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Don’t ask me how the hell I found this site… today hasn’t been the most productive work day. Anyway, here is the link to the site: http://www.convictcreations.com/culture/music.htm. It only really gets interesting about half way down, but this is the part that really made me laugh: “Australian men are renowned for having the dancing rhythm of Frankenstein…their lack of rhythm and stiff knees has many of them resembling a chicken or jack in the box bouncing from side to side.” ...

This post is already a little weird from the headline, but I was a little apprehensive when I walked into a barber yesterday to get a haircut. My view of the US and haircuts was not a good one. I don’t know where I got that perception from, but it’s been stuck in my mind for ages. The barber spoke very little English and I was trying to tell them step by step how to cut my hair, because it seemed the Spanish-speaking barber didn’t understand “one-inch off the whole way round”. Anyway, I finished with the ordeal and walked outside. I put my hand on the back of my neck and felt something weird… something I hadn’t felt since the 80’s. Something that I thought I’d put behind me a long time ago. I had a mullet. I looked at the reflection in the barber shop window and saw a redneck. I had an urge to smash my front teeth out and buy a check shirt and braces and call myself “Cletus”. I fought the urge, raced back inside the barber shop and said “This won’t do!” and got that mullet removed. Thank God for that. ...

Ok, let me try and sum up the Bahamas in a few short points: - The most rubbish lying around I’ve ever seen. - The most run-down places I’ve ever seen. - The clearest water I’ve ever seen. - The most stray dogs I’ve ever seen. - The most pot-holes in roads I’ve ever seen. - Surprisingly expensive. Actually, that summary only applies the New Providence and Paradise islands. I have approximately 700 more islands to visit to get a real feel for the Bahamas. ...

and it’s been quite an experience so far. I rented out some rooms at a place called the “Orange Hill beach inn”. It’s quite unlike the normal resorts you see around this area, but that’s exactly what I wanted - to get away from that sort of stuff. So many people come here to the resorts and end up spending most of their time gambling in Casinos. We had an authentic Thanksgiving day meal at the inn last night - it was pretty nice. So far I’ve seen a place burning down, a guy ask us if we wanted to buy some weed, and some crazy arse drivers. Lots of damage around here due to the hurricanes that came through a couple of months ago. Anyway, my internet cafe time is up and I have some sightseeing to do! checkya. ...

I am soooo bloody tired at the moment. I drove my family back from Orlando last night. It’s about a 3 1/2 hour drive (the actual time of course depends on if you feel like driving 20 MPH over the speed limit, like everyone else does) and we only left DisneyWorld at 12:15 am. Yeah, the Magic Kingdom is cool and all, but I found myself going on the Space Mountain rollercoaster-like ride three times. It was the only ride there that could appease my desire for rollercoaster thrills. I probably did the wrong thing at one stage by driving past Universal Studios’ “Islands of Adventure” and saying “look, there’s the Hulk ride!” After that everyone didn’t really want to go anymore, and it seemed fairly pointless going to Islands of Adventure after that :-( ...

I picked up my family from Miami airport last night and took them down to South Beach for a quick drive. My bro seemed to take notice of the rims on the cars quite a bit, and Mum was trying to get over me driving on the other side of the road. Dad was pretty chilled out it seemed. The extra bonus of my family coming over was they brought a lot of cool stuff with them (at my request) ...

I met my technical lead for the first time today. She looked absolutely nothing like I thought she would (well, I only ever had a faceless person in my head like the people who appear in dreams), but heck, it was a bit mindblowing. I’ve been working with her for 5 months now and this is the first time I’ve seen her. Of course, I made myself look like a total dumb-ass on several occasions today. Here’s to tomorrow and more opportunities to make myself look stupid! ...

I’ve got a bloody FAU (Florida Atlantic University) College football chant in my head now. I’d like to thank the girl (who sounded very much like a guy) sitting right behind me during the game for getting it stuck in my head. FAU got absolutely flogged by New Mexico State, but hey, it was still pretty cool to see a game of college football. I got the tickets for free too! ...

Wow! I just came back from watching the Miami Heat play the Dallas Mavericks. Heat got whipped, but I did get to see Shaquille O’Neal, which was pretty cool. The game entertainment was pretty cool and the whole place was pumped up so much! They play a whole lot of power songs throughout the whole night to keep the vibe going. It’s just amazing how much energy there is going around the place even before the game has begun. ...

The non-worksafe ones. Ok, some of them are probably sorta worksafe in some parallel universe, but whatever. Click here to see them in their raw glory. Note: Yes, some of the pictures contain nudity, so don’t click on the link if you’re easily offended!