Figure of 8

Since I'm buggered and can't really think of something serious to blog about, I decided to take on a tag done by Nu who requested anyone who wanted to take on her tag. So here goes nothing.

8 TV shows I love to watch
- Good News Week
- Thank God You're Here
- Friends (even now...)
- Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
- X - Files
- Two and a half men
- Australian Idol
- Big Bang theory
8 favourite places to eat
- Tamanas at Newtown
- Kammadhenu at Newtown
- Thai Elephant at Padstow
- Jasmine's Lebanese restaurant at Lakemba
- Oporto (at whichever branch I can find)
- Rashays at Liverpool
- Panania Hotel at Panania
- This kebab place that was near uni...cannot remember it's name but they had awesome kebab rolls!!!
8 things that happened yesterday (I'm going to include the whole weekend in this one!)
- Had dinner and drinks with J on Sat night
- Bought myself a DVD player on Sat after work
- Met up for coffee with R on Sat
- Put my furniture together with B's help on Sun morning
- Had lunch (roast chicken rolls) with C on Sun arvo
- Completed putting the furniture together with C on Sun arvo
- Watched Aussie Idol on Sun night
- Cleaned my kitchen and living room on Sun
8 things I look forward to
- Work
- Organising my stuff
- Some birthdays of friends coming up
- Sundays
- My fav TV shows
- Bedtime
- Cooking for others
- The next day...
8 things I love about winter
- It's before spring...my favourite season
- Having hot chocolate on the cold winter nights
- Being snuggled up with the doona in front of the telly
- And not much else...it's too cold and gets dark too early
8 things on my wish list
- To have a pet dog
- To write a book for kids under a pseudonym
- To travel around Australia
- To bring my family to Aus for a visit or two or more
- To become more competent in my profession
- To start some private psych work
- To build up my social network
- To
8 things I am passionate about
- My jobs
- Reading
- Blogging
- Thinking and questioning
- Chocolate
- Psychometric assessments
- CBT
- Women's issues
8 words or phrases I often use
- "Fuckin' hell"
- "What the fuck??!!"
- "Douchebag" (Thanks to my adolescent clients for that one...)
- "Dickhead" (Used esp when driving)
- "Bloody oath"
- "No worries"
- "Damn"
- "Crap"
8 things I have learnt from my past
- You think you know some people only to realise you didn't
- I have no time for backstabbers
- I am more capable than I ever give myself credit for
- People are not spending all their time judging you...they have better things to do and you are not that important!!
- Extended family is over-rated.
- Question everything
- Being cynical is not necessarily always bad
- You know who your true friends are when things are down
8 places I would love to visit
- Gold Coast
- Tasmania
- Melbourne
- Adelaide
- Perth
- Northern Territory
- Other Australian towns and cities
- Ireland
8 things I currently need or want (I don't like the idea of 'needing' something or wanting something...I'm completing this section as things I'd like to have)
- Better social skills
- More money so I could buy the psychometric tests I need to start some private work...
- A pet
- A guy that meets all my high standards :P
- A full-time job rather than two part-time ones
- More hours in the day!
- More days in the week
- Spring to come sooner ---- it's bloody cold!
So now, if anyone wishes, you can take on this tag yourself.

Until next time,

Cheers!!!