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:lol: deviant. GsOTD: Fucking supervisor. Has just demonstrated that he made me send a paper off to a journal that he hadn't even read! Cunt. :evil: Fucking PhD. Hate it. Sick of it. Don't even want the stupid thing anymore. Was doing it for the floppy hat, but don't think it's even worth that now.....

Some of my photos from the last few years. Probably more testament to me having gone to some cool places than having any skill as a photographer... http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w37/retzie_photos/P1000352.jpg Vancouver Island, Canada. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w37/retzie_photos/P100036...

If anyone else here rides the Main Yarra trail (or any others really), watch yourselves - it be snake season!

Scared the fuck out of myself yesterday by almost riding over a tiger snake...

RETZIE.... Anna Nicole Smith Pre or Post?? I'm going for alive, with a not-particularly-tasteful nod to her demise. If it wouldn't involve quite so much padding, I'd love to try for the aqua velour number that she made all her own. However, it'll have to be the classic American Music Awards appeara...

Speaking of turning into a girly girl, I'm excited about up-coming dress-ups too. Theme = Over the Top, me = going as Anna Nicole Smith...

I hadn't thought of those possibilities!

It's not entirely beyond me to do something as childish as change my name simply for shit-stirring....

Not that I'm the marrying kind, but I definitely wouldn't be changing my name. That's pretty standard in academia though - I've already got publications under this one, would be stupid to change it.

DBoy, if you can, maybe consider bumping up to the $700 - $800 price bracket. When you're working sub-$1000, a couple of hundred bucks can make a BIG difference. I've got an Avanti - one a these . It's been nothing but great. Have just put slicks on to do Around the Bay and so far all the extra kms ...

Bolt cutters come in different sorts now? Sledgehammer for D-Locks :wink: The armouring on the cable-style locks is handy, coz you need an extra set of small cutters before you can even get the bolt cutters in. Just have a chat to anyone who works in a decent bike shop - knowledgeable and devious :...

Decent crowd, not massive, but still...

Nothing like the dance genius witnessed at Phil K

If you have to lock your bike up (yay for garages), good advice I've been given is to use two different sorts of lock. They're all breakable, but the different types need different tools and it's unlikely someone will be carrying both. Oh yeah, and normal coil locks don't do much. Go the armour-plat...

I say this job calls for the mighty SPORRAN!



Classic, stylish, practical - what more could you ask for?!

LIV..... ERP..... OOL, Liverpool FC!!!

I no longer have Foxtel though, so am very out of the loop. Did happen to be in England when we sold Bellamy though - tears.of.joy

carry your wallet on your rear pocket, not front one, eliminating square pocket syndrome Combined with removing unnecessary shit from wallet, can even be achieved without the accompanying mutant arse syndrome. Maybe I'm a bit simple, but I find the best solution for change is..... to spend it. Buys...

Ergh, those pants are rank. Although, somehow not quite as offensive as some of the aqua spray-on numbers that are still getting around. Charlie, it may be a little inconvenient, but before you cut 'em off, try bra shopping in England. Huge range, surprisingly cheap and in many, many sizes. Seriousl...

May have missed the boat (stoopid meetings), but in addition to agreeing with Kitty..... I think the bigger problem with corset piercing is that people actually think it looks good. That shit is vomit inducing. The problem I have is not with what you think about corset piercings (frankly, I couldn't...

^^ Or you could just wait for them to fester out of their own accord, which would probably hurt more: http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w37/retzie_photos/20050417-2.jpg If anyone is seriously interested in this piercing, please read this first! Oh dear, I can't believe I've turned into one of the '...

Mmm, stocking seam tatts, classy.... http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w37/retzie_photos/200708151712-pix1.jpg I'm pretty sure the pose is taking the piss (what with it being on the bonnet of an SUV), but still.... The lawnmower seems to be doing the rounds - also popular on guys' bald spots. Whate...

Ain't that sorta the whole point of shows like Extreme Makeover? This is just a dodgy, bogan, low-rent version..... Much more terrifyingly, there are websites like myfreeimplants.com, where rich dudes can donate money towards the 'cause' of cosmetic surgery for chicks who can't afford it. So very, v...

Hey Nick. Any chance you'll be podcasting anytime soon? Somehow never seem to be near a radio for your show....

Oh, BME, what would we do without you? It is scary how much you get desensitised to it. I was a bit worried about the maggot guy calling for female participants though

Here's another nice one that's open to the public. You can always try your luck on ModBlog too.

Unfortunately, I have just the link for this conversation......

Be warned, this is Wrongtown of the very highest order and not especially SFW.

academic journals for mathematics...... fuck me, I thought the social sciences were bad! Bunch of Good Will Hunting arseholes being knowitalls! Absolutely shits me to tears. Yes, the referees are probably better mathematicians than I am, but I felt like replying to my last one with "CAN YOU AC...

*cough*maths*cough*

In my defence, it's mainly words and pictures......

And that's what can go wrong kids - at school I wanted to be a writer and now I've ended up a mathematician. If only it had been easier to get my stories published........

Urgh, Poetry.... A girl I went to school with wrote Poetry - including an epic 3000 word number about a life-long love story :vomit:. If pushed, I will admit that I wrote some 'poems', then rush to say that they were more like prose and were pretty mean and nasty. Needless to say, they loved her, wh...

Yeah, it's one of those 'the best way to get published is to already be published' :? If you don't have the time now, maybe just send some individual stuff off to magazines as is. In my experience, even if they don't publish you, they will often get back to you with some helpful (!) feedback. This i...

Agree completely with sneaky re professional publication. I have to say, though, I wouldn't rate your chances. Once upon a time, I did a lot of creative writing and was (admittedly very half-arsedly) looking into publishing a collection sort of like you've described. Fact of the matter is, it is ver...

Great gig - good work all involved :smt023 Dunno about all the props to Room though..... The sound and space are good, but fuck, $2 for a glass of tap water ?!?! Ich don't think so. And there I was thinking the classy "Here's a glass, there's the toilets" BA approach was bad enough. I know...

Um, doesn't the Espy close at 1am on a Thursday.....?

Set times anyone??