oh... I'm back on the cigarettes again... dammit.

Good evening, gentle reader. Come on in, pull up a chair, sit on down.
I'm currently being employed onsite at one of our customers for 2 and a half weeks, currently about a third of the way through it. I'm working in the city, down at the rocks, whch is nice, but significantly longer travelwise (my normal place of work is only 15mins drive away, so I guess i'm pretty spoilt). I'm enjoying it, it's more busy, but with more freedom, but working in support is slowly eating away at me. I had my first kinesiology session on saturday and found it really interesting. I guess it didn't tell me anything I didn't know, but I really believe that part of the point is really the conscious admitting of issues, problems and stresses.

My little sister called me the other day to tell me that she's expecting a baby. Wow, i'm going to be an uncle! eggshellent.

I have been less stressed lately, and for a very good, wholesome reason. I've been 'romantically involved' with L since about the 18th of June... and wow am I having fun. She's a great girl and we're seem to be really clicking together well. It's only early days yet, but we both seem to be making real effort towards having a *real* relationship, after both spending a couple of years of testing the waters and not finding what we're after, it's obvious the importance we're both placing into doing things properly, after all, it's not like we're at Uni anymore, and I like the idea of building history with someone who is similar to me and shared a lot of common dreams. We've both been careless in the past, we've hurt others and been hurt ourselves. I think am important thing is also to be happy single. to have your own life, interests and goals and not to let go of these.

You rock my work baby, and I'm going to focus on getting this right.
Remember this moment, those little moments, what it's like to be single in what seems to be a world of couples. Remember our phone conversations at work in the middle of the day where we've left each other laughing and shaking our heads.

Hiiiiiiii....
It's Sunday eve, public holiday 2moro.
I worked today and had 3 hrs sleep the Thursday night and 4 hrs Friday night before that working 2moro too. hehe.
Thurday night i went out with Steve C who'd just finished his last uni assignment for "a" beer. I got home from that around 2:30 - 3 and was at work the next morning at 9am. Friday night went out with Mick, Link, Lisa (girl that link knows from bathurst) and her friends... had a mad one... 6am there. We went to the Shelbourne in the city for drinks and bad dancing (deliberate, of course) then went over to the underground bar for more drinks and some pool (i sucked) and were there until, yeh, 5:30 or so i guess. It was a really good time. Coincidentally, we were all incredible funny.

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ad·ven·ture (d-vnchr)
n.

1. An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
2. An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.
2. An unusual or exciting experience: an adventure in dining.
3. Participation in hazardous or exciting experiences: the love of adventure.
4. A financial speculation or business venture.


v. ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing, ad·ven·tures
v. tr.

1. To venture upon; undertake or try.
2. To expose to danger or risk; hazard.


v. intr.

1. To take a risk; dare.
2. To proceed despite risks.


[Middle English aventure, from Old French, from Latin adventrus, future participle of advenre, to arrive. See advent.]

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i'VE just signed into Blogger and found the offer to beta test Gmail. I think that's pretty kool.
I've been starting at 6am at work this week. Things are generally pretty rough until about lunchtime (10am) after then, it's ok, and I get to come home at 2:30pm and get some of that all important *winter*(ok, I know it starts next month) sunshine.
I've started getting into my development a bit more recently, I've set up a mySQL server and have been playing with python.. php is next. The open source option really is a good option when the only alternatives are either [a]: forking out a large sum of cash I can't afford, or [b]: pirating software.

..This was never going to be a long post... i just wanted to drop by and say hi.


Today is, as far as I can tell, a month since I've given up cigarettes. Ok, I've had 3 cigarettes in that time, alcohol assisted, of course. yup... feeling great.
I did a week stint as the onsite tech for one of our customers in the city a few weeks ago. Loved it! It was actually more relaxing than I expected it to be, although I'm sure when things go wrong the stresses are in your face 110%. I've just been told that I have another 2 weeks coming up at the same place at the end of June. The only apprehension I feel is due to my ingrained wanting to do exactly what *I* want.


I must go to bed.


ciao.