Photos

Went out last night and took some photos of this gorgeous city... I love Brisbane at night time, there is just something about it. Actually I love any city at night time - especially when you have a view!! But with Brisbane, I think its the Story Bridge that does it for me... hence the reason for a few photos of it!!! Its a great focus point with the city as the backdrop... I just love it and at the moment, they have blue lights on it instead of yellow, which makes it even cooler!!

Well thats that then

So thats Christmas done & dusted for another year... what did you get? I was actually VERY spoilt this year considering I was pretty bah humbug about the whole thing this year. Didn't really get into the whole deal about it this year. I think last year was a distraction and this year I realised that dad wasn't around - man its like I blame everything bad that happens to me on him dying and its so not like that. I just wasn't in the festive mood.

Don't get me wrong - I didn't deprived anyone else tho... got presents for Mum, Adele, Mark, Brooke & Alannah... I do want to get a couple things for Lynette, Aimee & Tayla too tho... might do that this week and send them off - better late than never!!!

So what did I get.... well.... Brooke gave me this really beautiful 9 carat gold & topaz necklace, its so gorgeous. She also did a painting for me, which I love and I am so gonna put up at home. Alannah got me this really lovely spa treatment gift set, with a loofah!!! I have always wanted one of them!~!!! Love it.... oh and when we went shopping on Christmas Eve we went past this perfume place - $5 perfume!! And we got each other a perfume.,.. funny... My sister got me some really nice body lotion, plus a little black bag with yummy chocolates, pen, a crystal, keyring, and magnet, really nice... Mum got me a NZ desk calendar which is very handy coz I didn't get myself a NZ calendar like I usually do, plus she got me a Whitcoulls voucher, which is handy coz I can use it here at Angus & Robertson.. And Adele got me a Christmas toilet roll.. haha - it was a bit of a gag gift coz I have this fear of running out of toilet paper!! Don't know why but I just always make sure I have plenty of loo paper... its the same with petrol - I nearly always have to have the car at least 1/2 full!! If it goes under then I have to fill it up... weird aye!!

Anyhoo, Adele got me the toilet roll & then I opened my real present... it was in a shoe box & I had no idea what the hell it was... turns out it was an iPod iTouch!!!! I couldn't believe it - I swore.. haha, I was so shocked - I so had no idea!!! It was brilliant coz I have been wanting one and now I have :) Oh yeah & Mark is giving me his bed... yay!!! Really happy about that!

After the presents were over & done with (oh yeah, Alannah & I were up at 4am... the others meandered out about 6amish!!), we spoke to the family in NZ and had the most massive breakfast - bacon, eggs, toast, crossiants, OJ, donuts, fruit platter... so much!!! Then everyone played with their new toys!! Mark - PS3, Adele - new pc moniter, graphics card & 1TB harddrive, Brooke & Lana - iPod docking stations, me - iTouch!!! Adele & I went for a swim at some stage and also had a nana nap for about 3 hours!!!! It was a pretty cruisy day - no visitors apart from a friend of Brooke's so it was really just us, which was nice.

I think its movie day today... a bit of a tradition - check out what movies are on Boxing Day and choose - I think Adele & I are gonna see Sherlock Holmes & the girls are going to see The Lovely Bones.... and thats about it.

Will probably go home today and come back down on Wednesday - I really have to tidy my house. Then will come back down on payday... want to take the girls out for a photoshoot - I think the Powerhouse will be a great location, so thats where I think we will go..

So yeah, thats Christmas over for another year... Not too sure what the new year has in store - I have learnt tho not to have expectations because you are either disappointed or let down when they don't follow through...

Addictions

Addictions can come in a lot of different forms.. you might not even realise that you do have an addiction. I guess the most common known addictions are alcohol, drugs, and food... but I am completely addicted to my computer.

No its true. I work on a computer all day 5 days a week, but the first thing I do when I get home (well apart from go to the loo - even tho I go before I leave work, somehow in that 1/2 hr trip home I end up busting again.. weird).. anyhoo, when I get home, one of the first things I do is turn on my pc and then proceed to spend the rest of the night on it. To be honest, I am really surprised it hasn't blown up yet because I have it on all day on the weekend too when I am home - which is most of the time!!!

And what do I do on the pc all that time.. well here comes my other addiction: Facebook - yep that's right, I spend most of my time of FB... why?? I really can't answer that. I honestly can say that its a complete waste of time, yet for some reason I am drawn to it. I tried not to go on FB for a couple days but I think I lasted about 5 hours - and that's coz I was at work!!!

I know for some people shopping or spending money can be an addiction. Its really quite sad how many things out in the world have an addictive power to them. People so many times focus on the big three - or the ones that can hurt you or someone else, but its forgotten just how bad others can be. I should be out and about but no, my addiction means that I couldn't possibly be away from my pc for so long... and when I am out all I think about is what's happening in the land of FB... see sad!!!

Anyhoo.. must go - I am building an empire in Kingdoms of Camelot on FB ;)

All things Supernatural

So I've been thinking Supernatural and I am confused about a couple things:

Arch Angels: Apparently there are seven Arch Angels (by common thought) (source: http://home.iprimus.com.au/gunnado/archangels.html). The most recognisable names being Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, & Uriel. (interestingly all arch angels names end with 'el' - which means 'in God' (interestingly even more is that the word 'angel' also ends in 'el'!!!)

Ok, confusion # 1: Uriel is an arch angel - however in Season 4 of Supernatural he was not mentioned as an arch angel and was a bit of a turd to be honest.

Confusion # 2: Chuck is protected by the arch angels - well we have already met 2 of them (well 3 I guess if you count Uriel - who died in Season 4). And apparently Michael is AWOL, so who are the other 4 arch angels and are they the ones protecting Chucl?

Confusion # 3: All the angels (with the exception of Castiel) are saying that God is dead.. ok 1) who the hell killed God & how; 2) how can there be exsitence without God who created everything and one would assume that if he wasn't around then everything would go. And if thats the case then why was it so hard for Lucifer to get out of hell if God wasn't around!

Confusion # 4: How does Cas keep finding Sam & Dean when he put a thing on their chests to keep them from being found? For that matter - how did Lucifer find Sam when he took off?? The thing on their ribs means that demons & angels can't find them, yet Lucifer found Sam and appeared to him as his dead girlfriend. And then when Sam & Dean were watching Lucifer raise the angel of death, Cas found them both.

I told you, its getting pretty confusing really. I am also a little confused in how the writers are portraying the angels as giving up. Both Gabriel & Raphael have pretty much given up on God and one assumes (simply because no one has mentioned it) that they are still a part of heaven - yet Cas has been cast out of heaven for having a couple of questions. It would seem to me that Raphael believing God is dead is a far greater crime than Cas having a few questions about what is going on.

Everything seems a little inconsistant to be honest, and very confusing. Hopefully it will all make sense sometime soon. Don't get me wrong tho, I love the show and this season is truely one of the best - if not the best. The actors they have chosen for the angels & Lucifer (with the exception of Raphael whom I really did not like at all) are just brilliant. I can't really wait to see what they do next.