Things that make me stupidly happy

We all have those things that can cheer us up, even when we're in the worst of mood. Some we can explain, some we can't. This is a list of mine. Share yours in the comments!

Escalators:
Not all escalators. Just certain ones. There's this one company here in Australia that makes elevators and escalators. They're the ones I like. Why? Because their name is Schindler's Lifts.

Mr Blue Sky by ELO:

Just listen to it. Happiest song ever.

Travel mugs:

This is one of my inexplicable ones. I'm happy when I drink out of travel mugs. Possibly because it's usually 5 am and the start of a road trip, but even when I'm late to work and so must drink my morning coffee on the go.

Tim tams:

Do you American people have timtams? If not, remind me to send you some. They are a chocolate biscuit that's coated in chocolate, and I have a massive sweet tooth for timtams. There's like a million different varieties, but I'm a classic girl.

Climbing trees:

This one can be traced back to my childhood, when climbing trees was badass because you'd get in heaps of trouble from the teachers if they caught you. I was one of the awesomest people in my school (before I was the weirdest) and climbing trees still makes me feel badass. It's one of my favourite things to do well drunk.

That's all I can think of now, but this is another list I'll absolutely be adding to.

Don't forget about my Christmas giveaway. I'm totally adamant that this competition is going to go well. Just be the 7th person to email me your favourite Christmas carol (or last person, if we don't have 7 entries) before the 9th of December and you can win a heap of awesome stuff! 

38 fucking degrees!

That's how hot it was in Melbourne today. That's 12 degrees below half way to the boiling point of water. Yeah, Americans. Don't laugh at celsius. It'll fuck your shit up.

Anyway, I'm laying on the sofa (with Jae on the other one) with a portable airconditioner and 3 fans working to keep us cool enough to get to sleep. Why? Because the air con in our building exploded from overuse today. I've got a 2 litre bottle of ice behind my pillow and a sock full of ice down my shirt. Last time Jae tried to take my sock I growled at him. I'm pretty sure my cat has melted, and I'm having trouble writing in full sentences.

The worst part is that this is an omen. The first days of summer (technically not even summer yet) being like this means that we're going to have some 40+ days in January. *Le sigh*.

Don't talk to me about wasting energy. We had a guy come visit our building and talk to all of us about other ways to keep our apartments cool without using too much power. Then we invited him up to our apartment (just after the air con incident) and let him make full use of our fans, air con and fridge full of beer. Apparently the poor guy had to walk around handing out pamphlets.

The air con exploding was quite spectacular. It had stopped working, and so a few of us went to see if anything was the matter with the main unit. Then some one turned on their air con and it went bang! No-one was hurt, but there was a lot of smoke. Now we have to wait for a new air conditioner, because this is the sort of thing that makes tenants leave.

I've added some new stuff I bought to the giveaway prize list, so go check that out!

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to refreeze my sock.

SayCo's rant about money

I've been budgeting for the past hour, trying to figure out where all my money is supposed to come from. I think I've finally sorted everything out, so I think I finally deserve my rant.

Why do all my appliances choose to play up around Christmas?

Dishwasher? "Hehe. A dinner party, eh? Well, just try to clean up afterwards! *Explode*"
Car? "Oh, you need to drive around and visit relatives this time of year? Well, here's a list of 30 things direly wrong with me that were undetectable during my last service 3 months ago!"
DVD player? "Planning on getting a heap of new dvds for Christmas? Good luck watching them!"
Air Conditioner? "I bet it's going to be really hot this summer. SUCKER!"
Microwave? "Think you'll be needing me because you won't have time to cook? Well, I've forgotten how to tell you that your food's done and turn off!"

They're out to get me. I just know it.

So, the company I work for is closing for the month of December. It's understandable. The boss thinks he's being nice, letting us have Christmas month off with pay! Sadly, this means I'm getting about 3/4 of my usual pay, which in turn means that I have to get another job. What profession has jobs available over christmas, exclusively? RETAIL. I thought I'd escaped retail when I got a job as a waitress. It was even better when I got a job as a receptionist! Now I have to return to the demon profession. I've contemplated volunteering at a salvation army store, which I know sounds crazy, but I'm pretty sure it's the only job I'm qualified for these days.

Bills are evil. I have a bill to pay every week in November and December. That hasn't happened any other month this year. What the hell? Between bills, minified pay and buying food, I end up with about $100 spending money a fortnight, which, now that I put it that way, sounds like a lot more money than I thought. It's really not, I swear. Luckily I've been saving for Christmas presents all year.

One last thing in my rant. I'm so sick of meeting up with people I don't see all year just because it's Christmas. It's okay with certain friends (one who's always travelling, one who's still living with her overly controlling parents) but I have issues with being contacted by people who've ignored me all year.

Anyway, that's my rant. TL;DR: I hate not having money.

Christmas Giveaway part 2

I figured I could generate more interest in my Christmas giveaway (how hard can it be to generate more interest than NONE?) but showing you what you'll win if you're the 7th person to send me an email with your favourite Christmas Carol lyrics.

You will win (these are pictures from various catalogues, since I haven't actually bought any of it yet):

A tin/box of Walkers Shortbread
(No picture. Do you really need a picture of shortbread?)

Christmas Mug (Could be any of these. Have to see what's in stock):













2 Sugar craft cookies, a reindeer and a santa (Who is not as strange looking as he seems in the picture. It's just a bad angle):

Big Ideas notepad:











"I wanna" Stamp:















Plus some other things I'm likely to find and just decide to add. It'll all be nicely wrapped with a card. It's a pretty sad giveaway right now (like I said, I'll be sort of adding things as I see them. I'll make sure to add them here as I buy them, though. Promise.) but all you have to do to win is be the 7th person to send me a Christmas carol.

Remember, entries close on the ninth of December. If I don't have 7 entries, I'll just choose the last one. Winner will be announced and the package sent on the 10th. You can find my email in the contact me section.

Good luck.

Ads

Okay, so I've put the ads back. And also a poll. I'm putting them there for a 10 day trial while I let you guys vote. That's all. Go vote.

ETA: If there's any ads you see that you find offensive, please send me the url and I'll block it. None of the ads should contain viruses or graphic images, so it should be safe to at least click and get me the link. But if you're uncomfortable with that, just let me know which ad it is and I'll keep an eye out for it.

ARE YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS?!

So, from Halloween to Christmas! Everything's happening this time of year. Sorry for the people who celebrate Thanks Giving. I'm not having any of that on my blog. I mean, what do we Aussies have to be thankful for? The fact that every single animal in this country could kill us without a second thought?

Anyway, apparently it's quite surprising for an introvert like me to love holidays this much (at least, that's what my psych says). But they're so fun!

Why am I so pumped for Christmas already? Because it's started for me! I'm writing and mailing cards, and my favourite place on the internet has started their secret santa. Plus, I've started buying all my Christmas presents.

AND! It's only 11 days until Shakespeare comes home from London. So that's a super exciting thing as well.

I'm doing another giveaway for Christmas. Just be the 7th person to send me an email containing your favourite Christmas carol (Lyrics) and you'll win a Christmas hamper! The last day to email me is the 9th of December. I'll announce the winner and send off the prize on the 10th.

That's it for this Christmas post, see you later!