Recent content by aezakmi42

I work as a permanent-part-time schmuck in a retail job, and while I wouldn't go so far as to blame everything on bad work ethics, bad work ethics are definitely a pervasive problem. I work hard at my job - doing things half-assed rubs against my grain, and I've got nothing but good feedback...

Goddamn it, I went and wrote an essay, now I look like a right ponce. Ah well. On the subject, Australians have always admired their coarse, straightforward 'top bloke' self-image, maybe that's why we don't like fancy manners so much.

Personally, I think that if everyday, boring old acknowledgements are less emphatic, then it magnifies the emphasis when genuine praise is given. For example, I can't stand this trend of describing everything as 'awesome', because it has deflated the meaning of the word to the point where it is...

I did not know that a primary school-level education made you 'fancy'. I'll have to dumb down my words a bit, then. Karl Marx were not bad, the ppl who took up his ideals as a means to incite rebellion and establish totalitarian government r the 1s to blame.

Dickens? Twain? Really? I think you're just throwing out much-beloved writers to annoy people. It reminds me of all the high-school kids who moan about how much they hate Shakespeare, just because they don't understand the language. Writing from centuries ago might not work so well to a modern...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_%28novel%29 Damn you, Nevil Shute, pouring bleak all over my dreams of Australia taking over the world...

It's attention grabbing, mainly. I live in Brisbane and every time I walk past a Guess-brand shop now, I can't help but notice the enormous posters they've put up, featuring some sweaty, semi-naked model and her boobs (parading various handbags for some reason). It's not a particularly effective...