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Sukkot is just around the corner, so Chag Sameach to everyone if you're going to be celebrating the festival.. I'll be with my friend C again. A friend of ours helped put up her Sukkah after Yom Kippur and now she has this massive thing on the courtyard above her apartment. It's awesome.

I spent the weekend in the Hunter Valley. I can't wait to post all the photos. If was the best weekend I've had all year. I really want to go back already. Or at least crack open a few of the bottle that we brought back with us. We bought so much wine! I tried to fast for Yom Kippur, but after drinking so much wine, I got really dehydrated and sick, so half way into the fast I had to break it. Last year was so much easier. I was really prepared, and I spent most of the time in the synagogue, so it was eeeeasy..

Speaking of Fasting.. and all related issues, I recently read that Jessica Alba suffered from Anorexia. I should have known because I also recently watched the 2 first and only seasons of Dark Angel on DVD, and Jessica went from this gorgeous sexy voluptuous womanly creature in the first season, to a skinny, scraggly sick-looking, almost ugly, stick figure thing in the second season, and she was anorexic during 2001, which was between the 2 seasons, so there you go..

My lastest poetry submission is inspired by that.. and also the Poetry Thursday prompt. I havent written poetry for so long.. nearly 2 years.. so expect some crappolla deviations before the good stuff starts coming again..

Love y'all... have a great weekend.

PS: Meic, hope you're well, angel.

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Listening to: Panic at the Disco
Reading: CPA Module 4. Fun!
Watching: Dark Angel season 2 DVDs

Happy new year all you sexy Jews out there.

L'shana tova vmetuka!



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Listening to: King Without a Crown, Matisyahu
Reading: Letters From the Rebbe
Watching: Munich

On Monday I wrote a little entry on September 11, 2001. It was just a brief flashback about my experience 5 years ago, and I wrote it in a terrible rush just as I was about to leave my office at the end of the day, but later I started thinking about what I'd written, and it started making me feel sick. I didn't want to remember how I felt that day, nor did I understand why everyone around the world was obsessed with re-living the experience. So the next time I came online, I deleted the entry and decided that the next time I wrote in this journal, it would be something positive. Unfortunately, this isn't a positive entry, because I don't really have anything positive to write. Last night was one of the worst nights I can remember having. Maybe the last time I had a night worse than the one I experienced last night, was in 2004 when I was working at a bar in Dee Why, and I was living in Marrickille, and before my bar shift, I'd eaten some sushi which happened to be off, and during my shift I started experiencing the most severe food poisoning I'd ever had, still til this day I've never had food poisoning so badly. I literally passed out in one of the rooms at the hotel, and later had to will myself to drive to my parent's house because Marrickville was too far to drive in that condition, and shortly after I'd climbed into my old bed, my parents came home and knew something was wrong because they saw my car there, and my mother brought me a bucket and.. wow, the vomit that came out smelled like the foulest thing imaginable, mainly a fishy smell because of the sushi, and anyway.. it was intense.. But last night, I thankfully, didn't throw up. I did however, remain in a constant state of alertness because I was feeling terrible nausea and kept running to the bathroom because I felt as though I would be sick, but after spitting for some time into the toilet, I'd go back to bed. Occassionally I would drift in and out of consiousness, all the while feeling nauseous, even in my dreams. And all my dreams, no matter how hard I tried to change them, were about work. I was at the office, doing work, speaking to my collegues, speaking to clients, writing emails, working... aargh g-d, the more I dreamed about work, the more I'd feel like throwing up. After some consideration this morning, I've put it down to stress. I had an awefully stressful day yesterday. I have too much to do, too many people who need my help or who need to ask me what to do.. I'm not cut out for it, as clearly demonstrated by aforementioned nocturnal torture. I really need to find a way to deal with this stress thing. And right now, I need to find a way to stay awake all day. It's only 8.30am and I'm already feeling like I could just curl up onto the cold tiles beneath my desk and fall asleep.

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~childproof, your work is amazing!! Everyone should check out her work!!

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Listening to: King Without a Crown, Matisyahu
Reading: Letters From the Rebbe
Watching: Munich

Remember remember, the 5th of September.. (Ok, I recently watched V for Vendetta, and have had that "5th of November" speech in my head for the last few days). So today marks the anniversary of the Munich Massacre. Just another example of why the Israeli Government is so adamant about national security and protecting it's citizens from terrorists; you call it extreme, we call it necessary.

" The Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September, a group with ties to Yasser Arafat's Fatah organization. The terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes and one German police officer. Five of the eight hostage-takers were killed by police during an abortive rescue attempt. The three surviving captured hostage-takers were later released by Germany, following the hijacking of a Lufthansa airliner. The massacre was followed by a series of Israeli revenge assassinations of the principal planners... [more, courtesy of Wikipedia] "

I was not overly impressed by Spielberg's Munich, but it is a good film and I plan to watch it tonight, considering the significance of today. But if any of you are really interested, I think One Day In September is a far better representation of the horror of the Munich Massacre, and particularly, this documentary focuses on the bungled, if not disingenuous attempts to save the hostages, by the German police and government.

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~childproof, your work is amazing!! Everyone should check out her work!!
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Listening to: King Without a Crown, Matisyahu
Reading: Letters From the Rebbe
Watching: Pride & Prejudice

I watched Pride & Prejudice last night - the Keira Knightly version. Wow, what a dismal film that was! I must admit, I enjoyed the cinematography moreso than in my beloved BBC version, but the crap cinematography in the latter only made it more realistic. I've never seen such terrible acting in my life, except of course, Judy Dench - she was great, but her part was tiny! And also to a small extent, Donald Sutherland, he was quite good. But geez, if you've got something fantastic, why try to make it better? I refer of to the BBC miniseries, Pride and Prejudice, with the delicious Colin Firth as Mr Darcy.. and it isn't as though I'm being biased because I adore Colin Firth - in fact, it is this very production that made me appreciate Firthy in the first place.

Now, where did I want to go with this entry....? Ah yes, a questionnaire. These are so fun, if only for the time consuming aspect of them..


BOOK CLUB SURVEY:

Favorite Book: The Power of One, Bryce Courtney

Favorite Book Genre: Travel

Favorite Author(s): Bryce Courtney, Dan Brown

About how many books do you read in a month?: Not many. Hardly ever have time.

How long does it take you to finish a book?: Depends on the book. Also, depends on how much time I have. I can read the Da Vinci Code in 2 days.

Have you ever written your own stories?: Yes. I used to looove writing. No time for it now..

Is reading your favorite hobby?: No. My favourite hobby is writing poetry.

Worst books you've read: Cant think of one.

Why do you love to read?: Because it transports you to another place.

Favorite place to read?: In bed

Do you belong to any book clubs?: No

Favorite book store: Borders

Current book you're reading: Letters from the Rebbe vol 6

What's your next book?: I was thinking of reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Favorite Childhood book: Something by Roald Dahl probably. I used to read all his books when I was little. I also was a HUGE fan of Baby Sitters Club. I read ALL the books Hahah and I also loved Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park

About how many books in your collection?: No idea.. I have HEAPS. Most of them however, are non-fiction books, like travel books and philosphy stuff.

After you finish a book do you put it away on your shelf, give it away, throw it away, etc.?: I put it on my shelf and sometimes read it again.. sometimes I lend it to someone but I never give it away or throw it away

Finish this sentence: Without books to read and enjoy, life would be ______. Different. Not worse.. there would certainly be something to replace the void..

Do a really brief review on the last book you read: The Time Traveller's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger.. well.. I'll say.. its kind of erotic, very exciting.. disturbing.. sad.. i dont know. I dont have enough time to write a proper review, but its a good book. Not the best, but worth a read.

~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/9885870/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/9885870/ Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:48:07 PDT Listening to: King Without a Crown, Matisyahu
Reading: Letters to the Rebbe

So, today is Michael Jackson's birthday.

And today I also subscribed to devart for a year, so you can expect that I'll be around quite regularly for at least that long..

Hopefully some poetry will come out during that time.. but if not, I'm always up for a good critique or two..

Not much else to report. How are you all?

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Now, that is out of the way, Id like to wish everyone out there either:
Chag Sameach - I hope you have a happy and kosher passover, and enjoy celebrating the miracle of our exodus!
Happy Easter - dont eat too many easter eggs, but enjoy the holidays none the less!

Check my website for more regular updates. [link] / DORINNY.COM



Love you all dearly. ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/6033908/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/6033908/ Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:22:56 PDT [link]

heheh

[link] -- for travel journal and photos (keep checking back for photo updates.. i still havent finished uploading the italy photos).. ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/5731482/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/5731482/ Sat, 25 Jun 2005 05:31:54 PDT [link]

it isnt workin for me

maybe my domain registration ran out.. i know it isnt a problem with my virtual host because another site that I host with a different URL is working ..

waah.

im in Roma right now. lots to write about but I cant access my damn journal. and GOD this net cafe scks.

thekeys are all messed up.

== edit ==

it definately is a domain problem and not a virtual host problem .. i cant fix it while im here in europe, so for the time being, use this address:

[link]

Let me know if you still cant view it (or other pages on the site)

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Reading: Reporting & Professional Practice, Module 3 - CPA

Jackson Accuser's Poor Performance

March 14, 2005

CBSNews.com
Andrew Cohen

(CBS) If prosecutors were hoping that Michael Jackson's accuser would come to the witness stand Monday and cement into place their case, they surely are disappointed, and perhaps even mortified, by the young man's courtroom demeanor and testimony. The alleged molestation victim did not talk or act like one in court. And on Monday, during the heart of the prosecution's case, no part of his story was immune from serious and substantial questions about its accuracy or reliability.

At times sullen and combative, cheeky and evasive, acting more like a punk than a crime victim, and often mumbling so badly that the court reporter had to ask him to repeat his answers, the young man did little to persuade jurors that he is telling the truth and Jackson is lying about their alleged encounters together. And it wasn't because Jackson's attorney, Thomas Mesereau, went after the complaining witness like the pit bull attorney we all know he can be. Indeed, part of the reason why Monday was such a devastating day for prosecutors is because the accuser so often during the course of the cross-examination did himself in through word and deed. Calling the young man "Mister," Mesereau was subtle and soft because he didn't have to be blunt and firm. The witness was doing his dirty work for him.

By far the most important revelation from the day's testimony is that the young man apparently told a former middle school dean of his that Jackson had not molested him. "I told him that Michael didn't do anything to me," the young man told jurors after Mesereau asked him what he had told the dean. And what had the dean said to the young man to elicit that response? Mesereau said the school official asked the young man: "Look at me, look at me. I can't help you unless you tell me the truth." Powerful stuff for the defense, especially since it appears that prosecutors were unaware of the dean's purported testimony until this past weekend.

If the dean does testify, and if he says what Mesereau says he will, that testimony alone could easily create the reasonable doubt Jackson needs to be acquitted of the charges against him. What possible incentive would the dean have to lie? Why would he want to help Jackson? Why would he want to sink the prosecution's case? And even if the young man eventually says on re-direct examination that he didn't want to level with his dean because he was embarrassed, the fact is that then he's lied to a person of authority when asked him to tell the truth about molestation -- which is exactly what this trial is all about.

If this were the only problem prosecutors faced with their most important witness, it might be enough to sink the case. But it is not. On point after point, the alleged victim came across as incredible, at worst, and just plain confused at best. During the afternoon, he even seemed to suggest that he was unclear about when the molestation took place; whether it took place before or after the family made a "rebuttal" video designed to respond to the infamous network video of Jackson at Neverland; the one in which he admitted to the world that he enjoyed sleeping in the same bed with boys not related to him. This, too, is the essence of reasonable doubt.

The timing of the alleged molestation is so important to the case that the defense Monday afternoon trotted out for a third time the rebuttal videotape. If the alleged molestation took place before this rebuttal video was made, its floridly pro-Jackson tone makes even less sense than it did last week, when jurors were told that the alleged molestation took place after the rebuttal video. But no matter when jurors are told the molestation occurred, the rebuttal video is powerful evidence for Jackson and his lawyer made great use of it with the accuser in the courtroom. Over and over again, Mesereau stopped the videotape to ask the young man if he and his family were lying or telling the truth in it. Sometimes the answer was yes; sometimes it was no.

Long hours before the rebuttal video graced the courtroom again came the first question of the day. Before jurors even got settled in their seats, Mesereau was talking about the young man's comments about masturbation. Mesereau asked the accuser why he had ascribed the same words about masturbation to both Jackson and his grandmother. In other words, the alleged victim apparently told some people that Jackson had told him that masturbation was necessary because it prevented rape while telling others that his grandmother had said that. The young... ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4703273/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4703273/ Tue, 01 Mar 2005 14:45:23 PST Reading: Reporting & Professional Practice, Module 3 - CPA

Since the media hasnt been reporting ANY of the opening statements of the defence in the People of Santa Barbera v Michael Jackson case, here is Tom Mesereau's opening statement (from yesterday and today). [source: thesmokinggun.com]

FEB 28, 2005

12:36 PM PST: After noting that it was an honor to represent Jackson, Thomas Mesereau told jurors, "I'm here to tell you these charges are fictitious, they're bogus, and they never happened." He than bellowed, "These charges are fake, silly, ridiculous." After Melville sustained an objection from Sneddon, Mesereau described what he said were attempts by the accuser's mother to weasel money from several celebrities while her son was ill. The woman, Mesereau said, tried to score cash from Jay Leno, comedian George Lopez, and an actress who appeared on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air."

These gambits were scams, Mesereau said. In one instance, the mother received $20,000 from comedian Louise Palanker, claiming that the funds would be used for her son's medical bills and living expenses. Instead, Mesereau said, Palanker was upset to learn that the money was used to buy "a huge TV and DVD player." The mother also approached celebrities like Mike Tyson, Jim Carrey, and Adam Sandler. But, he noted, "the best-known celebrity and the most vulnerable celebrity became their mark, Michael Jackson."

After claiming that his client has been the subject of much inaccurate reporting, Mesereau launched into a brief biographical sketch of Jackson and his creation of Neverland Ranch, a place where Jackson can enjoy the childhood spoils he never had while a young man.

12:49 PM PST: Countering Sneddon's assertion that Jackson's estate was a den of iniquity, Mesereau told jurors, "We will prove that Neverland is not a haven for criminal acts, a lure for molestation, a magnet for crime." The singer's intentions toward the teenage accuser were honorable, Mesereau said, noting that Jackson "took a lot of time away from his career to help this child and help this family", unaware that "the trap was being set" for him by the family. In describing the kind of help Jackson provided when the child was ill, Mesereau said the performer asked the boy to "envision he's playing Pac Man, and the cancer cells are being gobbled up by the good people. He had gotten that from studies of visualization techniques that were perfected in England years ago for cancer patients."

In a broadside on the accuser's mother, Mesereau described the woman as a shakedown artist who used her sick son as bait, a woman who coached her kids to lie in connection with an assault lawsuit the family once brought against J.C. Penney. Mesereau referred to a newly surfaced witness--who worked as a paralegal for the lawyer representing the family in the Penney case--who claims that the mother fabricated her allegations in that civil case. The paralegal contends that she hesitated to come forward because the mother once told her she had relatives in the Mexican Mafia.

Along with the alleged J.C. Penney scheme, the woman illegally obtained welfare benefits, Mesereau said, adding that she never bothered to mention her six-figure settlement from the department store when applying for those benefits. In other instances, Mesereau said, the woman "undertook a program to use her son to raise money." That bid, Mesereau told jurors, involved the family targeting Jay Leno, who spoke with the accuser on the telephone at one point. Mesereau said that Leno rebuffed the financial pitch and later told Santa Barbara police that the family was looking for a "mark." Mesereau said, "Mr. Leno has told the Santa Barbara police, 'Something was wrong. They were looking for a mark. It sounded scripted. The mother was in the background, and I terminated the conversation.'"

1:08 PM PST: Another celebrity mentioned by Mesereau was comedian George Lopez, who the family apparently met via Jamie Masada, the Laugh Factory owner. Without providing any details, Mesereau told jurors that Lopez was approached by the accuser and his mother, who "asked for money. He didn't want to give money, and then they accused him of stealing $300 from [the accuser]'s wallet."

Reeling off one financial scam after the other, Mesereau remarked, "It goes on and on."

Addressing the mother's claim that she and her children were held against her will at Neverland, Mesereau told jurors that the guest unit in which she was held allegedly captive was the suite that Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor requested when they individually stayed at Jackson's estate. He also mentioned that during this same period the Jackson camp paid more than $3300 for the woman's... ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4651150/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4651150/ Wed, 23 Feb 2005 05:51:54 PST Reading: Reporting & Professional Practice, Module 2 - CPA

This is really interesting:

[link]

(start with 'the 1993 allegations' and continue clicking the links at the bottom of each page, to read the whole thing in order)..

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4595162/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4595162/ Wed, 16 Feb 2005 03:57:50 PST Mood: Lalalalalaaaa...
Reading: Reporting & Professional Practice, Module 2 - CPA

I was watching the news this evening and they had a brief story about the University of Western Sydney (my Uni) cutting about 3000 subjects because of funding issues (i think that's the story.. not entirely sure because I was talking to my brother at the time while my sister kept telling us to be quiet because she was doing her homework).. They interviewed a number of people and there were protests at Werrington campus (even though for some reason Channel 9 was reporting 'on the scene' from Parramatta).

Among those interviewed was some guy who runs (or at least is seriously involved in) the student union.. He looks like he did his hair in the 70's and then fell into a coma and just woke up. I wonder if he's been to Nimbin..? I couldnt concentrate on what he was saying, because I was too overwhelmed with rage due to the annoying emails he sends out to some mailing list that I can't remember ever joining, but for some reason seem to be a part of..

Another person who spoke about the cuts was a lecturer in podiatry.. need I say more?

Then there was someone from the school of Law. That surprised me.. I thought it was the unpopular courses that get cut first (such as podiatry).. Maybe that particular subject is some obscure unit that doesnt really have anything to do with law at all. I remember a friend of mine studying law, telling me she had to sit in the workshop and watch Bangkok lady-boys undressing in a dark nightclub.. But you'd think a subject like that would be one of the popular ones..

Steve Keen spoke for a while. He's just some guy who thinks he knows something about labour economics

And then there was the vice chancellor.. Ah.. what a guy.. I mean.. lady.. Heh. She reminds me of my evil principal in high school *shudder*

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Reading: Reporting & Professional Practice, Module 2 - CPA

My brother sent this to me this morning:

[link]

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Reading: Reporting & Professional Practice, Module 1 - CPA

From the CPA Program’s study notes (sort of like, a compilation of essays written as a substitute for textbooks):

Kant's basic formulation of the categorical imperative is:

‘Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.’

In less formal terms, this can be expressed as ‘I am never to act unless I am acting on a principle that I am willing to have everyone act upon’. The usual illustrations of this universalisation argument of the categorical imperative are that of lying and promise keeping. Kant argued that not to lie under any circumstances and always to keep one’s promises, can be universalised because not doing so would be a self-confounding argument. Put another way, if you feel it is acceptable to lie and break promises, upon applying the rule of universalisation it must be acceptable for others to lie and break promises. If this were to happen, no one would be trusted to tell the truth or to meet their commitments. Without this trust in fellow human beings, trade and normal business will be severely retarded.

I laughed out loud when I read that last line (mind you, I was on a treadmill at the time surrounded by other people).

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4452928/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4452928/ Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:57:02 PST Mood: Weee!!
Reading: Lonely Planet's Condenced Guide to Florence
Watching: Stage Beauty

I'm back from my trip. Had an awesome time, aside from the fighting with family and wot not. But it was great. I love NY and I love France and I love Italy! Yay!

In fact, I love France and Italy so much that I've already bought the tickets for my next flight. I'm leaving sydney on 20th June and returning on 18th July. A full month in Italy and France, and this time, all on my own! I wont have to go by someone else's clock, wont have to compromise on things I want to see and do, and I will be able to socialise and meet people without having to answer to my family. How excitement

My basic plan is this: Fly into Rome, stay there for about 3 nights, then train to Florence, stay there for 2 nights, then train to Venice (which I missed out on when I went with my family because we drove into a snow storm from Florence to Venice and had to turn back to Rome), spend 2 nights in Venice, then train to Verona where I'll spend 2 nights, then on to Milan for another 2 nights, then to Nice in France for 3 nights (by this time, it'll be July which is when Nice's annual jazz festival kicks into swing), then to Lyon for 2 nights and finally to Paris for 9 nights. My bestest friends are going to meet me in Paris a few days after I arrive, to celebrate K's 21st Birthday and the following day to enjoy the festivities on Bastille Day.

While I was in europe this month, my brother had his laptop and he'd downloaded a whole bunch of Family Guy episodes and we watched them whenever we had a chance (i.e. at nights in hotels, in airports etc). I love this show. Here are some quotes I found online:

** for those who aren't familiar with the show (namely, Australians, since this show doesnt really air on free-TV), Peter is the Father, Lois is the Mother, Stewie is the baby, Brian is the dog and Chris and Meg are the teenage kids.

I.R.S. Representative:Well sir, I'm afraid that your not qualified for a tax refund.
Peter:AAAHHHHH... ohh sorry, i still haven't gotten over the loss of party of five.
I.R.S.: Well as I was saying you are not getting a tax refund.
Peter:AAAHHHHHH... oh Party of Five. What were you saying?
IRS: You're not intitled for a tax refund.
Peter: AAHHHHH!
IRS: Was that for Party of Five again?
Peter: No, that was for my tax refund! What the hell is Party of Five!?

Peter: Look at this, Lois, see right here [points in book], I was voted most likely to succeed!
Lois: Peter, that's not you. That's not even a yearbook, it's a People magazine.
Peter: Oh, I wondered why they had the wrong picture and name.

Peter: I'm not afraid of anything, I laugh in the face of Death. See HAHAHAHA.
Death: Oh great! Thanks a lot. As if it wasnt already hard enough to fit in.

Brian: Hola, me Ilamo es brian ... Nosotros caramos ir condustedes.. uhhhh ...
Bellboy(spanish): Hey, that was pretty good, except when you said "me llamo es Brian," you don't need the "es," just me llamo Brian.
Brian: Oh, oh you speak english
Bellboy (sigh): No, just that first speech and this one explaining it.
Brian: You .... you're kidding me, right?
Bellboy(spanish): Que?

Lois: Peter, why would they make you presidesnt?
Peter: Maybe it's because I can recite all 50 states in a quarter of a second - RARF!
Lois: Peter, that was just a loud yelping noise

Lois: Oh, I haven't been on a college campus in years. Everything seems so different.
Stewie: Really? Perhaps if you laid on your back with your ankels behind your ears that would ring a few bells.

Vacuum repairman: There you go, all fixed. Turns out a half-eaten meatball was clogging up the intake.
Peter: Oh. Well, did you save it?
Vacuum repairman: Uh, no.
Peter: You bastard.

Peter (to Meg): Remember that pony you wanted when you were 6? Well I've been waitin for a time like this.
(opens closet door and a skeleton of a pony is there)
Peter: Oh, oh god, that's right ponies, ponies like food.

Peter: Lois, um, go get the medical dictionary and look up "fork" and "lung."
Lois: Why?
Peter: Time is a factor, Lois.

Dennis Miller: I don't wanna go on a RANT here but America's foreign policy makes about as much sense as Beowolf having sex with Robert Fulton at the first Battle of Antetum. I mean when a neo-conserva... ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4220863/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4220863/ Sun, 02 Jan 2005 13:12:30 PST This journal entry is also available here: [link]

Mood: waah
Reading: Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks
Watching: Carnivale

03 Jan 2005 - Spending the day in the Central Coast with my father, brother and sister. We're going to drive around the beaches and the purdy suburbs and have lunch and maybe watch a moofie. The Central Coast is so nice.

04 Jan 2005 - Going to work, but probably won't get much work done, as I have a lot of things I need to buy and do before going overseas, and there's a huge wonderful mall right across the road from my office.

05 Jan 2005 - My sister's birfday. She's turning 17. She wants me to take her to the Supre warehouse in Marrickville. I'm not particularly keen on going, but I can't exactly argue with her, seeing as it's her birthday and all. Then we're spending the afternoon in Bondi Junctions (where I work wif my daddy and brother) for lunch. I also have a beauty treatment appointment that I made weeks ago. Not much point now though, seeing as I have no one to be beautiful for.

06 Jan 2005 - Going with Sam and Shizzy (my bro and sis) to Artarmon for a St John's ambulance training course. It's a 2 day course that teaches you how to respond to emergencies like giving CPR to someone or what to do if someone has a heart attack etc. I dont really want to do it because I'm lazy, but my brother insists that it's really important, in case my dad has a heart attack or something.

07 Jan 2005 - Dropping Toby, our poodle, off at the Vet. They have a kennel there and they're going to look after him during the time that we're away. They give the dogs anti depressants so that they dont get sad at being away from their families. That is so weird and disturbing. Today is also day 2 of the st john's course.

08 Jan 2005 - Going to the airport in the morning (around 11am). Plane leaves at 2pm. Gets to LA in the morning. We have a 3 hour stop over. What the hell are we going to do at LAX for 3 hours? Last time I was in LA, I was surrounded by scary mexicans who were staring hungrily at me while I ate a sandwich, but scarier still, were all the fat americans around me who were drooling at said sandwich. Good thing I'm taking some Dan Brown novels. I'll need something to get my mind of the mexicans and obese americans. We leave LAX at 11.20am and get into NYC at 7.30pm. From there, we go to our hotel which in Times Square and head out for dinner and a comedy club. My father was in NYC this time last year and said he went to this one comedy club every night and it was one of the funniest things he’s ever gone to.

09 Jan 2005 – Today will be a day of modern art. Mainly to inspire my sister for her HSC art diary. Activities include visiting the metropolitan museum of art, the museum of modern art and the Guggenheim. We’re also going to the Jewish heritage museum which I briefly visited in Feb 2002. This year they have a Yom Kippur war exhibit, and since my father fought in that war, I thought it would be interesting to check out. We’re also going to eat all sorts of eastern European Jewish food at various delis, including 2nd Avenue Deli and Katz Deli. The day will most likely finish off with yet another comedy club visit.

10 Jan 2005 – Today we’ll be checking out the landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, as well as getting some coffee at the seinfeld diner, since seinfeld is my father’s favourite TV show, and one which we all grew up watching and quoting in almost any situation. We might also check out some famous pizza places, although my father’s a big snob when it comes to pizza.. He’s unlikely to eat it anywhere else but Italy. Today I also want to go to Madame Tusseuds. I went to the one in London with my dad in Jan 2000 and it was really fun, so I suspect it’ll be more fun with my brother and sister there.

11 Jan 2005 – Leaving NYC in the afternoon and flying to our stop-over destination, Washington DC, for about 2 hours. Stop overs suck monkey brains. From there, we fly to Paris and arrive in the morning the next day.

12 Jan 2005 – Weeeeeeee! Paris! It’s actually a good thing we didn’t get here on Tuesday because heaps of stuff is closed on Tuesdays here. So today we’ll go to our hotel which is just outside of Paris. I’ve stayed there before in 2000 and it was a really nice hotel. Much better than those inside Paris which are the size of shoeboxes and cost an arm and a leg to stay in. Plus, the breakfast in this place is amazing. Buffet of plain and chocolate croissants, baguettes, chees... ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4175962/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4175962/ Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:26:27 PST This journal entry is also available here: [link]

Mood: i am scared
Reading: Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks
Watching: Meet The Fockers

I just had a horrible horrible nightmare. It's 4.15am. I woke up from it and then thought it was so fucked up that I should write it down.

So in my nightmare, my family was on a farm. For some reason, my grandparents were there too, and also our poodle.
It started off with me helping these small african kids play baseball but for some reason they all had guns and one of them killed her brother and then someone else got killed and then the first girl got killed. it was weird and scary. Aside from being terrified at the fact that these kids are dead, I was also scared that I would be blamed for it, so I ran back to the farm where my mother and boyfriend were eating food that my grandmother had made. The weird thing is, they were eating polish and romanian food but my grandmother is russian. While I was translating the different explanations for my b/f my father came in and said that his suitcase was missing. No one knew where it was and he was going to call someone to declare it missing or some such weirdness.. then these swans came in and their heads had been cut off, but the heads were floating next to them.. and they were looking at me and sort of motioning for me to come outside.. my mother followed me, and as we got to the side of the house, they opened a small door near the ground where toby was sitting with another dog. once the door was open, we discovered the missing suitcase. The fact that the swans had not only been beheaded, but were communicating with me, didn't faze me at all. Then one of them went over to a truck and motioned for the back door to roll open. My mother ran in thinking there was something there for her, and as soon as she was inside, the door rolled closed and the truck started speeding off. I tried running to help her but I was too late, so I memorised the licence plate and ran inside. I tried explaining to my dad what had happened, trying to get his help but he couldnt care less.. then a knock at the door.. I looked down and toby (our poodle) was there not moving. At first I thought the swans killed him, but when I picked him up, I saw that hey'd cut off one of his legs. WAAAH then I screamed 'nooooooo! toby!!!' and then i woke up and thought to myself, 'what the fuck is wrong with me?'

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4079799/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4079799/ Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:22:25 PST This journal entry is also available here: [link]

Mood: i am fucking smrta.
Reading: Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks
Watching: Team America, World Police

2004_SP 200118 The Accountant as a Consultant CREDIT
2004_SP 200186 Advanced Taxation Law DISTINCTION
2004_SP 69108 Mediation DISTINCTION
2004_SP 69109 Alternative Dispute Resolution DISTINCTION

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4072827/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4072827/ Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:38:51 PST This journal entry is also available here: [link]

Mood: shoobeedooo..
Reading: Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks
Watching: Team America, World Police

I live in a CBD that is largely populated by people who have immigrated from Asian countries, namely, China - especially Hong Kong. And the building that I live in is mainly occupied by Asians. In fact, when looking at the list of owners of the apartments in my building (there are roughly 400+ in my apartment complex), less than 10% had anglo-saxon sounding names.. and this might explain why there is no level 4 or level 14 in my building. I was really confused by it at first, and after a few weeks I stopped thinking about it. Then last week, my brother, sister, father and I went to dinner at a place near my house (this awesome place called Hong Kong kitchen, which is like an American Diner, but it's all hong-kong-ified.. you really gotta see it to understand.. plus the food is so good!).. and my brother was saying "dont you think its strange that none of the floors in your building end with 4?" and I told him that id been wondering about that but never bothered asking anyone.. he said that 4 is an unlucky number among many asian cultures. How weird though, that they would bother numbering the floors in my building making sure that none of them ended with #4.. and I wonder if there are any apartments in my building which end with 4? like, 1304? or 304? Obviously when the developer was planning the building, he/she realised that the majority of investors would be asian and they wouldnt buy anything that ended in 4.. Also, aparently in America, hotels dont have a level 13. Is this true?

Speaking of chinese.. My office christmas party is on tonight, and we're having it at a chinese restaurant near my house. YUM its a really good place for dinner. Probably the best chinese dinner ive tasted in sydney.

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4059935/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4059935/ Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:30:21 PST This journal entry is also available here: [link]

Mood: hi.
Reading: Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks
Watching: Team America, World Police

----------------- THE BASICS------------------
-- Name: Dorin
-- Birthday: 10 April 83
-- Nicknames: dorinny
-- Favorite band: van morrison, michael jackson, the beatles

-----------------YOU PREFER------------------
-- Pepsi or coke: Coke (but diet - and not because it's sugar-free, but because it just tastes better)
-- McDonald's or Burger King: McDonalds
-- Adidas or Nike: Nike
-- Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
-- Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino

-----------------DO YOU------------------
-- Smoke: not any more!
-- Take a shower everyday: usually twice a day
-- Have a crush(es): Do boyfriends count? If so, then yes.
-- Who are they?: Him.
-- Like high school: Not really
-- Want to get married: Don't know.. I thought I did, but now I'm unsure.
-- Type w/ your fingers on the right keys: no
-- Believe in yourself: yes
-- Think you're attractive: most days, yes
-- Get along with your parents: With my dad yes. With my mum.. DIE BITCH, DIE!
-- Like thunderstorms: They're pretty scary, especially if I'm driving through them
-- Play an instrument: no. im so talentless.

------------IN THE PAST MONTH HAVE YOU----
-- Done a drug: yes
-- Had Sex: yes
-- Made Out: yes
-- Gone to the mall: yes
-- Eaten sushi: yes
-- Been on stage: yes
-- Gone skating: yes
-- Made homemade cookies: mmmmm yes! [edit]actually, no, not in the last month.. more like, 2-3 months ago .. [/edit]
-- Been in love: yes
-- Dyed your hair: no
-- Stolen anything: yes (when i was little and naughty.. im still naughty.. actually, im still little too.. hmmm).. [edit]didnt steal in the last month.. i was referring to my bad behaviour when i was like, 10..[/edit]

-----------------HAVE YOU EVER------------------
-- Flown on a plane: yes (when I first read this, I thought it said, "flown a plane" and jessy had answered 'yes' and I was all.. 'WOW she is so cool!' but now I realise she isnt cool. HA just kidding jessy.)
-- Missed school because it was raining?: yes
-- Told a guy/girl that you liked them?: yes
-- Cried during a movie?: yes
-- Had an imaginary friend: no, but I do have several imaginary mothers..
-- Been on stage?: wasnt this answered above?
-- Cut your hair: yes
-- Had crush on a teacher?: yes, and then I slept with him. no, really. it was fantastic. mwhaha
-- Gotten beaten up: no. i was too busy playing with barbies that I'd stolen
-- Been in a fight: not a physical one.. but goddamn I was a little bitch..

-----------------THE FUTURE------------------
-- Age you hope to be married: it doesnt really matter what age, since i'll most likely divorce (if I do end up marrying)
-- Numbers and Names of Children: 2 or 3.. at least 1 boy and 1 girl.. i like mya and jacob.
-- What do you want to be when you "grow up"?: a millionnaire!!
-- What country would you most like to visit?: Fiji


-----------------NUMBER OF-----------------
-- Number of people I could trust with my life: a few
-- Number of CDs that I own: lots
-- Number of tattoos: none and never.
-- Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?: at least once (I still have the article)

------------Favorites-------------------
-- Shampoo: schwartzkopf
-- Fav Color: green
-- Summer/Winter: Summer
-- Lace or Satin: Satin.
-- Fave Food: Italian
-- Fave sports stars: Roosters

----------------RIGHT NOW------------------
-- Wearing: grey pinstripe pants, stilettos, white top, black jacket
-- Thinking about: my foot is sore
-- Listening to: hum of the air conditioning.. track # this building sucks ass.
---------------IN THE LAST 24 HRS------------------
-- Cried: surprisingly, no
-- Worn jeans: yes
-- Met someone new online: no
-- Done laundry: no
-- Drove a car: yes
-- Talked on the phone: yes

--------FRIENDS AND LIFE------------------
-- Do you ever wish you had another name?: i'd like a different surname..
-- Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?: yes
-- Which one of your friends acts the most like you?: my sister, shizzy (yes, she counts as a friend!)
-- Which friend have you known the longest... ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4051618/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4051618/ Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:03:56 PST Mood: ouchy
Reading: Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks

A Rant About My Phone Bill. By Dorinny.

I connected my phone line with Optus at the end of September. The line rental is about $25 a month, and then I have to pay for my phone calls on top of that. I’m still waiting for my first bill from them. Actually, I’m still waiting for my first ANYTHING from them. I don’t even have a document with my customer number on it or my phone number. I was wondering why I hadn’t received any bills yet, so I rang them a month ago and the customer service rep told me I should receive my bill on 28 November. It’s now 13th December and I still don’t have a bill. Now, there is a logic to being frustrated at not having received any bills. Receiving my bills monthly and paying $30 is a hella lot better than receiving one gigantic bill at the end of the year (which is the new magical date for my bill to arrive) for $200 (for 3 months of line rental, phone calls and line connection which I haven’t yet been billed for) just before I’m about to go overseas (and judging by the speedy delivery time, I probably wont receive the bill until I’m actually in another country, and by the time I get back to Australia, the bill will be overdue and I’ll have to pay a fine. They assured me today when I called them, that my billing cycle is monthly (and not quarterly, which seems to be the current situation, even though I specified in September and November that I wanted my bills monthly) and for some mysterious reason, which no one is willing to explain to me, I haven’t gotten my bills yet. This sucks ass. They changed my billing cycle to start from the middle of every month, but I still wont get my bill til around 25 December and it’ll still be around $200.. Thanks for nothing you incompetent fucks!

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4022354/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/4022354/ Wed, 08 Dec 2004 19:52:11 PST Mood: ouchy
Reading: Almost French, By Sarah Turnbull

I am so spazmacated.. I fell over on Monday while walking to work at about 5 in the morning... My jeans, you see, are a little too long.. or a lot too long.. and my stilletto boots.. are very pointy.. and the heel got caught on the end of my jeans while I was walking (perhaps due to the retarded manner in which I walk because I'm so hopelessly uncoordinated) and I hurdled forward toward the concrete.. but it's ok.. my knee broke my fall.. This Irish chick walking behind me was half amused and half concerned, offering to help me up, but I was so embarrassed and annoyed that I just pretended like it was no big deal.. But it was! O how it was! Then the following day, as luck would have it, I fell over AGAIN.. in exactly the same manner, except this time my feet slipped forward and I fell on my arse.. although that wasn't what broke my fall.. my OTHER knee, plus my wrist broke my fall.. and to top it off, I twisted one of my ankles.. so now I'm limping around like an old grandma.. WAAAH why meee?????? Oh yeah.. off topic, but rather obvious: I've changed the layout of my site yet again. I am just never satisfied with my layouts, but the last few layouts have been exceptionally crappy.

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3987655/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3987655/ Sat, 04 Dec 2004 13:33:22 PST Mood: zzz..... etc
Reading: Almost French, By Sarah Turnbull

Actually, the book is called "Almost French - A New Life in Paris" but I couldn’t fit that all into the textbox.. Ahem..

Last night I went to a club to meet a friend to celebrate her birthday.. I was dreading having to go. I hate having to find something to wear.. I always feel underdressed when I go to clubs or if I'm dressed appropriately, then I feel extremely uncomfortable. I hate the guys at clubs. They all think they're god's gift to women. I hate women at clubs. They eye me wickedly, either out of envy or conceit.. I hate having to find parking in the city and I hate waiting in the line outside the club. There used to be a time that I'd just strut my way to the front, pushing in front of everyone and I'd be let right in, but now I just can't be bothered.. I actually enjoyed waiting in the line more so than being inside the club. When I got there, the birthday girl and her entourage hadn't yet arrived, so I waited at the bar slowly sipping on a glass of house white, looking very alone and impatient.. Which seemed to be an invitation for all the sleazy guys in the joint to approach me and offer me a drink. I feel like such a bitch, but then, what else can I do other than to pretend they're not talking to me? I really don’t want to start a conversation with any of these losers. This club in particular, is a shit hole. I don't know why my friend insists we go here. I prefer something classier with faster rhythm, such as Tank.. Actually, to be honest, Tank is the only club I can stand going to.

So I wait, and wait.. Eventually they turn up an hour after I'd arrived, and by the time they get there I just want to go home. I'm tired and bored and I don’t feel like dancing. And on my way home, I feel relieved and wish I'd stayed home and read a book. At the same time I'm also sad that I'd wasted so much money on parking, club cover charge and drinks. I think I just really don’t like going out anymore. I prefer doing stuff at home or if I do go out, a movie or dinner is as wild as I'd want to get. I just can't be bothered. I don't think it's laziness.. I think its just disinterest. Am I getting older, or just more boring?

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3969970/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3969970/ Thu, 02 Dec 2004 05:52:41 PST Mood: blaahdeeblooo..
Reading: Angels and Demons, By Dan Brown

Reading is fun. I've just finished reading Angels and Demons which is a prequel to The Da Vinci Code - same main character - the brilliant, charismatic Robert Langdon (and an academic no less!) - same murder mystery with code breaking, clues riddled with religious symbology in famous artworks.. reading this book was like taking a guided tour through Rome with its history unfolding within the pages.. much like the Da Vinci code, except that it was set in Paris and focused on Da Vinci's art, the Knights Templar, Mary Magdalene and the quest for the Holy Grail, whereas Angels and Demons focused on Bernini's art, the Illuminati, Galileo and the battle between science and religion. Both books were excellent.. I'm scared to read the other books by Dan Brown.. Im scared to be disappointed now that my expectations are so high.. plus, the fact that in just over a month's time I'll be in Paris AND Rome, probably made me a lot more interested in the novels, than if they'd been set in Spain or Germany or some other place that I'm not going to be visiting.. anyhoo, being the extremely unenlightened non-jew that I am, and knowing very little about the history of the Catholic church (or christianity for that matter), I found both books were fascinating serving as fast-track-theology lessons.. hopefully Dan Brown didn't deviate too far from reality.. It is fiction, after all..

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3933093/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3933093/ Sat, 27 Nov 2004 16:24:50 PST Mood: wochulookinatwillus?
Reading: The Da Vinci Code, By Dan Brown

Just finished reading the book and it is brilliant. Absolutely loved it. Couldn't put it down. I had absolutely no idea about any of the conspiracy theories relating to da Vinci's work, or anything about the Holy Grail.. so now, Im off to google..

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3917884/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3917884/ Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:10:17 PST Mood: Im always naughty
Reading: The Da Vinci Code, By Dan Brown

My brother told me about this site: [link]

I did a search for my family name and found this (family name replaced with ***)

==

Roza *** was born in Romania in 1899 to Yitzkhak and Rakhel. She was a housewife and married. Prior to WWII she lived in Uradia, Romania. During the war was in Uradia, Romania. Roza died in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted on 03/05/1957 by her sister-in-law.

Gusta ***. During the war was in Berhomet, Romania, and was an inmate of Mogilev +++. This information is based on a list of ghetto/camp inmates from Romania found in the Yad Vashem Archive Documentation on Romania (Various archival sources) page Jm-11.155b # 32j.

Aron *** was born in Romania in 1897. He was a merchant and married to Roza ***. Prior to WWII he lived in Uradna, Romania. During the war was in Ozarkov, Poland. Aron died in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony submitted on 03/05/1957 by his sister-in-law

===

My father's father (which is where my surname comes from) was Romanian. Incidentally, my name (Dorin) is also Romanian.


Romania

Eastern European country established in 1859 with the union of the former Walachia and Moldavia principalities. These two areas together were called the Regat. During and after World War I, Romania was enlarged significantly by annexing Southern Dobruja from Bulgaria, Transylvania from Hungary, and Bessarabia from Russia. These new areas had a very high percentage of Jews, sometimes up to 30 percent of the population.

Between the two world wars, the lack of political stability in Romania led to the creation of right-wing nationalist and antisemitic political parties such as the Iron Guard, and to the growth of antisemitism. After the Nazis came to power, they also encouraged anti-Jewish measures in Romania. In late 1937 the Nazis' Foreign Policy Office, headed by Alfred Rosenberg, helped form the short-lived Goga-Cuza government. Octavian Goga and Alexandru Cuza only ruled Romania for 40 days, but they did their best to turn their antisemitic ideals into reality. The parliamentary government established next was so weak that King Carol II instituted a dictatorship in February 1938. The Jews' situation became even worse under this regime; Romania's new constitution included several sections that allowed racial discrimination against them.

In March 1939 Romania signed a trade agreement with Germany. This was followed by several other deals giving Germany power over the Romanian economy. In addition, when Germany and the Soviet Union made their non-aggression pact during the summer of 1939, Germany agreed to take Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina from Romania and return them to the Soviet Union. Germany also forced Romania to return Northern Transylvania to Hungary, and Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria. These withdrawals caused severe problems for the Jews of those areas. In Bukovina and Northern Moldavia, villagers and withdrawing Romanian troops took out their fury on the Jews, killing hundreds. Also at that time, the Romanians wanted to please the Germans, so they instituted laws that canceled the citizenship of most Jews and forbid marriages between Jews and Romanians. With the return of lands to the Soviet Union, Hungary, and Bulgaria, the Jewish population of Romania was reduced from 760,000 to 342,000.

In September 1940 General Ion Antonescu asked King Carol II to set up a new pro-German cabinet. Carol fled Romania and his son nominally became king. Antonescu took over as a fascist dictator and destroyed any remnant of democracy. He instituted a government that consisted of Iron Guard members and army officers. Under Antonescu, there was mass plundering of Jewish property, Jews lost the right to vote, and were barred from doing business.

In January 1941 the Iron Guard tried to take over the government completely. This revolt was put down by Antonescu's army, but was also accompanied by anti-Jewish riots 127 Jews were murdered. After the rebellion was crushed, the government passed more anti-Jewish laws that aimed to eliminate Jewish involvement in Romanian life. Antonescu, aided by the office of Adolf Eichmann, set up a "National Romanianization Center" which officially organized terror acts against Jews. The police and a special intelligence unit persecuted those who opposed Antonescu's regime, including Communists and Jews.

The Germans turned on their... ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3916930/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3916930/ Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:41:17 PST Mood: Im always naughty
Reading: The Da Vinci Code, By Dan Brown

Long day ahead of me, and I wont get to the gym today. Wah. But it's FRIDAY

I might work on my website over the weekend. I'm extremely unhappy with the layout.

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3892439/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3892439/ Mon, 22 Nov 2004 11:31:39 PST Mood: The Hokey Pokey
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan

4.00am – alarm goes off.. I reset it for 4.15am..
4.15am – alarm goes off.. WAH .. I get up, take a shower, get dressed
4.45am – leave my apartment
5.00am – some guy on the Gore Hill Freeway pisses me off with his shithouse driving skillz, and I get road raged
5.05am – I get to Bondi Junction, park the car and walk to the office..
5.06am – Holy crap it is FREEZING
5.07am – some scary homeless guy is following me. Eep!
5.08am – I get to my building and hurry inside to escape cold and homeless guy.
5.09am – I say hi to my daddy who’s been here since 5.00am
5.10am – I turn the TV on in my office and get something to eat, usually fruit and yoghurt
5.11am – I check my email and devArt
5.15am – start browsing Webshots.com for wallpapers, while simultaneously eating, watching TV and complaining about the cold air conditioning
5.20am – My dad walks past giving me a look to say ‘why aren’t you working?’, at which point I look at the time and think.. HA~!
5.30am – I ask my dad for documents that I’d been waiting on since the previous afternoon
5.40am – I ‘do’ my makeup, although today I have forgotten to bring my makeup bag to work.. how can I face the world?????????? WAAAAAH!
5.45am – The secretary gets in and we have a little chat about random stuff.
6.00am – Still chatting.. plus, Sunrise (morning news program) has just started.. YAY! Go Kochie!!
6.15am – I start doing some work.. Lalalalaaaa..
7.00am – My dad leaves for the Gym, at which point the secretary comes back into my office to ‘make coffee’, but mainly to talk to me..
7.15am – My brother gets to the office (yes, I work with my dad AND my brother)..
8.00am – My father, brother and I go to Pan Italia, an Italian style café/bakery and I usually order a skim cappuccino and a ciabattine (chee-a-ba-teenie) or on my ‘good days’ I’ll order a pot of tea and no bread..
8.30am – We head back to the office and I start working again
9.00am – I change the channel to 10 because Good Morning Australia is about to start.
11.00am – Huey’s cooking adventures is on and I’m distracted from my accounting work.. mmmmmm foooood..
11.30am – I’m very hungry at this point.. Especially after seeing all the stuff Huey made..
12.00pm – My brother, father and I go to Lunch, sometimes with my dad’s friend who also works in the Junction. We’ll either go to the Thai place across the road, the organic wholefoods place a few minutes away, the leagues club downstairs, or we’ll drive to Lakemba or the city for either Lebanese or Greek cuisine.
1.45pm – return from lunch. If I hadn’t gone out for lunch, then I would have spent the 2 hours eating something in my office while watching ‘White Collar Blue’ – a cop show set in Sydney, followed by ‘The Secret Life of Us’ – a romantic comedy drama type show about a bunch of young people living in Melbourne.
2.00pm – Start work again
4.00pm – At this point I usually get stuck with something and can’t find anything else to do, and then spend the next hour waiting for my dad to have a minute to give me some documents that I need in order to continue.. If he’s too busy, I go home.
4.45pm – I get home
5.00pm – If my manfriend doesn’t come over, I’ll go to the gym for 2 hours
7.00pm – Get home, Take a shower, make some dinner and watch TV
9.00pm – try to get to bed, but most likely cannot, so I go online and check email and DevArt
10.00pm – fall asleep..

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3882136/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3882136/ Sat, 20 Nov 2004 22:12:36 PST Mood: SNAH!
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan

Ba!

[link]

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3856575/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3856575/ Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:04:08 PST Mood: GRRR!
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan

On Oct 6th, students in 'The Accountant As A Consultant' submitted an assessment worth 20% of the unit. The assessment we had submitted before that, which was very similar (in that it was a business report and was worth 15% of the unit) was not returned to us until Oct 6th, which meant that we had no indication of our marks or helpful feedback that we could use for the second assessment (the one we submitted on 6th Oct).. 2 weeks later (20th Oct), our business plan was due. This was a group assessment and was worth 25% of the unit. Our final exam was worth 30% of the unit and our attendance and participation in tutorials was worth 10% of the unit. The exam was held on 11th Nov.. All students received their total assessment marks, less: the 30% exam mark (since it had not been sat yet) about a week before the final exam - that is, all except my tutor's students. The exam was a week ago, and we still dont have our assessment marks. Having the marks before the exam is university policy:

UWS policy and procedures regarding assessments

Part B - Academic Staff
h. provide students with appropriate, helpful and explanatory feedback on all
work submitted for assessment;
i. provide students with initial feedback on performance as early as is practical
and ensure students receive feedback on their final assessment task before the study
week preceding formal examinations;

--

so in fact, we were supposed to have our marks before 1st November. That pisses me off.

--

Message no. 189
Author: Dorin
Date: Saturday, November 13, 2004 22:43
When will Rob's tutorials marks be up? The exam is over but we still need to know our
marks..

Message no. 190
Author: Glenn
Date: Monday, November 15, 2004 09:02
It is now over 2 weeks since the marks were suppose to be in to the university. It is now
getting beyond a joke. Rob has had Case Study 2 now for over 5 weeks and the business
plan for over 3 weeks. Marks for these assessments would be nice to know.

Message no. 193
Author: Nigel [course coordinator]
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 12:50
Yes all this is true. I have chased him on a daily basis. I am still waiting. Yes the buck
stops with me as the unit cordinator. I have had Rob teach with me over several years
and have never previously had any problems.

What more can I do to resolve the problem. He promised to send me the marks
yesterday.

I will follow up with Rob again.

==

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3845702/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3845702/ Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:17:56 PST Mood: as always..
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan

I was so bad today. I judge my 'badness' according to how much food I've eaten and what kind of food it was.. So today I'm going to hell.

My father's friend wanted to eat at a greek restaurant in the city and since we always go out to lunch with him ('we' being myself, my brother and my father) we caught a cab to Pitt St and ate at Diethnes, and while we were there, my brother was telling me that the last time he'd had lunch at Diethnes, Harry Triguboff was sitting at the table next to him, and that my father's friend spoke to him briefly, as they were associates..

But that's beside the point.. My lunch consisted of Stuffed Grape Vine Leaves, Spanakopita (cheese and spinach pies), Haloumi (fried goat's cheese), Moussaka and grilled chicken with vegetables.. holy crap it was a lot of food..

As we were walking up the stairs to leave, who else but Harry Triguboff, was walking down towards us.. My father's friend spoke to him briefly in Hebrew and introduced him to my brother who is a 'big admirer' and then we caught a cab back to bondi junction.

But that wasn't the end of my diet-breaking.. I then suggested we get gelato before going back to the office, and so we went to Westfield and I ate choc-hazelnut, pistachio and roasted almond gelato..

I feel like a whale. Can't wait to go to the gym this evening.. and tomorrow morning.. and then I'll have sex tomorrow night.. yes, that should burn off some of that gelato.. Of course, I'll be starving myself for the next week.. as you do..

Weeeeee!!

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3810614/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3810614/ Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:35:22 PST Mood: I am a genius!
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan
Watching: Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason

I have finished my University course - so now I only have to wait for my results. Yesterday was my one and only exam for this semester, and it went okay. I can't really tell how I went because the questions were so lame. But anyhoo, I've definately passed the exam, so now I've only to wait for my results to see if I pass with a credit average (in which case I might go on to do a masters in a year or so.. not in a particular rush to get into another uni course).. My graduation ceremony is in May but I'm thinking of deferring it to September because then I'll be with some of my friends from uni who haven't finished yet. So yea, I'm very excited. Although, I still have exams to look forward to (with the CPA program).. *sigh* but who cares! I have a DEGREE!!!! LALALALALALALA



]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3783892/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3783892/ Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:43:56 PST Mood: bah

I had an argument with my sister yesterday and we didn't resolve it, and today my brother told me that she was angry with me. I didn't do anything. I really love my sister and I don't like having arguments with her, especially when they end up like this.

I also had an argument with my mum on Saturday while I was driving her to the airport. She really is a bitch. She's gone back to India.

Blah. I hate arguing but on both occassions, they provoked me.. and myself being the emotional marshmellow that I am, I couldn't help defending myself.

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3777556/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3777556/ Sun, 07 Nov 2004 15:03:39 PST Mood: blah
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan

I've been extremely depressed about my weight recently. Boy does it suck putting on weight. I've been working out almost every day and still gaining weight. What the hell is wrong with me??? And it isn't just muscle.. Yes, I've become more muscular, or at least, toned - but I can't fit into my pants anymore. And yesterday I went shopping with my sister and all the clothes that would normally fit me and look good on me looked like crap. So this week I'm going to go on one of my fad diets (which Ive gone on before and lost 5 kilos in 2 weeks without exercise) - the only downside is, I can't go to the gym during that time because I wont have enough energy.. then next week I'll start going to the gym again, but not do any weights - just cardio stuff.. and take heaps of suppliments and stuff.. im going off bread again. Bread is my worst enemy and also my favourite food in the world. But its not worth being this depressed

On a completely random note - I've started a savings maximiser account with ING Direct - did you know that ING is worth $800 Billion worldwide - which is about the same as Australia's economy.. or wait.. is that the aust. GDP? .. aah.. i dunno. whatever. ING has really good interest rates and no bank fees at all.. because, well, it isnt really a bank, and they dont have any branches.. So yeah, Im starting with $650 and I'm going to contribute $150 a week which isn't much but I really need to start saving my money. Blah blah boring.

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3762160/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3762160/ Fri, 05 Nov 2004 16:41:47 PST Mood: blah
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan
Watching: Monster

Firstly, before I talk about The Corporation I would just like to say that I watched Monster last night and it was very very very good.. and very sad too. I cried. I was shocked. I was moved. Charlize Theron moved up a notch on my 'talented actors' scale..

So I've been reading the Corporation, however quite slowly because the only time I get a chance to read it is when I'm at the gym and only in 20 minute intervals while on the exercise bikes.. The book, so far talks about the history of the corporation as a legal entity, the laws that protect the corporation, the economic theory behind those who run the corporation and those who own it, as well as the underlying motives for the actions of the corporation. The second chapter went into great detail about corporate social responsibility (CSR), which was a bit confusing to me because I thought the book was going to talk about how evil corporations are (CSR itself was not so confusing because I’ve written about a billion essays on CRS throughout my 3 years at Uni – in fact, reading about CSR in this book was a little boring). After going into great detail about CSR and highlighting various commentary from people in the corporate world regarding the importance of CSR, Bakan starts chatting to Milton Friedman about the responsibility of managers who represent the corporation. Basically, they have a duty to shareholders which supersedes the manager's morals, values or preferences. A manager is therefore never allowed to act in their own self interest, even if that self interest involves doing good for society, unless of course, the do-gooding results in maximising shareholder wealth. Therefore, a Corporation that engages in CSR is doing so only to maximise long term profits.

It’s strange how the Corporation is referred to – as if it were a real person.. yes, the corporation is a legal entity, but a person?… It is so much of a person, that a psychologist is brought in to diagnose the corporation as a psychopathic creature. Actually, I’ll go into this in a later journal entry.. for now, I’d just like to focus on a General Motors case study which Bakan uses as an example of how corporations will do things to maximise profits, regardless of the moral implications of those actions.

In the dark early hours of Christmas day 1993, Patricia Anderson was driving home from midnight mass, her four children in the backseat of her 1979 Chevrolet Malibu car, the youngest six years old and the eldest fifteen. She stopped at a red light, and as she waited for it to change, a car slammed into the back of her car, causing it to burst into flames. Anderson and her children suffered horrible and disfiguring second- and third-degree burns (the driver of the other car, who was drunk at the time, got away with minor injuries). Three of the children were burned over 60 percent of their bodies, and one of them had to have her hand amputated. Anderson, though thankful no one was killed, sued General Motors, blaming the company for the explosion and fire. The fuel tank on her Malibu, her lawyers argued, had been insufficiently protected from the impact of the collision.

After a lengthy trial the jury found that GM had dangerously positioned the fuel tank to save costs […] “the court finds that clear and convincing evidence demonstrated that the defendant’s fuel tank was placed behind the axle on automobiles of the make and model here in order to maximise profits – to the disregard of public safety” [Williams CJ] said, which put GM in breach of applicable laws. The fuel tank on Ms. Anderson’s 1979 Malibu was eleven inches from the rear bumper. The fuel tank on the previous year’s Malibu, a larger vehicle, had been twenty inches from the rear bumper. A 1969 directive at the company had recommended fuel tanks be at least seventeen inches from the rear bumper. Also, on the 1979 model there was no metal brace to separate the fuel tank from the rear of the car, a standard feature on the previous year’s model.

The evidence in the trial showed that GM had been aware of the possibility of the fuel-fed fires when it had designed the Malibu and some of its other models as well. Six fuel-fed fire suits had been filed against the company in the late 1960s, twenty-five more in the early 1970s and in May 1972m a GM analyst predicted that there would be another sixty by the mid 1970’s. On June 6, 1973, around the time GM began planning the new smaller Malibu that Patricia Anderson was driving, GM management asked an engineer from the company’s... ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3756093/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3756093/ Thu, 04 Nov 2004 20:39:51 PST Mood: WAAAAAH

Why did Dorin eat too much ice cream?

Dorin.. in.. pain..



]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3752194/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3752194/ Thu, 04 Nov 2004 12:31:03 PST Mood: waah..fiji

I want to go back to fiji. I feel all nostalgic now because i've just finished putting together my FIJI story..

[link]

go there. click on the link next to the fiji photo..

Over 70 photos from my trip (26 dec 03 - 3rd jan 04) ..

.. and also, the may 2004 and june 2004 zip files work now (in the photos page)

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3725542/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3725542/ Mon, 01 Nov 2004 14:36:34 PST Mood: What-everrrrrrr.....
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan

Who gives a flying fuck? I sure as hell don't...

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3719484/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3719484/ Sun, 31 Oct 2004 19:27:55 PST Mood: blah
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan

I made a new layout, coz, ya know, I have nothing better to do..

[link]

well.. it didnt take that long.. i got sick of the old layout. And I uploaded cam archives too (all the 2004 pics)..

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3708793/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3708793/ Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:17:50 PDT Mood: Shoobydoodoo..
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan

My workmate sends me all sorts of random stuff and I found these in my inbox this morning:

Go Here: [link]

I was Charlie Brown:

You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very serious about all relationships. You are a family person. You call your mom every Sunday [HA! NO I DONT!!]. You have many friends and may occasionally forget a few Birthdays. [that is SO true - about the birthdays] Don't let your passion confuse you with reality. [hmm yes well.. shut up.]

She also sent me this (chinese proverbs):


Virginity like bubble, one prick, all gone.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who run in front of car get tired.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who run behind car get exhausted.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Foolish man give wife grand piano, wise man give wife upright organ.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man with one chopstick go hungry.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who scratch ass should not bite fingernails.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Baseball is wrong: man with four balls cannot walk.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Panties not best thing on earth! But next to best thing on earth.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cat house.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It take many nails to build crib, but one screw to fill it.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who drive like hell, bound to get there.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who stand on toilet is high on pot.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who fish in other man's well often catch crabs.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Man who fart in church sit in own pew.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Crowded elevator smell different to midget.

and this:

Check out the ShittyRail website: [link]

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3706750/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3706750/ Sat, 30 Oct 2004 07:08:43 PDT Mood: waah
Reading: The Corporation, by Joel Bakan
Watching: Schindler's List

It's Jew city today! Weee! I'm reading the Corporation (written by some jew called Joel Bakan) and I've just come home from my parent's house after watching Schindler's List on DVD - which I must say is so much better (quality) than on VHS.. because wherever I borrow it from, its been watched that many times that the tape is damaged. But my brother bought the DVD so I was watching it with my father tonight and it was ... aaah.. painful. I couldnt stop thinking about how lucky I am to be alive (being a jew myself) and I cried through most of the 2nd half of the movie. Wah.

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3686975/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3686975/ Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:08:50 PDT Mood: gimme foooood...
Reading: Business textbook.. its thrilling!

How crazy are the Taiwanese? I think every nation should follow their example, because that would make politics REALLY interesting!

------ from USAtoday Posted 10/26/2004 1:33 PM -----
Taiwan's rowdy lawmakers stage food fight
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — They've fought with fists. They've thrown paper at each other. And on Tuesday, Taiwan's rowdy lawmakers had an old-fashioned food fight.
Legislators began chucking white cardboard takeout lunch boxes full of rice, meat, hard-boiled eggs and vegetables at each other during a heated debate over whether Taiwan should spend billions on weapons sold by the United States. (Related video: [link])

It was difficult to figure out who started the battle. Local TV showed the legislators yelling at each other as they sat at long tables in a committee room during a lunch meeting.

Opposition lawmaker Chu Fong-chi stood up and began shouting at ruling party lawmakers when she appeared to duck to avoid being hit by an object. She picked up a lunch box and flung it across the room at legislator Chen Chong-yi of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.

Chen grabbed a lunch box and tossed it back at Chu, who had what appeared to be food stains down the back of her blouse. "My whole body smells like a lunch box!" she shrieked to TV cameras covering the melee.

The food fight, which lasted just minutes, left tabletops, chairs and the floor littered with rice and chunks of hard-boiled eggs.

Fisticuffs were common in the legislature during the late 1980s and early '90s in the newly democratic Taiwan. But in recent years, lawmakers have become less violent, although tempers flare almost daily. Yelling, insults and other uncivil behavior is part of the political culture.
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]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3675493/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3675493/ Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:37:04 PDT Mood: oH YEAH@11!!

I've finished my essay! Now I only have a final exam on 11th Nov and that's it! But the main thing is... no more assessments *sigh* so happy. Yayayayaay

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3674333/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3674333/ Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:43:43 PDT Mood: I LOVE TAX LAW! YAY!

So I'm still writing this essay about Interest deductibility which is due on Thursday afternoon. It isn't so much that it's a hard topic. It's actually very simple to understand, but there's so much reading *sigh* and all the comments about the outcome of FC of T v Hart [2004] HCA 26 in my readings are pretty much the same. Blah. I've written just over 2000 words, and I've yet to comment on 5 articles and construct a small case study.. the word limit is 2500.. waah. The fact that this is my last assessment for Uni is even more frustrating. I just want to finish this stupid essay and not have to worry about anything anymore. It must be done by the end of the day! MUST!! I'll probably go to the Gym late tonight.. i feel bad because in the past week I've gone to the gym with David twice, and we're supposed to be 'gym buddies' but i keep having reasons for not going at the same time as him.. anyhoo..

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3622473/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3622473/ Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:18:44 PDT Mood: Weeeeeeeeee!!

So I went to Westfield (Bondi Junction) for lunch with my father and brother, and after we ate (crepes stuffed with chicken, avocado and other yumminess) my father wanted to go to RM Williams to buy an Akubra hat. In the shop, we noticed Michael Caton lurking around, and suddenly he started chatting to us, which was a little weird, mainly because we didnt really have anything to say to him, but I generally felt weird about the whole encounter because he was talking to us as if we knew him, which in hindsight is pretty arrogant. It wasn't like a friendly sort of chit chat, it was more like, a matter-of-fact-this-and-that about whatever.. blah

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3614807/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3614807/ Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:54:42 PDT Mood: Still Moo-ing

I'm going to start sketching again. Weeeee! I bought some sketch paper and some pencils and I'm going to work on some this week. It's all part of my evil plan to relax and be creative. I was originally going to buy paint and canvas and make something for my apartment but I think I should stick with what I'm good at rather than spend heaps of money on something that will probably turn out crap. Some examples of my sketches (from YEEEEARS ago) are: [link] (michael's hair looks really shit here but I didnt have a softer pencil) and [link] (his lips are fukt here.. but then.. it IS michael jackson).. so yeah.. new deviations will be submitted soonish.. (i guess it depends on how soon i start sketching). I only have one more essay for the semester, so I pretty much have heaps of time on my hands.

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3612096/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3612096/ Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:31:11 PDT Mood: Yes, Moo.
Reading: BRW. Fast 100

So my mum went to India a month ago (as you do), and returned last week, only to start planning her next trip. She's going back in a month. She asked me to go with her. Weeeeeeee! I love me some good food poisoning Yum yum! I regretfully declined, explaining that I have Uni and other commitments (like, not having my bowels explode). The funny thing is, she actually got really sick when she was there and was verbally and physically abused by her tour guide (yes, tour guide) .. ok so it isnt really funny, but why the hell is she going back? Aah.. the mysteries of the mind of a psychopath..

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3604569/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3604569/ Sat, 16 Oct 2004 15:38:15 PDT Mood: Horny, as usual..
Listening to: Fuck the Millennium - Scooter

~feyerabend recently 'd this:

and I thought i'd read the comments there and they were v. funny.. aah I miss those days. *sigh*

[link]

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3586899/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3586899/ Thu, 14 Oct 2004 07:07:48 PDT Mood: Naughty

So I'm subscribed now. How exciting. I hope I get my 12c-per-day's worth out of this subscription.. I better! *shakes fist in general direction of deviantart* today was the best day ive had all week. And I spent a lot of the day in bed, and still, it was a wonderful beautiful fantastic day. Thanks baby

]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3578481/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3578481/ Wed, 13 Oct 2004 04:36:47 PDT ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3568873/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3568873/ Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:34:10 PDT
(a) I didn’t see a better alternative. I could have voted for the Greens or the Democrats, but I didn’t feel that my vote would count for anything if I did that, and considering the outcome of the election, I was right. John Howard is (in terms of his personality) apathetic – a miniature shell of a man who cant string a sentence together without stuttering if his life depended on it… And he’s a big liar (children overboard, weapons of mass destruction etc). However… He is a man, not a government. It’s been pointed out to me on numerous occasions that politicians are not decision-makers. They’re figureheads who represent a set of beliefs.
(b) Those beliefs have been ingrained in my family’s history – they are beliefs that I’ve grown up with and I can’t change my ideals about the world just because some small little man contradicted himself.
(c) My family’s support for a liberal government was a huge factor of why I voted for the Howard Government. Menachem Begin who took command of the Etzel in the early 1940’s and was an integral part of the founding of the State of Israel, was (as I’ve been told many times throughout my childhood by my father) the greatest Prime Minister in Israeli politics. When he returned to Israel after signing the peace treaty with Egypt, he approached my father during a military salute and asked him how his father was doing. Menachem Begin and my father’s family were not only friends, but fought together in the Jewish Nationalist Revolution to establish the state of Israel. I grew up listening to these stories and admiring these people, and this is the main reason I voted for Liberal.
(d) I know that the policies which liberal bring to the table are going to disadvantage some people in society, but the same can be said for the labor party’s policies, so as far as a moral choice was concerned, it didn’t make a difference who was going to win. Saying that one group in society better deserves to be disadvantaged than another doesn’t really say much about that person’s moral standing..

Having said that, I feel extremely hurt by allusions made as to my moral disregard for society because of the way I voted. I hate being judged, especially by people I care about. And if those people cared about me, they would try to understand me before provoking a political debate and then attacking and criticising me for participating. ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3566753/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3566753/ Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:07:58 PDT -nicknames: dorinny, dozzy, doz, D
-sex: F
-birthday: 10 Apr 83
-star sign: adventurous and dynamic yet impulsive and foolhardy aries
-place of birth: israel
-current residence: Chatswood (sydney, Australia)
-hair color: dark brown
-eye color: green
-height: short
-writing hand: right

-BODY ILLS + SKILLS-

-do you bite your nails: no
-can you roll your tongue: yes
-can you blow smoke rings: yes
Can you blow spit bubbles: no
-can you cross your eyes: no
-do you make your bed daily: yes
-what’s sexiest on a guy: eyes, mouth
-what’s sexiest on a girl: eyes, lips, hair
-do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it: twirl
-what utensils do you use eating pizza: spoon
-do you cook: yes

-GROOMING-

-do you shower/bathe: shower
-how long do these baths last: blah
-hair drying method: towel and air
-do you swear: oh yes.
-do you pee in the shower: uh... No
-what color is your bedroom: dark cream walls with dark brown bed and black sheets
-do you use an alarm clock: yes, my mobile alarm
-name four things or people you're obsessed with:
1. feyerabend
2. sydney roosters
3. poetry
4. nude photography

-What’s your sleeping position: crawled up with a pillow
-in hot weather do you use a blanket: yes, but then i sleep naked
-do you sleepwalk: no
-do you talk in your sleep: yes but rarely
-how about the light on: no

-WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU-

watched bambi: whats a bambi?
cried: this morning in the shower
talked on the phone: yesterday
read a book: do textbooks count?

-MUSIC-

is music important to you: not as much as it used to be, but I do love music very much - it makes me feel good, especially listening to classic jazz or rock (such as the beatles, van morrison, dinah washington, peggy lee, U2 etc)
what instruments do you play: none
what do you think of Eminem: he's changed the face of rap - a true talent for his genre
in your opinion what band is the best of all time: the Beatles


DO YOU LIKE-

pop music: yes, esp. Michael Jackson and Madonna
rock music: yes
punk music: no
rap music: yes
hip-hop/RBh: yes
jazz: HELL YEAH
classical: sometimes
new age: what the hell is 'new age'?
hardcore: see above question
indie rock: who makes these genres up?

-WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX-

What do you notice first? eyes, mouth, sense of humour

-DO YOU/ARE YOU-

Could you live without the computer? quite easily
What’s your favorite fruit?: dates
What hurts the most? Physical or emotional pain? emotional
Trust others way too easily? sometimes

-NUMBER-

Of times you have had your heart broken? i dont think ive been in any previous relationships where I loved someone enough to have my heart broken
Of hearts you have broken? one (previous relationship)
Of girls kissed? i think 2 or 3
Of boys kissed? heaps! LOL im such a floozy
Of drugs taken illegally? one
Of tight friends? a handful
Of CD's owned? a couple hundred methinks
Of scars on my body? a few

-OTHER THINGS-

I know: how to make websites, write poetry, cook food, speak hebrew
I want: to be accepted for who I am and what I believe
I have: a loving family
I wish: for happiness
I hate: prejudice and narrow mindedness
I fear: pain and being alone
I hear: voices
I ache: after I go to the gym if I havent stretched properly
I care: about my family and my lover
I'm always: thinking about him .. aaaalways :/
I dance: at clubs but not that well..
I cry: sometimes. not as much as I used to.. im sort of learning to accept certain things but not looking forward to moving on.
I write: poetry, especially when im in pain
I confuse: when people say one thing but do something else
Have you ever played a game that required removal of clothing: does sex count?

-ARE YOU A...-

Wuss: no
Gang member: no
Daydreamer: yes
Alcoholic: no
Freak: no
Brat: no
Sarcastic: no more than the average person
Goody-goody: no
Angel: no
Evil: no
Friend: yes
Adventurous: yes
Intelligent: maybe .. dunno

-SELF ANALYSIS YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO DO

that's right.. i dont want to.. ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3562764/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3562764/ Mon, 11 Oct 2004 06:18:37 PDT
well.. today certainly was a day full of disappointments. hopefully my dreams will be a lot more pleasant. ]]> ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3432897/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3432897/ Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:08:13 PDT ~hojucult http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3347309/ http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3347309/ Sun, 12 Sep 2004 12:43:01 PDT

"1p.m. Jed is taking us both to the cafe for a magic mushroom omeltte! Initaially wew ere doubtful as strictly against classified substances but Jed explained magic mushrooms are not drugs but natural and will provide a gateway to our spiritual epiphany. V. excited.

2p.m. I am beautiful in a striking , exoitc way, beautiful and part of all colours and life with its laws. When lie on the sand and look at the sky through my army hat pinpricks of light shine through and it is the most beautiful, beautiful, precious thing in imagery. Shazzer is beautiful. I will take my hat into the sea so the beauty of the sea will combine with the precious pinpricks of light like jewels.

5p.m. In ganga restaurant on own. Shazzer is not speaking to me. After the magic mushroom omelette, nothing happened initially but on the way back to our hut everything suddenly began to seem most amusing and I unfortunately began to giggle uncontrollably. Shaz, however, did not seem to be joining in the joke. On arrival at our latest hut i decided to put my hammock up outside, using thin string, which broke, so that i landed on the sand.This seemed at the time so very amusing I immediately wanted to do it again and, Shazzer is claiming, re-performed amusing hammock-crash repeatedly for forty-five minutes finding the amusingness undiminished by repetition. Jed had been in the hut with Shaz but gone off for a swim so i decided to find her. She was lying on the bed moaning 'I'm ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly.' Alarmed by Shazzer's contrasting-with-own-mood self-loathing, hurried towards her to cheer her up. On the way, however, caught sight of self in mirror and had never seen a more beautiful or entrancing creature in entire life.

Shaz alleges that for the next forty minutes kept attempting to rouse her spirits but i became repeatedly distracted by sight of self in mirror, striking poses and beseeching Shaz to admire me. Shaz, meanwhile, was suffering total trauma believing her entire face and body to be grievously deformed. I went off to get her some food and returned giggling with a banana and a Bloody Mary, telling her the waitress in the restaurant had a lampshade on her head, then returned besottedly to my station at the mirror. Following this, Shaz claims, I lay on the beach for two and a half hours staring up at the army hat and waving fingers softly in the air while she contemplated suicide.

All can remember was being in midst of happiest time of life, sure that had understood deep, permanent laws of life and that all that was necessary was to get into deep Flow state - as fully described in Emotional Intelligence - thereby to go along with Laws in Zen-like fashion, then suddenly it was as if a switch had been turned off. returned to hut and instead of radiant Buddha/Yasmin Le Bon-type female incarnation in mirror it was just me, bright red and sweating in the face, one side of hair plastered down my head and the other side sticking out in peaks and horns, and Shaz on bed looking at me with the expression of an axe-muderer. V. sad and ashanmed of behaviour but it was not me, it was the mushrooms.

Maybe if I go back to the hut and talk about spiritual epiphanies she will not be so grumpy."



BWAHAHHA


ADMIRED DEVIANTS


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http://hojucult.deviantart.com/journal/3140444/ Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:09:00 PDT
2. My mother is a whore.

3. I havent put this up for a while, but I wanted to give some props to people I admire.

ADMIRED DEVIANTS


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