It seems like it’s only been about a month since I got my driver’s licence. Oh, wait, it has been about a month since I got my driver’s licence. Well, I’m about to take the next step. I’m about to buy a car. Yes, I know that most people have got their licence and some ... [More]
The members of some occupations have certain reputations. Yesterday I had my first encounter with one of them: The used car salesman. I’ve dealt with real estate agents before, and to be honest, they’ve seemed pretty much okay. If they are just trying to rip all your money off you, at least they give the ... [More]
Baby Jeremy poked his head out into the world at about 6:47pm on Thursday the 12th of February 1998. About three minutes later, the rest of him came out into the world as well, and he’s been here ever since. He weighed 4060 grams. This of course means nothing to anybody, not even here in ... [More]
No, no baby news. Look. I know this doesn’t really apply to most of the people reading this, it really applies to friends and especially relatives of ours: Stop bugging us! We’ll let you know when something happens – HONEST! Technically, the due date for young Jeremy (yep, we’ve decided on a name) to enter ... [More]
It has been what you might call an eventful weekend. After a relaxing Saturday, plodding up and down Southbank, and dropping into Madame Tussauds (how the hell DO you pronounce it, anyway?), on Saturday night, L started having regular contractions. By the point that they were three minutes apart, we decided it was time for ... [More]
No baby news yet. The due date is still a week away. In theory, he could arrive any day, but only he knows that. Today at work I’ve fallen victim to Rafflemania. One guy came around selling tickets for a Football Club raffle. The prize? 500 cans of beer. Thankfully, you can take the cash ... [More]
Well. Watch out, world. Because the next street you cross… the next intersection you come to… I could be there! Okay, so actually I don’t have a car, but I did pass my driving test today. And you know what – I think I actually enjoyed it. I got a bit stressed beforehand, but during ... [More]
Well, on Tuesday it’s D-Day. Driving Test day. At the grand old age of twenty-seven and a half, I’m finally (hopefully) going to get a driver’s license. Something that most people do when they’re about ten years younger. Ah well, I guess I’m a late bloomer. To give me every advantage possible, I’m thinking of ... [More]
I’ve been thinking more and more about overseas travel recently. With the Aussie dollar plummetting against the UK Pound, it seems like quite a few people I know are considering zipping over there to work for a bit. This is something I’ve considered many times before, but never quite got organised enough to do. And ... [More]
News from the front: The dead possum has fallen. Back in April last year, a possum electrocuted itself and was left dangling from an electricity wire outside our house. It was there for months, gradually decomposing, but still hanging in there. Well, this evening there was a reasonably fierce thunderstorm, and I noticed afterwards that ... [More]
I don’t think I’m a particularly angry person, but the other day I got really really pissed off. At my mother. Perhaps getting cheesed off at your parents isn’t the most unusual of human experiences, but to get so angry as to hang-up on a person is beyond the normal bounds of my behaviour. I ... [More]
To help people all over the world live together in peace and harmony To get my neighbours evicted To tidy up my desk to the point where I can see it To see and take pictures of more of the world To defy the odds and get my driving license, preferably without crashing into anything. ... [More]