So I am sitting in my hostel in Cape Town, South Africa wondering what to do for new years. A lot of people are staying here at the bar so perhaps we will too. I'm pretty buggered to be honest so I might be super boring and go to bed. We've been here for 2 days now and are starting to get the hang of the town. We went up table mountain of course. ( Read more... )

Saturday was the day. The 12hr endurance race at Werribee. Sally 1 came 31st on 13 laps (ahead of snakes on a bike), Sally 2 came 37th and my team, Sally 3 came 39th (both with 11 laps)... out of 43!!! We didn't come last!!!! ( full results) I had a minor stack in my first 12kms. No showing off the legs this year either unless scabs, bruises and ( Read more... )

Ok ok ok... so I have a new purpose outside crushing study load: I am going to write a page on Stochastic Differential Equations (SDEs) for Wikipedia!!!!! I just know it's going to fill a void in everyone's lives! I mean, how often do you say ( Read more... )

Have been feeling ill today, but not sick? Headache, sore throat and general oncoming cold symptoms. It's my fault really. I spent yesterday at the endurance race at Officer (I can't believe the trains go out that far...) in the rain helping out teams Sally. So named for the rower who stopped rowing at the Athens Olympics and lay down in the boat. ( Read more... )

The most embarrassing aspect of Australian culture

Yikes
There was just a massive accident on Nepean Highway at the end of my dad's street. Apparently, a white car crossed the median strip, and was hit by two oncoming cars. The firemen were there with the jaws of life.
And to think I wanted to be an Ambo.

I bought some new jeans on saturday. I am uber short and the alterations person was not at the shop. I tried folding the cuffs for a couple of days, but then today I decided that changes here. Now I am... She who can hem her own pants ( Read more... )

I was pawing through the House of Representatives 'Votes and Preceedings' Hansard (because I am a really tragic nerd) and I discovered something creepy

Peter Costellos' middle name is

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I'm feeling pretty bad at the moment. Kylie and I were invited by a creepy old guy at concert bad to go to a concert on saturday. We were bot really hoping that something would come up to get us out of it. Well be careful what you wish for. He is really ill with a respiratory infection and is bedridden. I am a horrible, horrible person ( Read more... )

So I go cram for a few days and now everyone decides to update 10 million times!! So I am really behind on emails and entries and blah.

Took mum to see Geelong win on friday evening for her 50th. Her favourite player kicked 4 goals and ran right by our seats a few times so she was well pleased ( Read more... )