Uhhh Ohhhh

Here I am,
A little cold.
Wearing jeans, and heavy socks.
Just put on my quilted flannel + hoodie Combo.
Its feeling brisk outside.

Just checked the temperature.
22 degrees C.

Uh oh,... Canada is going to be rough...

Confirmation: Loser

So, a car drove by today.

I don't think you are getting the tone of that sentence. If I were to say it out loud I would be saying it 'matter of factly'. There, I just put in a comma, so you should be able to read it properly.

Now read it like its the biggest news you've heard in a while, as if you were saying it to someone who may just give a shit, because that is how I wrote it... That's right, an actual little white sedan drove by on the road which runs about 400m from here. We actually said, "Whoa, check it out" pointing and getting each other attention. This little white sedan driving by actually spun us into a conversation about the time last we saw a car drive by the week before.

This is when it really dawned on me. And the best part is that it did not seem to dawn on the others. We are actually talking about the time a car drove by a week prior. I think this is an ultimate low to me. The day I get excited about seeing more than one car in a week is the day I... Well... I don't really know what. I guess it is the day that I really come to terms with how much of a loser I am right now. I don't know if loser is the right word. I guess you could say that I am simply losing my mind. Madness confirmed.

OK Now do you know what I'm doing? I'm sitting here wishing that I had a picture of the sedan so I could post it on here. Wow, I mean WOW. Get a hold of yourself man! You are talking to yourself!... Thats ok though, because I'm actually talking to YOU. And its also OK, because I am no more than 4 days away from a flight to civilization!!!

Can you imagine? Civilization?!
Just think... I'm going to get to see a SHIT LOAD of cars...

Driller Speak: The Australian Edition

OK, So lately I've been complaining (a lot) about being stuck in the bush, and how I have not had a half decent conversation in ... a long time. Hopefully this post should shed some light on what exactly I am dealing with here.

In Bill Bryson's book "Mother Tongue" he divulges into great detail over the English language, and how it is likely one of the fastest evolving languages especially in modern times. Bryson states, "It has been said that English is unique in possessing a synonym for each level of our culture: popular, literary, and scolarly - so that we can, according to our background and cerebral attainments[...]" etc etc

I agree with Bryson on this topic, especially when referring to what I (and others) like to call the English sub-dialect "Driller Speak". Oh, and in this case, the operative word(s) in paragraph 1 would have to be cerebral attainments...


Driller: Hey Dave, how deep is this fucking hole gonna go
Me: 500 - 600m
(OK, maybe not the best example, but this particular question has been asked of me every day for the past week by the same driller)

next

Me: Hi guys, how was the shift
Driller: Meh not to fucking bad. Still drilling that same fucking shit.
Me: Oh yea? Still in the green rock?
Other Driller: (astonished look on his face) Did our geologist just call it rock?

next

Me: Oh, and by the way, are you aware that Tracie has an epi pen in the refrigerator?
Driller: (before I had a chance to finish explaining that Tracie is allergic to bee stings) I don't care, I ain't got no allergies

next

Driller: Dave, when are we going to get out of this fucking hard shit
Me: I don't know, soon
Driller: Well why don't you fucking know
Me: If I knew exactly what we were going to hit than why would we be drilling here?
Driller: (confused look)

next

Cook: Hey [driller], are you going to have some dinner?
Driller: Nah, I'm on a diet (7 empty beer cans and a pack of smokes)

next

Driller: So what part of America you from

Hi-Tek vs. Lo-Fi

So anyone who has been speaking with me recently may or may not have picked up on my (very) minor obsession with lo-fi. I guess this spawned from a recent Skype conversation with James where he suggested that, and I quote "anyone who uses MSN is too lo-fi for me"


Very shortly after this conversation took place I learned that Led Zepplin in fact invented 'Lo-Fi' using cunning methods to give their albums a raw, and almost live sound on their LPs. Hmmm. NATURALLY this brought me to thinking... Does my day to day routine rely on mainly lo-fi, or hi-tek items to ... how do you say... SURVIVE in this crazy world? Time to take inventory. Mind you. I'm stuck in the middle of the 'outback' which is as Lo-Fi as it gets.

Lets see:


Blackberry.. Where it all started.
Well, upon first appearance one would only assume it to be quite hi-tek... but no Skype???
Also, I have been out of any sort of cell phone coverage for over a month, so this item is been reduced to nothing more than an alarm clock

Verdict: Lo-Fi


Led Zepplin invented Lo-Fi

Verdict: Hi-Tech


These fucking gates are the bane of my existance! Stop, wait for dust to clear, get out, open gate, get in, drive 20ft, get out, close gate, get back in, drive away.

Verdict: Lo-Fi



This is a spin on things though. Field assistants... or even any co-pilot in the Landcruiser.


Field assistants?

Verdict: Hi-Tek


Ipods used to be Hi-Tek... but that was years ago. I'd have to say Lo-Fi.....
Although, I am still pretty stoked on my case

Verdict: Hi-Tek


Quilted plaid shirt + Hoodie combo. I want to say Lo-Fi, but its just so classic.

Verdict: Hi-Tek

Analog thermometers are so dope. Who ever came up with the whole mercury thing anyways? And when they figured out that shit was bad they replaced it with some fancy red liquid? I'd love to say Lo-Fi, but I actually drilled that hole in the top with a cordless drill.

Verdict: Hi-Tek

No smoking sign? Honestly... Who doesn't know this by now?

Verdict: Lo-Fi


Box of wine. Well it holds a lot of wine, and says "NEW", and I am definitely drinking from it as I add to my Hi-Tek blog.

Verdict: Hi-Tek

So thats it. Hi-Tek 6 / Lo-Fi 3
I guess life in the bush is more high tech than I realised.....

So this is blogging

Recently I've been inspired by a few people here and there with their blogs.
I thought? Fuck? Why not right? I'm in the middle of nowhere, and have too much time on my mind. So let it begin. Here is a piece of my mind.