Default program no.2 in G major

Been a while since i blogged, so i thought it was time.

Today I got my car back from the auto upholstery dude. Thank heavens. For those who don't know, I've got an old Eh stationwagon which i'm 75% through restoring. It's taken a while to all come together, but it'll be worth it.

Also on the news front, our drummer decided to part ways with the rest of us which is a pity. We've auditioned one drummer so far, and a few more are to come. The guy seemed nice though, and could definitely play which helps. I'm part way into mixing a few tracks, so should have some finished product in the not too distant future.

I've been thinking a lot about my relationships with women lately. I've been thinking about why mine haven't been what i wanted, and came to the conclusion that it's because I've been with women that i haven't really been into. That's my number one problem. Stop settling for what they want if it's not what i want. Sounds so selfish. But i think it may be the only way to have a long-term partner in the future. Right now i just want to find a girl who's in the same boat I am (ie: in need of regularish sex, but not about to start a real relationship) and shag her stupid. I'm an overloaded custard truck heading for a brick wall at the moment. Don't really know what else to say. Way too concise as usual, oh well. Until later.

Mum's the Word...

Hey there Kiddies!

Well, I just arrived at my mum's place and I have to say, I think she probably has the best view of anyone I know. Look out the window to Africa my friends! The house is on the west coast of tasmania (Marrawah, just south of a huge wind farm at green point, and home to Tassie's big wave community. Yes, it gets rather large here) situated on a little bit of a hill so as to have a great view overlooking the ocean and nearby cliffs and stuff. The house (or shed if you like) looks small and spartan from the outside but is rather warm and accomodating on the inside. I'm sure it would be a killer place to contemplate the world and write/record some really good musical ideas. I will have to do that!

Seeing my little sister Chloe for the first time in ages was amazing. She's way too cute, with a HUGE bubbly personality that just craves attention and praise. I will attach photos once I get them myself. Before my mum moved down here she was barely crawling, with only a little head of hair. Now she's running and bumping into things, grinning from ear to ear, dancing to anything, singing as only she can, all with curly locks that everyone adores. I'm so glad I've been able to see her before she got any older. My little bro' Eric is here too. He's 8 now, playing in the Redpa football team, wreaking general havoc, but he's such a great kid mum doesn't mind too much. It's so much fun having younger siblings, I just wish they weren't so far away!

Alex my other younger brother has also come down for Christmas from Brisbane. He's 16, knows everything, and has done everything else! I was never like that was I ?......

I'll post pix of the view so as to arouse jealousy, but it probably won't happen until I'm back home as I'm still on film and this place is a fair way from anywhere I might be able to get photos transferred to disc. Having said that, I'm supposedly driving to Devonport on thursday to pick up my sister so I may get the opportunity then.

Tight lines!

I'm a Crew Member, get me a Beer!

Since my last post I've been pretty busy working on a tacky show called, "I'm a Celebrity, get Me out of here!" which screens on ITV1 in the UK.

I got the gig as a camera assist, which basically means I carry a lot of heavy shit that costs a lot of money that I can't drop or it'll break. The idea for me was to get an entry-level gig and meet all the right people so that next gig I can get an audio gig, which is what I've been planning for a while.

I have to say though, I'd definitely do camera assist again because it was actually a lot of fun and quite a bit different to what I normally do (and there's also the probability of doing more shooting, which is very cool and I quite enjoy it). I was lucky that I hooked up with a really good cameraman who ended up getting to shoot nearly all of the 'celebrity chest' challenges which were stacks of fun. Fiji is hopefully on the cards next, although it's not confirmed just yet and I'm hoping to get an audio gig on that. That would be a considerable cash injection (4 months work!) and would mean i can finally up and go to do my euro trip that I've had not-so-secretly planned for the last few years. The idea of the trip would be;

1/ Get on plane to france.

2/ Purchase bicycle or cheap moto (i'm not sure yet, I might even just walk but the bike appeals 'cos it means i can't take much with me which will hopefully lead to more fun things like living by the seat of my pants a little more)

3/ Start riding/ walking / whatever

4/ Go to UK when i run out of money and work a bit (hopefully not before 12 months have elapsed)



So that's a brief update for now, more to follow when I remember what happened

6Hr Race Report

Waking up at 5am for your birthday may not be everyone's cup of tea. And to be honest I'm not sure if it's mine just yet! Might take some getting used to.

Anyway the day started reasonably relaxed, except halfway to Tam's house, I'd realized that I'd forgotten my Accel Gel's which I knew I'd really miss if I didn't have them. So at 6:16am, I turn around and go back home therefore making me a weee bit late picking up Tamyka. She didn't mind too much, but I'm sure she wouldn't have knocked back an extra 15min in the sack. Poor baby.

Did I mention it was raining? Yes buckets were dropping from the sky and it looked like we were in for a muddy 'ole time. Unfortunately for me, it stopped. I say unfortunately 'cos I like riding in the mud and I know a lot of people don't (or can't) and with my fitness level a bit sub-par, I needed all the help I could get! Bummer.

We started with a bit of a lame run, Le Mans style, and although I knew there were lots of really quick people there I didn't want to get left behind too much 'cos it'd suck to be having to pass all the slow people who thought for some reason that they'd be able to maintain their early pace. It's quite hard riding 20cm from the guy in front on a trail you've never seen before. Thankfully the people in front of me weren't too gumby and there were only a couple of close calls when some unco dude stacked all by him/herself on a really easy bit of track.

The thing that got me early on was that there were some really unco dudes riding really slow and not helping people to pass, which isn't really cool, but understandable considering the type of event this is (ie 'fun'). But worse than that were the semi-fast dudes that thought they were it and a bit and just went off if they had to wait behind someone for more than 3 seconds. Tossers. Thing is, the really fast guys were generally really good about passing and were smart enough to realize that waiting 10 seconds for somewhere to pass didn't really hurt their time and kept their cool demeanour intact.

Tamyka had a good ride and didn't have any major dives, and I came through pretty unscathed too. I think she was a bit shitty at me for not being at checkpoint and forcing her to do two laps, but my back was pretty sore (it has been lately) and I really needed a bit of a rub on the bum to sort it out (which it did).

We managed 5th in the 2 person mixed which is pretty reasonable considering we didn't give a toss about quick rider changes, we hadn't been riding much, there were two pro's in front (one of the female riders had this fantastic panting thing going on which I'm sure gave all the guys wood) and we're on pretty cheap bikes. I had fun anyway, and that's gotta count for something doesn't it?

Thanks to Tamyka for dragging my sorry ass along too!

Aiiiii

What? You want a nutt?

I haven't blogged for a while which is terrible I know. I've let so many down....

Not too much exciting has happened, except that I got a gig on "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" which is filming at Murwillumbah from the 10th of November. Should be fun. I'm a camera assistant on one of the field crews, which means we'll be climbing trees and hiding in the dirt filming people in a voyeuristic kind of way.

I lost my wallet the other day at the movies (the second time in 6 weeks, and before the first I had never lost one) and it really sux. Can't do anything that involves cash. Urrrrr.

I haven't been riding much either, which is pretty shit, because Kooralbyn's coming up on the weekend and I'm pretty out of shape. I did a lap of Coot-tha yesterday and didn't have too much trouble with it, so maybe I'll be okay. It was fairly hot (1230pm) and I didn't die so that's a good sign right? Oh dear......

Last night was interesting. Ando and myself were staggering back from the Paddo, en route to MaccyD's for a not so chilly quarter pounder and these two douchebags that were pissed as were walking towards us. We started laughing about how they looked 'Munted' and then they tried to go us! Idiots. They were just swinging punches everywhere and couldn't fight and all I remember of it was stepping back from one dude who was swinging, then grabbing his mate in some kind of head-hold and trying to rip his fucking head off, then Ando broke it up and tried to be responsible. We didn't throw any punches and I don't even think Ando got hit. Good thing he was there, because I wanted to hurt them a lot. Anyway all i got out of it was a ripped shirt, and it was one that's had a pretty long run anyway. What sort of stupid numnuts would take on Ando and I anyway? They would've only been 70kg's a piece. You'd have to be nuts. I wouldn't take on Ando. Tools.

And life goes on....

Well today i found out that another person i knew has passed away in this year.

Karly had a long battle with ovarian cancer and leaves behind a daughter, Luka.

I told Jo (my ex, and one of Carly's best friend's) and she was distraught. We spent the day with Holly at Ric's immersed in alcohol and tears. What a loss, and a waste of a beautiful life. I hope she is released into a higher level and is able to watch over and protect the people she loves. Buddhist's believe that within hours of a person dying, they must be released by their loved ones (to continue their journey), so i feel it's important to mourn quickly, so that she may continue freely.

May she be free as I would hope all can be when they leave us.

Rant time

Well, since the EPIC, I've been really slack and haven't been able to ride anywhere exciting which sucks the big one, and whenever I try and get a group ride to happen (off-road), everyone's busy, which is cool, but it's been too long between stacks for me and I need a reason to buy some new tyres. The only exception to this was Ando's first ride in a while during which his chain snapped and we had to walk about 8km.

For anyone that doesn't know, I've moved house finally, which means I'm no longer living with my ex-girlfriend which is an altogether healthy thing to do. It's so weird being single again though! Already one of my flat-mates is moving out next week (which is a pity, as she's pretty cool). I'm within walking distance to the city, and I expect there to be a bit of a house-warming thing will probably eventuate pretty soon, which will most probably end up being rather messy.....uh oh, ploblem.

Have to start kicking some butts to go for a ride.......got to get team dickhead ready for action for the Kooralbyn 6hr. Our motto; To fall off the most, and be intoxicated for the duration.

Wotakrokofshit.