Back to the North

Finally got myself sorted after a shit couple of months.

Stopped by in my old favourite town, Mackay to touch base with some good friends and am now starting to settle down in good ol' Brisbane.




Hopefully the new job will be worth it.

Bretty boy signing out

Loving them selfies

Brett Stewart Canberra signing off

Cappadonna feat u-god- Anotha Riddle

Lyrics to Anotha Riddle(feat. U-God)

[Chorus: U-God]

Hysterical lyrical launch, anotha riddle
A miracle little by little, fits right up the middle
[repeat 2X]

[Cappadonna]
Let us milk this cow, the best way we know how
Park Hill projects, chicka-POW
One culture, return of the track slasher
Double doser, Cappadonna broadcaster
Strivin for perfection, the only way I got
my life back was through investin, devotion
Movin my soul toward the skit, vocabulary
comin out my ass like shit, to feed my babies
I gotta fight y'all MC's, this money
be gettin me high just like trees in these tracks
I milk for all my childhood, make me feel good
So I keep on writin meditatin in the ghetto
Makin love waitin for lost minds to settle
then I speak out, because we all need the guidance
Deep down inside is where you could define science
My mother told me, when I was so stressed out
"All you gotta do is just put your best out"
and I did it

[Chorus x2]

[Cappadonna]
Yo, new Cappadonna is about to exhale kid
Hold all the phone calls, stop all the mail
Cappadonna raise hell, speak and I broke the shells
Seen brothers that fell when I slipped
I had my alibi tight that night, up in the Hill chillin
y'all'll get shot, move away things are too hot
Look at my spot now, friends are exiled from close distance
I broke resistance, every time I step up, I rip reps up
Ku Klux, my words swing around like numchucks
This ain't for big bucks, never can quit this rap shit
it feeds my seeds, I can barely breathe
But y'all cats better believe keep off, your darts are soft
while I throw these missiles, at your skin tissue
You can't escape I absorb, gigantic crowds all aboard
Watch out for city fraud, my darts slam like doors
Makin it hard for you to get yours, selfish

[Chorus x2]

Brett Stewart Canberra signing off

2000 TOYOTA HILUX DUAL CAB 4x4 3.0D

Loving my Hilux. It has served both me and little Marlster well in the past couple of years, travelling with me from Mackay and Palmerston in Queensland all the way to Canberra.

My rego's about to expire on the 20th of October and will need to get new rego with the ACT government soon. It's going to cost me an arm and a leg but I got to take care of my wheels.

If you feel like funding my rego, drop me a line and I'll provide you with my SunCorp bank account details.

Brett Stewart Canberra jerking off.

Curtis Stone's Freddy’s Sticky Saucy Barbecued Ribs

Curtis Stone's Freddy’s Sticky Saucy Barbecued Ribs

By CURTIS STONE

• SERVES

  8

• ACTIVE TIME

  4 hr. 30 min.

• TOTAL TIME

  9 hr. 30 min. 4 1/2 hours (for barbecued ribs) or 2 1/2 hours (for oven-baked ribs)

INGREDIENTS

For the spice rub:

• ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
• 3 Tbsp sweet paprika
• 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp ground cumin

For the barbecue sauce:

• 2 Tbsp canola oil
• 1 yellow onion, chopped

• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ cup whiskey

• 1¼ cups cider vinegar

• 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1½ cups ketchup
• 1 cup honey
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 Tbsp yellow mustard
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

For the ribs:

• 4 racks (2½ lbs each) pork baby back ribs
• ¾ cup cider vinegar

Optional equipment:

• 1 13 × 9-inch (or larger) disposable aluminium foil pan
• 3 cups hickory wood chips, soaked in cold water to cover for 1 hour
• Clean spray bottle

DIRECTIONS

To prepare the spice rub:

1. The day before you cook the ribs, make the spice rub. In a medium bowl, mix the brown sugar, paprika, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper, and cumin together. Place the ribs on 2 large baking sheets and rub the ribs all over with the spice mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.

Meanwhile, to make the barbecue sauce:

1. In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes, or until tender. Stir in the garlic and cook for about 3 minutes, or until the garlic is tender.
2. Stir in the paprika, then stir in the whisky and vinegar, bring just to a simmer, and simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in the broth, ketchup, honey, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, black pepper, and cayenne. Bring the sauce to a simmer over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered, stirring often to prevent scorching, for about 30 minutes, or until the sauce reduces and thickens slightly. Remove from the heat.

To barbecue the ribs:

1. Prepare an outdoor grill for low cooking over indirect heat: For a gas grill, place the foil pan over one or two unlit burners and half-fill the pan with water. Turn on the remaining burner(s) and heat the grill to 300°F. Spread 1 cup of the drained wood chips on a piece of heavy-duty aluminium foil. Place the foil directly on the lit burner and wait until the chips are smoking before you add the ribs to the grill.
2. For a charcoal grill, place the foil pan on the charcoal grate on one side of the grill and half-fill the pan with water. Build a charcoal fire on the other side and let it burn until the coals are covered with white ash and you can hold your hand just above the cooking grate for 4 to 5 seconds. (To check the temperature more accurately, cover the grill and drop a long-stemmed metal candy thermometer through the top vent; it should register about 300°F.) Sprinkle 1 cup of the drained wood chips over the coals.
3. Combine the vinegar and ¾ cup water in the spray bottle. Season the ribs with the salt. Place the ribs on the cooking grate over the water-filled pan. (Don’t worry if the ribs extend over the pan, as the pan will still catch the majority of the dripping juices.) Grill, with the lid closed, turning the ribs over and spraying them every 45 minutes or so with the vinegar mixture, adding another cup of drained wood chips at the same intervals, for about 3 hours, or until the meat is just tender. For a charcoal grill, you will need to add 12 ignited charcoal briquettes (or the equivalent in hardwood charcoal) to the fire along with the chips every 45 minutes to maintain the grill temperature. (Light the charcoal in a chimney starter on a fire-safe surface, or use a small portable grill or hibachi.) For either grill, do not add more wood chips after the 1 hour and 30 minute point, as too much smoke will give the ribs a bitter flavour.
4. Once the ribs are tender, begin brushing them lightly with the barbecue sauce every few minutes or so, allowing the sauce to set before applying the next coat. Continue brushing the ribs with the sauce, turning occasionally, for about 30 minutes, or until the meat has shrunk from the ends of the bones. Transfer the ribs to a carving board and let rest for 5 minutes.

Alternatively, to bake the ribs:

1. Position the racks in the centre and upper third of the oven and preheat the oven to 375°F. Cover the ribs on the baking sheets with foil. Bake the ribs, rotating the baking sheets and basting the ribs after the first 45 minutes, and recovering them with foil, for 1½ hours, or until the ribs are tender and the meat has shrunk from the ends of the bones.
2. Uncover the ribs, baste them with the barbecue sauce and continue baking for 10 minutes, brushing them lightly with the barbecue sauce every few minutes or so, allowing the sauce to set before applying the next coat.

To serve:

1. Using a large sharp knife, cut the racks into individual ribs. Arrange the ribs on a platter and serve with the remaining sauce on the side.

COOK'S NOTE

Make-Ahead: The barbecue sauce can be made up to 2 weeks ahead, cooled, covered, and refrigerated; reheat before using.

KITCHEN COUNTER

Serves 8.

Miranda Kerr GQ Nude Shoot

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Ecomog - In The Air - Hot New Single

Single from ECOMOG entitled "In The Air" from their mixtape "Path of Glory"

Marley the Marlster

Have you ever seen a cuter dog than this?

Brett Stewart Canberra signing off

Hotel Mackay - 140 Victoria Street, Mackay, QLD 4740

Gosh, I miss playing poker out at the Mackay Hotel. I used to play there so often back in the day. If it's not at Hotel Mackay, it will probably be the CBD Hotel or the North Mackay Bowls Club.

Anyone looking to play at the Hotel Mackay, check out: http://www.findpoker.com.au/venues/2238

Don't f***in mess with me bro. I've placed as high as 2nd place at the Australian Masters Poker.

I use to get so pissed drunk and return home to lil ol' Marley. Such comfort. I sure am glad that Centrelink is paying me to get myself pissed and hopefully rich one day. Good thing they no s*** about my other business activities. Might get my dough withheld from me.

Canberra Parkmobile App

Fined: Matthew Graham's parking ticket, right, and a screen shot showing how much time he had left according to the app. Photo: Matthew Graham

Canberra's parking inspectors continue to draw the ire of drivers using a new smartphone application, with one going to extraordinary efforts to avoid fines.

Canberra IT worker Matthew Graham has received three parking tickets in the city in the past week, despite paying the $14 daily fee  through the Parkmobile application. 

Still no luck: Matthew Graham's sign did not prevent another ticket. Photo: Matthew Graham

Introduced this year, the application records the owner's credit card details, number plate and parking location and allows drivers to pay without going to meters or displaying a printed ticket on the dashboard.

Signs on the meters say users of the application do not need to display a printed ticket, but Mr Graham says his experience has been somewhat different.

Frustrated after receiving parking fines totalling $291 in just one week, he placed a printed sign on his dashboard on Wednesday while parked near Constitution Avenue.

"I have paid for parking using the Parkmobile app," the sign said. "Stop giving me parking fines. The sticker on the machine says I do not need to display a ticket."

The written plea clearly fell flat, as the 28-year-old received another fine for $97 that day. 

"This Parkmobile app has failed and should be suspended until the ACT government fixes their mess," he said. 

"More people would definitely use the application if it worked, but how can people have confidence in it when they are hearing stories like this one?"

Mr Graham said he had  emailed a complaint from his car each time he received a fine, including a screenshot of the application's parking history function showing he had paid for parking.

Inspectors have access to digital logs  while checking cars around Canberra.

"I called Canberra Connect on Wednesday and they said fines are now on hold so at least they have actually acknowledged them," he said.

Mr Graham is yet to receive an official response from the Office of Regulatory Services. 

A $2.25 million deal has led to the introduction of state-of-the-art Duncan MX parking meters around Canberra, allowing users to pay with coins, credit cards or the Parkmobile app. The machines are used in 70 locations around Australia and New Zealand.

Similar problems were reported in April, when the directorate was forced to withdraw fines to drivers who followed instructions but did not display a ticket. 

In May, drivers complained to officials at the City of Melbourne after receiving fines while using the application. Officials there said very few complaints about the application had been received. 

The ACT government began the rollout of 300 "pay and display" parking machines in March, replacing hundreds of coin-only meters.

The new machines are in the city, Woden, Dickson, Belconnen, Manuka, Kingston and Tuggeranong. 

A spokeswoman for the ACT Justice and Community Safety Directorate said Mr Graham's fine was issued in error.

"The ORS Parking Review Office is undertaking a review into this matter," she said in a statement.

"Parking officers check the electronic records as a matter of standard operating procedure to determine if a Parkmobile session is active.

"If anyone believes that they have received an infringement in error they should contact parking operations on 132 281."

Source: Canberra Times

This was taken from the ACT rego website

Mobile Phone

To use your mobile phone to pay for parking, download the free application ‘Parkmobile’ for either your iPhone (from the App Store) or for Android users, (from the Play Store) and register online.

1.                  Open the Parkmobile application on your smart phone and select ‘Parking’.

2.                  Enter the ticket machine number (which appears on the front of the ticket machine) into the app and select ‘Continue’. (NOTE: The app may indicate to enter the zone number; this is the ticket machine number.)

3.                  Confirm the parking and vehicle details

4.                  Enter the time required and the amount will automatically be calculated

5.                  Select ‘Start Parking’.

NOTE:- You will not need to print or display a parking ticket as parking inspectors are able to electronically verify if payment for a session (and vehicle) has been made via the Parkmobile app.

Motorists who choose to pay using their mobile phone have additional benefits:

·                      an optional reminder by SMS and/or e-mail will be given 15
          minutes
          before the ticket is due to expire

·                      the ability to view and print parking transaction records on-line

·                      the ability to amend user and payment details on-line.

Parkmobile

Description

Parkmobile provides a new and better way to pay for parking using your mobile phone. The Parkmobile Android app allows you to instantly start and stop parking transactions so you only pay for the time you've parked.

Starting and stopping your parking transactions takes just a few seconds. If you're driving a different car to the one you registered, no problem, you can quickly and easily change the licence number and activate your parking session. You can also choose to receive a range of sms text messages, such as a reminder 15 minutes prior to your parking session expiring.

We provide secure online access to all your parking data so you'll always have access to your parking history. You can change your account settings, print reports and export your transactions to Excel for expense reimbursements.

You'll soon find Parkmobile in parking lots, on city streets, at airports, stadiums and just about anywhere else you park. Registering with us is free and you're under no obligation to use Parkmobile. It takes less than 2 minutes to join.

We take the stress out of parking. No more searching for coins, no more worries about dysfunctional parking meters. Whether you use our mobile app or call our automated voice prompt service, Parkmobile is here to make your day just that little bit easier.

Find out more about Parkmobile and when we will be in a suburb near you by visiting our website.

Brett Stewart Canberra signing off

RIP Robin Williams

RIP - Robin Williams if we can learn anything from his death it should be to seek help before its too late. 
I got some stats on suicide and depression in Australia scary statistics if you or anyone you know needs help. I strongly encourage you to seek help. It is not a struggle that you have to face alone and you would be surprised how many people have faced similar struggles. 

"On average, 1 in 6 people – 1 in 5 women and 1 in 8 men – will experience depression at some stage of their lives. There are different types of depression. Symptoms can range from minor (but still disabling) through to very severe."

"At least six Australians take their own lives every day. For every suicide, there are tragic ripple effects for family, friends, colleagues and the broader community."

Beyond blue has good resources and professional services available I encourage anyone effected by depression to seek help. There is no shame in living with depression or a mental illness the only shame is when you don't seek help.

Brett Stewart Canberra signing off

How Negative Energy Affects Your Life and How to Clear It

You know that like attracts like, right? So here’s the deal: Positive people are drawn to positive energy; negative people are drawn to negative energy.

We tend to perceive negative energy as something other people have. Sure, sometimes we feel negative – as in, “go away and leave me alone, world!” but did you know that negativity can be so ingrained in you that it goes unnoticed?

That’s because negativity sometimes wears a disguise called ‘reality’. It’s easy to rationalize that you’re ‘just being realistic’ in not daring to act on a dream – and believe it!

You may assume that positive people are not being realistic – that they’re being naive, that they are in denial with their heads stuck in the sand, that they put on fake smiles in the face of difficulty and so forth.  But are they really happy idiots or is there something to their positivity?

Consider this: since when does ‘being realistic’ necessarily mean that things will go wrong and that you have to accept that as the truth?

That doesn’t mean that being realistic is automatically negative. When you view the world from a ‘realistic’ standpoint, you can’t help but be negative IF your version of reality is negative.

If your version of reality is negative, you are conditioned to believe that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong and whatever can go right, will probably go wrong too. Your unconsciously held beliefs make you into a negative person without your being aware of it!

So – if this negativity is so ingrained in you that you don’t notice it, how do you determine whether you’re stuck in a cloud of negative energy that is attracting the wrong people, wrong situations and wrong feelings? And how can you be sure you’re not perpetuating that negativity?

Here’s a quick quiz to gauge the level of negative energy within you:

• Do you complain? All the time or just sometimes?
• Do you often discuss what’s wrong in the world more than what’s right? This includes the ‘terrible’ weather, ‘horrible’ traffic, ‘idiotic’ government, ‘lousy’ economy, ‘stupid’ in-laws, etc.
• Do you criticize? All the time or just certain people?
• Are you attracted to drama and disaster (can you unglue yourself from the TV when there’s a news story of a disaster and can you avoid getting involved in the lives of dysfunctional celebrities?)
• Do you blame? All the time or just certain situations?
• Do you believe that you have no control over most of your results?
• Do you feel like a victim? Do you talk about people doing things to you?
• Are you grateful for what is or will you be grateful when things finally start going right for you?
• Do you feel like things are happening to you? Or do you feel that they are happening through you?

This last two points are important:

If you’re not grateful except when things go right, you are negative. Gratitude is positive. If you are grateful for what is (including the unpleasant school of life lessons, then you can invite more and more positive energy into your life.

Believing that things happen to you puts you in the role of victim; then it’s easy to be negative because it’s convenient to give up that power. So consider this alternative: who or what is to blame when GOOD things happen to you? Do you acknowledge that you are responsible for the good things – as in, you worked hard, you earned it, etc… but blame external events or other people for your failures? So how come, when good things happen, they are a result of what you do, but when bad things happen, they are not your fault?

Nobody likes to hear that. It takes courage to accept that you create your life experience!

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are holding on to negative energy to some degree! To clear your negative energy and raise your vibration, you will need to retrain yourself to choose a positive attitude.

Here’s another interesting idea to consider: have you noticed that positive people seem to get what they want out of life, and even if things don’t go their way, they still enjoy their lives… while negative people whine and moan about their misfortunes and even the good things in their lives?

To clear negative energy, try this 3 -step process:

1. Take ownership:

“When you think everything is someone else’s fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.” – the Dalai Lama

2. Cancel negative thoughts and replace them with positive thoughts.

This takes practice, dedication and making a decision to see the world through the eyes of “what can go right” instead of “what can go wrong.” You’ll have to catch yourself anytime you are acting out or speaking out your negativity, and immediately change your tune.

3. Use the Love or Above Spiritual Toolkit to clear your energy and bring more light and love into your life;  visualize the positive instead of getting sucked into negativity; overcome past conditioning; think intuitively from the soul instead from ‘reality’; create a new, desired reality in your imagination and manifest it in the outer world. Nobody wants negative energy to permeate their lives, yet many of us allow it. But we allow it unconsciously, based on past conditioning that suggests an inevitable outcome to certain situations. When you overcome that conditioning and realize that the future is NOT cast in stone but that you have more control over your circumstances than you believe – then you can begin to consciously design your life.

What’s going to happen then? Your positive energy will magnetically attract what you consider to be good and right for you: people, situations, things… and you’ll notice a huge, huge increase in your happiness and inner peace. Why not choose positive energy? Make some changes within, and you’ll quickly see positive changes in your life. Enjoy the good feelings and abundance!

Source: Themindunleashed  

Sexy Caitlin Stasey in Reign S1E19

PW: 7478393KLSR

Check out Caitlin Stasey Topless


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Joe Hachem - Australian Poker Player

When Joe Hachem took his seat on the first day at the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2005, the Australian professional immediately had buyer’s remorse.

He shared that uneasy feeling Saturday with players in this year’s Main Event at the Rio before giving the ceremonial “shuffle up and deal” command to begin play in the Texas Hold ‘em tournament.

“I still remember when I walked into (the poker room),” Hachem said. “I sat down and looked around. There were 2,000 players. My first instinct was to go back and cash out my (entry) ticket.”Before he played one hand, Hachem questioned why he entered the tournament and assumed his $10,000 entry fee was wasted.

Not only did Hachem remain in the tournament, he won it to pocket a then-record $7.5 million and instantly become one of poker’s biggest stars.

One day, I'll end up just like Joe Hachem. Joining a comp and taking it all!

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Meadow Walker

Watching Fast and Furious last night and it's sad to think that Paul Walker passed away almost a year ago now. What a sad thing to happen.

Apparently his daughter, Meadow Walker, who looks like a bomb, will be inheriting his entire $25 mil estate. F*** my life! I need rich parents too.

Bretty boy in da house ya'll!!

Winter in Canberra sucks. All beanied up and still feeling shit cold. -3 degrees in the coming days. Gonna have to blast my heater and hope little Marlster survives this next 2 months.

And the frost in the morning makes it so hard to start the car. My Hilux ain't new anymore. Hoping to get my studies done and dusted and back to Mackay for me.



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Brazil vs Germany Goal GIFS

F*** this shit! Just loss $500 just because Brazil got thrashed 7-1.

















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Sarah Todd - Masterchef - Sexy - Mackay QLD

Sarah Todd who is actually from Mackay is another hot bombshell. Unfortunately, she got eliminated from the MasterChef kitchen today.

For those who don't know where Mackay is:




Just look at that pretty face:





Sarah is also a model in the past. Check this out:


Tag: Sarah Todd nude





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Brazil vs Germany

I'm really hoping that Brazil will get their shit together and serve some of them to the Nazis.

With Neymar out, I'm not sure the Brazil can bring home the victory and go on to the finals. I'm still waiting for my $2k winning if Brazil takes home the trophy this year. Gonna smoke some shit yo!

FIFA World Cup Round of 16

I've got money on Brazil to win the World Cup this time round. With a team this great and odds at $4.00, I'm looking to quadruple the $500 I've put down. Gonna buy meself something extra to smoke if that happens.

And with chicks this hot, Brazil's the team that I'm rooting to win and hopefully get rooted. Go Brett go!

Freezing day in Canberra

So, coming from Queensland, I've never experienced a proper winter weather such as today where the max temperature in Canberra was 8 degrees and wind chill of -2 degrees. Apparently it's snowing heavily in the mountains.

Blasting the heater at home and keeping Marley close by so she doesn't get frostbites.

Anyway, was playing on PokerStars a while ago and went all in with pocket Aces pre-flop. A stupid guy called me with pocket 10s. And lo and behold, 10 8 8 2 J came out. Sucks to lose on such a good hand but I guess it's my fault for playing so loosely.


Tip of the day: Patience is virtue.

And to the person who took my money, **** you!

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Brett Stewart is going to score tonight

Got to love Caitlin Stasey!

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