Yesterday we went to Myke’s – my boss – place for Christmas dinner, which was great. Also there were two of his friends, Mike & Wanda, shown below. Now, it’s not immediately evident by appearance, but Mike is actually Ben Murton from the Future, travelled back in time twenty years to live amongst us once… Read more
The thought has really occurred to me today that I can see myself in this job for the foreseeable future. Of course, I can’t get too comfortable, since I’m only here for another two months, but it’s definitely something I’d be happy to keep doing. Of course, I’d have to live somewhere else, I think…… Read more
I’m a bit cranky today. Today was a crappy day. First thing this morning, off to San Jose to apply for a Social Security Number & Card… after all, I wouldn’t want to miss out on all the wonderful identity theft possibilities. That took four hours… nearly an hour each way on the bus, and… Read more
We had mince for dinner tonight. Just mince. By itself. We’re really going to have to teach Brett how to actually cook something… that’s all he’s done since he got here. I’m only supposed to do weights three times a week, never two days in a row, so I had to lay off them tonight…… Read more
Went to the gym again tonight, and started on the weights. Well, actually I went for a little tour this afternoon with a trainer there, to get familiar with some of the equipment and work out an initial regime. That’s about it, really. It was good. :)
Ah, well, I shouldn’t have, but I wasted a good six hours last night playing Risk with the lads (Laura, Damien, Anton & Stef). It was an interesting game… it took quite a while for anyone to cement much of a lead. As usual, whenever Damien pulled together any significant power mass he would attack… Read more