To quote: “In conclusion, what is at play is a radical restructuring of the recognition of indigenous rights and interests in land. This is the beginnings of a revolution in Australian law and a breaking of the consensus established through the Woodward land inquiries, the Whitlam/Fraser land rights legislation, the Mabo and Wik decisions and the Native Title Act. It cannot be under-estimated.” John Howard never gives up on anything. ...

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. ...

Saw this on Friday, but wasn’t sure if it was new - Google Maps has just added a feature I’ve always wanted - the ability to drag and drop in waypoints, diverting the route. This rocks with a capital R. See demo vid here. Can you say “Road Trip Mapping”? =D

Place your bets! Which one is Sydney (Winter) and which one is London (Summer)? No wonder the English conquered a quarter of the world. They were just looking for a decent bit of sun. What kind of punishment did they think it really was to send people out to Australia? Ok yeah if I put Melbourne in there you’d be able to split the two a lot easier, but it still applies. Goddamn. ...

It’s approaching the end of the day, Friday. I’m getting ready to go to Option C to sign a contract or whatever - basically to finalise on the call I made the day before to say “yes.” When, ring ring… Me: “Hello, Karan here.” Caller: “Ah, hello Karan, this is Anna, from the…?” Oh, it’s the Polish woman from the house. Checking to see when I’m coming I guess. Me: “Oh hi Anna! How are you? I’m just about to head out now.” ...