Telstra letter

As you may know, I wrote this letter to apply for the job of CEO of Telstra. I wrote it under the name of 'Melvin of Sydney' probably because of the band 'The Melvins' or because I thought it sounded like the kind of name a weirdo would have (sorry to any Melvins fans out there.) Anyway, some friends at work dared me to actually send the letter to Telstra with my name, return address and so on. So I got the name and address of the Chairman of Telstra and sent it.

It has been over two weeks since I sent it, and I've received no reply letter - which I was looking forward to scanning and putting up on this blog. The unprofessionalism displayed by their lack of response now makes me less-inclined to pursue the position because I think I would find it difficult to work in such an environment.

As the saying goes: "It's hard to soar like an Eagle when your wings have just been shot off by a Remington 12 gauge."

Studies in headlines 101

From the SMH:

"Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist surrenders"

Erm...good...I guess...

Coldplay

The wife and I went to see Coldplay on Saturday night. We were meant to go to a birthday party in Penrith, but it was raining so hard on the freeway I couldn't see outta da windscreen. So we turned off and ended up in Homebush and I says, to my wife, I says: "Hey, we gotta babysitter yo, why don't we do something else yo." And then:

1. My wife suggested a movie (lame).

2. I remembered Coldplay were playing the Acer Arena.

3. I remembered my wife really likes Coldplay.

4. I remembered that I kinda dig 'em yo.

5. I went and bought tickets and got soaking wet.

6. They were good.

Depressing as it is, I don't expect Australia to produce any bands that big in the next 47 years. What is it about the Poms and their ability to produce excellent bands?

That's one of those rhetorical questions btw. Please don't answer with something like how they have bad weather and it's depressing and how that's their muse etc.