Saturday 26

Hello. This is my first entry on my new laptop.
:D
It's tiny! A Toshiba Portege, bought from a second hand laptop shop. I've got three weeks to see if I like it enough to keep, otherwise I can trade it back for another type. But to be honest, it's pretty good. Dinky. The old one was huge, heavy, loud, missing keys, overheating, and very difficult to replace. This one's small, light, silent and seems to be working pretty good.
The old one had a blooming good run though. I got it from Jo, and after many, many months of being battered, dropped and other kinds of torture, it's only really died now because the cable's been stretched. Bit of a bummer, I wasn't able to get software from the old one. My DVD ripper is still on there, and I paid good money for that, I'll see what I can do.
So yeah! I'm basically just mucking about, downloading the essentials (firefox, that kinda stuff). I'm going to see Scott at two, in hospital, to get an idea of the layout and see what it's like. And to see him, of course. A city is a lonely place without money or someone to talk to.
I have decided that everyone needs to be poor, at least once in their life. To learn how to live off the basics is something you can't just be told about. When I first got to Oz, I was buying expensive stuff, because that's what I'd been used to. Now I can appreciate the little I've got. Man, instant noodles are a lifesaver. $1.09 for a pack of five! I've spent days now, where I wake up late (so I'm not as hungry for as long) eaten a pack of noodles, and that's been it until about seven at night, where I have another pack and maybe an apple if I have any left.
This means that I can spend a dollar, and then last about two or three days without having to spend any money. Champion.
And you start looking at better deals as well. $5 meals, cheap buffets, these things are invaluable to a tightass. See, learning life's lessons :).
And bookshops are great. I've spent the last two days in Border's, reading my way through Dostoyefsky's (?) "Crime and Punishment", because it was free, a good way to escape for an hour or three, and maybe intellectual too. I'm on Part Two, haha.
So yes. People need to be poor sometimes. I pity those fools who've led a sheltered life, away from the harsh realities of life. Don't get me wrong, I'm nowhere near knowing everything, hell no. But I'm trying :).
I'm exhausted. Lack of sleep. Reason 1: General inability to sleep. Reason 2: People SNORING. Geez, there should be a law, allowing snorers to be tasered. I know I snore sometimes, but God, send a few thousand volts through them and people learn! And Reason 3: When almost asleep, one drunken guy comes back, keeps punching things (door, wall), shouting and almost falling out of bed. What a jackass.
So yeah, pretty tired. Oh yeah, lack of caffeine too. It's not a habit, more a little treat I've gotten myself into. Cookies are on offer, you can get a box for 2.50. And I would get a box, chill out. But no, no caffeine allowed, and so no chocolate. So no cookies. That hurt slightly, but might help me get into shape. I keep feeling I'm getting pudgy again, I need exercise.
This blog was partly an excuse to get used to the tiny keyboard on this thing, and it's worked. Making less mistakes. I like it.
Ok, I've run out of topics. I will close this conversation down, with a nice quotation, standard procedure.
Wait, a quick update. I managed to get the DVD thing from my old computer, that was fine. And I just went to see Scott, the place looks great. I'm looking forward to going to hospital.

"Somewhere out there, there's a bullet with your name on it. The trick is, to die before it finds you." (Captain Mal, Firefly.)

Sunday.
Ok, I know I keep going on about this, but it's becoming a problem now. I lay in bed until the early hours of the morning, unable to sleep, and then when I do nod off I do so until about five in the afternoon. It truly is a bummer. I'm hoping that the regular hours in hosptial and the early hours they wake you at will sort me out. Going to the gym until three in the morning was fun because it was empty, but I now know why nobody else was in there; they were rightfully asleep.
On a happier note, I am currently downloading Conker's Bad Fur Day! Yes, reinstalled the software that let me play N64 games, and in hospital I shall be guiding that cute little squirrel around, shooting off the heads of the evil Teddiz. Those who don't know what I'm on about, I apologise. Those who do, and I know who you are :P, imagine me laughing while controlling Conker, running around with a samurai sword. I'm also REsorting all my music files, completely. It's taking - a while.
I'm not sure if it's me, because my diet hasn't been the most impressive as of late, but Melbourne is getting really cold in the afternoons. I'm sat in Federation Square, which is probably the most modern place in this city, as it's got free internet, and I'm wearing my hoody and still shivering. Tres bizarre.
Ok, this is the plan as of yet. Me and Scott had a massive brainsesh in the hospital, and this is the end result. Be nice, it's not complete yet, but the general outline is thus:
I go into hospital tomorrow afternoon, and Scott will use my bed in the hostel, saving the trouble of checking in and out. I'll leave my stuff with him, all locked up. He's going to take mine and his stuff to his old school friend, and it'll be safe there. Scott is then going somewhere, to see friends (either Sydney or Adelaide), and he'll return near the end of the week, by then his cheque will have gone through. He'll pay me back my money, which means I can come out of hospital and then have enough to go into a hostel. Then we're either going to Adelaide on a road trip, or going back to Sydney, where there are JOBS, saving up a bit of cash, then doing a road trip up the east coast.
Either way, a road trip is happening. We even thought of going to Alice Springs and Uluru in a van, that'll be a hefty one.
But as soon as my cheques gone through, we're having a big meal. To celebrate getting through the most difficult month we've both ever had.
YEAH! Haha, the troubles are coming to an end. The light at the tunnel's end is warming my face.
Been thinking about future's as well. Big questions, but I won't put those down. Need to think about things more.
Ah, just checked, and the UCAS application has now been checked by Mr Sorel-Cameron, just need to wait for it to go through to the university. The cogs are moving again. Hey, today seems to be a pretty good one, huh.
I've run out of convo again, this keeps happening.
I bought a celebratory pizza earlier, now I have four dollars left :). But it's cool, I need two to get the tram to hospital, and then I need nothing for a week. It was good pizza too, whCh is always nice.
Ok, speak soon everyone. All the best.

"Mr Ghandi, what do you about civilization in the West?"
"I think it would be a good idea." (Mohamdas Karamcha Ghandi)

Hello people. I'm in hospital, and it's the first morning. I had a needle sticking out my arm for a good few hours today, but they have TVs on the beds, and I have a fair bit of stuff to read, so I'm not too bored yet. The facilities are nice, the nurses and doctors are all really friendly, and I'm having a whale of a time. I also had a nice sleep! Comfy beds, plus I was up all night on Sunday night, so was just exhausted from that. Also they have healthy food here! Vegetables!
So I'm pretty happy.

Not much to say, except that graphic novels are a lot, lot cooler than I thought they were. Scott is a geek, but a cool geek, the kind that appreciates the geeky things but is still a fun guy. Anyway, he brought a Batman comic from England, which he let me borrow. And the when he went to see his friend in another city a week or so ago, he came back pretty depressed, so as a present I bought him another Batman, which he let me borrow for here.
They're both really good! Yeah, might have to look out for a few more, maybe.
Alright, speak soon, stay cool.
Byee

"But you must be mad, or else why would you be here?" (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)

Heya folks. I think it's Wednesday afternoon, 4.20. Things are ok, going a bit slowly but can't complain too much. The things I can complain about, aren't to do with the hospital jobby.
The new laptop I bought, it's still working but it won't play DVDs. I borrowed a whole bunch of them, series, but only ONE disk out of about eight or nine can be played. It's very frustrating. And even then, that working disk works only half the time, so I don't know if any of the other disks do work on it and just havn't done so yet, or if they're just not playable. Quite frustrating.
Anyway, the mornings here aren't so bad. Early rising, but they put tubes in and stuff, and so the morning is broken up, and before you know it it's time for breakfast, around half one in the afternoon.
I've realised I'm craving two things: Southern Comfort, and cinnamon swirls, those oh-so-tasty danishes. I've actually hunted for them, in bakeries and supermarkets, but I havn't seen a cinnamon swirl since I left England. For shame... And the SoCo, I remembered it the other day. Since having had no alcohol for a good two or three weeks now, and after having spent the last few months drinking cheap box wine (Goon, it's called), I remembered the refreshing, delicious taste of a double southern comfort on ice.
Daim...
Scott's apparently having a bit of trouble, the cheque goes through tomorrow but he's low on the dough, so he's keeping busy with that. Should be ok tomorrow.
Not much else to report on really. It's quite funny sometimes, people around me go dizzy now and then, or feel sick from the blood and needles, but whenever it's my turn I'm eager to watch what happens. Not sure if it's cus I'm well ard, but I just enjoy seeing science take place. Watching the people in the lab work on the blood, it's brilliant.
And the food, though not in the amounts I'm used to, is healthy and yummy. So I'm not complaining, haha.
Alright folks, speak soon.
Oh yeah, I also had a craving for Pirates of the Caribbean again the other day. I couldn't get those onto my computer, so I don't have them in my collection. It's been a while.
See ya!

Heya, still Wednesday. I just scored a heartrate of 46 bpm. :D

"What you lookin' at? You all a bunch of f-----g assholes. You know why? You don't have the guts to be what you wanna be? You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your fuckin' fingers and say, "That's the bad guy." So... what that make you? Good? You're not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie. Me, I don't have that problem. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. So say good night to the bad guy! Come on. The last time you gonna see a bad guy like this again, let me tell you. Come on. Make way for the bad guy. There's a bad guy comin' through! Better get outta his way!" (Tony Montana, Scarface)