Archive for May, 2001

Somebody Should Stop the Hamburger Madness

Monday, May 28th, 2001

“I’m… I’m…” the lady choked when she saw me standing there with my hand full of money and spattered blood stains drenched all over my shirt.
“Geez, I’m… I’m…” Ready for another drink, it sounded like.
“Don’t worry,” I dismissed. “It wasn’t your fault.” I forced the money onto her and made my escape.
Well, the stains weren’t […]

Self Realization Through Bowling

Sunday, May 20th, 2001

Greg hauled his well-defined body and distressingly well-chiseled jawline into the front seat of the car. We were now at capacity seating.
‘This is my boyfriend, Greg,’ Nadia salivated from the driver’s seat. I attempted to greet Greg, but my voice was rather muffled behind a sheepskin seat cover. Nadia, petite as she was, obviously enjoyed […]

Choc-o-lethalé

Sunday, May 13th, 2001

Blocking any memory of my call centre jobs from my subconscious is something I’ve learnt is best for my mental health. Unfortunately, like painfully saccharin sweet TV dating game shows, these memories unwantedly bob to the surface and cause severe mental trauma.
I’ve always admired the tact of call centre trainers who promise through gritted teeth […]

It Looks Like You’re Trying to Write a Song

Sunday, May 13th, 2001

Warning: Cleo Bachelor of the Year 2002 Spoiler Within Body of Text

Tuesday, May 8th, 2001

Perhaps it’s a message from God that the world isn’t ready for something that sounds so beautifully cherubic in my head (in a heavy metal way) - my singing. Sure. Go ahead and dismiss it as a straining, clamourous atonal shouting, but I won’t take your opinion to heart. Oh no. I’ll only take your […]

I Can Count to Three, I Got Me a Government Job

Sunday, May 6th, 2001

Although I’ve now been employed at my newest job for approximately a month and a half, I only recently attended a company induction session. As I understood it, the basic concept was to hammer the company’s history into us until we could bark departmental mission statements upon command as if quoting from the Bible.
However, it […]