BBQ

BBQ for August
6th August, Sunday next week (not this week)
11:30am.
Small park opposite Arlington shops as was decided by atendees last month.
Bring food for small bbq or buy fish/chips at the shops if they are open.

RSVP so that we don't move it or canx it.


And just warning ppl, Halloween at my place on the last Saturday of October.... 28th. times etc later when we've worked it out. Just getting in early so that ppl have time to do costumes and so that everyone knows about it in advance. I'm on prac for October, so may forget to remind people until the week of it, so here's the warning.

American Bussiness Man

An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Jamaican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Jamaican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The Jamaican replied only a little while.

The American then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch more fish? The Jamaican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. The American then asked, but what do you do with the rest of your time?

The Jamaican fisherman said, "Me sleep late, fish a likkle, play wid me pickney, mek love wid me wife, tek a stroll ina de village each evening where me drink rum and play domino wid me bredren. Me have a full and busy life, sah."

The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats and instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to

Kingston, then LA and eventually New York City where you will run your expanding enterprise."

The Jamaican fisherman asked, "But sah, how long will all dis tek?"

The American replied, "15-20 years."

"Den wha' next me a' do, sah?"

The American laughed, smiled, and said "that's the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions."

"Millions, sah? Den wha'?" asked the Jamaican.

This made the American pause........ then he humbly replied....................

"Then you would retire, move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, make love with your wife, take walks into the village in the evenings where you could drink rum and play dominoes with your friends.
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Author: Anonymous

stolen from Glurge.com - The Inspirational Story site. Read American Bussiness Man at original source.

Stairway to Heaven - Satanic Messages

Forward:
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow don't be alarmed now. It's just a spring clean for the May Queen. Yes there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run; there's still time to change the road you're on.

Reverse:
Oh here's to my sweet Satan. The one whose little path would make me sad, whose power is Satan. He'll give those with him 666. There was a little toolshed where he made us suffer, sad Satan.

Note: replaced some reversed lyrics with more popular version taken from Wikipedia's Stairway to Heaven page (which actually sounds more accurate to me).

Also check out this backmasking site. Some are funny (eminem, britney), some are not.

Population : One

Click title to visit Population : One. One pixel for every living person on earth. And then there's you. Puts things into perspective a bit.

thought i might add some more pics 

All Hail The Yabby

We went to the Abbey Medieval Tourny again this year. Much fun and mead partaken.
On the train home some moron asked why we were dressed as we were. Shantell said, "The Abbey" to which he promptly replied, "The Yabby?"

Oh, and that guy has a long lance.

Some Pics....

A Guide To "Working Hard"

Never walk without a document in your hands
People with documents in their hands look like hard-working employees heading for important meetings.
People with nothing in their hands look like their heading for the cafeteria.
People with a newspaper in their hand look like they're heading for the toilet.
Above all, make sure you carry loads of stuff home with you at night, thus generating the false impression that you work longer hours than you do.

Use computers to look busy
Any time you use a computer, it looks like "work" to the casual observer.
You can send and receive personal e-mail, chat and generally have a blast without doing anything remotely related to work.
When you get caught by your boss - and you will get caught - your best defence is to clain you're teaching yourself to use the new software and thus saving valuable training dollars.

Messy desk
Top management can get away with a clean desk. For the rest of us, it looks like we're not working hard enough.
Build huge piles of documents around your workspace. To the observer, last year's work looks the same as today's work; it's volume that counts. Pile them high and wide.
If you know that somebody is coming to your cubicle, bury the document you'll need approximately halfway down in an existing stack and rummage for it when he/she arrives.

Look impatient and annoyed
One should always try to look impatient and annoyed to give your bosses the impression that you are always busy.

Voice mail
Never answer your phone if you have voice mail.
People don't call you just because they want to give you something for nothing - they call because they want YOU to do work for THEM.
That's no way to live.
Screen all your calls through voice mail.
If someone leaves a message for you and it sounds like impending work, respond during lunch hour when you know they won't be there - it looks like you're hard-working and conscientious even though you're being a devious weasel.

Leave the office late
Always leave the office late, especially when the boss is still around.
You could read magazines and storybooks that you have always wanted to read but have never previously had time.
Make sure you walk past the boss' office on your way out.
Also try to send e-mails at unearthly hours (e.g. 9.35pm or 7.05am) and during public holidays.

Creative sighing for effect
Sigh loudly when there are many people around, giving the impression that you are under extreme pressure.

Stacking strategy
It is not always enough to pile lots of documents on the desk. Put lots of books on the floor as well - thick computer manuals work best.

Build vocabulary
Read up on some computer magazines and pick out all the jargon and new products. Use the phrases freely when in conversation with bosses. Remember: they don't have to understand what you say, but you sure sound impressive!

State Of Origin III

Hey all,

Just a reminder that I'll be having another SOO party this Wednesday for the decider. It's gonna be one hell of a game but we will of course win (sorry to spoil the ending).

Show up anytime from 6pm.