ZDM (The Kylie!)

Dr. Horrible has been changed from 6pm to the new time of 2pm.

The Globe Theatre
220 Brunswick St
Sunday 12/07/09, $5

2pm! NOT 6pm!

Time was changed at the last minute so I'm just updating where I can.

I've heard about Dr Horrible all over the place, and finally saw it the other day, in preparation for a Dr Horrible screening event that's happening this Sunday... and I really like it!!!

If you have known it for longer than I have, or have heard about it and want to watch it at least once through... or if you want to see people in costume, a wonderful friend of mine who loves Dr Horrible has organised the first screening in Brisbane! Ticket prices are the lowest they've ever been for a screening and the musical is written/directed by Joss Whedon!

Screening of Dr. Horrible in Brisbane, followed by Commentary the Musical!!!

At the Globe Theatre
220 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley
This Sunday, 12/07/09 at 6pm,
$5, 18+ only, open bar :)

Dressing up is not required but encouraged! I know at least one person is going to be Dr. Horrible :D

Not an official event just enjoying Dr. Horrible on the big screen with friends and friends of friends. So if you have friends (!!!) bring them so you can come watch with me :) Am posting this on behalf of said friends because she is awesome and introduced me to equally awesome Dr. Horrible :D

EDIT: Yes there are four other movies screening that day, those are the official events that are being advertised. This Dr. Horrible screening will be happening in the other room, unofficially, unadvertised, except for word-of-mouth :)

There is an unofficial Google challenge to write two words into the search bar that results in only ONE result. No quotation marks allowed, no incorrect spellings of words allowed.

I previously published an effort in livejournal but I broke one (or both) of those rules. Can't remember which one. Doesn't matter anyway, Google goes through this journal, so now my previous finding no longer results in ONE result, because I'm up there now too.

ANYWAY Thanks to ze frank and his efforts to create the new word 'megagaltastic' (look it up! He actually found out HOW TO CREATE A WORD and then set about making one... by the way, 'megagaltastic' means 'to possess a large and extensive vocabulary'), I have found a combination of two words, no quotation marks, which result in only ONE Google result.

These two words are:
* megagaltastic
* fraction

:) I even tried to pair 'megagaltastic' with 'transexual' and that gave me several results! O_o
For those of you at home who want to try the Google challenge, 'megagaltastic' is a great word to start with. It's only a few years old!

P.S. By the time Google gets to my journal those two words won't be a valid entry any more... there will be more than one Google result for those two words and it will be my fault!

THANK YOU for the moonwalk, the good times and the boogie (sorry you get no credit for the sunshine or the moonlight :P)

I have an exam on so can't go, but I know there will be more than a few interested parties on my journal. I'm posting this so that people who believe in this can stand there where I can't.

And Target is selling all of its sandal shoes for 86 cents each.

God damn. 86 cents.

Pity I'm not a size 10 or 11. They had stacks of those. No 7's. :( Got myself a pair of 8's though.

86 cents.

Will post something of more relevance when I have pictures.

(Oh by the way I'm in Melbourne).

Just thought I would share this news with you all. Anyone who knows me knows that I love the place in which I currently live. I plan to stay here for a very long time.

My house mate has been inspired by the wind of change and will be moving out. This means shortly we will have a room available in our house.

The house is on Grafton St, Windsor, near Lutwyche Rd, but far enough away that you can't hear the traffic (I had a friend sleep over who complained that it was too quiet O_o)

Albion and Windsor train stations are a walk away (Zone One) and the bus is even closer, around the corner (Zone Two).

Shops, newsagents, Sakura Sushi, Curry, Post Office and Officeworks as well as other stores are just a walk away.

Rent will stay at $100 per week. (The room is much bigger than mine)

Alternatively, if I decided to upgrade to his room when he moves out, my room will be available at $70 a week. My room is smaller, but if you don't have a lot of stuff, (or need to cut down) it would be perfect.

Utilities like wireless internet, gas and electricity work out to be less than $10 a week total.

Drop me a line if you are interested in a room, and whether you have any preferences regarding the type of room you'd prefer. All comments will be screened for your privacy should you want it.

SUPA PARTY! (The unofficial Supanova after party!)

From 2pm on Sunday till way after Supanova finishes, The Globe will be celebrating Brisbane Supanova 2009!

Join us for photoshoots, movie and anime screenings, crazy awesome music, and DDR ON THE BIG SCREEN!

Tickets are $15 from 2pm, and after 5pm it's only $10!

Screening movies such as Appleseed and INTERSTELLA 5555 (For free!)
Dance Dance Revolution will be projected onto the big screen, so you can play giant DDR just like in Melbourne! (also unlimited freeplay!)
Photoshoots will be provided by Cosplay Snap for free to all cosplayers and all others who are bold enough to step into the spotlight!
Drinks, dancing, and a variety of music (including crazy requests like dragostea din tei and hare hare yukai and butterfly...)

VIP tickets are $25 and Cosplay Snap and The Globe Theatre will be giving extra free stuff to you guys!

The Globe is situated right next to the Valley Train Station :) On Sunday after Supanova the best idea is to get a whole group and go down together ^_^

I don't know how many people will have much energy after Supanova but if you want to keep partying afterwards this really does sound like a heck of a lot of fun!

Intimidation through paper.

Apparently this phrase doesn't exist on Google.

It does now.

Google, take me now!

Mum says:
did u know uncle raymond is in hospital?

Kylie says:
I did not!!!

Mum says:
he had a heart attack and at first they werent going to put a stent in cause of the condition of his heart and lungs they thought it would've killed him, but then it got to a stage they had no choice or he'd prob die anyway so they put the stent in. well he did die and we nearly lost him totally but they got him back and now he's stable. he's in intensive care in the austin hospital

Kylie says:
Jesus

Vivienne says:
yrsh obvioudly jesus didnt want him

So it looks like I'm actually going to use a Standard Deviation at work today. In a practical sense. When I realised this (in the shower) I giggled and lolled like you wouldn't believe.

I wish to apologise to my Mathematics B teacher, to whom I told this would be useless. (I firmly believed that all students really needed to know what addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, averages, modes and medians unless they were becoming engineers... but I suppose accountants need to know more as well...)

Also I've finally come to appreciate the fact that I'm cold and task-orientated instead of people-orientated. I always envied those with emotional intelligence and people skills (and I'm working on it) but I've come to realise the benefits of these traits really shine in an environment rife with personal grievances and rumours. There is a job-fit philosophy that really applies here, and it makes me happy (at least in this case).

Today is the day I go to write a major financial budget and then am the acting Treasurer as part of a Special General Meeting later this evening.

My horoscope for the day?
If a friend or acquaintance gives you advice today about money or about investments, don't take it. The person probably doesn't know what he's doing, and to follow his lead might prove disastrous. Participation in group activities is not advisable right now. They could get out of hand, and you could find yourself in the middle of an angry crowd. This is a great day to stay close to home, Kylie. Work on a project of your own.

So do the budget and then work on an escape plan? :D Doesn't sound particularly good, but I'll still be there and do my thing. I'll be wary of any shady advice... cheers :(

Wow, I'm watching myself grow up.

When you first start sending business emails you first giggle internally about the idea of "playing adult"... but you do it more and find that you settle into it, it becomes a part of you. I feel more professional now for dealing with things in that way.

This is also mentioned in my beloved Psychology textbook... where even when you marry you may giggle at the idea of "playing house" but do it enough and it becomes real.

EDIT: This following part is mumbo jumbo that I've made up in my own head. This is why it sounds so crazy.

Then there's also the phases of understanding you go through as you grow... first you fall for the social traps, the pressures of what is 'cool'... then you realise those traps and make efforts to reject them as you have become "better than that"...

And now I find it kinda ironic that it's reversed again in such a way that I see myself playing along with the social norms, completely aware of what they are, but realising I'm comfortable enough with that awareness that I don't feel the need to show a rejection. In this way playing along with this game becomes a joke to those who realise what's going on, whereas a person who is only at the second stage may mock those at the third stage, accidentally thinking we are only at the first stage and simply 'do not know any better' when in fact we are internally smiling at those in the second stage because they do not see the joke that is in the third, where we purposefully choose to play because it is all an internal joke that goes right over their heads.

Apologies if this is a bit over-the-top for you. It's just two thoughts that occurred to me on the subject of development and thought it deserved to be typed.

Had two exams today, one for Law, and one for Psychology.

Ever since I first starting taking exams two years ago I've had this one invigilator who keeps talking to me, and clearly remembers me from before. Last semester I started to wonder if he was actually keeping track of my progress because he said to me "Why hasn't the university offered you Honours yet?" ... truth is I could fail more than half of my courses from now on and still have a GPA high enough for Honours.

Anyway this same guy asked me if I was prepared for my two exams. I cheekily replied:
"Well for Law it's lucky because I can take my textbooks in, but for Psychology... well it's all in the head..."

:P I thought it was cute!

Anyway I made a mistake on the exam. Most of my exams are three hours, but I was thrilled to find that my Psychology exam was only for two hours. And bonus, all I had to do was 200 multiple choice, no essays! Horray, right?

So 2 hours, 200 multiple choice... if I get 100 done in an hour I'm on track, right?

So I started at speed, because it's always good to get ahead. Turns out I made pretty good progress, after almost half an hour I had almost completed 100 of the questions! So by the time the first half an hour had finished, I did the first 100, turned the page and...

NOTHING.

What? Was I missing half of my exam? I looked around... it genuinely seemed that instead of the 200 questions like I had thought... the exam stopped at 100.

I had finished the two hour exam in half an hour. Whoo!

Would have been good except that they never allow you to leave the room during the first hour, so I had half an hour to SIT THERE. I drew pictures and made origami out of my exam paper, writing "SEE YOU NEXT SEMESTER, SMITH!" on my origami crane. That's the name of the guy that remembers me, and of course he was the one who collected my paper. He got the message :P

For other dramatic and thrilling reasons, I am at Adelaide airport more than 10 hours early for my flight. I figured I should check my bags in.

As I was checking in, I was told that my flight had accidentally been booked for the 8th of MARCH. (Not my fault, travel agent did it)

Anyway rebooking the flight for today cost me $85, which I paid, as they presented no other option and I have an exam at 9am tomorrow that I can't afford to miss. AND THEN...

...As I was walking away, I realised that if I had rebooked the flight for a little EARLIER, I wouldn't have to wait the whole ten hours.

GAH.

So I'm in Adelaide.

Reached 43 degrees today. Wasn't so bad until I actually went outside and faced direct sunlight. It was almost as if the heat was SOLID, burning into my skin on a very physical level. As compensation my sisters put the air-con on 16 degrees as soon as we got home, resulting in me burning and freezing in one day.

Got out of the house and got lots of pictures, going places I don't remember the names of, but the family went to the jetty later and I opted to stay home on the internet. Kinda nerdy, kinda thinking maybe I should have joined them.

I used to live in Adelaide. I was born in Melbourne, but we lived her for a few years when I was little. As the oldest of the four girls in our family, I have memories of the place. The next two girls were actually born here, but they were so young when we left that they have no memories. Makes things interesting for me... as sometimes I'll see something that rings a bell... a street, a beach, a fence, that I just feel that I've seen before...

Thing is I have to be careful. I've been all around Australia (before I was 12 I had been to all states in the mainland and 13 different primary schools) so for example, I have separate memories of Adelaide from memories of say, Alice Springs.

Adelaide doesn't feel very different from Brisbane. I was hoping to just "feel nostalgia", but Adelaide is just too similar to Brisbane. There are some differences, the land isn't as developed, the mornings are different... but usually places... especially places I've been to... have a "feel" to them. I'm waiting for the Adelaide feel. Will probably get it if I have a chance to revisit my old homes... or schools... it saddens me that both of those words had to be plural.

Anyway Adelaide's got some pretty epic beaches.

Not a fan. Not impressed, even now less impressed than before. More just wondering "Why?", and "What the heck?"
I prefer a more direct approach. Was upset, calmed down rather quickly. (Just realised what this sounds like... it's NOT about 04/02)

BY THE WAY, potentially important news, I'm going to Adelaide in... 2 hours.
It doesn't look like I am sleeping beforehand.
But I need your help! Can I do anything fun or awesome down there? I asked for your advice back when I went to Sydney and you guys were very helpful, now I need the same magic for Adelaide!
I used to live there as a kid but can only remember the beaches, the green grass and the school.

Also: Yay money. I was upset regarding the last government handout as I felt students were neglected. I didn't feel very bad, but I felt surely, if the assistance was expanded to assist any more groups, students would surely be the next in line (the theory being that students have the expenses of studying coupled with the hindered earning capacity that comes with a full-time study load).
I am pleased to see that with this second government stimulus package (the effectiveness of which is debatable), students have not missed out.

Basically, I am happy to have some money. I've been careful with my finances so I've been getting by, but I finally accumulated a HECS debt last semester and it will be good to combat that.

Adelaide!

Instead of having one long string of assignments, exams and work until mid-Feb, I managed to get some exams done EARLY, on the 27th at 3am instead of the 30th.

This means I actually scored myself a small break in the middle of the workload, whoo.

Saturday: Went swimming at Redcliffe. Weather was forecast for THUNDERSTORMS, but we got there and it was beautiful weather! But the lagoon was closed due to AIDS bugs.

On the drive there my car hit a very big pothole in the road, which causes my car to now go "clunk, clunk, clunk"... I'll have to get this checked out... could be very expensive. In the meantime, I have no car and have been lucky enough to have awesome friends who have helped by offering lifts where they can. I feel great and loved and also feel that the karma is paying off from all the times I offer lifts to others because I have a working car and sober driver. :D

Even though the lagoon was closed, the beach wasn't far and it was FANTASTICAL! My concern was that the water would be cold (as I am a giant pansy) but it was deliciously warm, I could sink in straight away, and I didn't even have to slowly adjust!

The friends were awesome, got dunked far too often, jumped on people and rode them like whales far too often, and in some ways, not often enough.

Eventually we went into the city and played DDR, then continued to Southbank where we went swimming at night! Southbank lights up beautifully at night and makes me feel like I'm swimming at a multi-million dollar resort... but for free! Brisbane truely is awesome.

And while we were swimming it started raining, but only very lightly, and that was beautiful.

Got an invite for drinks, and the company would have been lovely, but I was already busy. Eventually things did come to an end, and I was lucky enough to get a lift into the Valley, where I said hello to people at the Globe, and did walk up to Hellfire (which I was going to go to but had forgotten about that day) just to say hello to familiar faces. I decided not to go in because I was completely unprepared (still dressed from the swimming trip) and besides it was 1am anyway. (Found out later that after 1am entry is no charge). Went to say goodbye to those I had walked up to the SteppInn with, except they'd already gone inside >_<

Sunday: Went to Jugger. Forced myself to be motivated enough to play the very first game WITHOUT BEING TOLD TO, only to be lazy enough to not play the next four. When I did eventually play again I did play until the end. Surrounded by awesome people including the return of a few old faces (and by a few I really only mean one. Speaking of which I do not recall getting a goodbye hug? Hurrumph.)

After Jugger another friend was kind enough to give me a lift, but beforehand we went to his place where I was treated (along with other guests) to games, shots of many kinds (orgasms, quick fucks, blow jobs, and my personal favourite of the night, cock sucking cowboys) and then I finally got around to watching Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. As a child I had grown up with and loved Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, but I never realised there was a movie prior to that... makes the second one make slightly more sense!

Was delivered to my house in a happy, loving slightly drunk condition, where I spent the rest of the night having deep and meaningfuls with even more wonderful folk.

Tee hee I'm a food! (Result for "Kylie")






"Kylie" is then eaten by "zdm"






"zdm" eats too much, and becomes big "ZDM", and explodes!






"Z_dragonmaster" and "Kylie Elaine Reid" both broke the futuristic machine, however "zdragonmaster" got a picture of a kid swinging from a bar, and "Kylie Reid" got a picture of a kid throwing a ball... there seems to something childish going on here! Maybe THEY are to blame for breaking the future machine! Yesssss...

Myth to Bust: Can Kylie complete three months of accounting in 24 hours?

Experiment: Let her choose her own accounting hours, then give her heaps of assignments and exams every three days so the accounting gets neglected, then give her two days in which to catch up. In this case, give her exams and assignments until the 25th, then tell her the accounting is due on the morning of the 27th.

The result? If Kylie works at supa-speed, sleeps at work at 6am, and then works all through Australia Day, she can get three months of accounting done in 24 hours.

Myth: CONFIRMED.

Oddly enough with the string of things I've been having to do lately, my stress levels have remained surprisingly low. I've been coping very easily, which is good I suppose, but I also believe a little stress can be healthy for you.

During the accounting rush I managed to escape for a few hours to play one game of DDR at Replay/Timezone, ran into a heap of friends, quickly bought some credit for Timezone (double credit that day only!!), and walked with my friends back the Valley where I work, getting something to eat at CyberCity before I went back to the working frenzy. At CC's was where we had the dancing dragons! They gave us red packets to put money in then the dragons danced around and gobbled them up!