Etcetera is my worst enemy

Listening to: Faith No More - Absolute Zero

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Cog are returing to Australia in June to play some gigs on a short tour. Guess which city they're not playing in?

:-|

I've come the realisation that I'm in this job till at least the end of September. Wev'e booked four weeks of holidays from late August to late September, and I really need some time away. So I'm going to keep my eyes on the job market, to see what's out there. But until we get back from our holidays, I won't be applying for anything till then.

As much as I want to move on to bigger and better things and find something that will challenge and stimulate my brain, for now I need to sit tight and keep my head above water.


Why oh why in the name of all things small and furry do they call it IT support? What support do they offer? I have just spent six and a half (read 'em, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and a half) hours waiting for someone, anyone to fix my log-in problems. I have achieved two fifths of fuck all. I have completed one job, when in the same time on a "normal" day, I would've done about fifteen or twenty.

So after losing over half my working day, I'm left to catch up. Of course I did it. But to be left for that long without even email access is pretty fucked up.

A little smile on a homicidal bastard

Listening to: Stonesour - Come What(Ever) May

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Found a photographer who's stuff is pretty cool. If you're not a fan of HDR and that kind of unnatural lighting (though I'm pretty sure he uses standard lights - just knows how to set them up well), you probably won't enjoy this guy's work. But I think it's pretty impressive and worth a look if you're open to different ideas and styles.

Dave Hill Photography


There's a moth stuck in the louvres outside the 'window' next to my desk. I call it a 'window' because this is all I can see out of it:

Really not the sort of environment that is conducive to creativity or productivity. But hey that's just me...

Anyway, back to the moth. I think I saw it fly in there earler today. Something white caught my eye as I was plodding away at making boxes. And just a few minutes ago I noticed it was still there. I guess it's met some sort of untimely demise in a spider's web or something.


The weather has finally turned I think. The last few days have been deliciously cool, even with a bit of rain. Of course, we could do with a lot more rain - the water supplies are getting quite low. What we need is a good solid soaking for about a week. A couple of hundred millimetres should do us for now. The front lawn at our new place is struggling. I was able to soak it last weekend for a good couple of hours, but due to the water restrictions, I can only do that once a week. Though, I reckon it's starting to look a little greener.


Not a lot else to typey-type about at the moment. Living quietly, working lots, not sleeping nearly enough. The usual really. ;-)

Viking Hats, Cheese Slices and Calculators

Listening to: Faith No More - From Out Of Nowhere

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Kel and I said farewell to a couple of friends on Saturday night. Pat & Lisa are moving to England for the next couple of years. I've known Pat for about ten or twelve years - we used to play soccer together - and have been good mates with Lisa for almost as long.

So it feels a little weird to know they're going to be on the other side of the world as of this weekend. But it's also making me more exicted about getting to New Zealand later this year. At this stage we're planning to go for four weeks, and drive ourselves around the whole country (not something we'd be able to say about many countries!).

It's times like these that make me want to start living a little. We've both been so busy with Christmas, then work, then moving and work combined, that I think we're suffering from a lack of time to ourselves. So even though our trip to the land of the long white cloud isn't till the end of August, we're about to start planning where we want to go, and start booking stuff.


The new house is going well - kitten's still getting used to the floorboards instead of carpet! But she's becoming a lot more comfortable with her new surroundings and is getting back to her cheeky sneaky ways.

The grass in the back yard is getting long - the previous tenants didn't bother to cut it before they left... I'll be buying my very own lawnmower soon, but for now I have to get someone to come and cut it for me.


For those who might not be aware, a group of South Australia photographer from Flickr have joined forces to hold an exhibition of their work in June & July this year. I will be posting more details as they come to hand - stay tuned.

Settling In

Listening to: Tool - Vicarious

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Just a quick note to let you know we're all moved in to the new place. Now to unpack...

Kitten's still pretty confused by the new surroundings, but she's getting better. It's nice to be able to have a long hot shower - first time in nearly eight weeks we've been able to do that.