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Maybe there is some yet.

“The commander of the Sadr movement, leader Moqtada Sadr, announced today in Najaf the end of all fighting in the whole of Iraq and the integration of his movement in the political process,” Sheikh Naim al-Qaabi said.

The cleric has spearheaded the largest rebellion against US troops and Iraqi Government forces since the fall of Saddam Hussein last year.

I’m yet to actually start my ~3000 word report. I’ve read everything that was recommended, though. Odds are I’ll have to look up a few other articles on other things as well. I suppose I can cope with that. It’s being owned by Optus’ 28.8kbps that makes it annoying. If I’m lucky I can get most of what I’ll need done earlier, then just whip up a few relevant arguments and articles after midnight when (hopefully) my cap resets… Although the odds are that wont be until around 3am. Gotta love it.

Care of : another weird test.

The Loverboy. Random Gentle Love Master (RGLMm)

Well-liked. Well-established. You are The Loverboy. Loverboys thrive in committed, steady relationships–as opposed to, say, Playboys, who want sex without too much attachment.

You’ve had many relationships and nearly all of them have been successful. You’re a nice guy, you know the ropes, and even if you can be a little hasty with decisions, most girls think of you as a total catch. Your hastiness comes off as spontaneity most of the time anyhow, making you especially popular in your circle of friends, too.

You know not to make the typical Loverboy mistake of choosing someone who appreciates your good humor and popularity, but who offers nothing in return. You belong with someone outgoing, independent, and creative. Otherwise, you’ll get bored. And then instead of surprising her with flowers or a practical joke, you’ll surprise her by leaving.

ALWAYS AVOID: The Nymph
CONSIDER: The Window Shopper, The Peach

But the best bit (according to … :/ ) is this:

Your exact opposite: The Billy Goat

Deliberate Brutal Sex Dreamer

MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS.

Oh, by the way:

FACT:
You embody the German principle of Konstantzusammenschaft, which is best described in English (without using the obscure English word “sammenschaft”) as “eternal togethermanship”.

Intolerable.

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Strikethrough is over-used these days. It’s just not funny any more, it’s cliche. DAMN YOU ALL.

On to other things… I didn’t go to uni today, I figured I’ll be a hardarse and miss my 1st and 2nd lectures for two subjects respectively. Tomorrow I get a sleep in before work as the tute I’m meant to have doesn’t start until next week. Wow.

Also, I’m going to ‘s for dinner tomorrow night for lamb roast. Apparently it will be cooked. This is comforting news.

Got my “hands” on KMFDM’s last two albums tonight. Been meaning to check them out for, well, a few years. :/

I’m almost at the end of Jagged Alliance 2, although there’s some side quests and zones I’ve skipped. I think I’ll be alright though. I got a bit disheartened in one of the last sectors so I started playing Fallout all day, then had a stab at Fallout 2 after midnight. They’re ok. Probably would be a lot more enjoyable if I played them when they were released. The interface just feels a tad clunky compared to the standards I’m now accustomed to. :o

By the way, yes I’ve left the strikethrough on intentionally. Until now.

Take the quiz: “Which Random Irish Gaelic Phrase Are You? “

Is maith liom bananai
Is maith liom bananai – ‘I like bananas.’You’re laid-back and you enjoy the simple things in life. Some might say you’re a little too laid-back. Just what is it you’re smoking, anyway?

Right.

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Time for a somewhat informative entry. Yes.

Two of three exams are now down. Had one on Wednesday and the second on Thursday. My final exam is this coming Thursday. It will probably suck plenty of hot erotic stuff as it includes various short answer and extended responses, along with apparently two essays!

Not that I dislike essays, it’s just that I haven’t written one in an exam since year 12. Yes, since 2000!!!

Speaking of school, some tight chick from my alma mater managed to get some bonar pics of herself with her jubblies hanging out and/or visible spread around the internet. I read in the newspaper that she got suspended. She’s going to have a lot of fans when she gets back to school.

It’s very cold in here and I’ve stayed up all night playing Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. It’s pretty good.

I re-installed The Sims 8-in-1 pack (and it took 2 hours to extract, again) but couldn’t bring myself to play it after that.

XCOM is still going alright as well, when I stomach up the courage and patience to play a turn-based strategy game. At least its old school goodness makes it juicy on the fun scale.

CoD will become interesting next week, as we’ve made it in to the UGS 6v6 final against anomaly, first prize being about $300, which isn’t too bad for a little independent invite comp.

Hopefully the GameArena season 2 will start up soon so we can get 6v6 gametype action underway! Hopefully my arms don’t freeze off first.

I really have to ring Chandler, I was going to yesterday but decided to sleep in then bum around at home watching the rugby with mum. Sucks to be England. ^_^

I fall in to point form pretty quickly, don’t I?

Fucker.

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Stupid car died again. Drained the guts out of the battery. wd. It’s either the alternator or the fan belt, my parents have speculated. Great news. Something like that at least…

Lou left this arvo, I saw her off then that’s when my car died, right after her parents left with her. Took 2 hours for dad to turn up and take me home, instead of 30 minutes like he said. Real cool.

Along with that, Ryde council has decided to make one entire side of Lyon Park road a no parking zone (the street that I work on). It wouldn’t be a problem if there wasn’t already a severe parking shortage in that area, so now with an extra 30-40 cars without anywhere to park it’ll be really really fun going to work.

To top it all off, I just realised I wont be able to play our semi and grand final for ET (assuming we win the semi of course, which I believe we will) because I’ll be overseas.

Now I have to get up at 6am or some bullshit so dad can take me over to my broken down car (we had no choice but to leave it near Lou’s), jump start it with the old, charged up battery, and get it back home so someone can fix it.

WOW WHAT A GREAT WEEK!

Oh, I suppose the only good thing that happened today was that the people at work decided to have a belated party for me. Someone brought in a chocolate cake and I scored $100 in vouchers for Macquarie shopping centre! :O

The card was cool, too. :)

Rolanberry.

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Funny shit.

Yeah I thought I’d chuck something else in again, since it’s been so long between regular updates… Not that they were that regular anyway.

CoD is going alright, I’m getting the hang of the guns in it more now, along with how to move around properly to suit their use. Can’t stand playing SD mode in pubs though. TDM all the way. :D

AussieClans ET final tomorrow (well, tonight technically) night… Against Y*Y. Should be fun. The dotmaens haven’t been taking ET as seriously these last few weeks/months… Considerably less pracs and pub time and less interest over all. Still, it’d be nice to put on a good match and get back at Y*Y after they had the penny drop their way in our last match on Battery in the GA ladder.

For some reason, triple j are breaking tradition this year and having their hottest 100 on the 25th of January instead of on the 26th, Australia day.

Regardless, the regular crew will be having a little BBQ and pool party at Lou’s place, according to our own tradition. :)

Fark I’m 21 on Tuesday. ><

Oops.

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Forgot about this thing for a while… Well, I’ve been thinking to write for a day or three, just haven’t bothered.

So bored.

I’m reading A Time To Kill. Maybe I should keep reading it instead of sitting around bored.

I sold my copy of FFXI to Dozer, to aid him in his lack of life. ;) Even express posted it and everything! :P

Been hitting up BitTorrent‘s hardcore this last week or so. Downloaded a few games and apps… Also getting a shitload of Spider-Man comics off it. Cool, huh?

Speaking of file-sharing, been abusing WinMX of late as well. Juicy mp3 action.

Lou had the shits with me earlier because I forgot to get her the Sunday Telegraph with a Something For Kate interview on it. I didn’t even remember until 5pm when all the newsagents shut. Oh well. She’s getting a copy off someone anyway.

Oh yeah, bad luck Saddam.

Let’s see, what else.

Had my work christmas party last week, was pretty good fun, bar the shittiest public transport experience of all time. I didn’t get in to bed until 9:15am the next morning, still half drunk fortunately, otherwise I could have been real shitty.

Bought Lou a present for her birthday, some perfume thingy. Conned her in to buying me a Hulk limited edition DVD box set. Looks bonar to me.

Lloyd hasn’t come round at all now that he’s back with Eri, barely even messages me or Ross on MSN any more. Nice to know when you’re just a back up… Apparently he’s been working 40 hours a week though so I guess it must be impossible for him to do anything. :P I suppose he’s still not as soft as Mr Frank-OMG-I-HAVE-A-JOB-WITH-EARLY-HOURS-I-MUST-SLEEP-AT-9PM-Larkin. Hrm.

Good old MajikShoe has just invited me back to Land of Angels for the new GameArena 4v4 RTCW tourney.

I so own at hypertext.

I forget if I said I re-enrolled at uni. That should be riveting. I hope I spelt that right. I’m really keen on finishing my degree, and trying to save up some money in the mean time (going part time) then try and move overseas to like Germany or Sweden for a few years… Then maybe move on to some other countries out of interest. Lou said she was keen too… Wowee.

Looks like she’s been updating her LiveJournal too. :O Hack it up.

Hmm.

Fuck you summer weather.

*edit*

I’m going to the UAE in February, with Lou. Gonna see my dad’s cousin, Grant, over there. He took mum around there on her holiday and apparently it has bonar shopping and shizzle. Woot. Gonna stay in Singapore for two nights on the way home as well… She’s staying in Thailand for a few days before I meet her over there. Fun fun.

Also, my Microsoft Intellimouse v3 is dying… Have to keep re-plugging it in because the lights keep going out. :( Using my silly old Belkin Nostromo n30 ball mouse instead… :/ It came with the creative, yet dopey n50 SpeedPad… Man that thing would have owned if it worked properly… Well, maybe not owned but it could have been cool.’

By the way, Cam is a lazy bastard.