NED’s World

Anyone who keeps in touch with this blog knows I get a little verbal when one of the famous people that I respect and look up to…. (my heroes) dies

Paul Newman passed away today, age 83, after a battle with cancer. Shit, not to be disrespectful, but if I am 83 and die of anything other than old age, I’d be fucking happy

He became to be a hero of mine through “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” one of my all time favourite films. Leaving one of the biggest questions in life (and no it doesn’t add up to 42), did they or didn’t they die?!?

Ironically I watched “Cars” tonight (the Pixar movie) which he played the older more experienced race car

All I can say is “esto es un robo”

Now for those who have known me for a long time, a little while or since 9am this morning will realise that I have a penchant for the word “Fuck” (among others)

I am happy to announce that there has been a film released discussing the word “Fuck”

This isn’t just a crass excuse to be childish and gloat about a film using that word; but the film is an intelligent, balanced discussion regarding the roots; ethics and religious implications of the word “Fuck”

It is a great discussion; it is a film worth watching. It does (admittedly) include many of my heroes:

Billy Connolly; Hunter S Thompson; Kevin Smith; George Carlin; William Shakespeare and TS Elliot

But is backed up by Christians; The FCC, George W and others who think using the word “Fuck” means you have a limited vocabulary or that you are unintelligent

It is a great film; intelligent, objective and not judgmental leaving you, the viewer, to make the decision yourself

Anyone who has a love of the English language should watch this film, and make your own decisions

To finish I will quote one of my heroes, Billy Connolly “There is no such thing as bad language; just bad use of good language”

Anyway, enjoy the fucking film

I don’t often crow about bands, unless I really think it is worth shouting about them (Counting Crows and The Shins being 2 others)

My friend Wheeze… an aside from the main post

Wheeze (for those of you who don’t know me that well, or haven’t heard me speak about her) is one of my closest friends, if not my closest. She rocks! We have been friends longer than we haven’t (we met early February 1991, shit really almost 18 years Babe?!?) I am counting down the days until she lands at Sydney airport 1 hour after me from Perth, on the 5th of December this year, for a (more than) 2 week road trip in a Wicked camper van!!!! Can’t wait, really can’t wait.

Anyway, she sent me the Vampire Weekend album for my birthday and it is amazing, if you like The Shins (Simon H & Charlie P) then this is so worth a listen; a great album. An amazing album; it is bright, funky and brilliant

So check them out here

In the meantime, 11 weeks and 2 days to go….. tick tock tick tock treacle

I can’t wait, 1st weekend of November the Red Bull Air Race comes to Perth

Free to watch, a great weekend, the runway is on one side of the Swan River, the viewing area the other. It will be so amazing, can’t wait.

Planes doing silly shit, at silly speeds, along the river in the city I live in, YES!!!! A 5 minute walk from April and Andrew’s house; 25 mins (by public transport) from mine

Going to be a great weekend

(and no it is not the same as a holiday at the care of Her Majesty’s Pleasure!)

I had my new 457 visa granted today, unfortunately you are not supposed to have 2 visas running at the same time, however in WA they give you 7 days grace to overlap your 2 visas.

I was supposed to finish with Aquent on Friday 3rd October and start at WA Business news on the 7th, now I have to finish on this Friday (should really be Monday but it’s Bank Holiday Weekend)

Oh yeah and the Bank Holiday we have on Monday is for the Queen’s Birthday, Queen Elizabeth the 2nd’s birthday, hmmmm….. we never got one of those in the UK, bloody Aussies, any excuse for a day off

So next week, Saturday 27th to Monday 6th off, and it’s getting better weatherwise, mid-twenties today

PS the weather has just been on, 26 degrees Monday and sunny; may go to the beach, ha ha ha ha ha ha

It has been said that if you drink more than 4 midis in one sitting you are a binge drinker.

A midi is 220ml of beer, so 4 (if my math is correct) is 880ml.

A (UK) pint is 568ml, therefore according to WA’s government you are a binge drinker if you drink 1.5 pints.

I’m sorry but, WTF, 1.5 pints and I am a binge drinker?!? I went out last night to April and Andrews with a group of friends and had a BBQ, I drank 6 bottles of Toohey’s New (each bottle is 375ml) over a 5 hours period (2250ml in total), that means I am a binge drinker two and a half times over!

Damn, “Hi my name is NED and I am a binge drinker!”

Bugger off am I, if I went out on a Friday and Saturday night and drunk 8 pints each night, then yes I am a binge drinker, but 1.5 pints….. get over it

You may (or may not) have noticed the new look to NED’s World.

I have changed the theme I am using, I got fed up with the last one, loads that you could change but not the tag cloud I wanted

So I have found a new one, changed it to my liking and now very happy with it.

I have the tag cloud I wanted, it looks better and it is easier to update from the back-end.

Keep reading, and let me know if any links are broken….

In Australia this was classed as one of the biggest promotional/advertising mistakes to promote Australia Tourism EVER, me, I think it was one of the most fantastic (least it didn’t involve Paul Hogan and another bloody shrimp on another bloody barbie!). However, in Australia it is a millstone hanging round their necks… a $180 million millstone.

In the UK they banned it to start with, for the word ‘bloody’, until we all said “what the fuck! Really? Get over it!”

It was banned in Canada for the word ‘hell’….. hmmmm no comment.

I think this was the best, and summed up Australia for me, and my friends, very well and is the best advert for a country I have ever seen, so to remind you why it is great…. and not just ‘cos of Laura Lara Bingle at the end…..

Oh yes and Australia, get the bloody well over it!

Where the bloody hell are you.

Not in the bush, outback or even in the parks but….. in your home in Perth!

The males grow to about 12mm, the females to 20mm. You can’t just look for a web to see them, instead they wander slowly around at night searching for prey.

White Tails will shelter under almost anything, including clothes left on the floor and you are advised to not leave clothes on the floor (won’t be doing that from now on) and to check between your bed sheets before getting into bed.

The major effects from a bite were local pain, a red mark, local swelling, and itchiness, rarely systemic effects of nausea, vomiting, malaise, or headache occurred, however in very rare cases arachnogenic necrosis. Although cases still have not been confirmed 100%, but they have been known

I have now been in Oz 5 months, (well tomorrow actually, but it’s 11.59pm so who’s arguing) and I have settled into the rhythm of everyday life…. going to work; supermarket shopping; housework etc etc and I am finding it hard to keep the flow going on this blog.

I am making a concerted effort to try and make the blog about my time here in Perth and not like the old one and turn into a YouTube whore and just keep posting videos. However, that means I have to have things to say and on subjects that you, my valued readers, will find interesting.

When you life turns towards the everyday mundane it is harder to have other adventures to post. So, I am going to keep going and also give myself a huge kick up the arse to get out and about and make sure that I have stuff to say.

So, bear with me. Keep reading and I will see what I can do