Thursday, 19 July 2007
Sunday, 15 July 2007
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
The Next Stage Begins.
On Monday me and Serena had our first real lesson together for dancing.
Personally i feel it was very helpful for me. Between Serena and Shelda (who was supervising us) i think i learnt a great deal in the two hours i was there. I am trying to take in stuff as quickly as i can and so far am having no major troubles with anything.
Its a bit difficult to remember the steps for so many things. But that said, i find i do a better job if i just go and *do it* in appose to thinking about what i am doing. When i am concentrating on my timing, or the type of steps i am making, i tend to just do the steps without thinking. A much better way of doing it. :) I also need to get Serena to slap me when i start looking at my feet, every time i stop doing that i straight away start doing better.
My new dancing shoes defiantly helped too. Trying to dance in sneakers is really hard, simply because they are always trying to grip when your trying to slide. Made life much much easier for me straight away.
The social side is great too. I pretty much know most of the people in the studio now, so I am comfortable being there and doing stuff. The first few times i was a bit nervous, simply because i didnt know half the people and i am a shy kinda person. But its all good now, really great fun.
Personally i feel it was very helpful for me. Between Serena and Shelda (who was supervising us) i think i learnt a great deal in the two hours i was there. I am trying to take in stuff as quickly as i can and so far am having no major troubles with anything.
Its a bit difficult to remember the steps for so many things. But that said, i find i do a better job if i just go and *do it* in appose to thinking about what i am doing. When i am concentrating on my timing, or the type of steps i am making, i tend to just do the steps without thinking. A much better way of doing it. :) I also need to get Serena to slap me when i start looking at my feet, every time i stop doing that i straight away start doing better.
My new dancing shoes defiantly helped too. Trying to dance in sneakers is really hard, simply because they are always trying to grip when your trying to slide. Made life much much easier for me straight away.
The social side is great too. I pretty much know most of the people in the studio now, so I am comfortable being there and doing stuff. The first few times i was a bit nervous, simply because i didnt know half the people and i am a shy kinda person. But its all good now, really great fun.
Saturday, 7 July 2007
Friday, 6 July 2007
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Three Years from Now.
Ok, I've got a plan.
After talking to some of my friends something i think we really should do together is travel around Europe. This is something i am going to do myself no matter what within the next few years, but I think going with a group of close friends would make an awesome experience into an extraordinary one.
Ever since i was old enough to truly appreciate the things there, I've wanted to see many places in Europe. There is so much cultural and historical places it makes Australia look like the most boring place on the planet. Australia has many Natural marvels and is somewhere i want to travel too, but Europe is a place that would be an adventure with every step.
If Kane, Serena, Laura and maybe a few others came too, well it would be the adventure of a lifetime. :) I've spoken to some people in the past, who did exactly that when they were young and ALL of them have told me it was the best fun they ever had in there life.
After talking to some of my friends something i think we really should do together is travel around Europe. This is something i am going to do myself no matter what within the next few years, but I think going with a group of close friends would make an awesome experience into an extraordinary one.
Ever since i was old enough to truly appreciate the things there, I've wanted to see many places in Europe. There is so much cultural and historical places it makes Australia look like the most boring place on the planet. Australia has many Natural marvels and is somewhere i want to travel too, but Europe is a place that would be an adventure with every step.
If Kane, Serena, Laura and maybe a few others came too, well it would be the adventure of a lifetime. :) I've spoken to some people in the past, who did exactly that when they were young and ALL of them have told me it was the best fun they ever had in there life.
Quote of the Day
- Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
- The Bible, John 15:13
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
Dota Team
Well, hasnt this been an epic.
Me and kane have been trying for ages to get a team together. For so long we've had several members be keen, then go flaky, backwards and forwards. Through the lot me and kane have stayed keen and steadfast, whereas the rest of our "team-members" have been flaky to say the least.
BUT we might finally have got our team together. Now we have:
Redsky: a very strong player who has huge amounts of experiance with all espects of the game. We've played together a lot and although he is out of practise, I know he'll get back up to speed in no time.
Kai-: another very very strong player. I've only played with him myself a few times, but we quickly hit off and got along very well. He is just as keen as me and Kane to get the team together and is really looking forward to playing with us all. Kai- has awesome last hit micro and excellent map awareness, a good solo player :P
Sour_Mash / Rommant1k / Kane : My housemate, a great reallife friend and an awesome dota player. His only real weakness his flaky map awareness, something he is aware of and improving on. Hes got excellent last hit micro, dota sence and a ton of experiance with a multitude of heros.
Blakmane: Our newest addition. :D Blakmane has been a great friend of myself and kanes for a long while. Although he never reached the high levels of play the rest of us play at, Blakmane has recently came back to dota and his very keen to learn. He is a talented gamer and a very smart guy who will learn very fast. I am comfident we can train him up in no time.
And lastly, myself. Who i am not going to describe because i would probably do a very poor inaccurate job :P
Well thats our team. Ragtag and totally untrained at the moment. But hopefully, given a few months of solid scrimming, and bonding we can take the australian dota scene by storm :D
Me and kane have been trying for ages to get a team together. For so long we've had several members be keen, then go flaky, backwards and forwards. Through the lot me and kane have stayed keen and steadfast, whereas the rest of our "team-members" have been flaky to say the least.
BUT we might finally have got our team together. Now we have:
Redsky: a very strong player who has huge amounts of experiance with all espects of the game. We've played together a lot and although he is out of practise, I know he'll get back up to speed in no time.
Kai-: another very very strong player. I've only played with him myself a few times, but we quickly hit off and got along very well. He is just as keen as me and Kane to get the team together and is really looking forward to playing with us all. Kai- has awesome last hit micro and excellent map awareness, a good solo player :P
Sour_Mash / Rommant1k / Kane : My housemate, a great reallife friend and an awesome dota player. His only real weakness his flaky map awareness, something he is aware of and improving on. Hes got excellent last hit micro, dota sence and a ton of experiance with a multitude of heros.
Blakmane: Our newest addition. :D Blakmane has been a great friend of myself and kanes for a long while. Although he never reached the high levels of play the rest of us play at, Blakmane has recently came back to dota and his very keen to learn. He is a talented gamer and a very smart guy who will learn very fast. I am comfident we can train him up in no time.
And lastly, myself. Who i am not going to describe because i would probably do a very poor inaccurate job :P
Well thats our team. Ragtag and totally untrained at the moment. But hopefully, given a few months of solid scrimming, and bonding we can take the australian dota scene by storm :D
Quote of the Day
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
Dancing.
Yesterday was the first time i danced with Serena for a decent length of time. I can already tell we are going to have a great time with each other. She's a great person and really funny. Despite what Buff had told me, she was actually very laid back which made dancing with her easier. Despite her laughing at me when i made silly mistakes =.= (which i didn't really mind because it was a good natured kind of laugh :P ) I think she'll be able to teach me pretty fast.
It can be somewhat frustrating sometimes. I'll do a dance fine once or twice, then stuff it up several times in a row. I know i am improving at a steady rate, but I sometimes feel as though it must be extremely frustrating for the people dancing with me, because i seem to always stuff up something. :P That said, I can tell they aren't exactly going easy on me. I constantly being barraged with new information on what i should be improving which is 100% fine with me. :) Its hard to improve if you don't already know what your doing wrong.
Every time I've gone so far, I seem to have picked up a new dance better then what i knew before. The first dance I did yesterday (lol i cant remember the name already >.<) i improved on 500%. In all honesty i didn't even know the steps before yesterday, but i now pretty much know the whole thing, even if the second half is a bit rough. The guy who helped me through it also taught me some little things which will no doubt improve my dancing as a whole overall too.
Well enough of a rant about this. All in all I am having an awesome time. Loving both the social aspect and the dancing side of it. Really really happy I decided to do it.
It can be somewhat frustrating sometimes. I'll do a dance fine once or twice, then stuff it up several times in a row. I know i am improving at a steady rate, but I sometimes feel as though it must be extremely frustrating for the people dancing with me, because i seem to always stuff up something. :P That said, I can tell they aren't exactly going easy on me. I constantly being barraged with new information on what i should be improving which is 100% fine with me. :) Its hard to improve if you don't already know what your doing wrong.
Every time I've gone so far, I seem to have picked up a new dance better then what i knew before. The first dance I did yesterday (lol i cant remember the name already >.<) i improved on 500%. In all honesty i didn't even know the steps before yesterday, but i now pretty much know the whole thing, even if the second half is a bit rough. The guy who helped me through it also taught me some little things which will no doubt improve my dancing as a whole overall too.
Well enough of a rant about this. All in all I am having an awesome time. Loving both the social aspect and the dancing side of it. Really really happy I decided to do it.
Knocked up.
Recently saw the movie Knocked up over the weekend.
I must saw i was pretty damn impressed. I didn't really have a clue what to expect with this movie, as i had only seen one short preview when i saw Spiderman 3 a month or so ago. In a word, the movie was hilarious.
It follows the rather amusing story of a young attractive women who has recently scored a promotion in her work, and hits the town to celebrate with her sister. Things happen and at the end of the night ends up inviting a rather bogan-type to stay with her the night. She somewhat comes to her senses next morning and that seems to be the end of them.
However! In there drunken haze the night before, somehow, somebody forgot to use a condom, and 8 weeks later, things start to get veryyy interesting. Things go from funny to hilarious, at a rapid rate and the overall film has feel-good kind of theme. A great watch for anybody.
I must saw i was pretty damn impressed. I didn't really have a clue what to expect with this movie, as i had only seen one short preview when i saw Spiderman 3 a month or so ago. In a word, the movie was hilarious.
It follows the rather amusing story of a young attractive women who has recently scored a promotion in her work, and hits the town to celebrate with her sister. Things happen and at the end of the night ends up inviting a rather bogan-type to stay with her the night. She somewhat comes to her senses next morning and that seems to be the end of them.
However! In there drunken haze the night before, somehow, somebody forgot to use a condom, and 8 weeks later, things start to get veryyy interesting. Things go from funny to hilarious, at a rapid rate and the overall film has feel-good kind of theme. A great watch for anybody.
Monday, 2 July 2007
Sunday, 1 July 2007
Family. Your greatest treasure
Spent the weekend (or most of it) at my parents.
One thing if life that people are either blessed with or not, is the awesomeness of there family. I was extremely lucky in that regard. Everybody in my family is such a great person. My Dad turned 45 this Friday. For as long as i can remember my Dad has probably been the person I looked up to and respected more then anybody else I have ever (and probably will ever) know. He gave me my deep seeded sense of honor and respect for others. He taught me to love and respect others and was always fair and caring in all his dealings with other people. More then anybody else, I feel as though i reflect my father.
My Mum is an awesome person. She loves fiercely and has the heart of a Lion. She gets carried away sometimes but like my dad has a deep seeded sense of honor and loyalty that has also been instilled in me. Shes a bit of a stickler for manners and old fashion stuff :P which when i was little used to bug the crap outta me, but now i am very thankful for. I wouldn't be half the gentleman i am now if it wasn't for my mum. She gave me some small wisdom's in life that have always served me well. Small intuitions, the ability to see to the heart of matters and see what is truly troubling people. But more then anything else, i have my mums ability of loving something almost too much.
Well thats a little self reflection on who i am, and where i came from. I'll write about my brothers and sisters when i can think about it more :)
One thing if life that people are either blessed with or not, is the awesomeness of there family. I was extremely lucky in that regard. Everybody in my family is such a great person. My Dad turned 45 this Friday. For as long as i can remember my Dad has probably been the person I looked up to and respected more then anybody else I have ever (and probably will ever) know. He gave me my deep seeded sense of honor and respect for others. He taught me to love and respect others and was always fair and caring in all his dealings with other people. More then anybody else, I feel as though i reflect my father.
My Mum is an awesome person. She loves fiercely and has the heart of a Lion. She gets carried away sometimes but like my dad has a deep seeded sense of honor and loyalty that has also been instilled in me. Shes a bit of a stickler for manners and old fashion stuff :P which when i was little used to bug the crap outta me, but now i am very thankful for. I wouldn't be half the gentleman i am now if it wasn't for my mum. She gave me some small wisdom's in life that have always served me well. Small intuitions, the ability to see to the heart of matters and see what is truly troubling people. But more then anything else, i have my mums ability of loving something almost too much.
Well thats a little self reflection on who i am, and where i came from. I'll write about my brothers and sisters when i can think about it more :)
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