HAH!

Posted 2 hours, 22 minutes ago at 8:40 am. 0 comments

Why I will no longer buy The Big Issue.

Posted 2 days, 2 hours ago at 8:37 am. 4 comments

To the Big Issue lady that stands on the corner of George and Ann St:

I’ve never hated someone I don’t know before.  I’ve disliked staff at cafes, celebrities, miscellaneous smokers and girls that look way too beautiful for it to be 7am.  I’ve been furious at careless motorists.  I’ve been abrupt and impolite on behalf of friends and family - but only to those who truly seem to serve it.

I hate you.

When I worked at Telstra, I was an avid collector of the $4 big issue.  There was a friendly salesman at the foot of the stairs at Roma St, and I often needed some light reading for the bus trip home.  On top of that, the stories aren’t so bad, it’s for a good cause, and I guess I enjoy the liberal bias.

Then I bought a car, got a job where I don’t have time to read magazines while at work, and they bumped the price up to $5.

Fast forward to about a month ago, when this irritating woman surfaced outside work.

The first time I noticed her was     after lunch one afternoon.  I managed to slip past without being harassed, but several people queueing at the lights weren’t quite so lucky.

The next morning, after collecting my breakfast from Java Coast, I went and stood at the lights.

“Buy the Big Issue?”
–’err.. sorry - I just spent my change on breakfast’

At this point, the green man rescued me and I dashed across the road.

For the next few days, I wore my iPod to avoid having to talk to her.  Metal makes me scowl and/or dance about like an idiot anyway, so she didn’t bother with me.  At least, I don’t think she did, I couldn’t really hear anything.

The next week, I stopped in at the cafe to grab breakfast and at the chemist to buy chapstick - winter wreaks havoc on my lips.  I spotted her as I came out of the chemist and fumbled around in my bag for my iPod.  Fuck.  No battery.  Shit.

I stood at the lights and hoped for the best.

“Buy the Big Issue?”
–’No thanks, I don’t have cash on me.’
“So go take some out - you had enough for food”

My jaw dropped.  This woman honestly expected me to go to an ATM, take money out, and buy an overpriced magazine from her, all because i had enough to buy myself breakfast.  I told her that I thought she was incredibly rude, and went about my day.

I’ve noticed her doing the same thing to others.

Last week, an elderly couple - canadian tourists - walked past her, talking to each other and looking up at the construction diagonally opposite.

“Buy the Big Issue?”
*no response*
“BUY THE BIG ISSUE?”
*couple continues talking to each other and pointing at the construction*.

At this point, tapped the man on his shoulder and prompted him, again, to buy the big issue.

I don’t know about you, but I find that to be completely unacceptable.  It’s one thing to demand that people find an ATM and give you money for an overpriced, shitty magazine, just so you don’t have to get off your arse and find a real job, but it’s another to actually touch someone.

So, I’m pretty appalled.  And I hate you.

I bought a bass!

Posted 4 weeks, 1 day ago at 7:54 am. 1 comment

I’m really quite excited.

I took the day off work yesterday to have my car looked at - he was making some suspicious crunching noises, which have thankfully now been rectified.

I figured while we were in Ashgrove I’d go to Guitar Brothers in Red Hill to survey their collection of Dean basses.  I was considering buying an electric guitar, but Nathan has a plethora at home that I’m always welcome to use.  I’ve pretty much staked a claim in one of them anyway

I’d already done some research at home.  I hit up the the Dean website to check out their range of basses and fell in love with a few in particular - the Metalman 2A collection.

Luckily, Guitar Brothers had a couple in stock.  They had the regular ML Metalman, the Metalman 2A Z and the V.  I decided upon the Z.  Nathan had a quick play with it in the store and gave it two thumbs up, so I bought him.  On the way home, we named him Murphy.

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Murphy!

I barely put him down for the rest of the afternoon.  I bought a 10w Kustom practise amp as well, so I can listen to all the mistakes I’m making.

People With Umbrellas are Still Jerks.

Posted 1 month ago at 1:06 pm. 0 comments

It’s rainy again in Brisbane.  While I really enjoy the cold soggy weather, I despise the idiots who wave their ridiculously collossal umbrellas around with complete disregard to others.

To be fair, I only despise the ones who umbrella irresponsibly.  Responsible umbrella-ing is tolerable.

We bought a heater!

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago at 8:00 am. 0 comments

We bought a heater on Friday.  It’s pretty great.

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