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Watching Television: Things That Annoy Me As I Watch

2008-08-08T19:05:00.002+09:30

Started 7:06PM - Friends / TEN

7:08 - Wizard Home Loans Ad: Guy pronounced "because" as "becores".
7:18 - Australian Idol Promo Ad: Annoying "Can you feel it?" song sung by annoying people, one contestant does that head side-to-side diva move.
7:28 - Tony Fergusson Ad: Girl lying on the couch raises her eyebrows way too much.
7:29 - Star Wars Phantom Menace Promo Ad: Guy narrating the ad sounds like a violent psychopath. Deep voice, weird inflections.
7:37 - So You Think You Can Dance: One of the dancers is named Thayne.
7:48 - Rush Promo Ad: Looks like a really shit Australian cop show. No surprises there.
8:24 - Mamma Mia! The Movie - They refer to it as an unmissable movie experience. The movie looks terrible.
8:28 - So You Think You Can Dance - Getting real antsy. Wanting to do something productive instead of watch tv.
8:37 - Origin Energy - Heart-warming acoustic song gettng on my nerves.
8:49 - So You Think You Can Dance - Celine Dion's voice in a song.. ughhhh. Her accent comes through pretty thick and it is annoying.
9:16 - Libra Tampons Ad - The girl does her best "rock chick" impression as she poses up a storm. The distortion in the guitar riff sounds like something that would come out of a cheap amplifier. Shapes fly in the background. why? Annoying rock chick does not = strong, independent woman.
9:23 - Cheerios Advert - Lies, Lies from tiny eyes. Over the top.
9:25 - Island Doors Advert - They Use a lense flare at the end of the ad/
9:40 - Toilet Break - Browsed Digg articles on laptop.
9:51 - So You Think You Can Dance - Flowrider's shoes are ridiculous - the tongues are huge and go up to his knees (exaggeration).
9:54 - Cash Converters Ad - The girls voice is so annoying, you would never hear someone talking this way in real life.
9:56 - Cunningham Warehouse Ad - The "Cunno's" bit at the end really unsettles me.
10:08 - Still in work clothes, feeling uncomfortable. Got changed and charged laptop.

Finished 10:27PM - Watching the Olympic Ceremony

Sometimes a Facebook status message just isn't enough

2008-08-08T08:16:00.003+09:30

So I finally found my missing Nike sock, it was wrapped up in a sock ball with another non-matching Nike sock.
I was excited to find it and then put it on and remembered that they are slightly too small for my feet and angle down at the back.

Apricot Delight is such a great name for the delicious treat. I experience delight every time I eat one of those heaven-sent rectangles of pure bliss.

I hate Nando's. Last night I paid $15 for a crappy burger, fries and bottle of water.
The burger was shit, the stupid peri-peri gimmicky sauce dripped all over my hands, the gourmet lettuce stuck way out of the burger, the bun was hard as tits, the hot sauce was ugghh. Never again. I hate getting burned but when it happens I always hear my Dad saying to me, "Well, as long as you learn something from this, that is the main thing". I have learned to never ever set foot in a Nando's again.

Different Moods and the effect they have on things

Shopping

Mood: Hungry
- Will buy way more then I need, will buy all the delicious snacks I see. Impulsive.

Mood: Normal
- Will only buy what I need. Buy items on special. Good impulse control.

Mood: Tired/Cranky
- Will annoy Sara. Will buy slightly more food than normal. Will buy a V energy drink.

I had lots of dreams last night. Dreams have to be one of the most boring things to listen to. I wish that I had the same dream on a certain day every year. That would be cool.

Right now I am looking around the room and here are things that are in my line of sight.

- Pen or Pin?
- Your bill has been delayed
- InkSaver 2.0
- Work out what folders on my PC need to be backed up
- Giving a yr 7 a wedgie! + being late for class on Friday lunch (a detention I got in yr 8)
- Family Medical Practitioner

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A Drawing a Day - Day 7

2008-07-15T23:19:00.002+09:30

Jock Birdman - 15/7/08

He's a bird, he's a man, he's a fashion-jock.

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A Drawing a Day - Day 6

2008-07-14T22:33:00.002+09:30

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A Drawing a Day - Day 5

2008-07-13T18:47:00.004+09:30

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2008-07-12T20:26:00.003+09:30

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Day four - I'm over this already

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2008-07-12T00:57:00.005+09:30

Friendship - 11/7/08

Cawww

A Drawing a Day - Day 2

2008-07-10T23:43:00.005+09:30

Okay, so I didn't say it would be a good drawing every day :)

This is what happens when I try to draw something after coming home at 11:30pm after watching Hancock.

Un tit led - 10/7/08

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2008-07-09T23:06:00.009+09:30

A friend of mine (E.J. aka European Man) is doing a photo a day on his facebook; this inspired me to start a drawing a day.

I love to draw, I have not drawn in months. Doing a drawing a day will force me to do something at least.

Tay Zonday - 9/7/08

I kinda muffed up his face, it should be more spherical.

While You Were Entering This World, Who Was Departing?

2008-07-09T21:01:00.005+09:30

The great title of this post comes from a link Reece sent to me in del.icio.us today.

The Death Report - Morbid Facts About Your Birthday is just that, morbid facts about the day you were born. I just tried to think of a way to tie in the childish delight of discovering say a mug with your very own name on and this site but I couldn't.

140,747 People

Here are morbid facts about the day I was born (8th December 1982):

People who died on December 08, 1982 (the exact day you were born)

Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist

Unusual Deaths in 1982

Vic morrow, actor, was decapitated by a helicopter blade during filming of twilight zone

Vladimir smirnov, an olympic champion fencer, died of brain damage nine days after his opponent's foil snapped during a match, penetrated his mask, pierced his eyeball and entered his brain.

People who died on December 08 (various years)

2006 - José Uribe, Dominican baseball player

2006 - Martha Tilton, American singer

2005 - Georgiy Zhzhonov, Russian actor and author

2004 - Dimebag Darrell (Darrell Abbott), American guitarist

2003 - Rubén González, Cuban pianist (Buena Vista Social Club)

2001 - Don Tennant, American advertising executive

1999 - Péter Kuczka, Hungarian writer

1996 - Howard Rollins, American actor

1994 - Tom Jobim, Brazilian composer and arranger

1992 - William Shawn, American magazine editor

1991 - Buck Clayton, American jazz trumpet player

1984 - Robert Jay Mathews, White Nationalist

1984 - Luther Adler, American actor

1983 - Slim Pickens, American actor

1980 - John Lennon, English musician and peace activist

1978 - Golda Meir, Russian-born Prime Minister of Israel

1975 - Gary Thain, New Zealand bassist (Uriah Heep)

1963 - Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata, Prime Minister of Thailand

1958 - Tris Speaker, American baseball player

1952 - Charles Lightoller, British second officer on the Titanic

1938 - Friedrich Glauser, German-language Swiss writer

1917 - Mendele Moykher Sforim, Russian writer

1914 - Maximilian von Spee, German naval officer

1907 - Oscar II of Sweden

1894 - Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician

1885 - William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family

1864 - George Boole, British inventor of Boolean algebra

1859 - Thomas de Quincey, British author

1830 - Benjamin Constant, Swiss writer

1779 - Nathan Alcock, English physician

1768 - Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary

1756 - William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, British statesman and diplomat

1746 - Charles Radclyffe, British politician

1745 - Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist

1744 - Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux, mistress of King Louis XV of France

1722 - Liselotte von der Pfalz, Duchess of Orléans

1709 - Thomas Corneille, French dramatist

1695 - Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist

1691 - Richard Baxter, English clergyman

1680 - Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English politician

1649 - Noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary

1643 - John Pym, English statesman

1638 - Ivan Gundulic, Croatian poet

1632 - Philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer

1626 - John Davies, English poet

899 - Arnulf of Carinthia (b. 850)

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IT Guy vs Dumb Employees

2008-07-02T20:38:00.002+09:30

So if you read digg you will have probably seen this already.
I found this video hilarious and had to post it on here.

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Uggghhhh

2008-06-16T22:46:00.002+09:30

I was going to write a post about buying ill-fitting pajamas but I decided against it.
I was going to write about how the pajamas itch my skin, my own fault really as I don't like to wash things before wearing them, I can't bear to not wear them right away. I was going to write about how I bought size MEDIUM when I should have bought LARGE but you know what? Ugghhh.. that is what.. ugghhhh.

Look at these sleeves, do they look comfy to you? well, do they! I can tell you right now that they constrict the blood flow when my arms are say, typing on a keyboard, that I can tell you with utmost sincerity.

Look at these pants! They are the very reason why I bought these tonight, so cool.

Pajamas crack me up. I would love to come across a website that is just pictures of hard-asses in pajamas. Pajamas have the ability to make anyone look ridiculous and I like that.

My 23 Minutes of Fame: "Guess What?" - 1993

2008-06-14T20:42:00.008+09:30

I recently bought this USB 2.0 Video Grabber which allows you to import video from VHS, V8, Hi8, anything that can output video/audio with a Red, White, Yellow or S-Video cable.

When I found this on www.zazz.com.au I was very excited as with this I could finally convert my VHS-recorded appearance on a kids TV show to DVD and future-proof this awkward television appearance.
This is what I have been doing tonight; converting my VHS tape to DVD.

Capturing my childhood memories

Importing "Guess What?" to my computer

"Guess What?" was a somewhat popular kids show on Australian television (Channel 9) back in the 1993-94 where the talented host, "Andre Fyfe" would draw cartoons on a whiteboard which could represent animals, phrases, places and things. The contestants had to guess the thing or phrase that they represented.

In grade 4, our class was contacted and we were asked if any of us wanted to try out for the show. Myself and another friend whom I went to school with called Mark submitted a written application for it and we were accepted. I can't really remember what we had to fill out on the application, I think it asked general questions about our hobbies and interests and then included some picture questions which helped weed out people who might not be very good at guessing right answers, if they were on the show.

Special guest Alison Brahe, Myself and Mark

I was so excited when that day finally came when Mark and me were to be on the show.
In our acceptance letter we were told to wear bright colours, so both of our mums went out and bought super bright parachute tracksuits, hell yeah! - as was the style at the time. Our outfits were so bright that the hosts had to change the clothes they were wearing so that they didn't look so drab in comparison.

Mark and his parachute tracksuit - Bright Like Neon Love

I remember arriving and getting makeup put on me. I also remember the studio lights being incredibly hot. I believe this was one of the main things I would comment on when asked how it was. The question I was most asked by people, after appearing on the show was, "How do they clean the board so quick". The answer to this is that the white board was double-sided and after every picture someone behind the whiteboard would swivel the whiteboard around and reveal a cleaned board.

The magical, self-cleaning whiteboard

Another thing I used to enjoy doing was this little joke setup; I would ask unsuspecting person if they had ever been on TV, they would usually reply "No", then they would usually return the question to me, which I would reply, "Yeah, guess what?" said in a tone which conveyed, Yes, I have been on TV, can you guess what show?. They would reply, "Oh, I don't know, what?". To which I would restate, "Guess What?". This would go on until I ended it with a, "Guess what the TV show!". hardy har har.

Before the show, the hosts, "Andrew Fyfe" and "Jacquie Rindt" talked with us and worked out what they would ask us about in the opening introductions. The question they asked us was based on what we had answered on our application sheets. The question they chose to introduce me with was a statement about my pets, specifically that I had a cat, and a turtle named "Emi". I like turtles.

We were lucky enough to have a special guest, Australian model Alison Brahe on our show that day. Alison Brahe used to co-host the show with Andrew when it first started. I remember back then being overcome with pre-pubescent swoon for Alison Brahe. What a babe.

The winners of the show received a pair of British Knights (popular at the time) and a British Knights cap. The runners-up received books, nibbles and a can of coke. Oh and every contestant walked away with a super-hip "Guess What?" bum bag. Bum bags! yeah.

Winners Prize: British Knights

Runners Up Prize: Books

All Contestants Received: "Guess What?" Bum Bags - Totally Rad!

Mark and me ended up coming second, losing by 15 points, 40 to 55.

At the end of the game we all got to get out of our seats and draw on the whiteboard.
I drew a cartoon face, one from my repertoire (ripped off from my brother Justin's trademark cartoon faces) and remember the host, "Andrew Fyfe" making a positive remark about it.
Mark wrote, "Hi Luke" and drew a face. Luke, my brother asked him to write that.

My cartoon face, check it out Andrew is totally pointing at it

Andrew studies my cartoon face: talent recognising talent

I don't remember caring too much about losing to these girls. On the way back home Mark and I rationalised that the runners-up prizes were better than the winners prize anyway! We got three "Where's Wally" books! Kick-ass!

The Boys: Me and Mark

The Girls: Kimberley and Julie

It was a very pleasant experience and am glad that I got to take part in it. I remember being very happy about the bragging right of "I've been on TV" that came with appearing on "Guess What?".

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2008-06-01T11:18:00.002+09:30

I just came across this pic via digg and haven't been able to stop laughing for the last five minutes.

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2008-05-17T21:09:00.005+09:30

I just came across one of the best sentences I have read in a long time and had to post it here:

"Looking at the brains of orgasming men using a PET scanner".

- from this article: "Women Have "No Emotional Feelings" During Orgasm, Say Neuroscientists".

My legs are really, really sore from walking around Rundle Mall today for a while so I think I will stop now and sit on the couch.

I got attitude from a middle-aged woman today while ordering a cappuccino, it was really great.

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Music I Like: Printed Circuit, Leslie & The Ly's

2008-05-14T22:05:00.007+09:30

Printed Circuit

My last.fm friend, spagyricus recommended an artist to me tonight, "Printed Circuit". I love it.

Here is a video of Printed Circuits song, "Movements".

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Leslie & The Ly's

While checking out spagyricus's last.fm journal I found out about "Leslie & The Ly's". Pretty fun.

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MySpace Song Ripper
On a related note, tonight I visited my favourite myspace ripping tool, File2HD.com and noticed that they now support ripping Original Version (High Quality) mp3s... yessss!

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If you like this sort of music or even if you don't, here are some other songs that I am really enjoying at the moment:

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Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

2008-05-10T11:48:00.010+09:30

A few weeks ago I was talking with a friend who is always up on good comedy and I asked him if he had found any good "tv show comedies" lately. He told me about this show called, "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!". He explained a few of the skits and they seemed funny. On Thursday my brother bookmarked a website in delicious about this show which reminded me that I needed to check it out.

I have just finished watching all of Season 1 of "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!". It is such a good show.

Synopsis
"Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" is a surreal sketch show created by Tim Heidecker [wp][pw][gi][imdb] and Eric Wareheim [wp][pw][gi][imdb].
The show consists of sketches, songs, and mock commercials. The Wikipedia entry for "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" lists Andy Kaufman and Monty Python as a major influence on the comedy of Tim and Eric, their humour is comparatively offbeat and surreal.

Each episode goes for roughly eleven and a half minutes (11:30).

Here she comes

The show premiered February 11, 2007. Stylistically, the show has been created to look like a late 80's/early 90's production. The graphics, audio, fashion, make-up and subject matter all hark to former years. The graphics are reminiscent of the (now outdated) instructional/educational videos that they showed (still show?) in schools. Video transitions popular in these decades give the show a great DIY feel with accompanying music and soundscapes popular in the same decades. A lot of the sketches spoof public access televisions' poor quality and often emotionless dialogue of its participants.

One sketch is a commercial where a family is listening to (and highly enjoying) midi files being played by the father on an old computer. MIDI file based sketch! brilliant!
I found this sketch on youtube, it is show here in this video following a sketch about "sports".

Sports Sketch / Midi File Organiser Advert Sketch

S01E08 (0:07:01)

The Doo Dah Doo Doo Sketch

(Low video quality), S01E02 (0:01:24)

Celebrities
The show features appearances from celebrities such as:
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Brule's Rules with Dr Steve Brule: An inept news reporter (played by John C. Reilly)

Season 1 is now out on DVD (US), coming soon to (AU)

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Dion McGregor - Sleep Talker (AWESOME!)

2008-04-04T20:41:00.007+10:30

I talk in my sleep. Last night, to my absolute horror at the time I had 2 dreams in a row where my macbook pro was destroyed. In the first dream I dropped it, smashed the screen and bent the case, in the second I came back to my parents home and I found my macbook pro had been scratched with a compass all over the case and the insides by my sister, to the point of being destroyed. Very unsettling dreams. In the morning I was telling Sara about them and she mentioned that I was sleep-talking too as I often do.

Today I decided to look up "sleep-talking" on wikipedia to learn more about it.
I found out that sleep-talking is very common and is reported in 50% of young children, with most of them outgrowing it by puberty, although it may persist into adulthood (about 5% of adults are reported to talk in their sleep). It appears to run in families.

While browsing the wikipedia page I noticed this line about a famous sleep talker and was intrigued.

One famous sleep talker is Dion McGregor, a man who became something of an underground celebrity when his roommate Michael Barr recorded his nightly soliloquies (which were often hilariously detailed), which were then released as a series of albums in the 60's.

This would be sooo great to hear I thought and googled his name and found a myspace page for him here, yesss!

Dion McGregor - look at this picture as you listen to his sleep-talking

I listened to this first recording, "The Food And What to do with it" and LOVED it!
In this recording he tells someone to get various fruits, prepare them and then RAM THEM UP THEIR ASS! His pitch and tone is captivating, he is often mean. Sometimes he laughs like a lunatic. While listening to the recordings I picture the scenes as he narrates what is happening.

The Food And What To Do With It (mp3)

The Food And What To Do With It - Lyrics
Brown that banana
Brown it
Brown it
Crust it all over with sugar
Dip it in the sugar pot
Dip it in the sugar pot
Okay, now bend over and ram it up your ass
That's right
Okay
Cut that grapefruit in half
Cut that grapefruit in half
Alright
Sprinkle it lightly with sugar
Okay, now lean back and ram it up your cunt!
Take that honeydew melon
Slice it from stem to stern
Salt it a little bit
Stick it down in your tits
Take that dish of strawberries
Put a few drops of cream in it
Alrighty
Pour it over her head
Take that huckleberry pie
Heat it in the oven
Stick it on a plate
Mash it in his face
Take that mango
Cool it
Peel it
Jam it up your ass
Look at that red rug on the floor
Oh, little dog dancing
Puddles here and there
Puddles here and there
Look out pussycat
It's a pussy
It's a pussy
Do turkeys have tits?

All lyrics from this "The Dream World of Dion McGregor (He Talks In His Sleep)" here.

Another, more manically narrated sleep-talk is this one, "Don't Break The Mailman".

Dont Break The Mailman (mp3)

I went back to the Wikipedia entry on him which said this about him:

Dion McGregor (1922–1994) was a New York City-born songwriter, whose main claim to fame is that he was a voluble dreamer, or somniloquist.

As a songwriter, McGregor's biggest success came when his song "Where Is The Wonder" (cowritten with roommate Michael Barr) was recorded by Barbra Streisand on her hit album My Name Is Barbra (1965). He was unable to find much success afterwards, however, and by the 1980's had given up on songwriting. Critic Joslyn Layne writes that "Despite his lack of success as a song lyricist, McGregor's narration of his vivid dreamlife provided a more unique artistic contribution than any usually recorded."

McGregor talked in his sleep. Not in quiet, barely-comprehensible mumbles: while he slept, McGregor would essentially narrate his dreams at conversational volume. As a narrator of his (often terrifying) dreams, Dion adopted various personas but frequently established a fey, argumentative, insolent approach to the subject at hand – be it a hot air balloon trip to the moon with a group of multi-ethnic children, a frantic journey around New York, or a tattooing job on a woman's tongue. As Phil Milstein notes, the Tzadik LP could just as well be called Dion McGregor Screams Again, as most of McGregor's dream narratives end with him shrieking in terror.

An LP of his dream diatribes – The Dream World Of Dion McGregor (He Talks In His Sleep) – was even released to minor acclaim by Decca Records in 1964. A book of the same name, containing the transcripts of a wider selection of McGregor's dreams, and with illustrations by Edward Gorey, was also published in 1964.

McGregor died in 1994, but researcher Phil Milstein gathered recordings of McGregor's dream-speech considered too risque to be released in the 1960s and assembled them for the 1999 album, Dion McGregor Dreams Again, released on Tzadik Records. A third album, The Further Somniloquies of Dion McGregor: More Outrageous Recordings of the World's Most Renowned Sleeptalker was assembled by Toronto poet Steve Venright and released in August 2004 on the Torpor Vigil Industries label.

Some more web searches returned more interesting information about him:

Dion McGregor was a homeless gay bohemian from NY. He wanted to be a songwriter for Broadway musicals, and while waiting for his big break in show business, he couch-surfed with his friends, lovers, and acquaintances. One of his hosts was fascinated with Dion's habit of talking in his sleep and attempted to document it.
You can hear New York street noises in the background of his recordings, as he slept by an open window.

Taken from here.

The above post also links to an upload of his 1964 recorded album title, "The Dream World of Dion McGregor (He Talks In His Sleep)".

The cover of "The Dream World of Dion McGregor (He Talks In His Sleep)"

Download Link - MEGAUPLOAD

I really, really want to here his 1999 album, "Dion McGregor Dreams Again" and his third album, "The Further Somniloquies of Dion McGregor: More Outrageous Recordings of the World's Most Renowned Sleeptalker". I imagine they would be incredibly dirty.
So if anyone has these albums, could I please get them from you?

Dion McGregor Links

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Dion McGregor - Last.fm
The Dream World of Dion McGregor + Shut Up, Little Man! - Blog Post
Dion McGregor - Wikipedia
Dion McGregor Dreams Again

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Middle-Aged Men In T-shirts

2008-04-01T21:49:00.016+10:30

Tonight a middle-aged man got on the bus I was on, he had grey hair and was wearing a loose-fitting white t-shirt. For some reason it did not seem right.
Seeing him made me think about another older man who I used to work with and how whenever he would wear a t-shirt I would find it off-putting. When I say "middle-aged" I am referring to ages 40-60. The man on the bus would have been about 55.

I think that a man comes to a certain age when it is only acceptable to go out in public in a shirt or polo top. A shirt or polo is dignified and respectable. Whenever I wear a dress shirt I feel great and confident. When I reach the age when I farewell the t-shirt from my daily out of home attire I will welcome it with open arms.

On the bus tonight I was trying to pinpoint why seeing this middle-aged man in a plain white t-shirt made me feel so weird. I was doing that thing where when you want to look at a person but not be rude you look into the bus window at their reflection. I was looking at this man's reflection in the window and trying to figure out why I was reacting in this way. I did not figure it out. I also thought that maybe "the older a man is, the weirder he looks if he wears a t-shirt". Then I thought of this man who I see in the morning sometimes whilst walking to work, he wears yellow shorts and t-shirts. He would be about 60 I reckon and he does not look weird. I am going to start noticing what middle-aged men wear more from now on. Maybe middle-aged mens spouses have a lot to do with their out of work attire, most probably. I think that without wives dragging their husbands into going clothes shopping then it might be more of a common thing to see a middle-aged man in a tee-shirt out in public.

Bouncer-tee. Badass displays of gut -wrenching masculinity.

Middle-aged man at home
Surely though at home is a different story for the middle-aged man?
When I get home, one of the first things I do is change into my comfortable nike track pants (or second skins as I have affectionately come to call them), a comfy tee and kick off the shoes. When you get older you should not lose this comfort and so an older man at home in a t-shirt is acceptable.

Occasions where it is acceptable for a middle-aged man to wear a t-shirt would be:

On Vacation

Exercising/at the gym

At home

Playing sport

At the beach

Richard Dawkins - Great scientist, great example of vacation tee.

I find myself thinking more often now at the age of 25 that I should gradually fade out my wearing of t-shirts and start wearing more shirts and polos for work and out of the house occasions. I have noticed that when I wear polo shirts or dress shirts people - especially females - treat me well, I get glances where there would not usually be glances and service seems that little bit more respectful.

Before I know it I will be a middle-aged man and will know first hand "the rules" if there even are any to begin with.

Another thing I have noticed quite a bit lately which relates to public transport is that "hot women" or "women who think they're hot" will usually choose seats that face the opposite way to where the bus/train/tram is heading, so that they are facing the passengers. I absolutely HATE facing the opposite way (facing the passengers) on a bus or tram so I tend to notice people who by choice choose those seats.

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2008-03-30T09:47:00.003+10:30

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I am in Todays Advertiser - pg. 18 (10/03/2008)

2008-03-10T16:52:00.005+10:30

"My View"
Question: Should the Adelaide Festival be an annual event?

Click to enlarge

So yesterday I was in Rundle mall sitting down waiting for Sara when a journalist and a photographer came up to me and asked if they could take a few minutes of my time and ask me some survey questions. Sure, why not I said.

Here is how the conversation went.

Journalist: "Hi, how are you going?".

Me: "Pretty good thanks".

Journalist: "I was wondering if you could spare a few minutes to answer a few survey questions".

Me: "Yeah sure, go for it".

Journalist: "Okay, so do you think the Adelaide festival should be a yearly thing?".

Me: "Yeah".
(I was thinking but did not get time to say, because that would bring more artists/comedians/shows to Adelaide giving me more choice in Entertainment).

Journalist: "Alright cool and just one more question, do you think that having it every year would make it less special?".

Me: "Yeah, it would".

Journalist: "So if I could just get your name, age and suburb".

Me: "Yep, my name is Nathan...." *I pause as he writes my first name* "Kowald...", I say ending in a high note as if I was unsure. *This meets the usual puzzled expression requiring the letter by letter spell out*. "So that's, K O W A L D", I say.

Journalist: *writes down K O W A L V*

Me: "Oops sorry, no, D, K O W A L Deee not V".

Journalist: *makes the changes*

Me: "My ages is.." *I pause to think about it* "25", I say hesitantly while I confirm in my head that yes I am actually 25. "And my suburb is Goodwood".

Journalist: "Oh, I just live around the corner in ________" (a suburb I forget).

Me: "Oh cool", I reply. *did not know how to respond*

Journalist: "Okay, that was easy wasn't it. Now just the last bit we will take a photo of you".

Me: "Yep".

Photographer: *takes 2 shots* then says, "A nice big smile like before". *Like before? I think.*

Me: *Smiles*

Photographer: *takes 3rd and final shot then shows me the photo he took in his camera's view finder*.

Me: I nod at the picture of myself and give an obligatory, "Yep, nice".

Journalist: "Thanks a lot, this will be in tomorrows paper".

Me: "Cool, thanks for that".

Journalist: "Thanks, enjoy the rest of your weekend".

Me: "Thanks, you too".

So as you can see, what made the paper was not a direct quote. But then again, you need to add words when the responses to your questions are just yeah and yep. Also, I would never use the expression, "It would probably take the shine away from it". My general view however was portrayed. The journalist was youngish, well dressed, cool and easy to talk to.

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