I can't tell you how many times i have had to do a midnight run to the 24 hour petrol station because we have run out of one of lifes little essential items. But not anymore.
A couple of weeks ago while M34tb4LL and myself were doing nothing on a Saturday afternoon a young lad came to our door, selling an idea that was so simple yet so revelutionary, we had to sign up for the service then and there.
The idea was - once or twice a week (our call) we could get products of our choice, from their range, home delivered and it would be charged to a credit card. No-one has to home to receive the delivery as they give us a cooler bag that we just have to leave at the door that items will packed into.
Amazing - who would have ever thought of that!
So every Thursday night before going to bed i pop a large bright green (for that is the colour they provided) cooler bag outside the front door and when i get out of bed on Friday morning i have a two litre bottle of milk, a loaf of white bread (toast cut) and a two litre bottle of juice.
And this is the even better part of the deal. With the juice they alternate between apple and orange (that was my choice). One week it is apple the next orange, and i'm not talking naff orange fruit drink and crystal clear, colour of pee apple juice - i am talking orange juice so full of its natural puld that you could chew it and apple jusice that is that satifying cloudy, greeny-brown colour. Both of them tasting like you have squeezed them fresh yourself.
And does this service cost us an arm and a leg? It is a darn site cheaper than the service station charges for the same products and i think it is at least comparable or even less than some supermarkets!
And you thought i was going to ramble on about ebay or something (by the way ebay rules!!!)
(: G
08 September 2006
30 July 2006
My blog is broken!
I have been having trouble with the appearance of my blog recently. Rather than the smooth purple flow that is exciting to the eye i have had an angry, painfull for the eye, purple overflow!
Or at least that is what i thought, but how come none of my loyal readers have complained about the violent-violet appearance?
It has taken me till this morning to figure out what had happened when, as a last ditch effort, i opened the blog in interent explorer - it looked fine!
So my blog seems to only be broken in firefox, check the site of the dude that wrote the template and low and behold commentage about my the template does not display correctly and can he post a fix, to date, nothing.
So now i have fix my broken blog. I know it does not make a differnece to you my poor unforunate ie users, but i am perfectionist (and anyone who knows me will know that that is an out and out lie) and i can not have an angry fruit salad of blog in firefox.
So my purple passion template - RIP (can we please have a minutes silence?)
): G
Or at least that is what i thought, but how come none of my loyal readers have complained about the violent-violet appearance?
It has taken me till this morning to figure out what had happened when, as a last ditch effort, i opened the blog in interent explorer - it looked fine!
So my blog seems to only be broken in firefox, check the site of the dude that wrote the template and low and behold commentage about my the template does not display correctly and can he post a fix, to date, nothing.
So now i have fix my broken blog. I know it does not make a differnece to you my poor unforunate ie users, but i am perfectionist (and anyone who knows me will know that that is an out and out lie) and i can not have an angry fruit salad of blog in firefox.
So my purple passion template - RIP (can we please have a minutes silence?)
): G
12 July 2006
So what has been happening now?
In the post labeled "so much has happened" I said that so much has happened and then I prattled on about our couch whoos, which seeing as this blog is all about me and all the stuff involved with the sizable purchase that a sofa is - it can be considered fascinating, of course it can.
But, anyway, when I said so much was happening - so much is!!!
If you look at my list of links you will see that under the list of blog worthy sites you will notice a new blog about "Peanut".
Have a little look at it, there is stuff there.
tee hee
(: G
But, anyway, when I said so much was happening - so much is!!!
If you look at my list of links you will see that under the list of blog worthy sites you will notice a new blog about "Peanut".
Have a little look at it, there is stuff there.
tee hee
(: G
08 July 2006
Oops, been more than a month since last post
So the continuation of the couch saga -
Being once again couchless, we started the search all over again. With a better idea in our minds of what would suit the room and what structural properties to look for (or look out for) we hit the furniture shops.
It became very clear, very quickly, if we wanted to get something in the same price range as we had previously chosen we would only get either the same thing that we had just returned or some sort of naff, 80s style, mega puffy, high backed, violent coloured, far too many recliners to be practical suite.
With heavy hearts and tear streaked faces we stumbled into the next shop along, Oz Design. There was a couch set that we had been considering from there the last time we had purchased, but had opted to go another way at the time. This time we looked again at the sofa in question and from what we now knew it was struck off the list. Nice couch, just the style did not have the option of matching arm chairs and it was sold as a package with a giant rectangular ottoman that would have taken too much room.
Our eyes then fell on the "Dorado", available in arm chair, 2 seat, 2.5 seat, 3 seat (with three seat cushions - they had it in stock so we could be sure of this), semi circle ottoman and a rectangular ottoman. Lower, less chunky arms than the "James" (the one from the evil furniture place, that was not very fantastic) that were properly padded, good choice of colours, very comfy to sit (and lie) on, "WE'LL TAKE IT!!! but not yet"
So, we went home, draw up a plan of the room to the correct measurements and made some cut outs of the "Dorado" to scale, then looked at the best placements in the room.
Then we went back to the store - they were having a 12% off sales - and placed an order for a 3 seat, two arm chairs, a rectangular ottoman and a coffee table that they happen to stock that is the same make and model as the entertainment unit that we bought 8 years ago (how lucky is that!). Now we just have to wait 4 to 6 weeks for it to be ready.
This all took place 4 weeks ago tomorrow, should be here any time now...
(: G
Being once again couchless, we started the search all over again. With a better idea in our minds of what would suit the room and what structural properties to look for (or look out for) we hit the furniture shops.
It became very clear, very quickly, if we wanted to get something in the same price range as we had previously chosen we would only get either the same thing that we had just returned or some sort of naff, 80s style, mega puffy, high backed, violent coloured, far too many recliners to be practical suite.
With heavy hearts and tear streaked faces we stumbled into the next shop along, Oz Design. There was a couch set that we had been considering from there the last time we had purchased, but had opted to go another way at the time. This time we looked again at the sofa in question and from what we now knew it was struck off the list. Nice couch, just the style did not have the option of matching arm chairs and it was sold as a package with a giant rectangular ottoman that would have taken too much room.
Our eyes then fell on the "Dorado", available in arm chair, 2 seat, 2.5 seat, 3 seat (with three seat cushions - they had it in stock so we could be sure of this), semi circle ottoman and a rectangular ottoman. Lower, less chunky arms than the "James" (the one from the evil furniture place, that was not very fantastic) that were properly padded, good choice of colours, very comfy to sit (and lie) on, "WE'LL TAKE IT!!! but not yet"
So, we went home, draw up a plan of the room to the correct measurements and made some cut outs of the "Dorado" to scale, then looked at the best placements in the room.
Then we went back to the store - they were having a 12% off sales - and placed an order for a 3 seat, two arm chairs, a rectangular ottoman and a coffee table that they happen to stock that is the same make and model as the entertainment unit that we bought 8 years ago (how lucky is that!). Now we just have to wait 4 to 6 weeks for it to be ready.
This all took place 4 weeks ago tomorrow, should be here any time now...
(: G
05 June 2006
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
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
10 May 2006
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
25 April 2006
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
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
15 April 2006
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
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
09 April 2006
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
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
06 March 2006
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.
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.
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