Daily-Column

I’m finally settled in and feeling like this is “home” for me, in one sense at least. And then… And then I think, crap, only, what, 5 months to go? And I’m back to Sydney. I’m getting the moving cycles shorter and shorter, which is one thing moving (back) to Sydney was supposed to reverse. I guess it matters less and less these days, in the context of near-instant communications and the whole e-World that makes the distance near meaningless, or at the very least lets you redefine it to your own needs. I’m at least as up to speed with Australia’s news as I am with England’s, but despite being that much closer to Europe I’m still by and large clueless as to what is happening some 300 - 400 km away on the continent (distances on Australia’s scale are near-meaningless here). ...

Sniffing a onion to tell if it’s bad? Not a good idea.

I don’t think I’ve ever understood this term quite as well as I do now. I’ve picked up the work from one of the guys in the team who is off on holidays, and along with the new-found responsibility that I’ve been given myself (I have to find solutions!) I’m suddenly finding myself with too many meetings and not enough time at all. Never was the lesson that you have to have a concise message more clear than it is now… ...

brb. (new place)

So I post “Hello?”, and then manage to dodge turning up here myself for at least a couple of days. Hmmmmm. Truth be told, I’m afraid of jinxing thing. I’m not usually superstitious or anything, but occasionally I make a connection and am terrified of tripping over the issue again. So I’ve avoided talking as much as I can about this new place I’ve got my hand up for. All things being equal I should be able to get it this time, but I put no store by it until I’m actually unpacking in there. ...