Daily-Column

First time ever my optical perscription didn’t change… … WOOOHOOO! (there’s no other way to put it :D)

I don’t know, stuff is happening but then stuff isn’t really happening. My sister’s moved out. It’s a little different, because she was the one that did most talking. We’re compensating though, and anyway she’s still calling regularly. Adelaide sounds like a nice town. Been listening to Hilltop Hoods a lot more recently =D Sweet hip hop. Oscars were good this year, though I thought Ellen held back a bit. The winners were for the most part deserving, though cases could be made for various others to have got it (Rinko Kikuchi was robbed). ...

Reporter: Mr Howard, you’ve said that pulling troops out of Iraq would be a bad thing, and– John Howard, PM: Yes, and I’ve maintained it, the Coalition should not be pulling troops out of Iraq, and I stand by George’s troop surge. Reporter: Is it true that you’re also sending in more troops? John Howard: Yes, we’re looking at sending in more troops, to help train more Iraqi police so that they can maintain law and order in Iraq. ...

I’ve been working a whole year! Only 44 more to go. What have I got to show for it? Um… Not a whole lot. Sure, travel, experience, knowledge, all that kinda fuzzy stuff, but nothing I can “hold”, y’know? It’s one of those things about working in an information-based industry, but I do occasionally hunger for something physical to be produced from my endeavours. Is it just me?

The first rule of blogging is: don’t talk about work. It’s a cardinal rule, the violation of which can result in much pain and regret in future. Meh. So back in October last year, I foreshadowed going overseas for my “second rotation”, but didn’t really follow up on it here - effectively, the idea had been shut down between then and January. When I spoke to HR early in the year, the final nails had been prepared for the coffin of the idea… but then, along comes the senior manager, and asks if I’m ready to go to London. ...