A new moon

Well, I was looking forward to the lunar eclipse, but wasn’t surprised when the clouds got in the way. It was clear to see as the moon rose above the eastern mountains, though – which was the best time, probably, because it looked so big and clear. At some points during the full eclipse the… Read more

Home by proxy

This morning I was running errands before work, so I decided to – finally – check out the Aussie importers store just down the road. It put me in a good mood straight up as I parked outside, seeing the sign: Nice. :D Inside was about what I expected – way too many boomerangs and… Read more

Stinky clean

It took two hours, but my bathroom is finally clean[er] again. I suspect I can no longer have children, but, such is the price of cleanliness. You know those houses you visit where you use the bathroom, and there’s grime and crap around – it’s not filthy, but it’s a little nasty. I walked into… Read more

Goodbye, cruel edu

It appears that La Trobe has finally shut down my student email account… it’s possible their server’s just bjorked at the moment, but, I suspect it’s for real this time. So, time for the final laggards to move to my newer email addresses.

New Zealand Day 2

22nd of March, 2007[continued from previous entry] At some point I also met Marie? [[Moreen [[Maureen]]]], who’s name frustratingly escapes me all the time. She’s from just south of L.A., and at 35 is just pushing the Contiki age limits (18-35). She doesn’t look too bad for her age, though, although she’s a fairly tall… Read more

New Zealand Day 1

21st of March, 2007[continued from previous entry] So I was a bit seedy still in the morning. I’d set my phone alarm to 8:30am, so that I’d have time to grab breakfast (7am-9am) and shower before checkout (10am). However, at about 8:50am I suddenly realised I hadn’t set my phone’s clock forward, so it was… Read more

New Zealand Day 0

My recent [eventual] success at producing an entry for Cairns has inspired me to go back to my [paper] diary from my New Zealand Contiki trip and write a bit about it here. It’s going to take me a while, though… if nothing else, I have to try and sort the whole lot out, and… Read more