I feel really guilty . Well on tuesday it was Anzac Day, a day when we australians commemorate all those patriotic fellows in the military fallen in any of the great wars. And Get a Day off work, school, any of the like! YAY! And like all public holidays, my mum and i spend the day together, usually doing something very enjoyable, like shopping! Well, i'm out of a job, so i have no income. And we went shopping! Not the best thing to do in my situation. But i set myself a budget. And it would have worked too, if we hadnt gone to DFO where they were having SALES! Now, i'm usually a very strong willed person but when it comes to clothes and bargains... i tend to get a little nutty. Needless to say, i have absolutely NO cash whatsoever now. But at least i have a nice new wardrobe. I still feel a little guilty though. One of my friends said it was buyers remorse, but i dont regret what i bought.... just that i had to pay for it!

Well the other day i got to work... right on time! Anyway, the boss comes up to me and says that they have sold the business and, in a very polite way, that i was out of a job. I work, well worked i guess it is now, in a juice bar in north melbourne. Not incredibly stressfull work, which is nice. When there are no customers we just sit around and sing along to the radio. Its so fun! And i absolutely love the people i work with. Now i have to go out job hunting, which is always a joy. NOT. And i know i'm not going to be able to find somewhere where i'm paid to not do anything, so it looks like i'm actually going to have to start working. Damn!

I was just watching TV and it suddenly turned off. Strange.

TV has definitly taken place of everything in our lives. I kinda wish i could go back in time and live in a time where people ate dinner with their families. No one seems to do that anymore. Or playing games (excluding video games). I mean, like actual board games. But what i would really really like to do, more than anything, is live in the country. Don't get me wrong, i love living in the city, but sometimes i would really like to be able to ride to my friends house on roads not full of cars. And everyone living in a closenit community. Not simply living in a house next to some other houses. Yeah... that would be nice.

There is always a couple of things we want to do before we get too old to do them. For some it is simply to have all the friends over for a sleepover and watch movies into the early hours of the morning and then tell ghost stories and play truth or dare.

For me and my friends it was something similar but yet entirely different. It was new years eve last year and as always we had a sleepover at my friends house. We were a bit bummed that not everyone could come but like always, we make the best of it. There was four of us all together and we decided that as this was our last NYE as a group (as we would all be heading off to uni in a matter of weeks as well as turning the dreaded yet highly anticipated 18 years of age) it had to be something extra special. We had to have the most awesome night and do immature and juvenile things that we would probably never do again. I dont know whose idea it really was (more than likely mine), but we decided that we wanted to make our own boyband. Yes, this was a little difficult as we were all girls yet somehow we made it work. We had been having a flashback session listening to the likes of the backstreet boys, nsync and five (we still had them in our cd collection, how embarrassment!) and so we make the 'BOY BAND BLITZ' which basically means we rip off the songs from other boy bands, make up choreographed and synchronised dance moves while we take it in turns miming out the front with a hair brush. And like all boy bands we had our own little traits... there was Hats ... who obviously wore a hat! Then there was Fro... who was wearing an afro wig, there was Horney (not like that!) who had on a unicorns head with full horn. Then there was me... we had run out of proper props so i got stuck with the huge toy snake and apropriately i was dubbed 'snakes'. Yeah, the fun you have late at night with your friends when you just wanna forget the rest of the world exists. I know the photos we took that night will come back to haunt us all one day!

Now, as with all public places, trains require a certain kind of etiquette. Its like the fact that no one speaks in elevators and they all face the doors. I have on occasion wondered what would happen if someone decided NOT to face the doors but thats another story altogether. No, today i'm here to talk to you about the polite way to travel on a train and also mention some of the no-no's that i have had the displeasure of witnessing.

1. Do not eat on the train. Although technically it is not prohibited, it creates an awful mess should you happen to lose your balance. Also, remember there are others on the train as well and they may not wish to have any banana mashed all over their clothes (true story, i cringe at the recollection).

2. Public hygiene is important so always remember to put deodorant on BEFORE you leave the house. Dont attempt to do it while on the train as the other passangers may think your slightly loony. But if for some unfortunate reason you have forgotten to make yourself presentable, make sure to NOT sit near anyone that would be within smelling distance. If you happen to be travelling in peak hour traffic, be generous and stand near the door, that way even if the stench is overpowering to those close to you, when the door opens at every station, passengers will still be able to gasp at some fresh air.

3. Dont do anything you would normally do in your bathroom. No spitting, no drooling, no throwing up, no trying to apply make up (with the movement of the train you just end up looking like barbie)and especially no urinating. The other day on the train the guy sitting behind me was flossing his teeth. FLOSSING HIS TEETH! on the TRAIN. I'm all for personal hygiene as i mentioned before but there are limits!

And lastly for todays installment:

4. No shushing. I understand that a certain level of volume is required and its important not to speak loudly or about inappropriate material. However, allow people to have conversations with their friends if they are doing so in an acceptable manner. Its not YOUR train. It is a public place and as such you cannot control the other passengers and demand absolute silence. I was shushed the other day because apparently i was talking too loud. I was highly offended because i make it my personal aim not to disturb any of the other people simply because that would draw attention to myself. I felt like shushing her right back! Some people!