My friend Corey and his ever-lasting question 31, January, 2009

My conversation with my friend Corey tonight was a strange one. Corey and I have been friends since we were at uni. We met while I was in my first year of uni and he was finishing off his PhD.

Ever since then he was always wanted something more, but I have always said we are friends and that is it, just cant happen. Around 2001 or 2 I had to basically not talk to him for about 6 months because each time he would say “why wont you just go out with me?” “if you don’t want a relationship with me, why don’t you just sleep with me?” “what is so wrong with me that you wont date me?’’ “if we go to the movies can I call this a date?” .

Now before you say anything about me giving him a go, again he is FRIEND this is FRIEND Corey, ive NEVER felt anything more than that. Back then I tried for a long time to always ensure to let him down gently and explain why we were friends and that I just wanted to be friends, but for example we would go to the movies and all through dinner all through the movie he would constantly be saying “you are not giving a satisfactory answer… why wont you go out with me?” eventually after those months of constant asking I started to get really annoyed and started been really mean to him “No Corey, No means No I am NOT going to date you, you need to understand that” things like that even saying “if you start asking about dating again I am not going to hang out with you” “No, No No NO.. N O NOOO” of course I felt mean! But it was the only way to get him to just stop asking about it. So when he started saying “wow you are getting really mean with me, that was just quite nasty” that is when I realized I need to stay away from you because its not a healthy friendship.

Over the years he cooled down, had his girlfriends and the friendship got back on track things looked great.

Tonight I started seeing the signs again… after I got home late tonight I came online to check my email and my loveable blog and he was online (MSN) he wrote “wow I cant look at you in that dress”. I have a photo up of me and my best friend in our cute maxi dresses. Yes it is showing a little cleavage and it looks good. So I said “whats wrong with my dress?” and he replied “nothing, its that I will never get to know what its like”… so I said, “ok well I am going offline to watch the tennis” and he starts with “you don’t think I am good enough do you? I am going to the gym, Ill be a commercial pilot soon, do you think I am ugly? i dont have a small dick if thats what youre worried about” so I just said “no, you are great, now stop falling back into that old pattern, we are friends and I don’t think you are ugly”.

He is my friend that’s all he is and unfortunately all I can feel for him. I know it’s the second or 3^rd male friend I have written about in the same fashion but its true…

I have known them all for long enough that I care about them and treat them really well because they are great people.

And then the fight started # 2 30, January, 2009

When I got home last night, demanded that I take her someplace expensive… so I took her to the gas station

And then the fight started…

And thats how the fight started.. Tribute to Ottomann 30, January, 2009

My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary. She said, ‘I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds.’

I bought her a scale.

And then the fight started…

Getting to Know Susi Spice part 2 29, January, 2009

Ok so you all have been exposed to some of my favourite comedy shows which demonstrates me sense of humour… now I will share with you some songs that I love… they may not all be in the top 40 pop charts (and not all in English) but hey we all have our little embarrassing tastes right??

In no particular order:

1)    Aretha Franklyn – R E S P E C T

2)    Camila – Todo Cambio – such a romantic song

3)    Kelly Clarkson – My life would suck without you – I love singing this one because you can really just let your voice do its thang!

4)    Beyonce – All the Single Ladies – for obvious reasons hehe

5)    Pink – Sober – I love pink she is so cool!!! Love singing out to this song

6)    Blue King Brown – Water They are an Australian band, good protest band

7)    That song from Grease – Summer Loving/Grease lightning You all lie if you don’t like Grease!!

    B52s – Love Shack – another great singing song so much fun!

9)    Nirvana – Smells like Teen Spirit ahhh highschool memories so many memories, great ones

10)           Red Hot Chilli Peppers – pretty much all their songs

11)           Carlos Vive – Pa Mayte Colombian artist I love his old stuff like this one

12)           The Fray – You Found Me

13)           Justin Timberlake – Summer Love I saw Justin Live… omg the man is just superb

14)          

Mana – Labios Compartidos man this band, Mana, fantastic lyrical  geniuses you just want them to grab you and kiss you and sing to you at the same time

 

15)           Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody Who doesn’t want to sing this one while at a pub?!

16)           Mana – Bendita tu Luz If you are my future husband reading this, here’s a clue… this will be played at our wedding reception haha

17)           Rabanes – Commanding wife  Rabanes are a band from Panama they are THE coolest and so awesome all their songs are GOLD JERRY GOLD!

18)           Madonna – pretty much all songs

19)           Arrested Development – People Every day, Tennessee, Take Me to Another Place

20)           Chris Isaak – Wicked Games Can this song win sexiest song EVER the things I would do to my future partner with this song…… (R+18)

Cheapskates gallore 29, January, 2009

You know that your friend is a tight ass (cheapskate) when they tell you that they are looking forward to saving money on the upcoming family vacation trip because their grandmother is coming along. She doesn’t eat much at lunch time so they can save money by eating half her lunch meal.

Scrooge McDuck

Note to self: “Burn Wife” 28, January, 2009

British man wrote a note to himself to “burn wife” after he killed her. The man murdered his wife then tried to dispose of the body by burning in a pet incinerator.

 

A company director murdered his cheating wife and tried to hire an incinerator from a pet cemetery to dispose of her body, a UK court has heard. Wed 28 January 2009.

Martin Hale is accused of killing wife Maureen at their home in Surrey, in England’s south east, 10 years ago. He allegedly told their five children she had simply walked out on them.

Mrs Hale’s body has never been found since she disappeared in June 1999 — but Hale was arrested last year following a review of the case, the UK newspaper the Telegraph reports

Prosecutors at the Kingston Crown Court in London say that Hale, who allegedly beat his 42-year-old wife after finding out about a liaison with their plumber and another man, feared that he would lose everything after she filed for divorce.

Hale, a “habitual” note-taker, wrote to himself: “Now Maureen says she does not love me anymore but she’d like to keep the £300,000 (A$641,000) house, all the children, and an income to keep her and the children in the style she has become accustomed to. i.e nice car, money, no job and friends to visit and have coffee with”.

Prosecutors say Hale murdered his wife of 14 years as four of their children slept in their house.

In another note found in his briefcase, Hale allegedly reveals how he planned to get rid of the body: “1. At Sea 2. By fire 3. By acid 4. Landsite.”

The court heard: “He had clearly contemplated the disposal of her at sea, or destroyed her body by fire, or dumped her in a landfill or had her body dissolved in acid.”

At one point Hale, 51, the director of a successful fruit and vegetable wholesale business, approached a friend who ran a pet cemetery and asked if he could pay $43,000 to hire an incinerator, but was refused, prosecutors say.

Hale told police only that his wife walked out of their home late one night, after announcing she was “going out”, and never returned. She left behind all her personal possessions including her handbag, telephone and car keys.

Mrs Hale had earlier filed to divorce her husband, who she described as a workaholic and a heavy drinker, the court heard.

The housewife allegedly told friends she wanted to leave Hale for a 28-year-old gardener with whom she was having an affair.

She also once said her husband flew into a rage and hit her when he found out she also dated their plumber.

The day after her disappearance Hale failed to show for work without explanation, the court heard. That weekend he allegedly borrowed an employee’s car and took a shovel from his workplace, returning both on Monday.

The trial continues.

I know that it might sound terrible and judgemental of me to say but really, if he had not cheated twice then threatened to take everything from him he may not have killed her. I understand that I do not know the facts of their marriage but if your relationship is so terrible (putting aside things like abuse) then you have 3 choices; 1) get marriage counselling and work things out 2) get marriage counselling realise it wont work and divorce 3) put up and shut up. But don’t cheat on your partner.

 

Just goes to show cheating is not worth it. By no means should the man have committed murder, however, if she hadn’t cheated maybe.. she might still be alive.  

Friday Night Drinks Invitation 27, January, 2009

 “How You Doin” … Think Joey from Friends, that is how I was approached at the train station by a 50 something year old guy. I am not agist… but I am in my mid-early-late twenties now (ie over 25) and 50 something year old guys I do not look at with any kind of flirtatious intent.

 

Those of you who have the unlucky privilege of travelling on public transport daily for work would understand that as time goes on you see the same people at your train station or bus stop each morning and each afternoon. You see the usual good-looking smoker guy taking his early morning deep breaths of tar and nicotine… the old lady that tells you her mission on getting to the grocery store 10mins before opening each Tuesday because she wants to get the best bargains on Senior Citizen Tuesdays.  The cute sweet wonderful down syndrome couple that seem to really love each other and insist on shouting at each other even when they are standing right next to each other. You know what I mean, your usual PTC (Public Transport Crew).

 

So it was last Friday afternoon I had left work early because I had just had enough. Over it. It was Friday I wanted to go home and check my blog stats rest and decide if I would go out on the town or save it up for the following night. As I walked along the platform with my dark Versace sunnies on and got closer to my usual resting place, I observed a man in his 50’s, perhaps late 40s at the youngest was my guess, whom I noticed had been looking at me as I walked from the entrance all the way up the platform. He smiled, and as a polite young person of this society, I smiled back. I didn’t think much of it really and replied his hi back with, “hello”. I heard him mutter something and turn towards me, I responded with “im sorry?” as in to say ‘im sorry I didn’t hear what you just said’ he puts his hands in his pockets and in his best Joey from Friends voice repeated “How You Doin?” and gave me a big grin………. Oh…. my god………. did he just say it how I think he said it??? Now lets just paint the scenario a little bit. A fairly crowded area of the platform and he was not whispering so when he said “how you doin”  I noticed that immediately people turned to see what was happening, what was I to do in this position? I had two options 1) Be impolite, smile and turn to walk away from him leaving him to look like a doofus, feeling a bit humiliated and making myself look like a bitch or 2) reply politely and hope the train comes very quickly and hopefully he will not follow me into the same carriage. I chose numero 2.

 

“im good, thank you and yourself?” I did ask how he was knowing, full well, it would mean an invitation to extend this conversation, but I am polite what can I say? I wont purposely leave someone’s greeting unanswered. He replied “I am very well thank you”  he continued, “you are looking very nice today”, and of course I politely answered, “oh thank you, very nice of you to say so”. I tried to look around at this point thinking, no he is just been nice don’t think he has any other intentions susi spice, don’t think like that. He continued to ask, “did you have a good day? I bet you are ready to get out on the town and have a bit of fun” to which my cautious reply was “actually I rather tired it was a good day but long, just really tired”. He then courageously said, “Usually I like to go for a drink after work on days like these, do you?” I again convincing myself that he was just making polite conversation answered, “yeh Friday drinks can be quite relaxing” so he asks “would you like to go for a drink with me tonight? Maybe let me buy you a drink?”  

 

 

I grinned quite widely. Not in excitement but to buy me time to construct my polite turn down of his invitation, I took a deep breath and sincerely and genuinely replied, “Oh thank you, it’s very nice of you, but I am rather tired and would prefer to get home, you know what its like days when you just want to rest”. I would have thought that would have been the end of that. But he then surprised me with the following;

 

“yeh I can imagine youve had a long day, was it school or work?…” he laughed uncomfortably “I probably should have asked that first should have I? You still studying at university or highschool? Or you working?”

 

You mean you asked me to go for a drink with you without been sure that I was even out of highschool!? I get this often as I do look very young for my age and it was casual dress at work Friday so i was in jeans and a nice top. I can understand why he might go so far as to think I was still a student.

 

I replied “yes working, finished university. It was very tiring, oh look thats my train” he asked if I was going to his carriage and I responded that I preferred the carriage further down. I walked to my carriage and that was the end of that chapter.

 

I am willing to date men maybe up to 10 years older than me, if they are a young acting and thinking person but generally, any more than 10 years older and I can see and feel the generation gap. So I do attract men, just not getting ones that I could respond to… I am not really fussy… but a man that is too much older than me and I feel like they are my father…*shivers*.

Let’s do IT like they do on the discovery channel 27, January, 2009

Raccoon bites off man’s penis

Article from: PerthNow

 

January 27, 2009 11:00am

A RAGING raccoon has bitten off a pervert’s penis as he tried to rape the animal.

Alexander Kirilov, 44, was on a drunken weekend with friends when he leapt on the terrified animal. “When I saw the raccoon I thought I’d have some fun,” he told stunned casualty surgeons in Moscow. Now Russian plastic surgeons are trying to restore his mangled manhood.

 

 

The Kiss Request #2 27, January, 2009

Everyone knew about Laurent liking me except me! Man I gotta develop a better sense for these things. For those who do not know the background to this see “The Kiss Request” 27 Jan 09.  I told my friends who were there but didn’t see what happened. I expected their usual reaction which would have been to have a bit of a laugh and giggle then tease me about it for a little bit. Nevertheless, nooooo their reaction was “yeah we all knew he has a bit of a crush on you hehe” and then I am been told, “He was all down and disappointed when you didn’t come to his birthday party last month, he spent most of the time moping around” (that’s Australian speak for he was disappointed during the party). I am never the one to say “oh I know that guy likes me” just by the way a guy looks at me or how some girls just get that vibe or sense that a man is interested in them. I am quite oblivious to these things 99% of the time. Usually I do need the guy to do as Laurent did which is to pretty much grab me and tell me, “hey I like you, I want you”. Therefore, I appreciate that he did that, otherwise id be none the wiser.

 

My friends are asking me if I like him even just a little bit. I like him as a friend he is a nice sweet great guy but I am sorry, I just don’t feel any other attraction other than just a friend thing. I know many people are also thinking, well you say you can’t find the right one, how do you know he is not it? Well I know because how would you feel about kissing your brother? That is how I feel about him like a brother. Yes he is a nice guy, yes he is cool and we are all great friends with him but I am just not attracted to him in that way. Lisa said this “Laurent likes you so much that, trust me, he is putty man you can make him into whatever you want”.

 

Which leads me to the topic of physical attraction, how important is this? Yes, we all say personality counts more than physical attraction but really can it really be put aside completely? I know that I am not Heidi Klum or a replica of Salma Hayek …close though hehe… but you need to have some sort of physical attraction i think. I don’t need the man to be Daniel Craig or Johnny Depp .. mmm Johnny Depp… ok ok back to the point… however I would want someone who finds me physically attractive and vice versa. I don’t care if other people are attracted to him or not, but I want to be attracted to him. It is not the be all and end all to have physical attraction though it does really help the relationship go a long way at the beginning.

 

Wouldn’t it make me a worse person to go out with Laurent knowing I have no attraction to him physically or romantic interest and then lead him on and ruin the friendship? At least this way, we can put it down to, as Yuva commented, it was a drunken moment he didn’t know what he was doing and the friendship can continue as it was.

The Kiss Request 26, January, 2009

Well tonight was a weird one… how do you say no to a friend who just asked to kiss you??? Well my automatic reaction to that was “WHAT? NO!!!!!!!….. I mean… no don’t be silly.. he he.. he ..”

Tonight for Australia Day a few friends and I got together to have a drink and celebrate Australia Day and see the fireworks. We were all sharing our travel stories, having a bit of a drink and eating just enjoying the evening. We were all laughing and enjoying ourselves.

It got late and I have work early in the morning so I was saying my farewells to everyone. Then my friend Laurent said, “don’t forget I am leaving to go back to France for a few weeks don’t I even get a hug good bye?” so I replied “of course! I am so sorry I forgot” gave him a big hug and told him to have a really good trip, then he grabbed me a little forcefully and wasn’t letting me go and he whispered “susi, I want to kiss you, let me?”..thats when my automatic reaction happened, oh my gosh this was Laurent, my friend my buddy, a guy ive never felt any attraction for. I thought that perhaps he might have had feelings for me for a while but I never had any confirmation… so my reaction was to pull away from him and I did eventually when he let go of me and I said “WHAT? NO!!!’’ I could see in his face he didn’t want to hear that, I felt soooooooooo bad, I did NOT say it in a way that was angry at him, I laughed in disbelief when I said “WHAT?? NO!!!”then he said, “susi..why not? “and then couple of the girls walked around the corner to say goodbye at the door and I said “I mean…no don’t be silly!! Hehehe “and gave a little uncomfortable laugh as I left.

After all what else was I supposed to do? He had been drinking most of the afternoon so I don’t think he was serious, at least I hope not.  Hmmm oh well, it was flattering, but we will let this go and just leave as it was a silly thing said under intoxication.

Revealing a little about me 26, January, 2009

I find it hard to open up completely to people so through my blogging I am learning to allow people to know me, who I am, what makes me laugh, what makes me cry, what hurts me, what enthuses me, what makes me blossom.

So in this first series on getting to know Susi Spice here are my favourite top 10 shows of all time. All comedy and probably demonstrate my sense of humour.

 

 

In no particular order:

1)      El Chavo del 8 (Mexican classic) – in Spanish: parodies life through the eyes of children played by adults. Very clever and entertaining.

2)      Corner Gas (Canadian) – subtle intelligent humour, good laugh at one self and at life in slow small towns.

3)      Futurama (US)

4)      Simpsons (US)

5)      Family Guy

6)      Vicar of Dibley (UK) 

 

7)      Curb Your Enthusiasm (US) from the co creator of Seinfeld – improv at its best.

      Seinfeld

9)      Keeping up Appearances (UK) – demonstrates how coming from nothing to having something can make you a crazy old woman. Very smart comedy.

10)   Terkle in Trouble (DENMARK) – Danish with english subtitles, how to describe this…its like Shameless but less crass, think South Park. Days in life of an awkward 6^th grader. If you can get your hands on this series you will love it!

A note to The One made for me 26, January, 2009

Just thought id let you know, I am here patiently waiting for you.

Just thought id let you know that I cannot wait to see you and be with you.

I ask God each night to look after you, bless you, to give you good health and happiness for you and your family.

I ask God that since it is a little too hard for me to travel right now that if you live far away from me that you are brought to me here at least for now…

Just thought id let you know that my heart is already yours for always.

I may appear a little shy at first meeting, but don’t think bad of me for that, bare with me and ill show you all of me that is yours.

I wont hurt you and I will always stick by you.

I am ready for you.

I hope you are ready for me.

hold on to your good man 26, January, 2009

If you have found a good man ladies, love him like he deserves, cherish him, treat him really well because they are hard to come by.  A good wonderful, honest, hard working man that loves you with all his heart is something to treasure, value and never let go or take for granted.

At least it is one thing I have learned.

Fell into the trap again! 26, January, 2009

Arrghhhhhh why am I bothering with Pete …. Why why whyyyyy Pete was the guy from my post Why are Men So Confusing. Three or so days ago Pete contacted me he was back in Australia and wanted to meet up in Melbourne his words were “I want to meet up in Melbourne and lets see what happens from there”. I have had a thing for Pete ever since we first met back in 2007. We had a really good talk that night, he was been so sweet and nice, demonstrating that he was attracted to me, telling me so that he would love to again find out what can come of us etc. Then the next day he changes. I tried to call him he doesn’t answer, he doesn’t reply to sms (text messages) on the mobile (cell phone), usually if I send him a message saying “morning hugs” he will reply the same.. and call me hun, babe etc but all he replied was “thanks x”.

I know this screams “HE IS JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU”. And it also screams “SUSI SPICE YOURE BEEN AN IDIOT FOR FALLING FOR THIS EVERY TIME”. I seriously have to just cut this out. Move on, he isn’t that into me.

Is it that I keep hoping on Pete because it’s the thrill of the chase? Or is there something super special about him that is what keeps me interested?? Is that the whole treat em mean keep em keen scenario??

Lets see, the things I like about Pete:

1)      He loves his family and is very close to them

2)      He has good family ideals that are same as mine

3)      He is a very strong man – personality wise

4)      Hard working and ambitious

5)      When he is loving he is very loving and very sweet

6)      When he is attentive he is very attentive

Things that I don’t understand about Pete:

1)      He changes so quickly from been very loving to very cold and distant

2)      He acts like he wants me then changes without any explanation

3)      He says he wants more then nothing… then when I distance myself he questions me as to why I am so distant.

4)      He can be very dismissive

5)      Stubborn

6)      Jealous if he thinks another guy could be interested in me even if nothing eventuates

7)      He can be very closed up – not revealing too much about himself

As I started writing this out I realized… he can be very selfish… 

I guess a friend of mine was right a while ago when she said sometimes we want what we don’t have.

That’s it, I wont go to Melbourne to meet up with him. I will only be disappointed.  Maybe he isn’t as good as I believe him to be. I wish he were, maybe my attraction comes from the fact he has the makings of the kind of man I would love to be with, but he isn’t that into me. I think I will stay away from him, if he asks later on “where have you been? Ive missed you? “ then I will just say ive been busy and not give in to any of his sweet usual acts. I cant give in anymore, he sucks me in then cant be bothered.

Its probably why he has been single for so long. I am obviously not the right one for him. Susi Spice needs to get over Pete. L

My Revenge on Bus Drivers… 23, January, 2009

I don’t know about you, but in my city taxi drivers and bus drivers in particular are the most infuriating drivers ever. You are driving along and they do not care if you have right of way they will cut you off, drive in front of you, pull out in front of you suddenly and turn when it is your right of way then beep at you and act like you did something wrong.

Well I got mine back! I was leaving my building after work. There is a bus stop out the front of my building. A bus was stopped and people were boarding, it is a three lane each way street and so since it was stopped at the bus stop and traffic had cleared I started to cross the street when suddenly I hear a big beeping of the horn from who? The bus driver!! He was wanting ME to step back one lane and allow him to drive on…. Well at that split second I decided enough was enough! I did not move. He beeped his horn at me again gesturing me to get out of the way. So I became stubborn and did not budge for a few seconds and waited for a few cars to go by. The bus driver  was furious shouting at me, but I remained silent… however I did make a rude gesture at him….he kept beeping his horn until I crossed the street at my leisurely pace..

Hehehe yeah you don’t like it when it happens to you now does it Mr Bully Bus Driver!

Yeahhhh revenge is sweet