Just a little semi-narcissistic post that I had to get off my chest, and DA happens to be today's proverbial punching bag.

It's quite strange how profound an impact chatting on MSN had on my life. I used to often spend hours upon hours on it, chatting to friends. Then, just a few months ago, I severely cut down my usage and only go on once every few days (or if someone is desperate to talk to me).

Obviously, the more contact with friends you have, the more chance you have of them asking you to go out and do something. I've gone from being able to find someone to hang out with almost every day that I'm free to going out maybe twice a week.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing - it's just something different. I'm saving a bit more money and being a wee bit more productive with both my work and hobbies. Not really substantially different, but still a bit better than I used to be. Every bit counts!

I realised that, when I used MSN a lot, I was barely ever completely alone. For me, that left a lot less time for introspection. After cutting down my usage, I've actually had a lot more energy to think about things and sort myself out. When I go out nowadays I feel like I'm able to value my time with friends a lot better. Then, when I'm alone, I'm a lot happier with spending time with myself.

Another interesting thing is finding out who truly wants to hang out with me. I must admit that I am a bit of an asshole when it comes to keeping in contact with a lot of my friends. With a bit more effort, I'm sure I'd have a lot larger social circle. I'm actually surprised with how many people have kept in contact with me, despite my lack of effort at keeping in touch.

I'd call people up and ask them to go out a lot more, but I'm generally too busy procrastinating.

Well, guess I'm sorta back. I've picked up a bit of photography again, and will be posting a few here and there. I've felt, so, so lazy these holidays so I've decided to get off my arse and get a few things done. For the moment, this is taking photos.

I've been experimenting with my dad's Nikon D200 (which he's basically never going to use, so I might as well); figuring out the different features and settings, playing with ISO, aperture, shutter speeds, white balance, blah blah blah etc.

They may not be up to professional standards, but I do hope you enjoy my upcoming submissions


/ Some random thingy /


The rules...
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The 1st player of this game starts with the topic "6 Weird Habits / Things About You" and people who get tagged need to write a journal about their 6 weird habits / things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says "you are tagged" in their DevPage comments and tell them to read yours...

6 weird habits/ things about you
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1. I always put two slices of bread in the microwave for precisely 23 seconds.

2. I go absolutely crazy when I see a girl wearing aquamarine.

3. It's not uncommon to see me chewing on my left sleeve.

4. I call my car the Metal Shaggin' Wagon because it's a catchy name, but it's actually one of my least favourite places to do that. Although, the metal bit is spot on.

5. I used to see the number 47 everywhere. For some reason, recently it hasn't occurred as often - although I almost shit myself when I found out it's in almost episode of Alias and Star Trek: TGN and its spinoffs.

6. I have a metabolism that all girls could only dream of. I could eat Maccas every day and hardly gain a thing. Sometimes I'm scared that if I don't eat, my body will eat itself. One of the few pitfalls that I can think of with having such a crazy metabolism is that if I constantly drink heaps of water, I'll be pissing every 20 minutes, literally.

Blee!

I wish I was gay.

Uh yeah - Merry Christmas, Happy Chanakuh, Happy New Year, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Birthday, Happy Easter, Happy Chinese New Year (Gong xi fah cai...or something), Happy Halloween. Yeah, that should cover most of 2006.

-Juzz