Yes, actually, I am trying to save the world

i have had one of the most inebriated weekends ever, and if you've read this blog enough, you might notice that that is quite a statement for me :P

friday was the last day of my surveying job, and it was a doozy. i spent the day wandering around valelevu asking people questions. twas quite the experience. the three moments that really stand out were pretty good ones.

there was the saleslady who asked me, after i told i her i didn't want a plastic bag, if i was trying to save the world. this surprised me. i mean, how did she know?

then there was the carrier driver, who proceeded to tell me his whole life story, including the part about his father losing a leg, and him having to start driving carriers at the age of 15. a carrier is basically a truck by the way, for those who came in late.

and finally, there was the little old lady in her small tailoring shop, which i had ducked into to get out of the rain. she sat at her sewing table while i asked her questions about mobile phones, and was just the sweetest old lady you'll ever meet. in the end of the interview, she asked me if i was related to my uncle. that is, she knew my uncle, and wanted to know if i was related to him.

then there was the barrel night...which i drank a silly amount of beer and then went to watch Hellboy 2. it was an amazing film, but this may have had to do with the beer.

and then came saturday. i went to see an old friend of mine, who's birthday is on the same day as me, to wish him...happy birthday. then i went to the surprise party at my house...which i knew nothing about. nuh uh. not me.

the party was awesome. i drank a silly amount of alcohol, and probably said some things that were silly. but i had an excuse at the time because it was fer my birthday, and Arjays birthday :P

what? examples of silly things?

albert: what, you guys are leaving? you're going to make me sleep alone on MY birthday!

everyone: laughs

albert: hey, i TRY ok, at least i TRY

ronna: giggle giggle

albert: oooh, she's laughing...that's a good sign!

EDIT: yesh, the conversation has been updated, i was drunk! i can't remember most of what i said! fanks sharky =_=

Also, the girlfriend wrote me a poem for my birthday. twas the sweetest thing anyones ever written for me. it also involved strippers :P

so what did i do on sunday? i mean, after the copious drinking on friday and saturday? why, go to John Michaels house to drink of course.

so all in all, it was a pretty good birthday weekend. lotsa booze, lotsa laughs, and lotsa fun.

also, because i am still taking a short break from drawing comicses, here is a pinup i prepared earlier.

hangovers and smiles

it's possible to have huge ones at the same time.

i have the best friends in the world, and the greatest girlfriend ever :)

there will be elaborations when my head stops throbbing :P

also, ding! 19!

Moi Mouf 'urts

from all the talking i've been doing...silly!

yesh...the questionnaires that i have been given to complete are about 20 minutes long when you've finished asking all the questions and whatnot. and i have to complete about 20 a day. so...yesh, all in all it's 400 minutes of asking the same questions 20 times to 20 different people. i'm young though, so its okay ^_^

i read somewhere that you should try as many things as possible while you're young, stupid, and can still recover from it. if so, i'm pretty much on my way there. i mean, in the past year alone i've drawn and colored for comic magazines, been at an advertising firm, designed ads, blankets, website banners, sung in a band ( ^_^b ) and been a part of a marketing survey. 'tis been an adventure, and its just July.

i had...fun today. most of the gang i asked went through the whole questionnaire, and were really nice about it. one guy even gave me a couple bowls of grog while i was interviewing him. i also managed to stumble upon the local secretary of the Fiji Taxi Union, Mr. Rishi Ram. twas interesting, because when i asked for his name, he was all, "what? you don't know who i am? i'm on the front of todays Fiji Times darn it!"

then he took out the Fiji Times, and sure enough, the man's name was written there. in the bottom left hand corner. on the front page. really.

and yesh, i got a couple of people who recognised me because of my mum. but it's a small country, and to be expected :P

anyways, i am glad i have this short term job, and i'm not really feeling morbid about my birthday coming up at all.

I cannot see anything without my glasses

just bear this in mind :P

so, today i began my short term job as a survey marketing man-guy-person. today was mostly training and whatnot, which went well. experience in the radio industry doesn't hurt when you have to interview people. so, thankfully i have something to do this coming week, and will have some monies in my pocket for my awesome birthday weekeeeend! ( woot!)

i had trouble getting to sleep, which was weird. lotsa stuff was on my mind...about the new job, and where i see myself in the future and all. i have that worry a lot lately, but never fear! i shall do my best to work it out. also, the girlfriend made me smile like a goof last night, she has impeccable timing that girl does.

this is a semi-short post, due to the fact that i require sleep to perform at optimum surveying power tomorra!

Snatcher of the Cradles

my sister said she would keel me if i didn't give her some recognition for this strip :P

so...yeah thats it ^_^

Why Ninja(s) are Awesome

many times i have been asked about my knowledge of ninja lore and facts. if i were to tell you the source of all my knowledge though, i would be forced to lodge a katana somewhere in your spleen, while at the same time telling you. granted, you would attain this sacred knowledge, but it will be for all of twelve seconds, before you bleed out and create a mess all over the floor which is really hard to clean up doncha know.

there is however, nothing stopping me from telling you how awesome ninja(s) are, in fact, i consider it my solemn duty to inform you of this, in case you ever meet a ninja, or, heaven forbid, have to face a ninja in battle (my advice, try to avoid it). to help illustrate the few points i will make today, i have asked my good friend miko to pose for some illustrations. to illustrate the point...okay i used the word illustrate a lot.

The Instant Ninja Strike

Ninja(s) are known for their subtlety in battle, and have been trained to kill in mere fractions of a second. In the time that it takes you to read this sentence, a ninja can kill you in up to twenty seven different ways. Twenty nine if you are a slow reader. in the above illustration you will observe Frank. Frank is a demon from an alternate hell dimension, who was sent to end Miko's life. despite having the strength of a thousand damned souls, and the ability to spit fire from his mouth and/or nipples, Frank must blink.

in the time that it takes Frank to blink, Miko can slice him in two, make a sandwich, and open the tops of several jars of pickles. this is known as the Instant Ninja Strike. there are ways around it, mind you, involving staples and string, but if i were to mention it the Dragon Clan would surely send someone to stick a gardening fork in my scapula.

Robo-bears

The bear is considered one of the deadliest animals on the planet, alongside the tiger, african butterfly, and the common housecat, but did you know that there exists a construction more powerful and dangerous than even the bear? yes, i speak of the fabled Robo-bear, a fearsome amalgamation of both bear and robot, commonly hired by evil scientists to guard plans and such.
the robo-bear is able to destroy a squad of highly trained SEALS in mere seconds.

Ninja's are deadlier than Robo-bears.

In Closing

and so, that ends the first session of Why Ninja(s) are Awesome, and what an exciting and informative session it has been. I hope you can join us next time, where we will talk about some of the training that ninja's go through in order to gain their abilities, and maybe touch upon some important ninja avoidance skills.

until next time, may your ninjato stay sharp, and your shuriken fly true.

Valkyries are pretty coo'

urgh, life without the internet was a pain in the nether-regions >_<

i went to connect to get the modem checked, and that was fine...then i had to bug telecom for days to get the landline fixed. once that was done, i find out that i still cant get the modem to connect. the telecom fullahs though, they came over to my house, made a few phone calls and apparently it was some problem with their routers or something.

good fun.

also, lotsa stuffs happened in the past week. like...me being permenantly unemployed now...and my fathers stuff being put up for auction...and dealing with insurance claims and all that. it's...been hectic.

also! i have played a lot of final fantasy 7 :P

anyways, now that net is fixed expect more regular updates and pitchers from the awesome cake front.

may your blades never dull!