So much has happened!

Once again it has been the best part of a month sice my last post, and so much has happened in that time!!!

But how much of it is blob worthy? Seeing as this blog is about me - all of it is blog worthy.

There are furniture troubles a plenty happening in the house of M34tb4LL and G, we spent a stupid amount of time looking at furniture shops for a new couch/arm chairs and thought we had found a nice (grown up looking) option. Paid our deposit and waited 4 to 6 weeks for it to be made and delivered.

So when the long awaited sofa set arrived, it was not what we thought we were getting ): The three seater couch that we thought we were getting, and had check with the girlie girl that sold it to us, was actually what i would call a 2.5 seater. Meaning that instead of having places for three bums there were two seat cushions, just a little bit bigger than normal. Called the store and was told that they do not do three seaters with three seat cushions.

Tell me you are going to get people wanting to sit on the crack in the middle of the couch!

The dude i spoke to offered a refund (rather trying to make an arrangement that would make both parties happy - makes me think this kind of stuff happens all the time to them!) We asked if rather than rush into a refund, can we get three seat cushion made. Was told that we woulold have to speak to the manager in two days time.

So after i placed about 3,497 calls two days later to the store the manager called me back. It is not possible to get three seat cushions made because they would not fit! See told you it was not really a three seater - false advertising!!! So told manager we would think things over and get back to him, also made it clear that we wanted to look at our options (cruise other shops again) and that would have to wait till the next weekend, he agreed, he had no choice, after i sited "section 52 of the trades practises act..."

We looked around and a bit the next weekend and in the mean time used the furniture to see if it would work for us. NUP

So we called the manager (nearly two weeks after all this started) and told him we wanted a refund, which he agreed to - like he had any choice.

So the furniture was picked up the next day and we have had the fully purchase price refunded.

Stay tuned for the next installment to see if we get more furniture or just sit on the floor like hippees for the rest of our lives.

(: G

Introducing Bethany

Well folks, the ibook has arrived. in fact i am typing this blog on it right now!

And the name game has been resolved as well, as you will see by the title, the ibook has been called "Bethany".

Following the Dogma theme that the others computers and e-devices in the house have established, and with a minimum amount of renaming the ibook has a girls name (as i wanted!). all i had to do was rename the G maintained PC Rufus and that left Bethany free for my beautiful little white "book of i".

The little wonder was delivered (to me) on Friday, much playing happened over the weekend and today while working from home i have had her set up in front of the tv so i can type notes of the video that i had to watch (and re-watch and re-watch and re-watch). If anyone has seen workplace training videos they will know that the action does not get any better with time.

So basicialy (to get back to the subject) now i have to learn the ways of the mac, i currently have no email addresses, and have to find all my favourites again. I know i could get them all from my PC, but where is the fun in that!

(: G

Waiting for shiny things

I have made the ultimate decision to get a lap top. For the main reason that my PC is not in clear view of the TV and that surfing and TV viewing tricky.

That is good reason to get a lap top isn't it? I don't have to justify myself to you!!!

And I am proud to announce that I am turning to the the dark side - that's right, I'm getting a MAC! I have placed an order for a brand new, grand spanking iBook.

Now all I have to do is play the waiting game.

Let's see, I placed the order on Friday and they said it would take 10 working days. Today is a public holiday so that means by Monday week I should be in possession of a pretty new shiny thing.

The only thing left to do now is pick out a name for it. I feel that is going to be a girl, much like my PC (called Bethany) and my ipod (call Serendipity). I would like to follow the naming trend, but seeing as both of those are from the movie Dogma and the only other female in the movie was God, I think I have to move on (but only to another Kevin Smith movie, not moving far).

So calling out to Kevin Smith fans -

"Help me name my yet to be received lap top!!!"

(: G

WTF is it with shopping on Easter eve?

I shop, it's what I do. I even have personal cards (business cards that have nothing to do with a job) that have my motto on them "I am, therefore I shop".

Well this morning when i went to the large shopping centre, which is only a block and half from where I live, I could not get my normal parking spot! I usually get the same spot every week (I call it the G spot) but it was already taken!

Now it's not like i was there at 10.00 in the morning, I can understand that once the stores are open it is get any park you can find, but since I was there at 8.15am I was a little bit surprised to find the car park half full already.

Before I went to get brekkie, i stopped in at Kmart to get some Easter eggs to share around at a friends place tonight and 'something' that I needed for my fathers birthday (father of G, you will have to wait till next week - I'm not telling).

Kmart was packed - wall to wall - half empty shelves - and five minute wait at every check out - shocked!!!

Did a bit of shopping, picked up a layby, ate pancakes, picked up a latte for M34tb4LL and was home by 10.00am.

After M34tb4LL injected the coffee straight into his vains we went back to the shopping centre (well, actually, a free standing store that is at the back od the shopping centre) to finalize the couch purchase that has been in the making for weeks, months now. Got to shopping centre and there were no parks anywhere near the furniture place, or a little further down, or a little further down again.

Finally got a park in the very back section that is usually only used by staff of the centre at Christmas time. Walked to furniture place (under threat of rain) and ordered one of those, with two of these and one of that - now have to wait 4 - 6 weeks (more on new furniture in another post)

Next stop was a couple of suburbs away to find 'ideal' coffee table. again, parking nightmares but done (we will buy it once the couches have been made up). Then to another shopping centre for a bit of window shopping and coffee refill.

Well... Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever have we ever had any problems parking at this centre - it is a dirt mall, no-one ever goes there, half the shops don't bother opening on Sundays and the ones that do are closed by 2.00pm. Today is different story it seems, not a single park to be had! We had to stork people leaving the centre, follow them to there cars (must do a post on idea of reverse valet sometimes) and takes there spot.

So my theory is - shops not open on Good Friday, people suffer from massive withdrawals, have to shop on Easter eve, cars parks become parking hell, shops become sardine cans.

Just because the shops were not open yesterday does not mean that a person can not shop though - WELCOME TO THE INTERNET!!! Shop from the comfort of your own home and have things delivered to your door!!! In saying that however, I shop on the internet, but I still need to visit retail Mecca on very regular basis.

*shrug* what are you going to do?

(: G

Next post is now overdue

So what to tell all of you about?

Good question!!!

Over the last month i have had may thoughts of things that i would love to prattle on about, but did i write them down? NNOOOOO!

And can i remember them? NNOOOOO!

So for now - this will have to do -

*chirp... *chirp... *chirp...

(: G

Guru G, now googleable!!!

Well folks, it has happened!

Ever since i started this blog i have been typing things into google on a weekly basis to see if i can "find myself".

And a couple of days ago, it happened.

I typed in M34tb4LL (that spunky monkey i live with) and the second result was for this little ol' site! Ok, might be an obscure word to search for, but it's a start.

If i type "Guru G" into google? On the first page there is a result for a post the i put on rantspace.org. And on the fifth page there is a result of a comment that i made twelve months ago on a backpacking beer drinking site. And through out there are multiple results for an Eddie Murphy movie.

But persistence wins in the end and twenty pages of results (bottom of the twentieth) HERE I AM!!!

:) G

and i would like to add a little observation here - this BLOG has a spell check function (you wouldn't know by reading this but it does) and the spell check in this BLOG, does not know the word BLOG.

So where are you all?

I have been getting complaints about how often i post here. I have been told that my blog has "following" of people that wish i would post on a more regular basis.

It is nice to know that my ramblings are read, but who is reading them? I know of a handful of people, but each of these people say they have others asking them to tell me to post more often.

So who are?

And i do try to post at least once a moth - in fact i have a reminder set in my calendar to remind me if i get close to the month mark without doing a post!

So, in closing - happy to hear that people like my ideal chatter!

If you like what i'm prattling on about, tell me! If you don't like my burbling, tell me (tee hee)

:) G

Not-Cross-Buns

I remember as a child, the only thing i would eat on Shove Tuesday was pancakes, and the only thing i would eat on Good Friday was hot-cross-buns.

Because, for me, it is all about the food!!!

As an adult i still enjoy my pancakes and buns, but now that i shop for myself, and cook for myself, these foods are no longer a once a year thing.

However, the hot-cross-buns (which from here on will be referred to as - hcb) that have been around the last couple of years have been a little bit disappointing.

I remember previous years when you could go into a supermarket and choose traditional hcb, fruit with no peel, no fruit, choc chip, all choc, all choc with choc chips, apricot hcb, apple and cinnamon, peach and almond hcb, and many others that have slipped my mind for now. And also the supermarket seemed to stockt an endless array of brands, their 'home-brand' style as well as numerous bread companies each with their own take on what they could get away with as a hcb.

But when i went to the supermarket yesterday and looked for hcb, i found the 'home-brand' traditional, no peel, or choc hip; and after much searching found two other bread companies efforts tucked away on a bottom shelf!

I will be going to the chain bakery store tomorrow to see what they have in the way of hcb, as i have been promised that their range is more extensive.

Whoo you if they only have tradition, no peel, and choc chip!!!

:) G

Dinner with the Grand-parental

The parentals have gone overseas (went like a month ago now!) and so myself and the Sister of G have taken over Grand-parental watch.

Our Little-mummy usually spends one evening a week at the Grand-parental's house, having dinner and yelling conversation over the table (Grand-parental is in her 94th year and the hearing is not what it used to be). But because Little-mummy and Father of G are overseas, the once a week visit had to taken over the underlings.

A couple of weeks ago, Sister of G called the Grand-parental and told her we will be coming over on Wednesday. Due to the afore mentioned poor hearing on the Grand-parentals behalf, she did not fully hear that I would be coming as well as Sister.

I arrived at 6.00pm on the dot, being the arranged time, and Grand-parental opened the door and just stared at me as if she was looking at ghost. Big smiles and hellos from my behalf, her side was "I thought you were L J"
"No. I'm G"
"“I was expecting L J"
"She will be here soon"
"“I was not expecting you, only L J"”
"“I can go if you want me to"
"No that's fine, you can stay if you like" - like I feel welcome NOW!!!
"Do you have enough dinner for me?"
"“I'’m sure I can find enough for all of us to eat"

Well, that was uncomfortable!

So waited for Sister of G to arrive and made pleasant conversation. Sister arrived not long after and the whole story of my arrival got rehashed. Then sat down to eat and Grand-parental came out of the kitchen with three plates piled high with food ("“I'’m sure I can find enough for all of us to eat"”). Problem was the majority of the food was quiche (Sister of G is a vegetarian) - but i can't eat egg whites, they have bouncing effect on me!

Sister of G politely pointed this out to Grand-parental, and GP throw her head back, let out a big sigh and exclaimed "I can't get anything right today can I?"

Both myself and Sister of G quickly reassured her that there was plenty of other food on the plate (grossly over cooked vegies) that i would be able to eat and there is no way that i would starve - she then composed herself and said that at least i would be able to enjoy the lovely dessert she had made - meringues!!!

Think out it...

So i had grey, overcooked vegies and berries with ice cream for dessert - nice.

We then made plans to come back the same time next week, and wrote in her diary - "G & Sister of G for dinner - no egg"

Grand parental was not sure to feed us next week, because without using eggs, what do you feed an vegetarian?

And Little-mummy, just for the record, no sign of the new plates that you gave her for Christmas. Still the scanky, stained, chipped, crazed, trade-in-dockets-at-safeway dinner set!

:) G

Happy New Year!!! Whoooo

Well folks, we have all been waiting for it and here it is -

2006

Is it all you were hoping for?

But i'm going to go back a bit if i may, to Christmas. If you had read my last post you will know (If you haven't read my last post - get busy!!!) that wthin the first 1/3 of December i was sick. Well that is not where my health wooos ended. The week before christmas i got the flu, not nice. And now, the week after New Years i am getting over a cold ! WTF!!!

So, 2006 - the year of not getting sick so fucking much, please?
:) G