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All hail queen sue

CANADA | Sunday, 29 January 2006 | Views [838] | Comments [22]

This is a stupid stupid system we have to try in vain to communicate with one another. But nothing ever works. We should just give up and all try to focus and develop telepathic abilities so we don’t have to worry about cables and stupid stupid things.

I wrote an Awesome journal which somehow did not take at all. And then while trying to rewrite it, my computer has a breakdown and wont let me! I felt like crying. I felt like a comedian who repeats the same jokes over and over, each time with less enthusiasm. But I will persevere.

I have had a really good past couple of days. On Thursday (Australia Day) I went to the Hamilton Art Gallery and ate burger King for lunch. That was quite good except Burger King is no where near as good as hungry jacks. The Art Gallery was quite good. There was a lot of Inuit art. There were a lot of stone statues. The Art Gallery has some studio space as well as some teaching rooms. I was wandering around and accidentally walked in to some groups afternoon tea. Whoops!

When I got home I had an email from the mystery shopping place I had applied for. They wanted me to do an audit of a car dealership. It was WAY more open than the one in Perth. I made up my own scenario and went down on Friday afternoon. It was very fun. He was a REALLY good salesman. I very almost purchased the car, not really but I felt bad that I wasn’t going to buy it. I got me $40 for the hour I spent there. It was fun, I aspire to do more mystery shops. Jane Ann and I went out on Friday night to one of her friends birthday parties. I came home that night quite tired.

On Saturday morning I had my audition for Taming of the Shrew. It went quite well I think. I chose the monologue I would do on Friday morning. By Friday afternoon I realized that my efforts would be fruitless. I had been reading through it all day and still was having trouble with the first couple of lines. It didn’t end up mattering though because when I walked in the guy gave me a script from Hamlet to read. Phew!

After I finished he said he almost stopped me halfway through to tell me not to do the accent! Hahahahahahahaha. Then he looked at my form and realized I was foreign. He let it slide.

I have a task for everyone. Everyone who reads this entry has to put a comment up. If you are shy just write ‘Hi Susan’. If you are not shy you can write lots of comments. Even if I have moved on from this entry you can still do a comment. Make it the most comments of all time. Get your grandparents to put a comment up. Get busy!

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All HAIL! Maybe your regular accent is just not very convincing. I really hope you get a part, we want to hear all about your rehersals. HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!! apparently it is now, it's the year of the dog. I hope it turns out to be the year of the friendly, fun loving puppy not the year of the the mangy, rabbid werewolf. You are not supposed to do any cleaning for the next week otherwise all your luck will be swept away with the dirt. Mum is enforcing this at the Fahey's, she spent all yesterday cleaning cobwebs etc. She tried to stop Dad from doing any cleaning which just made his resolve for cleaning all the more strong, another year of crappy luck for them then, perhaps next year he'll learn (hahahahaha). Maybe that's where I went wrong, I must have cleaned at just the wrong time, well I won't make that mistake again, no siree bob, no more cleaning for me. Bye for now, go set off some illegal fire works, they scare off the evil spirits and attract the god of wealth....

  Helen Jan 29, 2006 2:47 PM

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Well, Sue. The diary is coming along nicely. I am crossing my fingers for you to get that part - it was good that they thought you had the proper Shakespearian accent! Good luck also for starting your job tomorrow (ie Monday) and I hope you enjoy it. This is the last day of my holidays and I'm going to enjoy it by doing whatever I feel like doing. Did you know that it is unlucky to do any housework for the next few days? This is because today (ie Sunday 29th) is the Chinese new year, and if you do housework, it may sweep away the luck that comes to you. Bye for now. Love. Mum XX

  Mum Jan 29, 2006 3:04 PM

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Good marketing ploy Sue. I hope your diary is treating you well. I am going to the Post Office on Monday DEMAND that they give me my Christmas present. A comedian that repeats the same jokes over and over, with less enthusiasm- do you mean Martin Lawrence? The sequel to the last movie that deserved a sequel- "Big Momma's House 2" is coming out here, and I think it is reason for Mr Lawrence to be placed into a small concrete box. Forever. On Australia Day, going to Burger King and seeing Inuit art doesn't sound THAT Australian, but I haven't been to Queensland. WHEN you get the Shakespeare part, you should see how far you can push the foreign accent thing- "Like, to bae, or nah to bae, is, dunno, the question?" It could be a radical interpretation. Cleanliness ISN'T godliness, it's unlucky- go the Chinese! IIIIIIIIIITT'S- Simon's Top Ten Scenarios For Buying A Car 1.I'm a contract killer, and require a large boot to dump bodies in. 2.I'm a crimefighter, and need something that can drive itself and talk. 3.I've sold my house, and require something with a shower. 4.Do you have anything not made of metal? 5.I need a car that has gull-wing doors, tyres that fold up and that can travel though time. 6.Something rusty, with doors missing and smashed windscreen, just to dump out the front of my house. Preferably without wheels. 7.I am looking for a red, automatic, two door, that can resolve me of my feelings of loneliness and inadequacy, 21st Century depression and middle class guilt. And red, it has to be red. 8.I'd like a car for my five year old daughter. 9.My planet is being overrun by evil robots, so the car needs to be able to change into a robot warrior, and have more than meets the eye. 10.I'm allergic to travelling forward...

  Simon Jan 29, 2006 4:58 PM

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Hi Suse!!! at this time of the morning that is all i can conjure up. I didn't know that you aren't meant to clean after Chinese New Year. Good thing that you have a journal for me to find out all these interesting things - courtesy of the Fahey family. It's grand. I have to tell Mum. But I won't tell my sister. She doesn't need any more excuses for not cleaning. I have a new job!!!! my new job is trying to figure out how to get more podiatrists in the health system and stuff like that. So if you have any brilliant ideas on how to get more people interested in a career looking after other people's feet then let me know. I would like to make a good first impression with my new boss! frankly looking after other peoples feet would be the absolute LAST thing on my career list. Also - maybe if you try typing your journal entry into a word document then copying and pasting into the actual journal when you're finished, then when technology fails, as it always does, you still have what you've written in your word document. I bought a new bike on the weekend. it's got pink on it and it goes FAST. can't wait to take it on a big ride. anyways - be good! k

  kips Jan 30, 2006 12:19 PM

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hello suzie q, we had burger king in singapore, just to taste the difference, they have mushroom swiss cheeseburgers (we weren't game enough to try it), bqq turkey bacon cheeseburgers (yum, they have turkey in everything to substitude for pork products) & all the meals come with onion rings instead of chips! no-one's told you about our oz day & since i dragged them along i will. we went to the foreshore to watch the fireworks. getting there & parking was ok. laura & brenton had found the best spot, right infront of the fireworks barge, i'm not sure how (we think they may of beaten up some little old ladies, before we got there). we had a picnic dinner & watched the fireworks which was really nice. getting home was a nightmare though, we didn't get out of the car park for two hours! brenton & laura dropped rik & louise at there car, which was parked 10 minutes drive away & then came back & picked up helen, ebony & helen's friend & they got home the same time as us, crazy. but i'm glad we went, cause i won't be seeing it for a few years. i'm glad you've still got your accent sue.

  Meli Jan 30, 2006 6:52 PM

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I knew you shouldnt have done that accent. He probably thought that you were South African. You should have tried a Mexican Accent, they are fun. I hope you get the leading role in it, which im guessing is the tamer or the shrew. Dad just got his holiday pictures back and he got quite upset over a picture of his, now deceased, car. I think the effect was broken a bit by daniel standing next to the car pretending to be Rob Van Dam.

  Ebony Jan 30, 2006 10:12 PM

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Good work all you diehard fans of the journal. I have LOTS of IMPORTANT news but I can't write more until I get some more comments. So everyone. Get busy drumming up business. Love, Susan.

  gentlesue Jan 31, 2006 1:41 PM

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Hello Sue!!!! I got an e-mail from Simon saying I had to do this!! So here it is. I've actually tracked down a computer that has the internet that I can stay on for more than five minutes so now I can say hello!!!! Hope you're having a great time. Hmmm okay - my more than five minutes is up......

  Megan Jan 31, 2006 1:46 PM

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Susan, hello, this is Tims disembodied soul typing a message on a nonexistent computer - Tims body is currently in a natural hallucegenic state thanks to a 17 hour NON-SLEEPER train trip and 3 weeks of curries sitting in his belly - understandably, I had to get out of there for a while. First of all, tell Simon - 'gull wing doors'? WHAT? Any nut would know that they are called Delorian doors, invented and patented by a Mr Delorian, who staked significant savings on his invention being a hit, and woe is woe, went bankrupt. Get it right. How would sea gulls invent a door? HOw would they even open a door? ,feathers are completly inappropriate to work buttons. Apparently, Helen is crazy in the coconut. Nevermind. I am in Mumbai at the moment, it is much hotter than Delhi, a bit cleaner and less tourists/tourist industry. We are Mumbai till Friday and then we travel north, visiting Development projects and villages, making our way back to Delhi Monday after next. Tims body is a bit unwell today, not enough sleep, so missed out on travelling to some projects around Mumbai but managed to catch up on some sleep, which was good. Keep the updates coming, let me know what is going on the world, Canada, Perth?? OK seeya, have to reconcile the body/ soul split.

  Tim James Jan 31, 2006 11:20 PM

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Susan. Do you know that if you search on google for 'gentlesue' the first several pages that come up are about your website. (Janet would kill for this!) I hope your job is going well. Looking forward to hearing about all your important newa. Love Mum.

  Mum Feb 1, 2006 12:36 AM

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just coz you asked...! Not sure if you expected to get comments from people you don't know. Canada rocks and I like reading about your trip - it's both like travelling and staying put at the same time. There's always interesting cultural stuff that you really only notice when you try and live somewhere and figure out their laws and systems. Good luck with the play!

  crustyadventures Feb 1, 2006 3:16 PM

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Did you know that if you type 'the purple aardvark that learnt to love' in google this site is the first to come up. Its true.

  Ebony Feb 2, 2006 2:00 AM

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Hi Sue. I bet this will be a surprise to hear from me but it was good to read Tim's comments and to hear through your journal what he's been up to. I won't bother to write or email him anymore. I hope everything works out well for you - maybe one day we'll see your name in LIGHTS!

  Maureen James Feb 2, 2006 12:59 PM

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Ebony's statement is untrue. Yes I did check it out! Love Mum.

  Mum Feb 2, 2006 4:24 PM

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Hi Sue, Simon told me how to get to your journal and it has taken me nearly a week to get around to it. I am glad to hear you are enjoying your time over there and keeping well. Are you frozen yet? This sure is an informative little website you are running here - I will have to make sure I remember how to get here so I can read it at work when I have an overload and need a break from reality. All the best with the play and I am sure you will hear from me sometime in the near future when I can think of something semi-interesting to talk about. Have a good one!!!

  Belinda Feb 2, 2006 5:03 PM

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I am not crazy... at least not yet, just give me time. I have a new abode, I am going to move into a shoebox in the sky in Fremantle. Although next weekend not this one because I have to go to the big day out. I havent cleaned all week. I started at the kindy today, oh the crying... all day... aaaaaahhhhh!

  Helen Feb 2, 2006 8:34 PM

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hello my adoring fans its time for anouther rare visit from dan. all is well in the life of dan alltho life time and space is not the same without you or jeff gallop. ebony allways laughf in the life of dan. in the life of dan the essencs of suesequsan is being mist much . in this passege it wos realy riten by dan . goodbye hellllllllllo and ollivwwwwwwaa

  Daniel Feb 3, 2006 1:01 AM

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I think Daniel is drunk. Either that or he is in desperate need of your teaching.

  Ebony Feb 3, 2006 1:02 AM

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i'm still working on getting the grandparents to post a comment. might need to hold a séance, unless anybody knows john edwards or the ghost whisperer.

  Meli Feb 3, 2006 1:19 AM

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Hi there Sue. Just wondering if Inuit art is a PC term for 'Ice-sculpture'? Or perhaps a scene of the wildernes... or the mountains... or the North pole itself... but really it is just a white canvas because on painting day there was a blizzard and everything was white-out. I am not supprised that stone is the medium of choice. Ice to an Inuit is like red sand to us Aussies. Anyway, nice to be apart of this record breaking attemp... or what ever it is we are doing here! Until next time...

  Master Patt Feb 3, 2006 9:23 PM

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SUE!! I feel terrible that I have not written at all, so I will try to make it up to you and fill you in on whats been happening over here! Firstly, I love your journal! It is such a great idea! Brenton often reads me your entries so I feel semi-up to date:)I have a few friends who do mystery shopping and it seems like heaps of fun!! Over here I have started a new full time job! My first ever! at an optometrist in Karawara (near Como). Its great, i love it, but im not used to getting up so early EVERY morning!!! but im getting there! Wedding plans are going great..i cant believe its only 6 1/2 weeks to go!!! We are looking at a house in Byford at the moment so that is really exciting:) Its all adult stuff from now on!! Anyway im actually at work now and should get back to it! Hope your still having fun! take care:)

  Laura Mar 2, 2006 8:53 PM

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Hello Love

Seem's like your enjoying life. Have you written in the

book of John and will I see you soon?

  John Windsor Jan 26, 2007 2:25 AM

 

 

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