Some sort of long-winded roundup

[rockfotze]

OK so I have been totally slack with LJ again, though this seems to be normal these days. I think I will use my ever-loved dot-points to organise this entry:

• I am oncall this week which has meant extra money but I still hate doing it. Especially this time round as I have had the WORST week at work. I was feeling sick on Monday and wasn't able to leave work til almost 4pm because of all my work. I then had a bit of a breakdown on Wednesday when everyone was pissing me off, my manager told me I was the only one using Twitter and yet they still banned it and everything just hit me at once... There's a lot behind my stressing out which I won't go into now, but it took a few days to get over it and I have Monday off to recover. I did get a pay rise though, even though it was so small it won't really increase what I get each fortnight. But given this whole Global Economic Crisis thing going on, I guess it's a good thing that I got anything at all.
  
• I've taken Michael Jackson's death kind of badly. Not like one of those nutty, hardcore MJ fans but it's still been a really big deal for me. I've gone nuts with reading everything I can find about him, and even bought three tribute magazines this afternoon. I've been a fan of his since I was a little kid (I worshiped him back then) and I've always loved the guy. I never, ever thought he hurt a single soul and only ever did good, both in music and helping the disadvantaged. I lost a few online friends because of this but whatever, I know in my heart he was a good man (even if he was really quite strange) and bugger those who refuse to accept my opinion (or dare I say it, the truth!). I just wish I got to see him live :(
  
• I didn't win the $90 million jackpot like I had expected last week but I did manage to win $46 which was OK. I had so many wonderful plans for that money, such as buying this house, owning 20 poodles which I would dye various shades of pink and throwing PINK champagne bottles at City Cats. Aww yeah it would have been amazing (this will only make sense to people from Brisbane). I also had plans to buy Michael Jackson's NEVERLAND but I guess I was out of luck this time.
  
• Anthony and I just booked accommodation for our week in Japan. We'll be staying in Shibuya. I would LOVE suggestions of what to see in Tokyo. Any fun or interesting sights, shopping districts, tourist attractions etc. I am mad with excitement about this trip, let me tell you!
  
• Seen a few movies lately which I just thought I should mention. Got free tickets to Land of the Lost which I read really bad reviews for but LOVED. Seriously, it was hilarious and not at all what I was expecting (I thought it was going to be a kids film, but it certainly wasn't). Went and saw Transformers 2 which I enjoyed but wasn't overwhelmed by. It was over the top and didn't make a lot of sense. And in my opinion needed to cut down on the human-time and needed more robots-kicking-arse-time. But it was harmless fun and looked awesome on the IMAX screen. We watched The Hangover the other night, downloaded it as none of us were worried about seeing it in the cinemas. It was really funny but probably not as amazing as people have conveyed to me. It followed a fun, brainless formula and was silly fun, but not the epic comedy masterpiece I had been told it was. The best film I've seen in the last couple of months was Star Trek by far.
  
• I have purple hair at the moment! My pink regrowth was so, so bad that I had to hide it somehow and so disguised it with dark purple. It's pretty cool but just not me, so mum is doing my hair tomorrow and making it lovely and pink again. I considered adding more pink but realised it was just going to be more work and I just couldn't be stuffed.
  
• My work finally out up a new-look site. That's not so exciting in itself, but check out the SERVICE and the CONTACT pages. Aww yeah looking good there Nightlife ;)
  

Comments

[saltedpin.livejournal.com]

Places to go in Tokyo: for just looking and marvelling, definitely go to Ginza. It's too expensive to buy anything, but it's really amazing.

Sensō-ji in Asakusa is okay if you don't mind HUGE crowding, there's lots of cheap chintz to buy and the temple is okay, but I wouldn't say it's a must-see. Personally, I'd go see the Meiji Shrine as I think it's much nicer. It's surrounded by a beautiful garden, and right near to Harajuku.

Shibuya is a cool place to stay. Have fun!

[sorion.livejournal.com]

Looking good, lady <3 (As usual ^_~)

[http://users.livejournal.com/disarm_/]

they chose the best looking person for the contact page, clearly hehe

i really liked land of the lost and was a bit disappointed with the hangover.

my regrowth is sooooo bad right now too, hmm maybe i should be using this spare half hour i have fixing my hair instead of playing online.

if you are down for a drive to the gold coast you should come visit me next weekend, i'll be busy making prosthetics but you can watch and play too!!

[annisugar.livejournal.com]

I backpacked around Japan earlier in the year. Unfortunately, I only got to spend 2 days in Tokyo.

If you go to Harajuku, don't just stick to the main roads. Look for shopping complexes hidden underground. Go down side streets, walk into buildings just in case there's something cool in there, follow people you think might lead you to interesting places. (Or maybe I'm just a creep...) Seriously though, Harajuku isn't that interesting unless you're willing to get lost.

Akihabara is great. Check out the multi storey video game arcades.

Eat in Shibuya for something a little more up market. Amazing food, and awesome restaurants.

If you're staying close to a station on the central train loop, try following the tracks home and walk through all the different areas on the way back to your hotel. It might take you a few hours but you'll see amazing places you would never think to go if you looked at a tourist map.

While you're there you should also head out to Kamakura. It's beautiful. I went on a bushwalk out there and found SO many hidden shrines in the hills.