SnarkHunters

It's no surprise the creator of Captain Jack Sparrow is larger than life. What's surprising is how he manages to remain so upbeat the morning after an intense premiere and after-party.

It's obvious Stuart Beattie enjoyed the celebration and launch of his directorial debut but the early morning interview hasn't dampened his enthusiasm. On the eve of the release 'Tomorrow When The War Began' Beattie appears too excited to be nervous.

Having originally been contacted to adapt the John Marsden novel for the big screen, Beattie was so passionate about the story he went back with the offer to direct.

"It's a book that had to be a movie. As soon as I read it I knew and I wanted to be the one that made it."

And so it ends. It would seem my foray into the exciting world of used car purchase was not meant to be.

I am human. I'm not going to lie to you, dealing with car salespeople makes me anxious and stressed. I fear that in every interaction, I will be like a zebra on the African savannah, running to escape a lion. If I trip up on a rock or a tree stump, even if only for a second, the lion will advance on me rapidly and maul me horribly until I am mutilated carrion, meat for the vultures.

Protestor: My belief system states your soul will suffer eternal torment. I am concerned for you and would hate to see you tormented by demons forever.

Gay parader: I thank you for your concern but my belief system differs from yours and I do not fear for my soul. But I do appreciate you taking the time to share your worries with me.

Protestor: That's okay. Thanks for listening. I hope you have a great day.

Gay parader: You too.

I was reading and looking at pictures of yet another protest (does it really matter which one or what they were protesting?) when I wondered why we couldn't just discuss disagreements in a calm and open-minded manner. And leave the judgement out of it all together.

I went back to uni last week, ready to get back into my study routine and catch public transport again and read text books. This week, my classes resumed and I was ready to start doing the hard yards. Holidays were over and so was a lot of my free time. Time to focus on uni! What I wasn't expecting to happen was for me to find exactly the used car I'd been looking for, roughly eight months before I'd envisioned buying another car.