erky squerky

Posted by maria on May 13, 2008

Blogging. You could say that I am sick of it. Yeah, I know it doesn’t make sense because I don’t do enough it. I’m not down with the current hip batch of bloggers, so I wouldn’t be able to differentiate my Scobles from my Kottkes. You could say that it’s all very erky squerky. Kind of like my life right now.

Work is like my personality. Ruddy bipolar. There are days when being there makes me feel higher than smoking da ‘erb (not that I personally condone people partaking in the consumption of illegal substances… *loud cough*). Other days, it’s a case of “Get me the fuck out of here before I go postal on your arse with your shitty database system that always crashes”. My old mate, Cynicism (not an online nick) has come to visit me once again and with him, he’s brought the gatecrashing Indifference, Indecisiveness, Annoyance and Apathy. Put them all together, combine with a bottle of your finest Smirnoff beverage and you have one woman that doesn’t give a shit anymore.

A word of advice from NotDrPhil. Don’t get into a relationship crisis when the ol’ Black Dog starts nipping at your ankles either. Don’t get into a relationship crisis with someone who has a Black Dog nipping at their ankles as well. In the end, it causes nothing but hurt. For some reason, the lead up to winter over here in .au has always messed with my head.

I’m tired of fake, two-face snobby people. You know, the kinds you think you can trust but when you turn your back they’re either making fun of you when talking to other people, they think they are too good to say hi to you or they just plain think that because they earn three dollars more than you an hour that they can treat you like a pile of inferior garbage.

I’m sick of so-called partners that get their knickers into such a twist over little things such as talking to or hanging out with people of the opposite sex. Mr so-called partner decides to go emotionally postal. Here! Would you like a medal for that? Go awaaaaay!

I’m thankful for the little things in life though. True friends who will take the time to listen and give appropriate shoves in the right direction. Intellectual conversation that doesn’t revolve around the same four boring “safe topics”. Feeling useful. Not feeling like I’m being treated like a ‘tard because I have a lazy eye (I heart my gimpy eye!). Waking up in the morning and feeling that yes, you have some minute purpose in life. It’s little things like that that make life tolerable.

This is why I hate blogging. Every damn post turns into a personal diary entry that belongs in a Livejournal, Xanga or some other random girly type journal gubbins.

GTA IV review (the good, the great and the awesome) 1

Posted by maria on May 08, 2008

I’ve never been the type of person to stop and watch cut-scenes in computer or console games. I suppose it’s always been a lack of patience thing. This changed when I started playing the latest instalment of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto (aka GTA IV) The gameplay may be great but it’s the actual story that makes the game well worth it.

Like fellow blogger Darren, I’m only a short way through the game. There are so many little quirks in the game that make me smile.

  • Niko Bellic (the Serbian lead character in GTA IV) reminds me way too much of someone whom I know at work. Right down to the Balkan accent and sometimes “interesting” fashion sense.
  • Smacking into taxis with a car causes some drivers to say “Stupid Malaka”. Gotta love irate Greek taxi drivers
  • Multiplayer is awesome. I can safely say that GTA IV multiplayer on Xbox Live puts boring old MMORPGs like World Of Warcraft to absolute shame.
  • There’s something about that Michelle girl ;)
  • Electro Choc would have to be the best in-game radio station this side of Liberty City

GTA IV gets a 10 out of 10 from me. Best Xbox 360 game ever. Best GTA ever and dodgiest Balkan accents ever! Love it!

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Posted by maria on March 12, 2008

 


Some things are best left unsaid…

rewind

Posted by maria on March 10, 2008

A recent email that fell into my inbox stated that I don’t update this weblog enough. Truth is, I haven’t had much to write home about of late. My energy levels have been close to zip, zilch, none after I come home from work and the majority of any (in)sane thought gets thrown into my paper journal.

Seeing as I dig making lists as much as the next person, feel free to knock yerselves out with a couple of my belated Top Fives for March.

Top Five Things That Are Pissing Me Off At The Moment

  1. World of friggin’ Warcraft (I call it ‘Wowsies’) - I am so over having to deal with people that spend the majority of their waking hours playing the stupid game and ignoring their other responsibilities.
  2. Facebook applications that insist you invite 20 people in order to receive the answer to some stupid quiz question. Ditto goes to people that keep inviting me to some stupid group so some other Facebook clown can be inducted into the Guiness Book Of Records.
  3. Microsoft Windows Vista - I’ve got Vista Business installed on my ASUS Laptop and I swear to high hell if I see another message telling me that Windows Defender is busted, I’m going to install Ubuntu on this machine. (Kain, I totally sympathise with you, mate. Vista is bad)
  4. Muzzas - more fluoro than the highlighter pen aisle at Officeworks
  5. Connex Melbourne - The trains never run on time, customer service is appalling and charming little mixups at Southern Cross Station are really doing my head in (yes, I really DID want to travel to Watergardens instead of going home)

Top Five Interweb Timewasters

  1. Facebook (email me if you would like to add me as a Facebook freak….errr, friend)
  2. Pownce
  3. Twitter (way too addictive)
  4. tiinker
  5. Google Talk (Only because I adore leaving messages after the meeeeeeeeeeeep :) )

busy much?

Posted by maria on March 02, 2008

Pinch punch, second of the month. No returns. Ok, ok, so I am a day late. March kinda slapped me in the face yesterday and with that then end of the calm before the storm. It’s been nothing but zoom, zoom, zoom…..AAARGH in the life of Maria. I’ve always bitched about there not being enough time in the day to get things done. I never realised how busy life can get once you score a small promotion at work for simply knuckling down and not faffing about.

I’m now a Sales Coach at work. All the bouncing around like a lunatic, drawing up strategies to get results and being extremely vocal at my desk has paid off. I now have an excuse to bounce around and be annoying. If it gets results, it keeps the powers that be happy and if the powers that be are happy, I can ruddy well pay the bills and buy food.

Yay for capitalism!!!

It hasn’t all been work, work, work though. I recently discovered the aural and visual cocaine that is Audiosurf. It’s the trippiest puzzle game this side of Sudoku. You control a little spaceship that rides along a highway that is constructed and controlled by the type of music that’s playing. I highly recommend this game if you love games that are musical and pretty. You can purchase Audiosurf from Steam.

If I could describe last month in a youtube video, this would be it.