GRRR

It has been one of those days. Everything I do has been wrong, too much, too little, or I have just purely been in the way. I hate when life goes like this. I get shitty and grumpy for no reason, and of course I hate it when people are rude or pushy.

The most recent thing that has grinded my gears today has been the pushiness of people. They are most probably all like this, but I usually don’t notice this. The guy who pushed in front of me at the café/shop and then when I voiced my complaint the lady behind the counter who served him first. GRRRRRR!

I think it might be because I am so tired. I hate being tired, yet sleeping doesn’t seem to work. I honesty think that I might go to the doctor, because I’m going crazy over here.

3 hours of work left. Then I might go and bang my head repetitively against a wall.

What is wrong with me?

Something is wrong with my nose.

There. I said it. Yes I know that sounds weird, and no I am not crazy.

My nose has been weird for the last 2 days. I don’t know how to explain it, but it tingles. Just the tip, and more to the left side. Does that sound strange? Ok don’t answer that!

It is almost like I have pins and needles in my nose, or like I have a bug crawling along it. I have inspected it very thoroughly with the help of my mirror, and I can find nothing wrong. No bugs, no bits dangling and no hairs that could be tickling it.

What is wrong with me? I have to keep itching it, and I am starting to get looks!
HELP!

Yeah Thanks

Rain – Thanks I just LOVE being soaked. And hey, my clean underwear just needed a wash with dirty muddy water.

Power – Make up your mind. Are you on or are you off? Seriously. My computer hates you right now for your on 10mins/ off 10 mins game. It sucks. My computer sucks. Serious shutdown problems my ass… It just hates doing any work.

Trucks – Yeah you. I felt it when you tried to run me off the road. YOU HAVE A BIGGER LANE THAN ME…. Why do you need the cycle AND car parking lane too?

That Girl – Yes I did see you laughing at me in your car. Funny thing is that cars have windows. Clear windows. Yes I am on a bike, yes it is pissing down with rain, and yes I am wet. Why are you laughing? Is it because I save more money than you each month by biking instead of driving? Is it because I don’t have to navigate parking buildings and the costs that you have to pay for parking? Is it because I get to sit on a warm train for an hour and loose myself in a book, while you have to navigate the traffic jams??? Yes I am laughing too. And at the same time I’m getting fit AND doing my bit for the environment. HA!

Shoes – Hmm, It is a very interesting feeling to have your feet floating in your shoes. Especially when you aren’t in a river/pond/lake

Sore throat – oh please don’t let me have a cold. I did not get one cold this winter. A record for me. Please don’t let me have a cold, please don’t let me have a cold, please don’t let me have a cold, please don’t let me have a cold…

General Crappy Rain Suckyness – Yeah life sucks. A big wet crappy mushy pile of suckyness. But… I’m having hot apple pie and cold cream when I get home. Finally something to look forward to!

Tired

"The worst storm Brisbane has seen since 1984"

I am still really exhausted. Last nigh was the worst sleep I have had in a long time. The rain was noisy, lightening was bright, the bedroom was hot and the air was so dam humid. I didn't realise how much you use the fans to cool the room down.

The worst part was the humidity. Well in all honesty the whole storm sucked. We had about 10 minutes warning before the storm hit. The warning was a few sparks of lightening, and then the dark clouds came over instantly.






This photo was taken not even an hour before the storm hit. See the bird? See the BLUE, CLEAR sky? yeah, I did too.

Peter had just finished mowing the lawns. I was helping in my wonderful way. We don't have an edge trimmer, so i was going around the side of the house/air con unit/ water tank with my trusty scissors. I was cutting and then i saw this HUGE spider jump out from where i was. My thumb hurt, so i was worried that i was going to die from this spider bite. (i had received a terrible email during the week on what a single bite could do to you)

After Peter did his manly stomping/fly spraying we noticed the clouds. At this stage we packed everything up and went inside.


Storm from A C on Vimeo.

The first video is just minutes after it started. It was like this the whole time. WET

Storm 01 from A C on Vimeo.

ah... these other videos? Yeah, those... Uh attempts to distract you while you notice that I'm not writing. Look! Go look at the rain. - uh ok scrap that then! This takes WAY to long to upload. Does anybody have any better suggestions? Hmm... I might do it at work!


Storm from A C on Vimeo.

It was a scary night. Of course my pitiful attempts at videoing did the real storm no justice. These are videos from the start of the storm (first half an hour) after that it got to dark to video any more.


Storm - Again! from A C on Vimeo.

At points during the night i was terrified as to what i would wake up to in the morning. Luckily at home it was just lawn flooding. (Bet the newly cut grass loved that! did i mention it grows crazy fast? and like a weed too.)


Storming from A C on Vimeo.

Anyway... This morning was an interesting bike ride. As we live in a new sub-division many of the just-planted trees had been knocked out of the ground. (wind or lightening? no fricken clue!)

Along with all the crap on the road, all the traffic lights were out, crashed cars, de-railed trains (a freight train beside my station, my train couldn't get through so i was a little late to work) and general chaos. Nothing was to bad tho, and we all survived.


I must mention that it was bloody freezing today! The wind and lack of sun made it a cold day. Strange that the Internet said it was 19 degrees Celsius outside.

**If you can't see the videos, click on the link and go directly to the hosting website, Vimeo. It is much easier to view them there.**

Speechless...

I am tired, cold and hungry. No power means no hot water, and not being able to cook properly. More information later. Maybe when i have had a HOT shower, and i am properly awake.

"Residents of Brisbane's hardest-hit suburb have described storms that swept across Queensland's south-east as more terrifying than a cyclone."

"Homes are without roofs, a hot water service sits in the street, corrugated iron is wrapped around power lines and countless trees are down."

"Seventy-thousand homes are still without power, as the storms cut a path of destruction through Toowoomba, the Gold Coast, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast."

Read the full story here - Pictures from the website. I have a few videos to upload later.