Callin it Quits

That's it, I'm giving up guitar. I wonder if kingjim wants to buy it? Get him now while he's all enthused with guitar hero. ACTUALLY I might trade it in for a keyboard. The whole point of this guitar is that it's supposed to be relaxing. But I seem to produce a ridiculous amount of heat and consequent sweat whenever practicing. I was just sitting and strumming along to Knocking on Heaven's door and Auld Lang Syne and I gets me a drenched shirt. It's silly! That's not relaxing! Besides we already gots two Keenans that play guitar time to diversify if we ever want to start that family band. Mum will have to be on vocals as no-one else can bloody well sing!

PG Out.

Monday, Bloody Monday!

Broken bottles under children's feet Bodies strewn across the dead end street
Well I didn't see any bodies but it was a case of broken bottles under my beast's feet. Well. Rear tyre. That's right yet another tube meets its demise upon the blood-soaked beaches of Melbourne. Lest we forget.

The only saving grace is that the glass was collected on the way home I believe and only driven through the tyre on my typical break-neck approach to my driveway. The way I mount the kurb, careen down the driveway then jump onto the porch matches Dad's Gray St driveway pull ups in the Suzuki methinks. So at least I was home and hosed by the time the tube started hissing.

Other things to happen on my Monday:

Rejection letter from some job I can't even remember applying for. Considering they all have the title Medical Lab Tech, Lab Tech or Medical Scientist the applications all blur into one.

My shaving cream bottle exploded. I came home from Chaddy and it was a white winter. Some even touched the holy Geelong gurnsey! NOTHING has permission to touch that except dirt, mud, sweat, occasional slops of beer, dead horse from the chips etc. This situation is made even more ridiculous by the fact that, since I have an electric razor, I rarely use the cream now. I had only busted it out to get rid of my exam chops I had worn for good luck during exams. Perhaps I should have retained them.

Light bulb blew. Thanks to that fuckwit Rudd I canna find cheap globes so had to pilfer the foyer light bulb. The issue of who's 'duty' it was to change that lightbulb was one of the many petty issues Alex was harping on about to Dan during the events described in "Yeah. Good One. Dick" post. At least I get to piss Alex off.

It was f*king school holidays at Chaddy increasing the traffic exponentially on what should have been a quiet Monday arvo. Shuffling tools combined with idiots standing still AND ABREAST on escalators on a MONDAY pushes PG into the redline. Good thing the exit is so close to the particular escalator I was ascending.

Well home and safe now in good old 1955. 1955! Aarrrgh!

POPGO

Stunner? I'll Fucking Show You Stunner!

Now the PG's disdain for fast food and dining out in general is well documented (btw Pancake parlour is a load of shit) given they all charge too much and deliver absolutely NOTHING. I will occasionally give the local independent pizza joint a nod but that's only when I can't be bothered making my own or travelling to Jimbo's for beeza night.

HJ's are the latest to earn my wrath with their cheeseburger 'stunner' deal. Apparently a piddly cheeseburger, small fries, small syrup with carbonated water (what they call 'coke') and some whipped sugar + a smattering of milk solids for $4.95 is supposedly stunning value. Stunning that fuckwits would pay for this shit perhaps. However given that I am never surprised by the stupidity of the populace, no I am not even stunned that people would buy this junk.

But just to highlight how ridiculous it is, and also to show how shop savvy the PG is, I'm going to make a WEEK'S worth of these meals for $4.95. Well at least a working week. Not right now of course woke up too early this morning so will probably grab a cat nap. But after that it's gonna be ON!

Now you're probably thinking, "Cat nap forsooth!" BUT I need to keep the sleep reserves up so I can catch all the Wimbledon action. Have you seen Hewitt's serve of late? Where the fuck he find power? And he's finally using that ferret like face er pace of his to get round the bloody court instead of just trying to play brick wall tennis from the baseline. I mean no-one can best Federer in the Tournament That Counts, but I expect at least a decent showing Monday.

PG Out

Gummy Good Luck

Hey in case you haven't been following the comments section of recent posts, little z is feeling REALLY nervous about her exam and wants us all to wish her good luck. And gummy bear happiness!

Come on everyone, pitch in!

Maw ha ha ha!

Maw ha

Just put a load of nice, dry washing away. How did I manage this feat considering its been raining for a week and the house does not have a dryer nor an under cover line? Three frickin clothes horses that's how. I could start a clothes horse stud. I purchased two the other day and the house has a shared one. IF one is going to dry clothes inside then no point struggling with one CH it's pointless. Three however provided enough room for a full load plus a sock load. Hah. Take note kingjim!

Well off to random relaxing again. Actually continuing on with a new novel: it's awesome. Expected completion date: sometime next year. Then I'll leave it. Then I'll come back realise it's raw as and revise. Then I'll leave it. Then I'll come back realise it's raw as and revise. Then I'll leave it. Then I'll come back realise it's raw as and revise. Then I'll leave it. Then I'll come back realise it's raw as and revise. Then I'll leave it. Then I'll come back realise it's raw as and revise. Then I'll.....well. You get the picture.

PG Out.

Top o The Ladder

Hah! Catters are back to their rightful position on top of the ladder. Roar!
Well back to the study.
HAH! j/k, indeed it is back to the relaxxxxing. Aaaaahhhh. Shame we don't have a bath!

PG...aaaahhhh....Out.

Name that Cat p tII

Okay you've all had enough time for your replies. Too bad if you missed out! A Murder was close getting Scarlett (PGs v Physiology) and the greatest full-forward ever Ablett senior (PGs v Chemistry) correct. The middle cat was not Selwood, nor Bartel, nor Big Cat. It was in fact, Chappy Chap! Below are the originals.
Well time to head to KJ's (heh kingjim as an acronym is JK backwards) for further celebratory drinks then I'm shouting him dinner for all his beeza nights.


PG Out.

Damn you Andrew Denton!

What's Andy got to do with anything? I'll tell ya what I reckon I stuffed up my interview cause the bastards kept asking all these open ended questions that unfortunately equated to handing me a long, long long long long piece of rope which I used to promptly hang myself with! GRRRRR. The problem with this Friday interview was that *I* was in high spirits, rambling off more then usual, blah blah blah blah blah, I felt like Jeffery from 'Coupling'. Kingjim knows what I'm taklin' bout. Least I didn't construct for myself a confused web of lies such that I ended up possessing too many legs.

Eeep. Yeah I think I'm screwed on this one.

You see its the fact these biomedical/health science chaps are using an interview technique unfamiliar to the PG. Instead of just one person in middle management/upper management engaging in a one on one BS session where all you gotta do is sit straight, look em in the eye and keep the crap a-flowing its a group of people operating in tag team fashion, all with their little clipboards and set questionnaires.

I see this is more like a Defence force style interview technique except in the ADF the questions are more or less universal for each position with a few customs. Plus all the info you need is on the ADF site just gotta find it. Of course your responses in the ADF don't really matter cause they've already pre-determined their opinion (for officer entry) based on your academic transcript essentially. BUT at least the interview is predictable.

IN biomedicine the goal posts are shifting all the time, questions wildly different from Melbourne Health to Techstaff (I was over-qualified for that position) to Red Cross Blood Centre.

None the less there are a few solids that I can at least find out (study OH&S legislation, TGA protocols, QA and QC standards common in the industry.) and then I can anticipate a range of generic shite like strengths, weakenesses, ok that's actually a common one but I gots to come up with a universal answer that willl blow em away. Everytime I say 'shoes' for weakenesses I get funny looks. But also weird shit like 'closing speech'. What the fuck? I tried 'Denny Krane' it didn't work. I shall use the weekend to bang out a cheat sheet such that the next interview (sometime next millennia judging by how slowly it takes biomed types to go from application to interview phases) shall see a new, improved, prepared PG ready to rock it. And rock it hard. Like this Cog 'Sharing Space' album I bought today as consolation.

Well on the upside I won ten bucks at the nearby casino where I went for a consolatory drink afterwards. I sat down at an electronically dealt poker table (no f*king dealer stuff ups and NO PAYING FUCKING TIME!) in order to get cheap table rate drink and ended up winning more then the difference between bar and table so cashed me chips and had a drink at my fellow poker player's expense.
HA!

PG Out.

Bloody Red Cross.

You will see soon that the title of this post is a pun.

Anyway today I was SUPPOSED to have an interview at the blood bank in er southbank but they called this morning and rescheduled for tomozza. Even worse now its a morning interview instead of a leisurely afternoon affair. Still it is on a Friday so at least the interviewer should be in high spirits. Well, cheerio.

PG Out.

Strange

Well I'm fair dinkum about to hit the hay. Indeed I may fall asleep posting thi......zzzzzzzzzzzz *snort* Blah! Ah anyway it's strange is it not? What? Well the fact that I have no adult memories of Granny, but I seem to miss the regular email to the old man with the classic "Love and God Bless" as well as the b'day card on or about my b'day every year. I guess I thought that like Bilbo, Jimbo and possibly Tonybo (when DID he go to Europe?) I'd have my turn to climb those horrible stairs, receive the scolding for being drunk (in my case by noon) and secretly love it all cause she kinda looks like the Queen. Unfortunately, like an exam, time oft runeth out before we think it will.
My bed time wish, thus, is that Julian, Eleanor and any other Keenan pups will know their grandparents more then ever I did mine. Especially since these grandparents in particular are worth knowing! Ain't that right Baldy and Shouty? (Or should that be fouly? I got an email from Mum that I thought came from Dad or a sailor in the Royal Navy such was the expletive content!)

PG YAWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! Out.
Actually no.

Love and God Bless,
PG.

What IS the gayest thing ever?

There are some pretty gay things out there. But surely that fucking stupid super duper kaloopa gay iPod ad featuring Coldplay is THE gayest thing ever. Agree?

Name that Cat!

Chocies if you can name the three Cats players I've superimposed my beautiful self upon. Only one guess per person!

Time Flies

When you're having fun and of course this may not be the best thing in an exam! In both Ecology and Chemistry I was having so much fun kicking the exam outta the park I perhaps used a little too much time and my last question in both exams went incomplete. Still this is a matter of only maybe 5% at the very most and I'll take a 5% penalty for a 95% gain anytime! Now its all done and dusted for the semester, time for a well deserved break. Then back to it! Well time to have a.....um...a cup of tea? Maybe if I shop thrifty enough I can afford a bottle o spumante!

Hey I wonder how that other PG went in her exams? Hmmmmm?

PG Out

PGs Too Good for Chemistry

Captain Coach JK soars high for a memorable mark and ensuing goal during the second quarter.

The PGs go into the break on top of the ladder and resounding premiership favourites after a consummate performance in sunny conditions at the 'D. Chemistry showed all the skill and toughness of a finals hopeful, but everything Chemistry did, the PGs did better, winning all four quarters for the match. 12, 18, 24 and 30 being the margins after each change.

Final score PGs 14.6 (90) to Chemistry 9.6 (60).

The PGs now earn a well deserved rest but as Captain Cocach JK says, "There's no point being the highest placed team in the middle of the round, if you don't go on with. We'll concentrate on making sure we keep the consistency, keep the quality, keep the toughness and never get ahead of ourselves. One game at a time, boys. One game at a time."

PG Out

Finishing up....

Well you know we had three assignments this semester all in excess of 155 marks/assignment (each assignment was weighted at 10% giving 30% of overall mark to assignments) and I got a HD on all 3: 87, 88 and 91%. On paper then the PGs should trash Chemistry to use my footy analogy. However all the assignments were done with the comfort of the text-book at hand to look up the gazillion different reaction schemes, conditions etc. My big concern is that I will only recall a tithe of this. Even the exam revision was done with deference to McMurray to make sure I was doing it correctly. Oh well we shall see soon enough. Another hour of revision then its to bed. That's one thing morning exams do have is that you don't have that nothing period between breakfast and exam where you sort of browse over stuff etc. but you know that really nothing in those last hours is going to stick anyway. Morning exam its straight up, breakie, shower, exam, drinking by noon. Though in this case it will be drinking tea as my last few bucks b4 payday Friday is apportioned to food budget. Perhaps I should sling a sleeping bag in kingjim's shed tomorrow and help with his headspace issues......
Goodnight.
PG Out.

PGs Thrash Ecology at the D

Knowledge celebrating one of many goals for the PGs in a champagne performance that belied the weather.

In a mockery of the wet conditions that started and ended with heavy downpours, the PGs further demonstrated why they are firm premiership favourites this year. Ecology was never in the running, with the PGs goaling a few moments after the opening ball up and simply getting stronger from there. It was raining cats, dogs and goals for all four quarters as a hapless Ecology could do little but marvel at the skill of this PG outfit. A few late goals by Ecology saved them from utter and complete embarrasment but had no impact on the game.
Final score PGs 26.10 (160) Ecology 6.8 (44).

Captain Coach JK praised his team's efforts but intimated that the team had already moved on to preparations for the game against top eight side Chemistry on Tuesday.
"It's the last game before the break and one we definitely feel we should win though it will take a good hard effort from the entire 22."

PG Out.

My Coffee

Bob Kelso: Dr Dorian, why is it the entire staff gets up in arms everytime our MRI machine misses a tumour, but every morning our coffee machine spits out warm urine and no-one gives two hoots?
JD: We missed another tumour?
Kelso: Who cares? Point is I have to walk across the street to get coffee. Coffee that will put a hop in your step and your ass in the john.

I tend to share Dr Kelso's sentiments. Not about tumours. But definitely about the coffee. Especially on exam morning. Now to hop to the loo before I prepare my third cup. Eeep!

PG OUT!

Some Final Thoughts

Well I'm about to retire. Ecology exam tomorrow. Should smash it out of the park, past exams of course help shitloads. And the lecturer asks proper questions in her exams, questions which, if you know your stuff are straightforward, with the all the relevant knowledge to answer the questions being easily obtainable from the topic notes/textbook .

Actually a bit fucked off with Physiology in that respect as the only indicator we had of anything that would be in the exam were the multiple choice questions throughout the semester, but for the exam the Neuroscience professor decided to be one of those fuckheads that changes all his questions to try and trick the students. Exactly what is the point of that? An exam is supposed to test knowledge not be a fucking exercised designed to produce the worst results.

An example:

Which is correct?
Increase in extracellular potassium will:

a wrong answer
b wrong answer
c make the resting membrane potential less negative
d none of the above

That would be a good decent question. Instead fuckwit PhD wrote

Choose the answer which is the most correct

Increase in extracellular potassium will:

a wrong answer
b wrong answer
c decrease potassium gradient across the membrane and thus make the resting membrane potential tend towards the equilibrium potential of Na+
d none of the above

Now the first part of the answer in c is correct. AND as the equilibrium potential of Na+ is zero then yes, the resting membrane potential will tend towards the equilibrium potential of Na+, or in other words, become less negative. But then again thats just chance that Ek Na+ is zero. It could be -65,000,000 its a physical parameter of sodium's size, charge and distribution across the membrane. And what about the word 'thus'. Does that imply the change in potential due to potassium is reliant on sodium? Cause it isn't.

so maybe d is the correct answer.

THIS IS WAY MORE FUCKING THOUGHT THEN A ONE POINT/120 POINT QUESTION DEMANDS.

Obviously I didn't waste any more then the time it took to read question and answers on this question or any of its brethren, I think I circled c and went on my way to questions with more definite answers. The Endocrinology/Reproduction section of multiple choice was more straightforward. By the by the Neuroscience lecturer is a bitter old Englishmen dirty he hasn't done any research in the ten years he took the senior lecturer position at UNE. (WHY THE FUCK TAKE A SENIOR LECTURER POSITION? TAKE A FUCKING RESEARCH POSITION SOMEWHERE ELSE YOU NONG!) The Endocrinology lecturer is a slightly younger Australian full of pluck and quite enamoured of his little experiments on Leptin and ovaries. Coincidence between gearing of exams? I think not.

The other thing I wanted to point out is, once you suss Melbourne's public transport system out, its actually pretty bloody good, at least on this side of the city. Now like all systems its a waste of time during peak, and getting round during night and on weekends etc ra ra ra is awkward. But if you know destination in advance and can put a bit of planning into it, one can synch up pretty well. Like for me its a case of 733 straight up Clayton/Stephenson/Middleborough, alight, either walk or tram 72 down Burwood Hwy to Deakin. Done. Tomorrow might swing by Jim's on way back by taking the 72 from Deakin to Blackburn then the relevant bus down. Or 733 down to Glen Waverley line then train. See multiple options! Outstanding.

Anywho to bed.

PG Out.

PGs Defeat Physiology in Tough Encounter at the D'

PGs player Study was solid in defence, running the ball away from a hapless Neuroscience in a third quarter where the wrath of the PGs was unleashed after an indifferent start.

The PGs have proved triumphant in a hard fought affair on a blustery day at the D. The PGs started well with Name and Student Number slotting through the first two majors for the day. From there however it was one-way traffic with Neuroscience running riot in the Physiology forward line, aided by some ambiguous wording from the umpires. Indeed Rote Learning was kept well quiet by Physiology's Multiple Choice for the entire first half. Knowledge for the PGs had plenty of opportunity to score but was wasteful in front of goals. At the main break Physiology led the PGs 4.6 (30) to 12.4 (76).

A rev up from the coach marked a turn around for the PGs. Rote Learning got on the board early with a gimme from Endocrinology, who always looked shaky taking the kick outs. It signalled a revival, Rote able to break Multiple's shackles at last for a four goal quarter. That Research Project I Did Last Semester, a star recruit from the WAFL, suddenly dominated the centre clearances as Study stood tall in the backline and Knowledge was finally finding range in a high scoring quarter for the PGs. The final break saw the PGs trailing by only six points at its conclusion. The last term saw a tough, tight quarter of football marked by some good work in the backline for the PGs.

At the fifteen minute mark the PGs hit the front and began running back in numbers, choking Physiology's forward line and virtually scrumming the ball forward in a series of contested possessions to add the last major of the game, consolidating their lead. At the end a 12 point victory 14.10 (94) to 16.10 (106).

Friday looms as a danger game for the PGs with the short break before facing an Ecology who's finals hopes are over but are still showing plenty of spirit. On paper the PGs should dominate over an Ecology side that has tried hard all season but just doesn't have the talent. Captain Coach JK has promised the side will come out firing Friday and ready for a contest. Let's hope so.

PG Out

The Williams

So the Pav zone takes out Round 10's WWA. And I think without further ado Round 11's can go straight to fucking Port. Who can remain the incumbent unless we see a grander display of chocking. So next Fremantle game. Although the Pies are due for a colliewobble. We shall see.

Anyway I'm off to bed. Wish me luck tomorrow. Physiology. Can't see any knowledge gaps but am hampered by lack of previous Endocrinology exam papers, heretofore only Neuroscience existed as a sole unit therefore I can only definitively go over the Neuroscience past exams and say "I know that!" Still aced all the online quizzes and a portion of the exam will be multiple choice which favours the PG over short answer since, as we all know, I have great difficulty giving SHORT answers.

Night night.
PG Out.

WHY?

The question on my mind every time Kate Nash comes over the JJJ airwaves. Who the hell would listen to this willingly? If you are not familiar KN incorporates the smooth sultry and seductive sound of a nineteenth century Portsmouth whore with the lyrical genius of a drunken feral from Craigieburn. All set to indifferent so and so rhythms not catchy enough to be pop and not developed enough to belong to rock or the catch-all alternate genre. (Hmm perhaps I should just say the lyrical genius of a person from Craigieburn. The suburb pretty much implies the rest.) Bah. Enough said. Back to the study. Go Dees. (hah!)

PG Out.

Happy Birthday!

Hey happy birthday your Royal Highness! Well a couple o months late but you know. It's the thought that counts. I notice I'm missing from the Honours List again. That's okay I'll end up there sooner or later. Have a good one! Back to the study!

You Beauty!

So my exams are at Deakin uni, I went to look up where the campus is and turns out its on the burwood highway! You beauty, just down the road! I was aware there was a campus there but thought it might have been a satellite campus like say the Monash Uni campus in Caulfield. I mean technically since I think Geelong is the big Deakin campus, the Melbourne campus could be considered a satellite. Anyway, back to the study. There's something relaxing about exam revision.....provided of course you've done all the work, all the quizzes etc during the semester and are only recapping what you know. IF however you've done nothing all semester and are attempting to cram 6 months of study into three days, well then its nothing short of frantic.

HAVING taken both approaches to study I'm well acquainted with both. I prefer the former. Well back to it then. Go the dogs dammit I'm a chance for 10 this round. Along with everyone else I suppose since all the favourites so far have gotten up. Although according to my 'get em before their cold' prediction the Pies are due to slump. But without Robbo I don't think there's too much of a chance for a Melbourne upset, even with the 150 dinner geeeing em up for the Monday match. Tip Pies for the loss next round then.

PG Out

Radio Nowhere

PG may have had the radio set to MMM during the thrilling clash against the Roos which he watched at the TD, which is, after all, not a bad set up for a 38,000 crowd. Shudder to think of it with a 50,000 crowd though. However with no credit and no credit card, attempted to acquire today but useless St George bank just had a back up of customers this afternoon and showed no inclination of working through it, my phone is off the air in any other respect. At least as outgoing signals are concerned.

SO to answer Jim's sms the final margin was NMFC 114 GFC 127. Hah!

In answer to Dad's sms, no I haven't stopped singing indeed I'm listening to music and singing even as I type this. Time for bed though so the singing will stop soon!

To come: photos from my Friday night.

PG Out

DONE!

Finished the last assignment of the semester! Not ideal to be finishing so late but however if results are not made available till late there is nothing one can do. Not worth much anyway all the major assignments done long ago. NOW......to bed. But TOMORROW footy! Cats v Kangas. Should be a good one. Even if it is unfortunately at the TD. But kingjim pointed out its the last Cats game in Melbourne for a while.

GOOOOODDNIGHT!

PG Out.

From Dirty Double Dozen to Diamond Double Dozen

With savvy trading and faith in new players like Jakey King and Porplizia (or however its spelt) I've got 7 star players for this round, five of which are originals. Presuming I don't have my usual three players not start, get injured or get reported and lose the plot, this team should kick arse!


Hey they're redoing the Incredible Hulk movie with one of my favourite actors, E Norton. He's a star. Maybe I could get him into my team....

PG Out

The Williams Award

Which is the contraction of the Williams and Williams Award, anyway in a round with so many floggings its probably a stretch to find nominees. But found them I did.

And the nominees are:

Adelaide's First Half in Front of the Sticks.

Pavlich's Poster

Fremantle's Third Quarter. Honestly in a crucial period with the wind the boys from freo kicked behind after behind. Jeff Farmer was a big culprit missing several gettables.

The bloke who dropped Yusuf Pathan in the IPL final. (Hey I said nominees after each round, never said the nominees had to specifically come from the football matches!)

I might use that funky poll thing I stole from A murder to see what the public thinks.

Told You So

I told you the housemate scum are forever showering. Back from a ride and yet again Danny boy is in the shower. Doesn't appear to matter when I get back from a fucking ride Dan or Alex will be in the shower. That's it I'm off for a good ol loo flushin. (Well you know I *do* have to actually go to the loo as well.) Fucking sharehouse shite.

Pissed Off PG Out.

(Hmmm from now on POPGO will mean Pissed Off PG Out.)

POPGO

Midnight in Mumbai

And the Royals take out the IPL! It came right down to the last ball, with a Warney boundary in the penultimate over plus some big hitting earlier from Y Pathan, who was dropped twice, and solid batting from Watto, pitched against some outstanding work by Nintini with ball and in field and bowling from Murali who was stiff not to claim Pathan while he was still getting his eye in.

The funny thing is the Royals are one of the cheapest teams in the league. The fallacy of big money on established players that then disappear to play for their country has been exposed. Next year one will probably expect more Australians from the state teams then international and retirees playing in the IPL. Anyway its kept me up many a night this IPL and none more so then tonight when I was about to retire before remembering the game was on. A few scotches later and its all over. Well the Royals may be out on the piss tonight but for me its an overdue rendezvous with my pillow.

PG Out.

WWA

Well Fremantle were up as predicted, and have faded as predicted, now Port are up. So..... we'll wait for Port to choke and Fremantle to come back only for someone to hit the post on the siren or some such.....