urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart Eckart Eckart 2009-01-13T15:30:26Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:30609 2009-01-13T12:27:05Z 2009-01-13T15:30:26Z Je suis né le 4 novembre 1982, à Brisbane qui est la capitale de l'état du Queensland, en Australie. Ma famille a déménagé à Townsville quand j'avais 1 ans, on a habité là pendant 9 ans. C'est à Townsville que je suis allé à l'école pour la première fois, et que je me suis fait mes premiers amis. On a parti de Townsville pour aller à Cairns quand j'avais 10 ans, parce que mon père a trouvé un nouveau travail là. C'etait très difficile pour moi. J'ai laissé tous mes amis, et j'ai dû commencer à étuder à une nouvelle école. On a habité à Cairns entre 1995 et 1999, et apres j'ai déménagé à Brisbane avec ma soeur Kerri. Mes parents ont déménagé à Sydney pour travailler. À Brisbane, j'ai commencé mes études à l'université et j'ai vécu comme un étudiant. Je ne suis pas encore diplômé, mais j'ai commencé 3 diplômes. J'ai travaillé pour le governement Australie et aussi pour le government du Queensland. En 2006 j'ai décidé que je déménagerai à Londres en 2007, donc j'ai acheté un billet d'avion. J'ai fait un tour d'europe puis je me suis installé en Londres. Londres était très cher et je n'ai pas trouvé un bon travail, donc après 6 mois j'ai décidé que je déménagerai à Rennes. J'ai pensé: "J'ai des amis à Rennes, et peut-être je pourrais trouver du travail". La première chose que j'ai remarqué après être arrivé en France était que je ne pouvais pas parler le français, donc j'ai pris une autre décision, j'apprendrai le français. Et maintenant je pense que j'ai fait des progrès. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:30318 2008-12-28T10:33:54Z 2008-12-28T10:33:54Z We got up this morning (23 December) to find the world blanketed in fog, and the trees covered in ice. I wanted to say iced like a cake or some other wonderfully sentimental simile, but really the only way to describe is to say it looks like Christmas. Even though I have spent ever single previous Christmas in 30+ degree heat, avoiding the prawns the rest of my family seem to enjoy with some reckless, primitive abandon, this seems to actually feel like Christmas. The only way I can rationalise this, is to assume that 26 years of seeing Christmas TV and films where the characters are rugged up to the nines, a light powder of perfect snow over everything has readied me to accept this as natural. But also, the aforementioned 30+ degree heat, eating as much as possible before midday and dashing to the coolest room to secure the bed for a midday nap feels perfectly natural as well. I guess experience has prepared me for one reality, and second hand experience for the other – a uniquely blessed position I’m in. One only had to witness Martin gasping for breath last year, or his unmitigated joy at purchasing shorts on the 1st of December to see that he had no such audio-visual preparation for the opposite. <br />The only had part about this Christmas (truly hard) is my still limited French, coupled with my absolute unwillingness to ever be wrong. These two add up to missing vital pieces of information during conversation, and then being too worried about getting my sentence wrong to speak. In fact, if observed at the right moment, you would see my face locked in a grimace of concentration, mentally rehearsing a sentence, only to have the moment where that sentence fits to pass. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:29982 2008-11-03T20:30:47Z 2008-11-03T20:30:47Z Check out this fellow's blog, very very good.<br /><br /><a href="http://aymorama.blogspot.com/">A y m o r a m a</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:29868 2008-10-28T22:26:32Z 2008-10-29T08:25:05Z According to this picture below, Stock Market Trading either turns you into a bald cannibal, or a bald gay man... note the fellow behind chewing/kissing the 'thums up' guys ear.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200810/r307771_1347766.jpg" /><br /><br />Apparently a massive rally on wall street in the closing hour, will it last? Who knows. This is on the back of an expected rates cut - I suppose we'll find out sooner or later whether we've seen the lowest point of this "crisis" or if we can see just how low we can go.<br /><br />At the beginning (of the end) of this, my father likened the situation of the investment bankers et al. to Icarus flying too close to the sun - wax melting he plummeted to the ground. But what he really wondered was whether or not the rest of the world would actually hear and notice the sound of his ignoble landing - or just get on with business. Well there are few places in this media saturated world you could be and not know that at least something is going / has gone on.<br /><br />This gigantic international money market is a bizarre spectacle where rumour plays an unbelievably huge role. Someone of influence suggesting a stock is going to crash can almost induce its crash. I don't understand it, or pretend to understand it. I'm just glad I am several steps removed from the direct impact: like a little farmer in the field I've heard Icarus' thump into ignominy, I've wandered over to see the damage, and promptly gone back to my turnips.<br /><br />In other news, Sarah Palin Rides Dinosaurs!!!!<br /><img src="http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v362/5/9/583821333/n583821333_1086242_4594.jpg" /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:29471 2008-10-09T07:44:11Z 2008-10-09T07:44:11Z 01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?<br />02) What was your dream growing up?<br />03) What talent do you wish you had?<br />04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?<br />05) Favorite vegetable?<br />06) What was the last book you read?<br />07) What zodiac sign are you?<br />08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.<br />09) Worst Habit?<br />10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?<br />11) What is your favorite sport?<br />12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?<br />13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?<br />14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?<br />15) Tell me one weird fact about you.<br />16) Do you have any pets?<br />17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?<br />18) What was your first impression of me?<br />19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?<br />20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?<br />21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?<br />22) What color eyes do you have?<br />23) Ever been arrested?<br />24) Bottle or can soda?<br />25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?<br />26) What's your favorite place to hang out at?<br />27) Do you believe in ghosts?<br />28) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?<br />29) Do you swear a lot?<br />30) Biggest pet peeve?<br />31) In one word, how would you describe yourself?<br />32) Do you believe/appreciate romance?<br />33) Favourite and least favourite food?<br />34) Do you believe in God?<br />35) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:29214 2008-10-04T12:46:31Z 2008-10-04T12:46:31Z So I was sitting on what passes for my bed, (Yes Brooke & Nina you know my pain) all hunched up on my lap-top.<br /><br />Then I stretched... MAN it was good. Haven't you ever been so long without a stretch that when you finally do stretch back, you realise how damn good it is? Like having sex for the first time without all the mess and apology and the 3 hours of crying.<br /><br />But seriously.<br /><br />I'm intending on buying a book: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. Aymeric (M.'s brother) and M. both suggested I read it about a month or more ago, and the other day Ronnie also mentioned it.<br /><br />Basically it's a collection of essays about his move to France with his French speaking boyfriend and not speaking any french. Kind of The Glen Millar story several years too early.<br /><br />We'll see how it goes. I hope it doesn't describe the slow dissolution of a man's dignity. Though I do kind of hope I end up wrestling stray dogs for scraps of moldy bread à la Rimbaud (this was once prophesied as my future by Max). Of course if I were A. Rimbaud, myself being almost 26, my best years would be behind me and all I would really have to look forward to is smuggling weapons and dying, cancer ridden and in great pain, in some cold Marseille hospital.<br /><br />Has anyone else thought their life would be better if they could just have great wads of cash thrown at them by some dying relative to whom you had no emotional connection? Or is this just another in a long list of things that makes me a cunt?<br /><br />Also, I'm going to creat my Magnificent Octopus. Work that one out if you can. Hint: It's Black Adder. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:28956 2008-09-29T18:42:48Z 2008-09-29T18:53:37Z Generally I don't post here at all, let alone very much. Saying I post sporadically is like saying Gap occasionally exploits the third world (also their clothes are shit).<br /><br />So - Glen Millar aficionados will have noticed that the previous post (also made today) is actually me cannibalising my own live journal. I stoled it!<br /><br />Basically I have lived in London now for 6 months 1 week. In just under two weeks I get the joys of saying good bye to what has most definitely become home, to another unknown place. Rennes, in deepest darkest Brittany.<br /><br />So as if moving to London where I knew few people and had no job wasn't enough, now I go to France where I speak not their language, know fewer people, and have no job. Still - what a fucking adventure hey? Hey?!<br /><br />I think perhaps I like to put myself in the hot water so to speak.<br /><br />I arrive in Rennes Saturday 11 Oct, and start my French classes on 13th. I intend to impose upon the local Irish pub (full of anglophones apparently) and demand work scrubbing dishes or some such. Also joining a band is high on my list of things to do, but a band where at least one person speaks decent english. Otherwise... well... actually it may be alright. We could come up with some sort of music based method of communication.<br /><br />In any case, and further more, and so on and so on.<br /><br />Anyone who's still Brisbane based, or Brisbane bound in March... get ready!<br /><br />GET READY!<br /><br />It's only 6 months away!<br /><br />I'll be coming back to Brisbane (the Jewel of Australia. The Mecca of the south. Paris; Milan; New York; nothing moves until Brisbane gives the go ahead.) for a couple of weeks.<br /><br />Take care all,<br /><br />G. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:28875 2008-09-29T18:29:18Z 2008-09-29T18:29:47Z I figure I am probably the best person in the world for finding the below out.<br /><br />I searched long and hard, which is to say I accidentily wiki'd it.<br /><br />It's grand!!!!!!!!! &lt;-- contextual.<br /><br /><br />The English town of Westward Ho!, named after the novel by Charles Kingsley, is the only place name in the United Kingdom that officially contains an exclamation mark. There is a town in Quebec called Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, which officially contains two exclamation marks in its name.<br /><br />Saint Louis du .... Ha! Ha! ?<br /><br />That is the BEST!<br /><br />G. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:27983 2008-08-08T19:49:35Z 2008-08-08T19:49:35Z Mum watches the Beijing opening ceremony to the background sound of anti-aircraft fire, whilst Dad is holed up in a military airbase devising a system to automatically plot and record incursions of Russian aircraft into Georgian airspace. Not a scenario one ever envisions finding one's parents.<br /><br />How strange. In any case, they seem to be fine, Russia seems to be quite happy to fight in the north, and only bomb the airstrips and radar towers, and largely avoid civilian targets (thankfully).<br /><br />I'll keep you posted? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:27698 2008-08-06T16:38:15Z 2008-08-06T16:38:15Z Whats one song youre always in the mood to hear?<br />White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes<br /><br />Which trends do you hate?<br />Skinny jeans ;)<br /><br />Any urban legends you believe in?<br />I guess not - boring.<br /><br />What music is good to listen to when youre angry?<br />Right now, I think Islands - not to affirm my mood, but to change it? Unusual<br /><br />Do you own any concert dvds?<br />Totes Jeff Buckley same as swan, think that's it, DVDs are all at home.<br /><br />How many dogs do you have?<br />None!<br /><br />Favourite chocolate?<br />I wish<br /><br />Phobias?<br />Fucking hate spiders<br /><br />Do you like anything unusual?<br />Probably, but I'm half asleep. BORING<br /><br />Do you have many friends?<br />I guess<br /><br />What pjs do you wear?<br />Underwear<br /><br />Any friends far away?<br />Easier to count the ones that aren't far away.<br /><br />Whats a band youve always been interested in, but havent gotten into yet?<br />The Magnetic Fields<br /><br />What makes you laugh?<br />Wayne (Excuse me sir, do you have a dollar? Or perhaps a letter-box?)<br /><br />What do you not understand?<br />Girls! One day I'll find a nice girl to marry though! I'm SURE of it! My mum certainly is.<br /><br />What stops you in your tracks?<br />Mood changes that make no sense<br /><br />Smoking. discuss.<br />I, too, will quit later<br /><br />What are you currently listening to?<br />Something I'm writing<br /><br />What keeps you awake at night?<br />When my brain doesn't stop.<br /><br />Who would you go gay for?<br />Well, I'll take that as who'd I go straight for? Hmm, Margaret!<br /><br />How old were you when you lost it?<br />15 I think.<br /><br />Can you drive?<br />Very fucking well.<br /><br />Are you a good driver?<br />See above fucker<br /><br />Manual or auto?<br />Fucking auto bitches!<br /><br />Did you like the dark knight?<br />Oh my fu king god!!!!! GOD!!!!<br /><br />Have you ever had a crush on a teacher?<br />Hm nope<br /><br />What lyrics would you get printed on a tshirt?<br />I was following the pack all swallowed in their coats<br /><br />What is the best attire for music festivals and gigs?<br />Jeans, t-shirt<br /><br />How do you keep time?<br />Phone, inbuilt brain clock<br /><br />FUCKER<br /><br />Thanks mattsicle you efing rock!<br /><br /><br />Skinny dipping?<br />All the time<br /><br />Do you like any particular lifestyle?<br />(:<br /><br />Whats your favourite kind of junk food?<br />Sausage roll! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:27567 2008-08-04T13:59:59Z 2008-08-04T13:59:59Z "Will you marry me"<br /><br />...and just like that two folks set in motion the greatest and most drawn-out tragedy which is namely that in fifty years one of them has promised to sit there and watch the person that matters the most to them die.<br />And that's the best case scenario.<br /><br />--Once again, lifted from Achewood - props Roast Beef. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:27165 2008-07-26T09:46:48Z 2008-07-26T09:46:48Z <b>A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.<br /><br />B) Tag eight people to do this quiz and those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by and cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by.<br /><br />So like totally taggin' Shanny Face & Cruice-wah!</b><br /><br />1. What are your reasons for having a LJ?<br />I wanted everyone to know and understand the true darkness and PAIN inside! *cut cut cut*<br /><br />2. What do you do before bedtime?<br />It involves my computer.<br /><br />3. What will your dream wedding be like?<br />Legal?<br /><br />4. What is the city of your dreams and why?<br />Paris, because it's equal parts beautiful and gross.<br /><br />5. Are you an introvert or extrovert?<br />Equal parts, depending on mood etc.<br /><br />6. What are your religious beliefs?<br />Nil<br /><br />7. Do you trust easily?<br />Yes<br /><br />8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?<br />Cry myself to sleep for years.<br /><br />9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?<br />Being very far from my friends.<br /><br />10. What is your best quality?<br />Reliability.<br /><br />11. Is being tagged fun?<br />Sure I guess, makes me feel special.<br /><br />12. How do you see yourself?<br />Odd.<br /><br />13. Who are currently the most important people to you?<br />The people I live with, GO PEOPLE.<br /><br />14. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?<br />One of the cleverest and magical friends in the world.<br /><br />15. Would you rather be single and rich or married but poor?<br />Married and poor so long as happily married.<br /><br />16. How many children do you want to have, if any?<br />One if any.<br /><br />17. What's better, to give or to receive?<br />Give, totally. I mean, think about it.<br /><br />18. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who would you pick?<br />Not going to happen.<br /><br />19. What would you do if you (or your girlfriend) became pregnant unexpectedly?<br />Fritzl brooke, Fritzl. BUt seriously, not going to happen - I don't have a womb, neither does my "girl"friend. He's a boy.<br /><br />20. What is your biggest fear?<br />Being homeless and pennyless.<br /><br />The rules again!<b><br /><br />A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.<br /><br />B) Tag eight people to do this quiz and those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by and cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by.</b> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:27044 2008-07-01T15:58:25Z 2008-07-01T15:58:25Z <p><em>Your result for The Commonly Confused Words Test...</em></p><h4>English Genius</h4><br /> <div>You did so extremely well, even <i>I</i> can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!<br /><p><br />Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!<br /></p><br /><p><br />For the complete Answer Key, visit my blog: <a href="http://shortredhead78.blogspot.com/">http://shortredhead78.blogspot.com/</a>.</div><p><a href="http://www.helloquizzy.com/tests/the-commonly-confused-words-test">Take The Commonly Confused Words Test</a> at <a href="http://www.helloquizzy.com/"><b style="color:#131313"><span style="color:#ac000c">H</span>ello<span style="color:#ac000c">Q</span>uizzy</b></a></p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:26870 2008-06-26T10:06:10Z 2008-06-26T10:06:10Z Like This - Feed The Animals You may or may not all know that I try my best to live vicariously through others, and have no real life experience myself. If you're close to me, you'll know this. It is for this reason that you have all upset me greatly by not posting more on livejournal and giving me things to live vicariously through.<br /><br />In other news Feed The Animals, the new Girl Talk album is made of win and butterflies. Download it, you can even not pay anything - just like Girl Talk.<br /><br />Give me things to live for, people, as soon as you can.<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />Glü urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:26375 2008-06-18T11:22:29Z 2008-06-18T11:22:29Z <img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/albrechtuhlmann/DSC00815.jpg"> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:26228 2008-05-05T00:59:25Z 2008-05-05T00:59:25Z So to borrow an idea from Swan, the best man in the universe (that should win me some points, right?), below are my ten favourite things begining with A:<br /><br /><b>A</b>ndrew Bird: Seriously, how did I not know how good he was before last week?<br /><b>A</b>hwoo: Probably the most hilarious multi-use expression.<br /><b>A</b>dvice: When I want to hear it.<br /><b>A</b>wkward first encounters: I'm often either awkward or overbearing at first... I prefer it when it comes out awkward.<br /><b>A</b>ustralia: I miss you? Not in the "I'm wearing the flag like a cape!" way, more just Awww.. it's home!<br /><b>A</b>pple: Yes Matt, Macs are all about the win.<br /><b>A</b>rmchair Apocrypha: See above (point one)<br /><b>A</b>orta: Who wouldn't?<br /><b>A</b>utomatic Cars: I can't drive a manual... there you go.<br /><b>A</b> Nice Cup of Tea: When (good) cafés are few and far between, and you find yourself with the option of death by lack of hot drinks, Earl Grey becomes the most fantastic thing in the world.<br /><br />If you're reading this, I like you lots. If you haven't seen me in a long time, I miss you. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:26086 2008-03-03T10:26:43Z 2008-03-03T10:26:43Z I'm leaving tonight.<br /><br />Going overseas.<br /><br />Bye?<br /><br />Yup, bye! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:25489 2007-09-02T08:53:16Z 2007-09-02T08:53:16Z Just watch it...<br /><br /><lj-embed id="1" /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:24683 2007-06-03T11:22:41Z 2007-06-03T11:22:41Z If I had a myspace I would friend this girl/guy whoever made this myspace.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/everyonehatespaulrankin">Find me on MySpace and be my friend!</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:24541 2007-05-31T11:14:32Z 2007-05-31T11:16:29Z <img src="http://www.world66.com/myworld66/visitedCountries/worldmap?visited=CAUSATCZGEDESGTHAUNZ" /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:24307 2007-03-19T05:39:14Z 2007-03-19T05:39:14Z <img src="http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/075/7/5/Family_Portraits_by_NorthernBanshee.jpg" /><br /><br />I kinda like them as anime style characters.<br /><br />It came from this deviant art page: <a href="http://northernbanshee.deviantart.com/">http://northernbanshee.deviantart.com/</a><br />I found the link on the abc news webiste. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:23900 2007-03-05T13:08:52Z 2007-03-05T13:08:52Z So gay. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:23243 2007-02-23T10:39:02Z 2007-02-23T10:39:02Z <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QFS0xl4_LAA"></param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QFS0xl4_LAA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" allowScriptAccess="never"></embed> </object> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:22800 2007-02-21T13:14:55Z 2007-02-21T13:16:46Z Let's play the "What the hell is Glen talking about?" game. But mostly I just have a beard and long hair.<br /><br />Thanks to Matt the younger for creating this piece of beautiful tragedy.<br /><br /><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/albrechtuhlmann/WTHIGTAgame.jpg" /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:eckart:22636 2007-02-17T13:35:35Z 2007-02-17T13:35:35Z <table width="350" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#999999" align="center"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" style="color:black; font-size: 14pt;"><b>You are</b></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><center><img src="http://images.blogthings.com/rejectedcrayonquiz/klan-white.gif" height="28" width="250"></center></td></tr></table><div align="center"><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/rejectedcrayonquiz/">What Rejected Crayon Are You?</a></div>