the hunter, not the hunted

i've been getting these odd feelings of jealousy lately and i have no right to be getting them, but i do anyway.

i wish i could say why.

til next....
~Kits~ (but obviously i can't)

today is my birthday.

i have had to make my own birthday cake.
i have had to cook my own dinner.

in fact, the only thing i haven't had to do today is make my morning coffee - that was given to me in bed.

yeah. happy birthday.

til next....
~Kits~ (shouts of thanks and hugs to all who sent birthday wishes tho, they certainly made up for heaps)

i'm tired thanks to a small person deciding that 6am is a good "playtime" hour and that 3am is a perfect breakfasting hour. this shall make todays wedding interesting, more so because of the threat of more storms on the horizon later. with luck the weather will hold until after the ceremony is complete and the photographs have been taken, and everyone is making their way to their various eating places before heading to the bowls club for the reception and barefoot bowls.

my inner monkey is telling me to have some breakfast, i guess i shall go eat some breakfast...after i chase my outer monkey.

til next....
~Kits~ (monkeys to the left of me, monkeys to the right)

edit: fixed stupid issue with it not playing.
edit the second: electric boogaloo: i don't understand why it's such horrible quality. it didn't look that bad when i uploaded it initially.

til next....
~Kits~ (sometihng different)

i love rain, i really really do. this may have something to do with my scottish background, it may not, whatever the reason: i love rain.

in a relation to my previous post about the weather, i hate that folk around brisbane like to bitch regardless of the weather. "oh noes, it's too hots". "poo with this rain, can't it just feck off?" "brrrrrr, it's tooo cold!" (though it be mid teens!) there's no satisfying these people. there are times when they're worse than poms! and it's common knowledge that poms like to whinge, i know many (the "being a brit" think helps there ;) ).

the worst part of it at the moment is the fact that we're in a severe water shortage. so, the more rain we get (and preferably in catchment areas) the better! but that doesn't stop people from having a cry when there is even the first sign of a hint of drizzle. as soon as the sky goes grey brisbane folk are grabbing for their car keys and clogging the roadways because it might rain. nine times out of ten it doesn't: that's essentially a fact. this doesn't stop the morons of my home town being tools.

in relation to the "severe water shortage", am i the only person in this "gosh darn it"* city who thinks the relaxation of water restrictions was fucking daft? just because we hit 40% total storage for THREE (count them, THREE) dams doesn't mean we should be allowed to start 'being silly' with the water again. all that means is that the 'reserves' are going to be used up quicker. is bligh really that much of fuck wit? i'm still more annoyed that the "recycled water plant" is servicing a fucking POWER STATION!!! and not the dams! WTF does a POWER STATION need with RECYCLED water? SFA as far as i'm concerned, that water should be for us to consume as water consumers; from drinking to cooking et al...but NO! they feed it to the hydro plant. STUPIDEST IDEA EVAR! (and that's merely my opinion).

anyways, i'm more than pleased that it's raining, even if i am going to be heading out in it very shortly, umbrella in hand. i still love the rain!

til next....
~Kits~ (quite clearly likes the rain)

i kind of feel like i was the only person today who didn't whinge about the weather. i live in a sub-tropical climate, it's november...you do the math!

i did however LOVE the storm that drove through earlier. despite the devestation i know it has caused (my parent's area was affected by nasty weather, and thankfully they don't have much more damage than a broken windscreen and a fallen tree - that fell into the neighbours yard and not onto any houses), i enjoyed its ferocity. watching it come over and discussing the various shades of green the clouds turned on its travels over and the oooooh-ing and aaaaaaaah-ing at the impressive lightning displays, while sipping on fancy red wine and eating posh foodstuffs from antipasto, to pesto, to a blue vein red leicester(sp?) and homemade red pepper dip, was just amazing. i don't get to do that too often!

last night was haruko_fixation and her soon to be hubby's "stag and doe" party. it was lots of fun. there was heaps of retro tuneage, pool, alcohol and plenty of cuddles and random awesomeness. a very good night indeedy, even if it was all over by midnight (not my call). there was some mild discussion on the title of the new bond film "quantum of solace" and the spreading of cooties. it was a great night!

right now i'm just enjoying this glass of homebrew beer-verage and listening to the rain pitter-pattering on my roof. the main advantage of having a tin roof is the awesome sound of the rain falling on it; a combination of awesome, romance and relaxation all in one. the kind of thing you can really only get in queensland i think.

til next....
~Kits~ (can't think of anything for the parenthesis tonight)

i tasted good wine, and it was good.
then i drove home.
probably shouldn't have.
oh well.

til next....
~Kits~

appears to have missed a day. poo. that wasn't meant to happen, but yesterday was so stupidly hectic and i was sleepy, so i forgot.

however, here is todays entry. complete with pimp.

( behind this here cut be a poster pimping my gig tonight. look at it. )

i'm now going to have a nana nap before getting ready to play guitar for students finishing their exams.

til next....
~Kits~ (yep, i'm a grandma!)

i've been trying to figure out a way to post the rough demo recording of my new song into this here blog, but for some strange and unknown reason my brain is malfunctioning and i can't figure it out...right now. perhaps a little more sleep, a decent feed and some pampering i'll be able to get it done tomorrow.

just taking it easy today. had an unexpectedly big night last night that culminated in the consumption of far too much suntory yamazaki. i've made a mental note to only consume that stuff in small doses and to never mix it with anything other than good food. plopping it down on top of a gut load of other alchohols is not recommended. especially when that shit costs in excess of $100 a bottle! tastes nice though.

i woke up with a serious case of vomit mouth. not because i had or wanted to vomit, but because the rye-ness (even though it's not a rye) of the suntory just wouldn't go away. horrible and sweet. and despite coffee and toothpaste, my breath smells a-kin to a cats bum.

til next....
~Kits~ (a sucker for punishment)

i think i want to cry, but i'm not going to say why.

i just know that i think i do.

i'm permitted these moments of emotional excess: i'm a girl!

til next....
~Kits~ (there may have been wine involve. there may not have been)