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By phroghollow, February 16, 2009 6:20 am

Well I got my new phone, Adele got hers as well, basically they`re both in her name Woohoo, I`m on a $59 cap with a $20 data pack on top, so I get 1.5Gb of Downloads on my phone, which is lucky as it seems to be fairly data intensive, but i`m overjoyed .

Our painting has been disappointing as when we removed the tape today, half the paint has come off with it, i`m thinking we`re going to have to sand it all back to wood so the paint bonds with the surface.

I`ve been searching around and found some more stuff, I feel this bottle of Sauce may last me at least a week :

I think I found Al`s next birthday/christmas present here as well :
But really just a blog to tell you I have my phone and am extremely happy with it. Bye.

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By phroghollow, February 15, 2009 6:20 am

So Adele has changed her mind and instead of Half Hog`s Bristle on the door`s etc. we are going for a high gloss White Watsonia(any tips for getting rid of brush marks on high gloss paint are appreciated).

Side note : whilst out to buy our paint, even though we had managed to park almost right in front of the doors, Adele managed to lose the car, despite the fact I was standing behind it and waved at her and she also looked straight at me.

But anyway here is the painting so far :

So basically from this :
To this :
A long process, it takes 3 coats to get us this far, we may do a fourth coat tomorrow we`re going to see how it looks tomorrow morning.

So tomorrow both Adele and I have the day off, we both are going to get new mobile phones, me to get the HTC Dream, it`s the first phone in Australia running the new Google Android Operating System :
Adele will be getting the 6500 Slide :

I tried to convince her to get a Dream as well but she doesn`t think it`s worth the cost, now we`re also trying to bring our Home phone over to Optus as well as Telstra have well and truly p*ssed us off. They have given us nothing but grief since we joined them and we figure they have not listened to complaints from us and the only way to get them to listen is to drop them completely.

I am a little worried about how my bad credit history will affect my getting a new phone, but as it`s now 4 years and 11 months since I paid off my bad debts it should be ok, if not i`ll have to wait till the 9th of March which is the 5 year anniversary of my bad debts being paid off,(note to all pay your debts, debt collectors are whiny b*tches). I`ll be jumping onto MyCreditFile on the 9th of March whilst we`re on Stradbroke Island to get a copy of my credit report, hmm, maybe I will wait till we`re back in Canberrra, so Al depending on wether I am successful in getting a new phone tomorrow you may have a new phone shortly.

So anyway, that`s my update, i`m gonna leave you with some funny pics I found in the course of my internet surfing, I generally find lots of amusing stuff but I just forget it but here`s a start :
Those of you with a Nintendo Wii will appreciate this :
And the other is this :
My Question is what is the machine gun for??

Aight everyone fingers crossed for our phone excursion tomorrow, Bye.

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By phroghollow, February 5, 2009 6:21 am

I Hate Diets, I feel I exercise better than I diet.

I been on the WiiFit for 1/2 an hour a day minimum with at least 10 mins of jogging in that, and i`ve been doing all aerobic exercise, if that don`t work, as soon as we`re finished with the wedding i`m off to the Gym people, I believe I have learnt a bit about the foods i`m eating and can go on with healthier eating, but dammit I need carbs.

So I have a new phone I want, actually it was on my iwoot list last year, but was then only available in the US, it`s like a sign from god actually, It`s the HTC Dream available from Optus, 2 days after Adele`s contract expires, so that`s right people we`re in here, unfortunately i`m working on the 16th of Feb, so i`m gonna have to go on an extended lunch break to get it, I don`t care people, i`m doing it.

Now wanted to give out some cool link for an iwoot, after listening to the Christian Bale Rant from the set of Terminator Salvation(listen to it here ), I want one of these :
Now if you have listened to the rant, now go here(Gotta love AICN) to read the context of the rant, I still like Christian Bale as an actor, and we all have bad days, I just think he went a little over the top on this one.

So that`s about it, the Supercomputer is going well Specs :
Intel Core 2 Duo 8200 CPU
Gigabyte MoBo
Geil 4Gb 800Mhz DDR2 RAM
22x SATA DVD-RW
500Gb SATA HDD
1Gb 4650 ATI Video Card.
I`ve now dumped the 1Tb and the 750Gb Drive`s in there as well, I think I may need some more space in the next couple of months though . But for now this will do us more than enough speed wise anyway, space is easy to expand(esp with 2Tb drives now out) , it`s so good having everything in one place. I do need a larger screen (32″ LCD 1920×1080 resolution will do me).

So big question is who is going to Jason and Kathryn`s Wedding in the cook Islands? Unfortunately that is a little out of our price range at this stage. Maybe if we had like an 18month leadup to it we might be able to look at it but at this late notice, definitely not.

Now different note, some Cool Websites :
So Cute, I go here for some cute stuff all the time.

I`ve been going to this site for a couple of years now, mostly at work when I get some time to surf the net, I feel the govt can`t really argue with a humanitarian website. Even if it`s like a game.

So it`s Top Gear Live tomorrow night, nice romantic night in Sydney with the Missus .
(CARB FEST IN THE MORNING AT THE INCLUDED BREKKY, no I promise i`ll try and be good, Honest)

Anyway Kidlets, that`s all. Bye.

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By phroghollow, January 20, 2009 6:22 am

So first day off, as usual, my body doesn`t know what day it is, so I was up most of last night and then slept all morning, I got kinda creative and burnt a whole heap of disc`s for people Adele will be sending them tomorrow.

Big thankyou to Nat for her artwork, which you can see on Adele`s blog. It was way cool, It even made me watch Kung Fu Panda again.

Tomorrow, I`m going to see if I can do some gardening, the side of the house looks like a jungle, but a jungle made out of thistle`s so its on with the gloves and see if I can pull them out, it all depends on what the weather is like tomorrow, if it`s too hot it`ll be put off till a more convenient time.

I`ve been carbo loading so I can stock up for our Celebrity Slim onslaught. Had an all carb lunch, Adele made me have veggies for tonight, I plan to have carbs for lunch tomorrow, and then we`re having a BBQ tomorrow night.

That`s about it, the little hairball was most upset when he couldn`t go out this afternoon, and we`ve been getting Large Hailstone Warnings on the TV, but it seems pretty quiet now.

Alrighty then. Bye.

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By phroghollow, January 18, 2009 6:23 am

So yesterday I installed a new browser on my phone which means I can blog on my phone, I also found if I “utilise” the next door neighbours wi-fi which is unsecured I can do this without interrupting my downloads, Alright its technically on the grey side of legal, I swear I will go teach them how to protect their wi-fi .

Adele is off with her mother at DFO, hope she buys me a present. I bought Wall-e the other day on Blu-Ray taking my Blu-Ray collection to 5 but until prices start falling on Blu-Ray discs I refuse to really buy them it’s only a couple I want.

So a big shout out to all of you in shake land, from what we’ve discussed we’ll most likely be joining you, I hereby vote a carbs fest at Clare’s wedding, who’s with me?

alright ti,e to get off this thing my but’s numb, and I still can’t find the scale toilet seat, so till next time . Bye.

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By phroghollow, January 14, 2009 6:23 am

Well, I`ve been back for a while I guess, just didn`t want to admit it.

Our Trip to Ballina was awesome, we had fun and could do it again, but next time for much longer, and next time we`d like to be up there for a 20/20 game, Our Huge thanks out to Kim and Beth and the Resort DeMontwood, the place looks great and the pool area is stunning, there is a construction on the side that is coming along nicely too, Kim says its a shed to cover the pool filter, I say its a self contained Bar and Snooker Room, I`ll come help you finish it next time Kim, but only when its not so hot.

Still I have a trip to Sydney with the wife(staying overnight in 5 star luxury) to see Top Gear Live and then we`re off to Stradbroke Island for 10 Days, woohoo, and I miss out on the 2 night shifts before I go, so I might even be lucid for those 10 days yay. Now I`m also looking forward to hiring a scooter for those 10 days, so we need someone who lives near Stradbroke Island to go and get us Pricing(Hmm does Clare actually read this thing).

So everyone is losing weight for this wedding dealy, so I`ve made my blog Bacon Optional, for those of you who still want Bacon click here : Phrog Hollow With Bacon . Take`s a second to load, but those bacon lovers out there will appreciate it.
On a lighter note, I have found something to help those trying to loose weight :The Toilet Scale, now I`ve often stated I feel 2 kilo`s(or more sometimes) lighter after visiting the smallest room in the house, now I can definitely tell, i`m tracking down somewhere to actually buy this now, but alas it appears it is in design stage only at the moment.

Well, CES (Consumer Electronics Show) for the unitiated/unsophisticated, is over for another year. This year`s winner was in my opinion the Palm Pre :
Again no details on release dates to Australia but looks good, I was holding out for an Android phone, but this is pretty spectacular, watch the video`s around the net and it speaks for itself. I`m waiting till after Mobile World Congress is over as apparently HTC have some damn good stuff coming that runs Android, but we`ll see.
Now I know Mary is sitting there going that`s nothing special, so yes I did find something at CES I think she would apppreciate, no its not the Elvis Singalong pack :
But the Elvis pack did come a close second, no I looked at your sense of elegance, taste, and love of all things shiny and glittery, it is the Furry Phone :

Now we are still waiting for someone to start actually producing this item in mass numbers, but be aware, i`m on the email waiting list and i`ll let you know.

Anyway what have I done in the last 4 days? Well I mowed the lawn, changed the washers in the Shower so now we don`t have to watch the water dripping and replaced the Gas bottle in the BBQ, I also watched a crap load of Malcolm in the Middle which I just finished, I`m onto How I Met Your Mother next.

I did get Bolt so I watched that, it Ridunculous, well you`ll all understand when I send copies out, when does school holidays end?? Cause Kirsty I found the Girls the most awesome movie to watch, after this the High School Musical Trilogy will pale into comparison :
That`s right kiddies, all the singing and dancing, but with added God, and none of the classy Disney production values that worry about things like wether most kids would rather stab themselves in the eye with a spoon(because it`ll hurt more – did everyone get the Robin Hood reference there) than watch this crap or not.

We did spend last night watching Twilight(Very Crappy version, Adele demanded I download it). Well After watching it and making stupid comments throughout I think Adele is nearly learning to ignore me. Now I wont pass judgement on this and what it missed in the whole established vampire genre just yet until I see it in perfect clarity and can then rip it to pieces objectively. We then watched the end of the Cricket, and spent an enjoyable half hour at the end trying to find Kim and Beth in the Crowd, alas we didn`t see them but we tried.

Well, i`m spent, time to watch some NCIS and Mentalist fresh from the USA, stuff you Australian TV, Fastracking means actually getting off your lazy butts and airing it quicker than I can download it.

Well I`m off Cya Later. Bye.

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By phroghollow, December 26, 2008 6:24 am

Well, i`ll see you all soonish. It`s been a tiring christmas, I have finished my rotation so time to enjoy christmas.

Did everyone track santa`s journey? NORAD(North American Aerospace Defense Command) has got a web page to allow you to do it : Here. As we all know, Santa has finished for this year, but will be going again next year so you can watch it live.

Adele is going to hit the sales today(well 1 at my request) The Good Guys apparently have a good deal on USB Thumbdrives $8 for 8Gb or that was what I thought I saw, then again I haven`t really had that much sleep in the last couple of days.

Well Nighty Night all, i`ll see you tonight, and for goodness sakes update your blogs. Bye.

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By phroghollow, December 21, 2008 6:25 am

Presents are wrapped and ready to go people, 4 sleeps till santa comes, although that`s 3 for me as i`ll be up all christmas eve night(Yes I will be sitting on the roof of our building at Symonston searching the skies for the fat red man). Then after 5 sleeps(still technically 3 for me as i`ll be sleeping during the day) it`s off to visit the Family.

Now I thought I may as well put up the following list :
10000 bc
21
27 dresses
alien vs predator requiem
american gangster
An American Carol
An evening with kevin smith 2
Babylon AD.avi
Bangkok Dangerous
Batman – gotham knight
Batman the dark knight
Be Kind Rewind
Burn After Reading
charlie wilsons war
Cj7
cloverfield
Death race
Drill bit taylor
Eagle eye
Fearless
Fools gold
Forgetting sarah marshall
Fred Claus
Futurama – 01 – benders big score
Futurama – 02 – the beast with a billion backs i
Futurama_benders_game
Get smart
Get smarts bruce and lloyd out of control
Ghost rider 5 – back to basics
Ghost Town
Gran Torino
Hancock
Hellboy 2 : the golden army
Hitman
Horton hears a who
How to lose friends and alienate people
Howard the duc
In bruges
Indiana jones and.the.kingdom.of.the.crystal.skull
Iron man
JCVD
Journey to the center of the earth 2d
Journey to the center of the earth 3d
Jumper
Juno
Kill switch
Kung fu panda.avi
Kung.fu panda secrets of the furious Five
Leatherheads
Madagascar 2
Madagascar penguins in. a christmas caper
Mamma mia
Max.payne
Meet dave
Meet the spartans
Mr.magoriums.wonder emporium
Mummy 3
Mutant.chronicles
My moms new boyfriend
My name is bruce
National treasure 2 – book of secrets
Next
Nim`s island
Postal
James Bond : Quantum of solace
Ratatouille
Righteous kill
Rush hour 3
Semi-pro
Seven Pounds
Shooter
Sold.out-a.threevening.with.kevin.smith
Space chimps
Star wars the clone wars
Step brothers
Surfer Dude
Superhero movie
Taken
Terry.pratchetts.the.colour.of.magic
The bucket list
The eye
The forbidden kingdom
The golden compass
The happening
The hogfather
the love guru
the other boelyn girl
The rocker
The bank job
The chronicles of narnia prince caspian
The duchess
The incredible hulk
Transporter 3
Tropic thunder
Untraceable
Burn-E.mkv
Walk.hard.the.dewey.cox.story
Wall-e.
Wanted
War
What happens in vegas.avi
Xfiles2 (r5).avi
You dont mess with the zohan.avi
Zack.and.miri.make.a.porno(No mary this isn`t what it sounds like, well certain scene`s yes they are, it`s actually a comedy)
Zoom academy

This is a list of what I got movie wise, Please check out : IMDB for information on the movie or Trailer Addict for trailers of the movies. I can bring these up with us. Highly recommended`s from me would be :
Madagascar 2
Seven Pounds(New will smith movie, haven`t watched it yet but supposed to be good)
Kung Fu Panda the secrets of the furious 5(Kind of a DVD extra if you haven`t bought the DVD)
Burn After Reading(kinda takes a while but worth it in the end)
Gran Torino (New Clint Eastwood Movie)
James Bond : Quantum of Solace(It`s James bond for crying out loud)
That`s the major`s for now, unless something new comes out in the next couple of days.

Very disappointed at the lack of Blog update`s recently, Kim……Amy……I`m looking in your direction here, Kirsty has a reason, what`s your excuse??

Alright until I feel the need to outpour again, Goodnight. Bye.

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By phroghollow, December 20, 2008 6:26 am

So the day started off with Adele waking me up early(like 9 o’clock) it was early to me cause my body had woken at 2:30 and refused to go back to sleep till like 6 so it was early.

Had breakfast at Central Cafe in Queanbeyan(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) this thing beats the Whale breakfast at Shelley`s(well except for the view:Whale`s/Dolphin`s Vs Wogs, you judge). Came with like 4 sausages, 4 rashers of bacon, 2 eggs, a tomato cut in half and fried as well as chips. Now add to this score I also got Adele`s Tomato and her 2 eggs, and you have a massive protein breakfast, I`m still thinking about it now. We met Adele`s Parents for a christmas catchup as I will be asleep all christmas day.Yay….NOT. We then went to the Cheap DVD shop at Riverside, where I was good and didn`t buy anymore (I did find a couple more that I wanted, but I didn`t really want them), but Adele`s mother bought some .

We then went to the computer fair, cause I`m trying to fix someone`s computer but this didn`t prove successful as they don`t have Power Supplies for Acer computer`s out there, over to e-bay I guess.

We then went shopping and finished our christmas present shopping, Well we still have to buy each other christmas presents as well, but we`re doing that tomorrow. Mary still waiting on your IWOOT post. But hehehe we did find something awesome for you anyway, just gotta find something else .

Well i`m pretty sure Kirsty and crew, are travelling, so they`re forgiven their update’s but what has happened to everyone else, Kim?? AJ?? Ginny?? it`s like deathly silent. Anyway. I`m out. Bye.

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By phroghollow, December 19, 2008 6:26 am

Hehehe Mr T Duck. From Celebriducks.com(just click the picture) so many I want it`s not funny, just start ordering . Bye.