Honestly sometimes I wonder what thought processes go through some people’s heads when they do things… if indeed there are any actual thought processes going through their stupid little heads at all.
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How’s the stupidity…
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
I think the same was written with a thumb-nail dipped in tar
The Small Child has an oral assignment coming up… yes Grade Two and they have oral presentations every week on various topics such as ‘My Favourite Family Holiday’, ‘My Family’… good fun yes? In a couple of week they have a topic of ‘An Australian song or poem’ which I took to be a golden opportunity to torture the Small Child with a poem that my Dad inflicted on me 🙂
He loved the Banjo Patterson poem – "Clancy of the Overflow". Not sure why but he sure inflicted it on us often enough as kids but it came to be one of my favourite also (when it’s not being murdered by a seven year old). So I decided why not? The Small Child has to do an Australian song or poem so it seemed as good a time as any to learn it – and I’ve convinced him if he learns this one and learns it well… he could well avoid ever having to study another Australian poem for the rest of his school career! Yes… he’s seven, so he’s gullible like that.
Problem is… in order to have him rote learn the poem I’ve now exposed myself to numerous awkward recitations until he gets it right. Even the best laid plans of … Mums in this case, have their repercussions so I shall ‘Suck it up Princess’ before anyone even gets the chance to tell me to do so. Though I resevere the right to inflict it on anyone else here so – if you’re not familiar with the poem (ie – you’re a foreigner like Mr K) here ’tis….
Clancy of the Overflow
I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better
Knowledge, sent to where I met him down the
He was shearing when I knew him, so I sent the letter to him,
Just on spec, addressed as follows, "Clancy, of The Overflow."
And an answer came directed in a writing unexpected
(And I think the same was written with a thumb-nail dipped in tar);
Twas his shearing mate who wrote it, and verbatim I will quote it:
"Clancy’s gone to Queensland droving, and we don’t know where he are."
In my wild erratic fancy, visions come to me of Clancy
Gone a-droving "down the Cooper" where the Western drovers go;
As the stock are slowly stringing, Clancy rides behind them singing,
For the drover’s life has pleasures that the townsfolk never know.
And the bush has friends to meet him, and their kindly voices greet him
in the murmur of the breezes and the river on its bars,
And he sees the vision splendid of the sunlit plain extended,
And at night the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars.
I am sitting in my dingy little office, where a stingy
Ray of sunlight struggles feebly down between the houses tall,
And the foetid air and gritty of the dusty, dirty city,
Through the open window floating, spreads it foulness over all.
Of the tramways and the buses making hurry down the street;
And the language uninviting of the gutter children fighting
Comes fitfully and faintly through the ceaseless tramp of feet.
And the hurrying people daunt me,and their pallid faces haunt me
As they shoulder one another in their rush and nervous haste,
With their eager eyes and greedy, and their stunted forms and weedy,
For townsfolk have no time to grow, they have no time to waste.
like to take a turn at droving where the seasons come and go,
While he faced the round eternal of the cash-book and the journal
But I doubt he’s suit the office, Clancy, of The Overflow.
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Four-tee-four …
Some friends were sending this around by email this morning and I thought I’d chuck it in here for shits and giggles. It is sort of interesting in a ‘I am not overly fond of Dr Phil but have to give the talentless git credit for making a squillion’ kind of way.
Don’t peek, but begin the test as you scroll down and answer. Answers are for who you are now and not who you were in the past.. Have pen or pencil and paper ready.
This is a real test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and in their prospective employees. It’s only 10 Simple questions, so grab a pencil and paper, keeping track of your letter answers to each question.
Ready? Begin.
1. When do you feel your best…
A) in the morning
B) during the afternoon and early evening
C) late at night
2. You usually walk…
A) fairly fast, with long steps
B) fairly fast, with little steps
C) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
D) less fast, head down
E) very slowly
3. When talking to people you…
A) stand with your arms folded
B) have your hands clasped
C) have one or both your hands on your hips
D) touch or push the person to whom you are talking
E) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair
4. When relaxing, you sit with…
A) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
B) your legs crossed
C) your legs stretched out or straight
D) one leg curled under you
5. When something really amuses you, you react with…
A) big appreciated laugh
B) a laugh, but not a loud one
C) a quiet chuckle
D) a sheepish smile
6. When you go to a party or social gathering you…
A) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
B) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
C) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed
7. You’re working very hard, concentrating hard, and you’re interrupted…
A) welcome the break
B) feel extremely irritated
C) vary between these two extremes
8. Which of the following colors do you like most….
A) Red or orange
B) black
C) yellow or light blue
D) green
E) dark blue or purple
F) white
G) brown or gray
9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep you are…..
A) ;stretched out on your back
B) stretched out face down on your stomach
C) on your side, slightly curled
D) with your head on one arm
E) with your head under the covers
10. You often dream that you are…
A) falling
B) fighting or struggling
C) searching for something or somebody
D) flying or floating
E) you usually have dreamless sleep
F) your dreams are always pleasant
POINTS:
1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6
2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1
3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6
4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1
5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2
6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1
9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e ) 1
10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1
RESULTS – Now add up the total number of points.
OVER 60 POINTS: Others see you as someone they should "handle with care". You’re seen as vain, self-centered, and who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don’t always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you.
51 TO 60 POINTS: Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather impulsive personality, a natural leader, who’s quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once, so meone who takes cha nces and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement you radiate.
41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting, someone who’s constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding, someone who’ll always cheer them up and help them out.
31 TO 40 POINTS: Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who’s extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you, realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken.
21 TO 30 POINTS: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It would really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively
or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then, usually decide against it.. They think this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature.
UNDER 21 POINTS: People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to make the decisions and who doesn’t want to get involved with anyone or anything! They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don’t exist. Some people think you’re boring. Only those who know you well, know that you aren’t.
And ta-da!!! Now your entire personality has been boiled down to a number…. ‘how’s that working for you?’ :S
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There’s a foul and mysterious odour coming from my room…
I was picking up a few groceries this morning which I’ve been doing more frequently in small lots coser I’ve lost my pusher (my trolley pusher that is) and I picked up some bread, milk, muesli, lettuce, apples and also grabbed a can of deodorant. Normally this would be totally unremarkable… but there was a small yet determined lady rearranging the stock on the shelving in the toiletries aisle and I couldn’t immediately find the one I normally buy.
Ordinarily I buy a Rexona brand deodorant in a bloooo tin which is a men’s deodorant. I have long been in the habit of buying men’s deodorants because I simply can’t stand the smell of the horribe jasmine… lavender…musk… pink pyjama… jam… rose… marshmallow… or whatever the fuck smell it is they put in women’s deodorants that makes them so cloyingly sweet.
Now because I couldn’t find the usual blue Rexona since Ms Small N. Determined had turned the place into a mess that a gaggle of small children would be proud of and I was keen to get out of the place as quickly as possible (have I mentioned how much I loathe and deteste grocery shopping?)… I grabbed the first Rexona deodorant that came to hand. It was a white tin and I thought it was one of those low scent hypoallergenic nonsense ones and I thought it would do the trick.
But it wasn’t. My impulsive and impatient purchase landed me with some hideous Musk scented abomination… and now I can’t venture back into the bathroom for fear of asphyxiating on something that smells like my Grandma’s old drawer liners….. bleurk.
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Grey Matter
I think I am having a wee deja vu moment. I remember getting hold of Seasons One and Two of Grey’s Anatomy a couple of years ago and watching all the episodes back to back while I was recovering from yet another IVF surgery. And I remember thinking at the time that it wasn’t my best laid plan….
I really like the show – most of the characters are engaging (most – Callie is a bit of a drop kick but I really like Christina), the dialogue is interesting (probably due to my lack of medical knowledge) and there is enough romantic entanglements, professional rivalries, complicated friendships and Machiavellian politics going on to sink a battleship! So it’s on the edge of your seat drama every step of the way…. Dr McDreamy and the Wicked Witch of OBGYN who screws over the doey Meredith…. the really unlikely Burke and Christina thing… the unrequited George and Meredith fiasco with the sad tragic sex thing…. the Mom with the Alzheimers and the inappropriate disclosures about the boss…. and then of course the Izzy and Denny and the thing with the thing…. OMFG. Talk about exhausting. I remember thinking that watching this show one episode after the other like that probably isn’t wise.
Anyway… mark forward a few years and I have gotten hold of Seasons Three and Four and I thought I’d sit down and watch Season Three. Yeah I know… major drama TV probably not advisable when you’re already down in the dumps. But what the hey? I thought maybe their lives will be more crap than mine and all will be well with the world. So I start watching Season Three and quickly realized that I have NO idea who is who… or who is with who… or what the hell was going on… or what has come before. Totally confused. I then proceeded to do something really stupid. I went back to the beginning of Season One for a refresher… and am now nearing the end of Season Three and I am absolutely drained!!!
It feels like being put through the proverbial emotional wringer and yet I can’t stop watching. I need to know what’s going to happen next. I think I am going to have to take a forced sabbatical before attacking Season Four as I doubt very strongly that all this high drama would be advised by my psychotherapist… if I had one of course.
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