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December 12, 2005
Pigeon Update
For those of you monitoring the fate of the pigeon nest on our balcony, I am the bearer of bad news. I'm afraid that the Mother pigeon flew away a week ago, and never returned. I suspect that there will...[ more... ]
October 29, 2005
Finally, another blog: Life in Sydney, Cognos cubes, Family and the Auto Show... Phew!
Well, sorry for the long time between drinks. I haven't really been keeping up to date on my blogging, so sorry for those who have been checking back here. So life here in Sydney has finally settled down. The novelty...[ more... ]
March 14, 2005
Big White to Vancouver to Whistler to Vancouver to Seoul to Singapore to Perth... *phew*
OK, so I'm now back in Perth, but it's a good time to reflect on some things of the things that has happened since the start of March. Firstly, I had an awesome going away shindig at SSS's, which really...[ more... ]
March 06, 2005
Apex
Went on a road trip down to Apex and it was a sick trip. Steepest runs I've done since KH, but unfortunately there hasn't been snow there for a few weeks and the runs were hard packed and moguled out....[ more... ]
November 27, 2004
Which OS / File extension are you?
In reference to my geekness, I had to find out what file extension and operating system I was. The results are below, although I ran the OS test twice, because I got WinXP first time around. *shudder* I'm not sure...[ more... ]
November 10, 2004
The human body is a wonderful thing
Yesterday was one of the most sunny days I'd seen for a number of days. As a result, I found myself walking to work in nothing more than a t-shirt. Sure, it was a little bit chilly, but nothing that...[ more... ]
October 08, 2004
Canadian Rockies
Finally, i've managed to schedule a day of downtime on my trip. Today's sleep in was a gift from heaven. The last few weeks have been really hectic, and I think my body is really close to giving up on...[ more... ]
October 08, 2004
Kingston & Quebec City
Just a quickie so I can start writing about the rockies. I was expecting to relax a bit in Kingston, but instead I ended up writing myself off night after night. had lots of fun, apparently. Started a few rumours...[ more... ]
October 02, 2004
last 3 weeks...
Hi All OK, since leaving Boston / Wood's Hole, there's lots been happening. My next stop on the road was in New York, NY. One of my favourite cities in the world, it was lovely to be reacquainted with the...[ more... ]
September 15, 2004
N. America Update
OK, sorry for the slackness in posting on my blog, but I find myself in a catch 22. I can either do lots of interesting things, but then have little time to write about them, OR I can have lots...[ more... ]
September 03, 2004
Paganello anyone?
Hi peoplez I'm now back in London after spending 6 awesome days down in Portugal. Everyone down there is super friendly and willing to spend the extra time to help you out but don't try to rush them, or they'll...[ more... ]
August 27, 2004
Portugal First 3 days
Hi everyone Well, I´m writing this halfway through the tournament. so far, we´ve played for 2 and a half days, and I´ve been loving it. There have been lots of really good games, and the 5 a side format encourages...[ more... ]
August 19, 2004
Singapore
Singapore Rocks!!! It's so warm compared to back home, it's K.O'd my cold in no time. At Changi now leeching some free Internet at the airport, but I'm looking forward to hitting London really soon. Mum, I'm ok. Over and...[ more... ]
August 13, 2004
Friday 13th
Today I sent my first mass e-mail out to pretty much everyone that I know. Just reminding them that I'm going away, and double checking that I have everyone's e-mail down correctly. Had a pretty good response so far. Anyway,...[ more... ]
August 11, 2004
Handing over my baby
OK, so I'm now in the final week before I head off on my trip. I spent a good couple of hours teaching Richard how to run the WA Ultimate website while I'm away. I'm actually interested to see what...[ more... ]
June 11, 2004
The end is near....
Woohoo... handed my thesis in today. If you're curious to read it, here's a link: thesis.pdf...[ more... ]
June 04, 2004
Job Hunting and Canadian Working Visa
Well, the final days of my University Undergraduate career are drawing to close. A few days until my thesis is due, and 3 weeks till my final exam. It's an exciting time, because the future holds a lot of promise,...[ more... ]
April 28, 2004
Ultimate
Well, I just finished getting back from my first National Championships Ultimate tournament, and a few observations....[ more... ]
April 12, 2004
WA Ultimate
Shameless plug to boost WA Ultimates PageRank....[ more... ]
March 18, 2004
Ultimate Madness!!!
Well, I haven't Blogged for a while, and after what happened to my friend over at jaaack.net I thought I'd better post something. The reason why I haven't been blogging is because I've been kind of busy with lots of...[ more... ]
January 25, 2004
Phoenix 2004, GO SPANNERS!
Well, I've lived through my first Phoenix Tournament, and now that I'm chilling out at home, and the cramp is slowly disappearing from my legs, a brief reflection on the weekend is in order. For a start, I think we...[ more... ]
January 22, 2004
Booble
Hi, following on from my Froogle Post, I had a friend point me to Booble which is a search engine for "images".... :)...[ more... ]
January 14, 2004
No More Geek Postings... Hopefully
Ok, I don't really have much to say about today, except that I went to the beach almost all day and I didn't get nearly enough done on my thesis. But my last post was a summary of useful Unix...[ more... ]
January 13, 2004
I LOVE Summer
Yesterday, in fact the whole weekend was an absolute scorcher. It hit 41C ( I think that's like 106F) over here in Perth on Sunday, which was absolutely perfect for having a pool side bbq. The first, last and only...[ more... ]
January 09, 2004
OpenBSD Trouble
Last week I had a slight problem with my OpenBSD box, in that Apache was constantly crashing and bringing the system down. I know this is an extremely rare occurance. Anyway, the problem was that Apache automatically started on boot,...[ more... ]
January 02, 2004
Happy 2004
Phew... what a day? Hope you're all recovered from the NYE celebrations. now that my hangover is gone, it's time to reflect on a solid 24+ hour party. And what a random 24 hours it was: Riding to the Cott...[ more... ]
December 31, 2003
Things to Learn about MT....
Any Ideas on: 1) embedding pictures in my posts? [via the upload file] 2) inserting html in my posts? (might even solve problem 1) [can be done, last time i just forgot a trailing quotation mark] 3) including the same...[ more... ]
December 31, 2003
Movable Hell
Movable Type. How can something that's designed to make me life easier, actually make my life more difficult? I finally have perl and php properly installed on my openbsd box, so I'm starting to tweak the layout of my movable...[ more... ]
December 30, 2003
Trip to China
Well I'm back home now, but the china trip was a blast. Got heaps of stories to tell, but three things i learnt about China. One, watch out for flying spit. It seems like people feel like it's their duty...[ more... ]