My Cousin's Advice

Excerpts from a following conversation during dinner:

Cousin: So have you given her the signals?
Kev: Yeah, I have, you know, calling her, inviting her out to places.
Cousin: Mate, that's really nothing! You need to be consistent and concerted in your approach. You have to do things for her that are above and beyond what a normal friend would do.
Kev: But the signs aren't there.
Cousin: She's a friend! Why would she give signs to you if (as I see it) you're not giving that clear a sign to her?
Kev: hmmm......

And so on it went. So with this random egging on from my relatives, it's time to step up the fun and festivities.

Kev: So you wanna come round for dinner? I'll cook for you.
Girl: Sounds good!

Now I just have to find that Jamie Oliver cookbook :)

Damn! fifteen cheap calls already:

May I suggest a quality desert wine to help lighten the mood after dinner as well as providing a smooth transition to whatever post-dinner activities that you may have...

Plan, plan, plan.

Oh, and have fun. :)
bOGi - 29 November '03 - 12:18

I was thinking of some daiquiris...it's got taht summer thing to it.
JookBoy - 29 November '03 - 15:45

I suggest you try position 44. It worked for you last time. :)
Dre - 29 November '03 - 17:38

I'm a fan of strong opening gambits. But you might want to defer your endgame and sacrifice your bishop or it just might be a stalemate.
-Stephen- - 30 November '03 - 09:10

So it be awwwwn!!! (hopefully!)

I agree with your cousin. You've got to make sure that she knows how you feel. And some girls still like the guy to make the first move.

I'd suggest to fully know beforehand what you want to tell her. And don't plan plan plan plan plan plan (sorry bogi, gotta disagree with you a little there). just plan the basics (what you want to say, what you need to cook, what you need to drink - kev, u stick with water ok!) and leave the rest to fate. that way you won't have to stress about follow a plan for the whole night. you can just relax and be yourself.

and yes have fun!!! damn it, ok plan to have fun!!!
Anton - 30 November '03 - 20:59

You know what dude, just cook something nice. Other than that, just be yourself, don't hold back (in being yourself. You should probably try to hold back your sexual urges until after your main, but not necessarily before your dessert.) Things will flow their natural course from there. I mean it's not like you two are strangers right? You will somehow find a common field to play (ie flirt) on.

And if you get nervous (which I doubt) just keep saying to yourself 'WHO GOT GAME?!!! I got GAME!!' and you'll be right.
Dre - 01 December '03 - 14:44

I'm getting tips all round!
Thanks for the advice, all, let's hope it all goes well :)
I probly agree with you, Anton, as long as the food is all worked out, everything else will take its own haphazard course.

I've got a recipe for Impossible Pie from my aunty hehe
JookBoy - 01 December '03 - 15:29

wow ... I'm feelin all nervous just reading this page ... and I aint even going to be there!!! :)

What are you doing to yourself Kev!!! :p

btw ... don't forget to plan what you're going to do with Waz for the night :) hehehe
scraps (email) - 02 December '03 - 06:19

It's all about thriving under pressure...but I'm beginning to doubt that :P

Don't worry, Waz will take care of himself!
JookBoy (email) - 02 December '03 - 15:48

Will he be working the video camera?
Dre - 02 December '03 - 19:26

Oh, that's so cheap.....quality :)
JookBoy - 02 December '03 - 20:06

Damn, Wazz is workin the vid cam? Shit. Now I have nothing to do!

Go with the flow bro. If in doubt, there is always Le Ranch 'O Love
PeeDz - 02 December '03 - 22:20

Girl: Why are we going to Macquarie?
Kev: Oh, I'm going for a massage
:)
JookBoy - 03 December '03 - 21:15

What u cooking kev? something spicy?? (ooh it's getting hot in here...)
I'm sure she'll luv whatever u make. Always difficult for a gal to resist a guy that cooks for her.
pskis - 03 December '03 - 22:23

Umm, cocktails, some sort of grilled fish, with salad, and a dessert.
Dessert has already gone slightly askew in trial runs :P

Thanks for the optimism :)
JookBoy (email) - 04 December '03 - 15:33

Good Neighbour 2003

The more I play the sport, the more I realise that I really like volleyball. It's one of the few games that I like even just watching as a spectator sport. I've been playing now since Year 10, but with a few years gap from 1st year uni to 3rd year uni. Now that I regularly play, with a decent team, it's all good fun! Our team recently went to the Good Neighbour tournament down in Canberra, which is a national tournament held once a year. It's the biggest volleyball tournament in Australia, with massive numbers of teams. We entered the Division 3, which was a good choice for us. The competition was quality, I'd rate a little bit better than our team, so it was quite a challenge.
The top ten events:

1. Me realising I had forgotten my wallet as we stop at Goulburn.
2. $2 entry fees for the nightclub we checked out on Friday.
3. Above mentioned nightclub not checking IDs for entry!
4. The 2 min noodles and eggs for breakfast (great way to start a sporting day!)
5. Getting a forfeit on the very first match we had to play, because the stoopid draw was changed after I had printed out a copy :(
6. Losing ALL our games on the first day, and then winning ALL our games on the second day!
7. In one match, spiking good enough as for the other team to put all three front row blockers on me....RESPECT :)
8. There were big white guys (ie 6 foot 2 and above) in every Div 3 team! Sadly, in our team, we just had a guy that was white hehe
9. Watching the AIS team play. Damn, some great players out there. All good inspiration
10. The comraderie in the team. We'll win our Monday Night league one day boyz!

Week In Review

Back to the good old days!
Important Tasks Completed - 1, maybe 2
Things I've noticed:

1. Not really setting out the weekly tasks as well as I would like. Need to get that done on Sunday night before the week begins, to at least get some idea on what's happening during the week.
2. Everyone else seems really busy at work, whilst I have all this free time on my hands. I must be efficient (or some other much more valid explanation!)
3. Getting back into a lot more sports and sporting activities. It's been too long! Surfing is fantastic, anyone who's willing to get to Manly at 9am on Saturday mornings, feel free to join me.
4. I know what it's like to be a manager, having to assess people's performance in the project that I've been involved. The key is to always upgrade the marks in one of the assessed areas when you are talking to them, make them feel that you're being generous!
5. I still like programmming, however sad that sounds. there's something quite tranquil in putting on the headphones, pump the MP3s and code way. However, it's only good if you're making progress. Fixing bugs sucks ass.
6. If someone says in an email that "I'd like to have dinner with you, but only in a group", you know that's a smackdown :)
7. If you like someone, attempt a hug-from-behind-walk-in-lock-step move. Works on me!

Ah, random posts....I love it :)

Damn! seven cheap calls already:

Smackdown number 2) You've been emailing someone and they basically reply everyday or second day, and you then ask them out for coffee and they don't reply for over a week... (and she still hasn't) that my friend is a hardcore WWI Smackdown (I know, you're thinking 'it's WWE fool!' But WWI stands for 'Weakass way to Ignore' someone)
Dre - 18 November '03 - 21:22

Still no call? Damn man, I feel for ya.
I got another one....saying they will call you next week, and then, nothing :)

Oh how bitter we are :P
JookBoy (email) - 19 November '03 - 11:53

law of averages. move to singapore
bjee - 19 November '03 - 15:23

Ah yes BJee, Singapore, the land of plenty :)
JookBoy - 19 November '03 - 16:03

I'd rather be moving to Korea or Japan, but thats juss me
Dre - 19 November '03 - 16:05

I bet Shamu never gets smackdowns from the killer whale chicks.
xtn - 21 November '03 - 11:25

Everyone Has A Story

I think I've read waay too many of those articles at that iiStix site.

Are there other people, like me, who read and read those stories in some strange hope that you will find something that exactly matches your predicaments? Someone who has gone through the same situation, and found the light at the end of the tunnel?
Is this why we read about other people's lives, in the hope that we will stumble upon a "soul-writer" that can show us the way?
Maybe it's just my inability to work out an answer to how I'm feeling that I'm looking for it in other people's thoughts.

.......it's bad to fall for friends. Everything gets that little bit more complicated :)

Damn! seven cheap calls already:

Yes it is. But you usually cant choose who you fall for.
I - 07 November '03 - 08:28

I know. It must mean that they're worth it!
JookBoy - 07 November '03 - 09:27

yes things get complicated, but if they weren't, we wouldn't have anything to talk about late night in hotels at 5 in the morning (let alone have anything to blog about.)
Dre - 09 November '03 - 15:23

Falling for a friend makes things awkward...

Sex complicates things.

That being said, complicated sex can make awkward situations less so...especially when falling.

Okaaaay...I need more sleep.
ricegrains (email) - 09 November '03 - 19:25

I don't mind a bit of complicated sex... you know, the stuff you need manuals for...
Dre - 09 November '03 - 21:23

JB, you spoke about balls on the line. You know where the line is. Now put them there!
xtn - 11 November '03 - 08:47

Ah, the line looks so close, and then suddenly, in a week, it's 50 million miles away :(
JookBoy (email) - 12 November '03 - 08:25