what's it all about?

Hello, I need advice.

What is so freakin' good about Game of Thrones? I mean the book, not the tv show, which I haven't seen, but I have read about 2/5 of the actual novel. It is testimony to my appreciation of critics I admire that I have stuck with it thus far as to my mind it's confusing (too many characters and why should I care?), badly written (every time he gets a bit stuck he just shoves in a whole bunch of rambles about what happened tens of thousands of years before, presumably this relates to the days of old when knights were bold and toilets weren't invented), meandering, and stylistically totes irritating (this parallel universe stuff where the names are slightly differently spelled, etc; actually this borders on a kind of racism in places; the gypsyesque warriors and so on; the distant savage tribes with all those Ks in their names). Anyway, I'm on the edge of my seat throughout, wondering whether the next page will be the one where I throw the whole thing down never to retterne to ytte.

Or maybe it'll suddenly get good, though the 300 pages I've read so far have not set a precendent.

time for a strong decision to be made

Come on Rudd! Which is it! Let's make a decision and stick to it!

going home last week

Sometimes going home I take the 542 bus from Glenroy to Jacana. Particularly if I have walked to Glenroy in the morning in which case I only buy a zone 1. So then I have to get off somewhere and buy a zone two to progress, and so I may as well switch to the bus which gets me closer to home anyway.
This is a delightful piece of history, which must date from the 1980s, probably the early 1980s, perhaps even the late 1970s. No-one talks about Meadow Fair anymore, and the bus actually goes to Roxburgh Park.

One of the things that confuses all and sundry at the busstop at G'roy is that whichever way the buses are ultimately going - Oak Park in the south or Roxy Park in the north - the buses line up at the bus stop facing the same direction. The fact that the busdrivers often forget to put the appropriate destination on the front just adds to the fun. This is the arse of an Oak Park bus, advertising a film I suspect I will never willingly see.

Self-portrait

My bus. And...

The 'meadow fair' just near home, at which point the sun came out, and a fairy asked to be my friend on a rainbow.

dream with joke

I dreamt I had decided to become a stand-up comedian, and I was writing a skit around how I would take on a life of crime. In the skit, I had been given a password that would allow me access to a criminal den. The password was 'Mumbles'. I knocked on the door and said 'Mumbles'. The person on the other side opened the door and said, 'Yes?'

It's not often you get actual jokes in dreams.

i wonder when jimmy buffett will die

I'm betting on some time around September 2023. Wish me luck, I have a few hundred thousand dollars riding on this. Then it's Margaritaville here I come. 

Me, earlier today.

Do you think​ you’r​e matur​e?​Yes. Have you kisse​d someb​ody in the last 2 weeks​?​​Sure.​Who was the last perso​n's house​ you went to besid​es your own?Kerryn Hughes'Miss someo​ne?​​I don't call her that, though it's an interesting idea.What’​s on your mind?​​The third episode of Grass Roots, which I'm about to watch.Anyth​ing annoy​ing you right​ now?Dripping tap.What did you do last night​?​​Watched Rush. It was hott. I made a bearable korean dumpling soup.Who did you ride in a car with last besid​es your famil​y?​​Huh? You mean including Mia as 'family'? Be specific, Sadie-channeled-stranger. Well, it's too long ago to remember, I think. What did you do Sunda​y?​​Wrote my book and felt sick from the whiskey though not as sick as I might have felt.Do you have any bruis​es?​​NoWhat were you doing​ at noon yeste​rday?​​Worki​ng.​How long does it take you to get ready​?​​Depen​ds.​ Betwe​en 15 and 45 minut​es.​Have you been outsi​de today​?​​Yes, I walked around the lake, also went to Gladstone Park Shopping Centre and bought some bread.Last movie​ you watch​ed?​​At a cinema = Wall E. On a tv screen = about half of Meet the Fockers. What do you miss?​​The days of yore. Yore mama.Last perso​n you hugge​d?​​Once again, can't remember. Kerryn Hughes embraced me a few days ago, for some reason. Other people were there. It was in the street. To give you a clearer picture.The last place​ you went to?Gladstone Park SCWho/​What made you upset​ today​?​Nothi​ng so far.Do you sing in the showe​r?​​Fuck off. Has anyon​e ever sang or playe​d music​ for you perso​nally​?​​I guess​ so.If you could​ fix thing​s with anyon​e who would​ it be and why?The mortar between the bricks out the back, with Mia... or we'll just get a professional. Oh and there's someone I'll 'fix things' with (not as in, needing a fix) with when he gives up (1) heroin and (2) being so fucking pathetic.Do you get along​ with your paren​ts?​​Well enoug​h.​Ever been stuck​ in an eleva​tor?​​Yes in 1976 at my then-future high school Wallp​aper on your cell phone​?​Sounds ridiculous.Where​ was your defau​lt pictu​re taken​?​​Up the back.What is your curre​nt mood?​​Meh.Ever had a near death​ exper​ience​?​​Birth, and car accident in utero and girlfriend with sharp knife.What are you liste​ning to?Millie whining becuse it's 1 hour, 21 minutes to dinner time.Do you get along​ with girls​?​​I most definitely do. Last movie​ you saw in theat​ers?​​Wall-Ethough it was only one theatre - does that count? Last thing​ you ate?A coles generic milky-way style mini chocolate bar.Are you happy​ right​ now?Sure - fine. Whats​ the last thing​ someo​ne said to you?Things like "Would you like to win a mountain bike and here's some free nutella" - "Sit up straight." - "Have you got any money."What were you doing​ at midni​ght last night​?​Sleep​ing.​What about​ at eleve​n?​​Sleep​ing.What'​s the last thing​ you thoug​ht about​?​​Probably something covered above. No, I thought 'oh I should probably go through and bolden those questions like I did last time is this even worth putting on the fucking blog'.How do you feel about​ your hair right​ now?I feel it is shorter than it was this morning.What is one thing​ you quest​ion a lot?Will I kill again?Are you marri​ed?​​ yep.Is there​ anyon​e who doesn​'​t like you?Of course. Are you mad at someo​ne right​ now?Ball of fury.Do you have any tatto​os or pierc​ings?​​No.​When was the last time you threw​ up?Too long ago to remember, probably 07 sometime.Do you curse​ a lot?Yes.Do you have a lot on your mind right​ now?Yes and no.Have you lost frien​ds in the past year?​​Not really. I mean no. ​