Randomness

Hi boys and girls,
It's been quite a while since I've written a post so here it goes. I'm not now, nor have I ever been, as organized as Christy so I don't have a thought provoking topic or funny title or anything like that. Just lots of random thoughts.

1. There were so many cool pics from our trips with Ray and Marcia and just from generally living here that I had to put some more online - watch the slideshow or check them out here to see the descriptions: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8437412@N03/sets/72157601794987955/

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

2. I've been keeping busy with CHISIG events here in Melbourne (Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group - computer dork society stuff) and ultimate frisbee. I also joined the Monash Bushwalking (ie. hiking) club, and they do some kayaking and things, so I'm hoping to go out with them soon before our 'summer #2' is done down here in April or so.

3. I proved I'm still a stupid male by suggesting to Christy that we go do a pool session last Thursday to practice our kayaking (for you other stupid guys out there, that was Valentine's Day). Needless to say, we went out to dinner instead at a Indian/Nepalese place - yummy.

4. March will be a bit busy as we are heading to a 3 day music festival (Golden Plains if you want to check out the lineup), some Grand Prix car races where Kiss is playing and a few other concerts (Jack Johnson - he's playing in the park about 10 min. from our place and Wilco - sweet).

5. I continue to bike to take the train/bike to work everyday - there's no end to my feelings of self righteousness about not owning a car :) All joking aside, I do enjoy it, even when I have to ride home after 2 hours of running at ulimate frisbee

6. I'm continually and utterly amazed by the diversity of people that I meet. In the last week, I've met two post-doctoral students from Spain (one does some type of mechanical engineering, nanotechnology research) out camping that rock climb and happen to work at Monash Uni, doctors of protein crystallography (who create 3D models of things like malaria molecules) that I build software for as a part of my job, and, just last night at frisbee, I drank beer with a mathematician from Istabul that lived in Madison, Wisconsin but now lives here, a guy from Brunei, Malaysia that lived in Perth (West Australia) that now lives here, a guy from Jersey who now lives here, a couple from Colorado visiting Oz for about 4 months and of course, lots of good ol' Aussie blokes.

7. Australia slang term of the day: Shout: turn to buy - a round of drinks usually ("it's your shout")
8. Lastly, if this video doesn't put you in a good mood, then I don't know what will:



Bye for now,
Sweany