Best value for $20 ever... this week

Had a heckuva good time on the weekend, Karin and I went up to the Blue Mountains to see my Ma and Da. Which is always nice.
On the Saturday went headed over to Katoomba to check things out. Aside from anything we needed to get a rug for our family room (since we've had the floorboards down the dogs have been skidding, slippin and sliding something fierce).
But that's not the best ever $20 ever spent.

The best ever $20 ever spent (that Saturday) was on an extra special bargain. There are plenty of second hand places in Katoomba and one of them was having a garage sale, amongst the usual crap of tea pots, busted snow boots and very wrong LP records was my find.... A portable gas BBQ, complete with 4 extra gas cyclnders!!!!!!!!!
Holy Crap!!!!
Needless to say, I tried to act cool and raced off to the nearest ATM pushing the old, weak and infirm from my path. Then returned to claim my precious (BBQ).

Now you may call me a dork (many have) but I remind you that I go fishing a lot and a portable BBQ is very handy to have. Not to cook fish, because I hate seafood, but to cook steaks and the like... if I can't be bothered to go to a restaurant... who knows...

But here then is a photo to make you mortals tremble with envy!!!
(actually mines black and comes with its own carry case and 4 extra gas canisters - Now thats VALUE right there friend)
(Korean BBQ places use these guys at the table)
(I think its cool)

Its just Magic!!!

You have to check this out Link
This guy is a freaking sorceror!!!!

Movember Time!!!!

Dudes, Movember is up and running again this year
Check out this Link!!!

So get your self ready, get a sponsor, get a team and get Mo'ing!!!

Not crazy, and I have an invisable friend to prove it.

Yes thats right, I'm not crazy. Well not in the diminished responsibility capacity.
I had my meeting with a Neurologist on Friday. As you may now in May I went to my local GP to get some handle on my dizzy spells. Some drama's in between. Concluding last Friday with a visit to the specialist.
He diagnosed me with Migrane Associated Vertigo.
So what? Well it accounts for the dizzyness, the nausea, the motion sickness etc
The great news is he feels it is curable. I take some pills for about 2 months and we see what happens.
The down side is, I'm off booze for those 2 months.
(actually I decided, fuck that on Saturday. Had myself half a beer and felt I was on a roller coaster, not good and lesson learned)

So lets git it on for kicking this MAV!!

Miami Vice - So Many Unanswered Questions

Over the weekend I had a busy time of it, Saturday was soccer (played for the Reds, we won 4-0), taking cat piss stained carpet to the tip, fishing - didn't catch anything but did see a guy land a carp on a fly rod!! and then off to my mate Ash's birthday party (sitting around drinking and singing SingStar Anthems - not as good as the others I feel, I'm sure they could have picked more than 20 songs, unless they had a tight deadline... who can say?)

On Monday night I helped Ando pick up a quater ton of wood that that the council had chopped down (bush fire prevention work). I then went off to see Miami Vice with Ash!

I already had low expectations since I found out it wasn't going to be a comedy a la Starsky and Hutch style (a pity). But thought what the hey!
First impressions - I do like Michael Mann's directing style and I did appreciate the 'realism' of bullet wounds and what a 16 wheeler will do to you at 90 mph. Did like the global nature of the crime organisation (hinted at but never revealed the connection with the Chinese, gun running and mercenaries etc)
Second impressions - these are the things that bug you after a day or two; did not like either lead, none of the principals sounded convincing sprinkling their 'cop talk' with phrases like CONOPS, TACOPS, Counter-Intel, Go-Fast Boats etc They said those words but I'm not sure they really understood what they meant.
Also the big shoot out at the end in which they kill everybody who could help them with prosecuting 'Mr Big' and then let go a principle witness... WTF!!!
CONOPS will be pissed

Yeah gotta say I wasn't too impressed overall. Did like the Phil Collins cover at the end of the movie - nice reference to original series.

Nice Choreography

Just how much time did these guys spend getting the moves worked out and how many times did they try before they got in one take!?!?!?!
Link

Something to smile about

I like this one, good and light hearted.

Crisistunitity!!

I got really drunk on Wednesday night (it was our 3rd anniversary and I had to take a dog back to the pound), I won't bore you with the gruesome details - but lets just say I was late into work the next day.
As I was lying on my deathbed, Thursday morning when I heard the sound of running water. Thought maybe Karin was doing something in the kitchen. Turns out the on-suite was flooding.
Some idiot left the tap running (not going to name names, y'all know who you are).
Thats the crisis part.
The oppourtunity part - Karin has been on me for a year to get floorboards. I, for my part, have been stonewalling her. Well wet fucking carpet that smells of cat piss is REAL hard to ignore Buddy. Let me assure you of that now.

So I relent and now we are getting the floorboards next week and I have a happy wife.
Everybody wins, Baby!!!

1 - 2 - 3 = HATRICK!!!!

What a game, had to swap teams for soccer today (as I arrived late). So I was playing for the Blue Team (The Lightnings) instead of my traditional Red Team (The Spitfires).
It was a bit daunghting going up against my old team mates, BUT we kicked their arse!!!
Final score 4 - 0, with 3 goals from me!!!

Did shag my bum ankle though after the 3 goal, so while I have super pumped - I also have my leg elevated.

Not exactly to plan

Well Ole Rocky did go up to Mum and Dad's, but he came back with me. He is just too big and too strong from them to handle. That and he really seems to like chasing cats - not good.
So Rocky is back at our place, he gets on well enough with our dogs, except for Calvin (who is a shit), He doesn't get on with our cats, of which we have four.
So its a segregation policy in force I'm afraid.
I'm booking him in for 'spud removal' this week and Bark Busters are coming round on Sunday to try and cure the cat thing.
Unfortunately we can't keep him at our place four dogs and four cats is just too many. But we also don't want to pass on a problem. Here's hoping Rocky can find a good home out there!



+++++++++++++++++++ UPDATE UPDATE +++++++++++++++++
Poor old Rocky, on Wednesday we call from our neighbour that Rocky had jumped our fence and was in his backyard. It was no problem for Ian (our neighbour) to put him back in our garage. The bad news for Rocky is we can not keep him.
That afternoon I had the sad task of taking him back to the pound and surrendering him to their care. Fingers crossed this good ole boy, I hope there is a family out there who need a great dog, have no cats and a tall fence.