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

Illness, no fun

I have tonsillitis - for the third time this year! Actually no, in January i had tonsillitis, August i had bronchitis, and this time the infection has started in my adenoids - so i guess i have adenoiditis.

The theory of having ones tonsils removed to stop such infections does not work in my books for the obvious reason. The doctor is calling it tonsillitis for want of a better word, but i have proven (scary but true) that if i did not have tonsils i am still very capable of getting an 'itis infection.

I called my usually doctor first thing on Friday as i was starting to feel the 'itis onset (and it's not like i don't have practice what it feels like!). My preferred doctor was all booked up and not wanting to wait till full blow 'itis before getting onto medication i agreed to see another doctor at the same practice - MISTAKE

First impression of the quack i went to see was that he did not even pop his head out the door and give one a thin smile as he invited one into his consulting room. No, the receptionist would get a phone call and have to direct one to room three to see the doctor. I should add at this point that my preferred practitioner did make the momentous journey of three meters to invite his patients to see him.

So i headed to room three - without an escort, and explained why i was there. He attempted to look at my throat ad after three goes and nearly chocking me with a giant paddle-pop stick he told me there was nothing wrong. I reiterated that the current discomfort i was feeling was coming from my adenoids not so much my throat to which he replied it probably an ulcer behind my nose, WTF??? and if i still felt off colour by Monday come back and see him - fat chance.

First thing i did when i got home was call the medical centre and secure an early morning appointment with my usual doctor, second opinion?

Next morning after personally inviting me into his consulting room, Dr. Nicer-than-other-dude said "didn't i see you here yesterday?" "yup, but couldn't get an appointment to see you so had to Dr. The-other" "ok, let me see what he put on your file, ulcer behind the nose? i would think that with your history it would be more likely to be an infection in your adenoids. Let me look at your throat!" This was achieved in one, non-gagging, go.

And his diagnosis? adenoiditis, "Lucky you did not wait till Monday, you would not be in a good way at all by then"

It is now Wednesday, and i have been taken medication religious. Have had a hell of last couple of day, but i am getting better. But if i had have waited till Monday before getting the treatment i needed? i'd be a right off!!! And i have to be well well well by Saturday - staff Christmas party!

:) G

Corporate Games

So I have been at the corporate games today, and not a bad day.

This is the second year the company I work for has entered the corporate games, and it is also the second year I have entered the corporate games. And my games of choice? Volleyball! I played very briefly at highschool (like four weeks only) and it is one of the few sports that appealed to me from the list of sports available.

Last year, my team only won one out of the three matches in the first heat, and that was against the second team that the company I work for entered.

This year however... we still only won one game, but this time it was against another company! And even better the score was 47 - 21. The second game we lost by only 4 points and the third by 10 points. Now I know that is still only one game won, but considering that last year the game we won was against fellow work mates and it was a close scoring game.

The third game we played was against a certain bank (that will remain nameless), that each year seem to have about ten volleyball teams entered. All the teams that the bank put in are like mega good, and losing to them by only ten points is still pat on the back worthy!!! Last year we lost to one of their teams by like 10,000 points (well it felt like that) so...

And now to chat about our corporate shirts for a bit. Other teams have really kewl shirts, polos with embroidery and funky use of their company colours. Last year my company got us these... Strangely cut white singlets with the company's logo screen printed across the bust and the butt. This year we were told that marketing had not done anything about the games and the social committee had to take over at the last minute, leaving no time to get new company shirts made up. This meant that again we had skanky ill-fitting white singlets (I'm not the smallest of lasses, and the biggest size available does not leave to much the imagination) with the company logo on the bust on the butt. And what is worse is the logo motto had been changed earlier this year (from "... smarter energy" to "... powering business"), so the shirts are out of date because they still sport the old logo!

But, even with meh, badly fitting, out of date company shirt - it was a fun day

And am I going to enter again next year? Hell yaaa!!!

:) G

Watch me get flamed

The reason for my staring comment is because I want to have a little bit of a chat about Australian Idol. Well I will be doing all of the talking to start off with, so it is not so much a chat as a... a... a lecture! Now as I was saying - Australian Idol (or if you are in other parts of the globe, UK idol, American Idol, and so on). Firstly the word its self - idol.

I don't actually watch idol so I really can't talk to much about it, I just think the name has not been selected well, but the outcomes do seem to fit with the way I see the show.

Dictionary says: IDOL

• An image used as an object of worship.

• A false god.

• One that is adored, often blindly or excessively.

• Something visible but without substance.

Its all there! So in my limited exposure to the show here are my observations;

Is it just me or has the runner up each year in Australia had a more successful career? If so does that mean that the country has voted for their idol based on the fourth meaning? ...without substance.

Shannon Noll (did I spell his name right?), from what I have heard of the radio fits with the third meaning in my mind ...blindly or excessively

And again on Shannon Noll, the video clip for the song he did about a car (or something like that), he is standing on the back of ute with arms outstretched while the people of the country town that he happens to be in flock around him ...false god

And finally, a friend of mine (where I'm sure the afore mentioned flaming will come from) religiously watches the show and has her entire TV watching program drawn up and laminated each year by the time the first episode goes to air (not that there is anything wrong with that) ...object of worship

:) G

Summer is coming!!!

And with that come hot weather..

I hate hot weather.

that is all i have to say at the moment

:) G

Work + Travel = Confusion

The recent change my job has taken lately means that I'm now required to travel interstate once in a while ( is at least monthly once in a while?). I have just done my first trip and it felt like three days in one. Plus the fact it is cup day (a public holiday in ye merry olde Melbourne Towne), and I took yesterday off work - what day is it?

Tuesday

So, I left work on Thursday at about 4.45pm and went from Burwood East (suburb where employment happens) and drove to Mount Waverly to go to computer place for impulse purchase of a USB key that I had decided I could not live without. That took about 15 minutes. Then drove back to Burwood East to have dinner with work peoples , it was pregnant girls last week before taking baby leave. The drive back took the best part of an hour!!! But still got back with half an hour to spare before designated eating time. Sat in the office and watched Paulie buy stuff off the net and then went next door to eating place.

So having dinner and being all relaxed and stuff made Thursday night feel like a Friday, confusion starts -

Friday morning, alarm went off at 5.30am and I was ready when the taxi arrived at 6.00am. Got driven to airport and was there by 7.15am. Didn't have to book in as Paulie had shown me how to do it over the net the day before, so just booked my bag in and went to Maccas for soon brekkie. And while eating I did ponder to myself the irony of the reason I was traveling was to inform people about blood glucose levels, and healthy eating - more syrup for the hot cakes please!

Boarded plane and then sat on tarmac for about half an hour before taking off, was in Adelaide by 9.10am (their time or 9.40 am real time). First I did after getting off the plane was collect my bag, go to check in and get my boarding pass for next flight and check my bag in. Then got taxi to office, present health stuff, got driven back to airport. While waiting for delayed flight - ran into person I knew from Melbourne - in Adelaide - waiting for a flight to Sydney!!!

So get to Sydney and was met by office dude who drove me to office, did presentation and was then driven back to airport - to drop someone else off, and then was driven to aunt and uncle's Sydney dwelling.

After much chatting we went to dinner, very nice greek meal not far from their place of residence. Back to their home where more chatting happened and then it was time for bed.

Can't say how may times I woke throughout the night, but by 6.00am got bored lying in bed trying to sleep and got up only to find the whole family were already up and in the lounge watching morning cartoons.

auntie made scrummy pancakes for brekkie and then we sat, chatted, and sang karaoke. Time flew and before I knew it was getting close to needing to board a plane again. Got to the airport with only 15 mins to spare (had to stop at Krispy Kremes to get donuts on the way!), boarded plane and was in the air back to sunny ol' Melbourne.

Airplane landed, taxi home and a nap was needed.

So though I was only away from home for about 30 hours it felt like about three days. Then had Sunday, Monday and Tuesday off work and feels like it has been a week!

Back tomorrow, ask me how long it feels then!!!

:) G