Hmm, well the section Christmas dinner thing was good, was okay, but it didn't kick on or anything. Maybe we had exhausted ourselves Christmassing through the rest of the day - we had a morning tea, aka feast, in our fortnightly meeting, and also Secret Santa at that time. And were still getting rid of the food, aka eating it, until I left the office at least.
Got a Parker Pen for my secret santa, I don't think that was within the five dollar limit, but then neither was mine LOL, and the person that got it seemed quite happy with what I had gotten. Most of the people figured out who had given them their present, but eh, I'm not interested in going all CSI on the handwriting and interrogation rooms. Would be nice to know, if it were more say personalised than a pen...
Went across to the Orient after work, MGO and SPE were doing their usual socialising thing. LMR was talking about dodgy films from Adelaide and how mates of his, when drunk, set fire to a police station out in the wops. Or maybe it was brothers of a friend of his hmm. Three years for arson, that's a pretty stiff senttnece, but it was a cop shop - dickheads LOL. LMR reminded me somewhat of 'Caravan Boy' from Melbourne in May, when he is out of the office you can't shut him up LOL - instead of listen to me as a catchphrase, LMR had 'to cut a long story short' - when he just started up lengthening the story again LOL.
KSM and TDE rounded out the starting group. Both those girls are on holiday for the next two weeks, not back until the new year - KSM is going to Mooloolaba (spelling?) the week after Xmas, and TDE is down to Coffs Harbour for a couple days next week.
Talked to DLU about cricket for a bit - the Aussies looked vulnerable against the South Africans yesterday, bowled out for 258 - sure, the English did it to them in the Ashes earlier in the year, but when was the last time Australia lost a home series? Then was talking to JLA about his impending fatherhood - each time the topic came up, JLA looked like a deer in headlights LOL.
Team leader MWH and GKI wandered in, and everyone had had a drink - they were waiting on me to finish off my second - hey, two bottles equals one pint, doesn't it? And when they said we are waiting on you Paul, no you don't have to scull - well, that's always a challenge isn't it? Luckily there wasn't much left to go, and then we headed over to the actual restaurant...
Just an aside, just saw U2 and BB King's When Love Comes To Town on Video Hits, and boy oh boy, do U2 look like kids or something? Of course, this was in their pure rock phase, before Achtung Baby and experimenting with synthesisers, and becoming the Biggest Band In The World And We Have A Political Conscience As Well By The Way TM. Good song as well...
And even further back from the vault, we have The Beatles Ticket To Ride - pre Milli Vanilli days, when it was still OK to lip synch badly, very badly. Now, we have had a whole range of 25 years since John Lennon was shot TV shows and specials and crap - now, sorry to any Lennon fans out there, but yeah, it was a tragedy, but how many murders have there been in New York City alone in the twenty five years since? So yeah, the John Lennon murder thing kind of leaves me cold, but there was a bit of a zing in seeing him and Paul McCartney on the same couch, 'singing', and looking so young again.
And OMG, early runner for funniest music video of 2006 - Korn's Twisted Transistor. Where the ultimate white boy rock band is put into black men's bodies, including everyone's favourite reformed gangsta, Snoop Doggy Dogg. Very very funny, check it out if you can :)
Anyways, back to last night - we wandered over to V Lounge, which MGR and LMA had booked for us. Interesting place, didn't have it's own toilets, so you had to ask for the staff toilet keys from the bar LOL. Not airconditioned either, which could be a bit of a pain in a Brisbane summer. I sat down with KSM and JLA initially, listened more than talked. Then LBO turned up, and I changed seats - easier than talking across half the table. To fill out the 'cast' as it were, PMA, MGR and LMA made an appearance.
Four of the team had better things to do with their Friday evenings, but we won't think any less of them for it... I know how boring being around workmates can be sometimes, because I am ALWAYS worried about my own boredom factor, and we see each other 40 hours a week anyways. I understand, but think it would have been good if everyone could have made an appearance...
Our food came out - I had spring rolls for an entree, was yum, but quite small servings. The mains came out, but everyone got their food apart from LBO and myself. Apparently the staff either couldn't read our orders or JLA and LMR had taken our food LOL, so was ribbing JLA about it a bit - hope my food was nice and the like. When my chicken and rice finally came out, said to JLA do you want to eat this as well... all good natured of course, apart from the thought of babies and whatever, JLA is the most placid guy in the place.
Food was nice, if the portions were a bit small, but what with the massive morning tea and subsequent grazing throughout the day it didn't take much to cover the beer - from feeling drunk to tipsy if you know what I mean - not that I felt drunk at all, but always better drinking on a full stomach than an empty one.
Then MWH, GKI and TDE left. Hmm, less chance of kicking on to another bar suddenly. And with the latter one, a quick touch against my wrist, brushing cheeks and an air kiss to say goodbye and happy holidays for the year - hmm. And then heard later in the night from either LBO or PMA that she, TDE has applied for a job within the company down in Sydney. Double hmm.
The place had good enough music, but nowhere for an actual dancefloor or anything, and I was in the mood to go dancing. A wasted talent some nights, if I could possibly call myself talented on the dancefloor, and last night was one of them. KSM and JLA then left, leaving seven of us. By this stage I was talking to PMA and LBO, LMR had trapped SPE, after MGR had 'saved' LMA from the same fate LOL.
Talk was travel, PMA and LBO would love to go to Canada - PMA's brother apparently got deported from the Great White North, for Playing Rugby Without A Permit or something. And compared Euro travel stories as well. LMA was talking her impending twins, she will leave work at the end of January, with six weeks to go until the birth - another bunny who apparently wasn't most pleased with news of pregnancy, or so I hear. She was trying to figure out when she wanted to come back to work as well - bit early for that sort of thinking I would imagine?
Oh, that is what I was going to mention - after reminiscing about my Middle Eastern trip last weekend, my sister got some European brochures, Contiki, Trafalgar and the like, earlier this week, so Monday night I was going through those, reminiscing on that particular trip. Mmm, travel, will I ever get over the urge to just GO and do something DIFFERENT? Not so far at least :)
The evening didn't kick on at all, although I did stay out later than I thought I would halfway through the night - wasn't until 10.30 that I thought it was getting a bit late and headed to the railway station, in the company of PMA, who was catching a train, but in the opposite direction - maybe she just wanted company going through the Valley, it was looking especially dodgy last night...
Didn't get to New York Slice or Quiznos last night, but had Subway instead. Was home by 11.30 - very civilised, and a quiet night.
Is going to be a Xmas dinner tonight, as my brother, his girlfriend and their ten month old daughter are going to be with her family - in New Zealand, flights paid for by her family, must be nice to be rich - they are going to be with her side of the family next weekend. So we will have two mid level size Xmases over two weekends instead of one big one... not that we really ever do big this time of year though...
Pauly
Got a Parker Pen for my secret santa, I don't think that was within the five dollar limit, but then neither was mine LOL, and the person that got it seemed quite happy with what I had gotten. Most of the people figured out who had given them their present, but eh, I'm not interested in going all CSI on the handwriting and interrogation rooms. Would be nice to know, if it were more say personalised than a pen...
Went across to the Orient after work, MGO and SPE were doing their usual socialising thing. LMR was talking about dodgy films from Adelaide and how mates of his, when drunk, set fire to a police station out in the wops. Or maybe it was brothers of a friend of his hmm. Three years for arson, that's a pretty stiff senttnece, but it was a cop shop - dickheads LOL. LMR reminded me somewhat of 'Caravan Boy' from Melbourne in May, when he is out of the office you can't shut him up LOL - instead of listen to me as a catchphrase, LMR had 'to cut a long story short' - when he just started up lengthening the story again LOL.
KSM and TDE rounded out the starting group. Both those girls are on holiday for the next two weeks, not back until the new year - KSM is going to Mooloolaba (spelling?) the week after Xmas, and TDE is down to Coffs Harbour for a couple days next week.
Talked to DLU about cricket for a bit - the Aussies looked vulnerable against the South Africans yesterday, bowled out for 258 - sure, the English did it to them in the Ashes earlier in the year, but when was the last time Australia lost a home series? Then was talking to JLA about his impending fatherhood - each time the topic came up, JLA looked like a deer in headlights LOL.
Team leader MWH and GKI wandered in, and everyone had had a drink - they were waiting on me to finish off my second - hey, two bottles equals one pint, doesn't it? And when they said we are waiting on you Paul, no you don't have to scull - well, that's always a challenge isn't it? Luckily there wasn't much left to go, and then we headed over to the actual restaurant...
Just an aside, just saw U2 and BB King's When Love Comes To Town on Video Hits, and boy oh boy, do U2 look like kids or something? Of course, this was in their pure rock phase, before Achtung Baby and experimenting with synthesisers, and becoming the Biggest Band In The World And We Have A Political Conscience As Well By The Way TM. Good song as well...
And even further back from the vault, we have The Beatles Ticket To Ride - pre Milli Vanilli days, when it was still OK to lip synch badly, very badly. Now, we have had a whole range of 25 years since John Lennon was shot TV shows and specials and crap - now, sorry to any Lennon fans out there, but yeah, it was a tragedy, but how many murders have there been in New York City alone in the twenty five years since? So yeah, the John Lennon murder thing kind of leaves me cold, but there was a bit of a zing in seeing him and Paul McCartney on the same couch, 'singing', and looking so young again.
And OMG, early runner for funniest music video of 2006 - Korn's Twisted Transistor. Where the ultimate white boy rock band is put into black men's bodies, including everyone's favourite reformed gangsta, Snoop Doggy Dogg. Very very funny, check it out if you can :)
Anyways, back to last night - we wandered over to V Lounge, which MGR and LMA had booked for us. Interesting place, didn't have it's own toilets, so you had to ask for the staff toilet keys from the bar LOL. Not airconditioned either, which could be a bit of a pain in a Brisbane summer. I sat down with KSM and JLA initially, listened more than talked. Then LBO turned up, and I changed seats - easier than talking across half the table. To fill out the 'cast' as it were, PMA, MGR and LMA made an appearance.
Four of the team had better things to do with their Friday evenings, but we won't think any less of them for it... I know how boring being around workmates can be sometimes, because I am ALWAYS worried about my own boredom factor, and we see each other 40 hours a week anyways. I understand, but think it would have been good if everyone could have made an appearance...
Our food came out - I had spring rolls for an entree, was yum, but quite small servings. The mains came out, but everyone got their food apart from LBO and myself. Apparently the staff either couldn't read our orders or JLA and LMR had taken our food LOL, so was ribbing JLA about it a bit - hope my food was nice and the like. When my chicken and rice finally came out, said to JLA do you want to eat this as well... all good natured of course, apart from the thought of babies and whatever, JLA is the most placid guy in the place.
Food was nice, if the portions were a bit small, but what with the massive morning tea and subsequent grazing throughout the day it didn't take much to cover the beer - from feeling drunk to tipsy if you know what I mean - not that I felt drunk at all, but always better drinking on a full stomach than an empty one.
Then MWH, GKI and TDE left. Hmm, less chance of kicking on to another bar suddenly. And with the latter one, a quick touch against my wrist, brushing cheeks and an air kiss to say goodbye and happy holidays for the year - hmm. And then heard later in the night from either LBO or PMA that she, TDE has applied for a job within the company down in Sydney. Double hmm.
The place had good enough music, but nowhere for an actual dancefloor or anything, and I was in the mood to go dancing. A wasted talent some nights, if I could possibly call myself talented on the dancefloor, and last night was one of them. KSM and JLA then left, leaving seven of us. By this stage I was talking to PMA and LBO, LMR had trapped SPE, after MGR had 'saved' LMA from the same fate LOL.
Talk was travel, PMA and LBO would love to go to Canada - PMA's brother apparently got deported from the Great White North, for Playing Rugby Without A Permit or something. And compared Euro travel stories as well. LMA was talking her impending twins, she will leave work at the end of January, with six weeks to go until the birth - another bunny who apparently wasn't most pleased with news of pregnancy, or so I hear. She was trying to figure out when she wanted to come back to work as well - bit early for that sort of thinking I would imagine?
Oh, that is what I was going to mention - after reminiscing about my Middle Eastern trip last weekend, my sister got some European brochures, Contiki, Trafalgar and the like, earlier this week, so Monday night I was going through those, reminiscing on that particular trip. Mmm, travel, will I ever get over the urge to just GO and do something DIFFERENT? Not so far at least :)
The evening didn't kick on at all, although I did stay out later than I thought I would halfway through the night - wasn't until 10.30 that I thought it was getting a bit late and headed to the railway station, in the company of PMA, who was catching a train, but in the opposite direction - maybe she just wanted company going through the Valley, it was looking especially dodgy last night...
Didn't get to New York Slice or Quiznos last night, but had Subway instead. Was home by 11.30 - very civilised, and a quiet night.
Is going to be a Xmas dinner tonight, as my brother, his girlfriend and their ten month old daughter are going to be with her family - in New Zealand, flights paid for by her family, must be nice to be rich - they are going to be with her side of the family next weekend. So we will have two mid level size Xmases over two weekends instead of one big one... not that we really ever do big this time of year though...
Pauly
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