Andy's B'day

Lol, this one is like well overdue. Really really sorry Andy!!

Was really hyped up about going to Sgt. Pepper's for dinner that night. For what reason? No idea. Personally, ordered a ribeye with a side of 'shrooms and eggs. Yarr!! This boy was HUNGWYY!! The mushrooms were served in a plastic dish (wtf?) and the eggs were too well done!! I happen to like my eggs sunny side up with the yolk running circles around the plate. The mushroom sauce tasted just like condensed soup from a can. I chose a ribeye mostly because that cut is supposed to be uber tender as it's a bit more on the fatty side. It was done to the required 'medium rare', but it didnt taste as tender as I thought it would be.

I dub thee 'medium rare'...

Jo and Vinny had lunchy looking open sandwiches. Which looked pretty good. I think the bacon made most of the meal for them though. Also, what it was doing on a dinner menu, I have no idea. Looks more like something we'd have a nice al fresco lunch over at The Strip on a summer afternoon.

Von, Laui, Andy, Reuben and Pan all had the fillets. I think they enjoyed them thoroughly. But not sure if they would come back again.

Looks like a meal for lunch...

Sgt. Peppers was a strange place. I had high hopes for it. The entrance looked sordid and dingy. The decor looks dated. VERY dated. Not quite sure if they were going with a period themed decor. If they were, they didn't pull it off very well. They had a very kiwiana tomato sauce dispensing squeezy tomato, and nothing very Brit going for it. There was a huge group painting of the Beatles and some memoribilia strung up on the walls, although they did look like garage sale items. Nothing quite like some garage sale furniture to zhoosh that 60's restaurant up eh?

But still, a fun night out was had by all. Had a wee bit of a buzz going and soon we were the loudest table in the place (which really isnt too difficult cos there werent ALOT of people at all). Ah, the little ranting/raving/banter sessions we have are totally unforgettable.

The gang, and the headless Beatles...

However, I don't think we'll be going back there anytime soon...

Rangers HO!!!

For All The Haters

And so, a month into the workforce and what do I have to show for it? A nice furnished studio and a promotion, with a 12k pay increase, which isn't too shabby considering the times we live in (worse than 'The Great Depression'? Just how great was this depression??). The road was long and hard, there were doubters and nay-sayers. Oh boy, were there doubters and nay-sayers. I've been put down, ridiculed, laughed at and had noses scrunched up at me when I told them I had a degree in Geology.

'So you look at rocks?' Yes, I damned well look at rocks, and make money out of it. Beats being on your ass staring at a computer screen all day... Or being unemployed. That's one sure-fire way to flatten said ass and get boils on them or something just as icky... like hemorrhoids...

'No one else I know does geology.' I've taken the road less travelled and it has paid off, very very well... In more ways than one... Career wise... and monetarily... So to those who have ever doubted me, have a pineapple... up the arse, you ignorant bastards. Good luck making it in this job market, already saturated with a billion people with your degree. You gotta let it all hang out there once in a while for things to pay off... BIG.

'Can you even get a job with a degree in Geology?' Yes fuckwit. The only reason you don't hear about it is because you have your head too far up your ass. Took like 2 months of searching to get a job. Just enough time for a nice holiday. And rest assured all you geols out there, you're bound to find something if you look in the right countries. Do your research!!

'Geologists aren't sexy!!' Really? Cos, I have photographic evidence, proof - the very basis of pure science. Don't make me pull it out.


Ok, you asked for it.

Sexy? Stephen Hawking - Physicist

Sexy? Harry Stamper (Armageddon) - Deep Core Driller/Geologist

Sexy? Dr Josh Keyes (The Core) - Geologist


Sexy? Dr Henry Dalton (Dante's Peak) - Volcanologist

Sexy? Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) - Archaelogist (branch of Geology)

Do the math. Geologists are the sexiest of scientists. Geologists spend more time in the field doing their research, unlike their lab coat wearing counterparts who really just stay in their labs. Geologists are rough and tumble, and love to get in amongst things, very hands on and a hardy bunch. Geols get more of a workout than transferring liquids to other test tubes, they also have more of a tan, none of that pasty white complexion which blends them into their lab coats.

Also, this clip from American Dad dishes the definitive consensus on Geologists:

'Have you ever had breakfast with a geologist Stan? It's pretty great.'

Think very long and hard next time before you pull a diss on a geologist.

Just writing what you were thinking...