http://xdmatt.com The Official Blog of Matthew Kennedy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:18:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well my Semester 1 results have just been released, and I must say I am quite surprised. I was convinced I wouldnt do all that well in Sociology or Politics but in the end I managed to get a Distinction. So here are my full results; Subject Mark Grade History (Nations at War) 83 HD International Studies 81 HD Australian ... http://xdmatt.com/2008/07/10/university-results/ People often say that the years go faster as you get older and I can definately attest to that fact. It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating Christmas, and yet here we are counting down toward the end of the year again. I'ts been a while since my last ... http://xdmatt.com/2008/07/02/july-already/ Over the past few years I have managed to research and create a rather large and detailed family tree. Today I managed to come across a treasure trove of information and my family tree now contains 364 individuals dating back as far as 1576. In the family tree there are ... http://xdmatt.com/2008/06/19/so-where-do-we-come-from/ My trusty Nokia 6288 died on Friday for no apparent reason. After spending the day trying to resurrect the thing I concluded that I would have to replace it. So yesterday I went to Big W and bought the cheapest '3' phone I could find which turned out to be ... http://xdmatt.com/2008/06/15/a-new-phone/ Well on Saturday I turned 19, which means this is my last year of being a teenager. So anyway on Saturday I had to work which is no big problem as things only get going at around Midnight. So after work I headed to Crown Casino and had a pretty ... http://xdmatt.com/2008/06/09/the-last-of-the-teens/ Well you may have realised with the thread title that I have been working a lot lately. Pretty much I now am home two nights a week which means I have been surviving off take away (I have a pattern now, it goes McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Hungry Jacks, Subway, Fish ... http://xdmatt.com/2008/06/01/working-working-and-you-guessed-it-working/ On Friday night, James, Nick, Luke, Christiaan and myself went to Southland to watch the new Indiana Jones film. Naturally I was a little disappointed with the movie as it really lacked that Indiana Jones feel to it. It just seemed to me that they filmed a movie and suddenly ... http://xdmatt.com/2008/05/25/indiana-jones-comes-back-to-our-screens/ Since our old rear projection TV just wasn't cutting it anymore, my parents decided to buy a brand new Sony Bravia 46" LCD TV. Now I must say it is an absolutely awesome TV, and it was had for a bargain price (thank you Woolworth's' staff sale). Due to me ... http://xdmatt.com/2008/05/18/new-tv/ As some of you already know, my current bank the ANZ has increasingly frustrated me through poor service, high fees and lack of ATM's in the places I go most often. So after looking at all the 'Big 4' banks (NAB, Commonwealth, ANZ and Westpac) I decided to go with ... http://xdmatt.com/2008/05/13/changing-banks/ Well its that time of semester where all my subjects have their assignments due. I have completed half of my essays which is good, with the next one being due on Friday (and I have Thursday off, how convenient). After this essay on Friday I don't have another one for ... http://xdmatt.com/2008/04/28/assignments-galore/