Unbelievable amounts of pressure are being placed on athletes to perform at the Athens 2004 Olympics. When it comes to World Championship sporting events, the pressure has always been on to perform. We all know who Ben Johnson is – the infamous Canadian athlete who was banned for using prohibited performance enhancing drugs… he wasn’t the first, and he certainly won’t be the last – the Chinese female swim team that has bigger shoulders than half the men I their gymnastics team… We currentl...

I have had an entertaining last few days indeed. I was feeling quite blue over the early stages of the weekend, which was crap, but I can’t go around being happy all the time, we all know it’s just not possible! So it’s good to have little downers every now and then… I was lifted out of mine quite well… We had a public holiday to celebrate the Queens birthday on Monday, and the day of was welcomed – I went to the footy with some mates and my brother, and My team won, so that automatically lif...

Wouldn't it be marvellous if we could really depend on the kindness of strangers? If I can pass on any sage like advice at any point in my life, It would be that you need to rely on yourself before you can count on anyone else... but people definitely do help to bear some of your load... at JU, there is an amazing amount of kindness coming from the most unexpected sources... complete strangers. Everyone seems to be comfortable with letting their personalities shine through writing... If on...

As a celebration for my 200th blog - I would like to point you here and here - lets all laugh at others misfortune!!! Have a great week-end everyone!!! BAM!!!

Take this Test and see if you can ascertain who kills aliens in computer games, or who kills people in real life I got 9 out of 10... probably because I am a hybrid of them both BAM!!!

I get to work in the morning, clear out my inbox, deal with any pressing matters... then go to Joe User... What has happened over night whilst I slept? This is what I am thinking as the page loads... I see that their is another article in the political forums that inflames me... I will write an article in response, I know someone will read what I have to say... The phone rings - A client's server is down... The morning rush of problems caused by faulty backups or possible virus infec...

North Richmond is a scary place for the naïve. Every single day I get on the train at North Richmond station, there is at least one drug addict/user/abuser making a fool of themselves in their wasted state – have they no dignity or self respect? What makes it worse is the fact that it’s in broad daylight – with school kids everywhere. This inspired me to write an article on the matter, and I was very happy when I saw Ockhamsrazor’s article on Ism’s. Ock strikes on a very important point,...

I have been fortunate enough to mingle with Americans on a day to day basis over the past few months, and rightly so I have drawn my conclusions – they may be a bit sweeping and broad, but I am comfortable in saying there are three types of Americans. The first American is your general public – they barely know what is going on in the next state let alone somewhere on the other side of the planet. They eat 5 meals of McDonalds every week, and go to the baseball. More likely than not, they ...

I had a conversation with a friend recently, about any issues I may have with divulging my life in it's entirety on the Internet. I am a rather candid person, and I do let a lot slip when my weekend translates onto the computer screen. Although I do let a lot slip, there is also a lot that I dont tell you - I have to let your imagination do some of the work I sit here now, and there is so much I want to say, but I have taken upon myself to not get too personal. This is a tough decision f...

Most guys dream all day about females… Well, maybe not most guys, but I certainly do! I can’t help it! They are just so hot and beautiful!!! Sometimes they are really nice too! While we are dreaming of the Angelina Jolie’s, Jessica Alba’s, Britney Spears, Beyonce Knowle’s and Jessica Simpson’s of this world, why not take it to the next level? I like to dream of girls that aren’t of this world… Maybe it’s because of my over inflated ego that makes me think only a chick with a super power of...

I didn’t let anyone down this weekend – what a corker it was… Great people, great music, and fantastic foreign substances!!! Friday night could not come round soon enough, and when it did, I was most happy to just go home and chill for a bit.. I am almost finished Knights of the old republic on X-box, so I might just complete that tonight, if I don’t go and see Kill Bill 2, which I probably will do… so I guess it can wait! Glen came over at about 9.00pm with his customary 1.1L bottle...

I am at the age where I need to decide… what would I rather be, a Jedi, or a Vampire? In the realm of the super natural, the choices have boiled down to these two, and I am really having a tough time deciding where my allegiances lie. Should I make myself available for the creatures of the night to take me and make me one of their own? Or do I try and fine inner peace, and become one with the force? Please, don’t try and tell me none of these super natural elements are possible, because...

What is it that really makes you go weak at the knees when thinking about the opposite sex? Females were put on this world, for me to admire and enjoy, I cannot fathom any other reason… yeah, procreation could be considered, but that is merely a side benefit of the enjoyment factor. What is it about woman in uniform that really makes me go insane? This is personal, and what I am about to tell you may ostracise me somewhat and have me classed as a sicko/pervert – but hey, I can deal w...

I sat at work today, talking with my friends located in various offices all over Melbourne, and other friend’s from office’s around Australia… I even spoke to friends who are located overseas – all thanks to the information age, because I live in 2004 instead of 1904. We banter about what we are doing on the weekend, what we are getting mum for mothers day, or who is winning the footy… how trivial this all seems, and it got me thinking, what did 22 year old guys do for fun in 1904? How did...

I am just waiting for the time when I have to tell all you guys about some crap weekend that I had where I had no fun whatsoever… doesn’t look like happening any time soon! The whether wasn’t so great here on the weekend…? It was really freaken cold, and I couldn’t hack it… I had to drink a lot of alcohol to get the blood flowing red again! – This did not prove too difficult! Adrian came over after work on Friday and we went to the Skinny Dog Pub in Kew – It has the best chicken parmaga...