tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126227342011-04-22T04:03:53.614+08:00A place for me to write stuff. Or something.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-3923816725456632602007-11-20T00:18:00.000+09:002007-11-20T00:21:19.880+09:00

Not bad for a less-than-24-hour trip to Victoria, huh?View Larger Map(yeah, your RSS reader isn't lying... jas has posted again for the first time in about a year!)

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1173787353785387762007-03-13T21:02:00.000+09:002007-03-13T22:02:33.850+09:00

6 months or more ago:I decided to withdraw from a unit.I logged on to the enrolment thing, dropped the unit, and all was again well in the world.Or so i thought.Behind the scenes, something much more sinister was afoot. The online enrolment system was being broken again, and didn't actually un-enrol me.4 months ago:I get an email "please complete the online evaluation for this unit". Me: "Huh?

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1173020095626263172007-03-04T23:52:00.001+09:002007-03-04T23:54:55.626+09:00

I managed to get a nice cut down my arm (emo cracks are already old, so just don't) today from a tyre.How skilled am I?

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1173020077760488862007-03-04T23:52:00.000+09:002007-03-04T23:54:37.810+09:00

For the forseeable future, you're only getting short posts... whatever fits into my Blogger widget.Blogger has kindly decided that I Really Want To Upgrade To New Blogger So Much That I Shouldn't Be Able To See My Old Blogger Dashboard Until I Upgrade. I tend to disagree, hence my stubborn non-upgrading... as well as the fact that WordPress doesn't play nice with New Blogger... not that it plays

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1171202103889562312007-02-11T22:53:00.000+09:002007-02-11T22:55:03.893+09:00

... of lying in a bed wearing nothing but a hospital gown, and having tubes, wires and whatever else attached to you in such a way that you can hardly move at all without something getting caught, tangled, or beeping because you pulled it. Yes, the rumours are true, I was in hospital this weekend. Anyone who wants to know more can ask me, because I'm not putting the details online.

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1170669610358479392007-02-05T18:12:00.000+09:002007-02-06T11:22:39.480+09:00

Well I was tagged by Paul, so I'm now obliged to share six weird things about myself:1. The first car I owned was a Hyundai Excel that ran on LPG. It was nice back in the day, having to spend almost nothing to fill it up.2. I don't tan in the sun. I burn, peel, and go back to the same colour (cue: "White and Nerdy"). This leads to plenty of jokes from steve about the amount of sun that I don't

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1168099244064959122007-01-07T00:58:00.000+09:002007-01-07T01:00:44.096+09:00

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21009741-10388,00.html(Thanks to Angus for the heads-up)

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1166705578625177812006-12-21T21:51:00.000+09:002006-12-21T21:53:35.970+09:00

So this is my occasional segment on things that have annoy me about church or associated events. If you're one of those people who would prefer to not read such things, you now have two choices: 1. Get over it.2. Stop reading.Now that that's been said, today's annoyance comes as i visit Paul's church. Nothing at all to do with his church, it just reminded me of something i saw at an event a month

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1166622455953896312006-12-20T22:44:00.000+09:002006-12-20T22:54:14.580+09:00

... maybe the cow brigade were right all along.

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1166614185282111752006-12-20T20:12:00.000+09:002006-12-20T21:16:58.240+09:00

Okay, so after my last post, I've been bugged to post some of the stuff from the recent trip over to Victoria. I figure that I might as well go day by day with the adventures. If I miss stuff, for those who were there, feel free to fill in the gaps in a comment, or blog it yourself.Our journey actually begins on Monday night the 4th of December. Checking in to the airport doesn't make for

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1165971587476085742006-12-13T09:59:00.000+09:002006-12-13T09:59:47.493+09:00

So I'm back in the land of the clear skies, after having spent a week in Victoria. Good times it was. Watch this space for stories of the fun that was had (and photos). And bug me if I don't put anything up in a reasonable amount of time.It kind of sucks to be back though. I mean, I love Perth... but when you spend a week fairly intensely hanging out with mates over there, and then drop back into

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1162697766915838952006-11-05T11:28:00.000+08:002006-11-05T11:36:06.920+08:00

Just another quick amusing thing...Just heard from Dad who's over in the US at the moment for some work thing. Amongst other issues at the airport, the guy he's travelling with got himself hauled off by airport security and searched because he was carrying what looked like something that could be used as a weapon in his bag. And what did they find that had come up in their scans as ball-bearings?

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1162311616305140732006-11-01T00:13:00.000+08:002006-11-01T00:20:16.503+08:00

Found it quite amusing today, a bit of a role-reversal. Doorbell rings and there's some Jehovah's Witnesses there wanting to give me some tract or another. So I start to ask them about it."Um, actually we're really busy today, can't really stop to talk about it at the moment. Can we come back some other time?"Aren't I supposed to be the one trying to make excuses in this situation?

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1161968104982910162006-10-28T00:48:00.000+08:002006-10-28T01:06:18.620+08:00

Okay, so every day my confidence in the intelligence of the average Western Australian is dropping. It's not bad enough that they don't know how to drive (although I'm yet to be convinced that driving here is any less safe than in Victoria where everyone is just rude and arrogant on the road.... but that's another story).Anyway, the latest hot-button topic over here is *drumroll* Daylight Saving.

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1160562190082338822006-10-11T18:16:00.000+08:002006-10-11T18:23:13.846+08:00

Almost fainting on a packed peak hour train on the way home from work.That was...... exciting :/

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Bring on the OLD SCHOOL Joondalup crew.That's right, fluro shirts, visors, long socks, afros, whatever else gross people can find (i found my semi-long fluro green socks :) )Oh, and I'm down south all weekend, and my computer isn't. Thus I'll be very silent on the online front. (Someone remind me to turn off email on my phone for the weekend)Have a fun long weekend, kids!

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1159331089594697872006-09-27T12:18:00.000+08:002006-09-27T12:24:49.666+08:00

Okay, I posted this in a comment on Bec's blog... but wondering, if I was to set something up where you could have your own completely customisable Wordpress blog hosted, at a cost of about $20-$30 per year, would anyone be interested?It'll need a few people so the costs of organising hosting can be spread around, but let me know.

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1159259306078477842006-09-26T16:22:00.000+08:002006-09-26T18:03:45.446+08:00

Middle of next year, I should be finished my uni course. As I believe I've shared with several of you, my possibly-adoring fans (and perhaps any of those who have shown up here uninvited :P), I'm looking at doing some sort of Bible College or something for a year once I'm done.So I've been thinking of heading over to Melbourne for a year to do so, that may or may not happen. There are of course

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1155574684072401502006-08-15T00:53:00.000+08:002006-08-15T00:58:04.093+08:00

Okay, so it's no secret (to anyone reading this) that I'm fairly heavily involved in the Youth Alive event coming up this weekend. And as you're probably aware, it's a big outreach thing - get a whole lot of young people in, hype them up, do some music, preach a message, hope some of them respond and make a "commitment to Jesus".Sounds great, right?I'm really not entirely sure any more. Why do we

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1153761398496276112006-07-25T00:42:00.002+08:002006-07-25T01:20:39.170+08:00

Well that was different to usual.Our story begins on Sunday night. I went to church (no link, because our so-called web site is an abomination. oops too late.), first time at my church for 4 weeks or something crazy like that (being in Victoria for 3 weekends does that to you). Was good to be back home.Came home, got a somewhat early night. Was rudely awoken by clammy at 11pm sending me an SMS

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1153758722221837812006-07-25T00:21:00.000+08:002006-07-25T00:32:02.243+08:00

(Yeah so I blatantly stole the "IT Tips" thing from Paul. Deal with it.)Ever have to plug in someone's IP phone (or computer for that matter) and find that they've helpfully already shoved their desk up next to the wall with the network points on it? Have just enough space to get your hand in to plug their network cable in, but not enough to see what the number on the port is?Problem solved with

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1151379279114343592006-06-27T11:31:00.000+08:002006-06-27T11:34:39.120+08:00

Why do Hutchinson Telecom (aka 3) think it's cool to have some stupid song proclaiming "3 is a magic number" and then amongst other things, the 3 times table, on their hold music? Is this supposed to make me any less frustrated while I'm waiting for one of thier Indians to attempt to communicate with me?Stay tuned for the entire 3 saga.

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1148915656255939572006-05-29T23:11:00.000+08:002006-05-30T22:34:24.430+08:00

I’m sick of “church” that’s all about programs, not people.I’m sick of a bunch of showy people on stage pretending they’ve got it all together rather than walking the journey with usFor that matter, I’m sick of the general fakeness. Of the masks, the pretending to each other that it’s all together, that everything is cool, oh and that we’re oh-so-spiritual. And a dash of false humility to go

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1147784062961701322006-05-16T20:51:00.000+08:002006-09-17T08:09:55.563+08:00

Yep, I failed good old VIS2191 today. Guess who didn't read when assignments were due?Call me crazy but I'm actually quite happy about the prospect. That's one unit I don't have to worry about at all any more. I think I was fairly stupid to take on 4 units at uni when I'm doing 3 days/week work as well.

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1147706970072762782006-05-15T23:27:00.000+08:002006-05-15T23:29:30.113+08:00

http://www.personaldna.com/report.php?k=GBHjsKaRTLEOQdX-AG-AAACA-4cc6&u=26c343ebfaa5"You are a Considerate Thinker."I wonder how many people still read this...

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1145031035864600192006-04-14T23:59:00.000+08:002006-04-15T00:10:35.883+08:00

I could insert something profound here about it, but... no.Why is it that something so important as the Easter message can become so... normal and comfortable to me? I was sitting through church this morning and just couldn't connect with it. I know the whole story, and it was almost like it had lost all meaning. I dunno how much of it is because of the fact that I've been letting quiet times etc

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1144598360291010112006-04-09T23:47:00.000+08:002006-04-10T00:05:10.616+08:00

"See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is." -1 John 3:1-2I know there's more in the New

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1143485217574614942006-03-28T02:35:00.000+08:002006-03-28T02:46:57.586+08:00

"The Christian MySpace for Christian Friends"Well, now I know where to visit next time I need a good dose of "Christian Social Fellowshipping."*snort*

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1143483027463179012006-03-28T02:03:00.000+08:002006-03-28T02:10:27.516+08:00

Observations from tonight:Small group: goodSitting on yoey's driveway for 2 hours after small group: coldConversation/prayer had while sitting on said driveway: goodAssignments: badBeing out until midnight sitting on yoey's driveway having great conversatation/prayer, when there are incomplete assignments due the following day: still undecided.The "small group, episode two" thing outside the

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1143185440231264502006-03-24T15:24:00.000+08:002006-03-24T15:30:40.243+08:00

Sitting in church office... about to head to RelaxMaxx camp.I have the computer since it's been with me all day. Unless I have a good reason it won't be outside its case while on camp.Phone is getting turned off. If anyone desperately needs to contact me..... too bad!The video grading story has taken a good turn. In fact, it walked out of my home in the hands of someone who has time to do it at

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1143068987747979532006-03-23T07:05:00.000+08:002006-03-23T07:09:47.770+08:00

I'd completely forgotten about the above school camp that I'm on this weekend (well, one night - Friday-Saturday). Even though it's Yet Another Thing I Have To Do, I'm looking forward to it. Given that it's a group of about 30 Year 11-12 crew, most of whom I'm good mates with, it's hardly going to be hard work. And as the name suggests, the idea of the camp (for them, but hopefully for me as well

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1143089253929427392006-03-22T21:44:00.000+08:002006-03-23T12:48:08.260+08:00

Thanks dikky (not that you read this) for the games at Awake tonight. I still smell from that game with the fish.For other blog readers: Ultimate "frisbee", except playing with small frozen fish (some kind of bait i think). They started to thaw fairly quickly. And break in half. And be covered in fish guts (as you get on the inside of a fish). And be thrown against the back of my neck and down my

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1143014273188284702006-03-22T15:56:00.000+08:002006-03-22T15:57:53.200+08:00

Not really, they just call it the tower for some reason, this little room in the top of the weirdly shaped building.Anyway, I just did a one hour calculus test in about 20 minutes. Either it was way too easy, or I did something horribly wrong...

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1142996855709567092006-03-22T11:06:00.000+08:002006-03-22T11:07:35.726+08:00

"jason, unfortunately ###### says not possible to get the Premiere files but he's given some advice (see below). i think if you're truly stumped then contact ###### & arrange a time to go to his edit suite & see it first hand. good luck,####"

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1142958404365859852006-03-22T00:17:00.000+08:002006-03-22T00:26:44.376+08:00

Why do I get value (as in valueing myself) from the stuff that I do. Why is it that I always seem to do more and more as if all the extra stuff makes me more valuable as a person? Why do I draw my identity from the stuff that I do?And of course, why do I make posts like this at 12:25am when I should be getting sleep?

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1142940725855300392006-03-21T19:29:00.000+08:002006-03-21T19:36:13.120+08:00

"That's great that you've done that video! Oh, by the way, the guy who was going to grade it and put all the effects on it can't do it any more... you can do that and make it look just like his in the next couple of days can't you?"

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1142911343074239502006-03-21T11:17:00.000+08:002006-03-21T11:22:23.090+08:00

So I'm sitting here in the cafe at uni (the ECU-ML wireless notwork has decided to for once) having arrived early for once.Of course the early is entirely related to the fact that I woke up at 8:45am for my 9am class, so I decided to ditch it and come straight down here.I probably should do some work on an assignment or something, but I really can't be bothered. I'm way too tired and drained to

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1142432425629070352006-03-15T22:20:00.000+08:002006-03-15T22:20:25.676+08:00

Well probably not, but it's still fun to tell a bunch of Year 8 and 9 kids that. Still, a 15 metre long banana split aint too bad for a lunchtime effort. And 30 litres of icecream.

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622734.post-1142394716211382812006-03-15T11:50:00.000+08:002006-05-29T23:55:50.780+08:00

Dikky just took my car to go and get food.I'm not sure if I should be worried for its safety or not.(This entry brought to you by the department of randomness. And also in the interests of seeing if anyone notices an update however many months later)

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