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Reply to Friends! The real ones, not the show! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Thanks Sal! Yeah, my sister's over here and that's who I live with as I look after her child (while attempting to become a novelist - eep!). I think that's another prob - I don't work with anyone. She has been really great taking me places, but she's also 10 years older than me and all of her friends are professionals, so while they have been really lovely to me, we don't have a lot in common. You are so right about it taking time. It took me 20 years

Reply to Women are weak in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

It's really strange. After I read this I picked up The Times and there was an article about exactly the same thing. It is so sad that these happenings are so prevalent. I don't really know if I have a worthwhile comment to post here. I once had a stalker and was lucky enough to have the police put a stop to it before his amorous attention turned sour. The fear I felt in response to him was so overpowering that I began to question my role in the situati

Friends! The real ones, not the show! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

So I'm lonely. I feel as though all I have been doing of late on this blog is complain about things. This post is not meant to be a complaint, but just a ramble which helps me figure things out. Hopefully it doesn't come across as whiney as I think it might! Not many people want to admit that they're lonely. It is as though it is a weakness to say 'I really

Reply to This is my last goodbye... in Misc JoeUser Forums

I stand corrected!

Reply to This is my last goodbye... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Love the Jeff Buckly and Semisonic quotes BTW

Reply to This is my last goodbye... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Good on you man! If change was easy I don't think we'd value it so much. For some reason the things that you give up for an experience seem to enrich it. I hope you get everything out of this that you want. And remember, when you get home everything will be the same. It's the traveller's curse - you move on while no one else does. Best of luck! Suz

Reply to Drinking Coffee Until I'm Higher than Jesus in Humor JoeUser Forums

Can I please have a cup of what you're drinking? This special 'coffee' doesn't sound anything like mine. Have you made up a new euphemism? Suz

Reply to Not the Suncreen Song in Humor JoeUser Forums

I aim to please!

Reply to Collecting Life in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Honey - I think you're far ahead of the game! I see what you write - you are much more insightful than the average Joe (no pun intended, although I wish there was - I would have been proud of that one!). You're probably right about where this came from, but it was in a round about way as I actually had the original thought when I was in the shower this morning... then the conclusion kind of came by itself. Funny how the world works, isn't it? I jus

Reply to A Terrible Misadventure in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Oh man! Back pain is possibly the worst and most crippling kind of pain. I feel for you. You must be a pretty strong person to have trekked back to town following a fall like that. And I don't mean physical strength. You said you lay there wondering whether you could do it yourself or if you had to call for help? Most people would have used the whistle. While everything have gone to sh*t for you for the time being, strength and determ

Reply to Not the Suncreen Song in Humor JoeUser Forums

I know you weren't teasing TT, I was just being jealous! Glad you enjoyed yourself. I will be seeing the Streets soonish (summer festival time over here - he's bound to turn up at one of them!) so I'll be thinking of you then. Muggaz - I feel for you with the cold coming on, although I can't give you too much sympathy as I have just come out of my second winter in a row (really chose the wrong time to move over here!) Let's hope summer over here is as good as last year! Stay warm!

Reply to I drink alone.... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Oooh - the truthful drunk! I've reined her back in for the time being. I never really had a problem with being too opinionated (well, while drunk and compared to others), but I would always tell people things that they weren't supposed to know, then blame the people who'd told me in the first place as they 'should have known not to trust me with any sort of information - I'm hopeless at keeping secrets after a few drinks. Everyone knows that'. Nice exc

Reply to Not the Suncreen Song in Humor JoeUser Forums

Ahhh... All part of my cunning plan to confuse and annoy! Not really. I live in London but am originally from Oz. So it makes entire sense if you thought I was from here! Loved your blog on JoeUism! I too believe that I suffer from this ailment!

Reply to Not the Suncreen Song in Humor JoeUser Forums

John Saffran, who was on 'Race Around the World' and was the dude who was almost assaulted by Ray Martin for going through his trash, did it. It has high rotation on Triple J for a while (which rendered it barely listenable for a while). Reading Sal's original, I HAD to find this one. Oh the memories!

Collecting Life in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

I have the priveledge of having a hand in bringing up my nephew. Everyday I watch him explore the world and acquire something new - whether that be a new word, a new skill, or new way of making his Mummy and I laugh. It got me thinking. Our path through life seems to be all about collecting. As we take part in this crazy thing called living, we continually

Reply to Blog off! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

And maybe stamp my foot and throw all my toys out of the pram?

Reply to I finally feel like things are going right for once in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Yay for you! It's amazing how much more you get done with a little self belief and piece of mind! What are you writing? I find taking that first step to show someone what you've been toiling over is the hardest. I mean, when you write you are only faced with yourself. The feedback of others makes it a lot more real. I'm constantly plagued by the 'this is crap' voice which runs around attempting to sabotage me at every turn. Keep up th

Not the Suncreen Song in Humor JoeUser Forums

Here goes Sal - I'll decipher some of the more Australian parts of it so that it makes a little more sense! Ladies and gentleman of the class of `98 people often ask me if I have any advice to offer and when they do, I tell them this: If you're unsure about what you're going to do with your life try to remember some of the most int

Reply to Blog off! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Yeah - but can't we go back to when we were babies and everything went our way?

Reply to Blog off! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Good point, Imajinit! I guess I have to realise the limitations of my 'anonymity'. Perhaps I'm sadder because my idea of this place as a haven has been slightly skewed?

Reply to Blog off! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Muggaz - you're right! Who am I to think that I'm that interesting? There must be something wrong with him! Smartaz - Hmmm... I hope that I have overestimated his detective skills. He probably could find this easier than I thought - that was probably a little bit of self deception going on. I'm hoping that if he does read this he'll realise that it's important that he leave it alone. However, maybe I'll start a different blog for the more 'private'

Reply to What you might not know! Vol. II in Humor JoeUser Forums

Ain't it lucky that it's physiologically impossible to get your eyes to open when you're sneezing - that is unless you have no eye lids!

Reply to National Security Warning in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Well, I guess the terrorists have won. If you can keep people in a perpetual state of fear, then you have done something to damage their quality of life. Pity the government seems to be quite happy to help them in this task! I agree with Mason - if the media have nothing new to say they'll just reword something old to make it sound like it's breaking news. Thanks for the comments on my blog, IG. Don't sweat too much!

Reply to The games boys and girls play in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

I don't know whether or not to be proud or deeply ashamed that I inpired you for this! Hmmm... Oh well, all my dirty little secrets are hidden away for the time being. Damn invasion of privacy! Kermit - I've never sniffed a snail - of what do they smell?

Reply to Blog off! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Ta guys - just making sure I wasn't going OTT with it! Sal - you crack me up! IG - I WANT THAT WEBSITE! Kidding, but it made me giggle. Thanks for the (anonymously) friendly advice!