windscreen!). Well anyway WHAT THE FUCK IS Midori Days?

That's what people always ask me when they see it. Let's be honest now, it's a STUPID TITLE! And trust me, a story like this one could only ever come out of Japan...

Seiji Sawamura is a 17 year guy that can't get a girlfriend, it's so bad that he thinks the only girlfriend he could get is his right hand (nudge nudge).

Then for no reason this girl (named Midori) appears who's had a huge crush on him... there's only one problem, the girl is actually ON HIS RIGHT HAND!!!!

Now this were I have to stop and point a few things out. This was originally a Manga, and then there was an Anime made of it. Both are the same concept but essentially done in different ways.

Firast of all THE ANIME:

The Anime is actually very funny and entertaining, almost all of the story is taken from parts of the Manga and reordered to make it work in a different way. For example most episodes could contain more than one story from the Manga but all are centered around a particular minor character. There is a girl in Seiji's class that starts to like him yet all her attempts to get his attention fail. This was condensed heavily in the Anime yet it's still the major sidestory. One other character that has a prominent role in the Anime is Takamizawa, a figurine collecting maniac (with no life, he actually kind of reminds me of a 23 y.o. guy who calls himself Rasberry) that finds out about Midori, starts a Midori website and sells Midori hand puppets at an anime convention...

In the end it's a romantic comedy, and (unlike the Manga) the Anime spends more time on the romance and treats the story with a level of innocence and respect......

....but now we get to THE MANGA:

This story is just fucked up and all out HILARIOUS. Yes, there's the same stuff from the Anime but sweet and innocent is something The Manga is DEFINITELY NOT! There's even alot more story in this. However this is the stuff that was not cute enough for the Anime.

Plus there's more characters and development of the existing ones. For starters Midoris childhood friend has a crush on Seiji to create some awkward moments. There's a US exchange student (only there for fanservice) who has a crush on Seiji (and he thinks he has girl problems). And most of all theres a mad scientist who wants to cut Midori off Seiji's arm but his daughter won't let him because SHE has a crush on MIDORI! There's also a whole pile of cross dressing and way more sus moments!

Now, I read the manga first and I thought the whole story was fucked up! Then I saw the Anime which was good, but in a completely different way. So much that it felt like a completely different series. This is completely different to something like the Deathnote Anime and Manga or the Haruhi Suzumiya Light Novels and Anime. Both the written and animated versions have the same feel to the point where they are exchangeable for each other.

So because of their differences I can not recommend one over the other. They're both good, I probably like the Manga better 'cause I'm into crazy shit like that. But I've also watched the Anime numerous times in both languages! I think the best way to see this is to watch the Anime first, then read the Manga to get a different angle.

So yeah, this is one of my favorite series ever. And I wanted you all to know about this. But whenever someone sees me with they ALWAYS say "What the hell is that?" because is just looks to strange from the exterior. To them I say the following

"It's so random and it's awesome! You should read it!"

...well off you go then...

Rewind: Elfen Lied - Blood thirsty but so much more too...

2008-10-16T09:02:00.011+10:30

You know what? It's been a while since I've been on this thing doing my little keyboard tapping and talking about stuff. So I thought as I opened my homepage to the SAME picture of Captain Herlock that I'd make it look updated.

Because I want to talk about Elfen Lied, I bought it a few days ago after getting given $50 as a gift. Right now Shin Tokyo and Madman are having a box set sale there's alot of stuff going for $50 or less until the end of the month.

Well, enough about that, because I want to talk about the series. From the exterior it might appear to be a graphic slasher series where everything is evil. However I can assure you right now that is NOT what the series (or story) is completely based upon. Because, in truth, I found it to be absolutely hilarious as well as thought provoking. To some the series up, this girl (Lucy) who can kill using a secret weapon (not so secret after the first episode) escapes from a research institute. However, she also has a split personality who is sweet an innocent. It's this girl (Nyu) that gets found (naked) on a beach by two students (cousins) and try to look after whilst hiding her from the police who want to capture her to stop her from slaughtering. Oh and the girl cousin (Yuka) likes the guy cousin (Kohta). Kinda freaky since they make out! There's alot of humor based around the fact that Nyu likes the guy and the cousin is constantly jealous.

However through the series the truth of Lucy's past becomes apparent to both the viewers and to Kohta.

This series was so good that I saw it all in the one day cause I was always wanting to know what happened next.

However, I warn you, I mentioned that it's not a graphic slasher series. It's not what the series is based around but it's definitely there. This is definitely not for those with a weak stomach. However if blood is your thirst you will NOT be disappointed!

Extra Proof THERE IS NO GOD!

2008-09-19T13:27:00.004+09:30

Can someone please convince me this Anime is NOT CRAP!

Battle Club: Doing it's duty for "Fan Service!"

2008-09-16T14:56:00.005+09:30

Have you ever been into something so bad that it becomes such a guilty pleasure? It might be a really bad sci-fi or song. You'd never admit it to your parents and even some of your friends! Well for me this is undeniably "Battle Club" a Manga (by Yuji Shiozaki, who wrote Battle Vixens) that scrapes from the bottom of the barrel that you end up with lesbian wrestlers, enough fan service to make you explode like the clothes do (to expose endless fields of boobs) and a girl with a massive penis!

It's like your reading some sort of perverted disaster (thats because you are).

......but it is FUCKING EPIC!

The story (if you can call it that) is based around Tamako, a (smokin hot) girl who is in a High School Wrestleing Club. Hillarity follows through its randomness. The most hillarous poit so far has been two guys (one of them being a shemale) pissing in a lake for over the space of 2 volumes!

Basically, it's one of those Mangas that I'd read in public just to see the reactions of the other people looking over your shoulder! All the while you ask yourself "WHY THE HELL AM I READING THIS?" Therefore, if you're more into something with good art and a decent story line then this defiately aint the manga for you.

But right now I absolutely adore it!

World Embryo Manga - Can't wait!

2008-09-16T11:23:00.013+09:30

hmmmmmmm..... now you could say that i'm really bored right not. That or I'm being really constructive by documenting my life in blog form. Nah! I'm bored. I just had a trumpet lesson and I've got nothing until this composers forum thingy at 3:00 PM.... well at least I think it's at 3:00 and not earlier. That would be kindo of crap if it was.

Well anyway, I can't wait to get my hands on the Manga I ordered from Shin Tokyo last tuesday. I love going into this shop almost every day just to se what new anime and other various otaku stuff has come in. Basically the bulk of their anime stock is from Madman Entertainment as well as various other sources like their video games.

Well anyway, the manga I ordered is Volume 3 of World Embryo. It's about this guy that got sent a message on his phone of a girl that died ages ago and he ends up with a cacoon of a baby that's exactly like her but grows up to be her. Meanwhile there is an infection my these demon monster things that pass to other people through mobile phones and this guy eventually (because of taking drugs called jinki) becomes part of the organisation trying to get rid of the infection.

It's a crazy story but what did you expect? It's a japanese Manga for crying out loud! It may not be the most brilliant one I've read but it's new and I'm liking how the story's progressing so far.

Well that's given me something to do for now. I'll speak again some timme soon!

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME!!!

2008-09-14T23:19:00.005+09:30

You know what? I still haven't been using this thing properly or anywhere near it's more amazing potential....

So let's get it all straight.... XANDOX!!!!!!!! That's the alias that counts and this is my life in blog form. Wow! It's just like you're reading a blog only it's more blog like!

So yeah... I work, I live, I breathe... but more specifically I watch Anime, read Manga and play video games... you're usual geeky habits really....

so welcome to the world I breathe...

Have a good Day!

EDIT: I managed so find some older blog post from my MySpace page. Seriously who still uses that thing? Well, at least there's more to look at than this thing here.

tiredness demolished

2008-05-18T13:42:00.000+09:30

woah! That was just way too much sleep for a guy!

Don't forget your card this mothers day!

2008-05-09T13:27:00.001+09:30

Even the Juvenile Mummy Girls!

Hmmm..... what a strange man?

2008-05-05T00:04:00.000+09:30

That he is.

WARNING! I talk about pancakes! Could make you want to EAT THEM!!!!

2007-10-28T15:12:00.000+10:30

So I'm really MEANT to be photocopying music for my class tomorrw (it's not illegal if it's EDUCATIONAL! ....it is illegal? well i'm not photocopying if it's a scanner and a printer! TAKE THAT COPYRIGHT LAW!) but there's alot of "sitting-around-and-waiting" time involved so i thought I'd tell you all about my day.

It WAS meant to be CAT EMPIRE DAY! The GLOURIOUS day of the year! Only one of the singers got a Major throat infection and basically Can't sing. So the concerts now on JANUARY the TWELTH! If there's still tickets you can still buy them! It will be an AWESOME night I SWEAR! AWESOME with a Capital A and also a capital W-E-S-O-M-E!

But thinking about how it's not today made me glad.... 'cause the wether right not is not exactly "standing in a line for four hours" kinda wether I can tell you that!

So...I woke up at 10..... which turns out was actually 11 'cause I didn't switch my clock for daylight savings time! I did my watch though! I thought I'd finally sort out my gs stuff today. All of this years stuff was still lying around and not in my folder of other gs stuff. But my folder was well and truely overflowing! So it was new folder time. So I went to Marion to buy a folder to put all of this years gang show stuff in then walked home in the rain! It stopped when I got home!

It didn't stop being cold when I went out to buy pancakes though! First I went to glenelg! Turns out the Billy Baxters there is NOT there now! So I went to mitchim.... they were closed! So off I went to the PANCAKE KITCHEN! You're gaurinteed they'll be open! "This Door will NEVER close!" is what the door says! Which was pretty funny because it was jammed in the open position! I'll have to take a photo to really prove the door really CAN'T close!

But because the Cat Empire weren't on didn't mean the music didn't exist! It was ARIA NIGHT!

....cause there’s gonna be a test later...

2007-09-23T13:24:00.001+09:30

....sooo.... Gang Show's over for another year... andd we'll all start that post gs depression when you realise you've got nothing to do on monday night.... and there's nothing left to do except wait for the dvd to come in the mail... so if you were in gang show and feeling pretty down right now I feel for you....

But THE CAT EMPIRE have got a NEW ALBUM!!!! SO NOW IT'S TIME TO KEEP ON SINGING AND DANCING!!!!

I'm sitting and watching Rove right now (yeah, I am pretty crazy right about now) and there's the kids from "Are you smarter than a fifth grader?" and I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING!!!! And the really finny part is that nobody else (except for a few) know why.

What really caps it off is that The Cat Empire are going to be on Rove as well! I'm guessing they're going to play "No Longer There" at the end of the show.

But yeah, now that the Show's over I can have a life outside the show again! I even cleaned my room for the first time in three months! Seriously! Thre were clothes that were clean (and even ironed) lying around on the floor!

Well I think that's killed my boredom for now! So I'm going to dissapear and you can read me the next time I can be bothered...

Keep Smiling

zander

Now THAT'S a party!

2007-02-11T03:00:00.000+10:30

Wow! What a night I just had! And once again it's the morning after only this time I was NOT disappointed!

I was told in the middle of the week about a party on the tenth, I was feeling pretty good after getting the invite, only I was feeling a bit apprehensive. The last time I was invited to one of these parties I had extremely high hopes of what could happen. Yet it was such a let-down! Mainly guys playing poker and Emos listening to Green Day from darkness to dawn and as a result, it never ended up hotting up.

That didn't happen this time around!

When I got there the music was catering for all the real tastes and definitely NOT EMO! There was a pretty good balance of guys to girls and everyone ended up singing and dancing! That was all thanks to one guy that was practically in complete control of what was being played and controlled it damn well!

I also came into this party with a completely different mindset. Last time I was planning on meeting girls and hopefully hooking up. Well this time I thought I'd stop with the games and just be myself for everyone to see. The girl holding the party wanted everyone to wear red or pink and the concept of "the random red scribble" t-shirt which became a massive talking point around people I met. It had "can i have a hug?" on the front because my other hug-shirt gets random people hugging me frequently. Well, many a hug was transferred between me and others that night. In fact, only one chose not to!

I just had such a great time that night and met so many people just by being me and not searching for the next hook-up. Just shows that you don't have to pretend to be anyone other than who you really are.

Keep Smiling

zander

Mmmm Minumum Chips...

2007-02-09T05:45:00.000+10:30

Well... Right now I'm sitting on a patch of grass just next to the Grange Jetty. I'd stumbled upon here once before this year and found it so nice that I kept telling myself to come back. It's taken me quite a while to return because something always came up, but finally I'm back here...... and just in time for lunch! Seemed like the perfect time to chill out, and write a few things over some minimum chips! The minimum at the local shop turned out to be $3.50, which in todays terms fits somewhere in-between "ok" and "expensive"... but the quality of the chips are pretty good so the price is worth it!

When I was at the Fish & Chip Shop they asked if I wanted salt, only I thought they asked if I wanted salad! Which obviously means my salt/salad interpretation organ appears to be malfunctioning. Still it all worked out in the end because these chips are so good that the salt would have most likely overpowered a bit too much.

You don't seem to get much for your minimum chips these days, and where I come from it's hard just to find a place that serves good chips to start with. I remember long ago (I'm starting to sound like my mum now) when minimum chips used to be $2 everywhere you went, but (like everything else) the prices started going up. Still, when you think about it, you're getting way more for your chip-dollar than Maccas or Hungrys. So if you find great chips like these, live the minimum chip dream while you can because it's only going to cost you more in the end.

Let me tell you a bit about the beach here at Grange. Service-wise it has some good fundamentals. Café, Pub, Jetty, Parks, good Fish & Chip Shop... It even has it's own train line which operates reasnobly frequently. It's a pretty quiet location and the beach-size is Huge, so you're certain to find a spot. The beaches down here have some huge sand dunes as well. Something that's pretty rare at the beaches in my area because they built the roads too close.

The only pit-fall it has is the distance relative to where I live... but you realise that it's worth it once you get here. I saw a dolphin off the jetty which isn't something you see at Glenelg every day! Mainly because it has a different atmposphere to most of the beaches I visited frequently over summer. In fact, this is one of the best beaches that I've been to. If I ever start finding a place to move into, I will always look at grange and see if I could live the dream here on a daily basis.

Keep Smiling

zander

ARRRGH! MY NOSTRIL!!!!!

2007-01-12T15:08:00.000+10:30

Well, I have been really bored lately!

Don't get me wrong, I love having some time off from uni, but there's only so much of nothing that a guy can take before going completely crazy!

Lately I've been procrastinating, writing (not like this, more music and works), reading, and looking for a good time!

ARRRRRRRGH!!!!! A FLY JUST FLEW UP MY NOSE!!!!!!
I'm SERIOUS!!!! That's what I call a really strange feeling! Sort of like having someone tickle you IN the nose with a feather and not knowing about it until IT'S TOO LATE!!!!

Well before I was brutially attacked and threatened I was going to let you know about this weird night out! I met with a couple of friends and a few of their friends/boyfriends that I hadn't met... well there was this one guy (he will remain nameless) who got absolutely trashed! And he was so trashed that he was standing at this completely empty part of the bar thinking he was about 15 meters down at the open part of the bar! I think he stayed there for 45 minutes wating for someone to serve him!!!!!

Well anyway, I've been buying all these clothes lately and I think I'll be getting more some time next week!

And that, is just a sneak peak at how my life's been going lately.... I'll probably talk again at a later time....

Keep Smiling

zander

A strange night out...

2006-11-05T02:26:00.001+10:30

Well, how does one describe what happened last night?... It's the morning after if that's any help… no?... well then I'll just start from the top…

I got invited to this party, and well, I'd been looking forward to it all week! It was going to have it all…… drinking, dancing, socialising, getting to "know" people (up close)… I had spent all day at a rehearsal and a performance. The whole time I was thinking to myself "Come on! Finsih up already! I could be drunk by now!"

Finally I got there. "I'm at the door! It's all happening people!" I get my name checked off the list. Then someone tells me "Jesus, why's everyone rocking up late? You're one of the first guys here!" My confidence soared even further. "Wow, one of the first guys!, this is going to be SWEET!"

Well I go in, I'm listening to the sound of Green Day blaring through the house... "this is not a good sign people" ...... Not only is there EMO music being played, but there's hardly anyone here.

The Green Day went on for AGES! I swear it must have been on a loop! I ended up hearing "American Idiot" at least four times before they put real party music on! I know I shouldn't have arguments over peoples taste in music, but it just doesn't set the right atmosphere that the party really needed. Some rhythm to dance to and some beats you can shake your hips to!

Many more guys came... slowly... but soon it became a giant blokes social! What made it worse is that all the guys started playing POKER! So Un-Party atmosphere! Especially 'cause they left the lights on so they could see the cards!

In the end it never ended up hotting up at all, and in the end it was more of a gathering of friends than a party! My problem was I never went to school with anybody there, and they all went to the same school as well, so THEY all knew each other!

Still, I did end up getting pretty Smashed! So I was still pleased... not excited... just pleased with going out and socialising...

Maybe I just had some high expectations for last night or something... It probably didn't help that all the people I remotely knew didn't end up showing up! But there's bound to me much more partying to be done! I have CAT EMPIRE coming up at the end of the month! And then there might be more celebrating of the end of exams for this year!

So this guy KEEPING his Partying Spirit for the next BIG ONE!

Keep Smiling

zander

Awwww I love hugs!

2006-10-22T15:15:00.000+09:30

MY GOD, I've been busy!

Seriously, It's like i'm almost doing GS week all over again! I've been playing in The MS Societys Production of "My Fair Lady" which I'm getting paid to do... which has made it worth it! It's really fun, but it just seems to be the same thing every night now.... You know that film "Groundhog Day" where Bill Murray wakes up and goes through the same day over and over and over again!? Well it kinda feels that way when every audience is sold out and they all laugh at the same jokes! Great I know, But BOARING! At least we've got tomorrow night off, and there's only 3 of these shows to go!

And there's only ONE WEEK of Uni Left!

Buy, the way... I have to tell you this story! I was wearing this T-Shirt I made that says "can i have a hug?" Probably the best shirt I've ever made! I was on the train at like, 1:30pm going home from uni and there's 3 girls sitting across from me.... they're giving me these strange looks, just being stupid really... like girls that age do...., I overheard that one of them was having their 17 birthday that day, then they get off the train to go to marion... but note before the birthday girl blows me a kiss and waves!

Well, I just go home and chilled out,... wrote music... the usual stuff... well, round 4:00 I decide I'd go to Marion to kill some more time.... Turns out the same group of girls is STILL at Marion, and the Birthday Girl recognises me! "OMG! That's the "Can I Have a Hug" guy from the train! I just keep on walking, smiling to myself! I often get comments from my shirt, It's why I love it so much! But 25 meters away, from the corner of my eye, Birthday Girl turns around and starts running towards me, screaming "Hey man! Come here!" I join her and gives me this HUGE hug! Just a random girl! So I'm say "Awwww, thanks SO MUCH!", wish her a Happy Birthday and live out the rest of my day knowing I made this girl's day!

REALLY CUTE! :)

If I hade the guts I would have spoken to her more and maybe got to know her... but yeah... I'm not good at that sort of thing... She was loud (something I could live with)... but she had this amazing smile and the most beatiful shiny brown hair! And she went through all that effort just to hug me! Which has to mean something!

Yeah I know this happened weeks ago, and so much has happened sine then! But this is just one of those things that just stick out that I'll remember!

So I wouldn't mind catching up with Birthday Girl Again if I could! You were really cool!

So If you had your 17th birthday on the 11th of October, and hugged some guy you met on the train three hours later at Marion, I wouldn't mind hearing from you again!

Keep Smiling

zander

Friday the THIRTEENTH!

2006-10-12T16:14:00.000+09:30

Well, well, well... Friday the thirteenth! I only just realised that!

Everything's been going relatively well lately, there's just this pretty good vibe going around uni lately! Sometimes you just get those days where everyone's just pissed off at everyone else... but everyone seems pretty carefree today! Must be the fact that there's only two weeks left...

Tomorrow I'll be rehearsing my little ass off and playing until I'm red in the face! First I have to get to uni for a final reharsal (on a Saturday!) for Wind Orchestra, then I've got to find my way to another rehearsal for work... Then from there I've got to go BACK to uni and play in the final concert for Wind Orchestra! written down it may not look like such a big list but it's just so long! I don't even know when I'll be able to EAT!

But that's not going to get to me today... not with such the vibe there is around me. I'm just writing this up on my laptop in the middle of the Barr Smith Lawns... I can even put this up through the wireless network! It's really cool!... OK... so I can't... That's ok, I'll do it at home!.... One Day!

Keep Smiling

zander

The Quest For Hot Water

2006-10-05T12:01:00.002+09:30

GOD! How hard is it to find HOT WATER at Uni?! I can't believe the ammount of effort I put in today trying!

You see, at the gloriously unorganised place that is the Elder School of Music, we used to have a COMMON ROOM! The problem was it SMELT FUNNY! Nobody would even think of chilling out in... because we had the BACKSTAGE CAFÉ! But what the common room did have was a fridge, microwave and a KETTLE! Which was really useful for HOT WATER!

Sadly, the common room went to another place... It became a conference room for another faculty... and everything in that room went in the garbage... :(

But not before the brilliant JAZZ MUSOs salvaged the microwave, kettle, and put them in a secret locker room (which I knew about) HORAY! The KETTLE LIVES ON!!!! This was a brilliant period of HOT WATER HISTORY! Being able to use the kettle with happiness knowing the dream DIDN'T DIE! :)

I spoke to soon...

Turns out, all the locker rooms have swipe card access now... all just because the "students" wanted to know their "instruments" were all "secure" (sarcasm has been noted!), the locker room I use is different to the one with the HOT WATER! And I don't have access any more... :(

I was DEVISTATED!

Because the uni doesn't have a large supply of kettles.
Trust Me! I spent all day looking!

But the dream hasn't died... convenience just got in the way...
The kettle may be no more... But the THERMOS revolution has just BEGUN!

Keep Smiling

zander